A new prophecy prompts the Nine to worm their way into Hogwarts, protect Harry Potter, negotiate their lives around magic, and above all NEVER reveal their true identity. But more things are at stake than just the boy's life: forgotten creatures and deities stir as demigods return to the isles of modern Albion, and events reveal that the fate of magic itself may be in question.

Hermione is torn apart by the war. Even when it ends, life hasn't finished causing her pain. But she gets a job, and finds a way that could perhaps mend her heart, as well as save another's. It also happens to be a way to save countless lives. In short: Hermione Granger adopts Tom Riddle as soon as he's born. One-shot. Very simple.