Six years after the Battle of Hogwarts, war veterans from both sides begin to die in increasingly violent & suspicious circumstances. Are they unrelated incidents, as The Ministry asserts, or is something more sinister afoot, as Hermione begins to suspect? When someone unexpected returns to Hermione's life, will they prove to be an ally in her investigation or a stone cold killer?

Several days after returning home following the end of the war, Petunia Dursley is anxious and unsettled. A visit to her sister's grave might earn some peace. When will things really be back to normal?