I am not sure were to begin with Adelaide's story. I'd start from the beginning but you can't really remember your own birth, much less your twin's birth.

I guess the best place to start is the first most significant event. It happened when my sister and I turned eleven, just before we received our letters. At the time, the issues between our parents seemed minimal, but soon I began to understand the ordeal of Death Eaters, the Dark Lord, and the frequent arguments following the visits of weird men. That is when I realized it was serious. Things got worse when Adelaide seemed to sense what was going on. Normally she stayed peaceful but the hostile environment my parents created was starting to disturb her.

I remember the first time she broke out into a fit. My mother was screaming at my father for bringing another one of his Death Eater friends to the house. At the time, our older brother, Kendrick, was preparing to join our father and the Death Eaters, so he was also in the kitchen yelling at our mother.

I am not sure what made her snap per say, but one minute she was perched quietly on the window seat staring into space, and the next she was screaming. Nevertheless, I remember the words that were exchanged between my parents before she snapped.

"Thornfinn, we've been over this; I don't want any guests here, especially when Addy is in the house," said my mother's exasperated voice.

"Margaret, for the last time, that girl hasn't a clue as to what's going on around here. I doubt she even noticed another presence. Besides if anyone's to blame for the random visitors it would be you," my father sneered.

"The doctor said family only. What if she had gotten hungry? Do you not remember what happened the last time? A complete embarrassment," my mother retorted back with a rather pointed tongue.

"Mum! First, he threatened to bite her. She had reason to be upset. She might not know what exactly he said, but any idiot knew he meant her harm. Besides Addy's is fine now. I don't think she even noticed, to be honest," my brother commented.

"She doesn't notice? Don't be ridiculous Kendrick; she went into a fit when she saw Avery here the other day. How are you going to maintain your reputation to the Dark Lord if they found out about Adelaide 's little problem," snarled my mother.

"Don't be ridiculous he simply startled her that's all. It took less than five minutes to calm her down anyway. No one is going to find out fit or no fit; it's not like any of them would know what it is, Mum. They'll just think she's a bit odd, that's all."

"Margaret, it'll all work out. We just need to make sure she doesn't have a fit at an appearance, which I doubt she will. Addy's a good girl as long as someone from the family is with her," my father said smoothly in attempt to calm my mother's rage.

"She won't be making an appearance, Thornfinn," my mother said in finality.

"Margaret, you can't keep Addy locked up all her life."

"You bloody bet I can. She's not leaving this house. If anyone finds out, we'll be ruined."

"Mum, you can't do that to Addy. She needs to be exposed to the world. Even the doctor said so! He said if we try she can learn to function on her own," exclaimed Kendrick.



"No, I'm not letting that out of this house! And you two are not to bring any more guests here!"

I had been listening rather intently when I noticed Addy starting to move around a bit. Then out of nowhere, she let out a wail. It was almost as if she understood the way our mother had been talking about her.

I rushed over, hugged her to my chest, and rocked us both.

"Shhh Addy, it's okay. It's okay, Addy. Shh!"

All the while, she kept wailing. My mother poked her head in the room, scowling at Addy.

"Adelaide Lynette Rowle, stop that right now," she screamed at my sister.

"Margaret, don't yell at her, you are only going to make it worse," my father hissed.

My father then rushed in and picked her up and away from me. He lifted her up and began blowing raspberries onto Addy's stomach. At first, she went silent, then her eyes seemed to register my father, and that's when she giggled.

"There, that's my Addy," my father said with a smile.

Father loved Addy that much was clear. His face always lit up when he saw her. I still remember his smile when we got our letters the next day. He was overflowing with glee. Our father spent a lot of time with Addy that day, trying to clear up her confusion over the letter.

I was not jealous though. I understood what he was doing, and I even helped a bit. Mostly, I ended up telling Adelaide repeatedly how much she was going to learn. Addy was always excited when she heard learn or knowledge, though I was never positive she understood until we were in school.

It took some time, but Addy finally seemed to understand that she was going to get to go to Father's school. We both took the big grin on her face all day as a good sign. After we got it through Addy's head, he took us to Diagon Alley for ice cream. He spent the rest of that day telling us stories about his time in Hogwarts.

He also made arrangements that day for us to stay at the Leaky Cauldron the night before we were to get on the train. Our father decided that a night in the full magical world might help Adelaide adjust a bit. We still are not sure how she felt about that night, but she did enjoy the shopping involved beforehand, or at least she seemed to.

One thing is for certain; our little Addy blossomed at Hogwarts.