Hi, This story, is during the Marauder era. I personally like this time the most, because no one writes about it, Most credit to JK Rowling. Enjoy!
Unlike most Hogwarts students, I'm from America. My story begins on the Hogwarts express, beginning my first year at Hogwarts. My name is Willa SageWick and I was the first female Marauder.
I walked down the Aisles of the train, every compartment was full, except the last one, in it were four awkward looking boys who didn't seem to be acquainted with each other. There was enough room for me so I slid open the door. They all jumped and looked at me.
"Mind if I join you? Every where else is full." I said shifting my gaze to the floor.
" Not at all." One of them said. He had scars like mine over his arms and face, and a single bandaid on his right cheek.His hair was light brown, with green eyes. He was thin and somewhat scrawny, and an awkward sort of tall. He was wearing a wool sweater and jeans. Werewolf maybe?
"It's good with me. " this boy was a slightly shorter than the others, not as short as me mind you, and cheerful he still had most of his baby fat. He smiled Happily. Most likely going to praise the other two.
"Don't care." The other two said in unison, one had Messy jet black hair and kept running his hands through it messing it up more. Hazel eyes behind his glasses, He was laying on his back and staring at the ceiling. The other Also had black hair, but it fell in lose waves around his face, he had grey eyes and a scowl that made him look infinitely unfriendly.
"Thanks." I sat down in between the kid with the scars and the Cheerful kid. The compartment was much warmer than it was in the Aisles. I put my back pack on my lap and leaned back, only to hear a small hoot of protest. The boys and I jumped. " Oh, shoot, completely forgot about you."
I reached back and gently lifted the small burrow owl from my large sweatshirt hood. I placed it on my backpack and it looked around then hopped onto the kid with the scars and nestled on his head. I laughed and he tried to do so without moving.
"Name?"He said.
"Me or the owl?"
"Both."
"I'm Willa, that's Owliver"
"Oliver?"
"No, Owliver."
That got a round of small laughes from the others. "I'm Remus." Scar kid said.
"Peter." Cheerful proclaimed.
"James." Glasses Kid said boredly.
"Sirius." Wavy hair said Glaring boredly.
"You don't look very Sirius." I said.
More small laughter.
"It's my name." He cracked a mile and laughed a bit.
"Not very fitting, but oh well."
The compartment door slid open," Any thing from the trolly?"
The boys began taking out coins and giving them to an old woman at the sweet cart. She looked to me, " Anything for you dear?"
"Oh no, I don't have any money, thank you though." The boys shared collective smiles then sat down and each handed me two of their sweets. " You, don't have to I'm fine. "
"Shut it and take the sweets." James said smirking.
"Okay, thanks." I looked at the Sweet cart again, a girl with red hair, and a boy with greasy black hair approached the cart.
James whistled quietly. I closed the door. "Hey! She's pretty c'mon."
"I'm cold." i replied.
"How, that sweatshirt is like fifty times bigger than you." Sirius teased.
"She is wearing shorts." Peter said matter of factly.
"California is so much warmer." I muttered. They all went quiet.
"Isn't that in America." Remus said.
"Yeah,"
"Woah, you're from America!?" James said.
"Yeah." I took a bite of the chocolate bar remus gave me.
"James calm down, She's not any different." Remus stated.
"Thank you. You know, i think he likes you." I gestured to Owliver sitting proudly on Remus's head.
He laughed.
I held up a candy Labeled, Peper Imp "What's this?"
"No idea, try it!" Sirius said, he and James leaned forward exited.
I ate it, i tried to whistle because it was pretty good, and a column of flame appeared, I almost took off James's eyebrows. It stopped and I blew a small fire in my hands to warm them up. Laughter echoed around me. I stood and blew fire to the ceiling leaving a W. I gave a dramatic bow to the boys and sat down. James wiped scorch marks off his glasses.
"Gentlemen, and lady, I believe we should form a group, how do you feel about pranks?"
"I don't care, I just need friends." I said
"I don't know." Remus said.
"I am at your service." Peter said to James.
"Good with me. What houses do you all hope to be in?" Sirius said.
"Gryffindor, Roar." I Roared at the ceiling releasing more fire, and it stopped after a few seconds.
"Same." James and Peter said.
"I'll probably be in Slytherin, family tradition." Sirius said.
"Don't have a Preference." said Remus.
"So what's the name for this group you are proposing." Peter said exitedly.
"Hmmm," James glaced at the celing, than looked at us with a wicked grin, "The Marauders."
Peter clapped and looked at James as if he was a god.
"You're a genius mate." Sirius clapped him on the back.
"I know." James said straightening his glasses.
Remus and I laughed.
The red head passed out side in her robes. "Guys we should change."
I pulled of my sweatshirt and put it in my backpack. I took Owliver off Remus's head, then put my robe on over my clothes, the boys pulled their trunks down and did the same. I put Owliver in the hood of my robes.
I looked out the window behind Remus and Sirius. "Woah. Look at this." We all crowded around the window and stared at the giant stone castle looming in the distance. Every window bathed a warm light over the surrounding countryside. The sun slowly setting behind the walls looked like a marble compared to the stone giant.
The train eased to a stop and people filed out of their compartments to the point that if we left we would be lost in a sea of people.
"C'mon." James and Sirius stepped out and were left to struggle against the others.
Peter scurried after them.
Remus chuckled quietly and I laughed. "They're never going to shake him are they?" I said.
"Most likely not."
We laughed again and once there weren't so many people outside we left the compartment and started off. One last kid came running down the aisle and ran into the thin awkward Remus, who got knocked onto me. He was surprisingly heavy though.
"Remus, get. off" I said. He was scrambling and falling but stood up he was slightly red and embarrassed so was I. He held out a hand to help me up.
"Please don't tell the others." He said quietly.
"Why would I? Never mind that lets go." Once we caught up with the other first years most of them were in boats.
"Oi! Over here!" we turned and saw James, Sirius, and Peter already in a boat and waving like madmen. We ran over and got in before the boat began moving.
"Here take this. When you get sorted do the roar." James handed me a peper imp.
Sirius and James exchanged satisfied nods and I grinned.
We got out of the boats and climbed onto carriages and got a ride up to the front of the castle where little house elves Scurried around taking luggage from students and bringing it inside.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, Ladies please line up on the right and gentlemen on the left. "
An elderly woman with a pointed hat and speckticals said to us. "I am Professor Mcgonagal. Head of Gryffindor house."
We were lead into a huge room with floating candles everywhere.