/AN: first HP story! Eek! We're so excited! Okay, breath. So we hope you enjoy this chapter, we have been slaving over this for forever and we are so relieved to finally post it! Hope you enjoy/

/Disclaimer: WE DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER WORLD OR CHARACTERS. ALL ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CONTENT BELONGS TO J. K. ROWLING./

"What does the ticket say again, Belle?" Lavender asked as they walked carefully through the busy train station. The hooded figure behind her glared down at the crumpled ticket in their hand and squinted in the glaring light from the incandescent bulb overhead.

"Platform 9 and 3/4, but it doesn't say anything about where it is." Belle responded, glancing about her surroundings.

"Wait here, I'll ask someone." Lavender walked briskly to the information desk near platforms 7 and 8.

"Can I help you miss?" The attendant said gruffly.

"Yes, my sister and I are headed to a very prestigious boarding school, and we were sent a ticket for the train ride."

"And what is the problem?"

"It says that the platform for the train is 9 and 3/4."

The attendant glared down at Lavender, adding a growl to his voice, "This is the umpteenth time some whimpering child has asked me where platform 9 and 3/4 is! For the last time, THERE IS NO PLATFORM 9 AND 3/4!"

"Alright," Lavender responded, backing up slowly, "don't get crazy now." She backed so far that she bumped into a trolley pushed by a boy with rumpled hair. "Sorry, my fault." She apologized, going around him to Belle.

"Great, now we're stranded here in the middle of a train station, and we're going to miss the train now." Belle hmphed as she sat on a nearby bench.

Lavender opened her mouth to respond, when a loud voice cried, "This way to platform 9 and 3/4!"

A grin spread across her face as Belle glanced up. "We can follow them!"

"No, no, no way, huh uh, no can do, not happening, no way, Jose!" Belle responded quickly.

Lavender, oblivious to Belle's response, grabbed her twin sister's hand and took off for the group of boys that raced to the barrier between platforms 9 and 10.

~Meanwhile~

"Keep your voice down, Prongs.. the place is crawling with muggles," A boy with brown hair scolded.

One of the other boys, who had dark black hair, let out a rowdy laugh, "Oh, Mooney, don't be such a killjoy,"

The first boy nodded in agreement, earning more barking laughter from the other two.

"Excuse us, but-" all three boys jumped at the sound of a girls voice, causing a fourth, unseen boy to give a shrill squeak.

"Oh, pardon me. I didn't mean to frighten you.." She apologised.

"Frighten us?" All three demanded, then, once again, they started laughing.

The boy with brown hair was the first to quiet down, "Yes, well, did you need something?" He fixed his gaze on her, then caught sight of someone else standing behind her, "I'm Remus Lupin..." he mumbled, taking a step back.

"James.. P-Potter," one of the laughing boys choked out.

The other was too far in his hysterics to introduce himself. The girl smiled, "I'm Lavender, and this is-" the cloaked figure cut her off with a short noise that sounded similar to a growl.

The noise caught the last boy's attention and he instantly stopped laughing. He couldn't quite see the cloaked figure, so he just smiled and said, "P- ... Sirius Black,"

James gave a nervous chortle, "Cut it out, Black," he then gestured to the the strangers.

Sirius craned his neck to catch sight of the other girl, just before she moved further out of his view. A shiver shot down his spine and a wide grin spread across his face.

"They're not going to help us, Lavender, let's go," the hooded girl whispered.

"Give them a chance," Lavender turned back to the boys, "Nevermind her. We heard you mention platform 9 and 3/4..?"

"Why yes," Sirius seemed to be the only one who could find his voice, "Do you lovely ladies need escorts?"

"If you wouldn't mind," Lavender smiled.

Another, longer growl was heard from the mysterious girl.

"It's settled, then!" Sirius shouted as the others stood there tensely, "onward, men!"

The fourth boy, who had been hidden from view, now walked up to Sirius, "uh... Black... um.. that.. girl she's.."

"Pettigrew! I'm surprised at you! in fact, I'm surprised at all of you! Where are your manners?!" Sirius demanded.

Remus relaxed a bit, "you're right, Black. My apologies, ladies, shall we?" James followed suit and took Lavender's trolley for her and led the way to the platform.

Sirius moved behind Lavender and took the other girl's arm, causing her to jump slightly, "Hello, love, didn't quite catch your name earlier," she stayed silent.

Sirius shrugged, "oh well, I've always enjoyed a good mystery," he then steered the tentative girls in the direction of James, who, the girls now noticed, had just walked through a solid brick wall.

/AN: so watcha all think? Favorite, review, etc. New chap will be posted (if you guys liked this one) in about a week/