Disclaimer;;
I am not J.K. Rowling. I am just borrowing her characters to play with and promise to put them back when done.
Authors Note;;
I decided to do the 100 themes challenge and write as many of them around Remus & Sirius as possible because I'm apparently in a RL/SB shipping mood...
1. Introduction
Remus John Lupin most certainly did not wish to attend Hogwarts even if he was eleven years old and perfectly capable of doing so and well. Unfortunately, he now stood with his trunk at his feet and his parents behind him greeting friends, staring at the scarlet colored Hogwarts Express. He sighed, eyes watching the beast of a train belch smoke as it prepared for the day long journey to Hogwarts. Currently, children of various years were claiming their seats upon the train and waving goodbye to parents and greeting old friends.
"The train will be leaving soon so we better get you trunk on board," Mr. Lupin knelt down to pick up the trunk. He still preferred to do things manually and through effort rather than relying on his wife's magic. Remus smiled as his two parents fussed about the best way to get the trunk on the train. They disappeared with it, leaving him alone to watch people. He didn't see any one he knew but didn't think anything of it. He certainly didn't mind being alone.
Eventually, his parents returned and goodbyes were said. Remus promised to write and be good and to listen to Professor Dumbledore and to keep his secret a secret. His mother wept a little and his father slipped him a galleon and smiled at Remus' broad grin. They hugged again and Remus hurried onto the train, finding the compartment where his trunk sat and went to the window to wave once more to his parents.
The compartment door slid open and a boy walked in, dragging his trunk with one hand. "Mind if I sit here?" he asked. Remus nodded. The boy appeared to be a first year like Remus. He had messy black hair that didn't seem to want to stay flat and a broad grin. He stuck out his hand.
"I'm James Potter," he said. Remus shook his head, smiling somewhat shyly in return.
"I'm Remus Lupin," he replied. James nodded and the two lugged is trunk onto the rack. They were about to sit down when a third boy sauntered into the compartment, already dressed in school robes.
"Mind if I join you two? I don't want to sit with any of these other losers," the boy practically drawled. Remus cocked an eyebrow, glancing at James who simply nodded to the newcomer.
"The name's Sirius Black," the young boy said, almost frowning at his name. Remus had at least heard of the Blacks. A well-to-do pureblood family that always ended up in Slytherin. He wondered if Sirius really ought to sit here with them. He said nothing about it though, helping James and Sirius get the third trunk stowed away before taking his seat by the window. James sat across from him and Black lounged in the seat next to Remus.
"What house do you think you'll get in?" James asked.
"Slytherin probably," Sirius frowned, "Or so my mother wants." He snorted.
"I'm hoping for Gryffindor," James said, grinning, "Just like my dad. What about you Remus?"
Remus shrugged, "I don't know. Ravenclaw or Gryffindor would be good I suppose." James nodded but Sirius looked at him out of the corner of his eye.
"Gryffindor would be a good house," Sirius commented, "It would certainly piss my parents off." He laughed softly and James smirked. Remus raised an eyebrow again but said nothing. There was something about Sirius that bothered him but the lycan yearned to know more about him. Why did he hate his parents so and why did he seem to hate his name? Was he really so eager to annoy his parents? Did he really not care about what house he was sorted into? Remus looked back out the window, leaning on his hand and frowning at his reflection. At least he seemed to have made two friends, no matter what houses they ended up in. He hoped they all got the same house, especially him and Sirius.