Beneath the Name || Neville Longbottom

Aurora Lestrange has spent her life trapped between two worlds. Raised by Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy after her mother, Bellatrix, was imprisoned in Azkaban, she's grown up under the suffocating expectations of pure-blood supremacy. Sorting into Ravenclaw at Hogwarts gave her a brief sense of independence, but her name still carries the weight of her family's dark legacy.

When Aurora befriends Neville Longbottom, the boy whose parents were tortured by her mother, she discovers a connection she never expected. Neville's kindness and quiet strength offer her a glimpse of the person she wants to be-someone free of her family's shadow. But their bond comes with consequences, especially as whispers of Voldemort's return grow louder.

When Draco Malfoy exposes Aurora's friendship with Neville during a tense Christmas at Malfoy Manor, Lucius punishes her in the cruelest way, forcing her to confront the reality of her family's darkness. Aurora's determination to defy their expectations grows stronger, but so does the pressure to follow in Bellatrix's footsteps.

As the Wizarding World edges closer to war, Aurora must choose between the blood that binds her and the life she wants to build. But every choice has a price, and standing with Neville could cost her everything-even herself.