"He thought his mind was an impenetrable fortress. She proved him wrong without even breaking a sweat." For two years, Lu Valmors has harbored a dark, dangerous addiction. Born into a cursed lineage that seeks only to understand Death, Lu possesses the 'gift of penetration'—a rare, gentle, and completely undetectable form of legilimency. She doesn't break mental walls; she simply slips through them. And in her third year at Hogwarts, a single glance in the Great Hall bound her to Theodore Nott forever. Theodore is the epitome of Slytherin elite: aristocratic, highly respected, popular, and deeply reserved. He is fiercely proud of his flawless Occlumency, utterly oblivious to the fact that Lu has been living inside his head, fascinated by the raw, cynical, and unfiltered opinions he hides behind his polite facade. Now in their fifth year, surrounded by the powerful and chaotic circle of Mattheo Riddle, Draco Malfoy, and Daphne Greengrass, the tension is reaching a breaking point. Theodore is a boy deeply terrified of death. Lu is a girl born to serve it. What happens when the fortress begins to crack, and the most dangerous mind in Slytherin realizes he isn't alone in his own head? Step into the Slytherin Common Room. Read his thoughts. Pay the price.