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The wizarding war has never ended. While Britain burns beneath the rule of the Dark Lord, old pure-blood families tighten their alliances, bloodlines become currency, and Hogwarts is no longer simply a school—it is a breeding ground for the next generation of witches and wizards destined to inherit the war. You were raised to be one of them. So was Mattheo Riddle. Your families have served the Dark Lord for generations. Your parents are among his most trusted followers, and Mattheo has been groomed from birth to carry on his father's legacy. You and Mattheo have known each other since childhood. You've also hated each other for just as long. Years apart only sharpened the rivalry. Now, at eighteen, you return to Hogwarts for your eighth year and find yourself thrown directly back into Mattheo's orbit—and into the company of the very people who will one day stand beside him on the battlefield. The old games begin again. The stolen wands. The vicious insults. The whispered nicknames. The fights that leave neither of you willing to admit who started them. Except something has changed. The war is getting closer. People are disappearing. Families are choosing sides. And the two of you are beginning to realize that the line between hatred and something far more dangerous has become impossible to see. Because in a world where loyalty is demanded, weakness is punished, and betrayal can cost you everything, falling for the person you've been taught to hate might be the most dangerous thing either of you could do. Especially when neither of you intends to be the one who falls first