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Elin Rowe arrives at Hogwarts one year behind Harry Potter.
She is not watched closely.
While others learn spells meant to impress or defend, Elin learns where magic strains. She notices corridors that feel wrong, wards added too quickly, moments that might escalate if left alone. When things begin to go badly, she steps in just long enough to stop them.
Her friendships are few. Her movements are quiet. Her name appears rarely, if at all.
This is a story that runs alongside the familiar years at Hogwarts, in the margins, between incidents, in the places where damage nearly happened and didn't.
Not every act leaves a mark.
Some are meant to prevent them.