amazingpoet
Élodie De Vauclair was raised to be perfect.
Born into an ancient pure-blood family, Élodie has spent her entire life learning how to behave, what to say, and what not to reveal. Her parents have always made one thing clear: the De Vauclair name comes before everything else.
But on the eve of her first year at Hogwarts, Élodie discovers a secret her family has kept from her since birth.
She is a descendant of Merlin.
And hidden among her family's secrets is something far more dangerous than a name: Merlin's wand, passed down to Élodie as its chosen heir.
At Hogwarts, she finds the freedom she has always wanted. She makes friends, finds her place in Slytherin, and meets a quiet, intelligent boy named Tom Riddle.
Tom is unlike anyone Élodie has ever known.
He notices things other people overlook. He asks questions she doesn't want to answer. And, somehow, he seems to understand her better than he should.
As Élodie's magic begins behaving in ways she cannot explain, the secrets surrounding her family-and the wand she was never meant to reveal-begin to unravel.
She thought Hogwarts would be the beginning of her new life.
She doesn't know it will also be the beginning of the end.
Because some secrets are inherited.
Some are chosen.
And some have the power to change the course of history.
Before he became Lord Voldemort, he was simply Tom Riddle.
And before she became a ghost haunting the place he once called home, Élodie De Vauclair was the girl who knew him best.