Serpent Rivals

***A GAY HARRY POTTER FANFICTION***

SERPENT RIVALS

Draco Malfoy has never liked Marcello Sinclair.

At least, that's what he tells himself.

Marcello Sinclair is everything Draco finds irritating-reckless, loud, fearless, impossible to intimidate, and always one sarcastic comment away from landing himself in detention.

And Marcello loves every second of it.

After years of rivalry, their competition has only gotten worse during their eighth year at Hogwarts. Every spell becomes a challenge. Every argument turns into a competition. Every encounter leaves Draco wondering why he can't seem to stay away from the one person who drives him completely insane.

Then there's Tom Riddle.

Calm. Brilliant. Mysterious.

And increasingly interested in Marcello.

With Draco hiding feelings he refuses to admit and Tom quietly making his intentions known, Marcello suddenly finds himself caught between two Slytherins who couldn't be more different.

But romance becomes the least of their problems when something begins moving beneath Hogwarts.

A strange sound.

A forgotten passage.

Ancient records that were never meant to be found.

And a name buried deep within the school's history:

Victor Hale.

As Marcello, Draco, Tom, Giovanni, Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Sasha begin digging into Hogwarts' darkest secrets, they discover that the castle has been hiding more than anyone realized.

Something is waking up.

Something that wants a vessel.

And when the line between friend and enemy begins to disappear, the group will have to decide who they can trust before Hogwarts becomes a battlefield.

Because sometimes the person standing beside you isn't the person you think they are.