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Over a decade has passed since the Battle of Hogwarts and the end of the Second Wizarding War. Now, Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Hermione Granger, is approaching her thirties and is severely overwhelmed.
A known Death Eater has mysteriously escaped Azkaban, and a series of possibly related attacks on Muggleborns are happening right under her nose. With mounting pressure to slash departmental budgets and her decade-long relationship more unstable than ever, Hermione is stretched to her limits.
With the cracks already starting to show, it only takes one dismissive remark for her to impulsively sign up for a charity duelling competition hosted at Hogwarts, however, long gone are the days of Dumbledore's Army and regular reasons to perform defensive magic.
Unfit, unwed and deeply unsatisfied with her life, Hermione is barely keeping it together.. until an unlikely taste of freedom helps her reclaim her confidence, but at what cost?