Thank you so much for the lovely Book. Wretched for being the Beta for this story

This chapter is more of an introduction really, the story should get going soon though. This is only my second fanfic, so sorry if it doesn't make much sense. Izzie is an oc and I didn't invent any other characters. It's cannon up to the Deathly Hallows, but is AU after that. Enjoy!

Izzie

There once was a bright young girl called Izzie. She was ten years old. Or at least that's what Mrs Cole told her. Really, she could be anyone- she could be named anything. But Izzie is what The Home decided for her.

You see, Izzie knew she was always different from the other orphans there. And she didn't just think that for attention and to be 'special'. Ever since she could remember, strange things had happened to her.

For example, when she was five, whilst running away from Stenners (a tall ten-year-old who had caught her stealing his food) and his gang. She was panicked- completely terrified of being hurt. Then, somehow they all fell down, not breathing, with blood pouring out of their heads. Unfortunately they only passed out, so they lived to torment her for another day. It was mystery no doctor or policeman could solve.

But deep down she knew she was somehow responsible for injuring those five boys . Another time, she was in a maths test and a girl was cheating by copping her answers. Izzie was furious -as to make sure she got top marks, she made all the other girl's papers burn. Again there was no real proof, nevertheless she was still punished. Made to do the sweeping and cleaning in the whole Home for a month.

That was no surprise for her though, she'd always been punished for no real reason. Most of the time it just included doing more cleaning. Or if it was really bad, having to sleep in the basement where mould grows along all the walls and the smell of decay filled the entire room. The basement always unsettled her. After all, what's more creepy as a young child than trying to sleep in the complete dark, with no blankets and feeling spiders crawl all over you, all while trying to ignore the pain in your stomach from the lack of food? She's no longer scared of the dark, or of spiders or pain. She supposes that's the one thing she can thank Mrs Cole for then.

She has lived with her, in Stratfrord's Home for Children and Under Eighteens her entire life. Everyone just calls it The Home or (depending on how cool you're trying to be) TheShack. Still, she thinks no matter what they call it, the hellhole would never be somwhere she'd be comfortable calling home. She hoped to leave the place as soon as possible. She's tried running away, yet there was no where to go without getting caught and then getting taken back in. At least in The Home she got (limited) food and shelter.

Rose

Rose Weasley, the oldest child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. You might know her as the child of the war heroes that helped Harry Potter defeat the Voldemort. She was another bright young girl the same age as Izzie.

She had always been inspired by the tales her mum and dad told her and Hugo about the second wizarding war. About how Harry used to be a lonely orphan living with his aunt and uncle, completely ignorant about the world of wizards. How every year the golden trio would find some way to stop the evil creature called Voldemort. About the horcrux hunt. And finally, when her uncle Harry finally killed him when the trio where supposed to be in their seventh year of hogwarts. She was amazed how Voldemort's death made the whole planet a safer and more stable place to live.

She never meant to sound like a spoilt brat, but she did think her parents' fame does get rather annoying. Her family was respected and they always had more than enough money to spend. Still, she couldn't help imagining how nice it'd be to go shopping without being followed by a flock of reporters, or how much less pressure she'd be under if people didn't expect her to be just as talented as her exceptional mother.

Anyway, she desperately looked forward to the next year, when she'll finally be gone to Hogwarts! She couldn't wait to see how great it really was...

Hope this is alright. Please correct any grammar or spelling and comment :)