Lieren was running around her house, her Uncle Albus was coming to visit. Two years ago he had finally convinced her parents to tell her she was a witch and she loved him for it. She was trying to make everything special for his visit. Ding-Dong... He was here! She ran downstairs to get the door of her wonderfully furnished Canadian house and she paused at the mirror that was on the second floor landing. She loved her appearance. Her chestnut hair was cut off so it rested on her shoulders and her blue eyes sparkled when she smiled. She opened the door to find out that it wasn't her uncle. It was some dressed in a long black cloak.
"Hello, is this the Waylen house?" the man asked in an extremely friendly tone.
"Yes.... Who are you?"
"My name is Sirius Black. I'm a friend of your uncle and your parents. I've come here to take you to Hogwarts."
"Oh! Why isn't my uncle coming to get me?"
"He had some pressing matters to attend to back in England. I assure you that you will be in good hands."
"Okay, would you like to come in?"
"I would love that."
Lieren and Sirius talked about Hogwarts. He had gone there when he was a young wizard and it seemed that he had left his mark on the school.
"You got 2,198 detentions? How the hell did you pull that off?! That's about 9 detentions a week! (A/N: It really is too. I did the math. There are about 36 weeks in a school year, and they were there for 7 years. Divide 2,198 by 7 and you get 314. Divide that by 36 and you get 8.72 - therefore, you round up and get an average of 9!) There aren't even that many days in a week!"
"Me and my friends were the Marauders. We pulled so many pranks that it was extremely possible to get 9 detentions a week. We gave the teachers a hell of a time. It was great. You'll love it at Hogwarts. Are you all packed?"
"Yes, I have all of my clothes packed away in the trunk my Uncle gave me. Just let me say good-bye to my parents. Would you like to say good-bye to them too?"
"Sure, I'll talk to them a little while longer."
Lieren and Sirius went into the kitchen where her mother was preparing dinner.
"Oh! Are you two leaving already? Please stay for dinner, I'm almost finished. Is that okay, Sirius?"
"Sure, it's not too much trouble to have me here also?"
"Of course not! I'd like to talk with you a bit more. Brian is in the study, could you go get him, Lieren?"
"Sure, I'll be right back." Lieren left the kitchen to go get her father.
"So, how have you been, Patty? I haven't seen you in about 16 years. It's been way too long."
"Oh, I've been fine. How have you been, Sirius?"
"I've been alright." Sirius excluded the fact that he had been in wizarding prison for 14 of those 16 years...
Lieren and her father came back into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Patty placed dinner and called the boys down for dinner.
"Tobias! Mitch! Dinner is ready!"
"Okay, Mum! We'll be right down!"
The twins walked into the kitchen and took their places. The conversation was kept completely muggle because the boys didn't know Lieren was a witch and Sirius was here to take her to wizarding school. They thought he was just an old friend of the family's. Patty wanted to have her children grow up in a normal lifestyle, she didn't want them to feel torn between worlds. She would only tell them if they showed magical signs later on. As far as they were concerned, Lieren was going off to school in England to a fine academy that their Great Uncle was headmaster of.
Lieren and Sirius left shortly after dinner for the airport at 8 o'clock. They boarded the plane at 9 and with a two hour delay were in the air by 11. Lieren could hardly sleep so she talked to Sirius the whole time. In the 8 hours it took to get to Manchester, Sirius tried to teach Lieren as much about the Wizarding world as possible. When they got off the plane, Sirius had to disguise himself, he had explained to Lieren why and she understood completely, she had given him a very big hug. The two were becoming great friends. When they got to Manchester they had to take a train to Liverpool, and that was about half an hour long. Lieren slept most of the way. She was dead tired by then.
"Lieren, wake up." Sirius shook the sleeping girl, trying to wake her up as they pulled into the train station in Liverpool. "Lieren! C'mon!"
"I'm up, I'm up," mumbled a sleepy Lieren. "By the way, please call me 'Lo', everyone else does."
"Okay, from now on, it's Lo. How did you get 'Lo' out of Lieren anyway?"
"When I was little my mom used to call me by my first and middle name, so after awhile it just became 'Lo'. My middle name is Orli. Lieren Orli Waylen" (A/N: Orli is pronounced with a long "I")
"Cool, I like." Sirius smiled.
"Thanks, I do too. My mom has good taste."
The got off the train and waited in the depot for awhile before their train to London left, 3 hours later. So, instead of just sitting there, they walked around Manchester a little while and looked at the shops. Sirius took Lo to a wizarding pub there. She was fascinated.
At 5:30 they walked back to the station to board the train. At exactly 5:45 they felt the train lurch forward and they started their 4 hour journey to London.
At 9:45 when they reached London it was just about dusk. They walked to the Leaky Cauldron and Sirius (Now called Cyrus Noir in public) got a room for the two of them. (A/N: With TWO beds, thank-you-very-much!!) Tomorrow Sirius would take Lieren to her first trip to Diagon Alley. When they got settled down Lo fell straight to sleep. She had a very interesting last two nights and she wanted to get some sleep before her trip to Diagon Alley the next day.
Sirius woke her up around 10:37 the next morning, or that's what her clock told her anyhow. Diagon Alley was to be closed for the next two days because Voldemort had put a Death Mark above the alley. They were worried and wanted to shut it down to put extra protection charms on the street. So it would be another two days before Lieren could get her school supplies.
Sirius took Lieren to meet Remus. They decided to stay there for the next two days so they didn't have to pay for the room. Lieren spent most of her time looking around Remus's library. She had quickly fallen in love with the wizarding world. Two days later, a notice in the Daily Prophet was put up that said Diagon Alley was reopened so Sirius and Remus took Lieren to get her school supplies. Once she had gotten her books, robes and wand (13 inches, swishy, made of pepperwood containing one Phoenix feather and one unicorn tail, very good at Charms - which Lieren had decided was her favorite subject) Sirius decided that he would buy her an owl so they could keep in touch. 24 minutes after they had entered Eeylop's, they left with a female black barn owl. Lieren decided to name her Okalani, which means 'Heaven' in Hawaiian. The three went back to Remus's house to rest until tomorrow when a special train was coming to Platform 9 ¾ to take Lieren to Hogwarts. Remus and Sirius were going to accompany Lieren on the train so she would not be lonely for the 7 hours it took to get there. When they got to the Hogsmeade the two men decided to stay and say 'hello' to Rosemerta at the Three Broomsticks. Hagrid was there to meet Lieren and he asked her if she would like to take the horseless carriages to Hogwarts or take the boats across the lake, which was traditional for your first time at Hogwarts. Lieren decided on the boats, since it was tradition.
Lo and Hagrid talked as they crossed the lake.
"So, Lieren, how are yeh?"
"I'm good, Rubeus. How are you?"
"I'd be better if yeh called me 'Hagrid', Lieren." He replied with a smile.
"And I'd be better if you call me 'Lo', Hagrid" Lo laughed.
"All righ', Lo." She smiled. Lo and Hagrid became good friends too. She was just the person to make friends quickly.
When they got to the shore near the Whomping Willow Hagrid asked her if she would like her to take her to the front doors.
"No, I'm sure I'll be fine on my own." It was mid-morning and the weather was marvelous. Lo wanted to look around the grounds a little.
"All righ', Lo. My cabin is over there - I 'spect to see yeh there of'en!"
"Okay, Hagrid. I'll come by and see you on the weekend!"
Lo walked around the school a little and came across the Quidditch field. Sirius and Remus had explained the rules to her, and she had fallen in love with the game. She sat in the stands for a little and stared up at the school. She could hardly believe that this was where she was going to be for the next 3 years, learning witchcraft. She climbed down from the stands and walked towards the large oak doors. She heard the students in what she assumed to be the Great Hall. She wanted to walk around before she had to meet her uncle.
