Transferring to Hogwarts halfway through sixth year was never going to be easy. You expected the whispers, the rumors, and the curious stares that followed you through every corridor. What you didn’t expect was Theo Nott. Annoyingly charming, relentlessly sarcastic, and always one step ahead, he seems determined to make himself a permanent part of your life. Every conversation turns into playful banter. Every accidental encounter feels a little less accidental. Somewhere between stolen glances, late-night walks through the castle, and countless attempts to outwit each other, the line between rivalry and romance begins to blur. For the first time since arriving, Hogwarts starts to feel like home. But before you ever stepped foot inside the castle, your name had already become the center of a game. Theo made a bet he was certain he’d win. He never expected to lose his heart instead. Now the only question is whether love can survive a lie it was built on… or if some promises are broken long before they’re ever made.