Three years after defeating Voldemort
The "happy" George Weasley forced a smile in public, but his heart was shattered by the loss of Fred, and he was deeply involved in alcohol and dangerous experiments.
A fatal magical accident sent him to St. Mungo's, and into the hands of the keen therapist Alison Cole - not only an expert in war trauma, but also a Hufflepuff girl who silently watched him after an unintentional rescue during his school days.
Alison saw through George's perfect disguise and watched him collapse late at night against his hallucinations.
As a therapist and the only person who understands his true pain, she stubbornly illuminates the abyss of his despair. From resistance to trust, through difficult therapy and the support of the Weasley family, George struggles to piece himself together and learn to breathe in a world without Fred. Alison struggles between professional ethics and the rekindling of an old relationship...