Lila locked her phone screen and slid her phone back into the pocket of her coat, knowing full well that if she set it down even for a second then she would forget to pick it up again. She didn't have many high expectations for The Dollhouse, if she were being honest. Most of the students...
The reply caught her attention rather rapidly, not because she wasn't already interested but merely due to the phrasing. Not many people she'd met thus far in the town seemed so financially stable and very few people she'd gone to college with could afford to go without having some worry about...
The offer came as quite a surprise but a welcome one, Lila was slowly coming to realize that the residents of Alexandria as a whole were nice people. She hadn't had one bad experience so far, most likely the reason that there was never much bad press about the place. Everyone seemed to be there...
Prior to her chat with her source Lila had never heard of a 'host club' in her life, she'd expecting it to just be the usual night club that students frequented and if she were to be truthful she was rather intrigued by the whole experience. It wouldn't be a place she ever went to again, the...
"Just a regular thanks, to go will be fine."
While she did plan to spend time inside the cafe Lila preferred the take-away cups to mugs, she found it held the liquid at a better temperature and the preference had just stuck. She transferred the paper bag she was holding containing her costume...
Throughout her travels Lila had witnessed some truly terrible places; towns struck by poverty, governed by misogynists and sociopaths but the college town Alexandria perhaps scared her more. Because here it was normal to be demented or cruel, she'd only been there one day and she'd already heard...
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"Poland, oh my father has been there for work with the Ministry! He says it's a really cool place," One of the girls sitting by Alyssa piped up, smiling at Alex. She was a little younger than the prefect, in her fifth year at Hogwarts but had clicked which Alyssa's group of...
Alyssa laughed softly, shaking her head in response to Alex's comment. "Not quite, though the Slytherin prefect's would probably love that. We're more like... leaders. We set a good example for our house, or some of us do, and we take care of those in our house. You can come to us for...
Harlan offered the first year girl, Aleksandra, a small smile as she took a seat beside near him but then turned his face back toward the front and returned to his head to his arm. He remembered how daunting the Sorting Ceremony was and although tedious now he knew it was a big deal for those...
The Sorting Ceremony seemed to be a much loved tradition amongst most Hogwarts students and staff but sadly Harlan, just beginning his fourth year at the school, did not share the sentiment. It was long and filled with tedious speeches, every year since he had started Professor McGonagall had...
2015, The Wizarding World is finally coming to terms with the defeat of The Dark Lord. For years after the Battle of Hogwarts witches and wizards still lived in fear of his return and the Ministry still battled to round up any remaining supporter of dark magic. Harry Potter and those that fought...
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"Yeah, I suppose it made a nice change." Cate conceded, rolling her eyes good-naturedly. She stood up from the bed and stretched out her arms above her head, feeling just a little too tense after the trouble with the window and the bathroom door. As her eyes roamed around the...
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Once she was dressed, Cate stood up from the bed and turned to face Ingrid once more. It did sound a little suspicious that Aiden had seen someone on their property in the middle of the night, especially if he was insisting that someone was inside the barn but there wasn't...
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The morning had not started off as easily as Cate had been hoping for, she couldn't figure out a reasonable explanation for the knocking or the slam of Maisie's bedroom door but there were more pressing matters to be thinking about. They needed to go...
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Aiden blinked between his family, allowing Ingrid's explanation to sink in. Last night he'd seen someone inside the barn yet the second Ingrid had looked the barn was empty, this morning Maisie's door was slammed but to his knowledge it wasn't all that windy. Something didn't...
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With the shower now turned off, Cate climbed out and grabbed her a towel which was resting on the edge of the sink. She could faintly hear talking coming from down the hall which meant that at least some of the family were awake, though it didn't explain who had been knocking...
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Cate woke up much earlier than she would have liked, but regardless of the time she leaned over and turned off her phone alarm which was due to go off in half an hour. Since Ingrid was still sleeping and there was no need to wake her, Cate slipped out of bed as quietly as...
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Aiden sighed softly and lowered his head, diverting his eyes from his mother for a moment as he considered her question. It wouldn't be easy to get used to the house, nor would it be easy to fall asleep knowing that someone had once been outside but it was already incredibly...
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Something in the back of his mind told him that Ingrid shouldn't be investigating alone, but Aiden opted not to argue since he doubted she would let him go with her. Besides, he wasn't too keen on the idea of stepping out just in case whoever it was turned out to be there...
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"No, no. Someone is in there." Aiden assured her through a whisper, wanting to be absolutely clear that he hadn't been mistaken.
He knew the move had been a bad idea. They hadn't been at the house five minutes and already there was trouble, they'd never experienced...