A Fine Line

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Chapter 1: Their First Meeting

"Excuse me, can you please tell me where to find the train that leaves at 11 o'clock sir?" asked a young girl of no older than eleven. "I'm sorry young miss but there is no train that leaves at 11 from Kings Cross. Maybe you have the wrong train station." replied the guard. The young girls brilliant green eyes flashed with sadness and disappointment, "Well thank you anyway" she said as she walked away. "I can't believe I fell for it. It's all just a joke. Petunia was right, she's always right. Well at least she can't all me a freak anymore. I guess I should go and call mum and da…"

"Watch where you're going carrot-top!" shouted a young boy with unbelieveabley messy hair. "Excuse me what did you call ME?" the girl yelled back, "NO ONE CALLS ME CARROT TOP FOUR EYES!" The young boy stood there stunned but quickly regain his composer, "Then watch were your going an maybe I won't call you carrot-top!" the boy shouted at just as loud as she had yelled at him. "You're the one with the glasses!" and with that the young red headed girl walked off. "Jeez these muggles sure are crazy" the mutter to himself as he went to find his train.

"Annie hurry UP the train leaves in half an hour!" a boy of around 15 called to a young girl that looked to be his sister. They both had blond hair and aquamarine eyes. "I know Arnie like you said half an hour just because you're a prefect now, doesn't mean we have to leave early so you can show off to your friends" replied the young girl. "I'm not gonna show off…" "Yeah, yeah whatever you say" "Annie stop with the smart alac comments the train leaves for Hogwarts soon"

"I know"

"Excuse me but did I just hear you say something about Hogwarts?" asked a young girl with vibrant red hair and almond shaped green eyes.

"Err… no must've been hearing thing," said the blonde girl.

"Oh I was… I thought I heard someone say… well do you know where to find the train?" yet again the girl walked away form her dream of becoming a witch.

"Wait your going to Hogwarts? I mean you're not a muggle?"

"A what?"

"A muggle a person who can't do magic."

"Oh no, I'm a witch I guess… I mean I got a letter from…" the red head looked at a letter clutched in her hands, "Professor McGonagall"

"Whew I would have been in so much trouble if you were a muggle. But you're a muggle-born right?"

"Yeah, can you please tell me how to find the train?"

"Oh yeah, sure no problem. I'm Anastasia Stevens by the way, call me Annie though."

"Lily Evans I go by Lily buts that's obvious and thanks" the young red head responded.

"All you have to do is…"

"Annie hurry up the train leaves in 15 minutes." Yelled the boy Lily had seen earlier.

"I know Arnie I have a watch you know. I was helping Lily here she's a muggle-born" Annie yelled to her brother.

"Oh" Arnie said as he was walking over to his younger sister. "Hello I'm Arnold Stevens, call me Arnie." The boy said extending his hand.

"Pleased to meet you I'm Lily Evans. Sorry for keeping you sister, I was wondering how to get on to the platform." Lily said while shaking the youth's hand.

"It's quite alright but the train leaves soon so you better hurry up, both of you." Arnie said walking away.

"Okay Lily like I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted by my brother" Annie said glaring at the spot her brother recently took. "All you have to do is walk straight between the barriers of platform 9 and 10. If your scarred best do it at a run."

Lily look nervously at the wall, it looked pretty solid to her. She ran straight ahead, closing her eyes, waiting for the big crash but when it never came she opened her eyes. She was amazed by what she saw in front of her a scarlet steam engine with the words "Hogwarts Express" printed on the side. "It's amazing isn't it? Let's go find a compartment together." The young blonde said somewhat excitedly. "Right behind yea."

"Pardon do you mind if we sit here?" asked Lily "All the rest are full."

"No problem plenty of room for everyone" replied a girl with hair so dark brown it was almost black. She also had eyes as blue as the ocean. "Thanks" Annie said "I'm Anastasia Stevens and this is Lily Evans."

Lily gave a small wave at her name. "I'm Maria Santos, pleased to meet you." Replied the blue-eyed girl.

"You're not from Britain are you?" Lily asked the girl.

"Nope I'm from the States just moved here about six months ago actually. Then I got accepted to Hogwarts cool huh?" Maria said some what excitedly.

As the three girls felt the train leave they were starting to get to know each other. Half an hour later the compartment door opened to reveal a young boy with semi-long hair and steel gray eyes. "Jeez Maria what did you do hide on the train I've been looking everywhere for you." The young boy said. "Sirius!" the girl shrieked. "Oh my gawd how are you I haven't seen you in ages. How's the family rotten I hope. And what are you talking about me hiding I was looking all over for you!" Maria said rapidly as she hugged her cousin. "Jeez calm down Mary, I saw you last week. And can you let go so I can breathe?" the dark haired boy said. "Oh yeah sorry" she replied sheepishly.

"And who are these lovely young ladies?" Sirius inquired.

"Oh right, the blonde is Anastasia Stevens." Maria said pointing at Annie.

"Hi call me Annie though" the blonde said shaking Sirius' hand.

"And the red head is…" before Maria could finish a young boy with unruly black hair and hazel eyes hidden behind a pair of wire rimmed glasses stepped through the compartment and gaped. Finally he said looking at Lily, "What are you doing here carrot-top?"

"Oh gawd" was all Lily said before sinking into her seat.

"Do you know this kid Lils?" Annie asked pointing to the confused looking boy.

"Well no but we kinda had a yelling match at Kings Cross" Lily said timidly.

"Yelling at each other? You're the physco red head that was yelling at me!" shouted the boy.

"Who are you calling physco? We've just met and you're the one who's yelling at me! Plus I so did not start that screaming match at Kings Cross, if my memory serves me correct you're the one who bumped into me,and you're the one who called me carrot-top four-eyes." The red head yelled back getting red in the face.

All Annie, Sirius and Maria could do was stand back and gape at the screaming duo.

"If you were looking at where you were going I wouldn't have run into you at the train station!" the bespectacled boy yelled back getting equally red in the face.

"You're blaming that on me? You're the one who just said you ran into me! And I prove my point."

"I did not just say that."

"Did TOO"

"NOT"

"TOO"

"NOT"

"TOO"

"OH SHUT UP THE BOTH OF YOU!" this time it was Annie who yelled "You two don't even know each others name. And you're arguing like an old married couple!"

The two stopped immediately remembering that there were other people in the compartment with them.

"You sit here" Annie said pointing to an empty seat and looking at Lily, who was glaring at the ravened hair boy. "And you sit there." Annie said pointing to a seat opposite looking at the boy who was returning Lily's glare.

"What's your name?" Annie asked the boy.

"James Potter" he replied shortly.

"Okay this is…"

"I can introduce myself thank you very much Annie." Lily said hotly.

Annie looked at her new friend stunned.

"I'm Lily Evans" the emerald-eyed eleven year old said venomously continuing to glare at James.

"Pleasure" James short reply was laced with sarcasm.

"Uh right Sirius get your friend out of here before he and Lily maim each other" said Maria speaking up for the first time since the screaming had begun.

"Yeah okay, see you ladies later." Sirius stammered as he led James out of the compartment

For the rest of the train ride for the girls was left in silence so the fiery tempered red head could cool off.

In the boys compartment though it was the opposite of silence.

"Who does she think she is? Complete nutter. Physco red headed little..." James muttered

"Mate shit up about the Evans girl I already have a headache from the yelling match Annie previously ended" said Sirius while rubbing the temples on his head.

"Sorry, but she is just so infuriating. It's true what they say about red-heads and their tempers; I have never seen such a short fuse on someone." James said thoughtfully. The rest of the train ride was filled with games of exploding snaps and wizard chess.

A few hours later the train slowly came to a stop at the Hogsmead station. "Look guys I'm really sorry about what happened," apologized Lily. "I guess I have a short fuse and I guess that Potter kid knows how to set it on fire."

"Its fine Lily" Maria said "I know how it can be I have Sirius Black as a cousin remember?" all three girls laughed at this.

"Yeah and now we know not to get in am argument with you or else you'll keep yelling at us until we go deaf. "Annie joked.

"Firs' years this way. Firs' years o'er here. Follow me" the trio as well as the rest of the first years followed the enormous man to glassy lake littered with small boats. "No more' than four to a boat." It was the giant man who spoke once again.

The three girls went into one boat along with another girl who had long straight black hair and pale slivery blue eyes. "Hello I'm Rebecca Smith" the girl said in a nervous voice.

"Hi I'm Lily Evans and this is Maria Santos" Lily said pointing to Maria "And this is Annie Stevens" pointing to the blonde each girl gave a small wave. Together the four girls sat in the boat together becoming friends and discussing the wizarding world. Both Rebecca and Lily were muggle-born so they were amazed at the magic the two girls opposite grew up with.

Meanwhile James and Sirius were making introductions of their own.

"Heya I'm James Potter " James said obviously over the argument that had taken place earlier.

"An-nd I'm Sirius Black" the black haired boy said in a sing song voice.

Two somewhat frighten boys stood there shaking the hands of the overly hyperactive youths.

"Remus Lupin" responded one of the boys; he had light brown hair and eyes to match. The other boy standing next to Remus stuttered "P-Pe-Peter

Pe-Pettigrew," this boy had dirty blonde hair and watery blue eyes, he was also a bit round in the stomach area. The three boys all went into the same boat joking and becoming friends.

When they arrived at the castle a stern looking young woman greeted them. "Hello I'm McGonagall welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In a short while you will be sorted into your houses. The four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Your house will be like you family. Your triumphs will earn you points while any rule-breaking and you will lose points. Now if you will all follow me the ceremony is about to begin."

The first years who had been listening so intently to what Professor was saying gasped at what the saw behind the great oaken doors that lay before them. The eleven year olds entered a gigantic room filled with children, each sitting at four different tables.

"When I call your name please come forward and sit on the stool" It was the stern looking Professor who had spoken again.

" Andrews , Connor"

A young boy with brown hair walked up and sat on the stool. The professor placed a hat on the young boys head. After a few seconds of silence, the hat shouted "Ravenclaw!" the table second to the right cheered.

"Black, Sirius"

The boy Lily had met on train confidently walked to the stool and sat upon it. The hat took a bit longer on him than it did on the Andrews kid, finally I shouted "Gryffindor!" at this announcement Lily heard two people gasp but she didn't know where from.

And so the sorting continued, finally it was Lily 's turn.

" Evans , Lily "

Lily walked up to the hat looking braver than she felt. When the hat was placed on her head it started to talk.

"Ahh yes clever young lass aren't we? Need to prove yourself and brave very brave. Now were to put you? In Ravenclaw your intelligence will shine through. But in Gryffindor you will prove your courage and strength. But that temper of yours will not be appreciated in Ravenclaw so it better be GYRFFINDOR!" the hat's last word was shouted so the whole hall could hear. The rest of the evening went smoothly. Lily was elated that her friends were also in Gryffindor, but much to her dismay so was Potter. After the feast Lily went to bed with a smile, hoping that when she woke up this wouldn't all be a dream.