I'm running, I don't know where I'm going, all I know is I have to get out of here and soon.

I look at the places I'm passing, houses burning, forests alight, and men with masks walking around throwing spells at their unfortunate victims.

I'm in the middle of a raid, and I have to get out. It wasn't safe, for anyone, but me more than others. I couldn't be caught. No, I mustn't be caught.

I hear screams from people as they're hit with killing curses and some unlucky ones being victims of the Cruciatus Curse.

I hear my name being called at the opposite end of the street to where the men are; I look and see a man with dark brown hair and pale skin, my twin brother James. I start to run over to him but a flash of green light goes past me and hits him in his chest and he falls to the floor as the light leaves his green eyes.

"No!" I screamed "No!"

I run to his body but somebody grabs me and I'm thrown to the floor.

"James!" I cried

A man stands over me with his wand pointing at me, and with one word he tortures me.

"Crucio!" He shouted and then the spell hits me.

I try to hold in my screams but I can't, I cry out for help, but none come. I cry out for my brother James, but he lays on the floor, motionless and lifeless. I cry for the pain to stop, but there is only one way to stop the pain. To join them. But I will never join them.

I roll onto my side, holding my stomach, as every cell in my body feels pain. I start to sob "Please stop!" I begged "Make it stop!"

I'm woken up by my brother James shaking me.

"Thea, it's ok, it was just a dream, calm down" He said calmly "Ok, tell me what happened"

"The same dream, burning houses, people dying, you dying, then I'm tortued" I said as tears form in my eyes

"It's ok" He said as he wiped the tears from my eyes "It's not real, only a dream. Now go get dressed and we'll have breakfast" He kisses my forehead before leaving the room.

"Thea darling, come downstairs, me and your father needs to talk to you and James about something important" My mum called from downstairs after I was dressed

"Coming mother" I shout as I put my book down and walk down the hallway and down the stairs.

When I get to the living room my mum, dad and James, were sitting down on the sofas "Thea why don't you sit down darling" My mum said with a smile.

I sit on the sofa next to James "Ok, me and your mother have decided that it is now safe for you to go to school, meaning you can now go to Hogwarts this year" My dad smiled

I leaned forward "And what made you decide this then?" I questioned them

"We have seen that you and James are able to look after yourselves now, you've proved it, think of it as a reward for doing so well and being able to protect yourself I guess" My mum explained

"Hogwarts is our reward?" James spoke out

"Yes, now hurry we need to go to diagon alley to get your stuff for school" My dad said

We flooed to diagon alley and brought all of the equipment I needed, coming from a rich family I didn't get second-hand things like some families, I got the best there was.

"I'm going into that book shop," I said as I pointed to Flourish and Blotts I'll meet you in the Leaky Cauldron in half an hour"

"Ok darling, don't be late" My dad said

I walk into the shop and run my fingers along the spines of the books, as I do this I bump into someone. "Sorry" I said "I wasn't looking where I was going" I turn to face the person I walked into and see a tall pale boy with black hair and eyes so dark that they seemed black, he was holding a book which his fingers were covering the title of and there were two books on the floor.

"I can tell" He said with a dark voice which sent shivers down my spine.

"I'm Thea Riley" I said whilst holding my hand out

"Tom Riddle" He shakes my hand like I had a disease and he didn't want to catach it.

"I'm new, I'm going to be in the fifth year in Hogwarts" I said

"I have to go now" He said as he picked up his books and left the shop.

Well that was weird.

Two days later I was on the Hogwarts Express with James.

"So James, what house do you want to be in?" I asked

"Gryffindor" He replied while he stared out the window

"And why is that?"

"Gryffindor is for the brave and that's what I am" I rolled my eyes

"What house do you think I'm going to be in?" I asked him

"I don't know, what house do you want to be in?" he asked

"I'm not sure" I said Slytherin

"Do you think what mum said is true?" I asked

"What did mum say?" He asked with a bored tone

"That we are related to Slytherin"

"Yes, but don't forget it is Gryffindor too" He paused "Don't think about that too much, you're your own person, it isn't about blood, it's about who you are not who they were"

"Why are you telling me this?" I asked

"Because Thea, you want to be like them or Slytherin at least, you seem proud, you forget about Gryffindor you only think of Slytherin, even though Slytherin didn't want to teach muggle borns, which was unfair"

"And is that bad? To be proud of my family?"

"Not in this way Thea" I ignore him and look out of the window.

"We should get changed now" James said breaking the silence

When we arrive at the school we are sent to the headmasters office.

"Hello, I'm Headmaster Dippet" A man greets us.

"Hello sir" Me and my brother mumble

"I understand that it is your parents wish that you join Hogwarts instead of your previous home schooled classes" Dippet said

"Yes sir" We mumbled again

"Ok, well first we need you to be sorted into your correct houses. After the first year sorting you will be called and you will be sorted" He said

I quickly look in the mirror. My pale skin looking radiant without a single imperfection, my gold-brown hair flowing down to my breasts and my turquoise coloured eyes looking calm, I change my eyes to electric blue. I then look down at my legs, I have a scar my calf, which I make disappear, because that's my gift and my secret. I'm a Metamorphmagus.

After the first year sorting me and James wall down the great hall.

All around us people are whispering and staring at us.

One we reached the front of the hall James is called and he sits on the chair and the hat is placed on his head.

"Gryffindor" The hat shouts and the Gryffindor table cheer. I rolled my eyes.

"Thea Riley" I'm called.

I walk up to the chair and sit down as the hat is placed on my head.

What do we have here? Another Riley?

Let's see, you could be in Huffle-

"No" I say

Ok, how about Ravenclaw, your intelligent, you would fit in

"No" I repeat

Ok, your blood is of Gryffindor and of Slytherin, so where should you go?

You are very brave and you have shown this many times

"You dare put me into Gryffindor" I said harshly "This will be your last sorting"

But you are cunning and ambitious the traits of a true slytherin.

"Slytherin" The hat shouts

Everyone stares at me as I walk over to the slytherin table and sit at the end, on my own.