The Hollow Flame ( MATTHEO RIDDLE )

She wasn't meant to be a part of the story. But the fire was always watching.

Quinn Albatross is a Ravenclaw with a guarded mind and a talent for staying out of trouble - and out of sight. She's spent four years at Hogwarts perfecting the art of silence: quiet corners, hidden thoughts, and a circle of friends who never press too hard. But everything changes the year the Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts.

Suddenly, the world is watching. Secrets begin to stir. And Quinn finds herself crossing paths with Mattheo Riddle - a boy with a name that carries too much weight, and a stare that burns like a dare. He taunts, she bites back. He's used to control, but Quinn refuses to yield - and in that friction, something dangerous begins to smolder.

As Voldemort rises and war creeps into the edges of their lives, Quinn is pulled deeper into a world she wanted nothing to do with. Alongside her friends AJ and Rory - and on a path that runs parallel to Harry Potter's - she begins to unravel truths not just about the world, but about herself. What begins in her fifth year won't end there.

This is not just one school year.
It's every stolen moment, every choice that spirals.
It's battles and betrayal, the burn of friendship, the cost of love.
It's power that doesn't always look like power - until it explodes.

And as the darkness rises, so does she.