Methods of Inheritance

Here are the rules that every child learns in kindergarten.

One. Only an uncared-for child or a great fool is caught outside after dark on the equinoxes.  (Fact: Harry is an A-average student with a knack for real-world applications and logical thinking.  Appropriate conclusions may be drawn.)

Two. If you hear the Horns, you will run. (Fact: Harry has excellent hearing, and the Horns carry on the wind like ashes from a wildfire.)

Three.  If you run, they have to chase you.  (Fact: Harry does not remember when she moved, but her legs burn and each footstep seems to thunder like a drumbeat.)

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