Chapter 1
Author's note: okayyy so here's the chapter about the ride to Hogwarts. It's not very long but I needed something to start it right? I haven't written any fanfics in a while so I hope this one is good(:
"Tuneyyyy! Come on please talk to me! I'm leaving and I won't see you again until Christmas!" Lily Evans pleaded with her sister. Petunia looked at her sister, and seemed on the verge of saying something nice, but then she realized what she was doing.
"Well ask if you can stay at that freak school of yours over Christmas too." Petunia turned around and stalked off. Lily started to go after her, but her mother came up for one last goodbye, as the doors of the train were starting to close. Lily kissed her mom and her dad, and then ran into the train, headed off to her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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"Hi, I'm James Potter. Do you mind if I sit here?" James asked, gesturing at the empty seat across from the boy already sitting in the compartment.
"Sure. I'm Sirius Black, by the way." Sirius said. James sat down, and within minutes they were talking like they had known each other for years. Before too long they were joined by two other boys: a short, plump boy with watery eyes named Peter and a rather shabby and tired looking boy named Remus.
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As the train started moving, Lily looked into the compartment where four boys were sitting. She wasn't fond of the idea of putting herself in the company of four people she didn't know, but it was the only compartment with any more seats left on the Hogwarts Express.
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"Um, would you guys mind if I sat here?" James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter looked up as the small girl with red hair stepped timidly into their compartment.
"Sure! Come on in, join the party!" James exclaimed. Even though he didn't even know her name, James already knew that he loved this girl.
"Er, thanks." Lily said, glancing uncertainly at James before taking the seat between Remus and the window. Remus looked at her, seeming surprised that she had chosen to sit by him, rather than by Sirius or James.
"Welllll I'm Sirius Black. And you are?" Sirius asked, making an extravagant bow to Lily, causing the other boys to burst out laughing.
"Lily Evans." Lily replied, looking nervous. The other boys went around and introduced themselves, but once they realized Lily was more interested in reading her new schoolbooks, they basically ignored her.
2 Hours Later
"Anything off the trolley, dears?" a middle aged witch was pushing a cart covered in chocolate frogs, pumpkin juice, and licorice wands down the aisle. Sirius and James leapt up and bought a huge mound of food, which they promptly dumped on an empty seat and started stuffing their faces. Remus and Peter helped themselves to the snacks, but Lily just sat staring out the window.
"Um, Lily? Are you hungry? We got enough food for everyone…" James said.
"No, no thanks. I'm fine." Lily said, and then turned her back on the boys again. It suddenly dawned on James that Lily wasn't being rude, or a snob, she was scared, or shy, or something.
"So what houses are all of you hoping for?" Remus asked after all the food had been consumed.
"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!" James said immediately. "Imagine Slytherin, ugh I think I'd drop out."
"My entire family has been in Slytherin." Sirius said, dropping his arrogant tone for the first time. James stared at him, incredulous. "But hopefully I'll break the family tradition!" Sirius continued.
"Gryffindor for me too, I hope!" Peter squeaked.
"Yes, I think I'd like to be in Gryffindor as well. Although, I don't think Ravenclaw would be too bad either." Remus commented thoughtfully. "What about you, Lily?" He added kindly.
"What do you mean, houses? What are Gryffindor, and Slytherin?" Lily asked, looking completely bewildered.
Sirius, however, looked even more confused. "How in the world do you not know about houses? Did no one in your family tell you anything?" He asked, not realizing he sounded rude.
"My parents aren't magical. I'm the only one in my family to go to Hogwarts." Lily said, looking at the floor as though afraid she was about to be made fun of.
Remus looked down at the small red-head sitting next to him, and suddenly felt an unexplainable feeling of protectiveness towards her. Maybe it was the way she clearly felt like she didn't fit in. Or maybe it was just the fact that she was a few inches shorter even than Peter, who was the shortest of the four boys. As Lily continued to look completely confused, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter explained the concept of the four houses to Lily.
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As they sky outside the windows got darker, everyone started to put their school robes on. Lily spent most of the ride reading "Hogwarts, A History", but occasionally joined in the conversation of the other occupants of her compartment. She was trying to learn as much about the wizarding world as possible. Even though at first she had been nervous with these four boys who she didn't know at all, she realized that they were actually decently nice. Especially Remus, the quietest of the four.
Author's note: alright so chapter 1, done. Please review(: