Lyra Malfoy

Chapter 11

I went back to the castle, I was nervous, I knew I was going to get a lot of interrogation. I had to think hard about what I would tell the boys about where Potter knows me from. I kept my back straight and my chin up, but I think what I'm most afraid of are my own friends. God Lyra behaves like you're almost about to become a woman, you can't be afraid of them. I sighed deeply as I walked into my room.

There was Pansy, Blaise, Draco and Astoria standing there with their arms crossed, they looked annoyed. Daphne was analysing me from head to toe as if she was looking for some kind of change in me. Theo was serious, looking at me, he was sitting in an armchair over there, he was just looking at me trying to deduce something...

-Don't exaggerate," I said with a tired look on my face, I raised an eyebrow at them as I stood there as if they were judging me, "None of them are going to control the decisions I make.

-That goes without saying, but not when you're hanging out with enemy number one Lyra," Pansy said as if she was a mother, challenging her children because they made a terrible mistake.

I could only roll my eyes, I asked Merlin to send me some help, something, I don't know, anything? Well, it never happened.

-I didn't kill anyone, Pansy," I said, crossing my arms like they did.

-Where do you know him from, Lyra?" said Blaise, "Because it seemed like they weren't strangers.

-I said with pure sarcasm, "I knew him from a mission assigned by the Order of the Phoenix..." "The Order of the Phoenix!

-They can't recruit a girl who's going to become a Death Eater, Lyra," I scowled at them.

I uncrossed my arms so I could express myself better.

-Can you not shout," I said trying not to murder them, "remember that my godfather is Sirius Black," I said whispering this name at the end. They nodded affirming my question- He recruited me, because of my powers, as we all know Voldemort is building his army and the order started recruiting as well.

-But wait, what did you talk to Potter about?!" said Draco even more confused than before.

-We talked about trying to get you two to put aside your feud....

-Draco, Pansy and Blaise said, "That's never going to happen Lyra," Draco obviously knew he was going to say that.

He didn't know whether to continue lying or to tell them the truth, again between a rock and a hard place, he knew that the first thing he was going to tell them didn't matter much, but maybe the second thing would make them think again, THERE.

-I promised Dumbledore that if he let me stay at Hogwarts I would try to get them to put their enmity aside.

-We don't care about that crazy old man," said Draco angrily.

-But don't you think it would be better to have allies and not enemies," I said, "I'm not going to force them, we're all strong and smart here, everyone can watch their own back, but the changes aren't bad," I said looking at each of them. Blaise was looking at me with a serious face, but I knew that something else was going on with him. Pansy was staring into nothingness just like Draco except he was frowning. Tory was fiddling with her little chain, and watching her fingers go up and down the necklace. Daphne was analyzing the situation, I knew she might be the first to say yes to everything, but she was afraid too, of everyone judging her. Theo he was with a half smile looking at me, he was proud of what he had said.

I grabbed one of the dressing table chairs, sat down and sighed heavily.

-I want you to join the order, if anyone says it's impossible or anything like that, you're not a Slytherin, I want you to listen to me. Everyone in this room is proficient in Occlumency and Legermancy, when it's time to go dark," I said and swallowed hard, "He and no one but us is ever going to find out what we're doing. Think there's time for now, but think like a winner, not a loser.