A bright girl travels to Hogwarts to finish her last year of magical education. Her professors will soon find out how gifted she is, but at what cost? Will she be able to keep herself safe from those who linger in the shadows? What price will she pay for bearing the Dumbledore name? And who will help her along the way? This is a story of loss, love, laughter, and war.

What if a certain professor finds an interest in a student, and that student happened to be Albus Dumbledore's niece? Will they form a relationship, or are odds against them? Follow Severus' and Skyler's journey through her last year of Hogwarts, and what becomes of them after.

Sophia Evans always wondered who her parents were. Raised by her aunt and uncle, she finds peace at Hogwarts. She makes friends, and catches the attention of a certain Potions Master, but not in the way that you think. Secrets are revealed, and Sophia wonders if her life with ever be the same.