Once Upon a Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
AN: Yes, this is the edited version, a lot has changed. You'll just have to find out what.
Disclaimer: I own Raiya, Jessica (Jess), Emily and Kaylyn and any other people you don't recognize. J.K owns all else.
Chapter 1- On their way to the castle
There stood a scarlet steam engine pumping out smoke excessively. It was going to be her sixth year at Hogwarts but she still thought the Hogwarts Express was amazing. Lily knew that it didn't even come close to the trains that her and her friends boarded to either go to Leicester Square, or to Oxford Street for a , "shopping spectacle" as her friend Emily Daylight would say. She remembered having so many bags and all of them getting squashed on the train.
She smiled to herself as she saw a first-year student hug their mum for ages before getting onto the train. It was evident that the student had probably not been away from their parents for longer than a week or two. The first-year reminded Lily of her first time boarding the Hogwarts Express, she had the same worries, and nervousness at going to a wizarding school. She didn't even know magic was real, but she always hoped for it. When her letter came she was so excited, her sister, Petunia however stopped speaking to her as much as she used to and when she did it was to insult her and call her a freak.
Lily cleared her brain of any memories about Petunia and told herself sternly that she was going to enjoy this year, without thinking of the insults she was regularly given.
Running to catch up with her were her two friends Kaylyn and Raiya. Kaylyn's blonde hair was done up in a pony- tail and Raiya's black hair was flying in the wind. Literally flying. She was holding a half eaten ham roll in her hand while Kaylyn was explaining to her why she should've got up and had her breakfast earlier. Lily laughed to herself; it was always them two who made her laugh. Having arguments about such small things, or "debates" as Raiya would gently put it. Today it was the reason why Raiya had to skip her breakfast.
Lily watched them amused. "I hate rushing!" Raiya muttered under her breath. She faced Kaylyn, "Why did you have to tell my parents we were going to the platform together! There is something called a car Kaylyn!" Kaylyn smiled, "Because I knew it would annoy the hell out of you"
The train began to move .Raiya and Kaylyn jumped onto it just before it departed from the platform. They had obviously had enough of that argument because they instantly stopped. One of their know arguments lasted for 5 weeks non- stop, about still or moving pictures.
After waking past an immaculately clean corridor and compartments where friends were playing Exploding Snap, retelling what had happened in their summer holidays they found an empty compartment, an almost empty compartment, because there they found Peter. Lily looked at him, "aren't you supposed to be in the same compartment as the marauders?"
The said marauders came down the compartment searching for Peter. James seemed to be searching for Lily as well as Peter, Sirius was loudly singing the Hogwarts song, and Remus was blocking his ears with his hands.
"Hey James, searching for Lily as usual? Sirius you might want to stop now, we happen to like being able to hear. Hey Remus, did you have a good summer?" Kaylyn said, talking in a list-like style.
James grinned at Lily, "my Lily- flower have you changed you're answer to going on a date with me?" Lily looked frustrated "Stop calling me Lily-flower and no I haven't changed my mind!" "Why not?" James asked Lily crestfallen. "Because I don't think you could live without being arrogant for one day"
Sirius pouted, "Why, my voice is brilliant, it sounds like angels singing!" Jessica appeared out of nowhere by the doorway. Jessica's wild ginger hair was up in a bun and her hazel eyes twinkled slightly, "angels don't sound like strangled cats Sirius. They also sing better songs than "Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, teach us something please". Jessica shook her head.
"Yeah, my summer was ok" Remus replied, he was about to ask Kaylyn how her holidays were when James, Sirius and Peter began to leave, Remus smiled at her "see you later". Kaylyn smiled back, "yep".
The girls sat down in the compartment knowing that they didn't have to study as much as they did in the 5th. They didn't have owls this year so it wasn't as exhausting trying to revise for them. Kaylyn (being in Ravenclaw) would always revise for tests. Important ones or ones that weren't as important.
She picked up a conversation topic, the silence was killing her, "How were everyone's summer holidays?" The dreaded question Lily didn't want to answer because it reminded her of her excuse for a sister Petunia.
"Let's see, it was living hell because Petunia didn't say one word to me that wasn't an insult. I think she has a separate vocabulary for me and every other word in it freak. It's so annoying!"
"Sisters are naturally annoying" Jessica said, remembering a time when her sister Emily had annoyed her so much, she was ready to hurl her out the window.
Lily could sense the change in Jessica's tone of voice, glancing quickly over to Raiya and Kaylyn, who shared looks, she changed the conversation fearing what would happen if Jessica's short temper got the best of her, "But there was the sleepover we had, and the water fights Kaylyn".
Raiya sighed, "And again I couldn't go. I was dragged to France and the reason because, "it's too dangerous for me to go to a sleepover" where they wouldn't able to watch me with their beady eyes".
Jessica patted her arm, "there, there Raiya. You only have to wait another two years before you can move away from them"
Eventually the train got to the stop where the school was. The first years were absolutely awed by it. A massive castle with many towers. It was amongst the stars and they gave the castle a mysterious look and aura.
Raiya grinned, "sixth year here we come!" She ran off the train to get a better look at it, it always looked much more magnificent outside compared to looking at through a window. Her friends found her, after they had gotten past the crowds of first years, and followed her. On their way to the castle for their eventful sixth year.