A Gaunt Tale

A witch from a long line of proud purebloods is sorted into Gryffindor upon her arrival at Hogwarts, but is removed by her strict father after only a week, who would rather school her himself than allow a member of his family to stay in Hogwarts in such a formidable house. She manages to escape in the summer of her forth year, but the trouble is far from over - aside from being at war with the school's troublemakers every time she turns around, Katalina Gaunt's nights are plagued by terrible dreams and frequent visits from the mysterious and secretive right-hand of a dark wizard, who is willing to go to any lengths to get what this "Dark Lord" requires, even (or especially, in his case) murder.

Summer was the worst time of year for Katalina. She had grown accustomed to locking herself in her room and eating dinner when her father and brother were asleep, knowing she was bound to get hexed by someone if she came downstairs durring the day. She had endured three summers of this madness so far and was just beginning her fourth, which she planned to be her last.

Anything that Tom Riddle – or Voldemort – ever found fascinating was generally something that no one wanted him to get his hands on.

She was quite surprised when this pair of eyes blinked after quite a long period of time, and even more surprised at the flash of green light she saw, and more yet when she heard a single word spoken in her ear.

Her paranoia was getting the better of her; she was almost sure she felt someone standing behind her.

Judging by how perturbed he had been with his brother, he was probably looking for anyone to hex just to vent off frustration, and Alfred was making the perfect target at that moment.