Your first assignment: an essay commissioned by your History of Magic professor. They want you to write about a historical figure you find interesting and personally relate to.

"I don't want to see everyone writing about the same person, so choose someone you've never heard of!" They instructed.

Stupid teachers. Why can't they just let you off easy.

Despite your hatred for essays, you had an overwhelming desire to succeed at your school, so you headed to the library the first chance you had motivation.

When you entered the dirty, dusty library, you noticed two things: one, the history section was completely empty. Two, the history section was very, very small.

"No one's got an interest in history anymore." The librarian sighed, swaying past you with an armload of books.

If you were daunted by the lack of options for your essay, you concealed it. You braved forward into the bookshelves.

Quickly, you realized there was a small variety when it came to specific historical figures. There was scarcely mention of anyone that wasn't Harry Potter, Voldemort or Dumbledore. There were a couple of autobiographies, written by people prominent in the war, like the Weasley family, Hermione Granger, and Draco Malfoy, but you knew those people. The professor was clear: someone you had never heard of. You were not going to disappoint.

It seemed that you had scoured every inch of the tiny history section, and you were just about to give up when you spotted a small, leather and bronze bound booklet wedged in between two giant copies of A History of Magic. Curious, you wedged your fingers in between the two mammoth novels and pried the booklet from its space- or lack thereof.

The front had no title. Only a raised bronze emblem of a fox wearing a tattered cape. You raised an eyebrow at the strange scene. You turned the book over onto its spine in your hands. You blew away the dust and opened the dust.

"The Unnamed Boy: A Biography" was written on the inside. Your eyes drifted down to the words underneath.

"The Unnamed Boy is a figure in history largely ignored and disregarded by the magical community. For some, he is unimportant because his name has been lost to time. To others, it is because he was a muggle. Mostly, his story is rejected by the modern history curriculum because it did not include magic. Rather than displaying power through magic, and being a wizard, the Unnamed Boy conveyed power through one's own feelings and peace of mind. His story is different from the ones of other well known wizards and witches because it is exactly that: a story."

You silently closed the book. It looked like you had found your essay topic.

In your entry, you must include:

- your character's feelings about your History of Magic class

-your character's feelings on writing an essay for the class

-how your character feels about the strange emblem on the front of the book

-how your character feels about finding the book and reading the story of the Unnamed Boy so far

In your entry, it is optional to include:

-an interaction between characters in which you tell them about the book (if you choose to do this, the librarian just let you keep the book)

This entry is due Saturday, the 29th. I can give anyone extensions until the 1st of August.

Have fun, and good luck contestants!