Summary: That night defined him.
For Harry Potter, the battle never ended. It haunts his dreams, it haunts his waking hours. Drowning his sorrows in the intoxicating warmth of firewhiskey, his engagement to a girl he thought he loved but no longer knows is falling apart.

I know, I know...I'm the most wondeful person you've ever met.
Hermione Granger's life wasn't going according to plan. The boy she thought she loved can't seem to catch onto the fact that they are more than simple friends; her best friend is lost to darkness and depression.

What do you do when life keeps throwing you curves? Follow two people who attempt to dance around them...and wind up in each other's embrace.

Summary: After the long fight, after all of their hard work, it is over. Voldemort has triumphed, and the Wizarding world has been thrown into darkness. Ginny is the servant of the Malfoys, her free will sucked away from her. Ron is forced to join the Death Eaters, threatened with his family's lives. Hermione is taken prisoner by creatures of the night. But, far away, weak and barely alive, is the one who can pull them out of the storm...if love can survive the challenge.