Mudblood

He opened his mouth to speak, only to shake his head and look at my mother. Winking, she walked up to me and handed the thing I had been longing to open. The. Peculiar. Letter.
I waited for them to nod. They did. And immediately I ripped the letter open, which was printed with a crest I'd never seen before. In one corner, a badger, in another, a snake, in the bottom corner, a raven and in the last corner a lion...
Sleek italic writing greeted me. There were at least 3 pieces of parchment. I unfolded the first and it was a letter to my mum and dad, explaining that I was a...
Witch.
It all made sense now! All the strange happenings that had never been answered were now clear to me. They had all been leading up to my 11th birthday; the day I would find out I was a witch.