"What happened to you?" the green-eyed boy asked, looking at the beautiful broken man before him.
"I was left in the darkness, so darkness is what I became."
Once upon a time, in deep winter, a queen was admiring the falling snow when she saw a rose blooming in defiance of the cold
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—The castle gardens were covered in a fluffy blanket of white. The snow is evidence that winter had finally arrived, an icy serenade for all the kingdom. A beautiful woman in a fur-lined cloak treaded softly down the path, admiring the beautiful winter scenery before her. She saw something and was heading towards it; bright and vibrant amongst the snow stands a single rose.
The rose looked miraculously red like an apple, a strong contrast to the powdery white that littered all around it. Nearby, a raven looks on, watching the Queen's every move.
The Queen gazes at the flower, fascinated by its astounding presence. She bends down to take it in her grasp.
Reaching for it, she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell
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BOOM
—With the impact of an artillery shell, a drop of blood lands in the snow. Followed by another. And then another.
The Queen startles, looking at the three red drops that stained the snow. She calmly touched her stomach and smiled.
And because the red seemed so alive against the white, she thought, if only I had a child as white as snow, lips as red as blood, hair as dark as a raven's wings and all with the strength of that rose _____________________________
Soon after, a son was born to the Queen and was named "Harry"
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