Marie Llewellur is the only Animalexus in the world. She can speak to any animal, magical or otherwise. Her parents raised her as a Muggle to protect her from Voldemort and his followers. When Marie was seventeen, her parents' fears were realized, and she has spent over two years as a slave to the Dark Lord. Now, though, she has escaped, and finds herself at Hogwarts. But can Marie ever feel comfortable in a wizarding world that has never done anything but hurt her? And can she ever come to terms with the fact