37 parts Ongoing At five, Belladonna Potter discovers a strange book hidden in a forgotten corner of the library-an ancient text on alchemy that speaks of transmutation, balance, and the Law of Equivalent Exchange. To the unloved girl in the cupboard, it offers something magic never has: logic, power, and a way to understand the world.
By seven, she attempts the unthinkable-human transmutation-to bring back the mother she never knew. The ritual fails. Belladonna survives, but loses everything below the elbow of her right arm. In its place, she builds a mechanical prosthetic, forged from steel and sorrow, powered by the very science that maimed her.
Years later, Belladonna enters Hogwarts not as the Girl-Who-Lived, but as an alchemist-scarred, brilliant, and burdened with forbidden knowledge. But some doors, once opened, never truly close. And the Truth she glimpsed during her transgression is still watching.
In a world of wands and spells, Belladonna Potter follows a different path.
One drawn in chalk and sealed with blood.
One that always demands a price.
