Disclaimer: I only own this tiny plot and the characters I have created.


Prologue

"Ava, are you sure about this?" my best friend, Gwen, asked me uncertainly, her wand held loosely at her side. Her grey eyes were searching my face for any signs of doubt, but when they found none, she sighed in resignation and said, "I'm not sure this is wise. I mean, she was your mother! Why would you want to forget your mother?"

I felt beyond frustrated. "Because, Gwen, if I'm going to stay here, I don't want memories of her haunting me, okay? And if you're too much of a pansy go through with this then I'll get Anthony to do it."

Gwen huffed a breath then raised her wand shakily. I stared at the quivering wand tip, impatience tearing through me.

"I'll only work if you hold the wand steady," I pointed out, annoyed at her hesitance. Obviously she thought I was going to back out on my plan, but I wasn't.

Gwen inhaled a deep breath then let it out slowly. "If this goes wrong, I'm blaming you."

"It won't go wrong." I still felt annoyed and, against my will, sad. But I knew it was only because an old memory of my mom laughing floated to the forefront of my mind. This is why I want to forget, I thought as Gwen's mouth opened.

"Obliviate," she said loudly in a steady voice.

Immediately, blank holes formed in my memory and I felt my knees give way.

My knees hit the floor hard and I fell forward.

"Ava!" Gwen cried, rushing forward to help me.

"I'm fine, Gwen," I said quickly, but I felt confused. Why did I just fall?

"Did it work? Do you remember her?" Gwen asked quickly in a worried tone.

What?

"Did what work? Who am I supposed to remember?" I asked, felling more confused than ever.

Gwen let out a relieved breath then looked me dead in the eye. "Ava, who was your mother?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. I never met her."

Gwen beamed. "Merlin's beard, it worked! It actually worked!"

"Gwen, what the hell are you talking about?" I demanded. My tolerance level for my best friend was dropping. She knew I hated being kept in the dark.

"Oh, nothing," she said, smiling. "Now get to sleep. Our Hogwarts letters should be coming tomorrow and I want to buy our supplies right away."

"How are you a Slytherin, not a Ravenclaw?" I asked grumpily as I changed into my green pajamas.

Gwen merely laughed and bade me goodnight before leaving me alone in my room.

Walking around the room, I blew out the last remaining candles before going to my bed and crawling under the thick covers, snuggling down into the feather bed.

I rolled over and blew out the last candles on my bedside table, thrusting me into darkness. I picked up my wand, glad that I was now of age, and began shooting multicolored sparks into the air until my eyes grew too heavy to hold open. Putting my wand back on my bedside table, I rolled over to face the empty fireplace and immediately fell asleep.


A loud knock on the door startled me awake. My eyes flew open and I shot up in bed, terror running through me.

"Ava! Our letters came!" a female's voice called through the door.

Who's Ava? I asked myself. I looked around the unfamiliar room, feeling confused and scared. Where am I?


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~TheTragedyIs13~