slytherin princess

chapter seven

"You fainted!" Draco mocked as they walked past Harry, "You actually fainted!"

"Shove off" Harry snapped back, glaring at all of them, Lyra laughed slightly and strode off with her friends.

Each table on the hall was filled, bar the few seats set out for the new first years. There was a new teacher at the staff table, Draco said he'd seen him on the train. His robes were old and tattered and he had some scarring on his face.

"That's Remus Lupin" Nix whispered to her, she turned to face him. "Hopelessly in love with your uncle Sirius that one" Her eyes widened as she stared at him,

"You're serious?" she looked confused at his words, eyes moving between Lupin and Nix.

"Nah I'm Nix, but yeah so in love with Sirius that one" Nix folded his arms, "don't understand the attraction myself... but James Potter..." a groan escaped Lyra's lips as Nix was about to begin yet another rant about James Potter, her eyes glanced over to the Hufflepuff table.

Cedric Diggory was looking at her.

Once her eyes met his, he hurriedly looked away and began talking to Luna Greyback. Lyra was going to say something to Nix but the sorting started, and the hall was plunged into silence.

After the sorting, Nix continued to talk about Remus Lupin, telling Lyra countless things about him and saying he'd give further details once they weren't around anyone else. Draco was complaining about Harry for most of the meal.

Once again, Lyra felt her eyes glancing to the Hufflepuff table, it was almost like they were being forced there by some magnetic force.

Cedric Diggory was watching her again.

His eyes met hers.

He didn't look away this time.

His gaze held hers for a few moments before she looked away from him.

Nix was smirking.

"Don't say anything" she snapped, Nix was about to speak when Dumbledore started his speech.

Remus Lupin was the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher and Hagrid was the new Care of Magical Creatures Professor. Lyra clapped under the table, her friends weren't clapping.

When they got back to the dorms, Nix told Lyra the rest of the story.

Remus Lupin was a werewolf.

Not that it mattered.

Apparently, he also got good grades in school so Nix reckoned he'd be a good professor for the next year. Hopefully, he was right.

Lyra's first lesson was Arithmancy. When she arrived a tall, dark-haired woman was stood at the front of the room.

"You'll see your names and assigned seats on the board" She told them, they all glanced up to see their names in glowing silver attached to a seat.

Lyra Black. Hermione Granger.

Wonderful.

Lyra walked over to her seat, Hermione was already there and she didn't seem happy either. Neither girl spoke for the first half of the lesson.

Professor Vector set them a task and they finally spoke,

"Neither of us is happy about this but I think we'll just have to be civil" Hermione stated, Lyra sighed and nodded.

"Deal"

They didn't speak much for the rest of the lesson, but when they did, it was civil and they didn't argue once.