Grim Affairs

'Come on! I'll race you!' He ran along the platform after bursting through the barrier, his fashionably messy dark hair sweeping behind him, his grey eyes sparkling with delight and enjoyment as he stopped next to a scarlet steam engine train, holding his sides as he tears streamed down his face with laughter. He was extremely good looking, with a casual elegance about his chiselled features, most of the girls on the platform couldn't tear their eyes away from him as he stood, laughing, waiting for his friend to catch up.

'Whatever, get on the train loser or we'll be left behind' his friend sulked as he came panting up beside him. He had jet black hair that refused to sit flat on his head and mischievous hazel eyes that just spelled out trouble. He was also good looking, quite tall with a thin, yet fetching face although his usual cheeky grin was just now contorted into mock frown.

'You're a top athlete mate! How are you so unfit?' his friend just smirked sarcastically and pushed past him to get onto the train. They ambled down past a few compartments, most of which were full of excited people talking and messing around, until they found a compartment with only two people in it.

There was a tall, quite gaunt, yet classically handsome young man sat nearest the door. He had light brown hair and quite a pale complexion. He was one of those charming, literary types with a mysterious air about him that made him even more attractive.

The other boy, sat by the window, was quite weedy looking, he wasn't the thinnest of people, and looked quite odd when placed with his other three friends. They were all good looking and attractive, playful and mischievous yet he was small and fairly unattractive, shy and often went unnoticed much unlike his popular friends.

'Hey Remus, Peter! How were your summers?' called the grey eyed boy, pushing his hair out of place only for it to fall neatly back into place with ease.

'Hey Sirius!' they both looked up at him, smiling. 'Hey James, you look out of breath?' laughed the boy nearest the door.

'Shut it Remus! I'm fine' James laughed it off and the two sat down with Remus and Peter. 'Oooh Sirius, look who it is' James cooed as a pretty brunette girl walked past their compartment. Sirius stole his eyes away to hit James around the head whilst Remus and Peter howled with laughter.

Keira was walking down the train, headed back to her compartment and her friends. She was pretty, but not a conventional type of pretty, she had long brown hair and a sweeping fringe that just fell over her gleaming hazel eyes. She was very slim, with long legs and a heart shaped face. She was quite shy and totally embarrassed by the amount of attention she got from boys. Especially one boy in particular. His name was Sirius Black, heartthrob and serial womaniser though Keira seemed to have been his main goal for a few years now. I suppose he is quite good looking she thought to herself. No. Stop that Keira, he's vile and disgusting... her thoughts were cut off as she passed his compartment just as he looked up at her. She thought that he actually looked quite sombre, she almost felt sorry for him. He had asked her out the year before but she had just laughed in his face and walked off. Thinking about it now she realised he had been serious, and that she had actually hurt his feelings seeing as he hadn't spoken to her about it since.

She got to her compartment and sat down with her friends. Lily, a gorgeous, though modest, red head with striking green eyes. She was also the object of James Potter's affection, and had been since he first saw her in their first year, though she quite obviously did not feel the same way. Alice was also very pretty; she was petite and had dark blonde hair. She was going out with Frank Longbottom, a friend of Sirius and James. And then there was Cassie, she was shy and quite reserved, with long blonde hair and big blue eyes. She was pretty, but tried to hide herself from everyone. She wasn't that fond of attention and was quite quiet around people other than Keira, Alice and Lily.

Keira was just telling her friends about her almost encounter with Sirius just a few moments ago.

'I honestly hate those Marauders!' Lily exclaimed. The Marauders was the name that Sirius, James, Remus and Peter gave their little group. They all had nicknames too, not that anyone really understood them. There was Moony, who Keira thought was Remus, Padfoot who was Sirius, James was Prongs and Peter was Wormtail. Keira kind of understood why Peter was called Wormtail, he did look a little like a rat in all honesty.

'We know!' the three girls shouted back at Lily.

'Honest Lil, I swear if I hear one more thing about how much you hate the Marauders or James before we get to Hogwarts I will hex you!' Keira threatened her. Though it didn't really work, her friends knew that she wouldn't hurt a fly and most definitely couldn't bring herself to hex her best friend.



'But come on Keira, I think Sirius still really does like you' Alice said quite solemnly. She was smart, Alice, and could tell things about a person that they might not even know themselves. She also had Frank who knew this anyway seeing as Sirius apparently never stopped talking about Keira.

'Yeah well he has a thousand girls within his reach, and he takes them, why does he need me?' Keira shot back. 'Besides it isn't as if I like him anyway...' Her voice trailed off. She kind of did like him. Well not his personality or anything, but he was quite hot if she was completely honest.