In the darkness where people feared even the smallest sound I had made it my home. Why be afraid of the dark, the dark is not what you fear it is what is inside that you fear. Since I was little I knew that magic was going to save me. I just never knew how much it would save me.
I sat in the forest near Hogwarts looking up into the night sky. I had forsaken human contact for years now so I was more beast then anything else. My body was made of muscle and I ran as fast as the centars and was almost as strong as the giant spiders that stay in the heart of the forest.
Life was good, not normal like some of the wizards that I saw in the school but good. My black pixie cut hair was something I considered normal. My skin was tan and eyes were as bright as the sun. The color of the lake that lay not far from my home in the trees. I wore the skins of unicorns that had died in peace.
I sighed contently and jumped from the branches of my tree home and walked towards the school. I stopped when I heard someone muttering to themselves.
"Why I am making this potion for the headmaster I have no idea. I swear when next term starts I will find a way to poison some of those bloody students." The voice rang out.
While this man talked I had climbed a tree and gently landed behind him. I stood there at my full height and watched him digging into the ground looking for a plant. When he grabbed a flower I had recognized it and smiled widely. I grabbed him by the shoulder and scared him. He jumped and looked at me.
I grabbed his hand and dragged him to a spot where the flower was growing like wildfire. He blinked a few times and looked back at me. He looked as if he did not know what to say or do. He grabbed a small bag worth of the plant and grabbed my hand. Leading me to the castle.
We walked hand in hand for what seemed like hours till he stopped in front of a gargoyle.
"Lemon drop." Was all this man had said.
The gargoyle moved out of the way and he grabbed me again and started to walk up the stairs. There was a doorway and he kicked it open. There in the room was a very old man and woman. They were sitting in chairs, looking rather shocked.
"Severus what is the meaning of this?" The old woman asked from her seat.
"I found this girl in the forest. She knows where some of the ingredients that I need are. But look at her. She is a savage, I did not want to leave her in the forest alone." The man Severus said to the other two.
I looked at them both and then back at the man named Severus. The man who was sitting at the desk looked at us both then smiled. I felt that I could trust him. The old man got up and looked deep into my eyes.
It was if he was staring into my soul. We stood this way for a long time until he smiled and patted my head. I didn't really liked to be touched but it calmed me. He then lead me to a chair that was near the desk. He gave me some food and made a motion for me to eat. I sniffed the little morsels of food and decided that it was ok to eat it. I popped one into my mouth and enjoyed it. I ate small amounts of the food and watched them as they whispered to each other.
"Severus why in the world would you bring her in here? She may not be a wizard." Said the old woman. I rolled my eyes at her statement and slowly left the chair.
I sensed a creature in the room and I was determined to find it. I walked towards a small area and I then saw a phoenix sitting on a perch. I smiled warmly and at it. It was a beautiful creature and I loved to talk to it. The adults turned and heard us talking.
"Oh dear god she is a nutter." The old woman said and started to panic a little.
The phoenix laughed when I told it that the old woman was the one that was a nutter. It hopped off the perch and settled on my shoulder. It nuzzled into my cheek and cooed. I giggled and sat back down.
"Severus you brought her here then you have to take care of her." The old woman said.
"I could live with that but I do have a question. Why do you think I am a nutter?" I asked the woman in a hushed tone.
Severus and the old man laughed and then watched the old woman who had called me a nutter. For some reason they all acted like it was a surprise for me to talk.
I smiled at them all and waited. The oldest male walked to me and grabbed a chair. He looked at me and smiled.
"Who are you my dear?" He asked me
"I am Ariel. I live in the forest." I told him and petted the phoenix.
"I am Albus Dumbledore. The headmaster of this school, my potions master here brought you here for you safety." This Albus man said to me.
I scoffed and just stared at him. For my safety? What hogwash. I have been in the forest for years an I lived through it. They make it sound like it was something hard.
"The forest isn't that hard to live in. I have stayed there for as long as I can remember." I told him and put the phoenix back on to the perch.
They looked back to each other then back to me.
"An how far back can you remember?" The old woman asked me.
"Since I was about six." I told her and heard her gasp. For some reason this shocked her.
"No living creature could survive that long in the forest and come out untouched." She remarked and shook her head.
"I am untouched both physically and mentally." I replied and smirked.