The Killing Moon 1 You're a touch overrated.
She sat poised, her gaze wandered carelessly across the Slytherin table. The breakfast tables were bustling with students, Lyyli tried to pick out a sepcific voice but they were lost in a loud din. She held a glass of pumpkin juice in her left hand. It was the first day of term and Lyyli Viren had just entered her Seventh Year at Hogwarts. She pushed a strand of Ebony hair from her grey eyes and continued eating her toast. The new first year students sat fresh faced towards the end of the table. Lyyli smirked lightly to herself. If only they knew what they were letting themselves in for. The murmur of voices slowly subsided and heads began to turn towards the entrance of the hall.
"Well, look who it is." Bellatrix purred. Lyyli looked to the entrance of the great hall just as Sirius Black sauntered in, his dark hair somewhat windswept. He looked over and winked in the Slytherin's direction. Bellatrix tutted.
"He disgusts me. I am ashamed to say that we are from the same family. He is just ridiculous." She said with a slight snarl. "He is an embarrassment to the Black family." Lyyli had heard this speech a thousand times over and had given up on commenting, anything she said would be deemed wrong anyway, instead her eyes remained fixed on the Gryffindor table, she watched as Sirius took his seat next to Remus Lupin. Lyyli could already hear the loud sound of James Potters voice, something with annoyed her immensely, he turned and playfully punched Peter Pettigrew in the arm. Lyyli had always wondered why they hung out with Peter, he didn't seem to fit in. The Marauders, as they had dubbed themselves, were loved throughout the school. If there was a prank, they were almost certainly behind it. Lyyli loathed them, they were exactly what she strived not to be, loud, narcissistic and irritating. Lupin looked up from his breakfast and caught Lyyli's gaze, she looked down and busied herself in re-arranging her robes in an effort to hide the slight peach tint which had taken to her cheeks.
"Thats it. I'm going over there. He's mocking me Lyyli, he is. Always trying to make a fool of me. Him and scheeming friends,he's not going to know what has hit him after this year. I'll make that a promise." She said the last part through her teeth and she abruptly rose from her seat knocking over her glass of pumpkin juice. Lyyli rushed quickly from her seat.
"Bella, I dont think this is a good idea." Lyyli pleaded standing between the two tables. Bellatrix scowled. Sirius rose from his seat and walked over to where the girls were stood. Lyyli turned to face him, he had a playful smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes. He winked and Lyyli again and walked out of the great hall. Bellatrix followed behind him slowly. The rest of the marauders joined him and they stood in the courtyard. She walked over to them a scowl adorning her face, she was now walking at a quick pace and Lyyli struggled to keep up with her.
"Bella, I really don't think..." Lyyli was cut off mid sentance.
"Shut up Viren!" Bellatrix snarled loudly. "Keep your nose out! This is none of your business and you have no right to be telling me what to do!" Lyyli crossed her arms defensively and continued to follow her over to the Mauraders. Sirius turns to her.
"Bella, long time no speak." He says sarcastically.
"Sirius, you..!" She trails off and twirls her hair around her finger. "You have no idea what you have done. The summer has been a nightmare. Running away? Not the smartest thing you've ever done. I must admit. I would guess you are pretty much disowned. Well in my eyes, you are anyway. You have totally betrayed your own flesh and blood." She finished staring him in the face.
"Bellatrix, blood isn't everything you know. There are far more important things to me than pleasing people who couldn't give two shits about me." He smiled lightly. Bellatrix pushed past Lyyli and stood face to face with her cousin.
"Look, maybe this isn't the best time Bella." Lyyli says in an effort to divert the conversation, not being a huge fan of this kind of confrontation. She bit her lip gently and stands closer to her.
"Wow, getting Lyyli to fight your battles for you eh? Thats a bit low for you." James remarked smirking.
"Lyyli! Keep your nose out of my business, you cant take a hint can you?" Bellatrix snarled and turned to Lyyli.
Lyyli rolled her eyes causally and uncrossed her pale arms.
"Do you know something? I am sick of you speaking to me like I am nothing to you, but its true though I am nothing to you. None of your friends are really friends. Just people you use to get what you want. Well I think you are sad and well very pathetic. As much as you think you may know how to manipulate me, you don't. I wont stand for it." Lyyli barked nervously. Bellatrix walked off, her footsteps making a louder than normal sound.
"Whoah, feisty." Sirius joked in Lyyli's direction.
"Look. Black. Just because I hate Bella, doesnt mean I want to talk to you. " Lyyli walked off in the direction of the dungeons, leaving Sirius dumbfounded. Lyyli continued to shake from what had happened, she had never stood up for herself like that before. She stood at the bottom of the dungeon stairs, waiting for class to start. Slytherin and Gryffindor together for potions on a Monday morning, she was almost sure this class was not going to run smoothly. She pulled her robes closer to her body, the dungeons were cold at this time of year, she shivered a little. She often arrived earlier to her classes, she had always been punctual and eager to learn new things. The Professors genuinely loved to teach her, her intelligence far surpassed many of the students in her year, but she was no snob about it. Lyyli heard footsteps, students must have been arriving for class already.
"What was that?" Came an all too familiar voice from behind her. Lyyli turned around and came face to face with Bellatrix Black. She looked as pale as usual, her black hair partially up and partially down. Her eye make had been heavily applied it made her eyes look larger, like pools of ink. She always had a complete eerie air to her, she was strange. She was a typical Black, blood purity meant everything to the family and this was something that Bellatrix followed very closely. Lyyli was never really sure how they both became friends, it was more of an acceptance than a friendship, Bellatrix always admired how Lyyli came from a pure blooded family.
"I'm sorry, what?" Lyyli replied having crossed her arms once again. She wasn't really sure where this new self confidence had come from either, it was as if she had stopped thinking and just started talking. Every word that came from her mouth had been totally out of character up until this point. She would have usually just ignored the situation and hoped it would go away.
"You made a fool out of me Viren. Don't think its going to go unpunished." Bellatrix reached for her wand and Lyyli gasped.
"Are you going to hex me?" She asked mockingly. Bellatrix laughed lightly and raised an eyebrow
"No."
Lyyli awoke a few minutes later with a taste of blood in her mouth, she pulled herself from the floor slowly making sure to keep her balance. She walked into the girls bathroom and looked into the mirror, she wet the corner of her robes and wiped the dried blood from her lip and the side of her face. She sighed and walked back to the dungeons. Lyyli had never been late for a lesson before, let alone a potions lesson. She edged through the door silently, the class murmur subsided and their attention focused on her.
"Miss Viren, you are late." Professor Slughorn stated.
"I'm very sorry Professor." She replied quietly, her eyes focused on the stone tile beneath her feet.
"Take a seat next to Potter and lets all get back to work. Since we were rudely interrupted."
"Yes Professor." Lyyli walked quickly to her seat. Oh how thrilled she was to be sitting next to James Potter. She pulled out her textbook, a Quill and a roll of parchment and began taking down notes from the blackboard.
"Oi, Lyyli." James whispered. She ignored him and continued with her work.
"Lyyli!" He whispered again.
"What do you want potter?" She replied in a hushed tone, without breaking her gaze from the blackboard.
"Are you okay?"
Professor Slughorn turned to his bookcase. Lyyli turned to James.
"I am fine. Thank you for asking." She answered almost a little too sternly.
"Alright. I was only asking."
Lyyli felt a little sorry for the way she had spoken to James, afterall he was only trying to see if she was okay. She busied herself in her note taking in an effort to take her mind off the days events. The first day of term had certainly been eventful.
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