Arriving at Platform 9 and three quarters, Athena saw the beautiful red Hogwarts Express billowing out steam. Saying goodbye to her parents, Athena happily jumped onto the train. Anxiously she knocked on a compartment door where a girl with red hair and a boy with greasy looking black hair were sitting.

"Hello, I'm Athena could I sit with you?"

"Of course, I'm Lily and this is by best friend Severus," the red-head replied. After few minutes of deep conversation with Lily and Severus three boys came barging into the compartment.

"OI! No one invited you in here!" Lily angrily shouted. An arrogant looking boy with messy hair stepped forwards. For the next fifteen minutes they continuously messed about.

"IF YOU CAN'T STOP BEING STUPID, YOU BIGHEADED PRATS, I SUGGEST YOU GET OUT!" Lily shouted instantly losing her temper.

"Ooooooo, someone's angry," cried the boys. The boys consisted of one scruffy haired boy, a boy whose hair was slightly curly and boy who had matted hair that touched his shoulders.

"Yeah, did you eat many carrots in the holidays, or have your always had carroty hair!" "Excuse me but WHO THE HELL ARE YOU! yelled Athena.

"Oh I'm James, that's Jack and this is Sirius," said the scruffy haired boy.

"Leave Lily alone you arrogant fool, you're just a bunch of bigheads who think you're clever because of your snide remarks," Severus sneered in defense.

"Come on Sev let's leave these bigheaded idiots, Athena you coming," spat Lily fists clenched.

" Oh yeah and greasy boy, watch out carrot head doesn't slip,"

"I'll catch you up in a minute," curiously replied Athena.

As Lily and Severus went out James tried to trip Severus up with his long legs.

"See you SNIVELLUS!" they all cried, laughing.

Athena was quite a beautiful girl with dark brown hair just past her shoulders, large dark brown eyes and olive coloured skin that you only see on Grecian people. Jack stared at her in awe. But Athena also had an

extremely short temper and would fight anyone when she was angry. And in small occasions she could turn extremely shy.

"Hey what's Olive still doing here," shouted James.

"Yeah, did you eat to many olives," cried Sirius in return. Athena's face had turned pure white, her dark brown eyes turning a peculiar shade of violet.

"HA so Olive's a metamorphus now is she," taunted Jack. Suddenly a boy with sandly coloured hair burst in.

"James, Jack, Sirius be very careful," he anxiously whispered.

"Remus, have you gone barking mad she's just a metamorphus," remarked Jack smiling. At that moment, two large sparkling white fangs ejected out of Athena's upper lip.

"He's right be careful, I'm a vampire and I vill hurt you if you dare offend me," dangerously hissed Athena now talking in a mysterious Transylvanian accent. Then sweeping out of the room she was gone.

Back in Lily and Severus's carriage Athena was standing just outside the door listening.

"You'd better be in Slytherin," said Snape

"Don't worry I will be, even if I'm not we'll still be friends won't we?" purely spoke Lily. Lily had long carroty red hair, quite pale skin and the most beautiful green eyes, whereas Snape had shoulder-length black hair that looked rather greasy and piercing black eyes. Severus rather doubted Lily would be in Slytherin, she far to good and kind to be in such a cunning house. Plus she wasn't a pureblood or a half blood like Snape, she was muggle born. As they saw twilight approaching, the wonderful shadow of Hogwarts was cast over them. This year is going to be a blast thought Athena, and with that she turned into a small black bat and flew all the way to Hogwarts. Meanwhile the soon to be Marauders were discussing Athena's vampire state.

"That was freaky, mind you it was kinda cool," said James.

"That's not the point James, she's extremely dangerous," argued Remus

"Oh, so you talk now can you what about your werewolf state? Asked Jack and Sirius. If was perfectly true Remus Lupin was a werewolf, you see his father had offended Fenrir Greyback when Remus was about five years old. In revenge Greyback had bitten Remus turning him into a werewolf!

"Let's get changed we'll arriving soon," Remus instantly said changing the subject fast. And at that they spoke no more of werewolfs and vampires, but of jokes and pranks to play on Athena, Lily, and Severus.

"Maybe we should change Carrot Head's face orange, then it would go with her hair, and with Snivellus we could cover him in grease," suggested James. They had totally forgotten Athena and did not pay her any attention until the boats.