What if everything you knew about Harry Potter was a lie? What if The Boy Who Lived was never just a boy? What if the blood running through his veins belonged not to a half-blood orphan... but to the last living heir of a lost empire? When Hadrian Jameson Ignotus Potter receives a letter from Dumbledore, he expects danger. What he doesn't expect is the unraveling of secrets older than Hogwarts itself-secrets that whisper of a throne, of power buried beneath blood and sacrifice, and of a curse that only a sister can undo. What is the Imperial Throne-and why does the entire magical world fear its return? Why is Hermione Granger's past just as carefully hidden as his? Can a boy raised in a cupboard become the ruler of empires... or will he burn beneath the weight of his own magic? With ancient houses watching, enemies gathering, and allies holding secrets of their own-one question remains: Will the Imperial Heir rise... or fall?