Riley had a dream.
She was five years old. She sat in her home reading a book on the couch. Her mother walked in – a vain and worldly Muggle woman. She cast a look of disdain at Riley. "You see, George? She has no interests. All she does is read."
Her father – George Donovan walked in then. He was a timid wizard and Auror. He gazed at Riley sadly. "Uh...Alicia, reading makes her happy. She's only five."
Alicia had power over her husband. She walked toward him and running her hands down his chest she gazed at him seductively. "George, tell her she must come with me. She only listens to you. I want – I mean - I need to go shopping and she can't stay here alone." She kissed her husband long and hard. Riley looked up from her book to look at them, blinked, and returned to her reading.
Once released, George stammered. "Well, I, uh..."
"Darling, you need to go to work and we don't have a babysitter." She leaned toward him again and sucked on his lip.
Riley rolled her eyes. "Mummy, I will go with you." She shut her book and placed it carefully on a shelf. "Daddy has an important mission today. We mustn't keep him long."
Alicia smiled falsely. "Good, dear. Let's go." She turned back to George. "Good luck at work."
George nodded looking dazed. Riley looked up at him and hugged his leg. "Be careful, daddy."
He smiled and bent down to kiss her forehead. "Of course."
Then Riley was sitting by the window silently crying.
"They found his body, Riley."
"Yes. About time. He's been missing for six years." When Riley spoke, her voice seemed strangely hollow.
"Anyway, Hank is taking me out tonight. Don't wait up." Alicia said with a twinkle in her eye.
"She doesn't even care that he's dead." Riley said aloud to the darkness after her mother left. "She doesn't even care..." She paused to wipe the tears from her cheeks. "Daddy's dead." And emotions only hinder.