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01.
the black dog

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Few clouds were scattered in the sky, adorning it with small white spots. It was so calm and peaceful. But Ivory Black had always preferred the night.

It was probably something she inherited from her father's family. As far as Ivory knew, they were all obsessed with astrology. That was probably the only thing she liked about her surname.

The stars had always been her dearest friends, as well as the moon. They didn't betray you. They stayed with you, even during the day when you couldn't see them. The stars were there.

A stupid thought that was always stuck in Ivory's mind when she gazed at the stars was that her mother was amongst them. Looking after her.

She was now reading at the foot of a tree in her garden with the sun kissing her skin. With her fingers she gently stroked the pages of the book 'pride and prejudice' that had been given to her by Harry for her birthday.

Harry knew how much the girl loved reading. In the Gryffindor common room he often kept her company late into the night while she read. It often happened that Harry had to put down the book and put a blanket on her because she would fall asleep.

She was lost in her reading, as was often the case, when she felt a presence before her. Slowly looking up from her book, what she saw startled her.

In front of her stood a black dog. What struck the girl most was not its height, but its eyes. They were gray, and they were incredibly similar to hers. 
She shooked her head, pushing the stupid thought away from her head. It wasn't possible, right?
Sensing the girl's fear, the dog stepped back. 
Ivory had now put the book on the lawn, and after recovering from her fear she got up slowly and took a step towards the dog.

The dog didn't move, for fear of frightening her and making her run away, but his gaze never left her slowly approaching figure.

"Hi" she whispered reaching out to stroke the soft fur of the dog. The dog slowly approached the girl to let her know that he appreciated the girl's gesture.

The two were interrupted by the sound of something breaking from the house.
Ivory got up immediately to go into the house and check what was going on. Before she could take another step, however, the dog stepped in front of her, as if to prevent her from entering the house. 
The girl lowered again, she stroked him again before whispering

"Don't worry. It's probably nothing. I hope to see you soon" Slowly she turned and walked towards the house as the big black dog watched her in the distance.

The first thing she heard as she walked slowly to the kitchen was the screams of Melissa and Ben Daves, which was odd since the two never yelled at each other.  She had moved with the Daves 1 year earlier. 
She had moved with them during her second year at Hogwarts after the Gellers, a couple of Muggles, decided to leave her. The Gellers had never gotten used to Ivory being a witch and after she flew to Hogwarts in a flying car they decided they couldn't handle it anymore. The Daves adopted her shortly after even though they were reluctant. Ben was a muggleborn, while Melissa was just a muggle.

She cautiously hid behind the kitchen door to try to figure out what was going on, but soon hoped she never did.

"We can't send her away!" Melissa yelled at her husband