CHAOS THEORY

She was the cleverest witch in her year-moved up, set apart, and watched closely.

Lyra Dainford has spent her life surrounded by knowledge most wizards wouldn't dare touch. Raised on whispered theories and locked drawers, she knows better than to ask questions.

At Hogwarts, she keeps her head down, her grades perfect, and her distance intact.

Until Fred Weasley.

He's everything she isn't-reckless, loud, and entirely uninterested in rules. Where Lyra sees patterns, he creates chaos. Where she seeks control, he disrupts it.

And somehow, he keeps finding his way into her carefully ordered world.

But while Fred is a distraction she can't quite solve, something far worse is unfolding-something Lyra was raised to recognise.

Because some knowledge isn't meant to be learned.

And Lyra Dainford has always known too much.