Skai
ึด เฃช ห– ๐„ž ๐™š ๐„ž ห– เฃช ึด ษดแดแดก แด˜สŸแด€สษชษดษข . . . แจฐ๊ซ€แฅฃแฅดแฅ†๊ฉ‡๊ซ€ ! ๐’ฎ๐“€๐’ถ๐’พ ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ป 00:00ใ€€โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ—โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ใ€€03:33 โ†บใ€€โ—ใ€€โ…กใ€€โ–ทใ€€โ™ก เญจเญง โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ เญจเญง ๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’ƒ โ€” ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’” 1. ๐Ÿ’— ส™แดส€ส€แดแดก แด›สœแด‡ แด ษชส™แด‡, ษดแด‡แด แด‡ส€ แด›สœแด‡ แด˜สŸแดแด›. 2. ๐Ÿ’š แด˜สŸแด‡แด€๊œฑแด‡ แด…แด ษดแดแด› แด„แดแด˜ส, ส€แด‡แด˜แด๊œฑแด›, แดส€ ส€แด‡แด„ส€แด‡แด€แด›แด‡ แดส ๊œฑแด›แดส€ษชแด‡๊œฑ. เญจเญง โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ เญจเญง โ™ซใ€€ใ€€ใ€€โ™ชใ€€ใ€€ใ€€โ™ซ โ–‚ใ€€โ–ƒใ€€โ–…ใ€€โ–‡ใ€€โ–…ใ€€โ–ƒใ€€โ–‚ โ–ƒใ€€โ–…ใ€€โ–‡ใ€€โ–ˆใ€€โ–‡ใ€€โ–…ใ€€โ–ƒ โ–‚ใ€€โ–ƒใ€€โ–…ใ€€โ–‡ใ€€โ–…ใ€€โ–ƒใ€€โ–‚ โ™ชใ€€ใ€€ใ€€๐™šใ€€ใ€€ใ€€โ™ซ โ–‚ โ–ƒ โ–… โ–‡ โ–… โ–ƒ โ–‚ใ€€เญจเญงใ€€โ–‚ โ–ƒ โ–… โ–‡ โ–… โ–ƒ โ–‚

Stories

    A Most Unexpected Arrival

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โฆ โ™• โฆ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ ๐“›๐“ช๐“ญ๐”‚ ๐“ฆ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ทโ€™๐“ผ SOCIETY PAPERS โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โฆ โ™• โฆ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ Dearest Gentle Reader, London has survived another winter, which means the aristocracy may resume its favourite occupation: pretending marriage concerns affection while discussing fortunes, estates, titles, and bloodlines behind closed doors. Yes, dear reader, the Season has begun. Mayfair already groans beneath ambitious mothers, hopeful debutantes, reluctant heirs, and gentlemen who insist they have no intention of marryingโ€”as though intention has ever protected a man from an enterprising mama. Before the first great ball reaches its final dance, an heiress will be insulted, an invitation will pass between precisely the wrong hands, two friends will discover they desire the same thing, and a gentleman will emerge from a terrace shortly after a certain young lady. Will anything improper have occurred? Perhaps not. But since when has London required facts before enjoying a scandal? Guard your hearts. Guard your reputations. Above all, guard your secrets. For should they escape into societyโ€” Lady Whistledown will hear of them. Yours Truly, โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โฆ โ™• โฆ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ LADY WHISTLEDOWN โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โฆ โ™• โฆ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7.8k
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    The Bond He Surrendered

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ–โ”€โ”€เผบโ˜พโ‹†๐“†—โ‹†โ—‡โ‹†๐“†—โ‹†โ˜ฝเผป โ”€โ”€โ–โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ Draco Malfoy takes Y/N to Caelivoraโ€™s Bond Registry with Pansy beside him. He orders Hermione to register Pansy as his mate and transfer Y/Nโ€™s bond to his younger half-brother, Mattheo. Hermione warns that once Mattheo confirms by palm scan, it cannot be reversed without his and Y/Nโ€™s consent. Draco authorizes it anyway. Y/Nโ€™s name disappears from his record and appears under Mattheoโ€™s as a pending transfer. Afar, Mattheo receives the notice and turns his fleet home. โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ˆโ”ˆโŸขเผบโ—ˆโ•ณโ—ˆเผปโŸฃโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค Years earlier, Draco chose fox shifter Y/N through Caelivoraโ€™s mate-allocation system only to hurt Pansy after an argument. His possessiveness resembled devotion, and Y/N later gave birth to three rare serpent pups. When Pansy returns, Draco calls Y/N a replacement and gives their bond away. Pansy destroys Y/Nโ€™s gifts, greenhouse and handmade pup wraps. When the nursery pod falls, Draco saves Pansy rather than his children. Y/N and the pups are displaced into Mattheoโ€™s neglected apartment. After Pansy rejects Dracoโ€™s serpent form, he returns to Y/N, disregards their refusal and falsely blames them when caught. Pansy publicly humiliates Y/N, and Draco abandons them to follow her. Mattheo returns that night and finds Y/N. He confirms the transfer and adds all three pups to his family record. Draco then learns Pansy previously shared a bond with Lorenzo and Blaise and only returned after they ended it. She also reveals that Y/Nโ€”not Pansyโ€”once rescued and treated his wounds. Draco reaches the registry too late. Mattheo refuses to surrender Y/N or separate them from the pups. His protection becomes a genuine partnership while Draco begs for another chance. Y/N never returns. When Luna discovers Y/N is expecting Mattheoโ€™s child and the pups accept him as their father, Draco realizes the family he discarded is permanently beyond his reach. Mattheo remains beside Y/N, promising to watch over them all. โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ–โ”€โ”€เผบโ˜พโ‹†๐“†—โ‹†โ—‡โ‹†๐“†—โ‹†โ˜ฝเผป โ”€โ”€โ–โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ

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    The Strings in Their Hands

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐“†ฉโ™ฑ๐“†ช โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ โ”‚ โ•Ž โ•Ž โ•Ž โ”‚ โ”‚ โ—‹ โ—‡ โ—‹ โ”‚ โ€œHe made them believe they were unforgettable. Then they heard him say it โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€๐“†ฉโ—‹โ”€โ—‡โ”€โ—‹๐“†ชโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค Blaise Zabini has never struggled to attract attention. Charming, wealthy, and notorious for romances that end before they become serious, he knows how to make someone feel singular without offering anything permanent. Y/N transfers to Hogwarts after years away. Quiet, withdrawn, and unfamiliar with Blaiseโ€™s current social circle, they appear untouched by his reputation. Blaise does not know that Y/N remembers him from childhoodโ€”or that their arrival at Hogwarts has brought them back to someone they never forgot. Before Blaise approaches Y/N, Michael Corner proposes a challenge during a private cross-house gathering hosted by Ivo Avery. If Blaise can make Y/N fall for him and invite him to the Midwinter Masquerade before the first snowfall, everyone present will owe him a favor. Lee Jordan encourages him to accept. Seamus Finnigan doubts even Blaise can charm someone so unresponsive. Ivo expects the pursuit to provide weeks of entertainment. He agrees. Their first proper conversation occurs outside the library. Blaise approaches with an easy confidence, introduces himself, and begins treating Y/N as though they already share an understanding. Before leaving, he smiles and says, โ€œI never forget a face.โ€ The line is completely unprompted. Y/N believes โ”‚ โ—‹ โ—‡ โ—‹ โ”‚ โ”‚ โ•Ž โ•Ž โ•Ž โ”‚ โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€๐“†ฉโ™ฑ๐“†ชโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ

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    Bad For the Family Name

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โšกโ™ฌโšกโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ On the night Y/N turns eighteen, their birthday dinner becomes a presentation of the life their parents already chose: a business degree, an internship at the Malfoy firm, and a future beside the family-approved Lucius. Y/N leaves before dessert and drives to The Underground. Inside the converted garage, Barty rehearses as lead vocalist with Evan on guitar, Regulus on bass, and Rabastan on drums. Everyone falls silent when Y/N arrives with luggage in the car. Lucius calls, while Pandora, Dorcas, and Rodolphus watch. Despite Regulusโ€™s warning and Rodolphusโ€™s objections, Barty offers Y/N the empty room upstairs for one night. Choosing him will frighten their parents, he says, but they must say whether they truly need somewhere to stay. โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ›“โ™ชโ›“โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค What begins as Y/Nโ€™s loudest rebellion becomes a struggle to build a life they chose. After their parents freeze their accounts, Y/N begins working at The Underground and entering a circle that distrusts them. Barty expects them to tire of it, return home, and dismiss him as a temporary mistake. Barty, Evan, Regulus, Pandora, Dorcas, Lucius, Rabastan, and Rodolphus remain separate from Y/Nโ€™s longtime circle of James, Remus, Sirius, Mary, Lily, and Marlene. Evan doubts Y/Nโ€™s motives, Regulus questions their commitment, and Pandora sees the relationship becoming sincere. James distrusts Barty, Lily questions whether rebellion equals freedom, and Remus tries to prevent open conflict. Sirius understands escaping family expectations but stays within Jamesโ€™s circle. Lucius represents the secure future Y/Nโ€™s family prefers, not another romance. As Y/N and Barty grow closer, Barty struggles to believe they could want him beyond what he represents. When his bandโ€™s biggest performance conflicts with the family event where Y/N is expected beside Lucius, Y/N must choose a future for its own sakeโ€”not merely whichever option angers someone else. โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โšกโ™ฌโšกโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1.1k
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    Private Hours

    โ•ญเผบโ•โ”โ‹†๏ฝกยฐโœฉโ˜พ ๐“†ฉโ™ข๐“†ช โ™ช๐Ÿชฉโ™ช ๐“†ฉโ™ข๐“†ช โ˜ฝโœฉยฐ๏ฝกโ‹†โ”โ•เผปโ•ฎ On Y/Nโ€™s first Friday in The Gilded Hourโ€™s main rotation, the club prepares for a crowded night. Frank oversees the floor, Andromeda checks every detail, Remus and Marlene manage the bar, Pandora serves the tables, Evan monitors security, and Barty tests Dorcasโ€™s patience backstage. Y/Nโ€™s name on the performance order draws quiet interest. James arrives for Regulus with Peter and Sirius. James immediately searches for Regulus, while the estranged Black brothers notice each other but remain apart. Rodolphus and Rabastan arrive soon afterward, and Rabastan notices the unfamiliar name. The regulars settle into their usual places as the performers prepare backstage. The house lights dim, beginning a Friday night that may disrupt the clubโ€™s careful balance. โ”ˆโ”ˆ ๐“‚ƒ เฃชห– เผบ โ—‡ โ‹† โ™ชโ”€โ”€โณโ”€โ”€โ™ช โ‹† โ—‡ เผป ห– เฃช๐“‚ƒ โ”ˆโ”ˆ The Gilded Hour is an exclusive London performance club owned by Frank Longbottom and managed by Andromeda Black. Beneath its polished appearance is a close, complicated group of employees and regulars whose professional boundaries have become personal. Y/N is a dancer without an established regular until they join the coveted Friday rotation. The change brings them closer to dancers Regulus, Barty, Dorcas, and Mary; bartenders Remus and Marlene; server Pandora; security chief Evan; and regulars James, Sirius, Rodolphus, and Rabastan. James has requested only Regulus for nearly a year, though neither has defined their growing attachment. Barty and Evan are already together. Siriusโ€™s presence forces him and Regulus to face their strained bond, while the influential Lestrange brothers test their membership privileges. As Y/N enters the clubโ€™s inner circle, workplace connections may become friendships, rivalries, loyalties, family conflicts, or romances. Each relationship develops through what unfolds inside and beyond The Gilded Hour. โ•ฐเผบโ•โ”โ‹†๏ฝกยฐโœฉโ˜พ ๐“†ฉโ™ข๐“†ช โ™ช๐Ÿชฉโ™ช ๐“†ฉโ™ข๐“†ช โ˜ฝโœฉยฐ๏ฝกโ‹†โ”โ•เผปโ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1.1k
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    Too Quiet to Notice but Too Loud to Ignore

    โ•ญโ”โ”เผบโ™ฌเผปใ€”๐ŸŽ™ใ€ฐ๐–คใ€ฐ๐ŸŽธใ€•เผบโ™ฌเผปโ”โ”โ•ฎ โ€œAnnouncementโ€™s live,โ€ Blaise said, turning his laptop towards the others. The promotional photograph filled the screen: Draco at the centre, the bandโ€™s name above him, their debut singleโ€™s release date below. Written by Draco Malfoy. เผบโ”โ”โ”โ” โ–‚โ–ƒโ–… โšก โ–…โ–ƒโ–‚ โ”โ”โ”โ”เผป Silver Tongue is becoming the next name to watch in Londonโ€™s rock scene. Draco Malfoy, its lead vocalist and guitarist, knows how to hold an audience. With Pansy Parkinson on keyboards, Theodore Nott on bass, and Mattheo Riddle on drums, the band has the talent to justify its growing reputation. Their manager, Blaise Zabini, handles bookings, publicity, and social media with remarkable precision, turning rehearsal clips into fan favourites and every successful performance into another opportunity. Y/N helped build the music behind that success. As Silver Tongueโ€™s backing vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, they supplied the harmonies beneath Dracoโ€™s voice, the guitar parts that completed the arrangements, and much of the material audiences now associate with him. Yet interviews increasingly treated the band as Dracoโ€™s project. Promotional photographs placed Y/N at the edges. Questions about songwriting went to the person holding the centre microphone. Then Silver Tongue announces its debut single. The songwriting credit names Draco alone. Y/Nโ€™s time with the band is over, but their work is still helping launch its future. Across the city, Dahlia Gaunt, the founder, vocalist, and guitarist of Serpent Static, sends an invitation: one rehearsal, with the possibility of joining as a fellow lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. Serpent Static already has a formidable foundation. Ivo Avery drives its sound from the drums, competitive and blunt enough to stop a rehearsal when something is not working. Nika Dolohov, its bassist, keeps the arrangements grounded and pushes arguments โ•ฐโ”โ”เผบโ™ฌเผปใ€”๐ŸŽ™ใ€ฐ๐–คใ€ฐ๐ŸŽธใ€•เผบโ™ฌเผปโ”โ”โ•ฏ

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    What the Tide Brought Back

    Inspired by You Signed Up For This! by Solmussa on AO3. โ•ญโ”โ”เผบ๐“‡ผเผปโ”โ”โ‹†๏ฝกยฐโš“๏ธŽยฐ๏ฝกโ‹†โ”โ”เผบ๐“‡ผเผปโ”โ”โ•ฎ The summer ferry brings Regulus, Dorcas, and Y/N to Alder Isle and the harbor cottage they will share. Before the luggage is cleared, congestion in the loading lane sparks an argument between Regulus and James. James finds the visitor rude and entitled; Regulus finds the local irritatingly intrusive. Neither backs down, beginning a mutual dislike before learning how often the island will force them together. Remus and Lily arrive together later, separate from the first group, and take individual rooms at Frank and Aliceโ€™s inn. Pandora follows alone, moving into the apartment above Maryโ€™s cafรฉ without knowing Lily. Meanwhile, Barty and Evan remain in London, having only recently met. Evan alone knows the few minor details Pandora privately shared about her trip. Barty knows nothing about the vacation, Alder Isle, or Regulus being there. โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€เผบโ‰‹โ‰‹ ๐“† โ‹† ๐“†Ÿ โ‰‹โ‰‹เผปโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค Alder Isle is home to James, Sirius, Marlene, Peter, Frank, Alice, and Mary. Its crowded summer brings Regulus, Dorcas, Y/N, Remus, Lily, and Pandora in separate parties, each with different plans and no intention of becoming one group. Regulus came to escape Barty, his toxic on-again, off-again partner, but his immediate conflict with James ruins any hope of a peaceful holiday. Their repeated encounters gradually blur the line between hostility and something harder to ignore. Pandora eventually posts an innocent photograph showing Regulus with James. Evan sees it, and Barty clearly asks him to find out what is happening. Since Pandora and Barty have never met, Evan messages her as though the questions are his own. Pandora answers without knowing Barty is involved. Barty then travels to Alder Isle with Evan in tow, bringing the relationship Regulus tried to escape directly into the tense new life forming around him. โ•ฐโ”โ”เผบ๐“‡ผเผปโ”โ”โ‹†๏ฝกยฐโš“๏ธŽยฐ๏ฝกโ‹†โ”โ”เผบ๐“‡ผเผปโ”โ”โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 724
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    Out Of Frame

    โ•ญโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โŸกโ‚Š โŒœโ—ˆโœงโ—‰โœงโ—ˆโŒ โ‚ŠโŸก โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ•ฎ โ€œAstoria,โ€ Caspian called from across the room, โ€œare you still coming to watch practice later?โ€ Her gaze found him instantly. โ€œOf course.โ€ The answer came a little too quickly, bright enough to draw an amused look from Daphne and a knowing one from Cordelia. Caspian only smiled before returning to his unsuccessful attempt to confiscate Silasโ€™s camera. Astoria looked back at Y/N, seemingly unaware of the reactions around her. โ€œI suppose this means weโ€™ll be spending quite a lot of time together.โ€ Her expression remained warm. โ€œWhere should we begin?โ€ โ”œโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆ โŸก โ™ก โ‡ข โ™ก โ‡ข โ™ก โŸก โ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ค Y/N is secretly in love with Astoria Greengrass, their close friend and confidante. Astoria, however, has fallen for Caspian Rosier and trusts Y/N enough to seek their advice about him. Unwilling to lose Astoriaโ€™s friendship, Y/N conceals their feelings and helps her grow closer to Caspian despite the jealousy and heartbreak it causes. As their wider Hogwarts circle becomes involved, misunderstandings, divided loyalties, and unreturned feelings place increasing strain on the three of them. Y/N must ultimately decide whether to confess the truth, continue suffering in silence, or distance themself from Astoria. The story explores the conflict of loving someone who wants somebody else, resenting them for pain they never intended to cause, and struggling to release a relationship that was never truly theirs. โ•ฐโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โŸกโ‚Š โŒžโ—ˆโœงโ—‰โœงโ—ˆโŒŸ โ‚ŠโŸก โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 417
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    Halfway to Nowhere

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ•โ•ชโ•โ•ชโ•ใ€”โ˜•ใ€•โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•โ•ชโ•โ•ชโ•โ•ฎ Foundersโ€™ Week disguises Cinderbrookโ€™s cracks with banners and borrowed respectability. The Greasers occupy the Halfway Dinerโ€™s rear booths until Regulus, Barty, Evan, Dorcas, Pandora, and Severus arrive from Northcrest. Barty trades insults with James, Severus clashes with Lily, and old bitterness sharpens every word between Sirius and Regulus. The dinerโ€™s ruleโ€”that trouble between the groups stays outsideโ€”barely holds. Then Pandora notices the Crouch car is gone. Barty discovers his keys missing as an engine roars beyond the tracks. Headlights tear down Mill Road, and the Crouch sedan crashes through the diner. โ•žโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•ชโ•โ•ณโ•โ•ชโ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ก In 1978, railway tracks divide Cinderbrook into struggling Millside and wealthy Northcrest. Sirius, Remus, James, Peter, Mary, Marlene, Lily, and Benjy are the Greasers, a fiercely loyal found family centered around Potterโ€™s Garage. Regulus, Barty, Evan, Dorcas, Pandora, and Severus are the Socs, protected by powerful families and united despite private doubts. Y/N belongs to neither group. Y/Nโ€™s family owns the Halfway, the only neutral ground where both sides are welcome as long as their rivalry remains outside. After the crash, Siriusโ€™s jacket is found behind the wheel. Confidential plans inside the car reveal that Northcrest families intend to demolish the diner, Potterโ€™s Garage, and much of Millside for a private riverside district. Authorities blame the Greasers and offer to repair the Halfway only if Y/N supports their account. Each character holds a different clue, but neither group will readily betray one of its own. With the diner facing seizure and tensions spreading, Y/N stands at the centerโ€”pressured by both sides while trying to uncover who stole the car, framed Sirius, and targeted the Halfway. โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ•โ•ชโ•โ•ชโ•ใ€”โ˜•ใ€•โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•โ•ชโ•โ•ชโ•โ•ฏ

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    No One Has to Know

    โ•ญโ”โ”โ”เผบโฆเผปโ”โ•พโŸก๐Ÿ—โŸกโ•ผโ”เผบโฆเผปโ”โ”โ”โ•ฎ Y/N is already at lunch with their friends when Mattheo arrives alone twenty minutes later, carefully preserving their secret. He looks immaculate, but his shirt came from Y/Nโ€™s wardrobe and his watch remains on their nightstandโ€”the only traces of the previous night. Mattheo claims a seat away from Y/N and settles into familiar sarcasm. When Lorenzo sits beside them, Mattheo disguises his jealousy as criticism while Blaise, Pansy, Theodore, and the others tease him about his obvious attraction. Luna notes that he found Y/N before noticing anyone else, but Mattheo dismisses her observation without slipping. Their friends remain convinced that nothing has ever happened between them. Mattheo briefly looks toward Y/N before returning to the conversation, leaving their secret safely hidden. โ‹†๏ฝกยฐโœฉ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐“†ฉโ™ ๏ธŽ๐Ÿ”’โ™ ๏ธŽ๐“†ช โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โœฉยฐ๏ฝกโ‹† Mattheo Riddle and Y/N are best friends with an arrangement no one else knows exists. Behind closed doors, they spend nights together; in public, they return to their usual teasing, arguments, and carefully maintained distance. Neither will label what they have or admit that their attachment stopped being casual long ago. Their friendsโ€”Draco, Blaise, Pansy, Theodore, Astoria, Daphne, Lorenzo, Caspian, Cordelia, Silas, Soren, Eirian, and Lunaโ€”see the attraction but believe neither has acted on it. Whenever Mattheo and Y/N are absent, the group begins plotting ways to push them together, unaware they are trying to create something that already exists. Lorenzoโ€™s flirting tests Mattheoโ€™s composure, while Pansyโ€™s schemes force the pair into increasingly ridiculous situations. Mattheo remains cocky, sarcastic, possessive, and determined to reveal nothing. No one discovers or suspects their private arrangement. Beneath the jealousy, suggestive humor, and near misses, Mattheo and Y/N continue choosing each other without ever confessing what it means. โ•ฐโ”โ”โ”เผบโฆเผปโ”โ•พโŸก๐Ÿ—โŸกโ•ผโ”เผบโฆเผปโ”โ”โ”โ•ฏ

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    The Wayward Star

    โ•ญโ”เผบโ•โ•พ๐“†ฉโŸก๐“†ชโ•ผโ•โ”โ•พโœฆโ•ผโ”โ•โ•พ๐“†ฉโŸก๐“†ชโ•ผโ•เผปโ”โ•ฎ Luna placed an unclaimed room key on the reception desk. โ€œWelcome to the Wayward Star. Nothing here requires an explanation before youโ€™re ready to give one.โ€ Around her, the hotel waited. ๊งเผบโ•โ”€โ•โ”€โ• โ•พใ€” โšฟ ใ€•โ•ผ โ•โ”€โ•โ”€โ•เผป๊ง‚ Once a year, the Aurelian Reach sends its masked army, the Silver Choir, into Gloamspire during Whitefall. The Tribunal claims these attacks prevent the Emberdeep from becoming overcrowded and dangerous. Condemned souls are never permitted to appeal their judgment, leaving everyone to believe their fate is permanent. Luna Lovegood is the younger royal of the Emberdeep. Gentle, eccentric, and far more perceptive than others assume, she discovers that a soulโ€™s condemnation mark can change through remorse, accountability, and unselfish action. Convinced no one should be defined forever by their worst decision, Luna restores an abandoned observatory-hotel and names it the Wayward Star. The hotel offers shelter and the opportunity to earn a second judgment, but not effortless forgiveness. Its residents must confront the harm they caused, repair what they can, and learn to live without exploiting others. Luna intends to prove their progress before the Ivory Tribunal and force the Aurelian Reach to reconsider its laws. โ•ฐโ”เผบโ•โ•พ๐“†ฉโŸก๐“†ชโ•ผโ•โ”โ•พโœฆโ•ผโ”โ•โ•พ๐“†ฉโŸก๐“†ชโ•ผโ•เผปโ”โ•ฏ

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    The Last Rose of Winter.

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€๐“‚ƒเผบโฆเผปโ‹†๐“†ธโ‹†เผบโฆเผป๐“‚ƒโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ โ€œTo free this house, you must love someone without trying to own their happiness, and be loved freely in return. When this rose is bare, the curse becomes permanent.โ€ The doors slammed shut. When Blaise forced them open, Dahlia was gone. Thorns were climbing over the road. By dawn, the castle had vanished from the valley. โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ„๏ธŽโ‹†เผถ๐Ÿฅ€เผถโ‹†โ„๏ธŽโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค Y/N has spent a lifetime finding adventure between the pages of books, certain the world must hold more than their villageโ€™s narrow streets and narrower expectations. When their friend Silas Crouch disappears beyond the winter woods, searching for him leads to a forgotten castleโ€”and a bargain that exchanges his freedom for theirs. Once, Blaise Zabini could charm an entire court without surrendering a single honest piece of himself. Now, an enchantment has made him a Beast, transformed his household, and bound their futures to a rose slowly dying beneath glass. His manners remain impeccable when he chooses. His temper is less accommodating. And he has no intention of letting a stubborn stranger discover how desperately he fears being seen. But Y/N refuses to be intimidated by sharp teeth or a sharper tongue. โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€๐“‚ƒเผบโฆเผปโ‹†๐“†ธโ‹†เผบโฆเผป๐“‚ƒโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88
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    The Lantern Beneath Hogwarts

    โ•ญโ•โ•โ…โ•โ•เผบ ๐“…ช โ‹† โ™› โ‹† ๐“…ช เผปโ•โ•โ…โ•โ•โ•ฎ โ€œIโ€™m Ced,โ€ he said, apparently pretending there was any chance Y/N had not recognized him. โ€œAnd I could really use the help of someone who knows how to disappear.โ€ โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โœฆ ๐Ÿช” โœฆ โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ฅ Everyone knows Cedric Diggory was born for a crown. No one knows how desperately he wants to escape it. Y/N has spent their life in Knockturn Alley, surviving on quick thinking and repairing enchanted objects nobody else considers worth saving. When they help a disguised stranger evade his guards in Diagon Alley, they expect nothing more than an interesting afternoon. Then the stranger reveals himself as Cedric Diggoryโ€”the golden Hufflepuff heir bound by an ancient decree to choose someone worthy of standing beside him. Soren Carrow offers Y/N an impossible bargain: retrieve a legendary wish-bound lantern hidden beneath Hogwarts, and he will give them a place in Cedricโ€™s world. Instead, he takes the lantern and leaves them trapped underground. Desperate, Y/N awakens Silas Crouch, a mischievous Ravenclaw bound to the relicโ€™s magic. One wish secures their escape. Another gives Y/N a noble name, a glittering reputation, and the chance to meet Cedric again as his equal. โ•ฐโ•โ•โ…โ•โ•เผบ ๐“…ช โ‹† โ™› โ‹† ๐“…ช เผปโ•โ•โ…โ•โ•โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55
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    Murder at Skerryglass Light

    โ•ญโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โš“๏ธŽเผ„โ—ˆเผ„โš“๏ธŽ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฎ A Portkey delivers Y/N, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Mary, Lily, Marlene, Regulus, Barty, Evan, Dorcas, Pandora, Fabian, Gideon, and an unnamed examiner to Skerryglass Light. The examiner counts sixteen arrivals and explains that their final assessment will last three days. Anti-Apparition wards rise around the island, are personally verified, and seal everyone inside before the Portkey vanishes. The day passes in assigned work while the examiner carries a sealed assessment folio. Shortly before midnight, the beacon dies. The students scatter to inspect the tower, but the wards remain intact. James opens the unlocked chart room as the beacon reignites, revealing a stopped chronometer, an open log with one page missing, seawater beneath a latched windowโ€”and the examiner lying dead beside the table. โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โš“๏ธŽเผ„โ—ˆเผ„โš“๏ธŽ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค Skerryglass is a remote magical lighthouse surrounded by cliffs and open sea. Its disconnected Floo, sealed wards, absent boat, and departed Portkey leave the fifteen isolated until collection at the end of Day Three. The register proves that only sixteen people arrived; with the examiner dead and no breach in the boundary, one of the remaining fifteen is the murderer. Each person had private dealings with the examiner before the trip, creating concealed motives, harmless secrets, and conflicting accounts. The group divides the investigation between searching the tower and grounds, preserving evidence, testing alibis, reconstructing movements, studying records, examining magical traces, and tracing the examinerโ€™s history. No clue points cleanly toward one person, and everyone spent part of the blackout without a witness. As suspicion shifts, rivalries intensify, loyalties strain, and unexpected alliances form. The fifteen must determine what happened during the darkness before the Portkey returnsโ€”while the murderer continues living and investigating among them. โ•ฐโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ โš“๏ธŽเผ„โ—ˆเผ„โš“๏ธŽ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ•ฏ

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47
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    Scuffed Silver

    โ–“โ–’เผบโ™ ๏ธŽเผปโ•โ•โ›“ใ€Š๐„ž ๐Ÿ›น ๐„žใ€‹โ›“โ•โ•เผบโ™ ๏ธŽเผปโ–’โ–“ Five years after Hogwarts, the castle hosts a deafening homecoming concert by Rogue Frequency. Beneath the enchanted lights, Draco Malfoy stands with Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott and Daphne Greengrass while Y/Nโ€”the skater they once dismissedโ€”occupies center stage at the height of the bandโ€™s success. A battered skateboard among the equipment draws Draco back to the choice he made as a teenager. Astoria alone appears unsettled as the past returns before the same crowd that helped bury it. This time, no one else gets to decide where Y/N belongs. โ• โ•โ•เผบโ™œเผปโ”โ” โœฆ โ™ซ โœฆ โ”โ”เผบโ™œเผปโ•โ•โ•ฃ At Hogwarts, Y/Nโ€™s scuffed skateboard, rule-breaking reputation and raw musical talent clash with Dracoโ€™s polished Slytherin world. Their private connection grows beyond what either social circle expects, but Pansy, Blaise, Theodore and Daphne discover it and treat Y/N like an embarrassing phase. Proud, wealthy and obsessed with status, they insist Draco must choose reputation over someone they consider beneath him. Draco fails to challenge them, and the chance between him and Y/N disappears. Five years later, Y/N returns as the celebrated skater and front performer of Rogue Frequency. Faced with everything Y/N became without his approval, Draco must reckon with the person he lost and whether a second chance can exist after a public betrayal. โ–“โ–’เผบโ™ ๏ธŽเผปโ•โ•โ›“ใ€Š๐„ž ๐Ÿ›น ๐„žใ€‹โ›“โ•โ•เผบโ™ ๏ธŽเผปโ–’โ–“

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45
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    Everything Left Unsaid

    ๊งเผบ เฟ เฟ”:๏ฝฅ๏พŸ๐“‚ƒ๐“ˆ’๐“ธ ึดึถึธ ๐Ÿ“– ึดึถึธ ๐“ธ๐“ˆ’๐“‚ƒ๏พŸ๏ฝฅ:เฟ” เฟ เผป๊ง‚ โ€œI said weโ€™d talk after exams,โ€ he began, his voice quieter now. โ€œAnd then I kept putting it off because I didnโ€™t know how to explain myself.โ€ His fingers caught on a loose thread inside his pocket. โ€œThat wasnโ€™t fair to you.โ€ He paused. โ€œWould you be willing to talk for a minute?โ€ ๐“‚ƒ เฃชห– ึดึถึธเฟ ๐“ˆ’๐“ธ ใ€” โ ยท ยท ยท โž ใ€• ๐“ธ๐“ˆ’ เฟ ึดึถึธห– เฃช๐“‚ƒ At Hogwarts, Harry Potter and Y/N used to be an easy certainty. There were seats Harry saved without asking, conversations that continued long after everyone else went to bed, and the instinctive way he searched for them whenever something good happened. Somewhere between friendship and falling in love, they became a familiar part of each otherโ€™s lives. Now Harry can manage a conversation with almost anyone except them. Now, Y/N is only a short distance away. Harry has spent the evening finding harmless reasons to cross the room. As another conversation draws his friends elsewhere, he is left with an openingโ€”and the uncomfortable knowledge that he has let too many of those pass already. Whether Y/N welcomes that conversation, and what might follow it, remains unwritten. ๊งเผบ เฟ เฟ”:๏ฝฅ๏พŸ๐“‚ƒ๐“ˆ’๐“ธ ึดึถึธ ๐Ÿ“– ึดึถึธ ๐“ธ๐“ˆ’๐“‚ƒ๏พŸ๏ฝฅ:เฟ” เฟ เผป๊ง‚

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37
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    A Crown of Borrowed Gold

    โ”Œโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ›ญโ”ˆโ”ˆโ•‚โ”ˆโ”ˆ โšก โ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ•‚โ”ˆโ”ˆโ›ญโ”ˆโ”ˆโ” Y/N stood at the edge of the awning in a plain travelling cloak. There had been no announcement, no cleared path through the crowd, no bowing shopkeepers. For the moment, the stallโ€™s occupants were far more concerned with their faulty invention. Fred noticed the potential customer first. โ€œDonโ€™t let that put you off. Most of our stuff works.โ€ George raised an eyebrow. โ€œSome of our stuff works,โ€ Fred amended. โ€œHeโ€™s fixing the rest.โ€ He jerked a thumb toward his brother, then caught a small silver box before it shuffled off the counter. โ€œExcept this. This oneโ€™s just annoying.โ€ George Weasley can fix almost anythingโ€”except the fact that his name will never open the right doors. โคœโคœ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ ๐“ฆ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ โค›โค› ๐Ÿช„ โคœโคœ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ ๐“ฆ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ โค›โค› In the crowded streets between Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley, George and Fred survive by repairing discarded enchantments and selling inventions respectable shops refuse to stock. Fred is the louder twin: impulsive, competitive, and delighted by an audience. George is observant, dryly funny, and usually responsible for making their impossible ideas actually work. Fred starts trouble because it looks entertaining. George follows when he thinks something worthwhile might be waiting on the other side. โคœโคœ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ ๐“ฆ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ โค›โค› ๐Ÿช„ โคœโคœ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ ๐“ฆ ใ€ฐ๏ธŽ โค›โค› Tired of learning about their kingdom through carefully edited reports, Y/N slips away from Hogwartsโ€™ Winter Court and into the market. George offers them an afternoon without ceremony, expectations, or anyone deciding what they should want. Y/N offers him something equally unfamiliar: genuine interest in his ideas. Then the guards arrive, and George discovers exactly whom he has been talking to. โ””โ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ›ญโ”ˆโ”ˆโ•‚โ”ˆโ”ˆ โšก โ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆโ•‚โ”ˆโ”ˆโ›ญโ”ˆโ”ˆโ”˜

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    The Fifteenth Key

    โ”โ”โ”๐–คโ”โ”เผ’ โ—ทโ˜พโ—ด เผ’โ”โ”๐–คโ”โ”โ”“ At Hogwartsโ€™ Midnight Masquerade, jack-oโ€™-lanterns change faces, ghosts weave through students, and candles burn violet, orange, and green. Amid Fred and Georgeโ€™s tricks, Hermione spots a clock running backward. Theodore and Draco recognize its symbols; Luna says an hour is hiding behind it. At midnight, the clock strikes thirteen. Music dies, flames turn blue, and darkness consumes the celebration. When light returns, only Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Blaise, Pansy, Astoria, Daphne, Theodore, Lorenzo, Mattheo, Luna, Fred, George, and Y/N remain. The feast has become wax and dead leaves, silver fog covers the windows, and the doors will not open. A black key rises from Y/Nโ€™s costume pocket with a message: Find the door before dawn. Fourteen silver keys scatter through Hogwarts as a warning appears: they must recover the keys, find the path, and name the lie before the final bellโ€”or Halloween will never end. โ”ฃโ”โ”โ˜พโ”โ”๐–คโ”โ”โ˜ฝโ”โ”โ”ซ Hogwarts has awakened the Hollow Hour, a missing stretch of time trapped between midnight and one. Until the enchantment breaks, the hour repeats and reshapes corridors, classrooms, portraits, reflections, and staircases. The group must complete fourteen trials in order, confronting shifting stairs, a lying library, life-sized chess, false doubles, stolen voices, runes, mirrors, runaway tricks, a backward clock, and blue fire. Each trial releases a silver key and one word of a final message. Old rivalries and conflicting plans threaten to divide them as the castle becomes hostile. Y/Nโ€™s black key warms with every recovered key, opens sealed passages, and draws them toward the hidden sixteenth door. To escape, they must collect every key, assemble the message, and expose the Hollow Hourโ€™s central lie: only one of them can leave. The enchantment survives through division. The door will open only if they refuse to abandon anyone and face the final chime together. โ”—โ”โ”๐–คโ”โ”เผ’ โ—ถโ˜ฝโ—ต เผ’โ”โ”๐–คโ”โ”โ”›

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    Perfect on Paper

    เญจเญงโ‹†๏ฝกหšโ€เผถโ‹†ห™โŠนเผบ ๐Ÿชถ โœ‰๏ธŽ ๐Ÿชถ เผปโŠนห™โ‹†เผถโ€หš๏ฝกโ‹†เญจเญง Five years after Hogwarts, the Grand Wyvern Theatre glows with enchanted fireworks, flying skateboards and the sold-out spectacle built by George and Fred Weasley. Dean and Seamus perform beside them while Ginny watches from the wings. In a private balcony sit Draco, Pansy, Blaise, Theodore, Daphne, Astoria and Caspianโ€”with Y/N among them. The sight recalls an empty place at a long-ago courtyard show. Later, at the private reception, George stops several steps from Y/N and breaks the silence: โ€œDidnโ€™t think Iโ€™d ever see you at one of my shows.โ€ ๊•ค โ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆ โฆ โ”ˆโ”ˆ โœง ๐Ÿ›น โœง โ”ˆโ”ˆ โฆ โ”ˆโ”ˆโ”ˆ ๊•ค At Hogwarts, Y/N embodies the polished future expected by an image-conscious circle, while George is the loud, reckless skater turning corridors into stunt courses with an enchanted board. Dean introduces them, and shared detentions create a connection neither world welcomes. Draco and Pansy guard appearances; Blaise observes; Theodore expects disaster; Daphne and Astoria quietly question the cruelty; and Caspian represents the respectable match everyone prefers. George invites Y/N to his courtyard show, but the reserved place stays empty. He carries that answer forward. Five years later, Weasleysโ€™ Wizard Wheezes has grown into a touring stunt-and-music phenomenon, making George everything the old crowd underestimated. Their reunion places private history against public success and asks whether Y/N will keep choosing the life that looks perfect on paperโ€”or finally choose the one that feels real. เญจเญงโ‹†๏ฝกหšโ€เผถโ‹†ห™โŠนเผบ ๐Ÿชถ โœ‰๏ธŽ ๐Ÿชถ เผปโŠนห™โ‹†เผถโ€หš๏ฝกโ‹†เญจเญง

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