Torch Song

Hogwarts has become somewhat of a stagnant purgatory for thirteen-year-old Darcy Smith. First and second year passed in a blur, as she waved goodbye to her muggle life and opened her eyes to the world of magic. It was hard to accept the fact she was some set-piece in the backdrop of a grander play led by such people as Harry Potter, especially as a muggle-born Slytherin.