Hermione Granger and the Terrible Choice

AFTER SIRIUS DIES, nothing is right. Lupin is off. Draco’s acting suspicious, and maybe that’s because he is suspicious, but maybe he knows something he won’t tell anyone else. Harry is…well, Sirius was the closest thing he had to parents. Dumbledore is a very distant second.The Half-Blood Prince through mostly Hermione’s eyes. If it wasn’t the Memory Charm (DH ch 9), what did Hermione use, and what pushed her to do it? (And, while Dumbledore was preparing Harry for Lord Voldemort’s coming storm, how was everyone else coming to terms with their place in the Deathly Hallows?)In the 6 years since Hermione Granger met The Boy Who Lived, she’s explored several labyrinths, used time magic, aided him in an international tournament, and infiltrated the MoM. She’s also nearly died, watched Harry nearly die, and saw Sirius die. Now the Death Eaters are coming. Will her family be safe? Is anything safe? What does being one of the Chosen One’s chosen ones cost her?Also: Lupin and Tonks? How the hell was that ever supposed to work out? (And does it?)Made to kind of marry some of the events/characterizations/loose ends in JK Rowling’s HBP and MsKingBean89’s ATYD. Very canon until it’s very not.

I do NOT give consent for repost of my work ANYWHERE ELSE ONLINE, and ESPECIALLY in order to be used for AI training data.My first fanfic ever!!! Feedback always appreciated.I could NOT have done this without the lovely Harry Potter Lexicon, which is truly the "most compleat and amazing reference to the wonderful world of Harry Potter." Although I did reformat its HBP calendar so I could color-code (and there is a prettier timeline here, if you would prefer that as a reference).And I also could not have done this without my beta readers :) thank you!