The other Marauder

Chapter 20

A/N:I would just like you to know that in the next chapter,I will be jumping over to seventh year and continuing on from there because...I don't really know what else I could add.And,besides,Voldemort would also be one of the main characters featured in the year itself.

Enjoy!

Lizzy roamed the halls of Daelynn-Throne manor.Her feud with her parents had lasted up til' that day and she never bothered to spare a glance in their direction.If anything,Lizzy just wanted peace and the day's train to Hogwarts was due and she would be heading over to King's Cross later that day.

Winter break had flown by quickly and Lizzy was desperate to see her friends at school.But,found it awkward that she would be seeing Sirius as well.

She gathered her trunk as well as Wendy's cage before setting them in the living room alongside her brother's belongings.She had often gone into the muggle environment to clear her mind and to get away from her parents' desperate attempts of talking to her.She then pushed the great oak doors open and stepped out into the broad daylight.Her feet padded softly against the stone pavement as she neared the tall black gates surrounding the estate.

She then made her way into town where all the muggles buzzed around,wearing peculiar coats and weird looking clothing.She was quite up to date with women's fashion but found the men's fashion questionable.She ventured deeper into the buzzing crowd as she looked at the various displays of clothing.

In about an hour,Lizzy walked back to the Manor, to prepare to depart for Hogwarts.

As soon as she reached the main area,she noticed her parents stood there with hopeful expressions on their faces.Josh stood quietly,eyes darting from Lizzy to his parents.

"Stare all you want but that won't make me less angry."she snapped.She truly hated treating her parents this way and found it very disrespectful but,regardless she thought they deserved the silent treatment in the very least.Her parents' expressions faded into that of sorrow.She rolled her eyes as she picked up Wendy's cage.

"Here,let me-"her father said.

"I do believe I'll manage."she cut him off as she grabbed her trunk from her father's hands.

Her father sighed as her mother stood quietly with hope of fixing the bonds between their daughter slowly diminishing.

Lizzy then prepared to apparate-with permission from the ministry of course.One of the major things she liked about being from Royalty was the exception of being able to use magic outside of school without breaking the laws.In fact,she was allowed to do quite a few things that were against the laws of the ministry.

She turned on her heel as she pictured the bustling station of King's Cross Station.The all too familiar sensation of being sucked into a tube took over her as a few moments passed before her feet touched the ground gently.She opened her eyes to see that she was in fact on platform 9 and 3/4.

She smiled softly as she scanned the crowd before heading into the scarlet red train.She placed her trunk in the overhead shelves that were meant for the trunks.She then situated herself beside the window,looking dreamily at the beautiful green scenery of the lush green grass.She then stared across the isle to see parents bidding their children farewell but,they stayed unlike when she looked at her mother and father who disapperated soon after bidding Josh farewell.

She sighed.What was she thinking?Thinking that her parents would make the effort to stay to bid them farewell until the platform was out of sight from the windows?That was the stupidest thing she ever though of.She sighed as she continued staring at the scenery speeding by.The compartment door slid open as four boys entered and situated themselves on the seats.

"Good morning,Lizzy."Remus greeted.Lizzy hummed in response as she looked mindlessly out the window.

"Lizzy."a voice spoke.She looked away from the window as she stared into the dark black pools of Sirius' eyes.

Heat crept up her cheeks as her eyes subconsciously drifted down to his lips.She quickly averted her eyes from his lips and back to his eyes.

"Can I talk to you privately?"Sirius asked."When we get to Hogwarts of course."he quickly added.

Lizzy's eyes drifted around the compartment then back at Sirius.

"Umm...Sure.I guess."she said softly as she started fiddling with her thumbs.She then stood up and grabbed her robes as well as her uniform that she was supposed to change into.She then slid open the compartment door and walked up the isle of the train to the bathroom.

After changing,she walked back to the compartment,passing by the trolly lady on her way where she bought a few Licorice wands and chocolate frogs as well as a few of her new favorite peppermint toads.

She opened the door with her foot to find the boys had already changed into their uniforms with their robes on.Though their tie was lose and their button upped shirts were not tucked in neatly with the exception of Remus whose appearance was presentable,they were bound to get reprimanded for their attire by most likely,McGonagall.

She sighed and sat by the window beside James,piling the sweets on the floor.She grabbed a chocolate frog as well as a peppermint toad and rested her head against the cushioned back rest of the seat,biting into the head of the frog mindlessly.It was gonna be a long time before summer was to come and as much as she wanted to go home,the awkwardness between herself and Sirius would be well,awkward.

She also found that she was going to accept Lily's apology.Which would lessen the tension in their dorm by loads.Her eyes drooped as they neared the outskirts of Scotland.Which was about an hour away from Hogwarts.

Her eyes slowly fell and she found herself in a dreamless sleep that was seemingly needed for she had spent the entire bight packing.As sleep welcomed her she had one last thought one her mind.

Sirius Black.

She had messed up feelings for him and,despite her loving Sirius back,she couldn't help but decline being his.Was it because she was too young?Or was it because she was slowly realizing that Sirius wasn't the one she was meant to be with-or maybe because she felt it wasn't time yet.Yes,she felt that that was the most explanatory reason to why she declined being his girlfriend.

She gazed at the scenery that was zooming by,catching glimpse of the Hogwarts castle.

"Lizzy!"James shouted,waving a hand in front of her face.She snapped out of her thoughts as she perked up suddenly,clutching her want tightly in front of her,only to realize that everything was perfectly fine.She relaxed and tucked her wand away.

"What?"she whispered,leaning her head once again in the cushioned seat.

The boys looked at her in worry.

"Are you feeling fine?"Remus asked,his eyebrows furrowed.

Lizzy nodded her head."Yeah.Just jumpy.But,other than that,peachy."she said,squeezing her eyes shut and exhaled deeply.This didn't comfort the boys in the least.In fact,it worried them even more.Lizzy sighed again.

"I'm sorry.Its just...being the princess and all.Its stressful.And then,I have been having jobs given by the ministry after I left James' house.And everything is just too stressful."Lizzy said softly,watching as the clouds started to loom over them followed by the rain.

The friends remained silent for the rest of the ride to Hogwarts.The carriage ride that was seemingly moving on its own had also been awkward and mostly silent.Lizzy had absolutely found everything awkward.Especially in the presence of Sirius Black.She was certainly relieved to be seated separated away from them,choosing to seat with Josh and his friends during the welcome back feast and speech from Dumbledore.

"So,Lizzy.Wanna hang out sometime?"Jake,one of Josh's friends asked flirtatiously.Lizzy raised an eyebrow at the sandy colored haired boy.

"Piss off,Jake.My sister's not gonna date you."Josh hissed.Lizzy laughed."That's right.I'm not gonna date you or anyone,Jake.Besides,I barely even know you and really,your just bot up to my standards."She finished,standing up.

"Excuse me."she whispered as she walked towards the doors.

It was certainly going to be a long year.But,she couldn't help but smile.