Your final year at Hogwarts was supposed to be perfect. You had Draco Malfoy by your side, and for a while, everything seemed to be falling into place. Until Draco began pulling away. No matter how many times you tried to ask what was wrong, he refused to give you an answer. With the help of Pansy Parkinson, you eventually uncover the truth: Draco has been seeing Astoria Greengrass. Your relationship ends in heartbreak, and Draco makes it clear that his feelings for Astoria are stronger than his feelings for you. Two weeks later, you discover a secret of your own—you’re pregnant. Determined not to let Draco’s betrayal define your future, you make the decision to keep your daughter a secret. You leave Hogwarts, build a life of your own, and vow to give your little girl everything she could ever need. Two years later, a message from Theodore Nott changes everything. He asks you to be his plus-one at an engagement party. What he conveniently fails to mention is that the engagement belongs to none other than Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass. And this time, you aren’t walking into the party alone. At your side is your two-year-old daughter, Matilda. Draco has no idea she exists. But the moment he sees her, he notices something impossible to ignore—the silver-blonde hair, the unmistakable features, the familiar gray eyes. She looks just like him. And suddenly, the secret you’ve protected for two years is in danger of coming to light.
After a traumatic event at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you transfer to Hogwarts for your sixth year, becoming the school’s first—and only—American student. Your arrival immediately draws unwanted attention, but no one seems more bothered by your presence than Draco Malfoy. Raised on pure-blood ideals, Draco sees an American witch at Hogwarts as nothing more than a mistake that never should have happened. But things become even more complicated when you’re sorted into Slytherin, placing you directly in Draco’s world—and right in the middle of the very people who want nothing to do with you. In a house built on ambition, secrets, and loyalty, you’ll have to find your place while carrying the weight of a past you’re desperate to escape. And with Draco Malfoy determined to make your life miserable, you may soon discover that the line between hatred and something far more dangerous is thinner than either of you expected.
You and your twin brother are ultimate brother and sister duo. You guys are each other’s ride or die. You’ve been through so much together. Birthdays, funerals, happiness, heartbreak, bad days, good days, sunshine, rain, laughs, cries, you name it. Together, you two have experienced a lot of change over the years. And change is chaotic. Especially when you’re transferring to Hogwarts together as fifty years. A set of fifth year transfers in one day? That’s quite the spectacle. An even bigger spectacle when the two of you get sorted in Slytherin together. But two heads are better than one.
Four years. Four fucking years you spent loving Theodore Nott. He wasn’t just someone you dated. He was your boyfriend, your first real love, and the person you thought you would spend the rest of your life with. You gave him four years of your heart, your trust, and every part of yourself. And then, on the night of your seventeenth birthday, he broke up with you at the Black Lake. You begged your boyfriend of four years to stay. He walked away anyway. Later, you discovered the truth. Theodore had never loved you. He had only stayed with you because you were the girl his family wanted him to be with. While you were completely devoted to your boyfriend, he had secretly been in love with your best friend, Pansy Parkinson. And they had been seeing each other behind your back for most of your relationship. Your boyfriend betrayed you. Your best friend betrayed you. And now that Theodore had finally ended your four-year relationship, he and Pansy were free to be together. But you don’t cry. You don’t scream. You don’t confront them. You make a decision. You’re going to kill them. Both of them. Theodore Nott—the boyfriend you loved for four years. And Pansy Parkinson—the best friend you trusted with everything. You don’t want an apology. You don’t want closure. You want revenge. And now, you’re going to get it.
You and Draco Malfoy have been best friends since your first year at Hogwarts. Over the years, somewhere between the late-night conversations, petty arguments, shared secrets, and years of growing up together, Draco slowly developed feelings for you. What he doesn’t know is that you feel the same. On your seventeenth birthday, you and your friends spend the day celebrating in Hogsmeade. That evening, you and Draco walk back to the castle together, just the two of you. Under the stars, Draco finally confesses. He tells you how long he’s loved you. And you confess that you’ve loved him too. The two of you share your first kiss. It’s perfect. For one night, everything you’ve both secretly wanted finally comes true. Or so it seems. When you return to your dormitory, there’s a letter waiting on your bed. It’s from Cormac McLaggen. Cormac has been obsessed with you since your first year. For years, he’s tried everything to convince you to become his girlfriend, but you’ve rejected him every time. So when nothing else worked, he resorted to magic. You open the letter. And suddenly, something changes. A powerful enchantment washes over you. Aromentia. Your feelings are no longer your own. An overwhelming, all-consuming infatuation takes hold of you, and you’re completely convinced that you are deeply in love with Cormac. The memories of Draco, your confession, your kiss—none of it feels important anymore. Because, in your mind, Cormac is the person you love. The next morning, you wake up and immediately seek him out. You confess your feelings. Cormac gets exactly what he wanted. You’re officially his girlfriend. Later that morning, the two of you walk hand in hand into the Great Hall. Draco sees you. His heart breaks. The girl who kissed him the night before is now walking into breakfast holding someone else’s hand. He doesn’t know about the letter. He doesn’t know about the enchantment. He doesn’t know that your feelings have been magically
You have spent months convincing yourself that Mattheo Riddle loves you. At least, that’s what he tells you. But love isn’t supposed to make you afraid. It isn’t supposed to make you feel like you’re constantly walking on eggshells, terrified that one wrong word will set him off. It isn’t supposed to leave you questioning your own memories, apologizing for things you didn’t do, or believing that you’re somehow responsible for the way he treats you. You’ve tried to leave. More than once. But every time you do, Mattheo finds a way to pull you back in. So you stay. Not because you want to. Because you don’t know how to get out. One night, after another terrible argument, you find yourself alone in the Astronomy Tower. You’re exhausted. You don’t see a way forward anymore. Then you hear footsteps behind you. “Don’t.” You freeze. It’s Draco. He doesn’t rush toward you. He doesn’t grab you. He simply keeps his distance and speaks quietly, trying to keep you focused on him. You tell him to leave. He refuses. Not forcefully. He just stays. He talks to you about absolutely anything he can think of—the ridiculous things Professor Snape says, the time you nearly failed Potions, the first time you met him, even the stupid arguments you’ve had since first year. Anything to keep you talking. Anything to keep you there with him. Eventually, you step away from the railing. Draco doesn’t ask questions. He doesn’t demand explanations. He simply walks beside you back toward the castle. And for the first time in months, you feel safe around someone. After that night, things begin to change. Draco starts checking on you. At first, it’s friendship. He sits beside you at breakfast. Walks you to class. Saves you a seat in the library. Makes sure you’re never alone when you don’t want to be. Slowly, you begin telling him things. Things you’ve never told anyone. And Draco listens. He never tells you that you’re overreacting. He never tells you that you s
You come from one of the most powerful and wealthy pure-blood families in Britain. Your family has been close with the Malfoys for as long as you can remember—you and Draco practically grew up together. Your parents always assumed the two of you would eventually fall in love. They couldn’t have been more wrong. You and Draco are more like siblings than anything else. You’re best friends, constantly bickering, arguing, and getting on each other’s nerves. Draco has never seen you as anything more than a friend—and you’ve never seen him as anything more. Until your parents announce your engagement to Vladimir Bonev, the ten-years-older heir to a powerful Bulgarian pure-blood family. The marriage is nothing more than a political arrangement, designed to strengthen your family’s influence and secure an alliance. You refuse to accept the future they’ve chosen for you. So, before the wedding can take place, you run away. But your disappearance forces Draco to confront feelings he never knew existed. Feelings that become impossible to ignore when he realizes he might actually lose you. And suddenly, the girl he always thought of as his best friend is the only person he can’t imagine living without. Now, while your family searches for you, Draco is determined to find you first. Will he find you before your family does? And if he does… will either of you be brave enough to admit that somewhere along the way, your friendship became something more?
By day, you are the quietest girl in Slytherin. The one Draco Malfoy teasingly calls “Little Mouse.” His academic rival. The girl who sits silently in the library until he takes the seat across from her, only for the two of you to spend the next hour competing over who can finish the assignment first. Quiet. Competitive. Clever. Witty when you choose to be. But when the castle falls asleep, you become someone else entirely. The rise of Voldemort has left the wizarding world terrified, and no one feels that fear more personally than you. Your father serves the Dark Lord—but not because he wants to. Years ago, Voldemort forced him into his army after your father killed the woman he loved most: your mother. He threatened to kill you too if your father refused to join him. Since then, your father has maintained the appearance of unwavering loyalty while keeping you completely separated from the darkest parts of his life. But you can’t stand watching him serve someone so evil simply to keep your family alive. So you decide to do something reckless. You create a new identity. Arcadia Blackwood. Under the cover of night, you transform yourself completely. A long, sleek black wig replaces your familiar hair. Dark, dramatic makeup hides your usual features, while emerald-green contacts conceal your eyes. Your posture, voice, mannerisms—even the way you carry yourself—are different. Arcadia Blackwood is everything you aren’t at Hogwarts. Confident. Mysterious. Fearless. And, most importantly, she is allowed into the world your father has spent years hiding from you. You begin attending Death Eater meetings as Arcadia, secretly gathering information from within Voldemort’s inner circle. Every meeting brings you closer to discovering what you need to stop him—and every meeting puts you at greater risk of being exposed. Because your father is there. And so is Draco Malfoy. Your academic rival. Your constant annoyance. The boy who knows you better than almost an
