Ashes (Build Vol. I) by JessicaLovejoyAO3 - Chapters 7-12

Following the Fall of Voldemort, the Golden Trio works to return to some semblance of normalcy and heal. The Ministry of Magic rectifies past mistakes with swift retaliation across Europe for Death Eaters and their sympathizers. Hogwarts reopens 6 months after the Second War with Hermione and Draco chosen as Head Students to represent post-war peace and unity. How do they navigate past wounds and trauma while reconciling their growing attraction to one another?The story begins in summer 1998, where everyone who returns to Hogwarts must complete an extended eighth year. The condition for all involved is at least 30 sessions of Ministry-mandated therapy.Additional Tags:⁠Head Boy Draco Malfoy⁠⁠Head Girl Hermione Granger⁠⁠Hogwarts Eighth Year⁠⁠Hogwarts Inter-House Unity⁠⁠Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD⁠⁠Post-War⁠⁠Self-Esteem Issues⁠⁠Implied/Referenced Child Abuse⁠⁠Implied/Referenced Self-Harm⁠⁠Mind Healers (Harry Potter)⁠⁠Healing⁠⁠Growing Up⁠⁠Character Growth⁠⁠Character Study⁠⁠Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley⁠⁠Minor Draco Malfoy/Pansy Parkinson⁠⁠Explicit Sexual Content⁠⁠Forced Proximity⁠⁠Loss of Virginity⁠⁠Identity⁠⁠Falling In Love⁠⁠Complicated Relationships⁠⁠Family Dynamics⁠⁠Recreational Drug Use⁠⁠Smut starts at Ch. 15⁠⁠Angst with a Happy Ending⁠⁠Intimacy⁠⁠Plot With Porn⁠Language:EnglishSeries:Part 1 of ⁠Build⁠ ⁠Next Work →⁠Collections:⁠god tier fics i swear to god⁠, ⁠CielDramioneFics⁠, ⁠Dramione to Read⁠, ⁠Best Dramione Fics⁠, ⁠🐍 Dramione feat. Complete Cast of Slytherin Babies 🐍⁠, ⁠Bookmarked⁠Stats:Published:2022-04-26Completed:2022-08-01Words:160,519Chapters:21/21Comments:562Kudos:1,215Bookmarks:⁠781⁠Hits:102,661