The First Look

Chapter 2

Date: October 1992
*  Layla's POV*
I woke up to Hermione shaking me

"Layla wake up! We can't be late!"

"Ok ok. I'm awake"

I yawned as I got out of bed. Hermione tossed me my Gryffindor robe. I got changed and went back to Hermione. She handed me my books

"Ready?"

"Yep let's go. Before we're "late" I said mocking Hermione

"Oh shut it Layla"

As we walked to the common room, I heard Harry and Ron talking. I walked into the common room. Harry and Ron waved to me and Hermione. We talked a bit but went to the Great Hall soon after.

"Hey Layla, Can I talk to you?" Harry asked me as we were walking

"Sure. What's up?"

"Who's your family?"

"I never really knew them why?"

" Your last name. I've heard it before. I don't know where, but it's so familiar"

"I was thinking the same about yours..."

"What if we go to the library after our classes to see if we can find anything?"

"Sure! Should we bring them?"

"No.. Well maybe"

"Okay, they're coming with"

We laughed as we walked into the Great Hall. We sat at the trio's usual spot. I saw the rest of the people walk in

"Wow, there's a lot of people that go here.."

I didn't want anyone to hear me. Luckily no one did. Then all of a sudden, I saw someone walk in that I've seen before. He was walking with his friends over to the hufflepuff table

"Is that? Cedric?" I thought to myself

-Time Jump-
I walked into potions class. Gryffindor had potions class with hufflepuff today. We did the work that the students usually did when all of a sudden..

"Mr. Diggory and Mr.Potter! The notes are up here...not on the back of Ms.Black's head!"

I could feel my checks getting red. I looked at Hermione who was next to me

"Hermione.." I whispered

She didn't reply and kept writing notes. I tried not to look behind me

"Mr. Diggory!"

I looked behind me to see someone staring at me, well it use to be the back of my head.

"Ms. Black, that does not mean you have to stare back at Mr.Diggory. Detention both of you!"

I sighed and so did "Mr. Diggory". I went back to finished my notes

After class ended, I went to my other classes. And the time I dreaded the most, detention. I walked into Professor Mcgonagall's classroom to see chairs flipped, books across the floor, and just a mess of a classroom. "Mr.Diggory" was already there waiting

"Hi?"

"Oh, um, Hi! I'm Cedric, Cedric Diggory!"

"I'm Layla, Layla Black"

"Professor Snape told me we have to clean up this, mess.."

He handed me the supplies I needed. I walked over to the back of the class, Cedric following

"Hey um Layla?"

"Hm?"

"I remember you from somewhere.."

I turned to him and gave him a confused look. He snapped his fingers as he thought

"Wait! We were best friends before my first year at Hogwarts!"

"So, you're, the Cedric I've been trying to find?"

"Yup!"

I hugged him. He was my best friend for a few years before he left to go to hogwarts. After I pulled away we started cleaning. Talking as we cleaned, laughing about inside jokes, remembering the old nicknames we had for each other. We finished cleaning really quickly. Since we weren't allowed to leave until our detention was over, I asked him some questions

"Hey Ced"

"What's up?"

"Do you remember my parents at all?"

"No not really. All I remember is that you lived with a foster family, not your biological family. And your "mom" told me your mom had died but she didn't know where your father was"

"Hm.."

Someone opened the door and told us we could leave. I said goodbye to Cedric and made my way to the library where I told the trio I'd meet them. As I walked in I saw Harry pacing back and forth. I ran towards him

"What's going on?!"

"You're- You're dad Layla.." Hermione looked at me terrified

"Who? Who is he?"

Harry handed my book he was holding open. I read..
"Sirius Black... blah blah, Has been put in azkaban for killing 12 muggles.."

I dropped the book

"No, no.."

"Layla it's alright.." Harry reassured me

"No it's not Harry.. when people find out.."

"They won't! No one has touched this book in years.."

Ron tried to tell me. I shook my head. Tears slowly fell down my check. Harry wipes my tears and hugged me

"It's okay Layla..it's okay"

Harry calmed me down. I pulled out of the hug

"Sorry Harry, I kinda cried on your.."

"It's fine. Everyone cries on someone at times"

I laughed it off. We walked back to the common room. Hermione said the password and we walked in. I found a spot to sit and the three of them sat around me

                                  -Time Jump-

I was in my dorm talking to Hermione before we went to bed. She kept asking me about Cedric but I kept saying we were just friends as kids and that's all we are now. She didn't listen, of course.

"Ugh since you won't tell me about Cedric I'm just gonna go to bed"

"Ok Night Hermione!"

"Night Layla! Don't stay up tonight like you did last night"

"No promises!"

She laughed and laid down. As usual I was up thinking. This time it was about, why would my father do that, did someone make him, and just every question you could want to ask. Hermione turned over and snapped her fingers at me. I looked over at her and turned over to finally fall asleep.

{To Be Continued}