Ashes of ice

Ashes of Ice (Book One of the Emberfall Saga)

Harry Potter has always fought on instinct.

React. Survive. Protect.

It has been enough. Until now.

As the Ministry tightens its grip on Hogwarts and whispers of Voldemort's return spread like wildfire, Harry realizes something unsettling: raw power isn't the same as control. His magic surges when he's desperate, explodes when he's angry, but fractures when he needs precision.

And someone has noticed.

Daphne Greengrass, Slytherin ice queen and daughter of a powerful pure blood family, has spent years studying the currents beneath wizarding society. She sees what others don't. Harry isn't just strong. He's unrefined. Unbalanced. Untapped.

Their partnership begins as strategy. Information traded for information. Skill for skill.

It becomes rivalry.

Late night arguments. Dangerous training sessions. Shared secrets neither of them can afford. The more Harry learns to shape magic instead of merely casting it, the more he begins to change. His shields grow unbreakable. His spells bend before they're spoken. The air around him hums with something older than textbooks.

But war does not wait for emotional clarity.

When Daphne is forced into a choice between family loyalty and the boy who is becoming something extraordinary, one betrayal will shatter everything they've built.

Harry will walk away.

And when he returns to the battlefield, he will not be the same boy who left.

Slow burn enemies to lovers. Political intrigue. Ancient magic. Rising power. Devastating betrayal.

The war is coming.

And this time, Harry Potter won't just survive it.

He will redefine it.

Best rankings :
#4 in grey category
#2 in powerful Harry
#1 in first time
#4 in Haphne
#1 in no bashing

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