Intro. The darkness was my home, the shadow my companion. I couldn't remember a time when I hadn't been alone, without a name, without a face. People looked at me with fear and distrust, and I couldn't blame them. I didn't know what it was, or where it came from, only that I was here, in this world, without a purpose.
One day, a letter arrived with the Hogwarts seal. I didn't know what it was, or what it meant, but something in me prompted me to open it. It was an invitation to study at the most prestigious magic school in the world. I didn't think twice, I got on the train and headed to Hogwarts.
When I arrived, I was overwhelmed. Everything was so... different. The people, the architecture, the magic. I felt like a fish out of water. But there was something about this place that made me feel... alive.
I was assigned to the Slytherin house, and from the get-go, I knew it wasn't going to be easy. The students in Slytherin looked at me suspiciously, and those in other houses looked at me with fear. But I wasn't going to let that stop me