Chapter 1

"Lynette! Lynette! Hurry up!" my mother shouted from downstairs. "You're going to miss the train!"

I rushed to get my bags and trunk. "Mum! I need help!"

"I'm coming dear!" my mother said. I heard her climbing up the stairs. She ran into my room and carried my trunk. I got my bag and we headed for Kings Cross station.

It was going to be my first year at Hogwarts, although I won't be a first year. I went to the United States Academy of Magic the last three years, but I'm transferring to Hogwarts. I'm going to be a fourth year with my best friend Lily Evans. I'm planning to surprise her when I get on the platform.

The platform was amazing. There were students and parents bustling from left to right. I put my trunk in the train with my mom.

"Now dear, if you want to come home, I can pick you up anytime," my mom said.

"Mom, I'll be fine, don't worry," I said.

My mom pulled me into a hug. "I'll miss you so much."

"I'll miss you too mom," I said.

It was 10:55. "You'd better go find a compartment."

After one more hug and goodbye, I boarded the train. I was trying to find Lily when two tall guys blocked my way. Both were cute, one of them having messy black hair and the other with the most gorgeous brown eyes I've ever seen.

"Are you lost?" one asked me.

I just kept staring in his eyes like in a trance.

"Potter, Black, don't you have anything better to do than terrorize our fellow students?" a voice asked from behind me. I recognized the voice immediately. I turned around.

There Lily stood with her bright red hair and brilliant emerald eyes. "Lyn!" she shouted.

"Lily!" I shouted back. We hugged.

"Oh, why didn't you tell me that you were going to Hogwarts?" she asked.

"It slipped my mind," I said playfully.

"Lyn, you're so mean!" she said.

"I wanted to surprise you!" I said.

The two guys were just standing there, confused. One spoke up, "Evans, you know her?"

Lily looked frustrated. "Bug off, Potter," she yelled at him.

"Lily, I uh-," I started to say but they both started to argue, throwing insults at each other.

The other guy was staring at me. "Don't worry, they're always like that."

"Oh, um…" I said looking in his eyes again.

"My name is Sirius Black," he said, holding his and out.

"Hi, I'm Lynette Carson," I said as I shook his hand.

He had a smug look on his face. "Well, do you want to go in the compartment till they stop bickering?" he offered, opening the compartment door.

I glanced at Lily. It looked like she and the guy were not going to stop anytime soon. I nodded. "Sure."

"After you," he said, holding the door open.

"Thanks," I said as I got in. I sat down and put my bag beside me.

He sat down in front of me. "So…I'm guessing you're new." I nodded. "How do you know Lily?"

"My mom and her mom used to work together and Lily and I have been best friends ever since we met," I said, smiling.

"Nice," he said. "What year are you supposed to be in? I hardly think that you'd be a first year."

"I'm a fourth year," I answered.

"Me too," he said. There was a short pause; obviously he didn't have anything to say.

"What school did you used to go to?" he asked.

"United States Academy of Magic," I replied.

"Have you ever visited Hogwarts?"

"No, this will be my first time there."

"What's your favorite subject?"

"Umm…I'm going to have to say Transfiguration."

"Me too. What is your favorite sport?"

"Well…I know it's not much of a sport but…dance."

"How long have you studied magic?"

"Wait a minute," I said. "What is this? Twenty questions?" I asked.

He turned a soft shade of pink as he smirked, "No, just wanted to get to know a fellow student."

"Well, maybe I don't want you to get to know me," I replied, smiling.

He gave a small smile. "Ah, mysterious are you?" he said.

I laughed. "Well, that just depends on the person I'm talking to."

Just then, the door opened and Lily and the guy she was arguing with went in.

"Evans, I'd rather live through this term without us arguing every five minutes," the guy said. "Come on, truce?"

Lily turned to him. "Maybe when you act more mature and get a new brain," she said, looking away and crossing her arms.

"I give up!" the guy yelled as he sat down next to Sirius. He looked at me. "Well, I'm sorry. I don't think that we've been properly introduced. My name is James Potter," he said, holding his hand out.

I smiled as I held out mine. "I'm Lynette Carson."

James kissed my hand. "Enchante," he said in a French accent.

I laughed. I have to hand it to him. He's quite the charmer. "Like wise," I said.

He smiled at me. Sirius nudged him. "Forgive me if my friend here has insulted you in any way," James said.

"No, no, he was very kind," I said.

"Well good, it's not everyday we pass a beautiful girl," he said as Lily rolled her eyes, "and I would hate it if you thought of me and my friend here as insensitive prats like your dear friend here."

I laughed again. The guy's a total flirt. "No, you two are very sweet," I said.

"Yeah, just wait till you get to know them more," Lily muttered.

"Lily, I never thought you would be so cruel," James said, pretending to be hurt.

"Oh, we're on a first-name basis now are we? Lily asked sarcastically.

"Fine Evans, just trying to make this year pleasurable," James said angrily.

"No year is pleasurable with you around Potter," she spat.

Then the compartment door opened. There stood a girl with blue robes. Her long silver blond hair matched her deep blue eyes. "Lily, there you are!" she said. "What are you doing here with Potter and my cousin?" she asked. (AN: Guess who)

"Cissa, I'll tell you later," Lily said. (AN: I bet you know who it is now.) "Let's go find another compartment."

The girl looked uneasy. "Sorry Lily, but there's no more empty compartments, I was hoping the one you were in wasn't crowded," she looked at James and Sirius. "Apparently, it is."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Lily shouted. "Aren't there any compartments left, any at all?"

"Sorry, no. But Severus Snape is alone in his compartment," she said.

Lily sighed. "Well, I'd rather sit with him than these twits right here."

"Evans, we're not twits!" James said. "Whatever that means."

The blond girl sighed. "Will you two please stop it? You're embarrassing us in front of a new student." She looked at me. "You're Lynette Calson right?"

"Actually, it's Lynette Carson," I said, shaking her hand.

"Oh, sorry, I'm never good with last names," she said, giggling. "Hello, I'm Narcissa Lestrange." (Don't act surprised)

"How do you know her?" Sirius asked her curiously.

"Professor McGonagall asked me to find her and fill her in on Hogwarts," she answered him. She turned to me. "You're going to be sorted first at the sorting ceremony," she informed me. "Do you know what it is?"

"Um, yeah, it's when you get sorted into one of the houses, Lily told me about it before," I answered.

Narcissa looked surprised. "You know Lily already?"

I nodded with Lily. "Our moms know each other," Lily informed.

"Oh, well that makes it better, if you're friends with me and Lily then you'll be alright for the first few weeks of school," she said with a smile.

I liked the thought that she considered me as a friend already. "Thanks," I said, returning the smile.

She turned to Lily. "Do you still want to go with Snape?"

Lily looked up, irritated. "No," she mumbled.

"Oh stop slouching Lily, that's not very lady like," Narcissa said as she finally closed the compartment door and sat down next to me.

Sirius and James were playing with a golden ball that resembled a snitch. It zoomed around Narcissa. She waved her wand at it and it disappeared.

"Aw, cousin, why did you have to do that?" Sirius asked.

"You're cousins?" I asked.

"Unfortunately," Narcissa and Sirius muttered.

"All of you are boring," James said, he looked at me, "well except you."

"Stop flirting with Lynette, Potter," Lily ordered. "Stay away from her."

"Just being friendly here Evans," James shrugged.

Lily rolled her eyes. "Yeah, then you'll spill a bucket of red paint all over her."

"It was an accident Evans, and it was two years ago, I said sorry," James exclaimed. "And last time I checked, your hair was orange-red already."

"You still did it."

"I didn't mean to."

"Yes you did."

"God, Evans. Will you ever let it go?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Not until I get a heartfelt apology!"

"I begged for your forgiveness in Potions!"

"Yeah, after you practically threw a cauldron full of shrinking potion at me!"

"Professor Slughorn restored you to your original height!"

"Yeah, after you hid me in your backpack convincing Professor Slughorn that I had ran off to go to the hospital wing!"

"I was going to bring you to Madam Pomfrey as soon as class ended!"

I sighed. Sirius looked up at me. "It's ok, they're just like that."

Lily looked at me. "I'm sorry; this is supposed to be a happy day," she said, her head bowing in shame.

James flushed. "Yeah, it's your first time here, don't want to give you the wrong conclusions," he said.

Narcissa smiled and said, "Now that's more like it! Potter, do you fancy Lynette?"

James hesitated for a minute. "No, it's not like that, it's just that she's a new student and I don't want her thinking that I'm an insulting git."

"You are," Lily muttered.

Narcissa smirked. "Oh, this will be an interesting year for sure."

"Narcissa, I couldn't agree more," Sirius said.

"Come on, we're almost at Hogwarts," Lily said. She waved her wand at herself and she was instantly changed into her school robes. Narcissa did the same. I tried it, and it worked. My robes were black like Narcissa's and Lily's, but without any tie or House crest.

"Oh, you'll be in Gryffindor for sure!" Lily exclaimed.

"Well, you don't know for sure yet Lily, maybe she'll be in Ravenclaw with me," Narcissa said.

"Well true, but I know for sure that she won't be in Slytherin," Lily said.

"True," Narcissa agreed.

"Do you play Quidditch?" James asked.

I turned to him. "Yeah."

"What position?"

"Seeker."

"Really? Me too."

"I'm sure she's better than you Potter," Lily said.

"Ooh, Potter, watch out, maybe Lynette will give you a run for your money," Narcissa said smiling.

"I'd like to see that, well not that it'll happen," James said.

"Excusez-moi," I said with a French accent. Then I returned to my normal voice. "Aren't you a bit sure of yourself?"

"I know how good I am, I'm positive that I can beat you," he said with a smug face.

"I know how good he is," Sirius said, defending him.

"Alright, but just watch me play before you decide anything," I said.

"Deal," James said.

"He's toast, I've seen Lyn play before, he can't compare," Lily told Narcissa.

I laughed. "Lily, don't say that, after all there is the slightest hope for him since I haven't seen him play."

"Oh, now who's being too sure of themselves?" James said, smiling.

I smiled. "Well, we're just going to have to wait and see." I looked out the window. "It's getting dark."

"Yeah, we're almost there," Narcissa said.

"I can't wait!" Lily shouted with excitement. "You'll love Hogwarts! It's so magical!"

"Yeah, it's magical since it's a school of magic," Narcissa muttered.

"What did you say Cissa?" Lily asked.

"Oh nothing, I agree, it is magical," she replied.

"Oh, look Lyn," Lily said, pointing at the window.

I turned to look. I saw a gigantic castle. "Hogwarts," I breathed.

A/N: Hey, well thanks for reading! Please review this chapter! You don't have to have an account to review on my stories. I'll update soon!