COMPLETE 18+ In 1926, Grindelwald is captured for the first time by Newt Scamander, making his followers go into hiding. The Petrov family, an ancient pure-blood eastern European family, is forced to flee to Romania while chased by the Ministry of Magic. While waiting for Grindlewald's return, the family has their first daughter, Varya Petrov. Soon after, her parents are killed by Grindleward's enemies. After attending Scholomance, a small magic school hidden in the depths of Transylvania's forests, for four years, she is called to Hogwarts. Dumbledore has a mission that only she will be capable to do: to stop Tom Riddle from succumbing to his darkest desire. Varya only has one wish: to redeem her parents' mistakes and find her place in the wizarding world. She will do anything to achieve it, even if it means changing the devil's fate. cover by @supremegae

"Watch your tongue." He murmured dangerously as he trailed his nose along my collar bone. The pounding of my heart was picking up speed and his eyes grew darker with every beat. "You first." Her entire life, all Saffiya Civello ever wanted was for something exciting to happen to her. As she sets out on a mission to uncover the truth behind her father's disappearance, she becomes a prisoner of the Volturi. Her condition of CIP (an insensitivity to pain) heightens her risk of staying alive as she finds herself surrounded by vampires. As she struggles to navigate the coven's unique members, her impending death, and testing the limits of a certain witch twin's powers, she searches for clues to her father's disappearance. Now, Saffiya must find a way to escape the Volturi and the only thing standing in her way may be the one thing that could change her mind - a pull to the most dangerous vampire in existence: Alec Volturi. [Undergoing heavy edits as of 27 March 2026. Last several chapters have been cut for upcoming changes. See on Fanfiction.net for full unchanged story] [Production on Book 2 is paused]