Seventh year starts with a problem: Ominis Gaunt came back from summer looking entirely unfairly attractive. Taller, broader, calmer somehow—and suddenly the rest of Hogwarts is noticing the quiet Slytherin boy you’ve secretly loved since fifth year. Unfortunately for everyone else, Ominis only seems interested in you. In subtle touches beneath library tables, instinctive protectiveness, and the quiet way he always finds his place beside you, your friendship has slowly become something dangerously close to more. But neither of you says it aloud. Because Ominis has always handled his feelings carefully. The problem is, seventh year is making it impossible to ignore the tension between you anymore—especially when Ominis begins acting less like your best friend… and more like someone who’s already decided you belong to him.