A beautiful lullaby filtered out through the crack at the bottom of the white door to Edie Sinclair's music room. It was a simple room, quite large with all walls painted a crisp white except for the wall made of entire glass which was positioned opposite the door. The only piece of furniture in the room was a single white grand piano, placed facing the glass wall so the player could view the breathtaking scenery outside.

While Edie's fingers danced along the black and white keys effortlessly, her brother Aaron Sinclair was across the house in his own private gym. He had taken to the muggle's way of exercising. The white room was adorned with numerous forms of punching bags, dumbbells, a treadmill, and other exercise equipment.

The Sinclair siblings rarely ever strayed from their secluded home beyond the forests, knowing the danger that may await such prized souls. Their large house was hidden behind a stretch of large forest that no muggle would ever venture all the way through; leaving their whereabouts a secret to the non magical world. But beyond the forest there was a small clearing, where a windy cobblestone walkway, lined with beautiful flowers led all the way to the house, which was placed at the base of a low dirt hill. The hill only extended up to the second floor.

Beyond this mass of land, lay a large stretch of field, flowers everywhere to be seen. This beautiful view from the house gave it a peaceful look. Closer to the backyard, Edie kept her garden, filled with hundreds of different flowers. It was bright, and vibrant, and bursting with life. Butterflies and birds roamed the air. There was the slight hum of honeybees, whose nest was found hanging from a cherry tree.

Inside the house was very modern. It was clean and orderly, kept tidy by both Aaron and Edie. Although it was always contemporary, the theme of the house very seldom stayed the same for long. Edie was constantly changing things around. At the present moment she kept everything a crisp white, except for splashes of color here and there. She decided this was her favorite style of any she had done so far. It felt clean and for some reason, safe.

At noon, the large grandfather clock in the front room sounded off loudly. So loud, it echoed throughout the entire house. The deep bells rang four times, clearly heard in every room. For Aaron, this signaled that it was time he went out running through the immense woods. For Edie, it alerted her that her daily chores were to begin.

"Come here!" Aaron growled playfully picking up Edie, throwing her over his shoulder, as they both emerged from their recreation rooms. He began to spin her, her blonde hair shooting out from her head at all angles.

Edie's soft giggle echoed in the hallway where she spun on her older brother's shoulder. "Aaron! Stop!" She continuted to laugh, "I'm going to be sick!"

At this he immediately dropped her back onto her feet and held his hands up, stepping back a foot or so. This made Edie giggle again. "Where are you headed to?" She asked, with a smile still on her face. They had begun to walk towards the foyer.

"Going for a little run. What do you have going on for today?" He bent down to tie his running shoes.

Edie turned and straightened a picture hanging on the wall. It was of their mother and father. It moved, like all enchanted photos did. It always brought a smile to her face. "Do a few chores around here, then probably paint in the garden."

Aaron stood up and faced her, "Sounds like quite the exciting day." He said sarcastically.

"Yeah yeah, whatever, get out of my house." Edie joked and opened the door for him. Aaron jogged down the stairs and then turned and faced her once more. "Maybe you should go out or something. You know, meet some friends." He was joking of course, he knew as well as she did they couldn't mingle in the muggle world too much, but there was an edge of seriousness to his voice.

"You know I can't Aaron," Edie said in a stern voice, making her sound like the older sibling. Of course Aaron knew. But he also blamed himself for them not being able to venture out much. Had he not strayed off with Lord Voldemort, Edie would have the full defense of her brother, if any danger was present.

"I know, I know. Relax Edward." Aaron laughed loudly, turning and running before Edie could retort. Growing up, Aaron always teased Edie, telling her she was really a boy and her name was Edward. He would constantly call her "Eddie" or "Edward". And although they were older now, the child in Aaron would still come out occasionally.

Edie rolled her eyes, smiling, and turned back into the house. She heard a little "meow" at her feet and looked down to see Cocoa, her cat, sitting at her feet. Cocoa was given as a gift from Professor Albus Dumbledore four years ago. She was all white, but given her name for her deep chocolate brown eyes. Her eyes were so wide, they were almost cartoon-like. She was a slim cat, but you wouldn't know it because of the long, fluffy fur that covered her body.

"Hi kitty." Edie bent down and scratched Cocoa behind the ears. She could hear the automatic purrs rippling throughout the cat's body. Cocoa followed Edie everywhere.

Cocoa meowed once more as Edie bound off for the kitchen. Aaron had left a mess on the counter where he had made his breakfast that morning, and of course, like the responsible one of the two, Edie proceeded to clean her brother's mess.

Edie was done her daily chores relatively quickly, with the help of her magic. "Come on Cocoa," She cooed at her cat, after grabbing a few tubes of paint and a few brushes. Cocoa followed Edie out into the garden where Edie had her easel set up among the lush flowers. Cocoa rolled on her back, entranced by a dragonfly flying around her. Edie laughed and began to paint the playful kitten.

An a half hour into Edie's paint session, a dark cloud loomed overhead, darkening the sky. It was an ominous looking cloud, making a cold breeze encircle Edie and caught both her, and Cocoa's attention. She rubbed her hands against her arms. And as quickly as it had appeared, it disappeared. Edie shrugged it off but couldn't shake the feeling that it would foreshadow terrible happenings.

An hour later, Aaron arrived home from his run. Edie came walking down the stairs. "Hey, how was your run?"

"Pretty good," he was peering into the refrigerator looking for a water bottle. "How were those chores?" He asked, drawing out the "s" in chores, before taking a large sip from the bottle.

Edie shrugged, sitting at the kitchen island, "Same old, same old." She said, examining a peach for bruises. After a few moments, "Hey did you see that storm cloud?"

Aaron looked confused, "What storm cloud?"

"I mean it only lasted for a few short moments but everything got dark and really cold, I thought for sure you would've noticed a darkening in the woods." She said, curious as to why he didn't know what she was talking about.

"Nah, I didn't see anything. In fact, it got really really hot all of the sudden actually." His eyebrows were knitted together.

Edie looked away, "Hmm," she said into her hand, "That's strange." Then she shrugged, "Oh well."

"Well," Aaron turned and looked at the clock, "It's almost three. What shall we do for the rest of the day?"

Edie smiled suddenly, "How abouuuuut, a duel? Winner gets to pick whats for dinner."

"You're on baby sis, meet you out at the field." Aaron said and set off for his room to fetch his wand. Edie smiled and rolled her eyes playfully before walking to her room. She grabbed her wand and continued out the backdoors, past the garden, and onto a large stretch of field, a clearing in the thick woods, a stream flowed on one side, where waited an eager looking Aaron. He bounced on both feet, antsy to duel. "You ready?" He called out once she was in sight. "Of course!" She yelled and lifted her wand.

"Expelliarmus!"