Chapter 2-I Wish You Were Joking
In the city of London, Andilynne Wood had just woken up from a nightmare. A nightmare that had haunted her since her mother's murder. Her mother, Lorelei Wood, had been a Death Eater. She had joined with Voldemort because she was desperate to please her parents who were strong in the belief that purebloods were superior to everyone else. Lorelei had grown to support the cause, and over time, become as strong believer of that philosophy as they had been. Lorelei had had everything- beauty, brains, money, and of course, pureblood.
Andilynne mirrored her mother's looks. She had long, shiny blue-black hair, dark almond shape eyes, tall slim build, and a smile that could seduce anyone. She had many admirers at Hogwarts. But that was where the similarities ended. You see, Andilynne may have had her mother's looks, but not her beliefs. She thought muggle born was just as good as pureblood. In fact, she had many muggle born friends. Hermione Granger for one. But because of that, she had been a disgrace to her mother. That was, until her mother had died. After that, she had been taken in by an older couple of wizards. They supported her decision, and thought her mother had gotten what she had deserved.
But still that dream haunted her. It wasn't so much seeing her mother die over and over again in her mind. It was Voldemort. Those eyes…those eyes were something she couldn't get out of her head. Cat like and red, they made her tremble with fear. But she knew someday she would have to deal with the owner of those eyes.
It was before dawn. Rosealine Dewbanks ran into Andilynne's room. "Andi! What happened? Why did you scream?" Rosealine was genuinely worried, and that puzzled Andilynne. What had she thought happened?
Andilynne sat up. "Oh, nothing Rosealine. I had a nightmare was all. I'm sorry. I didn't realize I screamed out loud." She looked at Rosealine and dared to ask, "Why were you so worried?"
Rosealine sat on the bed rubbing her temples. Something had obviously happened. A moment later, she answered, "Andilynne, I need to talk to you. You see, Roland and I just received an owl from Professor Dumbledore about you."
Andilynne was surprised. What had she done? "About what?"
Rosealine hesitated, but she had already started to tell her. She had to finish now. "Andilynne, this isn't easy for me to tell you, but that thing is," She took a deep breath and said, "Voldemort is after you."
"WHAT?!" Andilynne jumped out of bed. "Why?!"
"Because you are a threat to his plan. You remember the nightmare you told me about your mother?" Andilynne nodded. She had shared the nightmare the first time she had it. "Well, Voldemort thinks that you're a threat to him hearing the prophecy. He knows that you will tell Dumbledore exactly what you saw. Dumbledore doesn't know the extent of what you saw though, but Voldemort cannot let this plan fail."
Andilynne just stared. Finally she said, "You mean that dream was true? The bit with Bellatrix Lestrange and all? But I thought that was just a part of the dream!"
Rosealine sadly shook her head. "I wish it was."
Andilynne looked at the ground. How could the most terrible and evil wizard in the world be after HER? She sobbed and whispered, "I wish you were joking."
"So do I, dear. So do I." Rosealine whispered. She got up off the bed.
As Rosealine left the room, Andilynne set to packing for Hogwarts. She had already been to Diagon Alley. 'How could this be happening to me?' she thought. 'I never did anything to him! And how could Dumbledore know why Voldemort wants to kill me without knowing about the dream. If he knew, security measures at the school will be up. But then again maybe he doesn't know…' An owl shooting through her window and crashing headfirst into her dresser interrupted her thoughts.
"Juliet! Where were you? Oh come here. I need to get you into your cage so we can take the train later today!" After Juliet was safely in her cage, Andilynne sat on her bed. She couldn't get back to sleep. For one, she was too worked up to even think about sleep. For another, they would be leaving for King's Cross at 10:00. Andilynne just sat on her bed and waited for the sun to rise.