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Columba and Aquila

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With Harry dead and Voldemort triumphant after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione finds herself captured by her childhood enemy. Now imprisoned and sentenced to death, she is waiting to see Harry and Ron on the other side.

At least that's what she thinks.

But with Draco Malfoy in charge, things are not always as they seem. As Draco starts to help her process the things that happened to her, he draws her ever closer until she can no longer stay away.

And Draco? He only cares about keeping his sweet girl with him, through any means necessary - and getting revenge on anybody who has hurt her.

Featuring an anxious Hermione Granger and a psycho-simp Draco who helps her heal with gentle touch and by pulling her into the morally grey along with him.

916 pages, AO3 story

Published January 27, 2025

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Did Not Finish
May 12, 2026
Dnf @15%
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6 reviews
March 27, 2026
One of the best I’ve ever read. Exceptionally well written and has the perfect balance of plot, smut and everything in between!!!
1,984 reviews36 followers
February 20, 2026
3 STARS—I LIKED IT

QUICK RECAP W SPOILERS: Voldemort wins, and soon after the Battle of Hogwarts Draco winds up manipulating the Dark Lord to get custody of Granger, on whom he's secretly had an obsessive crush for . . . a long time? I don't remember. Theo wins Ginney and Blaise, Luna, and over time all three couples fall deeply while hiding their love from Voldemort and planning his downfall from Malfoy Manor. In the process, the three witches become animagi—Ginny a horse, Luna a dog, and Hermione, overachiever extraordinaire, both a dove (columba) and an eagle (aquila).

Psycho obsessed Draco is wildly fun. His casual depravities, deranged stalking, and utter wrong-headedness wound up being hilarious. It wasn’t a perfect book, but it was quite a good time. Blaise and Luna were next to useless and either should have been given something to do or written out entirely. Even Theo and Ginny were very inconsistently interwoven into the story. I found myself wondering what it would be like to write a dark Dramione where Voldemort is sort of laughably, ridiculously inept—like a sort of Emperor Has No Clothes situation.
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362 reviews3 followers
March 13, 2026
Esta escritora me entiende.
Sabe dar un draco obsesivo , posesivo y psicopata,no había leído uno así desde a good prisioner y a diferente in purity.
El tema de los animagos me gustó porque no lo había leído en un fanfic de dramione , ni tampoco Hermione siendo gemela de theo.
Se me hizo muy loco de draco como el señor de la muerte pero lo dejaré pasar , la historia estuvo bien aunque si me causó un issue que tuvieran 18 años , lo que lo justifico es que están en guerra y envejece un poco.
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159 reviews
June 4, 2026
Need Draco to be crazy obsessed with hermione in every book I read. Loved the Theo and Hermione twin storyline. Hermione really grew into her power and confidence in this one, plus having an alter ego with Colombia Aquila Black. Then the end was perfect of them having all boys and their baby girl having an obsession with Shakebolts son BAHAH
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