A/N: I own none of these characters except for the ones you don't recognize!

"Bye!" said Lily Evans, waving to her parents from the window of the Hogwarts Express.

As the train gave its last warning of departure, Lily went down the aisle of the train to look for her two best friends, Regina Lin and Miranda Leslie.

"HEY!" called a voice behind her.

"Regina! Miranda!" shouted Lily as she rushed over to greet her companions.

"Hey!" called another voice.

Lily looked around to find that the infamous James Potter was running (well, stumbling) towards her.

Seeing this, Lily ran to her friends, ignoring the yells of her name from Potter. Lily grabbed them by their arms and dragged them into the nearest compartment she could find, only to see that it was too late.

He somehow was able to stick his foot between the two sliding doors and was able to let himself in.

Backing away is if James was some fast-spreading disease, she thought to herself,

"crud".