Thorns and Smoke {M.R}

Ivory Celeste Nott was never meant to be soft.

Born to a Death Eater father and a Grindelwald mother, Ivory's fate was written in darkness long before she could speak. Raised in a crumbling manor full of silence and spells, she learned to guard her mind before her heart ever stood a chance.

At Hogwarts, she's not like the other Slytherins - not loud, not cruel, just cold. Controlled. Feared. The perfect weapon of a cursed legacy.

But then there's Mattheo Riddle - arrogant, clever, dangerous. A boy born from the same war-torn bloodlines. A rival who sees past her armor. A mirror she never asked for.

They clash like fire and ice, always circling, always resisting - until hatred begins to burn into something far more dangerous.

Because when you're born into darkness...
Sometimes, the only person who can see you is someone just as broken