Author's Note

Gaunts are possessive, cut-throat, and notoriously remorseless when it comes to getting what they want and protecting what they have, traits that have secured their power and position in the Wizarding World and traits that Ominis Gaunt has spent the better part of his life convincing himself he doesn't possess.

His strong aversion to the Dark Arts and his family's practices comes from a crippling sense of guilt and a desire to separate himself from his blood, though his budding feelings for the new 5th-year and events involving his best friend might just force him to reconsider everything he thought he'd ever believed about himself.