She wasn’t supposed to belong in his world. She was golden hair and laughter — a flash of light in the smoke-filled pubs and cracked concrete of East London. He was all swagger and scars, a man who wore pride like armor and fought loyalty into his knuckles.
Gianna “Gia” Marino spends her days baking authentic Italian pastries from her small Queens apartment, and her nights avoiding the chaos Danny constantly drags her into. But when one of those nights introduces her to a new circle of loud, hilarious, infuriatingly charming friends, Gia finds herself stumbling into a slow-burn whirlwind of laughter, jealousy, and unexpected sweetness she never saw coming.
At Hogwarts, everyone knows the name Y/N — but no one really knows her. A quiet Slytherin who keeps to the edges of every room, she speaks little, shows less, and seems untouched by the drama of school life. Few realise she carries one of the heaviest legacies in the wizarding world: she is the secret daughter of Severus Snape, hidden behind her mother’s maiden name.