"Whew," I sighed as I sat down on the bench in the empty room of the train car. I watched as the train station sped past in a blur of colors as the train left on the tracks that brought us to the first day of the rest of our lives.

"Here, this is another first year, you sit with her. I'm going to go sit with my friends."

I looked up to see a boy and girl with black hair and emerald green eyes.

The girl had her hair to about the middle of her back, it was pitch-black, and had several major curls all over the place.

The boy was noticeably older. He had sloppy hair the same color as the girl's. His robes had another layer under them that were green, thus showing he was a Slytherin.

"Kay' got it, yeah, have fun." The girl said, and eagerness in her voice, and I could tell she wanted him to go away. "I'll be fine."

"Alright," The boy said, pushing the girl's luggage in. "Bye."

He closed the door, and the girl turned around, immediately releasing a sigh of relief a sigh of relief as she sat down.

"Well," The girl said, clapping her hands together. "Now that he's out of the way, I believe introductions are in order. "She extended her hand with a smile. "My name is Maggs. Short for Magpie."

I placed my hand in her palm, and returned the smile. "Livia. Livia Scamander Lovegood."

Maggs cocked her head to the side in surprise, and took her hand back. "'Scamander Lovegood'?"

"I have two last names."

"Ah. Well, my brother told me that there's a naturalist whose last name is Scamander. You related?"

"He's my dad."

"Cool, and Lovegood…Where does that come from?"

"Ever heard of 'Loony Lovegood'?"

"Yeah, of course, who hasn't? He helped fight You-Know-Who in her sixth year, along with 'Dumbledore's Army'."

"That's my mom."

"Ohmigosh…" Maggs said, a look of pure awe on her face. "…Your freaking' amazing."

"No, my parents are. By the way, have you seen any 'Potter's or 'Weasley's on the train? My mom told me at least ones our age, maybe two. A girl named Lily, for sure. She's got two brothers, named James, and Albus."

"Nope, can't say that I have…wait…Potter? As in HARRY POTTER? THE HARRY POTTER? HARRY. FREAKING. POTTER? The-boy who-defeated-he-who-must-not-be-named? THAT, HARRY POTTER!" By now Maggs was screeching with a delighted look on her face.

"Ow…" I said as I began rubbing my ears.. "And yes, that Harry Potter."

"Oh, oh, sorry." Maggs said, now a guilty expression crossing her face.

"It's okay," I said, digging through my pockets so I was ready for the candy trolley.

"Um, excuse me…"

We looked up to see a girl with straight red-hair, she had kind eyes and her voice was soft. She was carrying a duffle bag, and a red jacket.

"Yes?" I said, using the same tone.

"Are you Livia?" She implored.

"As a matter of fact, I am. You must be Lily." I said, as Maggs scooted to make room for Lily, and pushed her bag out of the way.

"I'm Maggs, pleased to meet you." Maggs said.

"Yes, I'm Lily. Happy to meet you both," Lily said, as she smiled and sat down next to Maggs.

Suddenly a voice came in from the hall, obviously a boy's, and obviously exasperated.

"Lily? Lily!"

"Oh, not again. I thought I ditched him in the last car." Lily said as she hung her head.

"Who's that?" Maggs asked, looking extremely curious.

"My brother, Albus. He's in his third year."

"Hey! So is my brother!"

"Is that the guy who dropped you off here?" I asked.

"Yeah, that was him."

"What's his name? Maybe Albus has talked about him." Lily said, making multiple glances towards the door, as if expecting it to fly open any moment now.

"Seth, he's in Slytherin. Although I have no idea why." Maggs said, staring at the door.

"Let me think…Seth Vicktair?" Lily asked.

"Oui." Maggs replied in French.

"He said they're pretty close friends. That they hang out every once in a while, and that he's one of the few nice Slytherins. He also said he's the seeker for his house team, and that he's a force to be reckoned with on a broom."

Then all of a sudden the door burst open, sending a quick short breeze in. In the doorway stood an exhausted looking boy with extremely messy black hair, not as dark as Maggs', but still dark. He had murky brown eyes that were wide with fear. His uniform was sliding down his shoulders, the Gryffindor insignia just barely visible.

"There you are Lily!" He yelled, then looked at me and Maggs, then turned his attention back to Lily. "Who are they?"

I held my thin hand out to him, "Livia Scamander Lovegood. I assume you're Albus?"

He took my hand, shook it, then seated himself next to me. "You assume correctly. And you are?" He said, looking to Maggs.

"Maggs, short for magpie." Maggs said to him.

"Hm, you Seth's sister?"

"Correct."

We hadn't realized the door was still open until the old trolley lady popped in to ask us if we wanted anything. We ordered four frogs, and two boxes of beans, paid, then let the old lady leave before we shut the door. Maggs closed the window before we began ripping the frogs out of their packages.

When we opened them, mine jumped onto Albus' lap, then stopped moving. I took it from Albus' lap, muttering "Only one good hop." Albus' jumped up, then froze in mid-air. Lily's and Maggs' jumped into each other and became paralyzed. We ate them is silence, then began nerding out about the cards.

"By the way," Albus said, handing Maggs' back her card. " Which houses are you guys hoping for? I'm in Gryffindor."

I stuffed my card into my pocket, and replied. "Ravenclaw."

Lily smiled and said, "Gryffindor, obviously."

Maggs turned her card over in her hands, and said "Anywhere but Hufflepuff. I mean seriously, what the hell is a Hufflepuff? The name sounds like some weird flower."

"We're almost there, so I'd recommend you guys get changed," Albus said as he stood up, and pulled the door open. "I'm going back to my car. I'll see you guys at the sorting. Don't pass out on me, kay'?"

I smirked, then punched his arm. "Get out, none of us are going to change with you in the room, or faint."

He smiled, then left the room. Lily began laughing, and muttered "He likes you Livia."

I spun my finger in the air, and rolled my eyes, but a smile was still on my face. "We're almost there girly, so we should probably change."

We changed into our robes without event or incident, and the train immediately stopped. The door slammed open and we crammed our regular clothes into our bags, and left for our hopefully eventful lives at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.