Laurel Anderson works in the Red Lantern as a bartender, and one night she makes friends with a James Buchanan Barnes. She doesn't know who he is but she does know 2 things. One, he has some major skeletons in his closet, and two, the sparks between them are crazy. Too bad that where there's sparks there's smoke and fire, and it attracts friends and enemies.

Minnie forgot to listen to the Sorting Hat when it placed her in Slytherin, and that might be the largest mistake she ever made, but hopefully not. An ode to the Slytherins that didn't go bad, and a romance in spite of differences.