When Regulus Black realizes he’ll lose his spot on the Slytherin Quidditch team unless he raises his Herbology grade, he goes to Professor Sprout for help. Instead of tutoring him herself, she assigns her star student—Y/N—to guide him. What begins as simple study sessions slowly shifts into something Regulus can’t ignore: an inexplicable pull toward her that he’s torn between embracing and letting go, unsure whether he deserves the light she brings into his life.