The other black (J. Potter love story)

Prologue

September 1st is one of the few days King Cross Station was filled with children around the ages of 11 through 18 and their parents. There is one family that stands out from the rest of all the chaos of the world. Their chins were held high up in the air to show some authority or rule over everyone else. The eldest was a woman; her hair was turning grey fast, but she had no desire to hide it. It was her alone with three children. Walburga Black was never one to stay in the muggle world for too long. Once she and her children reached the wall between platforms 9 and 10, she stopped them. "Do you remember what to do now?" She asked 2 of her children. The two nodded their heads. They looked so similar that the only difference you could tell was one was a boy, and one was a girl. She nodded back to them, and the boy started to stroll up to the wall, and then at the last minute, he went through the wall. "Lyra follows Sirius, please. Regulas and I will be right behind you." She said at the girl. "Yes, mother." The girl chanted back.

Lyra was a bit nervous; she had never done this before. When she got her Hogwarts letter, she was over the moon, excited. She had heard so much from her older cousins. She was only allowed to talk about 2 of them, though. Andromeda was disowned for loving a muggle-born. She was only in her seventh year, not even out of Hogwarts when she was disowned. Bellatrix already graduated and was to marry Rodolphus Lestrange. Lyra never liked him. She had only met him twice, and he was never kind to her. Her last cousin was still in Hogwarts, though. Narcissa is in her fourth year. She'll most likely marry Lucius Malfoy, who was in the year above Narcissa.

She then started for the wall. Right as she approached it, she closed her eyes and opened them again when she was through. She saw Sirius there smiling at her. She smiled back. Right behind her baby brother was a giant red train. As she was admiring the train, someone tapped her shoulder. She quickly turned around, thinking it was her mother, but it was Narcissa smiling at her. "Cissy!" The young girl exclaimed. She threw herself at her cousin. "Hello, Lyra." The older girl said to the one wrapped around her waist. Lyra quickly let go and brushed herself off. Then her mother walked through the wall with her younger brother Regulas. Her mother looked at Narcissa and smiled. "How are you today, Narcissa?" Her mother asked. "I am good. Thank you for asking Aunt Walburga." The girl said.

"Now children, you should be getting on the train and find a compartment. Remember to write once you get into Slytherin. " She said to Sirius and Lyra. "Yes, mother." The two chanted back. "Now, off you go." She said, kissing them on the cheek and pushing them towards the train.

Narcissa was already in a compartment with her friends, so Lyra and Sirius had to find one by themselves. They roamed around the train for a while before finding one that was empty. They entered the compartment and started to lift their luggage to the racks above. Lyra wasn't mighty, so it was much harder for her to lift her trunk. She didn't want to ask Sirius for help because he was struggling a little bit too. Then their compartment door opened, and a boy walked in. As soon as he walked in, he saw the girl struggling.

"Do you need some help?" He asked her. "Yes, please." She said, setting her trunk down. The boy quickly lifted the chest to the racks. "Thank you," Lyra responded with, "It's not a problem. I'm James Potter, and you are?" He asked them."I'm Lyra Black, and this is my brother Sirius." She said, taking a seat next to her brother. James's eyes widened. "Did you just say, Black?" He questioned. "yeah were from the noble and regal house of Black." Sirius said in a dramatic tone. James laughed, but Lyra frowned. "Not funny, Sirius." She told him. "Lighten up, Lyra," Sirius said. At that same moment, two others walked into the compartment. "Hi, can we sit here, everywhere else is full?" A girl with red hair asked them. "Yes, absolutely," James said. He looked like he had just seen an angel. Boys Ugh...

"Come on, Severus." The girl said, sitting next to James. He scouted over, so there was room for all of them. Then a boy with greasy black hair stepped in and sat next to her. Lyra was assuming he was the Severus the redhead was talking about. "I'm Lilly, and this is Severus. Who might all of you be?" She asked, very politely. "I'm James Potter. This is Lyra and Sirius Black. You look lovely today is I might add." James said with a smile in Lilly's direction. You could see the blush creep up on to her cheeks."What house are you lot think you'll get into? I'm hoping I will get into Gryffindor. Ravenclaw would be very lovely too." She was so bubbly. The exact opposite of Lyra. "Sirius and I are hoping for Slytherin, isn't that right, Siri?" She said, using the nickname she had for him. Sirius hesitated. "Slytherin is nice, but you know that I'm not really Slytherin material. I'm sort of hoping for Gryffindor." He said casually, looking at his twin. Lyra looked at him like he just lost his head. She never knew Sirius felt this way. If he did get into Gryffindor, then they would be separated. "You shouldn't worry, Sirius. I know you're cut out for Slytherin. Just remember what mother and father told us." She said, squeezing his hand lightly.