6th YEAR POTIONS CLASS

ANCESTRY POTION

LYRA'S POV:

Snape stalked into the class, cloak billowing behind him.

"Today you will be paired up to do the ancestry potion, but it will be modified and only show parents and grandparents. Partners will be as follows Longbottom Weasley, Granger Thomas, Parkinson Zabini, Greengrass Bulsrode, Malfoy Potter and Nott Dume-Williamson"

Groans were filled by half the class. Potter and Malfoy glaring at each other across the room as everyone moved to sit next to their partners. I grabbed my stuff and with a mumbled bye to Millie and sat next to Nott. Nodding to each other as we went and got about grabbing all the ingredients. It wasn't the first time we have worked together, we have done so a lot. We pretty much never talk, we have a system. Someone stirs, someone chops. Slowly watching the potion turn a shimmery reddish purple. An hour and a half went by and the potions were done. I was nervous as up til now I have managed to keep my family a secret. Snape flicked his wand and parchment materialized in front of us.

"Prick a finger and let two drops of blood fall onto the center of the parchment. Then drop three drops of the potion on the blood. Your family history up to your great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins should show up on the parchment if you done it right"

I took a deep breathe pricking my finger and let a couple of the drops fall.

"I am surprised your blood isn't brown" Nott drawled with amusement. I just rolled my eyes. I grabbed the dropper, sucked up the potion, Nott doing the same. Taking a deep breathe I dropped three drops of the reddish purple potion onto my blood. Trying to not hyperventilate, taking deep breaths watching my secret come out.

The blood spread and names started to appear.

Name: Lyra Beth Dume-Williamson
(Only child)
(Planet born - Naboo)
(Planet predominantly raised - Earth)

Mother: Elaine Dume-Williamson (formally Williamson)
(Only child)
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planet died - Lothal)

Grandfather: John Williamson - muggle
(Only child)
(Planet born -Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planet died - Earth)

Great Grandfather: Robert Williamson - muggle
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planer died - Earth)

Great Grandmother: Katherine Williamson - muggle
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planet died - Earth)

Grandmother: Elizabeth Williamson - pureblood (formally Pucey)
(Siblings one)
(Planet born- Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planet died - Earth)

Great Grandfather: Arran Pucey - pureblood
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planet died - Earth)

Great Grandmother: Emily Pucey - pureblood
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)
(Planet died - Earth)

Uncle: Adam Pucey - pureblood
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)

Aunt: Rose Greengrass - pureblood
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)

Cousin: Adrian Pucey - pureblood
(Planet born - Earth)
(Planet raised - Earth)

Father/Master: Kelvin Dume - force sensitive
(Siblings - one)
(Planet born - Naboo)
(Planet raised - Coruscant)
(Planet died - Lothal)

Grandfather: unknown

Grandmother: unknown

Grandmaster: Jedi Knight Syrus Malvec - force sensitive
(Planet born - Ryloth)
(Planet raised - Coruscant)
(Planet died - Coruscant)

Great Grandmaster: Plo Koon - force sensitive
(Planet born - Dorin)
(Planet raised - Coruscant)
(Planet died - Cato Neimoidia)

Uncle: Caleb Dume - force sensitive
(Known as Kanan Jarrus)
(Planet born - Naboo)
(Planet raised - Coruscant)

Reading it all out, tears came into my eyes. Reading over my dad's side and thinking of the Jedi purge and with my mums on how they kicked her out of the family for falling in love with a muggle. What I didn't notice whilst my brain was thinking of my parents' stories was that a certain pureblood next to me was curious.

THEO'S POV:

I couldn't help it but I was curious. She never really came out and said she was a muggleborn. She just let us all assume. As I read I couldn't believe it. She's not a muggleborn, but also not quite half blood. What is force sensitive? Why is it going on about planets?

"Take your results, destroy them if you want. Class dismissed" Snape called out.

Lyra quickly stuffed everything away and rushed out the door. I grabbed mine and went after her.

"Lyra!" I called after her. A few people glanced in my direction in confusion. As Lyra is well known as an outcast. Not accepted in Slytherin due to blood status and not accepted by the rest of the school due to being a Slytherin. I caught up to her and put my hand on her shoulder. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" She looked between my eyes and my hand, I removed my hand putting both hands up in surrender. I watched her think licking her lip thoughtfully glancing up at her blue green eyes. She nodded and cocked her head towards an empty classroom. We walked in making sure no one saw us. Locking the door behind us. She let out a big sigh before turning to me.

"You read my parchment didn't you?" Her eyes flashing a red/yellow before going back to blue/green. She seemed to back away trying to make as much space between us as possible, taking deep breaths to remain calm.

"Yes, I did. I was curious as you never really confirmed your blood status. Just let us all assume. So you're related to Adrian?" I asked nervously, she laughed.

"Yes I am related to Adrian. Not that he knows nor do I want him to know. He's a prick. I am surprised that you aren't freaked out" her eyes boring into me as if searching for something. I walked up to her and held onto her right hand.

"Well yeah I am a bit freaked out. Mainly confused. Like what is with the whole Planet thing, masters? Look I know we each have our secrets, everyone does. You know I can keep secrets But we have been secret friends for two years. You can tell me"

LYRA'S POV:

FLASHBACK

I was sitting crying looking up at the sky in the astronomy tower. It was not long after the dinner feast. School had only been open for a month. I was struggling. I keep looking up at the stars and remembering flying away, cloaking to get through the empire's blockade. My parents are dead. I felt them die, I felt dad's force signature die.

I heard footsteps coming up the tower, I took a deep breath and wiped at my eyes.

"Hey, I saw you hurrying up here" I turned around and saw Nott.

"What do you want? Come to mock Slytherin mudblood outcast?" I asked brokenly.

"No, I want to help. It must be something bothering you as no matter what you have been through at this school. You have never been like this. You have always held your head high. So don't let whatever else Malfoy and his goons say or do" Theo came to sit next to me looking at my tear stained face. I put my hand on his and smiled. He didn't pull away in disgust.

"It is not Malfoy or any of the Slytherins. Or anyone in the school. It's something that happened in the summer. My parents died in a fire. I was out at the time. Came home and they were just gone. So coming here looking at the stars. It's helping me grieve. No one knows. None of the teachers" I explained gesturing at the stars. But really thinking of the screams for me to go. The huge explosion in the factory in the distance. The pain as the bond with my parents was ripped from me. The emptiness I felt when my dad's force signature just died.

"I am sorry for your loss. Why don't the teachers know? Where are you going to go in summer?" He asked with concern, his brow furrowed. I smiled, it was nice.

"I have other family I am staying with"

FLASHBACK ENDS.

"Fine, I will tell you the truth. When my parents died that was it. No one else. I would never go to my uncle from my mother's side. They would never accept me. Then my uncle from my father's side I thought he was either killed in the Clone wars or murdered in the jedi purge. Now I know he's alive. It changes things. I will answer any questions you have. Because one you are my friend, my only friend. But two because no one will believe you" I started pacing and running my hands through my hair.

"Fair enough. Um… your mother's side is all self explanatory. Her mother fell in love with a muggle and all that. But your fathers completely confused. What's force sensitive? Why are his parents not listed but his brother is? What's with the whole master thing and the planets? Are you like half, what do muggles call it… alien?"

"Lucky this was the last class today. So yeah about mum. Right so I will start from the beginning. Force sensitive is like magic, but it's also pretty much completely different. You must have noticed whenever you have seen Malfoy clawing at his throat at times when he's really annoying me" I smiled at the memory's and Theo nodded. "Right so that is using the force. I will explain it more as time goes on. But that is a huge question. My grandparents aren't listed because they gave up my father and uncle to the jedi council when they were very young due to them being force sensitive. It's like if muggleborn parents decided to give their magical child to a magical family. The Master thing is basically like a parent/teacher thing. So Great Grandmaster Plo Koon, who was on the Jedi Council, trained my father's master Syrus Malvec. The trainee or student is referred to as a padawan. So my father was Syrus's padawan. Then my father left the order as a teenager, didn't believe in the war of the Jedi anymore. His brother felt differently and stayed. So my father ended up teaching himself the ways of the Sith and the jedi. Becoming a grey jedi. He then eventually got round to traveling to Earth. Met my mother, fell in love. Had me and we lived on dad's ship"

He just looked so confused which made me smile.

"Yes I am technically half alien even though both sides of the family out with the two masters are human" I sat down on a desk and patted the space next to me. He walked over with a sigh. His dark brown hair a bit spiked and messed up from running his hands through it. His dark eyes tired. He huffed as he sat down and put his shoulder on mine.

"I would never have thought I would feel like what I think muggleborns feel like when they are told about the wizarding world. Like life on other planets. Where are these planets, you were born on one of them. So what does that make you? What is it that you refer to us?" He sighed and laid back on the desk. Arms covering his eyes. I looked down at him and started combing my right hand through his hair, smoothing it back in place.

"As you read I was born on Naboo. It's a beautiful Planet. My parents went there after mum's parents died. With the threat of Voldemort. Dad was sixteen, he left the order when he was twelve. Mum was nineteen when they had me. They went really fast. Met the year before, went out for a few months and got pregnant very fast. All those planets are in a different galaxy from here. As a family we stayed on Naboo until I was four. The Planet is covered in trees, meadows, lakes. The cities are just amazing. Filled with plants. It's what I wish Earth could be. So I guess because I was born there I am classed as Nabooian. You are classed as an Earthling or Terran" I explained with a smile.

"So what are the species that your grandmasters are? I want to learn everything about you. You know everything about me. Like how my dad is pressuring me to be a death eater. Even though I don't want too. He would literally torture me if he found out about our friendship" he uncovered his eyes a looked up at me pain in his eyes at the thought of his family.

"Well Syrus was a Twi'lek and Plo was a Kel Dor. Its hard to describe. Its better to show you. Maybe one day you will let me take you along the galaxy. Despite the whole awful empire situation. Also the emperor, so much worse than Voldemort" I said laughing and I laid down lying on his shoulder. His head turned and his face went in my hair. His arm wrapping around me and stroking my hair.

"That sounds amazing. Not so much this empire thing. But to get away from here. See all these worlds. To be away from my father. Never becoming a death eater. But school ends in a few weeks. Then I will become a death eater. Forced to do these horrible things or die. Then we will be back here to finish newts. I feel like it's all going to change. We will have to change for your safety. I don't want to lose your friendship" I pulled myself up a bit and looked at him. Our faces close. I flicked my eyes between his eyes and lips.

"What if you came with me. I can teach you how to defend yourself out with your wand. My dad taught my mum how to mediate and use a lightsaber. You may not be able to use the force but you will be able to do some things. I can take you to the places my dad took me to learn different powers and how to use them. I need some company on my ship" looking into his dark eyes again, breathing a bit heavy. Licking my lips, hand on his chest.

"That sounds amazing. Let's do it. But first where the hell is your ship as I never see you on the train" Theo replied looking at my lips.

"It's in the forbidden forest. I have had a deal with the centaurs the past couple for years. They take me to my ship and I gave them some blasters to defend themselves and other nice creatures in there like unicorns. Blasters are like muggle guns, but so much better"

"Where did you get blasters?" Theo asked wide eyed.

"Well need to make money so thanks to what I did with mum and dad. I have essentially continued the family business and technically I am a smuggler/bounty hunter. Whatever pays really. Life up there isn't going to be easy. But at least you won't be branded" Looking back at his eyes again. Playing with one of the buttons on his shirt.

"Okay, let's do it. Take me on an adventure. Away from my father" he said with a smile.

"You can say bye to luxury and being rich you realise" looking at his lips again.

"Yes" he said stroking my jaw.

"Then we will go" I grinned. He grinned back then pulled me down for kiss. I gasped in surprise. He deepened the kiss. Taking me second to respond before just going for it. This will be good. Finally some company, finally someone who will know everything. For the first time since my parents died, I felt some true happiness.