Diclaimer: I do not, nor have I ever, owned any of the following characters, except for Myra. All credit for Orignal things goes to Rowling. Her stuff, not mine.

A/N: I currently have NO beta. I need one. Seriously, skim over this chappie and find just out how badly I need one! Please!

"Hurry or you'll be late!" My brother yells from down the stairs. Yeah, I'd hate to be late. I might miss my first appointment for ridicule, and who says girls don't get into fights? I wasn't looking forward to the new term at Hogwarts.

I brushed a few strands of my ebony hair out of my eyes, and dragged my truck down the wide marble stairs. Mine was one of the richest families in all of the US, but it didn't seem to matter to anyone but my brothers. Of course, they didn't get hurt at school. Sorry, I guess I've been a little cryptic here. My name is Myra Thompson, and I am entering my fifth year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am muggle-born, and this does not do anything to hinder my taunting. I am a bookworm, best in my classes, and a nerd to say the least. I make Severus Snape look popular. Even he, in my same year, won't talk to me. My only friend would be Lily Evans, but I can't rely on her for much, she has other things to take care of. Her best friend is a Slytherin, and she has to handle that. It's bigger than my problem, right?

My mother and father passed away when I was ten, leaving my eighteen year old brother to care for me and my other brother, Carl. Carl is one year older than I am, and he never received a letter from Hogwarts. I was the only one. I am happy, and grateful that I was chosen, and am able to do magic. I know that once I am out of school, none of the taunting will matter.

My oldest brother, Marcus is waiting impatiently for me at the door.

"Try to be a little punctual." He sighed when he saw me at the bottom of the stairs.

"Sorry, DAD, but I had to double check my things. I'd hate to leave something behind. Is Mina in the Car?" I asked.

"Yes, your weirdo owl is in the car." He smiled. He tried to act like he hated Mina, my pet owl, but we all knew he loved it almost as much as I did.

"Thank you." I wanted to say something else, but I couldn't think of anything, so I just went to the car, and behaved myself like the good, well behaved, rich girl, that my brother wanted me to be.

Several hours later, I was stepping off of the plane into London. I sighed. All that traveling, and I still had to get on a train in a couple days. Marcus had stayed behind in America, so I could have some time by myself. I like shopping alone. I walked into the Leaky Cauldron, and stopped to talk to Tom. He got me a room, and pulled all my luggage up the stairs. I proceeded to the back of the pub. I tapped the combo into the bricks, and they slid back to reveal my world. The world where no one saw a woman of wealth and great expectations, only another student. I smiled, and walked along the cobble stoned street.

My first stop was Gringott's where I withdrew a sack full of galleons from my vault. Then it was to Olivander's for a new wand. A bully had broken my old one on the last day of the school year the previous year. Eleven inch vampire fang. Very original, and kinda creepy and cool at the same time. Vampires had always fascinated me, even before I knew of this wizarding world. I got new robes, and went into my favorite store. Blorish and Blott's was a bookworm's treasure trove. I found myself in there for several hours each time I went in. First I took out all of the required books that needed for school, and then did some fun shopping. A large book on Vampires and Werewolves was bound in black leather, and I couldn't resist it I picked it up along with copy of advanced jinxes and curses. You can never know too much of this stuff when you're bullied. I was about to go and pay, when I ran into James Potter. Not a good thing.

"Well, if it isn't little Myra. Whatcha got there Myra?" He took the books from my hands, and looked through them. "Well, you'd be a right fit for little Snivelus, wouldn't you bookworm?" He shoved the books back into my hands, but I could only stare at him in rage and fear. Someone like James Potter was someone you didn't want to be on the bad side of.

"James what ARE you doing?" Lily Evans to the rescue, ladies and gentlemen.

"Nothing, just talking to little Myra, here." James instantly put on a smile when she entered the room.

"Leave her alone, you idiot." James backed off, and Lily gave me a wink, and I returned it with a weak smile. I have got to toughen up on of these days.

James and Lily exited, and I paid for my books. On my way out, I saw a weird looking poster. It was an ad for a band named Plagiarism. They needed a new singer, and most preferably a girl. Wonder why? From the pictures on the poster, they were all guys. Then it dawned on me. Duh, all GUYS. I ignored it, and went to my room in the Leaky Cauldron.

The next morning I was on my way down to breakfast when I bumped into Sirius Black, literally. I spilled all of the CD's I had been carrying. I had a radio up in my room, and I wanted to pour through them as I ate. We both had fallen on the floor, and I immediately started to pile them back up.

"Sorry." Sirius said. Before I knew it, he was helping me pick them up. Never mind confused, I was bewildered. This pure-blood wizard of high reputation at school was helping me, and he said sorry. I couldn't believe it.

"Thanks." Was all I blurted out.

"You like Muggle music?" He smiled as he examined the CD's he picked up.

"Yeah, I'm sorry, I'll watch where I'm going from now on." I began to go around him, but he stopped me.

"What's your favorite band?" He asked.

"St-Styx." I stuttered.

"Another lover of perfection I see." He chuckled.

"You like Styx too?" I asked, not stuttering anymore, but still being careful.

"Love them. We should talk sometime…" He gestured for my name.

"Myra." I answered,

"…Myra. I'm Sirius. You go to Hogwarts?"

"Yes. I'm in your year."

"Really? What house?" He look bewildered.

"Gryffindor."

"I can't believe I've never met you before."

"I'm not what you'd call preferred company." I rubbed the back of my neck.

"What do you mean?"

"Well! Little Myra!" James was back. Time to go.

"I-I gotta go." I rushed past with my arms full of CDs back to my room.

Back in my room, I felt stupid. I should have stood up to James. Why was I such a coward. I have to buck up! What was there to be afraid of anyway? A big, tall, muscle bound quiditch seeker, that's what. Quiditch, now there was an interesting sport. I was pretty good at it, too. Maybe I should try out. What? Try out? Am I kidding myself here? They would never let me on the team, no matter how good I was. I'm too nerdish. But still, wouldn't hurt to try, or would it?

KNOCK KNOCK

My door. Someone at my door. Housekeeping? I open it, and there stands Sirius again. My eyes go wide, and I can't move.

"Hey, why'd you run off?" He asked.

"Umm…I…had forgotten something." I lied.

"Liar." Great, I was a bad liar!

"Yeah." I rubbed the back of my neck.

"What are you doing tonight?"

"Excuse me?" I asked with astonishment.

"It's the last day before we go back to school, I'd like to take you somewhere for smashing into your CD collection." He gave me his patented playboy smile.

"It's ok, I have things I need to do tonight. I have to finish up some homework. Always the procrastinator…." I closed the door. I slid to the floor with my back against it. I heard Sirius walk away. It was true that I had things to do, but it was not homework. I had to read up on my two new books, I could have them finished by morning if I try hard, but I want something to read on the train ride too, so I was trying to decide what to do. I let my pony tail down, letting my hair fan out around my face. My skin was really pale, a deep contrast to my Ebony hair. Also, my blue eyes made my face a clashing element. I was kind of short, hence the "little Myra" from James. But, anyone is little compared to him. However, I'm not the shortest in my year. I just haven't hit my growth spurt yet, I guess. I hope.

I brushed out my hair, so it wasn't a huge mountain of fuzz, and changed into a pair of hip hugger bell bottoms, and a Styx concert Tee. I slipped my tennis shoes on, and threw a cloak over it all. I pulled my hood up, and left to scour Knockturn Alley.

No one who was on good business went into Knockturn Alley. You only went there if you were up to no good. I was up to no good. I made a promise to my self right then and there that I would get back at James. Him and everyone else who had been mean to me. This was the beginning of a new year. I just hoped that when the time came, I would be able to go through with my plans.

I arrived on the train ten minutes before it left the station. I was not prone to lateness, as my brother may have thought. I sat in a compartment by myself, as I usually did on the train ride to and from Hogwarts. I was reading my book, and was about sixty pages from finishing the five hundred page volume, when I looked up. Sirius Black was sitting across from me. My face filled with horror, and I think he saw it.

"Sorry, everywhere else was taken. Why do you also seem so scared of me?" He asked., cocking his head.

"Well…I…umm…"I couldn't finish my sentence, and was almost relived when I was distracted. Almost. James came in. As did Remus, Peter, and Lily. At least with Lily maybe things wouldn't get ugly. Well, not too ugly. Ok, it may just be the same, but at least I'll have someone on my side for once.

"Well, little Myra!" James said.

"Be nice." Lily warned.

"I'm always nice." James protested.

"You're always bulling her! Since her first day! You treat her worse than you do Sev, which I don't like either!" Lily started yelling. Uh-oh, looks like she lost it.

"What? Why do you bully her? She's awesome." Sirius cut in.

"You've got to be kidding me! All she ever does is read those stupid books! She thinks she's so perfect cause her grades are! Besides, you don't even know her! You didn't even know she existed until she bumped into you in the hallway!" James snapped.

"She like Styx, that's all I need to know." Sirius retorted matter-of-factly.

"You and your muggle music! She's a nerd!" James exclaimed.

"Maybe she is because people like you won't give her a chance!" Lily was back in the conversation again, still steaming.

"James, just let off her. Leave her be." Lupin decided this was a good time to join in too.

"Did I ask for your opinion?" James' eyes were fierce.

"Calm down, you great beluga!" Lily rolled her eyes, slowly regaining her composure.

"She'll never fit in, acting the way she does." James spat.

"Maybe I don't want to fit in." I whispered.

"Oh my, she talks!" James threw his arms in the air.

"Shove off it, Potter." Lily put her arm around my shoulder, and wheeled me out of the compartment. "Don't let him get to you, Myra. He's just being a right git like always." She smiled sheepishly.

"Thanks, Lily. You didn't have to stand up for me, you never do, but you always do." I sighed, knowing I needed to start fighting my own battles.

"That's what friends are for, ducky." She gave me a small peck on the head, and we went off to find another compartment.