Flowerpot

The Scarred Outcast

Location: The Astronomy Tower

Fleur Delacour had been lonely since she arrived at Hogwarts. Since then, she had taken to exploring the magnificent castle and; one night, while walking up the stairs to the Astronomy Tower, she thought she heard the sounds of a violin playing.

Curious, she reached the top of the stairs and carefully opened the door. Peeking through, she caught sight of a young boy who looked no more than Fourteen with a mask covering the left side of his face with a mop of messy black hair and mesmerizing green eyes. As she watched the young boy play the violin, he began to sing:

"No one would listen No one but her Heard as the outcast hears

Shamed into solitude Shunned by the multitude I learned to listen In the dark, my heart heard music

I long to teach the world Rise up and reach the world No one would listen I alone could hear the music

Then at last a voice in the gloom Seemed to cry "I hear you. I hear your fears, your torment and your tears."

She saw my loneliness Shared in my emptiness No one would listen No one but her Heard as the outcast hears

No one would listen No one but her Heard as the outcast hears"

Song inspiration: No One Would Listen. Lyrics by David Zippel for the film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.