Chapter 1 - Introduction and train rides
"Hurry up or we're going to be late, the train leaves in 6 minutes!" came the whining voice of my brother lugging his trunk up ahead.
"I'm coming! Geez James, it's not my fault that my trunk weighs a ton! And also, aren't you supposed to be helping me seeing as your the one who is supposedly all manly and all?" I retorted, trying to push my trunk and pull my jet black hair into a ponytail at the same time. Seeing him sigh, he came over and took hold of my trunk and pulled it through the barrier to platform 9 3/4. I followed after him and walked through the brick wall, finding myself in front of a buss ling crowd of people and a sparkling scarlet train.
Leaving my brother to put our trunks on the train, I left in search of my friends. Finally, after searching for what seemed like hours but was probably around 45 seconds, I caught sight of some flaming red hair through the crowd of people.
"LILY!" I called pushing my way through some bewildered looking parents.
"APHELIA!" screamed Lily as she caught sight of me. We then did some dramatic slow motion running towards each other before I flinged my arms around her neck. "It's been so long Lia! How long? 4 days isn't it? I've just missed you so much!" cried Lily as hugged me back. Yeah, we are really over dramatic.
"I know! It's been much too long! Oh, and where's Florie?" I asked as we pulled apart, my eyes searching the crowd for my other friend.
"Oh she's already on the train getting us a compartment, I was waiting for yo- OH MY GOD WE HAVE TO GET ON THE TRAIN! ITS GOING TO LEAVE WITHOUGHT US!" screamed Lily grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the train which was starting to move.
We reached to train just in time to jump through the door and fall in a heap in the train corridor just as it pulled out of the station. Glancing around I noticed an array of students from various years poking their heads out of their compartments to stare at us. "Nothing to see here folks!" I called out getting to my feet. "What a way to start 7th year..." I muttered as I straightened up and pulled Lily along the corridor looking for the compartment our friend had saved us. Finally I found the right compartment and pushed open the door.
"Lia, Lils. Finally! I thought you'd been left behind!" said Flora, my blonde friend whilst she hugged me.
"Hey Flora. How were your holidays?" I asked as we sat down in the compartment.
"Same old." She replied happily.
"If by that you mean going to France!" I said, knowing about her 5 week vacation in Paris.
"Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that." she replied smirking. I just rolled my eyes letting her tell me and Lily about her exciting Paris adventures. I tuned out, knowing that given the chance, Florie could (and would) talk for hours on end.
Flora Lyght or 'Florie' as we call her, has been my best friend since my first year at Hogwarts. Her slightly curly blonde hair and gorgeous sky blue eyes made her one of the prettiest girls in our year. She is the only person, besides me and my brother that I knew, that could talk for hours, even underwater. No matter where she is, she can always find something to talk about. Her only problem was that she sometimes says things she shouldn't. She never thinks before she talks and this causes her to find herself in some very sticky situations. Although she loves talking, she is also very shy, especially around boys she likes; me and Lily find this hilarious.
Which brings me to Lily. Lily Evans is my other best friend. Unlike Flora and me who are purebloods, Lily is a muggleborn. We became friends when we started talking on the 3rd day of our first year at Hogwarts. We had instantly clicked, we have the same sense of humour and often find ourselves saying things at the exact same time. Lily's fiery red hair reflects her fiery temper. She's also extremely pretty, especially with her emerald green eyes. Another thing about Lily is her smartness and her love for books. Lily is top of the class in almost every subject and although me and Florie are smart, we don't compare to her. It also just happens to be that my brother believes he and Lily are soul mates and has pursued her for the past 4 years, asking her out daily. However, Lily doesn't like him, well that would be an understatement, more like, I quote "Would rather be cut into tiny pieces and fed to the giant squid than even think about giving that git a thought let alone a date."
And finally there is me. My name is Aphelia Rosanna Clarity Potter, younger twin sister to the famous marauder James Thomas Blane Potter. I am overly dramatic and make it my job to make sure my friends are always smiling. I have long straightish black hair and unusual violet coloured eyes. And did I mention I have a curse that makes sure that trouble follows me everywhere? Well, I don't actually have a curse, but it sure seems like it. Anyway, this is my story.
A/N Hey there! First chapter is complete! This is my first fanfic so please review and tell me what you think. I know it's not very interesting yet but please tell me whether it's good or not. XxX Sarah