Edited 5/8/2019
The smell of diesel exhaust, human body odor, and poorly prepared cheap food assailed Harry's senses as he exited the floo at Kings Cross Station, he quickly glanced to his left and right making sure both of his sisters had retained their footing.
Lillith gave him a lopsided smirk and Iris mirrored it with mirth swimming in her eyes, obviously both girls were more concerned he'd go flying out the grate as normal than for their own well being.
Huffing he let their hands go, their trunks had already been transferred to the Hogwarts express loading area by the Potter House elves so the three just stood there until their parents appeared. James and Lily soon emerged from the emerald flames quickly followed by Padfoot and Moony, the three Marauders and honorary prankster looked upon the antique steam engine with nostalgic smiles.
Turning to the youngest members of their group Remus spoke up first, "Now, you all behave this year and don't do anything we would, Iris do you have everything, your wand, familiar, spending money?"
Nodding quickly the little redhead gave her uncle a knowing smirk, James spoke up next, "Harry keep an eye on your sisters, with the tournament going on this year there's going to be quite a few new faces about, it's your job to keep them safe or-" eyes swimming with a bit of honest happiness as he glanced to his eldest daughter, "in Lillith's case keep her out of trouble. Something tells me she's got all sorts of vengeance planned out for this year."
The young woman in question raised her brows and gave them an innocent 'Who, Me?' look that was ruined by the feral grin she sported a moment later. Chuckling James hugged each of his children as Lily stepped forward, she kissed Harry on the forehead, pulled Iris into a crushing hug while whispering something to her that caused her to laugh, than stopped in front of Lillith.
"Honey, I've wanted to be able to say this for years, I'm so proud of you, you're as sneaky and clever as a Slytherin, brave and fearless as a Gryffindor, as intelligent and rational as a Ravenclaw, and as loyal and understanding as a Hufflepuff. Remember no matter what you don't have to wear a mask anymore, your family is here for you, and we'll be proud of you no matter what, always and forever."
Brushing aside the tears that grew at the corners of her daughters eyes she pulled the ravenette into a crushing hug that she gladly returned, "I love you honey," barely keeping the sob back she felt the girl nod quickly.
"I love you too mum," as they broke their embrace Sirius stepped forward while he grinned to each of them as the almost always manic gleam in his eyes caused his silver eyes to glow as he handed each of his Godchildren a small package, looking down to Iris he spoke to her first.
"You all can get away with carrying these since they're Black family heirlooms and since you're all declared my legal heirs well...the ministry can just sod off, little flower both your brother and sister know how to handle these so ask them for a bit of training on the side. Now, if you need anything don't hesitate to ask, and...well if one of you decides to commit the incredibly foolish act of actually trying to compete in this Tournament, don't be afraid to ask for advice yeah?"
Grinning the Potter children pulled their Godfather into a group hug, after a few more tearful goodbyes the trio left the adults to grab their trunks at the loading station. James watched as the twins simultaneously wrapped a protective arm around Iris's shoulders, their heads moving in sync as they scanned the platform for threats, neither ravenette letting anyone within two meters of their charge.
Remus seemed incredibly pleased with this as he quietly chuckled to himself, turning to his family he grinned widely as he caught their eyes, "I think I'm actually jealous of Bellatrix, those three are going to make quite a splash this year and I'd love to watch the fallout."
The group nodded sharing knowing smirks as their pride and joy entered the ancient train, this year was going to be one for Hogwarts to remember.
Theodore Nott was many things, heir to an Ancient and Noble house, practitioner of the proper ways to behave in Pure-Blood society, cultured to a point most would consider him stuck up, and most of all very, very observant. That being said as he watched the blood traitor Potter family enter Platform 9 3/4's he paused as he took in the sight of the eldest daughter, he stopped mid-conversation with Daphne as his brow furrowed in confusion. The cold Greengrass heiress rather than taking offense turned to gaze out the window herself and her eye actually ticked, a massive display of emotion from the normally stoic blonde.
Lillith Potter was always wearing the most recent trends, the vapid air about her almost suffused with her banal babbling, the girl...no young woman escorting the small redhead and her older brother now screamed 'Danger' more than anything. She was wearing a dark blouse that showed a very modest amount of cleavage that drew the eye but didn't insult the wearer, a pair of dark blue slacks, knee high laced up heavy boots with a pair of finger-less gloves finishing the ensemble. Over this was worn an ankle length black jacket that was cut to extenuate her figure yet still billowed enough to hide anything she kept beneath it.
Her right hand kept flexing in an obvious gesture of being prepared to call forth her wand, her eyes showed ruthless cunning and a spark of condescension, the look she was giving all those around her was that of a bored, hungry predator.
Most telling though was the smirk, they'd both seen it before on the faces of their own fathers and the other associates of the fallen Dark Lord; it was the look of a thoroughly amused wolf released amongst the sheep that couldn't wait for someone to do something stupid, such as provoke it. As shocking as it was to say the Potter's eldest daughter nearly fit the bill of a dark witch with the primal power gathering about her, the pair exchanged looks and after a short time Theo closed the blinds.
"Heiress Greengrass?" He began with no inflection in his voice, Daphne nodded slowly to him to continue, "I do believe I want no part in Malfoy's plans this year," taking a sip of her tea she nodded slowly as her dark blue eyes sparked with curiosity for what they had just seen.
"Heir Nott...I am in full agreement, shall we stand back and observe?" Nodding slowly Theo extended his hand to her and the blonde didn't hesitate to grasp it and shake informally signing their neutrality before the coming storm swept them aside. It would be several months before either teen realized how intelligent this decision was.
As the Potter's climbed aboard the Hogwarts Express Lillith couldn't stop the grin that crawled up her face, sure she'd already done her time at the ancient castle but now she wasn't a target, her days would be spent studying and hanging out with her friends and family. Family, damn just the word made her stomach flutter, absently messing Iris's hair causing the irate preteen to whine a bit the Potter twins chose a compartment and stowed their trunks. After a few minutes Hermione showed up giving the group a small grin,
"Harry don't get too comfortable we have the Prefect meeting soon after all," Harry groaned at this glaring down at the shiny badge on his chest, his bushy haired partner rolled her eyes quickly at his antics. "Harry you can't wear your bomber jacket to the meeting, put your robes on and lets get going," mumbling to himself as his sisters laughed at his expense he shrugged off the leather jacket and threw on a standard Hogwarts robe. Adjusting his tie he raised his brow inquisitively,
"Happy now that I'm swimming in a trashbag 'Mione?"
Surprising everyone but Lillith she smirked before turning away, "Of course not how can I stare at your arse in that thing? Come come lets get this over with I'm sure Snivellus made Malfoy a prefect so this should be interesting."
Grinning at his friend Harry waved goodbye to his sisters as the cabin closed, Lillith was quiet a moment before she smirked at Iris and pulled the package Padfoot had given her from her pocket. Mirroring the gesture Iris removed her own gift and tore off the plain brown paper, she gasped as she held a long elegant dagger in her hands.
"Niiiiice, looks like Sirius raided the Black vault, you know what these knives do?" Iris shook her head in the negative as she felt her eyes being drawn to the blades razor edge, "They're enchanted with unbreakable and ever-sharp runes." Smirking and looking as if she was meeting a long lost friend Lillith twirled her blade between her fingers in an expert manner further cementing her 'Cool' image with her little sister as she did so, "To top it off they have an otherwise illegal enchant imbued into the steel to inflict uncontrollable fear in anyone cut with the blade, neat huh?"
Iris nodded quickly before her head snapped up, "I have no idea how to use a knife Lils..." smirking at her little sister the former Dark Lady stood up and took a standard knife fighters stance.
"Well no time like the present eh sis?"
Harry was in hell. No no, really, listening to the head boy and girl ramble on as Hermione, Hermione napped leaning against him while Draco sneered at everyone in the room that wasn't a Slytherin definitely qualified as hell. Trying to casually wake his best friend up as the meeting ended she blinked owlishly at him as she straitened up and stretched, standing Harry offered his hand and she accepted it being pulled up quickly.
The pair turned to face Malfoy and his cronies, as Draco opened his mouth Hermione raised her hand quickly, "I am quite literally incapable of caring about what you have to say Malfoy. A quantum super computer hooked to every human brain on this rock devoting all power to processing the equation could not fathom the lack of fucks I give about what you or your ilk thinks. Now, please, go off and have sex with your mother to guarantee your bloodlines purity, I personally have duties that I need to perform."
With that she grabbed Harry's arm and dragged the now gobsmacked boy along with her 'I'm twenty seven bloody years old I will NOT deal with this shit a second time,' the normally courteous bookworm seethed to herself. After a minute of silence Harry stopped her and pushed her against a cabin wall.
"Hermione what was that all about?" Glaring up at her Lady's brother, her best friend for the past four years Hermione snorted and stood on her tip toes while she kissed the corner of his lips causing him to blush and stutter.
"We all have a breaking point Har-bear, come on we have to check on the firsties," grumbling about his sister and her stupid nicknames he followed his fellow prefect through the trains halls mind dwelling on the chaste kiss he'd just been gifted.
Iris was giggling with honest joy as she moved about the now magically expanded cabin, Lillith was an absolute terror with her knife but rather than scaring the redhead it egged her on to try harder. Lillith for her part was ecstatic to bestow her CQC training to her little sister who shocker, absorbed knowledge like a sponge, as she deflected a downward thrust the cabin doors opened and both Potter girls spun and threw their knives as one. Draco Malfoy stared to his left, then his right in horror as the quivering blades shook in the door frame, Lillith turned to Iris offering her fist and her little sister didn't hesitate to thump it with her own.
"Well done little flower, now remember what I taught you over summer when you practiced summoning your wand, focus on the handle not the knife itself if you wanna avoid getting stabbed," completely ignoring the trio of Slytherin's Lillith held her little sisters shoulders as she focused on the blade she had thrown.
As the small girls face turned red from exertion her knife quivered a moment than flew at her, catching the projectile handle first she couldn't help jumping up and down cheering. Lillith for her part clapped happily, "Good work! Wandless magic is a bitch but if you learn anything summoning your lost weapon to your hand is what you should know."
Still smirking Lillith summoned her own blade to her open palm, twirling it between her fingers she slide it into the wrist holster Sirius had gifted along with the dagger before turning back to Malfoy, raising a brow she waited for the stunned boy to say something.
After a few moments the blonde boy sneered at the girls, Lillith sighed at this, her Draco had grown up without his father who spent over a decade in Azkaban, he'd been a scholar, kept his long hair in a braided ponytail and left shoulder length bangs to frame his face. He habitually wore a pair of rimless reading glasses and had a tendency of slipping into a poets prose which of course endeared him to the women in their organization, she loved her Draco beyond words.
This ...child pissed her off from the get go, his hair was slicked back with what she could only assume was tallow, his condescending sneer reminiscent of the worst of Voldemort's court, and most of all he was leering at Iris. That...that was a bad idea for anyone who enjoyed having their genitalia firmly connected to their bodies, so with that she gave the boy and his bookends her full focus as she crossed her arms, dagger and wand at ready.
"Hello Draco, what do you want?"
Seemingly snapping out of whatever nasty little reverie he had been in the blonde boy sneered again as he also crossed his arms leaning against the door jamb, "So, the Gryffindor slut thinks she has the right to address her betters huh? Why don't we go to a private cabin and you can earn yourself some standing with the real power behind the ministry? Or if you aren't interested, maybe we could borrow your sister for a romp, heh or maybe the both of you? It is all you blood traitor whores are good for after all."
As Malfoy and his cronies laughed while giving Iris appraising looks Lillith blinked rapidly, she turned to her aghast little sister and back to Malfoy, a moment later she felt something slip that she really should not have let loose, and that was her self control. Eye's glowing killing curse green the three boys took a shocked step back as her sudden 'slasher grin' exposed teeth extending into curved points. She had always been quite good at silent self transfiguraton and it usually had an amazing psychological effect on her enemies.
"I'm going to enjoy this waaaaay too much Malfoy, now be a good boy and tell me when it starts to hurt, which should be fairly quick since I sincerely doubt getting gelded is something you'll fail to notice."
Flicking her wrists to release her weapons she twirled her dagger and wand as she marched forward as her sadistic laughter filled the compartment causing the three boys to stammer incoherently as they fell back into the corridor in a panic. Just as she was about to show them what happens when you sexually proposition the little sister of a woman who handed the cruciatus out like candy they were interrupted by an angered yell.
"Draco what the hell are you doing?! I know Snape favors your little clique but you still have to complete your patrol!" With the admonishment from the Head Girl ringing in his ears Malfoy turned tail and ran, still seething Lillith sheathed her weapons and tried to restrain the wild magic flowing through her body.
She tensed in shock as a pair of gentle hands wrapped around her waist, looking down at the crying redhead that had wrapped herself around her elder sister Lillith returned the gesture, releasing the dark magic that had built up inside her Lillith fell onto a cushioned seat bringing her sobbing sister with her.
"I'm sorry little flower, that won't happen again."
Still crying Iris's tear stained hazel eyes stared at her with determination, "You're so strong Lillith...please...teach me how to not be scared by the likes of him."
Smirking Lilly pulled Iris up into her lap before she began speaking, "The first thing you have to remember when dealing with idiots is that you're better then them in every way..." and so began the tutelage of the next generation, and for some reason Lillith felt no shame in beginning to impart her dark knowledge on her little sister, it just felt so...right.