Prologue

Somewhere in London – 25th August, 1997

Dear journal,
talking to you is the only normal thing in my life right now. And I'm not entirely sure if this can be considered normal. I'm a witch and talking to a piece of paper doesn't seem logical to me. However, I need someone to talk to and you're the only one who will keep my secrets and 'listen' without judging.
My mom is one of the darkest witches that ever lived. Her name is Bellatrix Lestrange and I share her last name. It's a very uncommon thing in our world, for the child to have the mom's last name. But she never wanted anyone to know who my father was and giving me his last name would be too obvious. The problem is that he doesn't know either.
I don't know many details, nor do I wish too. I know all I need to know. My mother got pregnant and never told my father. She had me and, three months later, she was taken to Azkaban where she will probably spend the rest of her life. A fate worse than death, as people say…
Her sister, Narcissa, wanted to raise me but my Godfather stepped in and took me in. Severus Snape is a man of many mysteries and there is a lot I don't know about him, even though I've lived with him all my life. For starters, I never really understood which side he's on. I know it's stupid to talk about sides now that the Dark Lord is gone but sides are still there. I like to think that he's on the dark side because, really, that's the winner's side. But I never really understood much about him. All I know is that he tries his best to control my craziness, my wild side. He should have learned by know that you can't fight something as powerful but I'm not going to be the one to tell him.
And then there's my father…it's hard to talk about him because I never really met him. He was gone even before I was born. He wouldn't have been around, even if he was alive, anyway. I don't know what to say about him, really.
This is, pretty much, all I can say for now. As I write, Severus is waiting for me downstairs. We're supposed to go shopping. He claimed he needs some new ingredients for potions and wants me to tag along. That's fine by me. I'll get to buy some new books.
This is me. I'm Hermione Lestrange, the daughter of one of the most brilliant and powerful wizards that ever walked on Earth.

AN: So, as you can see, I'm new here and this is my first story. I'm writing it with xana4 and it's meant to be completely AU. We'll change the story of many characters. Let us know what you think about this and we'll have the next chapter ready to post in a few days, if you want us to continue.
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