#now granted the show didnt do a very good job at conveying the full scope of Lyras social life in Oxford

[lyrasilvertongve]

I see a lot of people lamenting that Lyra has no one to come home to in her world, while Will at least has Mary and his mother.

While this may be how Lyra feels at first, it is absolutely untrue.

She has Alice Parslow, who basically raised her and loves her very much.

She has the Maester, who’s always been kind to her.

She has friends amongst the townie kids and Jordan College’s staff.

She has a bunch of Jordan scholars who are very attached to her, something she didn’t understand as a child but is still very much true.

Most of all, she has Oxford itself. She is back in the only place where she ever experienced stability and safety, and that is far from nothing.

(the secret commonwealth slight spoilers) In that book, young adult Lyra has made many new friends and even lovers (even though she is not over Will).

Lyra is not alone.