*marauders era*

*authors note*

So, hello so everyone who is reading this. My name is Nymphadoralover and this is my book. My very first book may i add, so you may have to bear with me.

So this book is a very 'what if' kind of book as in, what if Remus was never a werewolf and if Remus and Tonks were the same age and what if she was friends with all the marauders.

I hope you enjoy!

It's my first day and I'm so excited! My parents had told me all about them going to Hogwarts and their stories sounded so cool! I couldn't wait to meet friends, eat the food, which mum and dad had told me that it was really yummy and overall I couldn't wait to learn how to be a wizard!

I woke up at 5 am and was so excited to get going. I quickly did my hair, which was easy since I was a metamorphmagus, I colored it a natural color so people didn't think I was weird or anything. Today I had long blond hair that cascaded down my back, I loved it like this. I went down to eat breakfast and luckily mum and dad were already up otherwise they would have been quite upset with all the noise I was making.

'Nymphadora, will you please calm down!' My mother shouted. 'I know that you want to go soon but you really need to be calm.'

'Suuure.' I replied.

We were finally at the station! We were going to go onto platform 9 ¾ for the first time!

'OK, bye mum and dad.' I said, anxious to get on the train. 'I'll see you at Christmas, maybe, I don't know, but whenever.'

'Bye Nymphadora, I'll miss you very much, but I hope you have a good time at school.' Said dad.

And with that and a few hugs and kisses, I was gone, gone into the swarm of Hogwarts students. I was getting quite nervous now that I had said goodbye to mum and dad, and I felt as if I was lost. I decided I would ask someone if they knew how to get onto the platform, as mum and dad 'forgot' to tell me how! I spotted a family that looked like wizards. I think I saw one of them with a owl. I approached them anyway.

'Um, excuse me? Yeah, I just wondered if you knew how to get onto platform 9 ¾?'

'I do not know what you are talking about, there is no such thing as platform 9 ¾!' said the women I had asked

'Mum, that's the platform for Hogwarts!' said a little red headed girl by her side. 'I am very sorry, my mum and dad are muggles, and I'm Lily by the way, Lily Evans.'

'Oh, no that's fine. I'm Nymphadora Tonks, but I prefer being called Tonks.' I replied. 'So, do you know how to?'

Oh yes, it really is quite simple, I read all about it in Hogwarts: A History. All you have to do is run straight at that barrier, yeah that one over there.'

With Lily's instructions, we both ran towards the platform and made it through, thankfully. While all the craziness was happening it turned out that it was already 10:58 and the barrier was about to close, so me and Lily quickly ran all the way towards the scarlet steam train. Once we were safely on the train we said goodbye and that was that.

I went looking around all the compartments for some people to sit with, and I'm sure Lily was nice but she seemed too girly for me, really I was looking for some guy friends. And boy did I find some. Two boys were running down the aisle between compartments throwing dung bombs at each other and other students. Unfortunately one got me in the face.

'Oh my god, I'm so sorry!' said a boy with untidy black hair and glasses.

'Nah dude that was my fault.' Said another boy with black long hair.

'Here let me help you up, I'm James Potter by the way and this is Sirius Black.' Said the boy with glasses whose name I now know.

'It's ok; I was just taken by surprise, that's all.' I replied.

We all ended up sitting in a compartment together and just as we sat down a boy with amazing fluffy light brown hair and beautiful green eyes that sparkled with excitement stood at the door and asked; 'Hello, I just wondered if I could sit here as everywhere else is full?'

'Yeah, that's ok, I'm James and this is Sirius and that girl is, wait I don't know actually, what's your name?' Said James

'Nymphadora, but Tonks is preferred.' I replied with.

'Yeah, so that's Tonks, but who are you?" James asked the new boy.

"It…its Remus.' He said.

All the way through the train ride he sat in silence only talking to order some food as the lunch woman passed by their compartment door. James, Sirius and I all joked around for ages until we were nearing the castle and started talking about our fellow students, Sirius immediately said as soon as I asked if they knew anyone.

'Well, I know who James would like to get to know, LILY EVANS! I'm right aren't I James?'

'Yeah, it is, I'm in love with Lily Evans, deal with it.' James said confidently.

'Haven't you just met her? I said. He nodded. 'Then how do you know you are supposedly in love with her?'

'I…I just know ok!' he said. James stayed as quiet as Remus the rest of the way.

'So, Remus, anyone you like, huh, huh?' Sirius asked playfully.

Suddenly Remus was blushing furiously, going as deep as a beetroot.

'I…I…I… no one! No one, no one.' Remus stuttered out.

He had such a gentle voice, it seemed so kind and as if it had meaning to everything he said.

'Ok, mate I was just asking.' Sirius said, trying not to laugh.

We exchanged idle chit chat for a bit until we were rolling into the station, where we got an amazing view of the castle.

'Wow, it's beautiful!' I said.

'It is.' Remus said simply whilst staring at me.

'Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here!' Was the first thing we heard when we hoped off the Hogwarts Express. There were so many people at the station I couldn't even see the top of James' head, and she would have thought she could as he is quite tall. 'Firs'-years come over to the docks.' The voice continued saying. Once I got to the docks, I saw Remus and caught up with him.

'So, hi.' He said.

'Hey. Do you know who was calling us here?' I asked him.

'Yes, his name is Hagrid I'm pretty sure.'

'Cool.'

'Alright, you lot, let's get on the boats, no more'n four to a boat!' The supposed Hagrid said.

Remus and I quickly found James and Sirius and clambered onto a boat and suddenly, the boats set off, onto our new adventure.

So, that was the first chapter!

Please review, saying if it was too long and what you thought of it!

Nymphadoralover

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