Times were hard. Harry had failed to kill the dark lord and he has gotten more and more powerful ever since. He has strong supporters who are killing mudbloods and muggles all the same. Adeline was in her second year at Hogwarts when the war started. She was standing in the Great Hall when the battle between Harry and Voldemort took place. She saw the wands flip and saw the green light hit Harry. She saw him die. She saw his best friends- Harry, Ron, and Hermione- being killed. She saw Voldemort physically getting stronger now that he didn't have to share power with the 17 year old.

Now, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is ruled by Voldemort and his most faithful followers. They do not teach the regular classes any more; instead they train them to kill. Starting in first year they take the children away from their parents and they never see them again. Some die in the once great school and never got the chance to exchange any words with their parents. Adeline and her family fled to a wizard tower that has many wards up that, so far, have kept Voldemort out. The muggles see it as a hotel when they walk by but none ever think about checking in. It is located in America. Boston, Massachusetts to be exact.

"Dear Lily,

I'm so sorry that I can never see you again. But maybe it's for the best. We are both so fortunate to still be alive and out of grasp of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. It tears a hole in my heart that I won't be able to see my best friend. You were always there for me, now I'm asking you not to be. Good luck with staying safe.

With much love,

Adeline"

She signed her name and sealed the envelope. This was the last of 5 cards to her friends and each one has brought tears in her eyes. She knows that the only way for any of them to be safe is to forget the past and look forward to a new future, even though it looks so far away. Adeline attached the note to her owl and sent her off. She kept many of her gifts that she had gotten at school. Her parents were convinced that they could be used to track them with, but Adeline won the argument, and she got to keep them.

Adeline has a little sister name Emily. She tells Emily stories about Hogwarts everyday because the little 9 year old has convinced herself that she just couldn't live without hearing them. At night she dreams of the day that she could learn magic. She had gotten her own wand and learned a few of the basic spells, but she wanted to learn more. The bond that the two sisters had was so strong that no force could pull them apart. They often thought that each other was all they had because their parents had gone crazy trying to keep them out of harm's way. The two girls and the parents never had a close relationship maybe that is why Adeline and Emily dreamed about running away. Adeline had a huge plan about running away the moment she stepped foot into Hogwarts. Once Emily got there they would stay and never go back home. They despised their parents because they refused to give the girls the freedom they wanted, they were harsh and cruel, and they never trusted them with anybody. However, the girls learned to live with it because they depended on them to stay alive.

"Adeline!"

"Yes Emily?" Adeline said in her 13 year old motherly voice.

"Tell me another story. Please!" Emily put on a pouty face and gave Adeline the "puppy dog eyes".

"Alright." Emily jumped up and sat on the bed, leaning her head against the wall. "You arrive in a glorious train! So red and beautiful! You push your cart up to the train and somebody will take it for you as you get on. The journey to Hogwarts is so calm and peaceful the first time. The gentle rolling hills, the beautiful masses of water, the prairies with wild flowers. Everything is so… magical! You arrive at the beautiful castle once the sun goes down, and the lights shining through the window makes you feel at home. The first years get on boats and you glide through the water. Inside the castle, four long tables await you after you've been sorted. When your name is called by the old lady in the green witch hat, and black and green velvety clothes, you sit down on a stool and an old hat is placed on your head. It reads your thoughts and decides what house you'd be best in- Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and last but most certainly not least, Gryffindor! When one of those names is called out, that table claps and shouts in excitement to greet the new member to their family. I personally was sorted into Gryffindor." The story went on about all the adventures that Adeline went through in her two years.

After an hour or so of storytelling, Emily was fast asleep and so was Adeline. Emily had a wonderful dream of Hogwarts. Though, Adeline had a nightmare about Voldemort. The dreams were getting worse and worse as the days went on. More often Adeline could feel the mood of the room change randomly to fear and misery. Many other of the students from Hogwarts felt it too. Ever since they saw Voldemort, every since they saw a beloved member of the school die, they felt fear and misery. They sensed danger. Some left the tower, fearing that Voldemort would arrive there soon, but others laughed in their faces saying that the wards they have around the tower are too strong even for the dark lord himself. Though deep down those people fear of his return as well.

Those people were right. Voldemort and his army were planning on entering the tower and taking all the wizards and witches they could get their hands on. They've been planning for a month now, but they had to break the wards first, which did take a while. Finally they were broken and the attack was scheduled very soon. That didn't leave much time for any of the people inside the tower to get away.