slytherin · harry potter · dark arts · anti-heroes · rebellion · hogwarts · ensemble cast · secret resistance · redemption arc · death eater families
**The one who must not be named can only be defeated by his equal, his own blood.** For months, that prophecy has tightened like a chain around the necks of the Slytherin boys. Mattheo, Theodore, Draco, Lorenzo, and Blaise—sons of Death Eaters who have each renounced that dark path—believed the crushing weight of fate belonged to Mattheo alone, as Voldemort's son. Driven by desperation, they went to Headmistress McGonagall and Professor Slughorn. When the ancient words were spoken aloud, Slughorn went very still, then leaned in to whisper a truth only he remembered: “It’s her.” Bewildered, the boys followed McGonagall deep under the Hogwarts library, into a chamber sealed by time and secrecy. The walls were lined with portraits of forgotten witches and wizards, but she stopped b…