All students were invited to come back to Howgarts to finish their 7th and 8th years since the war got in the way of that, most of the students didn't go back, the only ones who did were, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, Seamus, Dean, Draco, Pansy, Blaise, and the two idiots Crabbe and Goyle who Draco is no longer friends with for multiple reasons, but Harry on the other hand has been keeping to himself, he stays silent most the time and barley eats, he's made three attempts of suicide and has terrible night terrors, these have all come from his PTSD from the war, but one train ride would help him towards healing and bring him closer to a certain blond haired and silver eyed slytherin
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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