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Amid the brutal hunt for Horcruxes, Hermione Granger finds herself at the center of an obsession she never asked for. The cursed locket of Salazar Slytherin awakens a fragment of Tom Riddle in his prime — sharp, cold, and devastatingly charismatic. He feeds on the trio’s emotions: Ron’s bitterness, Harry’s blazing magic, and Hermione’s warmth. But it is Hermione he begins to crave, drawn to her brilliance and the softness the war cannot strip away.
Harry, once her steady friend, feels a primal, possessive urge he can neither explain nor resist. Theo Nott, unseen but ever-present, risks his life in secret to shield her, while Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini, watching from the fringes of battle, are startled to find themselves captivated by her fragile strength.
Meanwhile, cracks appear within the Order of the Phoenix. Trusted leaders whisper that Hermione is at fault, and even the Weasleys turn cold. In the shadows, the locket seethes with Tom’s growing influence, furious that anyone would dare to make Hermione cry.
Unbeknownst to her, Hermione has become the flame every shadow is drawn to — a flame they would kill for, or die to protect.*