Seraphina

Prologue After the War

The Death Eaters were storming around England, before making their final stop at Hogwarts. Blood and terror were left in their path, discarded, lifeless bodies left in their wake. Just hours before, one family had experienced the trauma of their life.

A small girl's giggles could be heard, echoing throughout the suburban house.

"D-Daddy, stoppit!" she squealed, as her father sat tickling her mercilessly on the floor. Annalise Covington smiled at her husband and small daughter, a hand placed on her protruding belly from the doorway to their cozy living room. She receded back into the kitchen to check on the pasta stirring itself on the stove.

Outside, three dark, hooded figures loomed, sneering and cackling evilly as they cursed the existence of Muggles. The tiny cottage on Buckingham Court caught their eye in particular. With glance out the window, Annalise knew that trouble was brewing inside their sleepy Muggle town.

"Sera! Into the closet! Do NOT come out until the house is safe!" she yelled at her daughter. With a final kiss on the cheek and 'I love you's exchanged with parents, the three year old hid in the closdt, and situated herself on the floor, one eye peeking out the keyhole. The three Death Eaters reducto'd the wall in, causing her to stifle a gasp. Their growling laughter echoed eerily into the closet, as she heard those words.

"Avada Kedavra!" the taller, leaner one bellowed, turning his wand onto her father, and his lifeless body slumped to the floor. Tears silently fell down her cheeks as the portly one used the Unforgivable on her mother and her baby sister who would never be born, never take her first breath, and most importantly (in Sera's mind) never know her big sister. As soon as Sera was sure the 'Big Bad Wolves' had left, she crept out in her red sundress, and cried onto her parent's cold, stony bodies for hours, until a big man with a scratchy beard came and brought her to a place called 'Sunny Side Orphanage' and to her crazy future.

So, that was really short, but I promise you that it will get interesting. Promise it. I just have to explain character history. Draco and Hermione were secretly dating, and then when they were trapped in the Malfoy's house, he freed them, and their secret was revealed when they kissed in happiness. Ron and Harry were mad for a bit, but became understanding. Yeah. Please review and tell me what you think!

~Sarah

PS I do not own Harry Potter or anything you recognize. I do own Sera, Annalise, and Jerry though.