Hi guys, this is my first fanfic and is split 3rd person narrative, enjoy and remember to post whatever feedback you have :)
-Kat
Disclaimer: Although I often wish I did, I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters related to it.
Lily
Lily grabbed her mother's hand as they ran through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10 at Kings Cross station. She had done it many times but this year was different, this year she wouldn't be the one on the platform, waving as the scarlet train chugged away, this year, Lily Potter was going to Hogwarts.
Albus and James raced ahead to greet their friends but Lily stayed with her parents. She would never admit it to her brothers for fear of humiliation but she was scared about going to the school.
She had listened to her brothers recounting stories of the amazing food and fun classes and good friends but she still couldn't shake of her nerves, even though her parents said they didn't mind which house she was sorted into, just like her brothers and probably every Potter and Weasley in the school, she was worried that she would be put in Slytherin.
"Are you ready?" Ginny Potter asked, jerking Lily from her worried thoughts, "Everyone gets nerves sweetheart, you'll love it, I promise"
Lily nodded but was spared having to think up a reply by the arrival of their cousins. Uncle Ron, Aunt Hermione, Rose and Hugo were in the lead, Uncle George, Aunt Angelina, Fred and Roxanne were following just behind. Most normal sized families would end there but the Potter-Weasley family was not a normal sized family.
Uncle Percy, Aunt Audrey, Molly, Lucy, Aunt Fleur, Uncle Bill, Louis and finally Dominique appeared through the smoke and Ginny and Harry walked forward to greet them.
"Lil!" Said a familiar voice and Hugo ran forward, Louis following a bit behind.
"Hey" Lilly said weakly "are you guys nervous?"
Hugo and Louis nodded. "Mum kept telling me it would be fine but still..." Louis said.
"At least we'll have each other" Hugo said cheerfully. That was Hugo, Lily thought, always the optimist.
Lily looked around, noticing the absence of a cousin. "Where's Victoire?" She asked
Louis gave Hugo a knowing look "With Teddy" he said. Lily laughed but suddenly all the adults were shepherding the kids onto the train.
"Lily!" Harry called and Lily ran over.
"Make sure you write!" The nervous girl said as she was encased in a huge hug from her father.
"Of course!" Ginny said, hugging her next. "We'll send Hedwig Jr as often as you like, and you have Nifter if you need to send something. I love you lots!"
"Love you too mum" Lily said quietly, and she hopped onto the train, following Hugo and Louis into an empty compartment and pressing their faces up against the window, waving to their parents until the train turned a corner, and they were out of sight.
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Victoire
Victoire smiled as she walked hand in hand with Teddy to find their friends. They had been going strong for a year now and despite a few petty arguments, it looked like they were going to last.
"Vic!" Squealed a familiar voice, and Nikki Wood came running up to hug Victoire. She hugged back, grinning happily.
"Hey!" Victoire said "How was your summer?"
"Same old same old" Nikki said "but dad got me a new broom! It's got a good speed and brilliant balance..." And she went into a long description of how it would work well in the quidditch team.
Half way through Nikki's excited waffle Teddy cleared his throat. "Hi Nikki."
Nikki and Teddy didn't like each other very much, Nikki was loud and confident whilst Teddy was slightly shyer and found her noise annoying.
"Hi Ted" Nikki said.
"Sorry to interrupt this warm, cosy conversation but shall we sit down? You know, in an actual compartment rather than the corridor?" Victoire asked, Nikki and Teddy laughed and they all sat down, chatting avidly.
Nikki mostly talked about Quidditch, which was understandable as her father was the famous Oliver Wood, so Victoire listened and laid her head in Teddy's lap, as he stroked her hair happily.
Nicholas, Victoire's tabby cat mewed jealously, and Teddy laughed "come here then" he said, and the large feline jumped onto Teddy's lap, curling up right next to Victoire's head.
"Teddy's got something he has to say, don't you Teddy?" Victoire said, staring pointedly at her boyfriend.
Teddy groaned "She'll find out sooner or later anyway…" He said
Nikki looked quizzically at him at frowned slightly. "What?" She asked.
Teddy sighed and took a deep breath, before showing Nikki the badge pinned to his shirt.
Nikki looked at it, frowning "Is that what I...Oh Merlin! You're head boy you jammy git!" She looked incredulous.
Victoire kissed his cheek happily "See, that wasn't so hard!" She said, laughing.
Teddy smiled slightly "Fine, it wasn't that hard…"
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Rose
As soon as she saw her parents disappear out of sight, Rose ran to find Scorp. Hermione and Ron knew the identity of her best friend, but that didn't mean they liked it, and of course if Draco and Astoria saw her with him...it wouldn't end well.
"Rose! Over here!" Called Malfoy and Rose followed the voice into the compartment where Scorpius Malfoy sat.
Rose grinned and sat opposite him "how was your summer?" She asked knowing full well what the answer would be.
"Not brilliant, bit lonely, mum is worried I have no friends" Scorp rolled his eyes.
"Still can't believe we're in second year" Rose said "My brother's gonna be sorted today" she smiled happily, remembering how excited she was on her first day at Hogwarts, sitting on the train with such anticipation.
Scorp grinned, remembering the same thing and they chatted excitedly about new lessons and timetables.
"Where's Lucio?" Rose asked referring to Scorp's black owl, he always seemed to hang around the pair and his absence made the compartment seem emptier.
"He's meeting me there, I had to send a letter to Grandma Narcissa, it's her birthday soon." Scorpius said, sounding less than happy about the event. "Anyway, I beat you at potions" he smirked.
Rose scowled and glared at him. They had an unspoken competition between them in every subject, whilst Scorp often beat her in Potions and History of Magic, Rose was almost always better at him in Transfiguration and Charms.
Suddenly, the sound off rattling was heard outside the compartment and the lunch trolley came rolling in.
"Anything from the trolley dears?" Asked the old witch, gesturing to the trolley full of licorice wands, pumpkin pasties, cauldron cakes, Bertie Bots every flavour beans, Chocolate Frogs and bottles of pumpkin juice and gilly water.
Rose smiled and took out her money bag, Hermione had made sure to give her some pocket money to spend on the train as well as her monthly allowance sent in by owl, her father Ron, though willing to give her money could never remember.
"I'll have 3 packs of Bertie Botts and 4 chocolate frogs" Rose said cheerfully.
"That'll be 5 sickles and 14 knuts" the plump witch said, and Rose handed over the money and in return received her sweets.
"Scorp?" Rose asked
"Uh I'll have a chocolate frog" Scorp said, pulling out a few sickles and knuts.
"1 sickle 24 knuts" the lady said, and Scorpius gave her the money.
"Thanks!" Rose said.
"Better get changed soon dears, we'll be arriving in around 2 hours" she said as she walked away, trolley rattling.
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James
"Give it back!" James yelled as he chased his cousin around the compartment, half laughing, half angry, Fred had nicked his Puffskein and was running around keeping it just out of James' reach.
"Aww, is ickle Jamesy looking for his puff puff?" Erin and Chris, the other two members of their gang roared with laughter as James jumped to try and grab his Puffskein.
Fred laughed harder, he found it hilarious that the tough, joking Mr Popular that was his cousin had such a small, adorable pet.
James made a giant leap and grabbed the small ball of custard coloured fluff from Fred's grip. The Puffskein hummed happily and James laughed, stroking it.
"Where did you get it?" Erin asked, coming over to cuddle the creature, "And what's his name?"
"Uncle Ron got it for me from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, and his name is Charles" James said, still laughing slightly.
Fred grinned "He's pretty cute, but I'd have thought you'd want a pygmy puff instead, in a nice shade of palest pink?" He smirked.
Chris laughed as James scowled magnificently. Just then, The head girl, Tina Chang walked in. "You guys need to get changed soon, we're gonna be arriving in around half an hour. James, Erin, Fred and Chris got changed into their Wizarding robes, traces of laughter still etched across their faces.