Lexi! Hurry up! We're going to be late!" Regan was rushing around, grabbing her bags, throwing them in the trunk of the pulsar.

"I don't see why we need to drive. You're of age! Why can't we apparate!"

"It doesn't work that way stupid. Grab Chrissy and lets go." Lexi shoved the snowy owl into the back seat and jumped in the passenger side. Regan stepped on the gas and tore out of the street. "See this is why I told you to pack yesterday, it is not my fault if you miss the train." She rolled her eyes and sunk back in her seat. Lexi was different to her brother. He followed the rules, dressed neatly. A Gryffindor, a straight A student, passed his exams with flying colours, an infamous Auara. Lexi was... Lexi. the exact opposite. She passed all her exams but not with brilliant games. She was impulsive, reckless.

"Would Dad be angry if I wasn't in Gryffindor?" Lexi was worried. She hardly spoke with her father. He would never admit it but she knew he secretly blamed her for her mother's death. Who was she kidding, it was her fault. She died giving birth to her. She killed her own mother.

"I wouldn't know." Regan shrugged and carried on navigating the streets of London. "He's a muggle. What would he care?" Of course, mechanics wouldn't care what house their murderous daughter were sorted into. Regan stopped driving and turned to Lexi. "Anyway, it doesn't matter; you'll be put where you belong."

The roads were packed with muggles trying to arrive at work at time, to get to where they needed to be. Out of nowhere, a red mini came hurtling around the corner. The car stalled as Regan tried desperately to move them out of the way. The car refused to start and Regan reached over Lexi, wand outstretched. "PROTEGO!" The mini slammed into the side of the car and sent them both flying forward. Regan's wand flew from his hand and his head snapped against the steering wheel. Lexi's trunk rattled in the boot and Chrissy was squawking in her cage as she was thrown around the car. And then Lexi's world went black.

Something was nudging Lexi's shoulder, whispering in her ear. The sound slowly got louder and clearer as the nudging grew stronger. "Hello? Can you hear me?" She felt herself waking up further. Where was she? Where was Regan? Why was Chrissy...? Chrissy squawking. Headlights. The mini bending in half. Lexi's eyes flew open and struggled to focus on the face that was leaning over her. "My name is Teddy Lupin. Can you hear me?" Lexi moved her head in something that she thought resembled a nod. "Can you remember your name?" She tried to sit up and Teddy jumped to support her back and slowly move her upright. "Careful, slowly."

"Lexi. My name is Lexi." He nodded and murmured something under his breath. "Stand up slowly, come with me. We've missed the train but we can fly."

"Regan... Where's Regan? Where's my brother?" Lexi couldn't see him anywhere. The mini was broken in two; her trunk and Chrissy had been moved out of the way of the wreck and onto the sidewalk. Teddy helped Lexi to her feet and led her to a Nissan which was waiting on the corner.

"They've taken him to St. Mungo's. He was pretty torn up. But we have to get to Hogwarts or we'll miss the sorting. He'll be fine. He's safe." She was too dazed to argue with him and followed along blindly. An ageing woman sat in the driver's seat and winked at her as she climbed in the back while Teddy loaded Lexi's luggage in the boot. She sat Chrissy's cage on her lap and tried not to cry. She didn't want to go to Hogwarts with the strange boy with the blue hair. She wanted to find Regan, to make sure he was okay. For the first time in years, Lexi wanted her brother.

"Niamh-Alexia O'Callaghan." The Professor called her name from the scroll and she made my way to the stool. She lowered the hat onto her head and it sparked to life.

"AH! An O'Callaghan! Your brother was a great student, a great wizard. A Gryffindor. But I sense that you are very different. Oh, you will be difficult. Too bold to be a Hufflepuff. No, not a Hufflepuff. Ravenclaw? Hmmm, no. So, like another great wizard, the choice between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Both great houses, both deserving." The whole hall went quiet. Everyone was waiting. The silence grew until it engulfed the entire room. Under her breath she whispered. She knew what her choice was. She didn't want to be compared to her brother. She wanted to start fresh. He was gone. Lexi knew he was dead. She would forget him, she would forget them all. She would be her own family. After all, she was a murderer. She had killed her mother and it was her own fault that Regan had died. Lexi knew where she belonged."SLYTHERIN!" She smiled as the witch removed the hat from her head and she went to join the other first years at the Slytherin table. Teddy waved at her from the table across the hall and smiled back. His hair had turned a fire-engine red and his eyes were glowing purple. A hand extended across the table towards her."Mikhail." She shook his hand and giggled at his strong Russian accent.

"Lexi."