It had been at least three weeks since the three children arrived at Hogwarts. The two Slytherins became inseparable after that night, while the Ravenclaw made friends of her own. It was a rare time anyone saw Anna without Tom, they almost always had contact with each other whether physically, meaning Tom's arm around Anna's small shoulders or Anna's arm wrapped around his arm.
Now seeming to notice that his twin sister, was always observing them. Wondering what the girl had that changed her otherwise cranky brother.
The night after the sorting ceremony, both realized that they could hear each other's thoughts, weird enough, they were both ecstatic and quickly began to experiment with it. Quickly concluding that distance wouldn't be a problem. Though if they had physical contact, meaning holding hands or hugging, their thoughts became clearer than before. Having an identical time table helped them immensely.
Leilah, who quickly made a friends of her own, couldn't help but wonder how or why her brother and the girl were always so close to each other. Why was he always holding her close? He was treating her better than he ever treated her, not that it mattered to her. She personally thought he was a mix between arrogant arsehole and a toerag.
They were in transfiguration class watching as Professor Dumbledore taught them how to turn a feather into a pocket watch. Anna watched the enigmatic man explain what transfiguration was, jotting notes down vigorously. Tom, sat down next to her, taking notes with the same vigor. When class was dismissed they linked hands again and proceeded to go to their next class. The classes were straight forward easy for them, seeing as they read their books during the summer.
It was now the last Friday of the last week of October. Anna had been having really bad headaches for the past three weeks. They were random, and came at the most unanticipated times. She hadn't told Tom anything of what she saw, seeing as they came just as fast they left. She pushed further and further into her studies; she was studying in the library with Tom, researching for two papers they had to write for Potions and Herbology, when she felt the throbbing pain on the side of her head, automatically causing her to lose her grip on the books in her arms and clutch her head to sooth the pain away.
Tom, who was sitting down on a table near the section where she stood, heard the books' loud thud on the floor before he looked up shocked as he realized that he couldn't hear anymore of Anna's thoughts. Panicked he saw her on the floor clutching onto the her head with both of her dainty hands on either side of her head, her beautiful mesmerizing eyes shut tight in pain. He quickly grabbed her arm and pulled it around his shoulders, trying to help her onto her feet.
"Tommy, I-it hurts a lot. It won't stop, please make the pain go away." She mumbled almost delirious.
He could feel his hear pick up pace as he noticed sweat beginning to dew on the top of her brows and her cheeks seemed to change in color. It scared him to see her this way. Trying to keep himself calm, get her to some help as soon as possible.
"I know, Sophie, just let me get you to the infirmary, I promise you'll feel better soon, just stay with me." He whispered, trying to help her to her feet as he practically lifted her and began dragging her in the direction of the hospital wing.
He could feel his muscles strain as he continued dragging her through the practically empty corridors. The students he did manage to pass ignored them as if they weren't worth any attention, much to his distaste. When they reached the infirmary, the withered elder lady that was behind the desk gasped as she saw him holding onto a practically unconscious Anna, as they walked through the doors. She gasped and quickly helped Tom bring her to one of the empty beds. When they placed her on the bed Anna's vision went completely black as she lost consciousness. Blood trailing down her nose as they placed her on the lump bed that was within the hospital wing.
Leilah was heading back to the Ravenclaw common room, located at the west side of the castle, on one of the highest towers of the castle. She read a book as she walked in the now familiar direction. As she climbed into up the stairs, she was so lost in the book she was reading that she failed to see the second year Ravenclaw as he came barreling in her direction, sending her sprawling to the flat surface of the two stairs she had just climbed a moment ago.
"Oh, dear, my apologies. I didn't see you there. Are you alright?" he asked helping her to her feet before reaching down to get her book.
"Oh, yes. I am alright. It was my fault." She said, shyly.
"Seamus MacLaggen, at your service." He introduced himself as they began climbing up the stairs.
"Leilah. Leilah Riddle. Pleasure to meet you. Are you a first year too?" She asked curiously.
"Oh. Err. No, I'm actually in my second year here." He said, giving her a warm smile.
She nodded in acknowledgement after they went into the tower, smiling as they parted ways and headed in the direction of their assigned dorms for the night.
Ana's POV:
I was in the library doing research with Tom for two of our classes when I suddenly felt a stabbing pain shot through one side of my head, I felt my grip slip from the four books I held in my arm as my knees buckled, loosing my balance. I felt myself double over from the pain seconds after the books thumped on onto the wooden ground. I tried fight the seering pain but I couldn't, it hurt too much, my vision blurred and I began seeing spots as I tried to take deep breathes attempting to calm myself down. I felt petrified as I slowly began to lose feeling in all of my body.
"Sophie? Are you alright? What's wrong can you hear me? Sophie?" Tom asked, worriedly.
"Tommy? i-it hurts a lot. It won't stop make the pain go away." I complained, trying to shake the feeling away.
"I know, Sophie, just let me get you to the infirmary, I promise you'll feel better soon, just stay with me." He whispered in my ear.
I could feel as he pulled me to my feet, my limbs responding of their own accord. It felt like my brain disconnected from my body, the pain paralyzing it. I lost tract of time as I felt us walking, I didn't know where I was headed. I knew we had arrived at the infirmary when I heard the gasp of a woman coming from my right side.
I felt as my body was dragged once more in another direction, a few seconds later I felt as I was rested in a soft bed, I lost consciousness as I felt my head hit the pillow.
The darkness turned to flashes of images before my eyes.
I saw my parents paced back and forth in the living room of our house. My mom looked pale- well more than she usually did, and my father looked extremely angry, so much so that his shoulders were tense, the muscles on his entire back straining again his shirt, and the veins on his forehead looked as if they were about to pop out of his head. The one on his neck almost pulsating underneath his now angry red skin.
Poor Daddy, I thought, feeling my eyes water as I watched him pace endlessly across the room, while my mother watched him pace the length of the room.
"There is only one thing we can do." He spoke finally.
"Surely you don't mean... John, we can't. I won't leave my daughter's side. She needs us. She doesn't know that she has our gifts. She has to know. Who is going to guide her?" My mother said, her gray eyes shining with unshed tears
"Lucy, please we have to keep her safe. This is the only way we can. We'll be back, I promise. I won't let anything happen to you or her." My father vowed, kneeling before her as he leaned down and pressed his lips to my mother's and hugged her lovingly.
"That means we have to tell Merope. She's the only one I can trust with Annie and to keep the Fidelius Charm." My mother said, as tears fell from her eyes as she pulled back to stare at him.
"Come on, we don't have much time on our hands. We have to leave. Soon." My dad said, his eyes flashing with pain as my vision began to cloud black once more.
I felt my body fall onto the bed as I felt consciousness sunk back into me. I pried my eyes open, quickly taking in my surroundings. I noticed Tom was sitting next my bed, with a worried expression on his face as my eyes landed on him, his head snapped up to meet my eyes.
"Tom?" I said, as I felt my nose begin to hurt and my eyes begin to water.
"Sophie, how are you feeling are you alright? What's wrong? You were unconscious for the better part of two hours. We missed History of Magic." He said, getting up to come and sit by my feet on the bed.
"I-I don't know. But I had been feeling weird for a while. I just felt off you know. My head would start to ache on one particular side, but today it was different, I felt tired, more so than normal. After the pain started I felt as if my body disconnected from my head. Then when we got here I completely blacked out." I said, wiping my nose, feeling shocked when my hand came back down with blood one it.
"So, what happened then?" He asked me, concerned.
"I-I can't explain. But I think something is going to happen to my parents." I concluded, meeting his worried gaze.
It was almost winter break. Almost two months had passed since the incident in the library. My headaches had fortunately turned into pinches on the side of my side of my head. They brought shows of flashing images, weird ones.
I began to get suspicious of what could possibly be. But come the day before we were all supposed to go on Christmas break I received a letter that confirmed my suspicions.
I could see the future. I was a seer and dreamer - meaning I had visions as I slept too, dreams to an extent ; nothing scared me more than this revelation, knowing.
I had a feeling that if I said anything to anyone they'd use the saying ' knowledge is power' to their advantage. That wasn't a risk I was willing to take.
Something in my life and those around me was about to change, and it was something massive. Something so massive that it would forever alter our lives.