Prologue:

The young girl of eleven huddled in the corner. He wasn't there. No one would notice. BANG! The door flew open from where the 6'3" man kicked it in to get through.

"You can't run. You need this Lillian."

She pushed herself backwards, but there was nowhere to go. He couldn't make her. She wouldn't let him. He can't...

"You're only making this worse for yourself."

He walked over to her. She began flailing her arms rapidly. He grabbed her hands and sat on her legs to keep her from kicking him. As the needle penetrated her skin, his eyes were full of disgust. She panted as she lost consciousness.

Hours later around suppertime

"Evan, can you get the door? Supper is almost ready."

Evan Evans went to see who could possibly be dropping by for dinner. He couldn't recall inviting anyone over and Rose would have told him if she did. He opened the door and a very tall man with a chest length white beard waited patiently.

"May I help you?"

"I'm here to speak with you about your daughter."

"Lily? What about her?"

"May I come in? I'd like to discuss a few matters."

Evan looked at the man suspiciously but allowed him entrance.

"You have a lovely home."

"Thank you. My wife decorated everything."

On cue, Rose walked into the living room to announce supper was ready. She eyed the man.

"Honey, who's our guest?"

"He's here to talk to us about Lily."

"What about Lily?"

They both looked at the man.

"I should first start by introducing myself. I am Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of a very prestigious school for the gifted. I heard about Lily and I wanted to come here and meet her myself."

Evan looked at the man.

"If you knew anything about our daughter, then you would know that she's not up to visitors...ever."

"Can I at least try to meet with her?"

Evan looked at the man seriously.

"No, I won't have you upsetting her."

Rose looked at Evan.

"I think that if he is careful he should see if there is any way that he can help her, Evan."

Not being able to think of an excuse, Evan showed the man upstairs to Lily's room. Dumbledore noticed the dead bolts on the door. He looked questioningly.

"She gets out of control sometimes. Okay, she was sedated a few hours ago, so she may or may not be lucid."
"I just need a few moments with her."

The grown ups walked into the room and saw Lily sitting on her bed against the headrest. She had her knees to her chest and she was whispering random numbers and words that her parents didn't recognize.

"Lily, sweetie, this is Albus. He wants to talk to you about going to his school. Wouldn't you like that darling?"

Lily didn't notice any of them. Albus moved closer very slowly and began talking to Lily.

"Hello Lillian. I'm going to keep talking as I step closer so that if I get too close or too loud, you can stop me. I am the Headmaster at a school for gifted children. I am here because I want you to come to my school. I am here because you deserve a chance to be with others like yourself and to get a superior education."

Albus was all the way to Lily by the time he finished talking. She hadn't stopped him. He wondered if she had noticed him at all. He knew that she was hearing things because he could hear them also. Her parents thought that she was mentally challenged because they couldn't hear or see the things that Lily saw everyday.

"Could I possibly have a moment alone with her?"

Evan looked at Albus like he was crazy, but Rose agreed.

"Come on Evan, just a moment while we check supper."

Evan left compliantly. Albus kneeled beside Lily and touched her hand. Lily jumped.

"They can't get to you whilst I'm here Lillian."

At his comment, Lily looked at him.

"I hear them too."

Lily looked at him quizzically for a moment.

"That one is saying to kill. The other is telling you how to hurt yourself. You don't have to hear them. I can teach you how to make them go away so that you can live in peace and do normal things."

Lily didn't believe him and it showed in her face.

"I'm going to touch your hand. When I do that, the voices are going to go away and you'll get to hear silence for the first time. All I'm going to do is touch you."

Albus reached out and gently put his fingers on the top of her hand. The instant she felt his touch; she looked at him.

"That's what silence is."

"How did you do that?"

"I can teach you if you come with me. I can teach you to block out the voices for good and hundreds of other wonderful things that most people don't believe is possible."

"Why?"

"Because it's your destiny, you're a witch Lillian."

"Is that why I hear voices?"

"No, you hear voices because you're hypersensitive. A condition that is only increased by the fact that you're magical."

"When can I leave?"

"You can leave tonight if your parents condone it."

"Let's go talk to them."

Lily and Albus walked downstairs. Evan watched as Albus kept his hand on her shoulder. Rose nearly dropped the casserole dish she was carrying when she saw her daughter.

"Lily? What are you doing sweetie? Are you okay?"

Lily began crying because for the first time in her life she was all right. She smiled and hugged her mother.

"I'm fine mum. Albus can fix me. He made them stop."

Rose began crying along with her daughter. This was the way she always imagined her daughter. God bless this Albus.

"He's offered to teach me how to make me normal. Can I go mum? Please!"

"How do we know that you are who you say you are?"

"Ask your daughter."

Evan looked at Lily in Rose's arms. She did seem almost normal.

"Alright. I guess you do seem to be real. What needs to be taken care of so that she can attend your school?"

"All I need is for her to come with me. She may take whatever she wants. Everything else the school will take care of."

"When will she leave?"

"That's up to Lillian."

"When are you leaving Albus?"

"I'm leaving tonight."

"Can I come with you?"

"Everything is set up for your arrival."

Lily hugged Albus. He was an angel.

"Go pack your things."

Not needing to be told twice, Lily and Albus walked upstairs to collect her things.

"Albus, is there another way to make it last without you touching me? What happens when I go to sleep?"

"There is a spell to make it last for six hours."

Albus cast the spell that he could perform in his sleep. He had been casting that spell on himself four times a day since the day his mentor found in curled up in his bed and told him about Hogwarts. Lily smiled for the first time that she could think of.

"This is unbelievable. What will I need?"

"Whatever you wish to take with you. Hogwarts, that's the school, has everything. There's about three weeks before term starts so we have a little time to start your training."

Lily finished packing her things and, after goodbyes to her parents, left for Hogwarts. A place she would call home for the next seven years...