Rᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ Wʜᴀᴛ Cᴏᴜʟᴅ Bᴇ

When Sage Montague returned to Hogwarts for her fifth year, she expected familiar corridors, familiar classes, and her familiar best friend, Cedric Diggory. What she didn't expect was a mystery buried deep within the castle walls-or how desperately she'd cling to memories before they turned into ghosts.

Sage and Cedric have been inseparable since childhood-both clever, both loyal, both carrying secrets they never quite put into words. But as they edge closer to adulthood, things begin to shift between them. Emotions blur, silences stretch longer, and the weight of what's left unsaid grows heavier.

One late autumn night, their small friend group stumbles upon a half-forgotten legend: the Mirror of Erised. Hidden deep in the castle, the mirror reflects not the present, but the heart's deepest desire. What begins as a harmless adventure turns into something far more revealing-about who they are, what they long for, and what they're terrified to lose.

As danger brews quietly in the shadows of the wizarding world, Sage must face the truth in her reflection... and what it could cost her.

A bittersweet coming-of-age story set in the year before the Triwizard Tournament, Reflections of What Could Be captures the magic of friendship, the ache of first love, and the haunting beauty of what might have been.

Started: 31 July 2025
Finished: ~