Theodore Nott had always been a shadow in the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, a Slytherin with a sharp mind and sharper tongue, yet one who rarely found himself at the center of the drama that seemed to swirl around Harry Potter and his friends. His family, while pure-blooded, had never been at the forefront of the Wizarding War, and Theodore himself had remained an enigma, a silent observer with thoughts hidden behind a cool, indifferent gaze.

And then there was Alice Avery, the total opposite.