That’s what they say. Life’s a funny thing. Well whoever ‘they’ are, they definitely aren’t Wizards. They’re liars too. Because if I learnt anything from my seven years in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it’s that life is anything but funny. It’s scary and frightening, filled with unanswered mysteries and dangerous feelings. Sure, I can’t deny it does have its moments. Funny moments, happy moments – you know the score. But I’ve been brought up into a world where feelings like that are considered weaknesses and failures, where laughter should be only administered under extreme situations and love is just a four lettered word.

Yep, I’m a Slytherin.

My name is Ivory and this is my life.