[ongoing] In which agony was a constant struggle and the past kept haunting the future. The war was meant to fix the Wizarding World, but instead it left people angry, grieving, and desperate for answers. Many witches and wizards were still hunting for those who had taken their loved ones. Elara Hayes knew that pain. She had lost her parents and had no family left. Returning to Hogwarts for her final year felt impossible, but she had no choice but to face it. Theodore Nott had returned too - only now he was the new Potions professor. He had been kidnapped and tortured after the war, but unlike his friends, he'd been released. No one understood why. And that was a mystery in itself. Now Elara and Theo found themselves in the same castle again, both carrying heavy pasts and trying to survive in a world that felt unfamiliar. They needed comfort, connection-something to make them feel alive again. But he was a professor. She was a student. And no matter how strong the pull was, they both knew one thing: It was wrong.
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