Beneath the Stone

Hogwarts is no longer merely dangerous - it is listening.

As whispers curl through stone corridors and ancient roots stir beneath the castle, Juniper Sallow finds herself caught between what grows in darkness and what refuses to stay buried. The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, and fear moves faster than truth - through classrooms, through greenhouses, through the hearts of children who are far too young to carry it.

While students turn on one another and the walls themselves seem to remember old violence, Juniper must learn what it means to be seen: as a Muggleborn, as a teacher, and as someone who refuses to look away. Between petrified victims, shifting loyalties, and a castle that breathes uneasily around her, she begins to understand that monsters are not always what we are taught to fear - and that survival often looks like quiet, stubborn care.

Beneath the Stone is a slow-burning, atmospheric retelling of the Chamber of Secrets through an adult's eyes - rooted in growth, prejudice, and the fragile act of choosing to stay when leaving would be easier.