The young man walked towards the back of the train. It was no ordinary train, however, and he was no ordinary young man. He was a wizard and he was ridding the Hogwarts Express on the way to his 7th year of school. His last year to be exact and when he finishes he'll be a real wizard. He did seem to care about that though. He just walked on, face void of emotion, eyes empty of all feeling. He just walked towards the last car out of habit and nothing more.

"Hey Potter!" a boy called to him.

"Hello James" a girl said a smile painted across her face.

He ignored them all. He just walked and the people keep saying hi to him. He reached the last car and opened the door. He was met by the sight of an attractive red head with brilliant green eyes. She'd just walked out of a compartment and was laughing at a joke he hadn't heard. She ignored him.

"Excuse me Lily" he said softly as he went to go around her.

"JAMES POTTER!" she shouted at him "I've told you a million times! I-WILL-NOT-GO…." She said each word slowly but she cuts off as she sees the look on his face. "James? Are you ok?" she asked him quietly.

He didn't hear her, or acknowledge her is he did. He just moved around her and walked into the last compartment in the car. She stared after him confused and slightly put out. The stunned look on her face told everything. This was the first time he hadn't asked her out, ever. Hell it was the first time James Potter had ignored her.

"Hey Lily, are you coming back?" her friends called from inside the room. Katherine's head popped out the door. She saw the look on her face "Lil are you ok?"

Lily turned to her tall, blond friend, "I don't know. I mean Potter just came by."

Katherine laughed "he asked you out again? Did you say yes this time?"

Lily scowled. It was obvious her friends thought Potter was perfect for her. They had each said has much. They insisted that she was in dire need of a little excitement in her life. She was embarrassed to admit, even to her self, that she was starting to agree. She wouldn't tell them, of course, at least not yet.

"No" she said "He completely ignored me" she waves her arm towards the end of the train "he just walked right past me. Looked kind of dead actually."

"Lily….um….go you get the Daily Profit when your home from school?" she asked with a look of uncertainty.

"No I don't. Why?" she was surprised by her friend's expression.

"Lily" Katherine said softly. She hesitates "James' grand parents were killed a few weeks ago. They were attacked by "HIS" followers. They died fighting but they died all the same."

Lily's mouth dropped open in shock. She had not expected that. She didn't know how to react. Then she remembered how she had yelled at James. How she had assumed he was going to ask her out again. Her hands shot up and covered her mouth in horror.

"OH MY!' she whispered. Tears started to form in her eyes. "Kat I didn't know! He's depressed and I yelled at him…."

Kat, saw Lily close to tears, and ran over to comfort her "Lily its ok! You didn't know! It's not your fault" she hugged Lily to stop her from crying "come on Lily, lets go sit down" she led Lily back into the compartment. As the door closed, three more boys walked into the car, talking loudly.

"He's really broken up over this, Moony" the tall handsome one said.

"I know Padfoot, but what can we do?" asked the skinny one in glasses.

"I don't know either" the short one said "but we have to do something."

"He's right Moony" replied Padfoot, shocked at the very idea "we have to cheer Prongs up, NOW!"

They walked on down the car and the door to the girl's compartment opened behind them. Two heads popped out of the door and looked after the boy's retreating forms.

"Ya heard that Sam?" Kat asked quietly.

"Sure did Kat" replied the shorter girl with long black hair. "Even the Murauders can tell there is something wrong with James."

"Knowing them, they're gonna make things worse." She said, as the boys reached the compartment James was in. "They'll do more harm than good"

"We should stop them than" Sam replied as she pulled Kat out the door. "HEY! Sirius! Remus!" she yelled down the train. The three boys turned and looked back when they heard the call. Remus (Moony) blushed as he saw Sam down the train. Her tight, grey tank top and short, black skirt left little to the imagination.

"Would you three mind if we talk in here?" Sam asked, smiling at Remus and motioning to the door "It's kind of important"

"Sure!" Sirius (Padfoot) called back while trying not to laugh at Remus. "Come on Wormtail, help me here." They grabbed Remus' arms and dragged him back towards the girls.

"Hello Kitty Kat" Sirius said, smiling at her. The smile that made so many girls get that fluttering feeling in their stomachs. She Ignored it.

"Shut up Sirius, you know I hate it when people call me that." She leads him into the carriage with the other girls. "Besides right now we need to talk about James"