Ch. 1 the Beginning of Hogwarts

It was a breezy fall day. Leafs scattered the ground and flew past the windows as a scarlet train drove fast down the tracks. In one compartment there sat a young lady at the window and two other boys talking. One boy wore glasses and had messy hair that stood up all over while the other had long black hair and was very handsome. The young lady by the window had beautiful red hair, she looked upset. The door opened and a young boy wearing black robes walked in and sat across from the girl, who glanced at him then hid her face. This boy had greasy black hair and had a huge smile on his face, which was sallow. The other boys ignored the new boy and the girl.

"Lily, cheer up, we're going to Hogwarts!" said the greasy haired boy.

"I suppose we are, but I feel like my sister doesn't understand anything about this. Severus, she seems to hate me right now," said Lily, as she wiped her nose on her sleeve.

"So, what does it matter if your sister understands, it's not like it's-"Severus stopped by the look Lily gave him. "Look, cheer up, Lily, Hogwarts will be great! We get sorted into houses. I hope you come into Slytherin with me!"

"Slytherin?" asked the boy with glasses. "Who wants to go there? That's the worst house at Hogwarts!"

"Now wait one minute!" said the handsome boy, "My whole family have been in Slytherin!"

"Really, and I thought you were alright!" said the boy with glasses.

"Maybe I'll change tradition," said the handsome boy, smiling.

"Severus, let's leave these two boys!" said Lily getting up. Severus followed, but upon leaving the boy with glasses shouted, "See you around Snivellus!" Lily looked back as the two boys started to laugh. When the door closed behind them the boy with glasses turned to the handsome boy.

"James Potter by the way."

"Sirius Black." said the handsome boy shaking hands. "So, where would you like to go, if you could choose?"

"Gryffindor of course, just like my dad!"

"If I could choose, I'd probably pick Gryffindor too, just to bug me mom!"

"Don't you like your mom?"

"She doesn't seem to like my way of life…my family is big on pure blood and following the lines of it, but not me and my mom doesn't like that. She loves my brother though, he's always reading up on you-know-who. I don't see what the big deal is myself."

"No offence mate, but what's wrong with your brother? Does he want to be one of those Death Eaters?"

"I think that's the plan. I think he's crazy personally."

"Yea. Hey Sirius, what did you think of that girl that was in here. Lily?"

"Why?"

"Well…"Starts James blushing a little, "I just thought she was cute, that's all"

"Well, I'm not saying she wasn't bad looking but look who she was hanging out with. A greasy haired freak! You'd think a girl like that would have better taste in friends."

"I supposed. Hey, is that Hogwarts up a head? We better change into our robes." said James, pulling out his trunk.

Silently, the two boys changed into their robe. Just as the train slowed to a stop James saw Lily and Severus walking past their door to get off the train, Lily glanced in and saw James looking and she gave him a smug look and walked past the door as fast as she could, considering the crowd now gathered trying to get off. Sirius saw what had just happened.

"Mate, there are a tons of other girls out there, don't wait for her."

"Yea, I guess your right-"

"Excuse me," said a young man. He looked a little like a rat, "but there's a boy sleeping in the next compartment and I can't seem to wake him up."

"So, is that our problem?" asked Sirius.

"Well, the thing is, if he doesn't wake, he won't be going to Hogwarts."

"That's a shame," said Sirius but James broke in.

"Yea, we'll help. Show us the way."

"Right here," Said the boy. "Ì tried to wake him, but he just doesn't seem to want to wake up. My name's Peter by the way, Peter Pettigrew."

"James and this mate here is Sirius."

"Well, do you think you can get him to wake up?"

"Yea, I reckon we could." Said James, and he walked into the compartment and looked for the boy. He found him instantly. He was shabby looking, and, as Peter had said, in a deep sleep.

"Well James, what are you gonna do?" asked Sirius.

"Hmmm…" said James, "I have an idea…" and with that James took a deep breath, "WAKE UP!" he roared, and the shabby looking boy jumped up. "That seems to have done the trick!"

"What…where are we…are we at Hogwarts yet?"

"Yea we are, and you almost missed out. I'm James, this here is Sirius and the rat boy is Peter. He's the one who found you and I'm the one who screamed."

"Well, thank you. My name is Remus. Remus Lupin. I didn't realize I dossed off. I though that young boy and girl would've woken me up, but apparently not."

"Did the boy happen to have greasy hair and the girl red hair?"

"As a matter of fact, they did. Do you know them?"

"They were in out compartment." said James, indicating himself and Sirius. "They left. I didn't get the impression Snivellus was a guy that would help a sleeping child. But I thought Lily would…" but James trailed off here.

"Snivellus eh?" asked Remus, "That's an odd kind of name"

"Well, his actual name is Severus, I think," said Sirius, "but I think Snivellus suits him much better!" and with a mysterious grin on his face, he walked into his own compartment, grabbed his trunk and left the train with the last bit of the crowd. The other three boys followed suit and followed Sirius off the train.

"Oi! You boys. Are yeh first years as well?" said a giant man. HE looked to be about 8 feet tall, or more. He had a face full of hair, a big beard. He looked to be part giant to James.

"Yea, we're first years. What's it to yea?" asked Sirius.

"Well, young man, all firs' years are to take the boys up to the castle. On'y four to a boat. Leave your trunks."

And the giant walked off leading all the other first years to boats. James saw Lily and Severus walking together to a boat along with two other boys James had a bad feeling about.

"James, get your ass in here!" Said Sirius, as Peter and Remus got into a boat with him. James ran towards his new friends and began to sail towards Hogwarts.

The student were lining up outside two big doors.

"Professor McGonagall will be wit' you in a mo'. She's in there right now." said the giant pointing to at the doors. The door opened and a woman walked out. She looked like a stern kind of women, with glasses and her hair up in a bun. "They're all yer's professor."

"Thank you Hagrid. First years in a moment you will walk through these doors and get sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. I'm just waiting for Professor Dumbledore to give the message." A minute passed at the doors flew open, admitting the students. They al looked terrified, except for a few boys. As the students started to walk towards the staff table to be sorted, other students noticed how scared the first years looked. The Slytherins were laughing to them selves. A boy, with a prefect badge on his chest, and a pointed face and blonde hair, tapped the boy next to him and whispered something to him and both laughed. The first year's finally reached the staff table. McGonagall took out a three legged stool and a patched and frayed wizard's hat, which she placed upon the stool.

"First years, please wait along here." said McGonagall, who then looked at the hat with the other staff and students and waited. Not a second later the hat started to sing. When it finished a round or applause broke put and McGonagall pulled out a scroll.

"Now, when I call your name, place the hat on your head and it will sort you into your house." McGonagall started calling out names. After a few students she reached Sirius.

"Black, Sirius." She said. Sirius walked up to the stool, looking as handsome as ever and placed the hat on his head. He heard a voice in his head as soon as he placed it on.

"I see courage, and a pure blood. Obviously family ties to Slytherin." said the hat. Sirius just sat there. "No, I get the feeling Slytherin isn't for you…better be, GRYFINDOR!" said the hat shouting the last word aloud and Sirius walked up to the table that was cheering him on. More students were called forward.

"Evan, Lily" and Lily walked up to the hat, looking scared and nervous. She placed the hat on her head. The hat didn't take much time deciding.

"GRYFINDOR!" it shouted quickly. Lily hoped down off the stool and started towards the table Sirius was sitting at. She looked back at Severus with a small smile on her face, he looked crestfallen. As Lily reached the table Sirius moved over so she could sit, but she gave him a look and sat a little ways away.

The sorting continued. At the L's, McGonagall called…

"Lupin, Remus." Dumbledore looked anxious at this. When Remus placed the hat on the hat took a bit to decide. But finally decided on…

"GRYFINDOR!" and as Remus went to sit with Sirius, he glanced at Dumbledore, who gave an encouraging smile. And again, the sorting continued with names and names of people. McGonagall was at the P's.

"Pettigrew, Peter." She called. Peter tripped on his way up to the hat and laughter brome out. Blushing he put the hat on. The hat took a while deciding where to put him and finally decided on…

"GRYFINDOR!" and Peter ran to join Sirius and Remus.

"Potter, James" and James walked up and put the hat on. Severus glared at him as he walked by. The hat knew instantly where to put James.

"GRYFINDOR!" and James joined his new friends at the table. Now with only a few students left, McGonagall called, "Snape, Severus." And Severus walked up to the hat, confidently. He placed the hat on and the hat called out in no time, "SLYTHERIN!" and as Severus sat at the table, the boy with the blonde hair and prefects badge patted him on the back.

When the sorting was done, McGonagall walked away with the hat and stool and Dumbledore stood up. "To our new student welcome and to our old students welcome back. As you all know I will make a speech but firstly I would like to ask you all to 'tuck in'." and then food magically appeared on the table.

James reached for the potatoes the same time Lily did. James blushed and said, "You have them."

"Tha- I don't want potatoes," Lily says with a glare at James and turns the other way and grabs the carrots instead.

James looked pleadingly at Sirius. "Just let it go mate, forget her. Remember she's Snivellus's friend" Said Sirius in an undertone.

"I guess you're right." Said James, but he continued to think about Lily throughout dinner.

"Ladies and gentleman," said Dumbledore standing up. "I have a few of start of term notices to give you." The whole great hall silenced. "First off, I'd like to remind the older student, and let our new students know that the forest on the grounds is out of bound. The Forbidden Forest is known to a lot of dangerous creatures and if you try to get in there Hagrid, our games keeper," said Dumbledore gesturing towards the giant man, "Will report you to me and you'll have detention to deal with.

"On a happier note, Quidditch tryouts will take place next week with your houses captain. A reminder only second years and above may be on the team. Please submit your name to your Head of house immediately if you would like to try out.

"As it is, your bed awaits you. Get a good night sleep, you want to be well rested for classes tomorrow. First years, follow your prefects." And on that note Dumbledore sat down and started talking to McGonagall.

"Well Sirius, shall we head up to our common rooms?" asked James.

"What the hell. I was hoping may be we could explore the castle though. I've been told there are a ton of secret passages here."

"I have an idea…" said James and started whispering in Sirius's ear.

"Nice…" said Sirius, "Ok, after everyone has gone to bed, we can meet in the common room."

"Deal…now, we must not look to suspicious though."

"Don't worry. I'm a natural at these thing." Said Sirius, and with that they followed their Prefects towards the Gryffindor common room. Peter and Remus followed, wondering what their new friends had just been discussing.