Worth the Risk

# Worth the Risk

She never expected Hogwarts to feel like home.

After spending most of her childhood traveling with her parents and studying magical creatures, Rosalie Vane is finally sent to Hogwarts to receive a proper magical education.

She's a talented Potions student, has always had a natural connection with magical creatures, and spends far more time studying Transfiguration than she'd ever like to admit just to keep her grades up.

She's also a Slytherin.

Which means that, sooner or later, she's bound to cross paths with Draco Malfoy.

At first, he's simply the irritating boy who thinks he owns every room he walks into. She's one of the few people who isn't particularly impressed by his last name, and Draco isn't quite sure what to make of someone who doesn't seem to care about his reputation.

But somewhere between shared classes, late nights in the Slytherin common room, arguments, unexpected friendships, and moments neither of them talks about, something begins to change.

Friendship becomes trust.

Trust becomes something neither of them is ready to name.

And slowly, Draco Malfoy becomes someone she can't imagine her life without.

But Hogwarts doesn't stay peaceful for long.

As Harry Potter's story unfolds around them-from the Philosopher's Stone to the Chamber of Secrets, the Triwizard Tournament, and eventually the rise of Voldemort, she finds herself caught between the life she's always known and a world becoming increasingly dangerous.

Her parents have spent years studying magical creatures and fighting against the Ministry's mistreatment of them. They've taught her that not everything feared is dangerous, and not everything powerful is evil.

Dragons, especially, have always been misunderstood.

She knows better than most that trust can't be forced.

It has to be earned.

And Draco?

He's going to make her work for every bit of his.

Because falling for Draco Malfoy was never part of the plan.

But maybe some things are worth the risk.