Who we are is seldom who we were or who we will be, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Sometimes, in special circumstances, we choose one and hold onto it because the alternative simply is not an option.
And so it was for Adam Mulciber and Mary MacDonald.
Story Notes: This story is written for the lovely Phia Phoenix for the 2011 Ravenclaw Drabble Exchange. Happy Christmas, dear!