A/N: wooo! the sequel! Thank you to all those still following Pyxis' story, and i promise this one will be more exciting than ever! It may be slightly slow burning/ teenage drama at the beginning but it will get towards the prophecy bit of the story i promise!

Lucian Vaisey pushed his trolley through the gate at platform 9 ¾. His mother followed behind him. As he stepped onto the platform, he noticed a head of long platinum blonde hair. He said his goodbyes to his mother and ran up behind the girl, picking her up and spinning her around. He put her down and she turned around and laughed. She playfully hit him and kissed him tenderly.

'Luc! Please stop scaring me! I didn't know who had picked me up then.' She laughed.

'What? I can't be happy and pick my girlfriend up when I see her?' he teased.

Lucian turned his attention to the boy standing next to them. They gave each other a one-armed hug.

'Lucian! Congrats on getting made prefect man!'

'Thanks Ez. Can't actually believe they made me prefect though.' They all laughed.

'How come you didn't get a badge Pyx? We could have done duty together.'

'Mmm, wouldn't that be nice. Think my pranking put me in a little too many detentions though.'

'So what's the big returning-to-Hogwarts prank this year then?' Ezra smirked.

'You know I can't tell you that.'

'Yeah, yeah, you marauders with your surprise pranks. Speaking of..'

The trio turned around to see the Potter- Weasley clan pulling their trunks on to the train. Pyxis turned back around and smiled.

'Go on, I know you want to get back to them. I've got prefect duty anyways. I'll catch up with you later on.' Lucian sighed. Pyxis grinned and planted a kiss on his lips.

Down the platform, James saw Pyxis kissing her boyfriend. He felt the urge to go over and break Lucian Vaisey's face. They had been dating for a few months, but he still felt like he needed to protect Pyxis, she was his best friend after all. He said goodbye to his parents, with a promise to look after his little sister and got on the train. They found an empty compartment. James, Fred, Dominique, Rose, Hugo, Albus and Lily all squashed in. Not a minute later, the compartment door slid open to reveal Pyxis. James jumped up and pulled her into a tight hug.

'Hey everyone!' There was a flurry of replies. Pyxis hugged Dominique and gave Fred's shoulder and affectionate squeeze.

'Right, out.' James commanded his younger family members.

'James, come on! It's not fair!' groaned Hugo.

'Marauder business to discuss. Now out!' He commanded once again.

With a lot of complaining and a punch on James' shoulder by Lily, they all filed out of the compartment.

'Albus, my brother's looking for you!' Pyxis called. Albus nodded and walked towards the Slytherin end of the train.

'Actually, I've got to go sit with the prefects for a bit, can we talk later?' Dom asked.

'Yeah sure, I just wanted them to leave.' James replied with a chuckle.

Pyxis sat down and put her legs over James' lap. They all sat there contentedly, talking about various topics including the upcoming Quidditch season. When they were about halfway through their journey, Dominique returned. She sat down with a huff.

'I had to patrol the train for a bit. I swear when we were first year we were never as bad as the new lot. I had to help a group of them because their friend gave them all canary creams!'

'I bet that was fowl to clean up.' Joked Fred. They all groaned.

'Fred you are the worst at puns.' stated Pyxis.

'I prefer to think that I'm the best at bad puns.' Fred said with a wink.
Dominique took a seat next to Fred and he drew the curtains of the compartment.

'Right then, lets get down to business.'

The four of them spent the next twenty minutes discussing their first big prank of the year. When they were interrupted by the door sliding open.

'There you are, been up and down the train twice. Didn't think to check this compartment, I was afraid I'd be walking in on something. Why are the curtains shut?'

'Hey Luc.' Pyxis stood up and kissed his cheek. 'We were discussing important business.'

'Oh.'
There was an awkward silence. Lucian could practically feel the cold look he was getting from James Potter.

'So..umm.. Shall we go down to my compartment then Pyx?'

Pyxis glanced at James.

'Well I have a few things to finish up here, and then I'll come find you, that okay? Won't take more than five minutes.' Pyxis said brightly.

'Uh, yeah, sure.' Responded Lucian dejectedly. As he left the compartment, he saw Potter looking at Pyxis, a broad smile now etched on his face.

Not five minutes, but half an hour later Pyxis wandered up the train to Lucian, Ezra and their fellow Slytherin's compartment. She pulled open the door and sat next to Lucian. She kissed him tenderly.

'Sorry I took so long Luc, we had to even out some of the finer details.'

'It's okay.' He smiled. He put his arm around her, pulling her closer.
They all talked for the rest of the journey. She liked the Slytherin boys, she had grown up knowing most of them, and so she saw past the scary bravado that everyone else saw. She had become good friends with some of them since her first year, especially Alec Avery, who was on the Slytherin Quidditch team.

'So, can we ask about the Marauder back-to-school prank?' asked Alec.

'No, you cannot. It's a big secret, very hush hush.' Replied Pyxis, smirking.

'Not even a heads up about the targets?' Alec said in the most innocent voice possible.

'No, Alec. I am not revealing a single detail of our plans.'
They all laughed. The train was slowing down.

'Best get a move on then.' Said Ezra.
They all trudged out onto the platform and walked towards the carriages. As they got there, Pyxis saw the rest of the marauders waiting for her in a nearby carriage.

'So I guess you're going with them then?' pouted Lucian.
Pyxis smirked.

'Don't get jealous now dear.'
She kissed him deeply, leaving a dazed smile on his face. She winked and jogged over to James and the others.