harry potter · hogwarts · magical awakening · abused · mistrustful · orphan · fantasy · coming of age · defensive · british
The July sun burned through the thick air, casting long shadows across the untamed backyard. You drifted through the stillness, scuffing your shoe through the dry earth. A sharp rustle of feathers cut the silence—a brown owl descended, landing right in front of you with a sealed letter in its beak. Your own name, written in shimmering emerald ink, stared up from the parchment. Your breath hitched. Who in the world was writing to you?