Again I don't own anything here this is J.K. Rowling's characters and world. This is purely fun and the only profit I intend to make is in the readers tears :')
"Mummy, I'm going to miss you," I said hugging her. She smiled and hugged me back gently.
"I'll miss you, sweetheart," She looked around. I knew my parents and I looked funny to them. I doubted any of them her even heard of jeans before.
"I want to go home," Petunia said wrinkling her nose. She was rather upset than our parents had forced her to come.
"I'll talk to Dumbledore I promise!" I said smiling "Then you can come and be a witch too!"
"Why would I want to be a freak?" She said. It was a name I'd grown used to hearing. The kids in primary school always called me awful names, but my own sister didn't even help me.
"You tell me. You were the one writing to him begging for him to change his mind about you anyways. Not that they'd want someone who's a neat freak."
"Girls that's enough," My father said gruffly.
"Say goodbye now, you won't see each other until Christmas you might as well end it on a good note."
"Bye Tuney," I said quietly.
"Goodbye," She said sharply. I gave my parents another hug.
"Lily!" I turned around at the sound of my name.
"Oh hello Severus!" he smiled and looked up at my parents.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Evans." He said giving my mom a hug and shaking my dads hand. "I'll watch after Lily I promise!"
"We know you will, Severus." My mother giggled. Petunia rolled her eyes.
"Just a freak like her." she mumbled.
"Lovely to see you too, Petunia." He grumbled letting his smile falter. She rolled her eyes and walked a little distance away. "Lily, we have to go. The train is about to leave."
"I love you!" I called again to my parents as I sped off after Severus. Although I was nervous, I did feel a little better that I had him with me.
The train was packed with kids. It was difficult looking for a compartment that wasn't full, but eventually we found an empty one towards the back of the train. From there we both waved at our parents as the train slowly pulled out of the station. I waved all the way until I couldn't see them anymore. I felt a little sad, but at that moment a feeling of overwhelming excitement, followed by a crippling fear.
"Um, Severus." He had been staring lazily out the window. He looked up and at me as if pulled from a day dream. "What if they made a mistake?" I said nervously.
"What do you mean?" He asked with a crooked smile.
"I mean what if I'm not really a witch and they made a mistake." He burst out into laughter. I forced a chuckle out feeling a bit stupid.
"Lily you are a witch. No doubt about it okay." He said smiling. "I've seen you do magic, and it was awesome!" I smiled a little.
"I guess so." A boy opened the compartment.
"Oh, hi." He said as if he didn't notice us until he opened the door. He smiled really big and his dark hair was a little shaggy. Behind him stood another boy who had dark hair as well and glasses. "Can we sit here?" He asked
"Sure," I said smiling. Severus shrugged and looked out the window. After a few moments of silence the boy looked at me with a big grin on his face.
"Your hair looks like fire." He said.
"Oh uh thanks?" I said.
"My name's Sirius Black." he said holding out his hand to me. "This is James Potter
"I'm Lily, and this is Severus." I shook his hand that he next held out to Severus, who halfheartedly took it. The compartment grew quiet with nobody being sure what to say to one another. For a while we rode in silence, until a lady pushing a trolley came to the door.
"Anything from the trolley?" she asked sweetly.
"I'll buy you guys something if you want!" Sirius offered.
"I don't like sweets." Severus said bitterly. Sirius just shrugged and looked at me.
"I uh don't know what's good." Sirius slapped his hand to his forehead.
"Oh yeah I'm so sorry. Can I get three boxes of Bertie Botts Beans?" he handed her a couple of the sickle coins Severus had told me about.
"Every flavor? Like cherry and lemon?" I asked looking at the tall box.
"And grape and lime and grass and butterbeer!" I looked at James mortified. "And many more there are great flavors but I got a vomit one once," He grimanced. "Try them."
Tentatively I opened the box and pulled out a white bean. He smiled and nodded as I went to put it in my mouth. Severus watched out of the corner of his eyes has he pretended to stare out the window. I bit into the bean and was surprised as the sweet taste of marshmallow filled my mouth. A large smile broke across my mouth and I held out the box to Severus who made an ugly face and pretended I didn't offer it at all.
"Oh Severus don't act like that. Tuney would be proud." He pouted and continued to stare out the window. I however turned back to Sirius and James and we took turns eating one bean at a time. Eventually I got Severus to eat one, that he spit out immediately because it was pepper flavored. Sirius and James broke out into fits of laughter, I giggled slightly and then Severus started trying not to smile, but he refused anymore beans from that point on.
"So what house do you think you'll be sorted into?" Sirius asked. "My entire family is Slytherin." At this Severus kind of sat up interested.
"Me too." He said smiling a little.
"I don't know if I want to be in Slytherin to be honest. My mother wants me to be."
"Oh?" Severus said "Why not? Slytherin is the best house." At this there was a bit of an awkward tension between them.
"I'd rather be in Gryffindor." Said James Proudly "That's my familys house." He smiled widely and puffed out his chest.
"What about you?" Sirius asked looking at me.
"I uh don't know. I mean Severus has told me about them, but I still don't know what I might be."
"What were your parents?" he asked curiously.
"Her parents are muggles." Severus said as if he should have known. Sirius kinda pursed his lips and looked back at me.
"I'm sorry," he said.
"No it's fine," I blushed. "Are muggleborns not good wizards?" I asked kind of slowly.
"You seem like you're very good for a muggleborn." Severus said reassuringly.
"My mother says muggleborns aren't good but I don't understand why. There's a muggleborn in my village and I think they're just as good as purebloods!" Sirius said. Severus had a look on his face that said he might disagree.
"Of course muggleborns are great wizards," James said finally. "Any wizard can be good blood status doesn't really matter."
James handed Sirius a bean that he popped into his mouth. Almost instantly he began gagging and choaking on the little candy
"That was like fireplace ashes," he said with one more cough. "I want to be a Gryffindor," Severus made a little scoff but didn't say anything.
"Oh," I smiled but decided not to continue. Severus had told me that the were arrogant people and believed they were better than other people, and I could see where Sirius did fit into that crowd. Outside it had gotten dark and I could see fireflies flickering in the distance.
"Do you really think Slytherin is better than Gryffindor?" James asked Severus smirking. I could tell by the look on Severus' fac he took the question as a challenge.
"Yes it has produced the best wizards."
"You mean the wizards with the cleanest blood. You're a pure blood aren't you? Uh, your name was Snivilus right?"
"I-" Severus began indignantly but I stood up and he got quiet.
"You two should learn some manners!" I huffed. "That was uncalled for. You are very mean and should apologize at once?"
"Why we didn't do anything wrong?" Sirius said through fits of giggles.
"Come on, Severus. I know there's a better compartment that doesn't smell." I said turning and opening the door. He got up and followed me and as soon as I slammed the door both boys inside broke into fits of giggles. Severus and I walked a little ways and found another empty compartment and sat there for a little while in silence. Severus look actually hurt by what they said earlier so I leaned over and gave him a hug.
"We should change, Severus." I said. He looked up and smiled.
"Those guy seemed very full of themselves," he said angrily.
"Severus, let it go. You're better than that." I scolded. He shrugged never yielding his crooked smile and I followed him out of the compartment to change into our school robes. When I returned he was messing with his poorly done tie.
"Lily are you excited?" The train was slowing down to a stop.
"I'm nervous." I reached over and fixed his tie. He was smiling widely. He always seemed to be smiling.
"Don't be this is going to be exciting!" The train lurched to a stop and my stomach went with it and dread filled me completely. "Come on!" he grabbed my hand and pulled me out into the hallway and towards the door and finally onto a platform filled with other students pushing and shoving. I was here.
That was chapter one please leave comments and concerns for me this is my first fanfic to go online so I'm looking for helpful criticism.