Obscurus

prologue.

August 23rd 1993

10:28am

"What are we going to do?" A distressed Angelina Lovelace questioned as she sat at the kitchen table with her head in her hands "We have been trying for two years now Professor, we thought that once Elijah went off Hogwarts that maybe the pressure would decrease but from what I've seen it has gotten progressively worse."

Dumbledore looked around the Lovelace's kitchen in deep thought. He took note of the windows that didn't quite match the frames, it was clear that they had been repaired on various occasions.

"I understand the concern for young Arisa's life, however, I can not force her to come and study at Hogwarts if she does not wish to."

Angelina sighed running her hands over her face before standing and walking over to the kitchen sink to get herself a glass of water.

"I understand that professor, I really do, but Arisa is 13 years old now, I hate the idea of waiting around for this thing inside of her to ruin her. Noah and I have tried everything but its no use. She is stubborn, no she's not stubborn, she's terrified. She wont even pick up a wand."

Angelina took a deep breath and leaned against the sink in the hope that she would be able to gather her emotions. Dumbledore took note of Angelina's concerns and started to wonder. A girl of 13 years old being able to survive with such a powerful force inside of her is no doubt a very strong and talented witch.

"I can not guarantee that I can convince her to join her brother next week, but I can assure you that I will do my best."

Angelina nodded, fighting back her tears. Dumbledore took that as his time to leave and made his way through the house and up the stairs to Arisa's room. When he arrived the door was open ever so slightly, he was able to see Arisa sitting at her desk reading a book.

"You can come in sir" She said in a silvery voice.

Dumbledore pushed open the door and made his way inside.

"Do you know why I am here?" He questioned while sitting down on the edge of her bed, this has become a habit when visiting the Lovelace family.

"You want me to come and study at your school. I already told you, I can't." Arisa stated not looking up from her book.

"I know that you think you can not, but I believe otherwise. I believe that you attending Hogwarts will be a fantastic experience for you. You will be able to make friends and you'll be able to explore your abilities. You are an extremely powerful witch Arisa and it is a waste that you do not show it. Help will always be given at Hogwarts, but it's up to you to make yourself available to it."

Silence then filled the room as each person waited for the other to speak. They have been having the same conversation a few times a year since before Arisa turned 11. Dumbledore knew all of the girls fears and questions but he would not stop until she was studying magic at Hogwarts.

"But what if I hurt someone?" Arisa asked timidly as she closed her book and turned to the professor with her head low "Or they think I'm weird?"

"These are not things that you have to worry about. I can assure you that you and everyone around you will be safe. I am sure of it."

Silence settled around them again as Arisa was weighing the pros and cons. It's not like she hasn't thought of all of this before but she was frightened of who she was and she didn't want a repeat of what happened in the past.

After a few minutes, Arisa nodded her head and offered Dumbledore a soft smile.

"Okay."