Juliet Moon had always been a child of the stars. While other children tucked themselves into bed, Juliet would press her face against the against the window, tracing the constellations with a finger. Whispering each of their names like secrets only she knew. The night sky was her endless fascination, her greatest comfort. It wasn't just the beauty of it that drew her in, but the stories the stars told- stories only she could hear, secrets whispered to her in the quiet of the might. She would let the stillness settle over her, imagining entire worlds beyond the reach of what anyone could see.
There was something about the vastness of the night sky, something that made her believe in possibilities, in love, and in the wonder of life itself. Every star was a symbol of something greater, something magical. And in those moments, Juliet believed that anything was possible, that love was infinite, and that, if she just wished hard enough, the universe would guide her towards the life she was meant to live.
When her Hogwarts letter arrived on a warm summer morning, it felt like the universe had chosen her once more. She'd always known she was different, even before the magic revealed itself in small, subtle ways. And now, here was her proof- a way to be a part of something grand, something that felt destined. She was to follow in her parents' footsteps.
The letter came on her eleventh birthday, delivered by a tawny owl that swooped into the garden where she sat under the great oak tree, lost in her daydreams. She tore it open with trembling hands, her heart pounding as she read the words that finally made everything click, the words that, little did she know, she longed to hear. 'You have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'. It was as if the stars themselves had aligned just for her.
Juliet followed in the footsteps of her family. The Moon name was known at Hogwarts- her parents had both attended, as her grandparents before them. But for Juliet, it was not just about tradition. It was about stepping into the world she had always imagined for herself. The ancient castle became her sanctuary, its stone walls filled with enchantments and secrets that seemed to echo her own hopes and dreams. Each corner, each hidden passage felt like an adventure waiting to unfold, and Juliet embraced it with all the wide-eyed wonder of someone who believed in magic not just because it was real, but because it was right.
At Hogwarts, Juliet found herself surrounded by a new kind of family- the best friends she could have ever asked for. James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans, and a few others who drifted in and out of their tight-knit group. They were all different in their own ways, each with their own strengths, flaws, and secrets, but together, they created something unbreakable.
James with his insufferable confidence and undeniable charm, was like a brother to her. He always seemed to know just how to make her laugh, even on the hardest days. Sirius, rebellious and daring, with his quick wit and wild heart, became her closest confident. There was something about the way he carried himself, so sure and yet so fragile beneath it all, that made her feel deeply connected to him. Remus, thoughtful and kind, with an air of mystery that she respected without pressing into, was her quiet companion on the days when words weren't needed, only understanding.
Together, they laughed, pulled pranks, and wandered around the grounds of Hogwarts under the cover of the night, making memories beneath the same stars Juliet had always loved. They became her family if every sense of the world, bound by not blood, but by shared experiences, by trust, and by the kind of love that only grows in the most unexpected of places.
Juliet believed in love more than anything. It was her guiding light, the thing that made everything else make sense. Love for her friends, love for her family, love for the world around her. To her, love was as vast and unending as the sky above- a force that could heal, could connect, could make anything possible. It was the kind of love that couldn't be broken, couldn't fade, no matter what happened. She held onto that belief with all the strength she had.
But love, Juliet learned, was not like the stars. The stars were constant, always there, even when hidden by clouds or drowned in daylight, but love... love could break.
She didn't know it then, not in her young, golden days of laughter and warmth during her first few years at Hogwarts. When everything still seemed whole and untouched by the cruel realities of the world. But soon enough, Juliet would come to understand that love could be fragile. It could splinter, shatter, and leave scars that even time couldn't erase.
The world, she would come to realize, was far more complicated than she had ever imagined. Love, she had once believed, was the glue that held everything together- unchanging, unwavering. But like had a way of revealing truths she wasn't ready to face. People could change, even those closest to you, in ways you could never predict. Promises could be broken, and sometimes, the very people you trusted most could become strangers.
Her parents, who once seemed like the embodiment of the love she believed in, began to drift apart. It happened slowly, like the tide pulling away from the shore. At first, it was small things- quiet arguments behind closed doors, distant looks across the dinner table- but soon, the cracks in their relationship became impossible for Juliet and her brother to ignore. And when her mother, once so loving and gentle, began to withdraw into a cold unreachable place. Juliet's world started to unravel.
Her mother's affection turned to bitterness, and the warmth Juliet had always known was replaced by sharp words and harsher silences. It was a change that cut deep, and Juliet struggled to understand how her life could fall apart so completely.
Her parents broken love broke Juliet; her mother's behavior turned her cold.
Those lessons- those painful truths- were still waiting in the shadows of her future. For now, Juliet held on to her belief in love with all the hope she could muster, still the same bright-eyed girl who whispered to the stars and believed in their light.
For now, love still felt like magic.
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A/N: hey all! very short prologue here, but i wanted to give yall more about her in the chapters, learn along with Juliet.
it's actually quite funny, i thought about creating Juliet based off a random thought on a tuesday night at 3 AM. and here we are, creating a story that i've always wanted to. So thank you, for sticking around and deciding to read this story. i love you my lovely readers <3
-yours, Laney.
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FanfictionJuliet had been a girl who loved the simple things. She loved the stars and poetry. She believed in love. Until she didn't. The Moon family fell apart. The world turning Juliet cold. Can Sirius bring back the light she didn't know she was missing? *...
