Prologue
I stood next to my mother on the platform looking across at the boy who's bleached blonde hair and gray eyes stood out from where he stood with his father and his mother. I looked at my feet I was too young too go on the train to Hogwarts but my two older brothers weren't. Albus was starting his first year with our cousin Rose, whilst James had already been at Hogwarts for one year and was starting his second. He was a Gryffindor, he had inherited dad's tall lanky figure with jet black hair and glasses, but he had gotten mum's brown eyes which looked ok and if they were green would have just made the look so much more… how do you put it, acceptable. Albus was tall and gangly also, he had inherited dad's emerald green eyes and jet black hair, he is dad's favorite. I had another two years to wait before I could set foot on the train, that suited me fine, Hugo would be coming with me anyway so I wouldn't be alone. Well atleast that's what I thought.
One year later.
I stood at the platform next to my mother and my family, and James, Rose and Albus' friend's family. I was starting a year earlier at Hogwarts because I got my letter early, mum had marched up to McGonnagal's Office and ranted and raved about the mistake until McGonnagal explained that once my first letter was sent she couldn't change it, I was enrolled as a first year at the age of ten. Nobody knew why, just that it had happened. I went to Olivander's in Diagon Alley and it took me three hours to find a wand, dad reckons I was worse than him, but when I found my wand it sent sparks of red and gold flying. So I took it. I was scared of going to Hogwarts a year early but, hey if it meant that I would get to hang out with Rose I was so there.
"Ok now James, Albus look after your sister, I don't want any owls home this year James." Mum said raising an eyebrow.
"Yes Scorpius, I was most unimpressed last year no more trouble making young man." Mr Malfoy said to his son who was Albus' and James' best friend. The three boys nodded numbly, but I could see the twinkle in Albus' eye which usually meant that he was up to something, James had a grin on his face that meant the same, Scorpius had the trademark Malfoy scowl and Rose just rolled her eyes, they were the modern day marauders and the epitome of cool. I knew that the marauders only had four members so I would be one of the outsiders looking in but I was happy with that.
"Well we um, best be getting on the train eh?" Rose said and hugged Aunt Hermione and Uncle Ron. The three others hugged their respective parents and then got onto the train not looking back. I hugged mum and dad and Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione, I then hugged Mr Malfoy who looked rather surprised and I hugged Hugo who smiled at me and I felt him put something in my pocket.
"Don't open it till your on the train." He whispered in my ear.
I got onto the train and began to search for a compartment to sit in. I reached the end of the train and found that there was two compartments I hadn't looked in, I presumed that one belonged to Rose and my brothers along with Scorpius. I opened the compartment on the right hand side to reveal three very different looking girls.
"Can I join you?" I asked quietly.
"Sure can, I'm Mercury." The first girl said.
"Thanks I'm Lily." I said extending my hand Mercury shook it and looked at the other two girls.
"As in Potter, Lily?" One of the other girls asked.
"Yes, I'm James and Albus' little sister." I said rolling my eyes.
"Oh, cool I'm Izabelle." The girl said shaking my hand.
"I'm Matilda." The other girls said and shook my hand before burying her head back in her book.
"Cool, are you first years or second years?" I asked unsure because they knew who I was.
"Firsties." Mercury said answering my question.
"How do you know who I am then?" I asked in much fascination.
"You are the youngest witch ever to attend Hogwarts." Mercury said and smiled.
"Right." I said shoving my hand into my pockets, when I remembered Hugo gave me something. I quickly took it out and it was a box of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Jelly Beans. I squealed with delight as they were my favorites.
"What?" Matilda asked looking up from her book.
"BB Jelly Beans." I said and she smiled.
"May I please have one?" she asked.
"Yes you may." I replied and she took one and ate it.
"Ewww, blek!." She coughed and I laughed.
"That was utterly disgusting, are you magical people not aware that you do not have toilet cleaner flavor jelly beans!" she said.
"Are you a Muggle born?" I asked curiosity had overcome me.
"Yeah, both my parents had no idea about magic. They were pretty accepting actually." Matilda said.
"You have a funny accent." I said, before gasping and putting my hand over my mouth over my rudeness.
"Its okay really, I moved to England from Australia last year," she paused momentarily "my parents are patriotic people hence why I'm called Matilda, my brother is called Banjo." She said and I laughed.
"How old is Banjo?" I asked out of curiosity.
"Ten." She said and took another Jelly Bean. We talked about our lives until the other three girls had fallen asleep. I sat there observing everything about them.
Mercury was the eldest of nine children, who were all named after the planets of the solar system, her mother had a fascination with planets, well really weird things, her mother's name was Luna, I guessed that her maiden name was Lovegood I had heard stories of her eccentricity, my mother used to tell them to me when I was little. Mercury had green hair of all the colours it was green, it was actually quite nice. She had brown eyes and teeth that were all straight and even, she lit up the room when she smiled and her fair skin had no blemishes at all.
Matilda Scott was tall and thin, she had athletic qualities but chose not to show that she had them. Her hair fell in brown waves to the middle of her back and her bright blue eyes danced around when she thought. She had olive skin that was also blemish free, she was quite fascinating really, she told stories of the strangest things, well not really a crocodile wrestling muggle who was killed by a stingray. She also lit up the room when she spoke of something she was passionate about, she was the only muggle born amongst us, we were all pureblood's otherwise.
Izabelle, well Izz was different to us, she was the first out of her family line to attend Hogwarts as her father was a son of Durmstrang and her mother a daughter of Beauxburtons. Her father was the quidditch star Viktor Krum and her mother was Sophia Krum nee Lucian. Izz had long blonde hair that was dead straight and piercing black eyes, she had an edge about her that was daring, and in her silence you could almost tell when she was planning something.
They were all lovely girls and I was glad I had found them all. I smiled and dozed off myself. I woke to Rose yelling.
"Oh I found you, you should get in your robes we will arrive in ten minutes." She said and closed the door.
"Guys we better get changed." I said waking the other girls. We pulled our robes on and sat in silence until the train slowed and then stopped.
"Okay guys lets link arms so we don't lose eachother in the scramble." Mercury said. We did as she suggested and got off the train. A rather large gruff hairy looking many stood before us.
"He has to be a giant." Mercury whispered in my ear.
"He is." Was all I said in reply and looked at her gulp.
"FIRST YEARS OVER HERE!" he boomed and a group of short kids shuffled towards him.
"G'day Lily." He said peering down at me.
"Hi Grawp, where's Hagrid?" I asked referring to his older brother.
"He's mighty sick with the Influenza, but he'll be right Poppy is seeing to him as we speak." Grawp replied.
"Oh good, she'll fix him right up." I said.
"Righto, first years follow me!" He said to the group. He walked infront of us and we rounded the corner and we got our first views of the castle.
"WOW!" the three girls that I was linked to gasped, I had been to the castle on regular occasion with mum and dad for James and Al's misadventures the previous year.
"Now four to a boat." Grawp said and we all followed instructions and piled into the little row boats that began to move across the lake when they were full. We walked up the steps and stood in the foyer of the castle waiting to be addressed by the deputy head master.
"Hello first years, in a few moments you will walk through this door and be sorted into your houses by alphabetical order, the houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. You will do well to be elected to any of them, you can gain points for your house and you can also lose them," Flitwick paused and I giggled slightly. "Which your two brothers do a lot of for Gryffindor Miss Potter, now please follow me." He said and the group was led through the two large oak doors into the Great Hall. We walked between the two tables in the middle before reaching the front of the hall.
"Let the sorting begin." Professor Flitwick said the sorting hat sang its little tune and then Flitwick began to call the students.
"Deluge, Mercury." Flitwick called and Mercury walked forward we all crossed our fingers. After a couple of moments the hat yelled.
"GRYFFINDOR!" and the Gryffindor table applauded. Flitwick called more names and the students were sorted.
"Krum, Izabelle." He called and Matilda and I crossed our fingers.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled and the table again applauded. He continued to read the list and the group slowly diminished.
"Potter, Lily." Flitwick called and Matilda mouthed 'Goodluck.'
"Ah another Potter, goodness me quite complex aren't you?" the had said in my ear.
"Can you just put me in Gryffindor so I can go?" I asked.
"Certainly with your brothers you shall be." The hat said.
"GRYFFINDOR!" it yelled and the Gryffindor table exploded with applause, cheers and screams. I walked down to the table and sat next to Mercury who was sitting opposite Izz. Flitwick read a few more names until he reached Matilda's.
"Scott, Matilda." He called we crossed our fingers and she sat on the stool with the hat placed on her head.
"GRYFFINDOR!" it yelled and the Gryffindor table broke into applause again. She skipped down and sat opposite me next to Izz. He finished reading the students and my first year had officially began.
Later that night after we had all been shown to our dorm rooms the four of us sat on my bed and closed the curtains. Matilda put a silencing charm on them so that no one else could here what we were saying.
"Let's promise to be friends forever no matter what!" Mercury said.
"I swear." I said and the other girls followed, Mercury then took a pin and pricked all of our index fingers on our right hand and we sealed it with a mixture of blood drops.
"Blood Sisters." I said and the other girls said also. We then talked about the cute boys that were in our year. After this discussion it was concluded that boys our own age were a big no-no we had to date older only to keep up appearances then we said our good nights and went to bed.