In the summer of 1996, as the Wizarding World teeters on the edge of war, two of the most powerful pure-blood dynasties forge an alliance no one asked for. Daviyna Belladonna, heir to a cold and merciless French lineage, and Theodore Nott, the reluctant son of a fractured Italian house, are bound together by a marriage neither of them wants. With families who see them as pawns, a world falling into Voldemort's shadow, and a bond they never sought, the two must decide if they will destroy each other... or defy everything to survive.
To the outside world, the Belladonna and Nott families are untouchable-names steeped in power, purity, and centuries of ruthless tradition. But as the Second Wizarding War ignites, their heirs are offered up as bargaining chips. Forced into a union neither desires, they find themselves chained by duty while the world outside burns. In the shadow of war and under the weight of their families' expectations, they must choose: surrender to the lives written for them... or rewrite the story in blood, fire, and forbidden love.
"A little mischief won't hurt..."
A Black in Gryffindor was never good.
And they're right.
Carina Black's name isn't as famous as the Boy-Who-Lived, she was not praised for saving the Wizarding World from the Dark Lord, she was more known for being a traitor's daughter. But she wouldn't let her father's supposed crime over shadow her.
With her best friends, Roman Alston and Theodore Nott-- both Slytherin. The three (two rather) will bring chaos to Hogwarts. Along the way they would fight a war that could bring out new relationships.