Sixteen year old, Melanie, Mel for short, has finally found an escape from the hell hole that she calls home. With an abusive mother and a haunting past, she can’t wait to get to Oxford, her dream school. The place that she has dreamed about and the place that she knew deep down inside would help her recover. Her only, regret, having to leave Reid, her boyfriend, rock, and shoulder to cry on. But she can’t refuse to miss out on the only thing that can guarantee that one day, her life will be better. Things couldn’t get any worse for her, right? That’s her logic behind it but, as secrets come out, she realizes that yes, yes it can.
Phoenix is 16, it's her 6th year at Hogwarts after transferring from Beauxbatons academy. Phoenix is a troubled kid with many secrets. She doesn't know what love is or how to be a kid since everything was ripped from her as a child. Along the way at Hogwarts she learns things she never thought she would. Her father isn't the man she thinks he is. Her mother is a mystery and she finds her confidence and strange feelings from a man who she least expects.
Will she overcome all the pain and suffering and find love? Or will she give in to the darkness that surrounds her? Better yet can she fight the demon within.
Dedicated to my daughter Alexandria and my son up in heaven, Jackson .