Beneath the Black *Severus Snape*

What if love had changed everything?

In a wizarding world fractured by war, betrayal, and bloodlines, one choice rewrote a future.

Juliette Ashbourne, a fiercely powerful pureblood witch from a family of wealth, influence, and unwavering integrity, changed the course of history the moment she took Severus Snape's hand in their fifth year at Hogwarts-and never let go. Because of her, Severus never turned to darkness. He never bore the Dark Mark. And he never lost himself to hate.

Now, years later, as Juliette returns to Hogwarts to teach Magical Healing, secrets stir in the shadows. Harry Potter is fifteen, the Ministry is crumbling, and the storm of Voldemort's return looms on the horizon. As old friendships are tested and new truths come to light, the magical world will discover that love-not blood-defines a legacy.

Told through quiet power and hidden history, Beneath the Black explores the untold bond between two unlikely souls: the sharp-tongued man who protected from the shadows, and the woman who taught him how to love without fear.

Because behind every war, every choice, and every legend... there is a truth no one ever knew.