The St. Claires were an old, pureblood family, and were also close friends with the Malfoys. They were, on the other hand, renowned for being the most secretive family in the Wizarding world of Europe, and had secrets that were meant to be just that; secrets. But not every secret is meant to be kept....

The beginning of the beginning.

 Nyx St. Claire would have been the new Harry Potter at Hogwarts, minus the fact that no one knew of her existence until last night, and also, the announcement of the Triwizard Tournament. You would think that since every other whisper that echoed off the halls of Hogwart's castle was about her, someone might notice she was lost and alone, but that partly because of her excitement. And because she slept through breakfast. And walked in on a Slytherin couple snogging. Really, you would think someone would notice a distraught girl.

Oh, wait. They do...