When Valerie Lupin follows her father, Remus, to Hogwarts, she expects little more than endless nights of homework and aches from Quidditch training. But when her father accepts the job of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Valerie quickly finds herself entangled in the company of none other than Harry Potter and his friends. Valerie soon learns that being the daughter of a werewolf is the least of her worries. As whispers of the escaped Prisoner of Azkaban: Sirius Black begin to circulate closer to Hogwarts, Valerie and her friends may be one lick away from imminent danger. When secrets start to have power and the line between friend and foe blurs, Valerie must decide how far she'll go to protect those she cares about. Because in the end, everything's fair in love, war, and a little bit of magic.