Presumed dead at birth, Katrina Potter has lived a sheltered life, hidden away for her own safety. Upon Voldemort's return, she is thrust back into the world that for years, she learned about through her books and finds herself sharing the harsh spotlight with her twin brother, unaware that she could be the key to tipping the war in favor of the light or the dark.

All her life, Amara wanted two things: to live somewhere longer than a week and be around people her own age. Sirius Black's escape gives her that chance when her mother sends her to Hogwarts but her attempts at a normal life are thwarted as dark forces, both within and outside the castle, seek her out to the change the wizarding world. Will she be its destruction or salvation?