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This Prologue sets the stage by retracing the broad emotional trajectory the 2015 BBC adaptation showed, a path often sharply divergent from Winston Graham’s novels. It follows the years shaped by Ross Poldark’s fixation on Elizabeth Chynoweth, the strain this placed on his marriage, and the choices that ultimately drove Demelza to leave Nampara.
At the same time, this AU restructures the 1790–1795 arc to serve the story that follows. Several threads shift earlier or unfold differently: Demelza’s friendship with Caroline Penvenen, her first meaningful encounters with Hugh Armitage, and the quiet strengthening of her independence. Certain series plotlines are condensed, reordered, or set aside entirely to keep the focus on Demelza’s emotional journey and the consequences of Ross’s choices.
Spanning 1790–1795 (unpublished Chapters 1–25), the Prologue provides the revised history through which this AU emerges. Only then does the true narrative begin. From Chapter 26 — The Gulf Between Us onward, this story follows the aftermath the adaptation never confronted: a marriage bent past breaking, a woman reclaiming her dignity, and the reckoning that unfolds when Ross finally seeks her out.
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At the end of the war, Hermione Granger has a score to settle with Draco Malfoy.
The response he gets is not what he hoped for, but the consequence of his visit is unexpected. -
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Seventh year at Hogwarts should have been just another graduation year, but an ancient curse turns Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger's lives upside down overnight. A chance encounter on the Astronomy Tower leaves them bound by magic—unable to be apart without facing death. Forced into proximity, bitter enemies slowly begin to see each other differently, and hatred transforms into understanding, friendship, and... something deeper.
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Draco and Hermione are back for Eighth Year. The war has filled them with heated fury, and they love to take it out on each other. Hissed taunts in the hallways, obscenities whispered between classes- it's the only thing that makes them feel alive.
When Lucius alerts Draco of his impending betrothal to Astoria Greengrass, the vapid bore, he can’t stomach the idea of marrying her. In a moment of crazed desperation, Draco turns to Hermione for help, proposing a marriage of convenience.
Their union of fiery rage will keep him entertained; and the political influence and endless Malfoy vaults will fuel Hermione’s ambitions far more than any Ministry career ever could.
Infuriated by their surprise marriage, Lucius disinherits Draco, barring his access to Malfoy Industries and the family’s political connections, forcing Draco and Hermione to flee London.
It's been two years since anyone has seen them, but now they’re back, and Wizarding Britain is abuzz with whispers, speculating on what brought about the return of the Malfoys.
No one knows for sure why they came back, but one thing is clear: the former foes have become partners, united in vengeance, and in marriage.
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Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy have one thing in common: Life has not gone the way either of them imagined it would when they were children.
Filled with regret (albeit for different reasons), they both try their best to keep a content facade in front of the rest of the world... that is, until an unexpected event thrusts them into a familiar situation that could very well be the second chance they both so desperately want, if they're brave enough to take it.
