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Jennifer Charlotte (Jenni) Palmer lived an ordinary magical life with her parents, that is, until one day her ordinary life got turned upside down. She lives in a small house in a community filled with witches and wizards with her magical parents, Ethan and Charlotte Palmer. The wizard community they live in is small and personable. It has a picturesque meadow a mile away, and is well isolated from any muggle town or city within a 30 miles radius and is well protected with charms against muggle knowledge.
Jenni is an only child and was turning eleven years old in 24 hours, August 19th and had a pretty clear idea on what special present she would be receiving on her birthday. It's a present most anticipated by any witch or wizard turning eleven. And, is also the most life changing news any magical muggleborn would get. This particular gift was a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry saying how much of a pleasure it would be if the recipient would join the school's enrollment. However, widely unknown to Miss Palmer, her life was about to become a whirlwind of surprises.
The Palmer family was having an early birthday family celebration picnic in the meadow for Jenni. While Jenni was off picking flowers after eating, which was her usual tradition each year, Ethan and Charlotte were having a discussion about Jenni staying over at a close colleague and friend of Ethan's –the Potter's- for the upcoming weekend. They joked about having a 'well deserved rest' after Jenni's 'crazy' birthday week. Plus, they figured she and the Potter's oldest son, and best friend of Jenni, would want to talk all night about going to Hogwarts in less than a month. That is, of course, after she receives her letter.
Suddenly, it was as if time had frozen, the laughing, joking, and flower picking stopped. When all of a sudden, the sound, similar to the crack of a whip, was heard, a mumble of words spoken, and a vivid flash of green light erupted. In the corner of Jenni's eye – hunched down - she sees a dark, mysterious figure vanish with a crack, and two people hidden from her sight due to the height of the meadow grass and flowers. Filled with anxiety and dread she rushes to where she knows her parents to be. She began to pray, hoping that her parents may have only collapsed due to some extreme lack of rest. She knew it was ridiculous in her head, but she prayed none-the-less. What she found was the very thing she was praying against, and it was staring up at her in her mother and father's kind faces. Death.
Jenni's vision started to spin. Her eyes widened in disbelief. She felt as though her lungs collapsed due to an intense pressure against her breathing, and her entire body began to tremble like a leaf being blown by a harsh wind. And, not knowing what else to do - she ran.