1 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.

"Well, I'm most defiantly a Gryffindor. My entire family has been in Gryffindor; there is no other house for me." James said proudly. "What about you, Severus?" I asked him quickly. "I'm hoping, Slytherin." He said. I smiled at him.

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Soon enough, we were all changed and on the platform ready to go to Hogwarts. "Right, then! First years! This way, please! Come on, now, don't be shy! Come on now, hurry up!" A man yelled. He was taller than most of the students and twice as wide. She was glad to be off the train. James wouldn't stop bugging Lilly about going on a date with him. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous that he wanted to date anyone we are too young. We're only 11, and there is not much to do around the castle till 3rd year anyway. " Right then. This way to the boats! Come on, now, follow me." The giant man yelled.

We all followed him to a whole bunch of boats floating on the water. James, Sirius, and I all got into the boats. Another scrappy young boy followed us. "Hello. I'm Remus." He said. I looked him up and down he had thin white scars all over his face and hands. "Hello, I'm Sirius, and this is my sister Lyra and over here is James," Sirius said with a blush. I smiled slightly at him. I looked back out at the water, and there was a Hogwarts. Everyone around me was gaping in amazement. I just looked up, adoringly at the giant castle.

Soon we were off the boats and in the castle. We were waiting in a hallway when an older witch stood at the front of the group. "Welcome to Hogwarts. Now, in a few moments, you will pass through these doors and join your classmates. But before you can take your seats, you must be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Now while you're here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn your house points. Any rule-breaking, and you will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup." She started then looked back at the closed doors. "The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily." She added and then left going towards the great hall. Once she was gone, we all started to talk about ourselves. "I can't believe we're actually here, Siri," I said to him with a smile. "Yeah, I can't believe it either." He said, smiling back at me. "We're ready for you now. Follow me." The older witch said.

Soon were lead into the great hall I think is what Bella called it. Everyone in the hall was starring at us. We stood at the front of the hall, and they're on a stool was a hat. In a matter of seconds, it came alive.

" John Abbott," McGonagall yelled. A short boy with blonde hair walked up to the hat. I knew him slightly. I've seen him at a few of my parent's parties; he was part of the scarred 28. He sat on the stool, and the hat was placed over his head; it dipped down to cover his eyes. In about a minute, the hat called out "HUFFLEPUFF" The hat was taken off his head, and he walked over to his cheering house.

"Lyra Black," McGonagall called my name. My heart was pounding. I walked up to the stool and sat down. The hall was completely silent. The hat was dropped on my head, and it covered my eyes, so everything was completely black. "Hhhmmm. Another Black, but you're different from the rest. Your smarter but not willing to go to Ravenclaw. So not Ravenclaw then, and Hufflepuff is out of the question for a brilliant girl like you. You've got what it takes to make it in both Gryffindor and Slytherin. I can't see the future, but I know one day both of us might regret this decision." the hat said then yelled out, "SLYTHERIN" I smiled brightly. Then looked at Sirius and gave him a quick smile. He smiled back. I walked toward The green and silver table and sat next to Narcissa. She gave me a quick side hug, then we sat down.

"Sirius Black," McGonagall called out again. The whole hall went silent back. Sirius walked up to the hat, and it was dropped on his head just like mine; it dropped below his eyes. The hat took a minute and then yelled. "GRYFFINDOR." my heart sank. No one was cheering. Then the Gryffindor table hoped up and was clapping wildly. I could see Sirius smile and walk towards them. He then caught my eye, and I glared at him. His smile dropped as I looked away from him.

The rest of the ceremony went fine. I didn't listen much after that just clapped when Narcissa clapped. Soon a boy plopped down in front of me and smiled. I smiled back and went back to the ceremony. Once everyone has been sorted, the headmaster Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome, students new and old. As usual, here are a few reminders for this year. The forbidden forest is off-limits to anyone and everyone. I hope everyone has a peaceful year and does well on every exam that is to come there way. Thank you, and let the feast begin." He said and sat down soon food appeared in front of everyone. I loaded my plate with all the food I wanted and then started to eat.

"Hello, I'm Turner Parkinson." The boy that sat in front of me said. "Hello, I'm Lyra. Lyra Black." I spoke with a smile. "I know. I've seen you at a few parties before." He said with a smile. I gave a slight giggle, and then Sirius entered my mind. Since Sirius and I are twins, we have a thing called twin telepathy. "Lyra, can you please talk to me. I want to sort all of this out." He whispered. "I don't want to talk to you now or ever Black," I said. I couldn't find it in me to call him by his first name. I quickly looked over at him. He was laughing and smiling with Potter and the boy we meet on the boats. I looked back to Turner real quick. He smiled at me. "I'm sorry about your brother." He said. I smiled back. "Sorry, I don't have a brother anymore," I said.

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Then the next day Sirius tried to talk to me, but I wouldn't let him. I continued to talk and get closer to Turner. I guess I was starting to fancy him a little bit. I also watched Potter continue to ask out his precious Lilly pad. That was his new nickname for her. When she rejected him again, Turner and I both snickered. But as the day went by, I couldn't get what the sorting hat said to me out of my head. I just hope the hat wasn't right.