Anna Michelle

Summary it's hard to live alone ever since you were born, but it's even harder to face the world when you have never seen daylight. Anna Michelle, locked in a cabin for fifteen years, is now released and has to face the truth to her past; she has to go to that place in his diary, Hogwarts. To find her father that she had never known.

Chapter One – Introduction

No light entered the small dull room in which she laid in, no colours rebounded back at her as she looked at the dark walls and the black ceiling. No one bothered about her, and honestly, she didn't give a crap about people fussing over her or what not.

Anna tucked her head in between her two pillows, trying to drain out the sound of screaming, their screams, and their pain. She felt a sharp jagged ache in her lower leg and uttered out a small cry, it wasn't their fault, she thought as she clutched her leg and tried to wipe away the oncoming tears, they didn't stand a chance, no chance at all.

When the pain had died down in her left leg, Anna took her head out of the two pillows and sighed with a hint of relief, she didn't talk much, because in reality, she had no one to talk to.

Anna Michelle had never seen the world to that day, she was taken from her mother as a baby, by someone know as the 'Dark Lord' she had yet to meet this Dark Lord but for some reason, she felt as if she already knew him.

She had never known her father either, he was there one day, but gone the next, just like her life and her loving mother who had died in the Dark Lord's presence, she only knew this because she received a letter each month from someone named Tom Riddle, she was amazed that she could remember his name, he gave her clues to her past, but they scarcely helped her, she hated him, he never thought of what it would be like to live in darkness all your life. But now, Anna was accustom to it, and every day, week, month and year she spent in the place, she realized that she could see through the darkness better. Maybe someday, her world would become light.

While thinking of everything that had been explained to her, she realized that subconsciously she had moved from her room, to the small rust filled bathroom, the room was, like the rest of the house, dark, but she could see the imprints of everything. As she drifted back to being her normal alert self, Anna stepped into the small room, her bare feet making no sound as she moved across the room and to the shower.

She took off her big, buttoned up shirt, one that was around seven sizes too big for her, it was the only clothing she owned other than her undergarments, it was given to her by her tutor. Anna had only ever had one tutor, who cared for her and fed her properly, and on the Dark Lord's commands, taught her to read and write. She had received the T-shirt, a miniature of her mother and a small leather-bond book from him before he had to go; he was supposedly killed by the dark lord for smuggling more things, food and clothes to her.

But for some reason, she believed that he was still alive, that he escaped, because of the book he had given her. Anna had already read it all, about his childhood and life, and about that dreaded place that haunted her dreams, Hogwarts. Ever since she had read that word and its description, she had believed it to be the most horrible place ever, it filled her imaginings and stalked her in her small cabin. She couldn't imagine a huge castle with eight floors high, it scared her, and for that, it marred her with scars, forgotten memories that are not seen by anyone but herself, and they will never go away.

The heat from the water came down on her like a million needles as Anna took her weekly hot bath, every other day, she would have a cold shower, and leave her hair unwashed. But today she was given samples of each product, shampoo and conditioner, which came with her daily rations and water. She shivered at the warmth of the water and imagined what the sun would be like, if she ever saw it.

She could never break out of her cabin, because they would know, no one but the person who gave her rations and water had permission to come to her cabin, and she never saw this person, because they slipped the food under the dog flap stuck on the bottom of the front door only for their use.

As Anna massaged the shampoo through her hair, she felt a sense of freedom, but after seconds of rinsing the gooey mess off of her head, she felt the freedom be replaced with her usual feeling, depression. She didn't like admitting it to herself, but most of the time, Anna was depressed.

Like her mother, Merriweather Michelle, Anna had feminine, strange features. She was thin, because of the rations that she was fed, she had ashen white skin with no freckles or 'beauty' spots, with straight black hair, heavy straight eyebrows, high cheekbones, and green eyes. She wasn't exactly ugly, but not someone that people would find very eye-catching or attractive. Attractive was golden-haired, light blue eyes, gentle faced, dainty featured, pink and creamy colouring, voluptuously curved, dimpled and rounded, the exact opposite of her.

After slowly shampooing and savoring every last minute of her weekly bath like she usually did, Anna walked slowly out of the shower, just to make sure she didn't slip, and walked to the mirror, She looked down at the white outlook of her body – small firm breasts, flat stomach, slim hips and thighs and between, a small triangle of raven black hair, it may not have been what people had admired but it passed the tests for Anna. She wrapped the old fallen shower curtain around her and shivered, despite the average room temperature, she felt cold.

Anna looked down at her body one last time before she dressed in her large t-shirt, then buttoned it up and walked out of the shower room, closing the large, dark wooden door. Any bystander in the story of life would think that Anna was evidently weird, but to her it seemed normal to watch the door for a minute before walking down the small hall to her room.

The cabin was rather small, but enough room for one, two at the most people to live in, it was supplied with a bathroom, a bedroom, a small kitchen and a basement, which was locked on the Dark Lord's orders. She had once thought of trying it, but realized that there was no way the Dark Lord or his henchmen would be dumb enough to leave a key in the lock, or anywhere in the house, even Anna knew that was a stupid thing to do. After many attempts to open the trap door under the small mattress in her room, she gave up.

Slowly sitting on her mattress, Anna laid her head on her two pillows once again, and remained there for what seemed to be an eternity, in reality it was five minutes, but Anna didn't realize that as she laid still. After registering that she was bored, Anna found her hand digging through her pillows to find her tutors diary, she had never gotten his name, only the diary.

Opening it up, Anna read the first page, when she had first gotten the dairy, she was surprised that he didn't introduce himself, but she thought that it was all to be revealed later in the diary, when he talked about Hogwarts, but he never told his name, only the name of his friends and enemies.

She was engrossed so much in the book that she didn't notice she had once again, subconsciously moved to a new location, the kitchen, where her rations laid, untouched. Anna always waited until the middle of the day, even though she didn't know when it was, she took a rough guess. Usually after her shower was when she ate.

Now realizing where she was in the kitchen, she laid the book down and took out the bread and water. As she chewed on her bread, it was rather crunchy, due to it being stale from being out so much, the topping on it was different, it tasted sweet but rather sour at the same time, she looked at the package the bread came in, 'Vegemite' Vegemite? What the hell? Anna thought, she had never tasted ve-ge-mite before, she read the back of the small scrap that came in the bag, 'Made in Australia.' What was an Australia? Or where was Australia? She had never tasted this so it must have been from faraway. Why didn't the Dark lord give her normal bread? She read further.

Made In Australia. Anna—

What was her name doing there? She read on.

We're going to get you out—

It ended. Anna shivered and blinked, then realized it must have been a dream; she awoke on her bed, the diary over her face. She walked into the kitchen, and saw her bread still there, fresh, no trace of the black stuff called vegemite. No note no nothing. It was a dream, Anna thought, but it seemed so real.

She realized that the book was in her hand and feeling hungry, just like in the dream, but there was nothing but normal bread and water. While she ate her bread and lapped up half of her water to make sure it all digested down properly, Anna read more of the diary, then decided to read the rest later, and turned to the first page.

Then she realized something wasn't right, she looked at the diary with curiosity and scanned it thoroughly, the first page sure was thick, she pulled on it, and to her surprise, there was another page that was stuck to the cover, and taped on the first page, was a key.

The key to the basement, she knew it was, she could feel it through her veins, and she had this odd feeling that something was going to happen today. Before she could ponder this, she read the first entry, it was simply the man's name and where he was.

Return this to:
Remus Lupin
Age: 16
Address: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts? Hogwarts was supposed to be a school? No wonder it was so big, but then Anna realized that it was a school for Witchcraft. What was witchcraft? She didn't know what it meant, but she knew what Wizardry meant, it meant the teaching of magic.

But magic wasn't real! Her mind screamed to her, but she had proof, she had proof that magic was real. She would tell everyone, if she ever got out. But now she had the key, it would seem, to the basement, she might be able to get out of here. She pocketed the small dairy in her large pocket of her t-shirt. She drunk more of her water and walked back slowly to her room, thinking of her discoveries, she had so many questions, so many urges to get out of the cabin. But she would have to plan, plan everything.

Anna sat on the mattress, aware that the trap door, her safety was underneath her, and thought, what if they caught her? What would she be forced to do? Would they kill her? But she realized that this was a risk she'd have to take. Her wet raven black hair mattered her face as she frowned; she was so close to freedom she could almost feel the heat of the sun on her back now.

As she placed her half-empty bottle of spring water in another pocket, Anna braced herself for the fear she would feel as she pulled up the mattress. There was an eerie silence, as if something bad was going to happen. Something horribly bad. She held a hand to her heart and prayed for her safety, her tutor, now dubbed to her as Remus Lupin, had taught her how to pray, and told her that she was religious and another gift from god. She loved Remus Lupin, because he was the only one who cared for her.

She felt another wave of depression sink into her as she released a sob and started to cry, she left the tears to fall themselves, not brothering to wipe them away. That would only make it harder. She felt her face grow hot and more tears fall as she put the mattress down and laid over it. Then she rested her head on her pillow and cried her eyes out.

After regaining her strength and control, Anna decided to do it now, maybe if she was careful she could get away, maybe she could search for Remus. She was sure he was long gone, due to him leaving her around five years ago. Before she could do anything else but lift up the mattress, she heard a knock on the door, then voices, more voices, and then another knock. She was convinced that they now knew, and they were coming for her, she placed the heavy mattress down and huddled into a corner, shivering and crying as she heard a big boom, and the door fall from its frame.

They had found her.

A/N: Well that's the introduction, sorry for the cliffhanger everyone, but the second chapter should be up again soon. I'm still stuck with deciding what Anna should do, but I'm sure it will all unfold as I make the next chapter. I'm in deep with this story, even though I've only just started it. I feel pity for poor Anna, but soon you'll realize that things will turn out for the better…Or will they? See you soon, and please could you give me some feedback by Reviewing? You'll go on my thanks list, and I'd really appreciate it. The more people reviewing, the faster the chapters will come. Enough bragging! Lol. C'ya!