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Five years ago, Draco Malfoy had the girl of his dreams in his arms. Now, he wakes alone in a high-rise penthouse in Paris, moving through life on autopilot. By day, he upholds the Malfoy name at his family’s company; by night, he pines for the woman he let slip away.
In London, Hermione Granger is raising her four-year-old son alone — a boy with his father’s eyes and her stubborn heart. Scorpius is her light, her purpose, and the reminder of everything she lost. The man who left her behind, who never looked back, still lingers in every what-if she can’t quite silence.
When Draco returns to London, his world shatters when he learns of Scorpius’ existence. Determined to make things right, he must face his past, defy his father, and re-earn the trust of the only woman he’s ever loved.
Draco never stopped loving Hermione, and Hermione never stopped loving Draco. Now, they must learn to co-parent while trying to navigate their broken relationship. Will they find that their love is strong enough to overcome the distance between them? Or will they discover that love by itself just isn’t enough.
“But if we loved again, I swear I’d love you right.”
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20 May 2026
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First, he stretches. Then, he exercises. He eats breakfast, and watches the street he lives on come to life -- the old man and his corgi, the baristas at the coffee shop, the woman who jogs, the daughter and father, and the Indian grocer all making their appearance. Then, he showers, shaves, dresses, and heads to his job as an Auror, where he has been on desk duty ever since he was pulled from the field because of The Incident.
Draco lives his life by his Ministry mandated Mind Healer routines, and he is trying to get back to being Potter's left-hand man, but the cannonball to his careful regimen comes in the form of a very cranky Hermione Granger.
Banter, fluff, eventual smut, an ensemble cast of friends and family and weddings and babies. Told in mostly Draco's POV, but the occasional random one, because who says Draco is the most reliable of narrators?
It’s a character-driven slow burn.
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- Part 1 of The Hum Hallelujah Universe
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18 May 2026
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Hermione Granger makes a deal with Draco Malfoy. She'll help him develop his self-help potions, and he'll help her improve her life.
They definitely don't secretly fall for each other like idiots do.- Language:
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17 May 2026
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Hermione Granger isn’t supposed to be a dangerous bitch with her hair tamed into braids or leggings beneath her school skirt or a sneer painted on her face. She isn’t supposed to quietly watch people, only responding to questions if she feels like it. She isn’t supposed to be difficult to read unless she is angry. She isn’t supposed to make the temperature drop several degrees upon entering a classroom. She is supposed to be a swotty, bushy-haired, skinny, book-obsessed, grade-chasing, overemotional, desperate little people-pleaser. That’s what everyone expects. That’s what everyone wants. It doesn’t matter that she’s been through a war, had likely carried her two Gryffindor parasites through every battle, had been the most wanted Muggleborn in Britain. Everyone wants Hermione Granger in a box and now they are shocked and irate to find she no longer fits.
Or... Hermione Granger returns for 8th Year at Hogwarts, is forced to re-sort into Slytherin, and turns everyone's lives upside down.
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15 May 2026
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Hermione Granger has a theory: house-elf servitude isn't natural. It's a curse.
The evidence leads to Malfoy Manor, to ancient tomes and darker magic, and to the last person she ever wanted to see again. But Draco Malfoy isn't who he used to be, and as they uncover a centuries-old conspiracy, Hermione realizes that some bindings are meant to be broken.
And some connections are worth the risk.
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14 May 2026