Alcyone woke with a strange feeling in her stomach. It was dread, anticipation, fear. She had many suspicions as to why she would feel such things, and she couldn't just brush them off as she usually did. They made her stomach churn and her eyes water as she sat up and stared out the window and the immaculate gardens that lay outside. If only she could sit on the small bench by the pond and watch the fish swim around, but she would never dare to sit outside where her parents could find her. She'd much rather go to the park down the road with her sister and brother, but for some reason she knew that wouldn't be happening today. Today, was the day that would change Alcyone's life. Her hands shook as she tried to brush her teeth, instead ending up with toothpaste all over her shirt and dribbling down her chin. She washed her face off and went back to her bedroom to change into a new shirt. She stared at herself in the mirror, in a simple black tank with navy blue shorts all of her scars were revealed. The words 'Blood Traitor' on her arm stood out due to her pale white skin tone. There were deep, criss-cross scars all over her body that were jagged, straight lines, irregular triangles, and even a rose scar on her shoulder. She could remember each and every one of them, how much they had hurt. She sighed and pressed her eyes shut as moisture formed in them. She was strong, she would not cry.

Alcyone exited her room in a hurry, a sudden panic also accompanying the previous feelings she had grown accustomed too as the morning drew longer. Her speedy walk brought her to Caelum's room much faster than expected, and she threw the door open to see her younger brother staring at his own scars. He had a matching 'Blood Traitor' on his arm, and so did Capella. They all had it due to their cruel, heartless tutors. Caelum received more treatment from his French one than his German one, whilst Alcyone and Capella had to suffer the wrath of the German one. He was far more violent, and also the one who gave Cae, Ella and Alcy their 'Blood Traitor' scars. He whipped around as he saw her, his eyes filled with tears of his own. Her eyes fell to a new scar, one on his shoulder like hers. It was a dragon, with so many intricate details she couldn't imagine how much it had hurt him. He was examining her own scars, his jaw clenched as his nails dug into his palm. His fists tightly clenched and he suddenly had his arms around her, holding her close. He might've been her little brother, but he was a more like a big one considering he already towered over the not-so-tall Alcyone. She rested her head on his chest, her own arms around him. "Do you feel it?" He asked her. She knew what he was talking about, the weird feeling of dread, and she nodded her head. He sighed. Neither of them knew what it meant, but a moment later they were both at Capella's door.

When it opened, they saw Capella brushing her hair as she hummed to herself, a happy smile on her face. Caelum and Alcyone exchanged a glance before they both walked over to Capella with hesitance. She looked up as they neared her and beamed at them. "Im just so excited, I start Hogwart's in a few days!" Capella squealed as she pulled her hair up into an elegant bun. She twisted it around a few times, before securing it in place with a couple of bobby bins and a barrette that had chains hanging off it with butterflies attached to said chains. On the barrette itself were two, sapphire flowers. Capella then pulled out some of her hair so that it looked messily elegant and checked out her reflection with a pleased smile. "You look gorgeous." Alcyone choked out, most displeased with her appearance. Looking pretty was something Alcyone had avoided, so that she would not have un-thinkable things done to her. With a twirl of her wand, Alcyone muttered a charm that would make it appear to Capella she was beautiful when she actually looked hideous to everyone else. Her eyes became bloodshot, bags underneath them with her hair in a messy, disgusting looking ponytail. Cae looked at her with a small smile, and she winked back. Capella was un-aware of this and merely stood up with the same beam on her face. "Shall we go to the park, today?" Capella asked, and Alcyone nodded her head eagerly. She knew they wouldn't make it, but it was worth a try.

The three siblings descended the staircase, the eldest girl with a distressed look, the youngest girl with a cheery smile, and the only boy with a worrisome look in his eyes and a frown. Once at the bottom of the staircase, Alcyone and Caelum's pace quickened, and so Capella also walked a little faster. They were halfway across the entrance hall by now, 7 steps away, 6 steps away, then there was a loud bang and the three stopped immediately and looked at the archway leading to the torture chamber. It appeared to be a lovely lounge room, but the door in that lounge room led to a dark room with blood on the floor, chains on the walls and scary torture objects. Their German and French tutors stood in the archway, accompanied with their parents. Each had a twisted, cruel look on their face and silently the three made their way into the torture chamber. Immediately, the German tutor waved his wand as their parents took their seat. The charm on Capella was lifted and she looked perfectly beautiful once more. Alcyone grimaced at this and took a step in front of Capella, only to be thrown to the floor by a spell from the French tutor. Immediately, the tutor's put the torture curse on her and she screamed, writhed and whimpered on the floor for what seemed like hours until it was released. Caelum fell down beside her and grabbed her hand, tears streaming down his face. "Get back." The German tutor growled and slashed his wand through the air, cutting both of their cheeks. They immediately went to the dark corner, and much like Alcyone used to, Caelum pulled her to the floor, sat her on his lap and rubbed her back soothingly. She choked on a sob and buried her face in his shoulder as the two did gruesome things to her sister. Her innocence was stolen at the tender age of 11, how cruel the world was.

When Alcyone lifted her head once more, it was to see Capella naked with blood surrounding her on the floor, bruises already rearing their ugly heads. The French tutor looked at the German one, who nodded and they both pointed their wands at Capella and whispered a curse that made her neck split open. She choked and gurgled as the blood seeped from her body, whilst Alcyone and Caelum remained frozen in shock. "Cae- Alcy- help." Capella groaned as her skin became even more pale, and she died. The life left her eyes and her head fell to the floor. Alcyone leapt away from Caelum, and before he could restrain her she screamed out the worst spells she could think of. "Crucio!" She cried at the French tutor, who fell to the ground and grunted in pain. Her wand turned to the German tutor. "Avada Kedavra!" She screeched, and the German tutor seemed not to have expected it. He toppled over backwards, dead. She lifted the spell off of the French tutor, and whilst he regained his breath her parents stood up and pointed their wands at her. Next moment, their was chaos as spells were thrown everywhere, denting the walls, smashing torture weapons, splattering rubble everywhere. Caelum was beside her, fighting hard before he kicked the French tutor in the face when he tried to stand up. "Avada-" Alcyone tried again with her wand aimed at her mother, but her father threw up a shield and she stopped. He and her mother then clapped. "Well done, we knew that would work. You are both wonderful fighters." Alcyone gasped at them, and next thing she knew she and Caelum had been knocked out.