The story began with a shadowy, mysterious woman walking down a dark, empty street. Every now and then she would stop to look over her shoulder. The night was unusually dark and snow littered the ground. Her breath came out as puffs of smoke from the cold night air. She stopped before a dimly lit building. As she walked down the sidewalk, her head turned towards a sign which was barely visible. The only word that could be seen was "orphanage". She pulls a black basket from beneath her black coat, placing it gently on the mat that says, "Welcome".

Her face is hidden by the hood of her robes. "Goodbye..." she whispered. Then, she leans and kisses the infant's forehead. The hood of her robes revealed enough to indicate the woman had slightly pale skin and dark lips. A tear falls onto the young child's face and it slowly slides down their cheek. She sits there for a moment before standing. She reaches out her hand, covered in a black glove, and presses the doorbell. Her body instantly disappears into a puff of black smoke. The young child sits in the basket in the cold night air. The sound of footsteps comes closer and closer.

The door bursts open and an a woman in her forties bursts forth. "Who in their right mind would be kno-" She stops mid-sentence after noticing the basket on the doorstep. "Oh my word", she says as she stares at the infant.

"What's the ruckus?", asks a man in his mid fifties.

Another younger woman walks out from a doorway.

"It's a baby." replies the older woman.

"Who would leave a baby?" asks the younger woman. The younger woman bends down and carries the basket inside, placing it upon a couch in the living room. She notices a small letter tucked away safely. She reads the note. "Well, I know one thing... His name is Dante." She shows the letter to the others and only one word is written upon it: "Dante".

They all look at the small, pale skinned boy, the blanket exposing only his sleeping face.

{Present Day}

Out of surprise, a young woman with radiant blond hair, bright green eyes, and skin both fair and pale, shouts, "Awesome!" and smiles as she runs toward her parents. "Mother! Father! Look what I just got!" she says as she shows them the letter still sealed in the envelope. She looks at the front of her letter. As she looks at the address, she says, "It got my location I was at when I got it! How weird!"

Her parents look at her and the letter with curious expressions.

"What? Did I do something wrong? Is the letter bad?" the woman asks with wide eyes.

They tell her to read it.

As she opens it and reads it, a letter comes in without her knowing and it's for her parents.

After she finishes reading it, the young woman exclaims, "Yay! I get to go to the magical world of 'HOGWARTS'!" She notices the paper they're holding. "Umm, what's that?"

"We're proud of you, Juni." her parents state with a smile.

Juni hugs her parents as she smiles in return.

"And, this letter is just telling us about your admission." they answer.

"Oh...Well, okay." she replied while being completely unaware of what the rest of their letter had mentioned.

{Meanwhile; in another land}

"It's been years and all of the wizards have letters, and not one time since I've been here have I received one. I guess I'm not a wizard after all..." says a young man with pale skin, white hair, and blue eyes.

"Hmm, I wouldn't say that." a voice answered behind him.

He turns around and sees a tiny person with wings. She had long platinum blonde hair, ivory skin, and hazel eyes. Her wings were a great contrast of a bright sapphire blue color and a pitch black color. Astonished at what he was seeing, he says, "Wha... Who are you?"

She smiles. "I'm Shaiya, the secret house fairy!" She disappears and reappears behind him. "As I was saying, the fact you can see me casts doubt on what you said." she added as he turned his head to look at her.

"So, only a wizard or someone with magical powers can see you?" he asked, still in disbelief.

"Exactly." she answered with a nod. She flew to where she was in front of him.

He looked at her. "Wow." he whispered unknowingly.

"Anyway, I know something you don't, Dante, so if you want I can give you some advice for the future."

"What's that? And, how do you know my name?"

She grins. "How I know your name is a secret but I'll let you in on another secret. Do you know the lake that you see down there? Keep an eye on the sky in the direction of its center but you have to do so for a few days. Now, I'm not saying to stare endlessly toward it, but keep an eye on it for a few days. You'll like what you see. That I can promise you." she responds then nods sharply.

"Hmm... Why? What's going to happen there?"

"You'll see." she replies then winks.

Hmm... Dante thinks as he looks out in that direction for a moment.

"But," she adds, drawing back Dante's attention. "I need you to do a couple things for me in return. Don't worry. It's not too much, okay?"

"Like what?"

"Well, first thing, Don't go telling anyone about me or what I told you, and second.. Will you let me sit on your shoulder a moment? After flying, my wings are just killing me from today's flight."

He looks at her for a moment, sizing her up and deducing she's not capable of hurting him. "Okay, go ahead. I won't tell anyone." he answers with a small smile.

"Thanks so much." she chimed then flew close to him, landing on his shoulder and sitting down.

"You're welcome, but what is a secret house pixie?"

"Umm, I'm a house fairy, not a pixie. Please don't get that confused, but anyway, a house fairy is meant to serve their master that our parents chose, but you'll learn more on that later." she stated then placed a hand behind her head and rubbed it for a small second.

"I see... So why are you here?"

She adjusted herself into a more comfortable position on his shoulder. "I came to talk with you because it was in my master's best interest... Don't worry, it's no one bad, but I can't tell you right now, though... Sorry." she replied.

"It's okay. Well, I better be off to bed. It's getting late and I have to clean again tomorrow. A number of others were here but they left... They got letters."

"Oh, I see... I bet because they got letters they thought they were better, right? Well, I say phooey because it's not what you have but it's how you get it."

"They made a horrible mess, too, and left it for me to clean..." Dante groaned before giving a sigh.

"Well, it's... I've been here since I was a baby. A lot of them haven't even been here but a few weeks before getting letters. Hogwarts gives them to wizards as young as eleven."

Shaiya wanted to cheer him up. "Well, you never know, sometimes fate has a funny way of surprising you and I gotta feeling you're gonna laugh when it surprises you." she chimed.

"Yeah, but I have almost given up on being chosen. At least I have whatever you mentioned to look forward to seeing... After all, anything is better than what goes on here."

"Well , one never knows what the future can bring them."

"Yeah, I hope good things." he adds.

Shaiya couldn't help but grin, thinking, Oh, but it will, Dante. She then says, "I don't know why it wouldn't."

"Well, I'm tired, Shaiya. I'm going to head off to bed. I have to clean tomorrow."

"Well.. okay. Thanks for letting me sit on your shoulder for a bit, by the way. My wings feel so much better." she answered happily as she jumped off Dante's shoulder and flies to the door. She paused to look back at him. "Oh, by the way, look under your pillow, tomorrow. There'll be something to help you get through the day. Goodnight!" she requested with a smile then disappears.

What a strange and beautiful creature. I wonder who her master is... I suppose I'll find out, soon enough. Dante thinks then heads off to bed.

(To be continued.)