Six years after the Battle of Hogwarts, the wizarding world is finally beginning to heal. Then Draco Malfoy returns. After disappearing from Britain for five years, he's back with more questions than answers and a position in the Auror Office just down the hall from {y/n} at the Ministry of Magic. The boy who made her Hogwarts years miserable is now the man she can't seem to avoid. He's still arrogant. Still infuriating. Still knows exactly how to get under her skin. But beneath the sharp remarks and familiar smirk is someone who doesn't quite resemble the boy she once hated. As old grudges collide with buried secrets, {y/n} finds herself drawn into the mystery of where Draco has been and why he came back. Some people deserve a second chance. Others don't. The only problem is figuring out which kind of person Draco Malfoy has become. ✨ A post war Draco Malfoy x {y/n} slow burn filled with enemies to lovers, mystery, banter, healing, and enough tension to rival a duel.
Voldemort won. Harry Potter survived, but the wizarding world did not. The Ministry belongs to the Dark Lord. The Order of the Phoenix is scattered and fighting from the shadows. And you are one of their most valuable members. A Slytherin who grew up alongside Mattheo Riddle, Draco Malfoy, and Theodore Nott, you once knew them as friends, rivals, and something far more complicated. Now they're Death Eaters. And you're their enemy. But there's something they don't know. You're the last living heir of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel, carrying an ancient magic that allows you to command the four elements without a wand. Magic powerful enough to change the war. Voldemort wants that power for himself. So he sends the three people who know you best to find you, capture you, and bring you back alive. They expect a simple mission. They don't expect the girl they used to know. They don't expect you to fight back. And they certainly don't expect to remember why they cared about you in the first place. Because keeping you prisoner was supposed to be easy. Until old feelings resurface. Until loyalties begin to crack. Until the three Death Eaters ordered to deliver you to Voldemort have to decide what matters more: their allegiance to the Dark Lord... or you.
Four years after the war, {y/n} escapes to the French Riviera for six weeks of sun, wine, and absolutely no serious decisions. Unfortunately, the villa also comes with Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott, and Mattheo Riddle. Old friends. Old attraction. Very adult consequences. Add one charming ex, too much alcohol, poolside jealousy, Veritaserum truth or dare, and a house full of people determined not to behave. No war. No saving the world. Just one very bad summer idea.
Four years after the war, you’ve built something almost normal: a Ministry career, a steady boyfriend, and absolutely no Draco Malfoy in your life. Then a string of cursed pureblood estates forces the Ministry to pair you with the one man you spent years avoiding. Draco is older now. Quieter. Still arrogant. Still infuriating. And apparently still capable of making you remember one reckless kiss in a Hogwarts corridor that neither of you ever spoke about again. What should be a six-week assignment becomes dangerous magic, abandoned manors, late nights, jealous glances, and far too much time alone together. But someone is waking the old wards for a reason, and the deeper you and Draco dig, the closer you get to a secret buried with Voldemort’s regime… Some things were meant to stay buried. Apparently, your feelings for Draco Malfoy weren’t one of them…
