2 Years Later                                                                                                                  2nd November, 1990

Jade Edwards, such a plain, boring name, I thought to myself. But there isn't much I can do about it.

A sharp tap at the door informed me that Maria had a visitor for me. 

"Miss Edwards, there is a man here to see you," Maria said formally. "Jade, he dresses similar to your father. Be careful. He already seems quite odd, who knows what he'll do?" she whispered to me.

I nodded. "Okay, thanks Maria. Let him in."

She left the room and returned with a very old-looking man with bright blue eyes and half-moon glasses. He had extremely long hair and beard. He looked very smart. His clothes were various bright colours.

"Mr Albus Dumbledore, Miss Jade Edwards," announced Maria, then she walked out of the room and closed the door behind her.

"Hello, sir," I said nervously, "are you here to try and adopt me?"

He shook his head and smiled. "No, rather, I came here to tell you something about yourself that you did not know," he said calmly.

"Do you know who my mother is?" I guessed.

"Sorry, Jade, no. I have no idea who your parents are. No, what I was going to tell you is that witches and wizards exist," he stated. "And not only that, but you are one of them."

I gaped at him for a few seconds. When I regained my voice, I asked, "So, is that why weird stuff happens around me?" He nodded.

"But how do you know? And how do you fit into all this?"

Albus Dumbledore smiled widely. "I can answer both in one stroke. You see, witches and wizards need a school to attend. In your area, this school is Hogwarts, I am its Headmaster, and it is my business to know who is enrolled there. It is in Scotland. You wil recieve a letter for the school tomorrow, your birthday, I believe?"

I nodded. 

Then he stood up and walked around the room. He paused suddenly when he saw the initials engraved into the wall above mine.

TMR.

"Of course," he muttered. "I should have known."

"What?" I asked in confusion.

"TMR stands for Tom Marvolo Riddle. I came to this very room, this very orphanage, many years ago, to tell Tom he was a wizard. But, of course, he is gone now," Dumbledore added.

"What do you mean, he is gone now?"

 "Well, you see, Tom became known to his 'friends' - more like followers, now known as Death Eaters - as Lord Voldemort. He took over, killing all who stood in his way, especially those with 'impure blood'. One day, he went to the Potter family's house  - that's James, Lily and their son Harry -  and killed Harry's parents. He then tried to kill Harry but the curse backfired, killing him instead. Harry survived and his name is now the most well - known in the whole wizarding world," he explained tonelessly.

I then asked him more questions about the wizarding world, which he answered.

"So, to summarise, I'm sleeping where a really evil wizard used to sleep?" 

Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, essentially. Well, I must be going. I look forward to seeing you on the 1st of September, Jade. Until then, farewell!"

I waved goodbye to the Headmaster and watched as he walked out of the building, down the road, then spun on his heel and disappeared. I figured it was magic.

Maria came over to me and asked why the man had been there. I explained what had happened - omitting the part where it was a school of magic - and she asked me if I had accepted.

"Yep. I won't be living here anymore; it's a boarding school."