As Lestrange Says

What if Bellatrix Lestrange had a son, and he wasn't actually devoted to the Dark Lord?

A boy burdened with a dark curse enters Hogwarts and is sorted into Slytherin. Will he follow the cycle passed down through generations, or become the one who breaks it?

To be or not to be, that is the question.

So said Theodorus Alistair Lestrange.

[Reader's Guide and Content Warnings]

1. The protagonist is a Slytherin: highly intelligent and rational, sickly yet beautiful, tragic, and warm on the outside but cold within.

2. The timeline follows the original, with many original elements.

3. Pairing: Theodore. Not much romance in the main story.

4. An ensemble cast, redemption, and a sense of fate. This is a long coming-of-age story, so feel free to dive in.

5. The first version of this story was written quite a while ago. The comments may contain old remarks and author replies that no longer match the story. Just ignore them.

Theme: The grudges of our ancestors will end with our generation.