ophelia was blurring at the edges. she flexed her fingers, rolled her shoulders, shut her eyes against the seething darkness that had all too recently made itself known in the folds of her mind. she had left home in search of answers ; only after the death of her father had she forced gertrude to tell her EVERYTHING. all she had known to be true was a lie. the shameful word squib crossed out and replaced with one even more horrifying.
hidden, far-flung DENMARK was deeply rooted in the old ways------old understandings, myths, & traditions. there, darkness was expected, inherent to the harsh landscape. it was in their blood and bones. yet sheltered, repressed ophelia, brought up in a world of light and lies, knew very little of this dark side of magic, only to find it was deeper ingrained into her than most. once she felt that first spark of harsh, screaming blackness in her brain, she wondered how she could have gone all of these years ignorant to its existence.
she could not stay there, amongst the snow and ghosts. she needed answers. and so she had followed her prince to england, only to flee at the first opportunity. wandering the streets of london, ophelia felt a sense of freedom she had never known before. even with the death sentence singeing her veins, she could not help the secret smile that curled the corners of her mouth.
once more, she looked down at the card, stolen from her father’s desk. THE NOBLE AND MOST ANCIENT HOUSE OF BLACK, it read. one of their oldest allies ; distantly related, as most pureblood families were. she had arranged a meeting with their youngest heir. surely he would give her the answers she so desperately needed. ( and if he refused, well, she now had her ways ).
she entered the pre-arranged location: a pub near the wizarding part of town, eyes scanning the room for the head of dark hair and noble demeanor that would denote the young man she was to meet. Regulus Black.