The Curious Case of Lyra Black

Chapter 4

"I don't care Dumbledore, if she doesn't feel safe with him, and she's afraid he'll do it to the other girls, then I don't think he should be a Prefect let alone Head Boy," I heard McGonagall. "Now Lyra I can say she would be a perfect prefect, but then we wouldn't have a Prefect for the boys."

"All in due time Minerva," I over heard Dumbledore.

"If you would be okay with me objecting but isn't Lyra only a 3rd year?" I heard Professor Snape.

"But she is one of the brightest in her year," Professor Flitwick added.

"Didn't she elect to take secondary Potions and herbology?" Professor Sprout continued off Flitwick.

"I tell you she's different from her father, she may hang around the Wesleys' but she's very smart like her mother who was in Ravenclaw if I remember," Flitwick remembered from when my mom was in school.

"Uhhh, sorry if I'm interrupting this but Professor McGonagall asked me to come here," I interrupted the Professors discussing.

"No, Lyra right on time," Dumbledore motioned me to come in.

"We wanted to hear your side of the story, to know what happened yesterday and about Percy," Madam Pomfrey said getting up out of the chair she was sitting in. "after hearing McGonagall about what you told her this morning it finally matched up why you passed out yesterday. You had a stress induced panic attack."

"Please don't tell my mom," I said with fear in my eyes.

"We aren't going to tell her unless you want to tell her yourself," Dumbledore walked up behind me and walked me into the group of teachers.

"Dumbledore if you don't mind me interjecting, I believe she'll need to take an extra class besides potions and herbology," Professor Quirrell cut in.

"And what class do you think that would be?" McGonagall puffed out her chest.

"We-ll I was j-ust thi-i-inking possibly," Quirrell started to stutter.

"Divination," Professor Trelawney spoke up.

"Divination?" Everyone but Dumbledore and myself repeated.

"That settles it, Lyra along with extra Potions, and herbology she is to take Divination, Minerva, allow her to use the Time Turner this year, and she'll also be a Prefect for the girls in Gryffindor. Also Percy is to be on suspension from other Prefect duties that involve the girls, and send a note to Molly," Dumbledore said before shooing the teachers off and having me sit with him.

"Uhh," I looked confused at Professor Dumbledore.

"Nothing for you to be worried about Lyra, you aren't the only girl from Gryffindor or any of the other house that have made a complaint about Percy, but I must warn you, with all these extra classes you're gonna be very busy I don't think you'll be able to play Quidditch this year, I know you were looking forward to playing seeker again this year." Dumbledore said handing me a feather from his  Phoenix, Fawks.

"Thank you Professor, but I wasn't gonna be playing this year. I had a vision this summer and Harry, will make seeker on his first day in flying." I said adding the feather to my braid.

"I figured, he had skill like his father he just doesn't know it yet, but thank you for speaking up Lyra it really takes a brave and courageous person to come forward about this." Dumbledore told me handing me the prefect patch.

"Am I really ready to be a Prefect?" I asked.

"Good you question yourself, yes you are young one, also tell Lee, George, and Fred they are gonna be late," Dumbledore shooed me out of his office but not with out sending me with a bag of black licorice.