Set in 2006, Hogwarts is entering a new era after the war, with rebuilt halls, new staff, and returning students. In her 8th year, Y/N comes back as an 18-year-old ready to start fresh after the summer. For the first time since the war, the long-closed Potions classroom is reopening under a new professor—Draco Malfoy, who has returned to the school with enough expertise to take over the position. As Y/N settles into the year, an unexpected and complicated connection forms between her and the new