What the Water Washed Away

moreVictory brought no peace. As Hogwarts rises from the rubble, Hermione and Ron's relationship crumbles to dust. After a cruel quarrel she seeks solitude by the Black Lake, but finds only fresh pain and humiliation. In her darkest moment the one who has always been there appears — Harry. Yet tonight he sees in her not just his best friend. A chance look, stolen from the twilight, sets his heart beating anew. Can a moment's weakness become the beginning of the greatest strength? And what lies hidden in the silence between two people who thought they knew everything about each other?