At a Slytherin party, you and Theodore Nott get so drunk that the constant arguing between you somehow turns into spending the night together. The next morning, neither of you talks about what happenedโexcept Theodore suddenly becomes cold, distant, and almost cruel, acting like he barely remembers any of it. You convince yourself he regrets you. But the truth is worse: Theodore remembers everything. Heโs only pushing you away because the night meant far too much to him.
Your friend group starts secretly using an abandoned classroom for late-night parties and drinking, until strange messages begin appearing on the wallsโmessages exposing secrets nobody else should know.
The group decides to spend Christmas break together. They immediately get lost, end up in random countries, nearly freeze to death, and somehow have the best time of their lives.
After secretly battling a life-threatening illness for months, youโre forced to leave Hogwarts for a hospital in London, leaving Theo and your friends terrified they may never see you again.
During a Slytherin party, Theodore Nott gets completely drunk with the boys and accidentally starts talking about you like heโs hopelessly in love. One of them secretly records everything as a voice messageโTheo rambling about how beautiful you are, how much he loves your eyes, and how badly he wishes he could just be with youโand later sends it to you. By the end of the night, Theo is so drunk he refuses to leave your side. While you help him sober up, he spends hours switching between joking around, insulting you, flirting with you, and confessing feelings he definitely never meant for you to hear.
You start noticing Theodore Nott disappearing every night at 2 AM, always returning bruised and exhausted. When you finally follow him, you discover something shocking: your older brotherโthe same brother Theo constantly fights withโis secretly selling him drugs behind everyoneโs backs. Instead of exposing him, you slowly become the only person Theo lets close enough to help him. And somewhere between helping him quit, listening to him at his worst, and staying beside him when nobody else does, the two of you fall in love.
While texting what you think is Pansy, you accidentally spend an hour confessing your growing crush on Theo. The problem? You arenโt texting Pansy at allโyouโre texting Theodore Nott. You only realize after he finally replies.