"I need you." "Excuse me?" "I need you to work for me". After the war, Hermione grieves the loss of her bestfriend/lover/confident Fred. No one knows why she can't shake herself out of her painful reclusion. Harry, desperate to save her plays his last card : rehabilitated but somewhat bored Severus Snape. Challenge accepted. Eventual HGSS, Ron-bashing (violent Ron)

Aletheia's pureblood parents tried to cure her scandalous goodness by locking her up and starving her for weeks. Finally free by getting into Hogwarts, her quietness does not let the Slytherin girl go unseen. She has gifts Severus Snape is not ready to ignore, and one thing she doesn't know, is where this is going to take her. To hell and back, from 1st year to the end of the War.