Disclaimer: I do not own anything that JK Rowling created. Obviously.

Chapter 1: Prologue

Trust.

So commonly misused, misunderstood. Far too easily given.

I know. I've been there.

But with one mistake, can you learn to trust again? Does it make you stronger? Or does it make you more vulnerable, because you think it makes you stronger, which actually makes you weaker?

Pain.

It's mind over matter. Or so I've heard.

I wonder… if you pretend that pain isn't existent, will it just fade away? Does it depend on the strength of your mind, or the extent of your pain… or both?

I know, from experience, that for some, it is relatively simple to ice over their emotions. For others, they can never let go of the sorrow that consumes their mind. It is like a spell that can't be broken. No amount of studying can fix it.

I've been there as well.

You can push it aside, but it will always remain there, like a permanent tattoo that not even magic can remove.

Love.

The ultimate enigma that spans throughout the ages.

Can anyone truly understand what it means? What it stands for? There are so many who think they do, but no one has the same thoughts on it. So how can we know what it is? Could it just be a figment of our imaginations, and we couldn't possibly know because it is in the imaginations of us all?

Personally, I don't think it exists.

Or, I'm desperately hoping it doesn't.

Maybe then the pain will leave me, and the trust will return.

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((A/N: And so it begins… I have chapter one written, but not typed. I'll be away on vacation for the next five days, so it may be a while before it is posted. But I'll be sure to write while I'm gone, and then there will be more to type, and, therefore, more to post…. I just wanted to give you all something to look forward to I hope the prologue intrigued you! ))