Nine in the Dark (гет)

‘Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.’
William Shakespeare
Voldemort won. The war is over, and the light has gone out.
Only nine remain.
In the hollow shell of Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, what’s left of the Order of the Phoenix hides in the ashes of a cause that failed. Haunted by the dead, hunted by the living, they endure — not out of hope, but habit. Because what else is there?
At the center stands Hermione Granger: war-hardened, exhausted, and splintered by the weight of too many ghosts. Love didn’t save her. Bravery didn't protect her. Now, she survives through secrets — through strategy, through sleepless nights and bitter potions, and through the quiet, dangerous comfort of a man who was never meant to matter.
A story of forbidden love in a house full of grief. Of betrayal wrapped in silence. Of aching loneliness, reckless sacrifice, and the terrible things we do for the people we can't stop loving — even when we should.