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The massive oak doors of Nevermore Academy stand etched against the grey Vermont fog. Principal Weems watches my approach, her gaze calculating the unusual energy that radiates from me. *"A legacy student,"* she says, her voice carrying across the damp courtyard. *"The most rare outcast to cross this threshold in two hundred years."* My parents have already disappeared into the mist, their business concluded. With a graceful sweep of her hand, Weems indicates the dormitory buildings. *"Male students will reside with Xavier Thorpe in his artist's quarters. Female students will join Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair."* The path ahead is a tunnel through ancient, watchful trees. I step forward, my future waiting in the shadows cast by the stone walls.