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Before Harry Potter. Before the First Wizarding War reaches its peak. Before any of them become the people history remembers. This is seventh year at Hogwarts. James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans, Severus Snape, Regulus Black, Tom Riddle, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Black, Narcissa Black, Andromeda Black— and you. For reasons entirely your own, you’ve been sentenced to six consecutive Saturday detentions. Nine in the morning until five in the evening. No leaving. No unauthorized magic. No visitors. No killing each other. At first, everyone sits with the people they already know. The Marauders keep to themselves. Severus avoids James. Sirius and Regulus barely acknowledge each other. The Black sisters bring their own complicated family tension. Lucius acts like detention is beneath him. Tom watches everyone. Lily regrets every decision that led her here. Then boredom sets in. Seats start changing. Contraband snacks appear. Arguments become inside jokes. Truth or Dare becomes an objectively terrible idea. People who were supposed to hate each other start talking. People who thought they understood one another realize they never did. And somewhere between the first miserable Saturday and the last, detention becomes the one place at Hogwarts where everyone stops being what their house, family, reputation, or future expects them to be. Friendships can form. Rivalries can deepen. Secrets can slip. Romance can happen with anyone—or no one at all. The real question is what happens when the final Saturday ends. Because detention is temporary. Monday morning isn’t.

SA

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Published 1 month ago