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Part of Cressida wanted to ruin Penelope’s dress. Here was Penelope, fellow third year debutante, who found it in her to harness inner reserves to reflect such beauty when it mattered most. Even the Queen herself leaned over the railing to watch her, before losing interest as she often did. Cressida had never once garnered such attention, had never been a diamond in earnest. Cressida could certainly stand out in a crowd, but it was often for the wrong reasons. She was tired of being the wrong reason.
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Or, Cressida doesn’t step on Penelope’s dress beginning of Season 3 and an unlikely friendship forms to help each other find their match
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18 Feb 2026
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Formerly Titled A Life Reimagined from the Shadows
Penelope Featherington and the Duke of Hastings meet while hiding from society, and discover that refuge can sometimes be found in another person.
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03 Feb 2026
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1977.
Severus Snape’s toxic life implodes. After the murder of his mother and his own traumatic, late Omega Presentation, he is whisked away to the protective, magic-rich Prince Priory. He returns to Hogwarts transformed—no longer the downtrodden victim, but a formidable, guarded young man schooled in Potions and Mind Magic.James Potter is an Alpha who thought he had everything. Until he sees the new Severus step off the Express and the unforgiving magic of the Fated Soul-Mark activates. James is instantly driven by a devotion as agonizing as it is consuming, realizing the beautiful Omega he tormented is his destiny.
Severus remembers the bullying, the humiliation, and the sexual harassment the teachers (and Dumbledore) ignored. He has every right to reject James's Alpha claim.
James must grovel, atone, and bear the full weight of his past cruelties. No matter what he does, Severus may never want him, but James knows, with chilling certainty, he can never truly hate Severus. His penance has just begun.
Fate may have tied them together, but acceptance is upto Severus. Will he?
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02 Feb 2026
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James doesn’t understand what’s happening.
After the incident by the Black Lake, his red-haired angel had finally managed to break free from that sullen, greasy snake. He ought to have been relieved—yet he can’t stop paying attention to one thing:
That Slytherin… has changed.
The boy who always hunched over, who kept himself tucked into shadows as if he didn’t quite belong—now walks with a straight back, his former unease replaced by a sharp, steady focus. He ignores every gaze on him, striding down the corridors with quick, decisive steps, the hem of his robes sweeping behind him in dark, wave-like ripples.
Once, James even caught Snape standing by a window, watching a group of younger students roughhousing in the hall with a cold, assessing stare—as if he might deduct points any second, as if he had the authority to do that.
James can’t make sense of it.
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12 Jan 2026
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At Lady Danbury’s ball, the ton is stunned when Penelope is named the Queen’s Diamond in her third and final season. Meanwhile, Cressida faces mounting pressure to secure a husband or risk an arranged marriage. Seeing an opportunity, Cressida’s mother pushes her to attach herself to Penelope and benefit from the Diamond’s rejected suitors.
While Penelope struggles under sudden scrutiny and competing attentions—including Lord Debling and Colin—Cressida finds herself caught between jealousy, duty, and unexpected empathy. When Penelope later seeks her out to unburden herself, the two begin an uneasy partnership that may lead to unexpected friendship along the way…
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08 Jan 2026