Astoria Travers has been silent for as long as anyone can remember. At Hogwarts, her muteness is treated as a curiosity—protected by her family name and ignored by those who know better than to ask questions. She observes. She endures. And she keeps the secret her father taught her never to tell. Draco Malfoy has always been close to her, close enough to notice the fear beneath her composure and the way silence follows her like a shield. As their bond deepens into something more dangerous than