Voldemort intended the object to be used by his most loyal follower in the event that his horcruxes were destroyed, but it ended up in Hermione's possession instead. She knows she has to kill him. Steal his horcruxes. Destroy him. But Tom Riddle isn't who she thought he was. Hermione discovers it's a dark descent into the madness of the man she should hate, but can't. When she realizes Tom Riddle's soul is half of her own, she knows she can't destroy him. To kill him would be to destroy herself. There simply has to be another way.

You enter Hogwarts as a new student, and is selected into the Slytherin house. You are not exactly popular, and find it difficult to approach the already existing group of close friends. Among them you spot some dark curls and brown eyes. Suddenly they find yours and a smug smile appears on his face. You have heard of him, but never seen him in real life. My God, he's hot. Mattheo Riddle. The Dark Lord's son. But is he a player, or will he eventually steal your heart and win you over?

Aurelia Malfoy was born into a family she never wanted to be a part of. Raised amongst Death Eaters, she spent years trying to become everything they weren't. Kind. Loyal. Good. Then Voldemort returned. As the war begins closing in around her, Aurelia is forced back into a world she spent her entire life trying to escape. A world where loyalty is demanded, mistakes are punished, and survival comes before morality. Mattheo Riddle knows that world better than anyone. Everyone sees Voldemort's son. Nobody sees the boy willing to destroy himself trying to protect the people he loves. As the lines between right and wrong begin to blur, Aurelia and Mattheo find themselves caught between family, loyalty, and a war neither of them asked for. Because in the end, choosing each other might be the one thing that gets them both killed.

❝you're in my dna, i can't keep away no matter how hard i try.❞ soulmates were the most cherished thing in the wizarding world. but to daisy, they were nothing but a promise of pain. she had spent her life watching soulmates break, bleed, and destroy one another, learning early that destiny was rarely kind. so when she finally, disastrously meets her own soulmates, the universe delivers its cruellest twist yet: she has three. theodore. lorenzo. mattheo. everything she knows tells her to run, to protect herself from the inevitable heartbreak. and yet, she can't ignore the relentless pull drawing her closer to them, the warmth in their presence, the unbearable urge to hold on and never let go. caught between fear and fate, daisy must decide whether soulmates are truly a curse... or whether some pain is worth the love that comes with it.

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.