Strength Freely Given (Book 2)

After surviving her First-Year, Esme Archard believes her troubles are behind her. However, darkness creeps on the horizon with a new and more deadly mystery arising. Follow Esme through her Second-Year at Hogwarts. Will she learn the secret of her family? Will she survive the latest adventure around the Boy-Who-Lived? Only Time can tell. Slight AU and character bashing.