Hermione Granger, heartbroken after Ron Weasley chose Lavender Brown, is determined to make him jealous. Her plan? Get a boyfriend. The target? Draco Malfoy. Meanwhile, Malfoy, equally desperate to escape the persistent Pansy Parkinson, decides Hermione is the perfect solution. Unbeknownst to them, their friends, Ginny Weasley and Blaise Zabini, discover their respective 'hoaxes' and decide to play matchmaker for their own amusement and benefit. Can two enemies fake a relationship convincingly enough to fool everyone and perhaps even themselves?

For Briar Davies, Hogwarts isn't a sanctuary, but another place where she feels adrift. As a third-year Slytherin, the impending arrival of the first soulmate hint letter fills her with dread, not excitement. While her peers dream of romantic destiny, Briar, haunted by her past and disillusioned by love, sees only another form of control. When her letter arrives, revealing a single letter 'L', it throws her into unexpected turmoil, especially when the arrogant Draco Malfoy believes it points to him. Navigating house politics, class anxieties, and her own buried trauma, Briar must confront her deepest fears and the truth about soulmates, even as a terrifying boggart reveals the deadly price she believes love demands.