at the start of seventh year, hogwarts’ students enter an experimental magical leadership challenge inside a living enchanted hedge maze, expecting to return before dinner. instead, the maze seals itself shut, trapping everyone within as it constantly shifts, supplies dwindle, and deadly creatures emerge after nightfall. as days turn into weeks, the students uncover clues that the maze was never a simple test—but a carefully constructed prison built by someone who is watching to see who survives long enough to reach its center