Chapter 1: First years
11 year old James Potter hurried onto platform nine and three quarters. James hauled his luggage with him and hopped onto the Hogwarts express. James searched for a compartment to sit in. James saw a compartment where a boy possibly his own age was sitting he had long brown hair and was looking out the window. "Can I sit here?" James asked. "Oh of course" the boy said. James placed his luggage on the rack and sat across from the boy. "James Potter" James said. "Sirius Black" the boy said. The train was now leaving the station and James took a final look at all the parents waving at the train. "So is this your first year at Hogwarts?" James asked. "Yeah" Sirius said. "Mine too" James said. The food trolley came around and James got a handful of chocolate eggs. "I love collecting these cards" James said handing a chocolate egg to Sirius. "Thanks" Sirius said. "I got Proffesor Dippet" James said examining the card he got from inside the frog. "I got Albus Dumbledor" Sirius said showing James his card. "Nice but I have Dumbledor myself" James said. The train began to slow as they approached a large castle. "I think we're here" Sirius said. "We must be" James said. The train stopped and James and Sirius grabbed their luggage and followed the rest of the students off of the train. "First years with me" Proffesor McGonagall ordered leading the first years across the river and to the great hall. A stool sat in the middle of the great hall and a wizard hat sat on the stool. Students were called and sorted into houses."Where are you going if given the choice?" Sirius whispered to James. "Gryffindor like my father" James said. "Good for the brave indeed" Sirius said. "Black Sirius!" McGonagall yelled. Sirius hurried up and sat on the stool placing the hat on his head. "Please not Slytherin" Sirius thought. "A Black that's not in Slytherin? Then you will be in Gryffindor!" the hat yelled. Sirius headed to the Gryffindor table. After a while James looked around seeing not many first years were left. "Pettigrew, Peter" McGonagall yelled. A short boy headed to the hat and placed it on his head. "Gryffindor" the hat yelled. "Potter, James" McGonagall yelled. James hurried to the stool and placed the hat on his head. "Gryffindor!" the hat yelled. James headed to the Gryffindor table and sat next to a girl that sat beside Sirius. James watched as a boy with long greasy dark hair was sorted into Slytherin "glad he didn't make it into Gryffindor" James said. "Yeah he looks like a pure Slytherin" Sirius said. "That boy was getting on my nerves" a boy said. "Did he bother you?" James asked. "I feel he was getting his nose where it didn't belong, I'm Remus Lupin by the way" the boy said. "James Potter" James said. "Sirius Black" Sirius said. "If he bothers any of us anymore he'll get what he deserves trust me" James said. "You all sound like you know what you're doing I want to give you my help getting rid of that boy I'm Peter Pettigrew" the short boy said. "Oh yeah you were sorted before me" James said. "So are we like a little gang?" Sirius asked laughing. "Yeah sounds like it" Remus said. "The Mauraders" James said.