Life of Lies

~~~Summary~~~

A girl was Remus Lupin's daughter; her name is Cassidy Althea Lupin. She went to Hogwarts and was put in Gryffindor. She is now in her fourth year (Harry, Ron, and Hermione's fifth) and she knows all about the Order of the Phoenix. She is closer to Harry than anyone else (she is still friends with Ron and Hermione but more friends with Harry). What will happen when things get to dangerous for her? Could she possibly be falling for her best friend? And most importantly, can she live through what awaits her?

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Chapter 1: Damaged

Two weeks before we go to Hogwarts is always hectic at Number twelve, Grimmauld Place. Harry Potter just got here last week and was on an anger rampage. My name is Cassidy Althea Lupin. I have long black hair and big bright blue eyes; I was born with this appearance. I'm a Metamorphmagus like Tonks. I had the age limit for magic outside of Hogwarts lifted from me; I can use magic outside school! I also have anger issues.

"Thea!" I heard my name from downstairs. I walked down; it was dad.
"Yes, dad?"

"Have you seen Kreacher?"

"Nope. I think…the last time I saw him, he said something like cutting off Sirius's head in his sleep." I said and then I noticed Uncle Sirius's shocked face coming through the door. His face turned red.

"KREACHER!" He screamed.

"Um…Thea…go back in your room."

"Oh please, he got so mad one time he started throwing stuff at me. I think I'm used to it." Dad turned slowly to Sirius.

"You…threw…stuff…at her?"

"It's okay, gosh." I said and forced my dad to go in another room just as Kreacher came down the stairs. "I'm going to go." I said and ran upstairs, past Kreacher, and to Harry and Ron's room.

"Hey, Thea." They said as I opened the door.

"Hey."

"Do you want to spy on the Order meeting in ten minutes?" Ron asked.

"No. I can't."

"Why not?"

"Think about it, Ron. I got in trouble when I went in the Chamber of Secrets with you and Harry and Lockhart."

"You were really young then. You were only a first year," said Harry.

"Harry, I'm the only girl in Hogwarts that was on a seventh year level when I was in my first year. Professor Mcgonagall even wants to transfer me to another year. I'm beyond my years. Professor Mcgonagall also thinks I have potential to be an Auror. " I snapped.

"Good point." Harry inquired.

"EVERYONE DOWNSTAIRS, NOW!" I heard Sirius and dad yelling from downstairs.

"I wonder what's going on." I muttered to Harry as I pulled my wand out of my pocket tightened my hand around it. We got halfway down a flight of stairs, when the lights went out. I let out a frustrated sigh when Ron ran into me.

"Will you stop moving, please? Lumos." I said and the tip of my wand lit up. We walked down the stairs, with caution. "What's up, dad?"

"Go to the door; get invisibility cloaks on, two under each, and wait for us right outside the door. If something happens call your brooms and go. No, take your brooms with you now.

"Accio both Firebolts!" Harry and I both have a Firebolt, "Accio, Cleansweep! Those are the only three brooms we have." I said and caught the brooms in midair. I handed the Cleansweep to Ron and handed Harry his Firebolt.

"Fred and George are already under an invisibility cloak. Thea, take Ginny with you under the cloak and Harry take Hermione." Sirius ordered.

"We don't have enough cloaks." Ron said.

"Well…Remus!" He yelled and dad ran in.

"What?"

"There isn't enough cloaks."

"Don't use the cloaks."

"Okay." I said.

"Thea, you lead. No one can go with you. Go to the Burrow but if you see anything funny there go to Harry's Aunt and Uncle's house."

"Okay." I said and we walked toward the door. "As long as your with me, you can use you wand, but only for light unless we are attacked. Fred, George out from under the cloak, we aren't taking them. Ginny, you ride with me. Hermione, you go with Harry. Everyone, you follow me. That means pay attention." I said and led them out the door. I kept my wand lit up.

I mounted my broom and Ginny got on the back and held on.

"Light up the wands." I whispered to everyone.

"Is this safe?" Ginny asked me when we got high up in the sky.

"Well…kinda. I know every spell my father knows. So, yeah, I think I can get us there safely."

"Think?"

"Yes, think." I said and Ginny squeaked.

"What was all that about, anyway?" I asked Fred over my shoulder.

"Tell you later. When we get there!" He shouted back. I sighed. I saw the lights from small England towns and the completely oblivious Muggles. Then, I saw something that caught my eye.

"Everyone, I think we might be attacked in a moment." I whispered to Ginny and then heard her pass on the message.

"Hey, there's The Burrow." Hermione called from somewhere in the back. I looked down. I saw people walking around down there.

"We can't stop. Look." I whispered and heard many gasps and 'no's from behind. "We have to go to your aunt and uncle's, Harry." I called to Harry. "Come up here and lead the way." Harry and Hermione came beside us.

"Isn't there someone else we could go to? Like Hagrid?" asked Harry.

"Harry, no there isn't anyone else that we can go to and still be safe. Dumbledore is out on a mission for the Order—things I can't tell you, Ron—and so is Hagrid."

"But—what about Mcgonagall?" Harry asked.

"Not safe."

"What?"

"Harry! Stop arguing! Lead. The. Way." I snapped. Harry grunted and turned sharply. We all did the same.

A few moments later, Harry darted toward the ground, almost knocking Hermione off. He landed under a tree in the park.

"We have to walk from here." He said when we all landed.

"Why, exactly?" Ginny and I asked, simultaneously.

"Because, it would like kind of weird, a bunch of kids landing in front of house at nine o' clock at night on broomsticks." He laughed.

"True. Smart move. Everyone, wands out. Curse in head…or you will have to think fast." I ordered and we started walking. Harry was next to me.

"Why don't you go to the back and make sure nothing gets us from behind?"

"Fred and George have that covered," I inquired.

"Oh. Here's the house." Harry nearly grunted and looking suddenly sad…like a lost puppy. I walked up to the door and knocked. A tall fat man came to the door.

"What?" He snapped, when he saw Harry and I standing in the doorway with people behind us. I held up my wand.

"Where is Petunia Evans?" I snapped.

"She does not go by Evans anymore." He snapped.

"Look, sir, this is a life or death situation. Let us in." I snapped angrily.

"We don't let your kind in. Plus, you can't use magic outside school." I smiled evilly.

"I can use magic outside school. And so can they." I said gesturing to Fred and George, who were now behind me. He cowered a little.

"Come in." He snapped, relucently.

I looked at Harry. Harry led the way in.

"Stay on guard everyone." I whispered. A lady, I'm guessing was Petunia, walked in looking startled.

"Hello, I'm Cassidy Althea Lupin. And this is Ginny, Fred, George, and Ron Weasley; and this is Hermione Granger. I think you know Harry."

"Why are you here?" asked Petunia.

"That is something we mustn't tell you. For one: I don't even know, Fred and George do. And for two: We couldn't tell you anyway. This is a confidential problem." I said and a very fat boy about Harry's age appeared at the bottom of the stairs. I'm guessing this is Dudley.

"Mum, who is the cute-ish weird girl with red and black hair?" He said and I turned toward him, wand raised.

"Did you just call me weird?" I snapped.

"Uh oh." I heard Fred and George say.

"Uh…no I didn't." He stampered.

"Did you just lie to me?" I asked, meanly.

"I—I—I didn't think you could use magic!" He exclaimed.

"Haha." I said sarcastically. "The Ministry wouldn't be happy if I were to attack or use an Unforgivable Curse, would they? But they wouldn't care if I attacked him the Muggle way!" I exclaimed and started at him, but Harry grabbed me around the waist.

"No." He said and I glared at him. Fred picked me up.

"Where's your living room?" George asked.

"In—in there." Petunia stuttered. We went and sat on the living room.

"You really shouldn't have threatened Dudley." Harry stated.

"I wanted to Stun him. It would've made my life better."

"I know. But if I have to resist the urge to hurt him…so do you."

"You're mean. Okay, Fred, what's up? Why did we have to leave?" I asked.

"There was a sighting of Voldemort near Grimmauld Place." Fred said.

"Well…um…did they think it was safe for us to leave by ourselves?"

"I guess so. Lupin said it was too dangerous for us to stay there with the Order."

"Dangerous to stay with the Order? Wow. That must be hard."

"I think they were just thinking of us not being able to use magic outside school. I think that's because you were the one leading us and George and I were told to bring up the back."

"Right. I figured that." I stated. Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley walked in and sat on the couch.

"Um…Hello…um…Cassidy." Petunia said, nervously.

"You can call me Thea. I don't like being called Cassidy." I said stiffly.

"Alright. What brings you all here?" Vernon asked, rudely.

"Well…I can't tell you that. Let's just leave it at my godfather…an escaped murderer from Azkaban…told us to come here because it was dangerous for us to be…at home."

"An escaped murderer said it was too dangerous for you to be home but it's too dangerous for you to be around him?" Petunia asked.

"Oh, he was framed. He didn't really kill. Well, he did kill like one Muggle but still."

"We don't need your kind staying her long." Vernon stated and I flew up off the couch on my feet.

"If it wasn't for 'our kind' you wouldn't be alive right now! If it wasn't for us you would all be in a depression to deep to get out of! If it wasn't for us, you would have electricity! YOU NEED TO LEARN RESPEAT!" I yelled.

I hoped you liked it! I know it was too random and hard to follow, but don't judge it just by this chapter! It will get better! Please review!