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Some names open doors. Others make people lock them. When fifteen-year-old Y/N Dolohov transfers to Hogwarts, she quickly learns that no one is interested in meeting the girl behind the surname. As the daughter of Antonin Dolohov—one of the Dark Lord’s most infamous Death Eaters—she arrives carrying a reputation that reaches the castle long before she does. Overnight, she’s transformed into Hogwarts’ newest rumor. Students whisper when she passes, professors watch a little more closely, and every mistake she makes is blamed on a legacy she never chose. Rather than fight the stories, Y/N hides behind them, convincing herself it’s safer to be feared than disappointed. Everyone believes they know exactly who she is. Everyone… except Fred Weasley. While the rest of Hogwarts sees the daughter of a monster, Fred sees a girl with sharp wit, quiet kindness, and a smile she rarely lets anyone earn. As an unexpected friendship turns into something far more dangerous, Y/N finds herself torn between the walls she’s built to survive and the possibility that, for the first time in her life, someone might love her for who she is—not the name she carries. Because sometimes the hardest spell to break isn’t magic. It’s the one the world casts on you before you’ve even had the chance to speak.