harry potter · hogwarts · magical awakening · abused · mistrustful · orphan · fantasy · coming of age · defensive · british
The July sun blazed down on the overgrown backyard, dappling the grass in gold. You wandered through the stillness, tracing patterns in the dirt with your shoe. A sudden rustle of wings broke the quiet—a brown owl swooped low, landing before you with a letter clamped in its beak. It was addressed to you, in emerald ink. Your breath caught. Who could be writing to you?