Chapter 15

The Nia they know

"I mean, really, how many times one person can sneak off unnoticed! It's maddening!" Nia stated, annoyed that Lily had talked them into doing this, looking for Pettigrew.

"Why are you so cruel to him, Nia?" Lily asked. She and the boys looked at each other and they shrugged at Nia.

"Well, to put it lightly, my family doesn't like rats…we have a lot of cats and well, they visited once, the Pettigrew's came to my house I mean. And, well, you see, my mother and father told his parents to not let him bring that pet rat of his, but he did anyways. He loved that rat and refused to leave him behind. But, uh, I kind of killed it… and the Pettigrew's were not happy after words."

Lily didn't say anything at first, just sat there in a dull silence. She couldn't believe it, the reasoning behind her disliking Pettigrew. But what did that have to do with her hating Pettigrew?

"And? That gives him a reason to dislike you not the other way around, Nia. Why don't you like him?" Lily asked curiously. Nia just sighed and decided to answer the question.

"His family tried to have me committed, Lily," Lily only gasped in response, she was truly shocked.

The day went on, and it was too soon that they were forced to leave once more. Lily was still surprised at the background behind Nia and Petter. She was also surprised at Nia's blood background as well. Nia was a pureblood, just like Sirius and James. And she was what most call a blood traitor, in sorts, but not completely.

She cared about everything, even the stupidest of things. She was happy when someone said hi or complimented on her outfit. She tried to enjoy everything, always looking on the bright side. She, like Sirius, didn't want to be part of the dark magic, the hatred; but she always saw the good in the rest of the purebloods. She tried to bring it out.

Nia was different, not perfect, but different.

As the week went by, Lily got to know her, understand why she did things. Lily got to know the good and the bad about her friend. Nia had problems, her life wasn't perfect, her friends and family weren't perfect either. She was just another teen going through life, trying to prove that there was more to it then just good and bad. Black and white. There was a grey side, a side that wasn't exactly easy, but it was an honest side, the truthful one.

Lily admired her courage but could tell that at times she was just barely holding the pieces together. She found it funny that people saw the courage, the originality, the care-free, the none self conscious Nia, but that was the only Nia that Nia let the world see.

This was the Nia she now knew and this is the story of the life she brought to Hogwarts with her.

Okay, here's the catch. I don't care if anyone's reading this or not. Right now it's April 11th, 2006 and I haven't had a random review from a random person in soooooo long. I'm writing this story for myself and no one else, so why should I care if you ppl ignore me? Well, to tell you the truth, I do care... I mean it makes me feel like no one cares about what I'm writing; like my story's no good. But I'll live because the ppl I've gotten to read it have thought pretty good things. So there to all you non-consistant reviewers who are making me feel horrible!

Now, about the story. This isn't the end of this... uh, book, but it is the end of this part. This was like a giant prologue full of chapters! Fun, huh? Well, now we're going to see her in classes, and hanging with the marauders and Lily. Fights, curses, tears and smiles are to be expected in future chapters. I hope someone will eventually see this... WhyteWolf