Serpants and Shadows | First Year
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Gabriella Gamanya-Black has always known that power flows through her veins. As the daughter of two legendary wizarding bloodlines-the noble Blacks of England and the ancient Gamanyas of Africa-her name carries weight and expectations she can't escape.
Now, at fifteen, Gabby is starting her journey as a first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The castle is a place of enchantment and rivalry, secrets and shadows, and Gabby soon finds herself caught between two worlds: the ambition and cunning of Slytherin, and the complex, messy friendships that defy the boundaries of house loyalty.
But nothing is as simple as it seems. With strange whispers in the dark, growing tensions between her family and their allies, and the alluring, dangerous presence of Mattheo Riddle-a boy with secrets as deep as her own-Gabby is forced to navigate the fine line between her legacy and her choices.
As Hogwarts fills with laughter, Quidditch, and forbidden parties, a darker truth lurks beneath it all.
In a world where ambition is power and love is dangerous, will Gabby forge her own path or be consumed by the weight of her family name?
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