â¨Inspired by I Found by Amber Run⨠The war ended, but healing didnât begin overnight. Returning to Hogwarts for an Eighth Year, Y/N expects whispered rumors, impossible coursework, and one final chance to leave the past behind. Love is the last thing on Y/Nâs mind. Draco Malfoy returns expecting even less. He doesnât ask for forgiveness. He doesnât expect friendship. He only hopes to survive the year unnoticed. Then one afternoon, Y/N sits across from him in the library. Y/N doesnât ask about the war. doesnât demand explanations. Y/N simply stays. Between shared study sessions, quiet walks through snow-covered courtyards, and conversations in the spaces between silence, two people learn that healing doesnât always come in grand moments. Sometimes it arrives in the form of an empty seat saved at breakfast, a borrowed scarf, or someone choosing to come backâagain and again. Perhaps love isnât something they were searching for. Perhaps it was waiting for them all along.