A Second Life for "The-girl-who-lived"
Death rarely grants second chances, but when Estelle Celeste Potter-Black is murdered by the very friends she trusted with her life-friends who only wanted her fame and fortune after the Second Wizarding War-Death himself intervenes.
Brought before the Master of Death, Estelle is offered something she never expected: a chance to live again. But this time, there's no Dark Lord to defeat, no prophecy hanging over her head. Death sends her back to age ten at the Dursleys' with all her memories intact and a promise that Voldemort is truly gone.
Now armed with the wisdom of her previous life, Estelle is determined to do things differently. She'll get a real education, expose Dumbledore's manipulative games, and finally experience what it means to be a child without the weight of the wizarding world on her shoulders. But when she visits Gringotts for an inheritance test, the revelations are far more shocking than anything she discovered in her first life.
As Estelle navigates new friendships and rebuilds family relationships she never knew existed, she uncovers the depth of Dumbledore's schemes. The headmaster may claim Voldemort has returned, but Estelle knows the truth-and she's ready to expose it. When Dumbledore faces trial under Veritaserum, his confessions about the abuse he orchestrated to keep students dependent on him will shake the wizarding world to its core.
But Estelle's former friends are about to learn that betrayal has consequences. When she cuts off the illegal money flow Dumbledore used to control her, their comfortable lives built on her stolen fortune come crashing down.
This time, Estelle Celeste Potter-Black won't be anyone's pawn. This time, she's playing to win.
