in which the boy who had no choice meets the girl who's tasked to find out why. cover by @thirstymalfoy HIGHEST RANKING: #1 in draco malfoy

𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. ✦ Draco's once hatred for Brinley transforms into desire for her, which leads to trouble. ✦ {Mature content, viewer discretion advised. I do not endorse nor encourage the actions taking place in this novel} ✦ {Plot and characters based off of JK Rowling's Harry Potter novels, however some new characters and changes are present. This is simply for fun, and I am not taking credit for JK Rowling's work}

A Gryffindor girl, finally making her return to Hogwarts after being away for 5 years. A Slytherin boy, cocky, arrogant and lonely. The two unexpectedly form a bond, not knowing that it will change both of their lives forever.

Kallista Zenia Emrys is born in the world of high society pure bloods. Being one of the last remaining descendants of Merlin- the Greatest Wizard of all time- she finds herself being weighed down by the extremely high expectations that her name gives. Starting Hogwarts, Kally quickly learns the hate that comes with being a Slytherin. She finds comfort in her Slytherin friends who face similar responsibilities. A handsome blonde being one of those.

"I've never...ever in my whole fucking life let someone in, but you have managed to infiltrate me in every sense of the word. I hate more than anything that you are my weakness, Rose, but you are and I need you to realize that and admit that I am the same to you before I lose my fucking mind." His eyes squinted with tear of frustration and desperation. Why did I have the urge to wipe them away as one slid down his cheek? (TWs in AN) *DO NOT REPOST OR PRINT WITHOUT PERMISSION* *THE CHARACTERS I OWN ARE ROSE EROS, LEONARDO RILEY, CELIA RILEY, FLORA AND VICTOR EROS! ALL OTHER CHARACTERS BELONG TO JKR!!*

A few years after the Battle of Hogwarts everybody is trying hard to recover from their losses and survive with the memories. What happens when Narcissa Malfoy decides that Hermione Granger is the best chance Draco has to get better? "Are we really broken... without hope?" Draco asked while looking at the mark on his forearm. "I don't know..." she whispered, looking down at her own scar. * "Why did you choose this job? You could have been anything. You're a war heroine..." "I thought that if I helped others get back to their lives, I would be able to pull myself together as well." Won: * Silver Snitch in Seeker Awards 2020 (Post-war category) * 2nd place in Tricolor Triennial Awards 2020 (Fanfiction international category) * 2nd place in The Savant Awards: May Edition (Fanfiction category) ___ I do not own any of the characters (except for a bad guy or two), only the plot. The characters belong to our beloved JK Rowling.

Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl.

Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist... ****** Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore