Intro. Winter Ashes
When Eleanor Ravenshire—a brilliant, stubborn, newly transferred witch from Durmstrang—is placed in Slytherin, no one is more troubled than Draco Malfoy. Arrogant, heir to a name tarnished by war, Draco is trying to rebuild his image and keep his distance from anything that might threaten his fragile redemption. Eleanor, with her sharp tongue, shaky magic, and open disdain for everything he stands for, is just that.
From day one, the two have clashed — in duels, debates, and even in the common rooms. But when they are forced to work together on an Advanced Magic project, the tension between them takes an unexpected turn. Behind the splinters and icy looks, there is something more... something that neither of them is prepared to face.
As Eleanor begins to unravel buried truths about her family and their dark connection to the Malfoy story, Draco realizes that the girl he thought unbearable may be the one