(STILL A DREAM)

Once Draco Malfoy and the others behind him took their leave, Lyra instantly relaxed in her seat.

"What was that about?" Aurora asked as if she was suddenly intrigued by the two's 'relationship'.

She shrugged helplessly. "I've known Malfoy for my entire life. I guess we just kinda watch over each other in a way. It's...a strange...friendship."

Lyra wasn't sure how to describe it. It's not like the two were dating or anything; she was only twelve after all. She had mixed feelings about him anyway.

The two used to play together as toddlers, but that changed over the years. Now all they manage to do is check in on each other every now and then.

"Isn't he a bad person though?" Aurora asked.

"No," she quickly stammered. She didn't know why she was defending him, but something told her to. "He...can be rude sometimes, but he's not a bad person."

"He..." Iris trailed off.

Lyra looked at her, unsure what the issue was.

"He called me a mudblood," she muttered, a single tear falling from her eye.

She raised her eyebrows. Iris Goldinson might be a muggle-born, but she certainly knew what the term 'mudblood' meant.

Aurora stood up and moved next to Iris, giving her a hug. "Don't listen to him. He doesn't know what he's talking about."

Lyra looked down, feeling a slight feel of guilt, not realizing he had called her that. "I...I'm sorry Iris. He...he, as well as the rest of his family and my family, have certain beliefs as purebloods," she explained. "They think muggle-borns shouldn't become wizards." Lyra was never positive what everything meant, being so young, but she knew the simple definitions. "I'm sorry I can't tell you more. I don't know much myself."

"You-" Iris sniffed. "You don't agree with them, do you?"

She shook her head. "We may be young, but we all know what is right and wrong. You and Aurora have just as much right to study magic as I do. Bloodlines don't matter."

"And-" Iris choked on her own saliva. "And you're our friends right? You'll stay with us?"

"We are definitely friends." Lyra smiled. "You guys will always be closer than anyone here. I promise."