The first sighting

Lily's POV
I was saying goodbye to my parents, my sister having refused to see me before I went or to come and see my off, so they were the only ones here. I hugged my mother tightly to me, as she cried a little, not really wanting to let her baby girl go off into the wizarding world she knew only so much about. "Don't worry Mum, I'll be fine. I have Severus with me." I said and she nodded not totally convinced. She glanced over at Severus warily as he said goodbye to his parents quickly and without emotion. I turned to my Dad next and he was looking very proud of me. "My girl, you have fun and work hard, you got it?" I nodded and we hugged as well. I took a deep breath and turned around to face the train. It was big, and a brown-y red colour that made it look half way to rusting. A voice sounded out over the platform. "All students going to Hogwarts may now board the train." It said and I smiled to myself.

I couldn't wait to get there and see everything there was to see and learn everything I could about the wizarding world. Severus had only told me so much and I was itching to discover more. I glanced around as other students of varying ages started to climb aboard the Hogwarts express and I saw a boy staring at me. He had messy dark brown hair and a round face that was framed by round glasses. He was staring in awe and I blushed under his gaze, smiling a bit. It was awkward and unnerving to have someone stare at you I always thought and having this stranger do so made me feel nervous. He looked to be about my age so I wondered if he was a first year too. Severus grabbed my arm at that moment and our eyes broke contact as he pulled me towards the train. "All right all right, I can walk by myself Sev." I said and he grunted an agreement. We pulled our trunks along with us and got on the train, settling into an empty compartment.

James's POV

I saw a flash of red hair to my left as I said by to my mother and father, and turned around to investigate it. I had always found the colour red fascinating and pretty even, although I wouldn't use that term out loud as it would make me sound less manly. My eyes searched the sea of people waiting to board the train, some being here for the first time like me and others coming for the second or third, even seventh time. I saw some familiar faces as my parents often went to pureblood parties and dinners, sometimes taking me with them. I finally found the red hair and saw that it belonged to a really pretty girl with fair skin and a big bright smile. She was saying goodbye to her parents and I couldn't help but stare at her.

She was enchanting and had captivated me. The way she moved was graceful and with purpose, not like me a clumsy git who always tripped over things. She turned around to look out over the crowd and her eyes caught mine. I froze in place as this beautiful girl looked back at me. A small smile crept onto her face as she blushed and I couldn't help but sigh in awe. Suddenly she was being pulled away from me by some greasy haired git that seemed to be familiar with her. In that moment I was jealous of him, the one who knew her and was talking with her casually. I would never be able to talk to her without getting flustered or making a fool of myself. I ran a hand through my hair as I turned back to where my parents had been standing moments before to find that they had already left.

I picked up my trunk and made my way over to the train and bumped into someone as I went. I looked up to see a boy about my age, who had dark brown unruly wavy hair and light skin staring back at me with a grin. "Watch where you're going mate." He said and clapped me on the back. I smiled sheepishly as I usually got lost in thought. "What's your name?" I asked and his smile widened and he became a bit smug and cocky. "Black, Sirius Black." He said and stuck out his hand for me to shake in greeting. I took it and we shook firmly. He had a tight grip and I rubbed my hand after he let it go. "I'm James Potter." I said as me made our way to an empty compartment and put our trunks away, sitting down.