The Serpent & The Lion

For centuries, the lion and the serpent have been enemies.

Athena McLaggen was born carrying the legacy of Godric Gryffindor-the courage, the pride, and the expectations of a family built on honor.

Mattheo Riddle was born carrying the legacy of Salazar Slytherin-the ambition, the power, and the reputation of a name the wizarding world has feared for generations.

They were never supposed to stand together.

They were never supposed to understand one another.

And they were certainly never supposed to fall in love.

For years, Athena and Mattheo have been the greatest rivals Hogwarts has ever seen. Their arguments are legendary, their hatred undeniable, and the feud between their families stretches back to the very founding of Hogwarts itself.

But a secret discovered beneath the castle during their third year changed everything. Bound together by something no one else knows, the two heirs are forced to remain connected even as they fight against each other at every turn.

Now, as fourth year comes to an end, the wizarding world prepares for the Match Making Gala-a centuries-old tradition where the eldest children of the Sacred Twenty-Eight are matched into marriages that will shape the future of magical Britain.

With only three months remaining, rumors begin to spread.

Because there is one match no one wants to see.

The lion and the serpent.

As family expectations tighten their grip, old secrets resurface, and the line between hatred and something far more dangerous begins to blur, Athena and Mattheo must decide whether they will continue the feud their ancestors began...

Or become the ones who finally end it.

Because sometimes the person you were taught to hate is the one person who was always meant to find you.