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The war is over, but the old families of wizarding society have never been more powerful—or more dangerous. As Hogwarts opens its doors for another year, Y/N Black, daughter of Regulus Black and heir to one of the most prestigious pureblood families, returns for her last year at Hogwarts. Beautiful, confident, and no longer the girl everyone remembers, she quickly catches the attention of more than a few Slytherins. With Pansy Parkinson and Astoria Greengrass by her side, Y/N finds herself caught between lavish pureblood balls, late-night Slytherin parties, and secrets that never truly died with the war. Theodore Nott has always been cunning, calculating, and impossible to read. But around Y/N, something changes. Their families have been close for generations, and Regulus has made it clear that Theodore would be a suitable match for his daughter. What begins as a family-approved possibility soon becomes something far more complicated. Theodore is drawn to the one person who can match his wit, challenge his darkness, and bring out a side of him he keeps hidden from everyone else. Together, they sneak out of the castle, cause trouble, share forbidden moments, and blur the lines between an arranged future and a love neither of them expected. Born into wealth, legacy, and the shadow of the Death Eaters, Y/N and Theodore were raised to understand that bloodlines come with obligations. But in a world of whispered secrets, extravagant family balls, Slytherin rivalries, and dangerous expectations, falling in love might be the one thing neither family can control.