Lyra Malfoy

Chapter 6

-Sirius!!!" shouted Potter and ran off to hug Black.

Everyone looks at the scene with tenderness, for the reunion between Sirius and Potter.

-You look more like James every day," Sirius Black says to Potter, Potter looks at him with a huge grin on his face and a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Black turns to me, looking at me as if he's trying to see through me, as if he's known me for a long time. I changed my smile from one of discomfort to a serious and completely cold one.

Then he did something that put me off forever, he gave me a hug, a hug like he didn't want me to leave, like he wanted to keep me there. I didn't respond, I was frozen in my place, everyone was watching the scene with curiosity.

-Thank you Lyra," Sirius said in a whisper, Potter was looking at us with an intrigued look on his face...

He stopped hugging me but looked me straight in the eyes, he was looking at me as if I reminded him of someone, I was uncomfortable, I never made him see it, I kept my Malfoy stance.

-I imagine you'll be staying for dinner," Sirius said with a sincere smile on his face, Potter was with his friends talking happily.

-Yes, but I'm leaving later," I said in a cold tone, he still had a big grin on his face and nodded his head.

-Come on, leave your coat here dear," interrupted the older lady called Molly, "Come into the dining room please, make yourself at home.

I left my coat hanging on a coat rack over there.

Everyone was looking at me as if I was a strange thing, suddenly I felt someone behind me, but I realised it was two people.

I raised an eyebrow and looked at them with intrigue, they started talking.

-But what a beautiful lady," said a tall red-haired man smiling playfully at me, the other one tapped him on the shoulder.

I looked at the two of them back and forth, obviously keeping my eyebrow raised in curiosity.

- Excuse my brother, but it's still true, he radiates mystery and beauty- he said trying to make me fall for his charms- Sorry if we scared you, we'd better introduce ourselves, I'm Fred- said one and then the other one followed.

I turned my head to look at one and then the other, I was going to get a stiff neck after this.

-And I'm George, we're the Weasleys - ahhh so these boys are Mrs. Weasley's sons.

He was going to keep talking but suddenly an angry voice shouted from the other side of the dining room.

-Fred, George, leave the lady," said Mrs. Weasley, "Because you're going to go without food.

-Our condolences Miss, we'll leave you here before they cut our heads off," said what seemed to be Fred, they both gave me a very exaggerated curtsy and went to their seats.

I was standing there doing nothing, it was as if I was afraid, but I was still with that posture of indifference, a bit more relaxed but I didn't know what to do.

There was a brunette with curly hair, she was helping Mrs. Weasley to set the table, she was Potter's friend, I could tell, I saw them when Sirius was hugging me, but there was also the redhead with short hair, he must be a Weasley too.

They were almost all seated and Sirius was coming down the stairs with Potter as they were talking animatedly.

-Sit down Lyra," said Sirius as he sat at the end of the table, I sat next to Potter, everyone had turned to look at me, because it was the first time they had heard my name.