Stories by Canimal

(Complete) A simple mistake during the horcrux hunt proves to be very costly. Hermione promises herself that she will do whatever is necessary, no matter how dark and devious, to survive. And, perhaps when she's free, she'll make the three Death Eaters responsible wish they'd never been born.

(Complete) No one understood everything about dementors. Not even close. An ambitious Ministry program to rid the world of the creatures leads to unintended consequences. For Hermione it's just one more complication in a life that doesn't need another one, but for Barty, it's a chance to start over.

She didn't have time for love. He never wanted to fall in love again. An inappropriate, yet intriguing proposal leads to more than either one of them bargained for. Can casual ever really remain so?

Antonin Dolohov didn't make mistakes casting security wards, thank you very much. Except maybe that one time when he was distracted. It couldn't possibly have serious repercussions decades in the future, could it? Hermione learns the hard way that yes indeed, mistakes have consequences.

"Do you ever dream about going back in time to fix all of the wrongs, Draco?" A twist of fate dropped them in the past with the ability to do whatever they wish. Forced to work together to survive, they must exist in a constant state of danger and uncertainty. One single snap of the delicate threads they've woven would have untold consequences for everyone.

(Complete) Fenrir didn't appreciate anyone meddling in his life. He would prefer to be left alone to stare at Hermione from afar. James is tired of watching him not doing anything, so he takes matters into his own hands.

(Complete) Curiosity would be her downfall. An intriguing ring hidden in a dark, dusty basement called out to Hermione and she couldn't ignore it. How was she to know it was the key to bringing a very irritated Russian wizard back from the dead?

(Complete) As he watched the green light coming straight for him, Gibbon knew he was going to die. At the last second Hermione pulled him out of the way. Despite being on different sides, he'll spend the rest of the war and beyond trying to pay her back for the life debt.

(One-Shot) Broken hearts hurt everyone. Some people are able to remain calm, collected, and rational while dealing with heartache. Hermione Granger was not one of those people.

(Complete) A moment of weakness pushed them together during a stressful, sad time. He had no regrets. She had only one. Years later, no matter how much she wishes she could, she can no longer run away from him and the lies she can't stop telling herself.

(One-Shot) Hermione never expected to fall in love with her former professor when she became his Healer. Driven to find a cure to return him back to his former self, she will stop at nothing to succeed. Somewhere inside the broken shell of a man is the Gilderoy she knew and loves.

(Complete) For years Rabastan and Hermione have exchanged letters not fully knowing the identity of the other. When a controversial and hated program allows for a prisoner with a life sentence to be paroled under the strict supervision of an approved spouse, a hasty proposal is made. They have thirty days to decide if they want to annul the marriage or make the bond more permanent.

(Complete) The love of the Minister's life disappeared just before the end of the First Wizarding War. When he finds her again, he can hardly trust his sanity. His first action as the new Minister for Magic is to break at least a dozen international laws to bring her home. Hermione soon finds herself in the early 70s surrounded by future followers of the Dark Lord.

(Complete) "Every night I see your face in my dreams. I long for the moment I can feel the delicate bones in your neck crack beneath my hands." An unsettling, naughty suspense.

(Complete) Fred wasn't supposed to die. He was too young, too vibrant, too full of hope for the future. Hermione has the chance to right the wrong, never once considering how dire the consequences could be for her selfless act. Fred may never forgive her for taking matters into her own hands.

(Complete) He kept to the shadows, but she always knew he was there. Maybe she should've been afraid, but she wasn't. Somehow she knew he would never hurt her.

(Complete) 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.

(Complete) Neither Voldemort nor Harry survived the final battle. A still corrupt Ministry responded by throwing all combatants in Azkaban regardless of side. Five years later, a sinister plan created by Minister Umbridge will further disrupt the lives of Order members and Death Eaters alike. Hermione is not amused. Antonin doesn't have much to complain about. Dark Marriage Law-ish

(Complete) There's nowhere to hide when a victorious Voldemort sends his best tracker to find Hermione. Draco won't give up until he finds her again. A story of the unraveling of the lies we tell ourselves. (Dark!Hermione)

Companion Piece to the story The Minister's Secret. This is a collection of one-shot scenes written from POVs of characters within the original story.

(Complete) Forced to take an immediate leave from the Ministry because of an embarrassing breakdown, Hermione finds solace in a secluded cottage with a reclusive widower the only neighbor for miles. Rodolphus simply wanted to live the rest of his life alone in peace and quiet. He wasn't expecting the girl next door to worm her way into his cold, empty life.

This is a collection of Death Eater Drabbles. Random prompts. Random pairings. Rated M to be safe.

As both a favor to the Headmistress and at the request of her Auror ex-boyfriend, Hermione returns to Hogwarts. Though the war has long been over, a lingering darkness pervades the castle. Once again her life is at risk, but can two former Slytherin rivals keep her out of danger? A story of finding allies, and perhaps more, in former enemies.

(One Shot) Christmas 1965 - After a trying and stressful day, new Hogwarts professor Pomona Sprout stepped inside the Hog's Head for a glass of fire whiskey. Aberforth simply couldn't allow the intoxicated witch to walk home alone. **Prequel to "The Minister's Secret"**

(One Shot) Septima Vector was content to live her life in the shadows and never make a rash decision. When she witnesses something she was never supposed to see, she inadvertently changes her life and the life of a boy who never had a chance.

(One Shot) Every year on the same day Xenophilius Lovegood dances in the ancient stone circle near his home. An intruder accidentally interrupts his yearly ritual and neither of their lives will ever be the same.

(One Shot) Thorfinn's wife drags him out to an evening of live musical theatre against his wishes. Silly, mini-sequel to "Parolee and His Princess"

(Complete) Hermione was easy to overlook with her sensible shoes and her dead-end Ministry job. Thorfinn was easy to ignore as a criminal from a past most were eager to forget. When their paths cross years after the war and he's accused of a terrible crime she knows he didn't commit, she will risk everything to keep an innocent man out of Azkaban.

(Complete) "There are worse monsters out there than me. Perhaps you'd like me to introduce you to some?" Voldemort promised Hermione as a war prize to Antonin Dolohov for his bravery and loyalty following the Dark Lord's victory over Harry Potter. On the run for almost a year, when she is captured by the Death Eater she learns not everything in a postwar world is black or white.

(Complete) Harry is dead and Hermione is alone. On the run from Death Eaters, she is captured one night by the last person she ever expected to be in a position to keep her safe.

*2nd part in series* - AU/PreHBP A young girl finds herself in possession of Severus Snape's heavily guarded pensieve and travels through his past to find redemption. When he can't answer all of her questions, she seeks out the help of Hermione Granger to fill in the holes to the story.

A girl finds herself in possession of Severus Snape's heavily guarded pensieve. What's a girl to do when she finds herself trapped inside the memories of the surly professor with the wizard himself? A journey full of past loves and past mistakes PreHBP

Glamorous parties, beautiful women, fancy designer robes, ... Being named Witch Weekly’s Most Eligible Bachelor sounds like every wizard’s greatest dream... except to Neville Longbottom. All he wants is a quiet life with a good wife.

Hermione always felt she knew Severus from somewhere other than Hogwarts. After an explosion in the Potions lab leaves her close to death, her unconscious travels to the past lives she shared with her haunted professor.