What would happen if there was a slight change in the family tapestry of The Most Ancient and Noble House of Black?
Specifically, four years before the birth of a certain Sirius Orion Black III, a little baby girl was welcomed into the world.
She wa...
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---------------------> WHEN CASSANDRA AWOKE, Theodore held her hand and cried. Her eyes, burning with rage, simmered only when the rest of them provided her with a rough outline of what they intended to do to the Dark Lord.
Ignoring her healers' advice—and Lyra's insistence—of avoiding overexertion, Cassandra forced them to go more in-depth, contributing her ideas as well and agreeing that for now, they should stick with tarnishing the Dark Lord's image in the Daily Prophet and introducing Lyra's secret bill in the Wizengamot through Dennis' father, Lord Yaxley; and that gradually, they would pick the strings of his tapestry until it unravelled completely.
They were in it for the long run, not only because patience delivered the best results, but mainly because it normally cost one the least sacrifices and liabilities.
Given how between the five of them, they'd have the support of at least eight Most Ancient and Noble houses through familial and marital relations, Cassandra, with her sympathetic story on how the Dark Lord had turned on a pureblood heiress and her exquisite communication skills which had earned her a place in the Slytherin Court, was designated with the duty of trash-talking the Dark Lord and convincing others to join their side—the side of the politically neutral who flamed a passionate hatred for the self-titled Lord Voldemort.
Theodore, on the other hand, whose family owned a bustling business supplying precious minerals, rocks, marbles as well as raw material for multiple, famous, important magical organisations managed by old families, including the Blacks, was trusted with convincing his ageing father, Lord Nott, to not only shift stances regarding Voldemort but also stop supplying those families who didn't agree with them. Considering the profit maximisation mentality of Lord Nott, should Theodore succeed in his task, it would be hailed as nothing short of a miracle.
Dennis, who had played the spy in the Court, was promoted to spymaster. Although he wouldn't himself be aligned with the Dark Lord—publicly or politically—he would be securing and building connections loyal to him who would. Those who would share anything Lyra's snake had missed and also be prepared to backstab him and his followers when the time approached. It was also understood that he would act as Lyra's proxy in Britain since she was still travelling, becoming the face of a fight in the Wizengamot and becoming a devotee of Lord Hermes in delivering messages to the old families and even, the Daily Prophet.
Meanwhile, Lucius would help Lyra draft the bill and help maintain the overall coordination and communication amongst them. Spending a bit more time catching up and then paying a visit to Fabian and Gideon one last time, Lyra and Lucius returned to Malaysia and fell into a routine of work and other work.
During this time, Lyra gained a fast friend in her neighbour, Nivedita. Nivedita was also a parselmouth and had a male runespoor for a companion, one that had been quite taken with Lyra's female one. One day, Nivedita had sent Lyra an envelope that read "Child Support", subsequently leading Lyra to realise that her runespoor was pregnant, and that had been the beginning of a delightful friendship between the two grandmothers-to-be.
