The one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches. Born when the seventh month dies. Born to those who defied him. Having power the dark lord knows not. As neither can live whiles the other survives. The dark lord will mark her as an equal.

A tale of chosen-one destiny and boyish bravado. A mind that dissects loyalty as easily as it dissects spells. At Hogwarts, friendships are liabilities, teachers are variables, and the Dark Lord is merely the most formidable adversary yet encountered. She does not seek to defeat him. She seeks to understand him, to outthink him, and to ensure that when the board is cleared, she alone remains standing. Compassion erodes. Morality becomes negotiable. And in the quiet hours, when the castle sleeps, she, known to none, practices a darker sort of magic: the quiet madness of a girl unmaking of herself and everyone who stands in her way. ---