Post-war wizarding world, Hogwarts College of Magical Studies—a co-ed magical university where students from all houses now live together. Though Voldemort is gone, the shadows of the war linger—especially in the lives of purebloods trying to reshape their identities.
They agreed on the rules from the beginning: no strings, no sleepovers, no feelings. It was just a way to blow off steam—two people with too many demons and too much fire, burning it out of each other in stolen nights and unspoken mornings.
Years ago, Draco Malfoy and you were Hogwarts sweethearts—an unlikely pairing forged in secrecy and defiance. But when the war ended and the dust settled, Draco's parents demanded a clean slate for the Malfoy name... starting with you. Heartbroken and silenced by the weight of his family, Draco let you go.
During a wild Slytherin and Gryffindor mix party, Draco Malfoy and her, (sworn and HEAVY HATING enemies who'd rather hex each other than share air since second year), get shoved into a game of Seven Minutes in Heaven. Their friends rig the bottle so it lands on both of them, knowing the tension between the two will be entertaining. They both protest, trading barbed insults, but are forced into the closet to "get it over with."
When Draco Malfoy is abruptly cut off from the Malfoy fortune after a post-war financial scandal, he’s forced to find somewhere to live in the Muggle side of London. Enter Aven Ruenvine — pureblood born, humbly raised and muggle integrated, doing her best to make ends meet at her publishing job. Against her will (and her older brother’s insistence), she ends up taking Draco in as a flatmate.
For as long as anyone can remember, Aven and Harry Potter have been inseparable—a duo forged in fire, friendship, and shared chaos. She’s bold, snarky, and always up for trouble, balancing Harry’s hero complex with sharp humor and a steady presence he doesn’t even realize he depends on. To everyone else, they’re just best friends. Ron treats them like siblings. Hermione sees more. Ginny, who’s dating Harry, starts to wonder.
She’s always been Mattheo Riddle’s little sister—a little too sweet, a little too quiet, and just nerdy enough to be invisible to someone like Theo Nott.
The war is over. Voldemort is dead. But the last weapon he ever created walks the halls of Hogwarts—smiling, laughing, and unaware of who she truly is. Aven Ruenvine has no memory of her role in the war other than it happened. She doesn’t have the memory of how she turned against Voldemort, and what she gave up to stop him.
After the war and years of rebuilding, 26-year-old Aven Ruenvine, also called Avie by certain, people, finds her peace not in spells or society but in steaming mugs, herbal brews, and the grounding comfort of her uncle Thorne Mirewood’s café. A haven for locals and university students alike, the café is a quiet sanctuary—until the hiring of two notoriously opposed coworkers shatters that peace: Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
In the ruins of post-war London, Aven Ruenvine builds her life behind the counter of an apothecary that’s more front than truth. By day she sells remedies and calming draughts; by night, she brews illicit highs in blue glass bottles. The potions keep her steady, quieting the echoes she can’t outrun. “Everything is blue — his pills, his hands, his jeans.”
Mattheo Riddle and her have despised each other since Second Year for no apparent reason—at least, no one remembers the spark that lit it. What everyone does remember is that it escalated fast:
By second semester, Karasuno is rising. The team’s sharper, cleaner, and smarter—and a lot of that is thanks to their newest addition: Sora Sugawara, co-manager, track athlete, and tactical brain behind several of their recent wins.
Snape, tired of the constant infighting and sabotage within his House, announces a mandatory trust exercise. Every student in Slytherin is paired off (randomly, to maximize chaos) and must spend 48 hours together. The twist? Each pair must outlast and outwit the other pairs in a survival-style elimination game within the castle grounds. Snape sets “neutral zones” (like the Great Hall, Library, and their dorms) where no elimination can occur, but outside of those? It’s fair game. BUT—at the 48-hour mark, Snape reveals a twist:
After the war, Draco Malfoy becomes a healer and keeps his world small—long shifts, quiet evenings, and emotional distance. Y/N is a single mother balancing Ministry consulting, a magical bookstore, and raising her observant six-year-old daughter. They don’t expect to meet again in the Ministry corridors, least of all over a lost child and unfinished history. When Y/N’s daughter decides Draco belongs in their lives, everything changes.