The Marauders Pre-Marauders

A/N Hey people! This is my first FanFic so go easy on me. I know this chapter is amazingly short, but the next ones are longer and better! I would like to hear the truth in your reviews, just maybe not the whole truth! Lol! Hey, I know this first chappie isn't that good, but please keep reading, it gets much better! Please review:-D

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, places, etc. they are all owned by JK Rowling.

Chapter 1

A first look at Hogwarts

James hopped onto the Hogwarts Express just as it slowly pulled away from Platform 9 ¾. He waved to his parents' grinning, yet slightly worried, faces until they were out of sight. He knew his parents weren't worried about him, exactly. They were more worried about what he would do. They knew he was a bit of a prankster. They even felt slightly bad for the teachers at Hogwarts, for they were the ones who would have to put up with James' pranks.

James walked down the narrow isle looking for a not completely full compartment. He settled for a compartment with a pretty girl with red fiery hair, a handsome boy with longish black hair, who was obviously trying to look cool, and a rather sickly looking boy who was very pale.

James slid open the compartment door and said, "Uh, can I sit in this compartment?" when all three nodded their heads "yes", James came into the compartment and sat in the seat across from the red-headed girl.

"Erm, my name's James Potter," James said in greeting to the rest of the group.

"My name's Lily Evans," said the pretty girl in response.

"Black, Sirius Black," said the attempting-to-be-cool boy, raising one hand.

"I'm Remus Lupin. Its nice to meet you," said the pale boy sitting next to James. Remus reached out to shake James' hand, but James was too busy staring at Lily, with her nose stuck in some very dull looking book called Muggles: What They Can Mean To You. James could feel a string of drool coming from his mouth, but he didn't care. Remus attempted to bring James back to the real world, but no such luck.

It was raining outside, though Remus could make out the first look at Hogwarts through the streaked glass window.

"Well, might as well go put on our robes, we're almost there.

James, having suddenly come back from the La La Land he had been in the entire train ride, stood up to go change.

"Good idea," he answered faintly as they all filed out of the compartment, still not completely shaken from his trance.

A/N: Hope yall liked it. Please review! The next chapter will be about the sorting of the pre-marauders 