Chapter 3
"Where are we going?" Lyra asked as they turned off the street into the alley. Sirius started to pace and mutter under his breath. "Sirius," Lyra said. He seemed too deep in his train of thought to notice. She walked over and laid a hand on his shoulder. He spun around to face her. "What?!" He yelled. She didn't flinch when he yelled she just sighed. "Sirius…" Lyra said in a soft calming voice. "You need to calm down. You'll think better if you relax. Now, what is the problem?" Sirius stared. This was a first. A side of his companion he had never seen before. Lyra's eyes were a soft overwhelming calm. He relaxed. "It's just, how are we going to get to Hogwarts? I need to get you to Dumbledore for proper teaching…I can only teach you so much magic and I need his advice. Naturally I would apparate to somewhere near Hogwarts since you can't apparate in Hogwarts, but you can't. And a girl and dog lurking around might look strange. Besides the way you look…" He said gesturing toward her eyes. "would draw attention. No offense." "None taken." Lyra said brushing it off. She knew that was different. No one else had eyes like hers that she had seen. Just the ordinary blue, brown, green, and hazel. "But how do we get there?" Sirius asked exasperated. Lyra paused in thought. "How does your godson Harry get there?" She asked finally. "He gets there by the school train but…" He looked over at her. She couldn't possibly think. Lyra's eyes were aglow at the idea. "No way. It is too risky…I mean how can you possibly think that?" He sighed it was a losing battle.
"Now how to get there without being noticed. I mean I can transform into a dog because I am an animagus and won't be noticed. But you on the other hand…" Sirius trailed off. "Well, why don't you teach me how to become an anim-whatever?" Lyra suggested casually. "Are you kidding? Some of the greatest wizards in the world can't attain animagi! What makes you think that you a mere girl with absolutely no magical experience at all could?" Lyra looked at him scornfully. Lyra was deeply offended and hurt. Sirius could see it in her face. Sirius sighed. He felt guilty. Maybe he was developing a soft spot for this girl. But that didn't he was going to let her try. It was for her safety that he didn't teach her. I mean what if something went wrong. He promised himself he wouldn't. Lyra just continued to stare at him while he thought. Sirius looked at her. She was so stubborn when she had her mind set on something. What was he going to do with her?