Summary: Hermione was doing just fine on her own, thank you very much. She didn't need any help, especially not from a rude braggart like Cormac McLaggen. A story of learning to live again when your world is turned upside down.

Summary: To be needed is a powerful feeling. Cormac has lost so much to this damn war, but if he can save Hermione, maybe he can salvage something from the wreckage. Hermione has lost so much because of the damn war, but if she can save Cormac, maybe she will finally be free of it all.