For Harry Potter audiobook lovers, this chapter is an intimate, character-first turning point. In a quiet room made for secrets, Hermione chooses trust and discovers what it feels like to keep her mind while giving control. In the afterglow, a frank conversation about identity, presentation, and the future collides with a hard truth. Hermione is considering a permanent medical path to end heats, and Draco’s careful restraint fractures. Morning brings a thick packet from St Mungo’s, Neville’s guilty apology for opening it, and Pansy Parkinson’s outrageous solution. If Hermione will not use the power others smell on her, Pansy intends to use it for her.
