Come morning she was dressed and sat at the breakfast table by 7 sharp waiting patiently for the Malfoy family, day 1 of trying to manipulate two grown adults and a surprisingly sweet seven year old boy.
She had been staring at a dark grain in the wooden table but she'd been staring for so long her eyes had long become unfocused while she planned in her head, she was distracted when Mr Malfoy walked in with the daily profit. He paused seeing her but she smiled gently "Good morning sir"
"Oh good morning Lyra, an early riser i see" he sat at the head of the table and a tray carrying a tea pot and cups appeared just in front of him.
"I don't remember, it was one of Grandmother Walburga's rules. I am to be at the breakfast table 7 am sharp ready for her lessons...Will i be continuing those lessons here Lord Malfoy?"
He frowned but made himself a cup of tea adding a single sugar and a splash of milk before he looked up at her "Tea?"
"Oh? I..." she looked at his cup and he nodded preparing another cup with a single sugar, milk and at the end he added a dollop of honey.
"That's how Draco likes his, give it a try" he sat the cup in front of her and she held the cup delicately in between her hands while she took a sip.
"It's quite pleasant, thank you" she hadn't meant for him to believe she'd never made her own tea or even tried it but if that's what he'd gotten from that small interaction she'd let him run with it.
Adults didn't take to well to being corrected.
"You're welcome, breakfast won't be here for another half an hour or so, Draco isn't much of a morning bird so it takes the elves a while to get him up...There are a few rules we need to go over" Lucius watched as at the words 'rules' she had set her cup down and turned to face him completely in her chair while she clasped her hands in her lap. It was like her default stance that she slipped into effortlessly.
"Rule one, if you continue to rise early breakfast is served at 8-8:30, we are to eat as a family all three meals a day. If you get hungry after those times you are permitted to have the elves make you snacks and eat them alone but set meal times will be spent as a family" she nodded and while she was shocked she was also pleasantly surprised.
"The lessons you used to do were sent to Narcissa along with the will from your grandmother and if Narcissa decides to follow them or not will down to her but whatever she decides goes, am i clear?"
"Crystal, Lord Malfoy"
He nodded "While alone in the manor you may call me Lucius, while you live here you are free to do whatever you like within reason so long as you stay within the grounds while unaccompanied by an adult. Going against this will result in punishment, Draco normally goes without dessert for however long i choose and for now it shall be the same for you. You are not permitted to go into my study unless i give you permission...The rest of the manor is free for exploring, do you have any questions?"
"Do you have a library sir?"
Lucius nodded "We do, it is open at all times. I only ask that if you want to look at any books located on the far left that you find a elf to check them, as some of them carry spells and curses that i haven't gotten round to undoing"
Just as she went to say thank you Narcissa walked into the dining room followed by a slow walking Draco who was rubbing his eyes with a pout but when he caught sight of Lyra he beamed. Rushing to the table he sat next to her and thanked his father who placed a newly made tea in front of him.
Narcissa smiled at the girl whos hair was left free to fall down her back, she was wearing a vintage pleated dress with soft printed yellow flowers on it, the dress falling just passed the knee and was paired with white socks with a lace ruffle at the top and a pair of shiny polished Mary Janes "You look very pretty today Lyra"
"Thank you Lady Malfoy" she smiled softly taking a polite sip of her tea.
"Please call me Narcissa, we are family after all" the blonde woman smiled at the girl just as breakfast appeared on the table.
"We don't really wear yellow here" Draco grabbed some toast that had marmalade on it.
"Oh i apologise, i wasn't aware" she blinked a few times before facing Lucius "Would you like me to go change?"
"No you're fine Lyra, there is no rule on what you are to wear" he shot his son a warning glance and Draco looked down eating his food.
"It purely because yellow wouldn't go with our hair colours dear but it looks stunning on you" Narcissa added to sooth the tension in the air "Now i'm not sure if Lucius has told you or not but we will not be continuing the lessons your grandmother had you doing. It's very...Old school what you were learning but i'm sure you're a smart girl you'll catch on quickly. We are going to be cutting your lesson to three times a week, twice a day just won't fit in with our time schedule"
"No way! You were doing those awful lesson twice a day?" Draco gapped at her.
"It's what was expected of me" Lyra answered as if it was nothing before turning back to Narcissa "What would you having me doing instead Lady--Oh sorry, i mean Narcissa?"
The Malfoy woman smiled "Well we're starting you up on riding lessons, dance lessons with Draco, we need to take you out and get updated clothes so i can have your measurements. We also have a few dates with friends coming up"
"Mother please, not the Parkinson girl again" Draco whined.
"That will do Draco" Lucius cut the boy off and Draco sighed but nodded.
ย This was going very well in her books if she did say so herself.
~~~
Lyra's eighth birthday started the same as any other, she woke at 6 and Kreacher entered her room holding the traditional cupcake in his hands as he approached her vanity desk "Happy birthday Mistress" he held out the cupcake "Now make a wish"
She thought for a while 'I wish for Sirius to be released' she took a deep breath and blew out the small flame.
"Thank you Kreacher" she smiled splitting the cake in half she handed him one piece, even after so many years he still hesitates before taking it as they ate together when they'd finished they sat together while he told her stories of the Black family.
A knock at the door interrupted them and with a nod Kreacher vanished and she called out to welcome whoever it was inside, the door opened and Narcissa peeked her head in, it was slightly surprising to see her seeing as it was only half 6 so she must have gotten up early.
"Good morning sweet girl" the blonde smiled and entered the room coming toward her table and taking a seat on the chaise at the end of her bed "Happy birthday"
"Thank you" Lyra smiled gently tugging a thick tooth comb through her curls Narcissa watched her for a while before she leant forward.
"May i?" she glanced at the comb and Lyra paused for a few seconds before handing it over and watching in the mirror as Narcissa moved behind her taking a seat on the bench then started gently brushing her curls twisting them in her hands until they formed the usual spiral.
"How did you celebrate your birthdays before?" Narcissa looked at her through the mirror.
"I didn't, Grandmother Walburga said it was unbecoming of a lady to want a whole day dedicated towards ones self, that it was not to be celebrated that we were getting older as life ran away if we didn't find other purposes"
"Well if you could celebrate it how would you?" Narcissa asked after swallowing down the lump in her throat, she watched the girl go to answer then completely shut down "Lyra i need you to know whatever we talk about in here is completely safe, i would never punish you"
Lyra waited before sighing "Will you...I mean, did you know my parents?" she whispered and Narcissa nodded "Would you..."
"Tell you about them?" Narcissa asked and Lyra nodded not able to look at her in the mirror instead choosing to look down at her hands "Your father Sirius Black born November 3rd 1959, he would have been 21 when he had you. He was unlike any i'd ever known, he was brave but reckless, i remember watching him get sorted at Hogwarts in my fourth year. He marched up the steps and just stared out into the crowd, we all thought he was going to get sorted into slytherin but imagine our surprise when he gets sorted as a lion" Narcissa chuckled "From then on he formed a strong friend group called themselves the Marauders, James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew"
"They played pranks the whole time they were there, the amount of howlers he'd receive from his mother was disturbing but unsurprising. He was loyal that was certain, he ended up living with them, the Potters, when his face was...But imagine my surprise when i receive a letter telling me he'd been reinstated" she smoothed the curls back allowing her fingers to slip through the silken strands.
"Do you believe them? The papers? Grandmother Walburga had them framed" Lyra asked and the room fell silent.
"No, i don't. You don't go through what Sirius did to just betray the people who helped you, even if he did he would have never left you. I saw you, you know. One day in Diagon Alley he was holding you and talking to you as if you understood every word he said, then someone had barged into him someone who hated blood traitors and was spewing vile things practically into your face. I thought your father was going to let the Black temper take over...Probably would if that Lupin boy hadn't of spoken to him but he was so protective of you i know deep down he wouldn't have done any of it if it meant leaving you behind with..."
"And my mother?"
"Marlene McKinnon, i don't know of her birthday i'm sorry but i can try finding out. She had stunning golden hair, curls like yours but they were always thrown back in a braid or bun, i don't know much of her but i do know she was a chaser for the Gryffindor team and she very good at it. She was best friends with a muggleborn girl Lily Evans who soon became a Potter, i believe she was made your godmother but i can not be sure as the documents were sealed"
Narcissa finished putting the curls into a intricate twist braid tying it off with a navy blue ribbon "Finish getting dressed sweet girl, we're leaving the manor soon"
~~~
Seven years...
He'd rejoiced when he'd heard that Walburga was dead, died from dragon pox which was almost poetic seeing as she'd laughed when the Potters died of the same thing. But he'd rejoiced because his princess was no longer in her clutch.
It was all his fault! God knows what she'd had to go through because he'd left her, he still remembered how she'd begged him, how she'd screamed at the top of her lungs telling him not to leave.
But he had and because he did she'd been shipped off to that evil witch, of all the people she could've gone to why her? Why hadn't she gone with Moony, she loved Moony? What about Andromeda, he was sure she would have taken the small babe? Why did this have to happen to her? She was innocent.
ย Gods he missed her so much.
He missed them all so much.
It was all his fault! All his...If only he...She begged him but...Alone, all alone...
His fault...
~~~
"Come on Lyra! I'm going to beat you...Again!" Draco cackled as he nudged his abraxan to speed up as the two raced.
"Draco! Slow down you're going to fall!" Lyra yelled but he ignored her until his abraxan took a sharp left turn on the trail and Draco's body fell from the back of his winged beast "Draco!" she pulled her abraxan Chance to a stop, she slid off the back hitting the ground with a slight stumble she rushed towards the small boy who was crying.
"Shush, it's okay Draco, did you get hurt?"
"No, i stopped myself from hitting the ground" he sniffled wrapping his arms around Lyra who grinned.
"You used magic?" Draco pulled back with a smile of his own even if his cheeks were wet from tears.
"Yeah, i did!" he stood pulling Lyra up with him "I used magic! Come i have to tell my mother" he walked towards his abraxan Dash climbing up the saddle he looked back waving her onward so she climbed Chance and together they rode towards the manor where the stable elf would take the abraxans back.
Draco grabbed her hand and they rushed into the manor looking for Narcissa, finding her in the green house Draco ran towards her with a wide grin "Mother i used magic"
"Wait, what happened dragon?" the blonde knelt down looking at her son.
"We were out on the abraxans racing and Lyra told me to slow down because i was going to fall and then i did! But i didn't hit the ground because i stopped myself!" he beamed "I know i've used magic before but i remember this time"
"Well i'm glad dragon but you know you need to be more careful, you could have gotten seriously hurt" the frown on Narcissa's face was obvious that she was trying not to panic.
"Wait" Draco turned facing Lyra "How did you know i was going to fall?" he asked, did she play it off as knowing there'd be consequences to riding that fast or go along with the motion she started all those years ago...
She glanced at the ground toeing the soil on the floor "Lyra?" Narcissa called for her attention and Lyra glanced up barely looking up at her through her eyebrows "Do you want to talk in your room?"
That's right Narcissa had made her room a 'safe' place to talk about everything so she nodded and the trio walked towards her room along the way she weighed up her options. If she just shrugged it off they might call her out on why she was so worried to talk but Draco is the heir so maybe she was worried she'd get into trouble but if she told them about the seer thing well...She could tell them everything in a way that gives her a bigger upper hand against moldy.
So once the door was shut Draco swung round to look at her practically vibrating with the need to know and she had made up her mind "I see things happening sometimes, like dreams" she whispered.
"I have them too! I had a dream last night i was riding a dragon and then we were flying to different places like France, i named her Lucky" He was grinning so hard but it started slipping when Lyra frowned "What's wrong?"
"My dreams sometimes come to life" She whispered and Narcissa moved beside her kneeling beside her.
"What did you see sweet girl?"
"I saw Draco, falling from Dash"
"Last night?"
"No, just before it happened"
"What else have you seen?" Narcissa reached up smoothing the curls back.
"Terrible things" she whispered "A mark, a huge snake, streaks of green and a scar" Narcissa felt violently sick, she'd not long gotten her life back and Lucius had promised her he was dead! She couldn't allow him to do what Abraxas did to Lucius.
"But i also see things that have already happened" Lyra continued seeing the woman pale and she knew she almost had her "I saw uncle Regulus die, I saw an attack on my mother she was talking to my nanny elf, i saw a red headed lady crying in front of a crib before there's two flashes of green...I saw the man who did it too, he was very handsome but he appeared in my recent dreams and he's scary now"
Narcissa pulled the small girl into her arms reaching back she grabbed Draco and forced him into her embraces as well, as if she could shield them. The girl was a seer, Narcissa wasn't sure how but the things she knew were not possible "It's okay, you'll be okay" she whispered.
"We won't" Lyra pulled back ready for the kill shot "i've seen Draco and myself..." she cast a nervous look at Draco who looked so confused "We were older, in Hogwarts robes he was wearing green while i was wearing red, we looked so sick. Draco was really pale and scared, he had the scary mark on his arm...He's leaves and goes to a bathroom but someone attacks him with a spell and...They said it's because of a failed mission? I don't see him again after that"
A few tears rolled down Narcissa's face at her sons future, he's just a boy, marked in school? She couldn't allow it "Is that set in stone?" she turned to the small girl who gets a dazed look on her face and the older woman held her breath.
"No, i see items...Mind lessons? The scar again, a wand lock of green and red and trials, Draco is there but only if the red wins" Lyra allowed her eyes to refocus as if she'd come out of her trance she kept it brief just in case she hadn't persuaded Narcissa yet.
"Occlumency, it's a form of magic to protect you from legilimency" Narcissa nodded "We'll start lessons tomorrow, daily lessons in which i will teach the pair of you but you mustn't tell anyone you know how to do it"
"Okay mother" Draco nodded while Lyra held back a smirk, it was almost too easy.
~~~
Her ninth and tenth birthday had been and gone, she sat at the dining table at 7 with Lucius. He'd started waking earlier to join her at the table where they'd share a pot of tea and talk about anything, Narcissa had told him about her being a seer and her visions. At first he wasn't sure he believed it so he had called the small child to his office where he'd asked her questions about himself unknown to others, the girl answered them as if they were school friends and accepted that she could see.
Over the three years of her being in the house their life had changed, Narcissa had come to see the girl as a surrogate daughter coddling her just as much as she did Draco. Lucius hadn't realised it but he too had come to see her in a similar light, she'd come a long way compared to the obedient girl who sat in his office the day she joined them. The girl was smart, scarily so, she was what his father would have called a well bred pureblood, Lucius could hear his father now telling him to get marriage contracts going for the girl but he couldn't find it in him to do so that's when he made the connection between his fatherly feeling.
Lucius wasn't sure if Draco saw her as a best friend or sister or perhaps more but he didn't want to ask instead he wanted the relationship to grow on it's own "Have you had anymore of your dreams child?" he asked handing her the pages of the profit he'd finished with.
"No sir, but...In my dreams of Hogwarts i'm always wearing red, i'm afraid i'm going to disappoint you and Lady Malfoy by not following the house code of going into slytherin"
Lucius chuckled "It's merely a house Lyra, do you know why you're in red?"
"It's to do with the scar in my dreams, if i wear green the bad side wins and a lot of people die, those dreams scare me...I see myself doing awful things, i see you and Lady Malfoy doing awful things, i don't see Draco in those dreams either, they stop after the accident but if i wear red those people live and so does Draco"
"Then you won't disappoint us Lyra, we don't see what you do but you need to listen to your dreams alright?"
"But Grandmother Walburga said if i go into Gryffindor bad things will happen to me" she whispered and watched Lucius put his paper on the table facing her completely.
"She is dead Lyra, she can not hurt you ever again. You are under my guardianship now and i say if your dreams tell you to be a lion then you will do so and no harm will come to you, from me or anyone else" she nodded at his words wondering when Lucius Malfoy got so soft.
Narcissa and Draco entered the room, Draco moved to the seat beside her like he did every morning, the pair did everything together and Draco couldn't even remember what it was like to be the only child in the manor, it was just lonely.
Dobby walked into the dining room "Letters have arrived for Young Master and Little Miss" he handed the letters to Lucius who waved the elf off while Lyra beamed at the smaller elf who blushed red and ducked his head as he rushed from the room.
A letter was placed in front of her.
โณ๐พ๐๐ โ โฌ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐
๐๐ถ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐พ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐น
She turned the envelope and looked at the red wax that held the Hogwarts crest, this was it. She slipped her finger under the wax breaking it carefully she pulled out the letter.
๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ถ๐ธ๐,
๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐น ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ธ๐๐ ๐๐๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐๐พ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐ธ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐๐น ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐๐.
ย ๐ซ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐๐น ๐๐๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐น ๐ถ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐น ๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐.
ย ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ท๐๐ ๐ฃ, ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฃ.
๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐,
๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ธ๐ข๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ถ๐น๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐
On another slip of parchment was a list of the books and equipment she'd need she glanced up seeing Draco beaming at his letter.
~~~
They had waited to get all their things as Mrs. Malfoy wanted them to have a good understanding of they occlumency lessons before they went into public but soon they were being led down Diagon Alley.
"This way my darlings" Mrs. Malfoy called, Lyra and Draco followed close behind her and Mr. Malfoy, Draco reached out to hold her hand.
Over the four years she'd been with the Malfoys Draco was the biggest difference to the books, they all were really but Draco surprised her the most. He was open with his touch more toward her and his mother but also his friends, he was the most possessive little boy she'd ever met almost like a true dragon.
But he was so sweet, a true empath, he always knew how the ones he loved felt just but their body language and facial expressions "Lyra look!" she turned her head to follow his pointed finger, there in the window was the newest broom.
"The new nimbus 2000!" she gushed remembering it from the movies and Draco all but shook with excitement, they both shared a love for quidditch for when they wasn't out on the abraxans they were in the air something Lyra all but wished she could do before so now it was hard to get her out of the air.
"This way my loves, we need to get the 'boring' stuff first then you can shop until your little hearts are content" they followed her Lyra chuckling gently when Draco rolled his eyes Lucius had broken from the four heading to go grab their books while he waited.
The rest of them walked towards Madam Malkins robes all the while Draco grumbled he hated robe fittings but he was already growing so they had been more then a few times over the years, as they walked in Madam Malkin greeted them warmly but Lyra knew it was due to the sheer amount of Galleons they spent over the fact she actually liked them.
"Hogwarts is it? If it's Durmstrang i'm afraid it will take longer to get it shipped to you"
"Oh no, these two will be going to Hogwarts, Durmstrang is too far for me" Narcissa smiled politely.
"Oh good, you dear boy shall go first" Madam Malkin ushered Draco to stand on one of the platforms, a witch approached and started pinning fabric to him.
"I heard you got a new shipment of dress robes?" Narcissa asked looking around.
"I did!" Madam Malkin called a witch over "Can you show Mrs. Malfoy here our new range of dress robes"
"Wait here darling okay?" Narcissa slipped her fingers through silky curls smiling when big silver eyes glance up at her as Lyra nodded.
It was about to happen!
Lyra moved to stand in front of Draco "I had a dream last night you know" she smiled when he immediately focused into what she was saying, he come to understand that her dreams were important "Mhh there were dress fittings and a new friend"
"A new friend Lia? We're going to Hogwarts we're about to make loads of new friends" Draco grinned smoothing back a lock of his hair that had fallen into his face Lyra rolled her eyes but took a seat as she waited.
"Hogwarts dear? Got the lot here, two young ones such as yourself being fitting right now"
Lyra straightened up and watched the entrance seeing the boy the moment he walked in, a small slip of a thing really. His eyes were a piercing green almost neon, his hair was a jet black and was definitely unruly if she didn't already know who this was the hair would have given him away.
"Hello, you Hogwarts too?" Draco asked seeing the boy enter.
"Yes" Harry nodded being moved to another platform he took Draco in before looking at her shyly, Lyra smiled brightly to comfort him.
"I'm Lyra, that's Draco" she waved and he nodded.
"I'm Harry"
Draco hummed "My fathers next door getting our books, mothers looking at...Merlin knows what then i'm going to drag them off to look at racing brooms. i don't see why first years can't have their own, i think i'll bully my father into getting me one then i'll smuggle it in somehow"
"Okay, first off she looking at dress robes and secondly Draco you can't bully your father into anything" Lyra smirked and the boy huffed rolling his eyes.
"Do you have your own broom?" He asked Harry.
"No"
"Play quidditch at all?"
"No"
"I do, my father says it's a crime if i'm not picked to play for my house and i must say i agree, know what house you'll be in?"
"No"
Lyra snorted at the boys one worded answers but Draco continued "Well no one knows until they get there do they but i know i'll be in Slytherin, all my family have been...Imagine being in Hufflepuff think i'd leave don't you?"
"Hmm" Harry hummed looking lost, Draco really needed to learn how to read a room.
"Hogwarts A History has all the needed information about Hogwarts and the houses" she offered and actually saw Harry store that information into his mind, what an interesting turn of events.
"I say! Look at that man" Draco gasped.
Harry smiled as they all saw the huge giant of a man, she knew Hagrid would be large but good gods he was close to 9 feet she barely reached his waist "That's Hagrid, he works at Hogwarts" Lyra waved politely at the man who was holding two large ice creams like in the books the man unable to wave back just nodded his head in greeting.
"Oh I've heard of him, like a servant isn't he?" Draco asked she could tell he didn't mean it in a poor way but it wasn't a great start.
"A grounds keeper" Harrys eyes narrowed slightly.
"I believe he's the keeper of keys for Hogwarts? I may be wrong" she smiled "He looks very friendly doesn't he? I bet he's very nice"
"He is!" Harry nodded quickly with a big grin which was nice, she felt rotten that she was placed in nice-ish homes and he was sent with those awful people, sure Walburga was hell but she was still fed three times a day and allowed out of her room.
"Why is he with you? Where are your parents?" Draco asked.
"They're dead"
"Oh sorry" Draco frowned slightly not knowing where to go from there, he'd never had that answer before.
"I'm really sorry that happened to you, but dead or not i'm sure they're here watching over you, i'm positive they wouldn't miss this" Lyra smiled softly towards the boy.
"You really believe in ghosts?" Harry tilted his head ignoring how his glasses slid down his nose slightly.
"Oh defiantly, Hogwarts is full of them, if they're there why would they not be with us too?"
"You really mean that?" the poor boy looked so hopeful.
"I truly do"
"Well that's you done dear" Madam Malkin nodded to Harry who was getting less clothing then the Malfoys and Lyra, he jumped off the platform and stopped in front of Lyra.
"It was nice meeting you" he offered shyly.
"You too! We'll see each other again in a few months"
"You're up little lady" she was ushered onto the platform and she waved once more to Harry before taking her place on the chopping block.
When she was done and Draco had all but thanked the gods they left the store with Narcissa who led them to Lucius, he had shrunk their books which were now sitting in one of his deep pockets "Right all we need now is your wands and then a familiar" Narcissa smiled.
"Then we can shop for brooms?" Draco begged.
"Then you may yes but you know you can't take it with you" Narcissa smiled down at her son who sulked.
The four of them walked into Ollivanders, the bell above the door rung as they entered "Hello?" Lucius called out and the old man appeared.
"Ahh the Malfoys and their ward" he smiled and approached "Who would be going first?"
Lyra pushed Draco forward slightly and the boy took it in stride walking forward he allowed Ollivander to measure him before the old man scuttled off looking for wands, they tried a few before they landed on a hawthorn wood with a unicorn hair core.
"The hawthorn wand seems most at home with a conflicted nature, or with a witch or wizard passing through a period of turmoil...It may be particularly suited to healing magic, but they are also adept at curses" Ollivander nodded looking at the boys wand "Unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands"
The old man turned to her "Now you" the tape measure started taking her measurements and he walked around humming and tutting to himself as he looked at wands.
"Here, Maple wood with a unicorn core, 8 inches, sturdy" he handed her a pretty light wooden wand and she waved it gently but a glass on the table smashed and she heard Draco snort seeing as he hadn't broken anything "Hmm i think not"
Ollivander took the wand from her before he handed her a much darker wooden wand "Ebony wood with a dragon core, 10 inches, springy" she paused "Well go on" he nodded her on and she waved it a pile of books went flying and he sighed "Right let's see"
Lyra looked back at Narcissa, what if she wasn't meant to have a wand seeing as she wasn't meant to be here, would the wands know? Narcissa just sent her a gently smile pinching Draco's arm when he chuckled at her panic.
"Let try this, Elm wood, Unicorn core, 13 inches, firm flexibility" she took the offered wand this one was a more reddish colour but it had carvings in it, she took a deep breath and waved it but the fire lantern hanging exploded and Ollivander swished his own wand putting the fire out before it spread.
"If i may?" Lucius took a step forward and Ollivander frowned.
"Mr. Malfoy i do hope you recall that the wand chooses the wizard or in this case witch"
"I do recall that thank you, i was merely suggesting you maybe try a Silver Lime wood" the blonde man tried not to glare at the wand maker who stood agape looking at them.
ย "We do not have any wands containing Silver Lime Wood at the moment Mr. Malfoy...But perhaps we can try something similar" the old man sighed and moved back grabbing an all black box, he opened it and moved aside the grey coloured ribbon.
He gently took it from the velvet and held it up "Beech wood, Dragon heartstring, 12 and 3/4 length, solid flexibility" Lyra took it when it was offered to her, golden sparks flew from the tip of the wand and it rained down around her like snow.
"Very good!" Ollivander nodded with a happy smile on his face.
"And what does this wand mean?" Narcissa asked softly.
"Well the dragon heartstring as a rule, produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. They tend to learn more quickly than other types and are known to be somewhat temperamental...The beech wood however, The true match for a beechย would be, if young, wise beyond their years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience. Beechย performs very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant"
Lyra guessed she was both young and wise beyond her years, old (ish) and rich is understanding and experiences seeing as she has live two lives.
"Wonderful" Narcissa smiled handing the man a pouch with the correct amount of galleons "Have a good day" with that she herded the two children from the store.
"What's Silver Lime Wood?" Lyra looked up at Lucius who smiled.
"It's a wood associated with seers or those skilled in legilimency" well it was a good thing they didn't try it because she wasn't really a seer was she.
"Right! To Eeylops Owl Emporium then" Narcissa once more herded them towards the owls, Draco was smiling as he looked around but Lyra couldn't find one she liked, to be honest owls always scared her more when she found out they can turn their heads 270 degrees without damaging anything!
A whole rotation is 360 meaning they are so close to it being an exorcist scene and she was more then fine with not seeing that "Find one my sweet?" Narcissa came to a stop beside her as she watched a red owl preen it's feathers with a grimace.
"Do i have to get an owl?" she whispered as to not disturb the haunted thing.
"Well i guess not, Draco is getting a big enough bird you could always give your letters to him, the letter said an owl, cat or toad"
"Can we look elsewhere?"
"Of course my sweet girl, here i'll let the boys know and we will go together" Lyra nodded and backed away from the owl while Narcissa went to inform the others.
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They stopped at The Magical Menagerie which had other magical beasts inside, Lyra caught a flash of orange and saw Crookshanks chasing a rat. In that moment she almost grabbed the beast but decided to leave him be for Hermione, it was her animal after all.
"What can i do for you?" the woman at the front asked.
"We're looking for a cat" Narcissa moved to the left when a rat scampered past but she kept her face still.
"Ahh, this way then" the old woman waved them forward and they were led to a room with loads of cages full of cats most were Kneezles or half kneezles "This is the lot, take your time" with that the woman left them to it.
Lyra glanced up at Narcissa whos brows were furrowed slightly before she smoothed them out "Go on, take a look"
Lyra slowly walked the isle taking a close look at each cat they were all nice but they were cats, in her old life she begged her mother for a animal but the answer was always no now it felt wrong she was going to be leaving with one.
She paused seeing what was quite possibly the biggest cat she'd ever seen, it was stunning, it's face, paws and back legs held the darkest fur almost a black where it's chest, body and tail was a light grey almost white in some areas.
"Hello" she whispered and it lifted it's head from it's rested spot, the cat had pretty green eyes that just blinked at her "Are you a grumpy one?" she smiled and it all by glared at her before it stood digging it's claws into the bottom of the cage it stretched it's self out completely showing her just how large it was.
It was honestly almost bigger then a staffie dog, it pressed it's face against the cage and she reached up opening it. The cat just peered out at her "You don't want me to pick you up do you? How much do you even weight?"
The cat narrowed it's eyes and went to turn back "Wait! I'm sorry that was rude of me" it paused and allowed her to reach out, she grabbed the mighty thing and lifted it.
"Did you...Oh my" Narcissa's eyes were large as she blinked a few times, the cat dwarfed the girl, Lyra was holding it as one would a child on her hip but even then the cats front paws were over her shoulder as it rested it's head there and it's back paws all but hung almost to the girls knees as she tried to hold it up with both of her arms.
"Are you sure my sweet? There are smaller animals here you know?"
"I know but this one is it, i can feel it plus it can't get much bigger right?" Lyra asked, never had she known cats to grow to this size.
She walked to the front and the old woman at the desk smiled "Ahh he's a good one, bit grumpy for my taste but each to their own"
"Yes erh, he won't get much bigger will he?" Narcissa looked at the beast in her daughter of all but bloods arms.
"Bigger? Of course he'll get bigger, he's just a baby turned one not that long ago" the old woman rolled her eyes.
Lyra choked on nothing "How much bigger?"
"Well the breed the Kneazle was bred with was a muggle cat a Maine coon or something like that, they grow up to 40 inches long and that not to say the magic won't effect that, most half kneazles are bigger then their muggle pairings" the woman smiled "30 Galleons"
"Are you sure darling?" Narcissa asked once more.
"How long is 40 inches in feet?" she whispered.
"Hmm, about 3-4 feet i believe" Narcissa smiled and Lyra nodded.
"I want him, does he have a name?"
"Nah, i don't tend to name 'em more for the owner to do so"
Narcissa handed over the correct amount of galleons and they walked out together, spotting the two male Malfoys wasn't too hard seeing as their white hair stuck out like a sore thumb and Mr. Malfoy pretty much towered over the rest.
"Good Godrick Lia! What a beast" Draco laughed seeing his counterpart being swallowed whole by a mountain of fur.
"Why is it we send them off and they come back carting the biggest animals they can find" Lucius shook his head but he couldn't quite hide the amused look in his eyes.
"Malfoys always get the best" Draco shrugged reaching out to scratch behind the huge beasts ear.
"I'm not a Malfoy" Lyra smiled watching them completely missing Narcissa's smile drop.
"Well not technically but Blacks are on par with us so i guess you get the best too" Draco smiled trying to be helpful and she nodded along, she watched him start to sulk "Father said no to the Nimbus 2000"
"Well that's good because word is they're already starting on a newer broom even faster then the 2000" Lyra whispered and Draco's bottom lip immediately unpouted as it stretched over his teeth in a huge grin.
"No way! Really!"
"I swear it!"
"How does she do that?" Lucius whispered towards Narcissa.
"I couldn't even tell you my love"
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Lyra sat on her bed watching the cat on her bed closely "What do i call you?" she hummed as it stared back at her, the cat stretched out before slowly prowled towards her it jumped up perching its front paws on her shoulders and touched his nose against hers.
"Well aren't you precious?" she cooed stroking the top of his head smiling when the cat purred against her "I think i'll name you Onyx, do you like that my precious boy?"
The cat just purred and curled up in her lap kneading her thigh as she rested against her head board with her box of photos, at some point she had fallen asleep with the decent weight of the purring beast on her chest, the door to her room opening and closing barely registered until she felt gentle fingers brush back a lock of hair that had fallen in front of her face.
Her eyes cracked open and she relaxed seeing Narcissa "Sweet dreams angel" she whispered pressing a soft kiss to the girls forehead before gathering the photos spilled out on the bed, placing them back into the box she smiled seeing photos of Sirius.
Closing the box she set it on the bed side table before looking at the half kneazle that was already staring at her "Good night" she whispered and the cat merely huffed and laid it's head on Lyra before he started to purr once more.