Remus (founder of Rome) Lupin was still waiting for Nani (beautiful), she had been gone for 15 minutes and the train was about to leave. All she was supposed to do was hand her trunk to the baggage man. Normally he wouldn't care but he had no idea if she had got on the train in said 15 minutes. The train slowly began to move and Remus walked over to the window to scan for Nani ... Nothing. He had hope that she had gotten on the train, she wasn't stupid. Remus settled back into his carriage and took his well-read book out of his hand luggage. Remus did not move much when three other people entered his compartment, he hadn't actually noticed three other people sit in his compartment. One of the girls said something but Remus wasn't listening...
Nani skipped through the crowds of people gathered on the platform. She ducked under a mother waving to her son on the moving train before running up to and jumping into a door that was due to close. She landed on her left side with a thud. Rubbing her arm she sat up wincing. A hand appeared in front of her. She looked up frowning. A boy with short, messy, black hair stood smiling at her. She didn't smile back but she took his hand. He helped her up and asked if she was okay. She nodded still holding her arm. She looked at the boy at another boy stood behind.
"I'm Sirius, this is James." Said the boy behind.
"Nani." She said quietly.
"Nani?" James frowned. "I've never met someone called Nani."
"It's a Hawaiian name, right?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah, my mum spent some time there just before I was... made?" Nani said cautiously.
Sirius barked loudly, causing Nani to giggle.
"You have a funny laugh." She said.
"Wanna sit with us?" James asked.
Nani nodded and followed them through the train and into a compartment. In said compartment there sat a pretty ginger faced girl with wide green eyes and a miserable greasy black haired boy. They seemed to know each other as they were talking seriously. James, Sirius and Nani took a seat in the compartment and overheard the pair talking about houses.
"You'd better be in Slytherin." The boy said nudging the girl with encouragement.
"Slytherin?" James exclaimed. "Who would want to be in the house of snakes?"
"My whole family are Slytherin." Sirius sighed. "Maybe I'll break tradition."
"You will. I can tell." James smirked
"Where you headed? If you have a choice that is?" Nani asked politely.
"'Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart! Like Dad." James said, hearing the boy scoff. "Problem, Greasy?"
"Not unless you'd rather be brawny than brainy." The boy sneered.
"Where're you hoping to go?" Nani asked, trying to keep the peace.
"Seeing as though you're neither," Sirius added, earning a laugh from everyone except the boy and girl.
"Come Severus. Let's find somewhere else to sit." The girl stropped.
"See ya Snivellus." James roared with laughter.
Nani sat back and listened to James' and Sirius' wild stories of their childhood lives. They turned to her just as Robe Change was called. She smiled cheerfully and told them about Remus, nothing they shouldn't know. Remus' secret was something she'd take to the grave. But she told them that while they were twins, they were complete opposites. Remus loved sticking his nose in a book and staying there for hours while Nani prefered practical learning, climbing trees, sneaking out at night and running. Her mother had taught her how to cook in case she wasn't there after one of Remus' full moons, the latter part she left out. She told them how her mother was often ill and almost died once from the illness. She also told them how her father worked for the ministry and how he wasn't around much, but that he was a good dad. They moved on to discussing their subjects until a rather stressed prefect opened their compartment door and ordered them to change into their robes. Nani decided it would be best for her to go find Remus and bid the boys farewell. Nani skipped up and down the carriages looking for her twin. She was just making her third round when she saw him slouched in a window seat with his nose in a book. Nani scoffed to herself 'Nothing new.'
Nani slid the compartment door open and nodded at the three people who sat in the compartment, with him. She sat opposite her brother and kicked him lightly. Remus looked up at her moodily. Nani was constantly happy. Sometimes she was annoyingly happy but she didn't care much. While Remus glared at her she smiled smugly.
"Caught the train then?" Remus grumped, it had been 2 days since full moon and he was still recovering.
"Actually the train caught me," Nani smirked, earning a small chuckled from Remus.
"Come on there's some people I want you to meet." She said standing up and stretching out her hand.
Remus rolled his eyes irritably and took her hand. He pushed his book back into his bag and slung it over his shoulder. Following his sister out of the compartment. She stopped, however before the made their exit. She smiled at the trio in the compartment and introduced them.
"I'm Nani, by the way, and this is my twin Remus." She smiled.
"Alice." A short haired brunette said happily.
"Pandora." The beautiful long-haired blonde replied politely.
"Xenophilius Lovegood." Said a boy with long silver hair.
"Good to meet you." Nani smiled once more before dragging Remus along to the compartment she had previously sat in.
Meanwhile...
Sirius followed Nani out of the compartment to find a toilet. He went down the train and was just about to turn back when he heard some people jeering.
"Look at 'im?" One kid said.
"He's short and fat." Said another.
"Bet he's a squib. Come on boy do some magic!" Said the first kid.
"Why don't you both piss off?!" Sirius exclaimed dragging the boy away. "You know where the toilet is?" He asked the boy.
He nodded and led Sirius back up the train to the First Year cubicles. Sirius introduced himself and the boy whimpered "I'm P-p-peter P-pettig-grew." Sirius used his time in the toilet to change into his robes and proceeded to wait for Peter while he changed into his. He then invited Peter to join him and James in their compartment. Peter mumbled something about his hand luggage being in a Slytherin compartment, so he and Sirius set off to collect it. Peter pointed to the compartment and Sirius pulled to door open. He found himself faced with his Second Year cousins, Narcissa and Bellatrix Black as well as Lucius Malfoy. His oldest cousin and Narcissa and Bella's older sister Andromeda Tonks was already out of school and married but their younger sister, Nymphadora Black had just started as a first year. She also sat in said compartment. Sirius looked around and smiled at each of his cousins before looking up at the luggage racks and spotting a tattered old back with 'Peter. P' written on it.
"I'm just gonna take this." He said reaching up and throwing the bag over his shoulder. "And I'm gonna take her." He said pulling a solemn young Nymphadora out of the compartment.
"What are you doing?" She hissed as he shut the door.
"You wanna sit with... them?" HE asked rhetorically.
She stayed silent, he nodded and took her and Peter on to his compartment. The turned in to the compartment and found a new boy sitting with James and Nani. The walked in and filled the compartment. James, Sirius and Peter on one side Nymphadora, Nani and the new boy on the other.
"Ah, you're back. This is Remus Lupin, Nani's twin." James beamed at Sirius. "Who are they?"
"Oh hi, mate. I'm Sirius Black." Sirius told Remus. "This is Peter Pettigrew and Nymphad-"
"DON'T CALL ME NYMPHADORA!"The girl exclaimed allowing her hair to go bright red.
Nani giggled at the sight.
"What?" Nympadora almost spat.
"Watch." Remus said with a small smile.
Nani shoke her hair and everyone watched as it turned from a beautiful auburn to and brilliant blue. Nyphadora's eyes widened.
"I've never met another metamorphmagus before!" She exclaimed happily her hair returning to it's previous bubblegum pink.
"Me neither!" Nani said forcing her hair back to its natural colour. "My name is Nani Lupin."
"I'm DORA." She emphasised glaring at Sirius. "Black."
"I'm James Potter." James piped.
"Hi." Peter said barley above a whisper.
The group enjoyed the rest of the journey chatting bout everything and nothing. Remus tried to keep his nose in his book but Nani snatched it from him and egged him into joining in. The soon began to see the small village of Hogsmead and the train began to slow down. As the rest of the group begun to put their hand luggage on their shoulders Nani begun to panic. It started with the sickening feeling in her gut, the came the swallowing hard and often and finally the beathing got heavier and faster. The train came to a halt and most of the group stood. They saw that Nani didn't move and Remus sighed. Her anxiety had become more of a problem the older she got. She had gotten so good at hiding it and pretending nothing bothered her that sometimes even Remus missed the signs. Nani had been feeling the sickness in her stomach since she got up that morning but she hated her mother worrying about it, so she stuck on a smile and went about her day. Only now was she really panicking. Remus told everyone to go on, everyone but James and Sirius left. Remus crouched down infront of his sister and took his hands in hers. Her pale grey eyes met his bright green eyes. He smiled reassuringly and pulled her to her feet. Sirius had swung her bag over his shoulder and sensing her anxiety led James out of the compartment.
"Nani, you're fine. Just breathe." They heard Remus say.
A moment later Nani and Remus were walking out of the compartment. Remus smiled gretfully at Sirius and James when he saw they had waited and given them the privacy they needed. The foursome headed off the train and over to an oversized man.
"Firs' yer's! Firs' Yer's! Over 'ere. Follow me!" He was calling over the hustle and bustle of the other year groups.
Nani, Remus, Sirius and James followed the man to 6 small row boats. The four climbed into one of the boats while Peter climbed into one with Severus and the ginger girl from before as well as a beautiful blonde haired blue eyed thing girl. Alice and Frank had chosen a boat with two ginger twins. Tonks had gotten into a boat with brunette girl, Pandora and Xenophilius. The final boat was filled by four people the group did not know. Nani sat besides Remus as the tremours began. Remus wrapped an arm around his sister as the boats began to move. By the time the reached the middle of the lake Nani was so overcome by the beauty of the castle, that she had almost forgotten her anxiety, but as they approached the shoreline, it crept back. The boast hit the shoreline smoothly and the students clambered out and followed the over sized man to the school.
"I'm Hagrid, by the way." He bellowed back to the first years. "Keeper o' keys."
R/R Hope you enjoyed this. Suggestions welcome