In Tom Riddle’s seventh year at Hogwarts, a Slytherin girl known for her beauty, intelligence, and quiet vices catches the attention of the school’s most dangerous student. She doesn’t fear him. She doesn’t worship him. She simply exists in his orbit, and that is enough to unsettle him. As their connection grows through smoke-filled nights and whispered secrets, love becomes a weapon—and the price of desire may be more than either of them can pay.