Classes started the next day and Lyra was picking up her schedule and sitting down to eat breakfast when she heard a woman's voice screaming. She looked around and saw that Ron had a howler that was yelling something about stealing a flying car. An awkward silence followed this and Lyra decided to just grab some toast and go. She passed Draco laughing with Crabbe and Goyle about what had just happened but she didn't stop to join in.

Lyra had her first Defense Against the Dark Arts class with Professor Lockhart and she thought he was a complete fool. They had heard what he had done to the Gryffindor class and they were all hoping he didn't do the same to them. Thankfully he seemed to have learned his lesson the first time. They just read his books. Then they had Herbology with the Gryffindors and they were learning about mandrakes. They were quite ugly Lyra thought.

All in all classes continued as normal. She occasionally went back and stayed in Snape's office to do homework when Draco was with his cronies. Draco it seemed had relaxed his whole 'stay with me' stance. Lyra was spending less time with him and more with Cedric and the Twins. Cedric had really managed to convince her to play chaser for the quidditch team. So she spent her free time playing with him or Fred and George.

One morning Lyra was up early and decided to go and watch Draco have quidditch practice since he was on the team now. She was walking into the pitch when she heard arguing. Peering around the corner she saw the Slytherin and Gryffindor teams facing each other, with Ron and Hermione standing next to Harry. Hermione made a comment about buying his way onto the team and Lyra decided it was time to go when she heard Draco speak.

"How dare you speak to me, you filthy little mudblood." It was unmistakable who had said it. It was Draco. Her chest tightened. Did he think this way about her as well? Before she knew it Harry, Ron, and Hermione were rushing in her direction. Ron was puking up slugs. Lyra moved aside and they ran past her without a second glance. She turned back around the corner to see Draco and the other Slytherins laughing. He looked in her direction and froze. The look on his face gave away that the look on hers said that she had heard every word. They locked eyes for a moment, her throat tight. Then she turned on her heel and walked away back towards the castle.

Lyra went back to the common room and went straight to the dormitories. She was so upset at what she had just seen. She knew that Draco's friends had used the word mudblood a couple of times even on her, but she had never once heard Draco use it. Even if it wasn't directed at her she was exceedingly upset. She got into bed and closed her eyes. She was just beginning to drift to sleep when her head started throbbing. It hurt so bad that she saw only black. Then she heard it again.

"Watch out…..be safe...stay away."

Then as suddenly as it had come, it stopped. Lyra calmed her heartbeat and rolled over, closing her eyes tight and trying to fall asleep. The next day Lyra slept in late and it was past lunch when she awoke. She got dressed and made her way to the common room with her books. She just sat down when Justin Finch-Fletchley walked up to her.

"Hey, Aston, you have a friend waiting outside of the common room entrance."

"What?" Lyra asked, confused.

"Malfoy is waiting outside for you."

Lyra got up and walked to the entrance hole and pushed it open. Right outside, sure enough, was Draco. Lyra blinked.

"Draco? What are you doing here?"

"I, er, wanted to see if you wanted to go to the library." Lyra stared at him for a second. Was this his way of checking up on her? Well, whatever. She grabbed her bag and books and headed to the library with Draco. They sat down, but instead of taking her books out she looked at him.

"Draco."

"Hmm?"

"Why did you call Hermione that? I have heard your friends call people that but never you so I…"

"Lyra, it's what she is-"

"Excuse me? So I am as well then?"

"NO! You, you're different."

"How so?"

"Well you don't know your parents."

"And if I did? If they are muggles?"

"Well, you are still you…..just drop it."

"Whatever." Lyra pulled out her book for History of Magic and opened it. She started to read about different powerful wizarding families:

In the wizarding world there has only been one family with magic so powerful they could do magic without wands. This pure blood family….

"Lyra." She looked up from her reading. "I'm sorry." Draco murmured. Lyra smiled to herself and nudged him to show that it was alright.

October dawned and it became colder. Lyra was busier than ever, between classes, quidditch and occasionally watching Draco and the Slytherin team practice. True she was a bit annoyed Mr. Malfoy had bought the team all new brooms but he was a particularly good flyer. Though Lyra knew that already. He was the one who taught her. She was currently sitting in the stands when Cedric sat down next to her.

'"Scouting for the team?" Lyra laughed.

"No, Ced. Draco asked me to come and watch. But I am freezing."

"Well you have no gloves that could be why." Then Cedric took off his Hufflepuff gloves and put them on her.

"Well. I have to go, I was just getting something from the locker room and stopped to say hi." Then he walked away. Lyra looked at her newly gloved hands, they were too large and really warm.

"Oi. Those gloves look a bit big for you." Fred said as he and George sat on either side of her.

"They aren't mine. Cedric gave them to me."

"Oh, you cold?" Then Fred took off his hat and shoved it onto her head.
"FRED! Seriously?" Lyra swatted at him but he dodged and left laughing with George.

Just then a Green and silver scarf flew at her and wrapped itself around her neck a little too tightly. She looked out onto the field to see Draco pointing his wand at her.

"Seriously? You three are such- ugh!" Lyra chided to no one but laughed to herself. She must look ridiculous. But at least they cared right?