When Hogwarts’ seventh-year dormitories are damaged by a magical renovation disaster, Head Boy Tom Riddle and fellow Slytherin Y/N are forced to share an enchanted dorm for the rest of the school year. The catch? The room was designed to teach cooperation, so every petty argument is met with magical payback—from disappearing shoes to furniture that refuses to behave. While the rest of Hogwarts believes Tom is an intimidating genius, Y/N quickly discovers he’s actually a guarded, dry-witted, secretly goofy nerd with a love of tea, books, and terrible jokes. As reluctant roommates become best friends, late-night study sessions, endless bickering, and accidental domesticity slowly turn into something much deeper. The problem? They’re the only two people at Hogwarts who don’t realise they’re falling in love.
Eight years into Hogwarts’ newest era of peace, the castle is no longer focused solely on producing brilliant witches and wizards. Instead, Headmistress McGonagall introduces an elective program for returning eighth-years called Foundations of Family & Magical Society, a semester-long course created with the Ministry of Magic to teach responsibility, empathy, and life beyond school.
Everyone at Hogwarts knows Tom Riddle as the brilliant, intimidating Slytherin Head Boy — but Y/N knows the truth. Behind the perfect image is a sarcastic, secretly goofy boy who loves Muggle things, terrible jokes, and pretending he doesn’t care about anyone. When a seventh-year school project pairs Tom and Y/N together to look after a ten-year-old girl named Isabella for three months, they expect chaos. What they don’t expect is being given an apartment with one double bed, a child who immediately calls them “Mum” and “Dad,” and a crash course in becoming a family. As Isabella slowly breaks down Tom’s walls and forces him to embrace his softer side, Y/N begins to see the boy behind the reputation. Between late-night talks, accidental domestic moments, Muggle movie nights, and a child determined to prove they’re already in love, Tom and Y/N find themselves caught in a slow-burn romance neither of them can deny. Because sometimes the person who changes your life isn’t a hero or a spell. Sometimes it’s a ten-year-old girl who looks at two stubborn Slytherins and says, “You’re both idiots. You obviously love each other.”
One Bed, Two House Banners When a magical accident leaves parts of Hogwarts damaged at the start of seventh year, the school introduces an unusual solution: students from different houses must temporarily share enchanted apartments to encourage unity. For Y/N, a bold Gryffindor, that means being paired with the last person she ever expected—Theodore Nott. Everyone knows Theo as the quiet, intimidating Slytherin with a mysterious reputation. But behind closed doors, Y/N discovers that he’s nothing like the rumours. He’s an Italian chaos machine who sings while making breakfast, names household objects, becomes dangerously competitive over Muggle games, and treats every minor inconvenience like a dramatic tragedy. The biggest problem? The apartment only has one bedroom. And one bed. What starts as an awkward arrangement filled with pillow walls, blanket wars, and constant arguments slowly becomes something neither of them expected. As Y/N gets to know the real Theo, she discovers a funny, loyal, and deeply caring person who has spent years hiding behind a guarded exterior. Theo, in turn, finds someone who makes him feel comfortable enough to stop pretending. Between late-night conversations, shared meals, Muggle movie marathons, accidental cuddles, and countless ridiculous moments, the line between friendship and something more begins to blur. But Hogwarts has noticed. A Gryffindor and a Slytherin? Living together? Getting along? The rumours are endless. While they insist they’re only roommates, everyone else can see the truth: Theo Nott has fallen completely for Y/N, and Y/N may have fallen for the goofy Slytherin who turned her world upside down. Because sometimes the person you’re forced to share a bed with becomes the person you never want to sleep without.
Everyone at Hogwarts thinks Tom Riddle is the perfect Slytherin—brilliant, intimidating, and impossible to read. But after Y/N accidentally catches him in one of his many ridiculous moments, she discovers his biggest secret: behind the carefully crafted reputation is a sarcastic, goofy, fiercely loyal boy who only lets a handful of people see the real him. As reluctant study sessions turn into late-night adventures, playful rivalries, and endless banter, the two become inseparable. While the rest of Hogwarts watches in amusement as the supposedly terrifying Tom Riddle turns into a complete softie around Y/N, the pair remain hilariously oblivious to their growing feelings. After all, even the smartest wizard in school can be hopeless when it comes to love.