The war has ended and now 12 students return to Hogwarts to finish their education as 8th Years. Severus, having survived Nagini's bite, will also be returning. Now free from his former masters, he hopes to redeem himself in his new role and repair broken relationships. But the children of the war are damaged, none more so than Harry, and healing will take some time. SS/HP mentor.

Albus Dumbledore is acting suspiciously and Severus knows that he is hiding something. But when he confronts the old wizard and Albus agrees to let him in on the secret, Severus will have to accept that some of his assumptions were severely miscalculated. Because, it turns out, minds are like parachutes, they have to be open in order to work.

Hermione Granger had always sought out knowledge and was keen to share it with others, but when she finds out something about herself that she'd rather not have known, Hermione decides that this is one truth best left unsaid.