CHAPTER SIX
After waking up, Lyra cast a quick tempus to see what time it was. As she saw that it was still 07:30, she had some time to take a shower and get ready for the day.
With a sigh, the young girl stood up and took a clean uniform before silently making her way to the bathroom since none of her female classmates were awaken if the closed curtains were anything to go by.
She quickly washed herself and finished preparing herself for the day. Looking at the mirror, she decided to do nothing extravagant with her hair and simply braided them. Before exiting the room, she threw another glance at the mirror to make sure she was presentable enough.
Back to her room, Lyra hesitated. She did not have her timetable so she didn't know what to bring with her. Taking her wand, she cast another tempus. 07:47, if I go to the Great Hall now, I will certainly have time to come back here for my books since classes begin at 9:30. With that decision, Lyra took her school bag and only put some parchments, ink, quill and Tom's diary and made her way out of her dorm and into the common room.
Some of the upper years were already up and about in it, she made sure to greet the ones who noticed her before leaving the common room. She followed the same path that they took yesterday with the Prefects. She met no one while she made her way to the Great Hall but thankfully she find her way on the first try.
There was some Slytherins, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws already present, but none of them were first years. The only table that was already complete was the teachers'. Lyra made her way to the end of the Slytherin table, the one close to the teachers where the first years usually sat. Slytherin House had a hierarchy that needed to be respected after all. You had to sit by year, the closer you were to the teachers, the youngest you were, the oldest you were the more power you had with some exceptions since they respected four things: family power, magical power, intelligence and blood. Since the Slytherin House was a political House there was an exception in the sitting arrangement, the middle was for the King or Queen of the House and his/her Court. The sovereign of the House was the true leader, his or her words were laws for everyone, even the Head of House was taking his/her words into considerations. Four things could make you the new sovereign: your family's power, your own power if you won against the current sovereign in an official duel, if the current sovereign supported your candidature for when he or she will graduate and if the House herself supported you against the sovereign. No need to say that Lyra was aiming for this spot, but she will take her time, she had a lot of things to do after all.
The first year looked at the dishes in front of her and choose to take a fruit salad and some pumpkin juice. While she ate she took out from her bag what she needed to write a letter.
"Dears Lucius and Narcissa,
I hope you are enjoying your day and everything is going well back home.
My deepest apologies for the delay of this letter, I know you asked me to write you a letter yesterday Narcissa, but I have to say it had been a long day and I was quite tired.
I think it should come as no surprise to you that I have been sorted in the Slytherin House just like Draco (if you did not know before, well now you do). I have to say that I am quite fond of the common room.
For now that is all I can think about.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Your cousin Lyra Potter-Black.
PS: It does seem that the old fool truly never noticed my absence in my lovely relatives house."
Lyra made sure to read the letter once more before she put it back in her bag, satisfied by it, and took out her diary.
Good morning to you, Tom. Lyra watched as the words began to fade and new ones appeared in another handwriting.
Good morning to you too, Lyra. Congratulation in your sorting in the House of the Snakes.
Lyra looked at the diary, sighed and rolled her eyes in exasperation. It's really not funny, it's like I can't ever surprise you. I could have been sorted in Ravenclaw for all you know, I have the potential.
Please my dear, I know you too well, it was an evidence. You may have the potential to be a Ravenclaw, but you ARE a Slytherin. I hope your accommodations suit you.
Yes, I already find myself fond of the common room and the dorm, and it has been just a day. I wonder if they have changed since you graduated.
I doubt there were some major changes in the decorations, but who knows. Now tell me, what was Dumbledor's reactions to you?
I don't really know, he didn't react. I think he really never noticed that I had left the Dursley's home just like I had planned. After all, he left Miss Figg to keep an eye on me, but just like I told you, she never really leave her house, I am pretty sure that I used to be the only person she saw when the Dursley made her babysit me. But now that I finally am in Hogwarts, I can set my plans in motion, beginning with my guardianship and my money.
Well, you can be sure that he will not stay unaware of your actions now. He mights have seemed uncaring during the Sorting, but I am pretty sure that now that you are in Hogwarts and, more importantly, in Slytherin he will be watching you carefully. He mights not act because of that, but when he will be notified of the change of guardianship he will begin to fight back. Be careful, I may have no respect for him, but I can recognized that he is a dangerous opponent when it comes to it.
Do not worry, I will be careful, I have time after all.
Lyra looked up when a sound caught her attention. It seemed that since the last time she looked the Great Hall had begun to fill with students. Seeing her housemates making their way to her, she quickly made her goodbyes to Tom and promised to talk to him later before she put her things back in her school bag.
Draco sat on her right while Zabini sat on her left with Greengrass, Parkinson and Davis in front of her.
"Good morning everyone, I do hope you all slept well." Lyra said.
She got various answers, some from people who were more or less awaken. She smirked when she looked at her cousin, to everyone else he would seem normal, with is pureblood mask on, but she knew him quite well and could clearly see that he was still half asleep. She restrained herself from taunting him, it was only their first day after all and it will not do to have him sulking all day long. In place of that, she poured herself some tea to wait for her timetable.
The Heads of Houses made their way to their House's table to hand out the timetable to their students. Just like the rest of the student body, the young girl looked over hers.
Monday: 9:30-9:45 am Break
9:45-10:45 am Charms
10:45-11:00 am Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm History of Magic (Hufflepuff)
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm Transfiguration
2:15-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30 pm Defense Against the Dark Arts (Gryffindor)
Tuesday: 9:30-9:45 am Break
9:45-10:45 am Charms
10:45-11:00 am Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm Herbology (Hufflepuff)
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm Transfiguration
2:15-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30 pm Defense Against the Dark Arts (Ravenclaw)
Wednesday: 9:30-9:45 am Break
9:45-10:45 am Charms
10:45-11:00 am Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm Herbology (Hufflepuff)
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm Transfiguration
2:15-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30 pm Defense Against the Dark Arts (Ravenclaw)
12:00-1:00 am Astronomy
Thursday: 9:30-9:45 am Break
9:45-10:45 am Charms
10:45-11:00 am Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm Herbology (Hufflepuff)
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm Transfiguration
2:15-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30 pm Defense Against the Dark Arts (Gryffindor)
3:30-4:30 pm Flying (Gryffindor)
Friday: 9:30-9:45 am Break
9:45-12:00 pm Potions (Gryffindor)
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch
Humming, Lyra finished her tea and got up with the rest of her first year housemates and made her way back to her dorm to get her school stuff.