Disclaimer: the characters originally from the series Harry Potter do not belong to me. The rightfull owner of them is J. K. Rowlling
PROLOGUE
My name is Linda Erizel. I used to live with my husband, Jack, and my daughter, Ashlyn, in Dublin, Ireland. Jack and I were researchers, so, we were always traveling, and so, we often left our little angel Ashlyn with Luna Lovegood, an old friend of mine back from school days.
But that's NOT the point of this last report.
One day, studying some ancient buildings near Stonehenge, Jack found an old book. A book of WITCHCRAFT.
We took that book to our office at Magic Ministry back in London, where Luna was actually living. We tried to understand the language in the book, but those symbols were too different from Ancient Runes and any other language I've ever seen, I could only translate a few parts. But what we could find out was enough to figure that book was a Dark Magic book. It's title, from what I could read, was 'Rites from Beyond'. I was worried. Those spells seemed to be able to call the worst demons of all. And even the dead.
Jack asked me if we could burn that thing, and I agreed. But there was no time for us to do so. A kind of smoky shadow invaded our Office, obiously trying to snatch the book away from us. Happily, I was able to flee, however, my husband died, trying to protect me from the black sorcerer. But I wouldn't survive for that long, the wizard obviously could track me.
Indeed, I'm dead. But it wasn't in vain. I could hide the book. Neville, the Herbology Professor inside of Hogwarts, was a friend of us, also from school days, and I asked him to hide that cursed book inside of the school. Luckily, the current headmaster agreed to it.
I'm not really sure of where they hid the book, maybe inside of the Chamber of Secrets since only one person can open it, but I'm not sure. I am just sure that it's safe... Or so I hope.
DIARY OF LINDA ERIZEL, 27 YEARS, RESEARCHER OF THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC.