Silver Between Serpents

During Draco Malfoy's sixth year at Hogwarts, when secrets rot behind stone walls and loyalty becomes a dangerous currency, an unexpected presence alters the trajectory of his life.

Aurelia Vale is not a savior, nor a rebel with a banner. She is quiet magic-sharp-witted, observant, and entirely uninterested in the Malfoy name. Sorted into Ravenclaw, she returns to Hogwarts carrying a past wrapped in Ministry silence and a bloodline no one bothers to question.

Draco doesn't fall in love easily.

He falls in pieces.

As Voldemort's shadow tightens and Draco is forced into a role he never chose, Aurelia becomes both his risk and his refuge. Their connection is slow, cutting, and impossible to deny-built on late-night corridors, shared lies, and the fragile understanding between two people trying not to drown.

This is not a redemption story.

It's a survival one.