Seventh year at Hogwarts was supposed to be about survival, not him. Theodore Nott has always been a shadow in the corner of your life—quiet, clever, and cruel when he wants to be. He knows exactly how to unravel you with a single cutting remark or the way his storm-grey eyes linger too long. To everyone else, you’re rivals. To you, he’s the infuriating thorn in your side. But Hogwarts is different this year: tensions are high, alliances are fragile, and you keep finding yourself forced into his orbit. And the more you clash, the more you start to wonder if that sharp pull between you and Theo isn’t hate at all—but something much, much more dangerous.