part five: Run In

Finally, my first year was over. I lay in bed at home, imagining the fun going on in the off limits Adult Dinner Party downstairs. I decided to peek, tripping over Evan and Lucius asleep on my floor as I broke the door wards and tiptoed to the landing.
Father and Mother lay on the carpet, not dead but groveling at the feet of a large red robed creature. It grabbed them suddenly and as the room exploded in light, I stifled a scream. There they lay, unconscious, with fresh Dark Marks on their arms. I felt terrified, yet.. envious.