Where Shadows Ignite

Eliza Hawthorne has always been caught between two worlds. A half-blood who grew up in the grim halls of Wools Orphanage, her life took a sharp turn when a pureblood family took her in, giving her a place in the magical world. Transferring to Hogwarts in her fifth year, she thought she'd left Wools behind. But some pieces of her past refuse to stay buried.

Like Tom Marvolo Riddle.

The boy from the orphanage. The boy who could charm anyone with a single, calculated smile but whose cold, emotionless demeanor always kept everyone at arm's length. Their relationship had always been... complicated. One moment, allies in the shadows of Wools. The next, bitter opposites, their tempers clashing like lightning against stone. And then, just like that, he was gone-disappearing three years ago without so much as a goodbye.

Now, as Eliza returns to Hogwarts for her sixth year, she comes face-to-face with him again. Older. Sharper. More dangerous than ever. The boy who once haunted her memories is no longer just a mystery-he's a threat. Tom claims he feels nothing, but his manipulative charm and sinister intellect make Eliza question everything she thought she knew about him.

What drove him to leave Wools without a word? What's he hiding now, beneath that calm, unfeeling exterior? Eliza knows she should stay away, but the questions-and her own curiosity-pull her closer, drawing her into Tom's shadowed world.

Secrets. Lies. Power. As their paths tangle once more, Eliza must decide whether solving the mystery of Tom Riddle is worth the danger of losing herself in his web.

Dive into a tale of intrigue, manipulation, and the thin line between curiosity and obsession.