Powers That Be
Chapter 2
The Train Ride

Remus' POV

A couple of minutes after the train left the station, three other children appeared at the door, and wanted to know if they could sit with me. I was desperate for a chance to make friends, so I said that I didn't mind at all, and that it would be nice to have some company.

After they sat down, I realized that I had seen them on the platform. The girl was the red headed one I saw with her arms wrapped around the messy black haired guy on her right. The boy that had scowled at his parents was on the messy haired boy's right.

We began talking, and I soon found out that the girls name was Lily, the messy haired boy was James, and the other boy was Sirius.

Then Peter came in the compartment. He was the fat boy (not to be mean), the last person I remembered seeing on the platform. I felt sorry for him. Peter walked in right when Lily and James began snogging. It took an hour for them to tell us about them being soul mates and betrothed. Sirius wouldn't stop teasing them about it. I felt sorry for Lily and James, too. It must have been hard for them to have to be careful about how long they were apart, and having to make sure their parents didn't know how close they were.

Anyways, we talked about what houses we wanted to be in. Everyone said they wanted to be in Gryffindor except for Lily. She said Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, but any house would be fine as long as James would be there.

We also talked about what the sorting would be, since none of our parents would tell us. We also played chess and Exploding Snap. It was the first time I had been treated like a normal person since I was bitten by a werewolf at the age of three.

Sirius' POV

James, Lily, and I searched for a compartment, but they were all full. When we only had one compartment left, Lily and James, who had been holding hands, finally let go of each other. The three of us entered the compartment, where we found only one passenger, a boy around my age and sickly looking.

We asked him if we could join him, and our friendship with Remus Lupin, whose name I found out a bit later, began.

Peter Pettigrew also joined us. He seemed stupid, but he also looked lonely.

The train ride was actually really boring, though the five of us were now all really good friends. I had no way of knowing how much they would change my life.

I was happy that I wasn't looked down of by them because of my last name, though. After all, my family is well-known for supporting evil. The only people they appreciate are other pureblood families. And even that has exceptions. The family has to have no muggle blood in their family history what so ever, has to be able to trace their family back at least ten generations, and has to support, in other peoples' opinions, evil.

For the first time in my life I wasn't treated badly for my beliefs on how muggleborns had just as much right to learn magic as purebloods.

James' POV

After Lily and I were done kissing, we went with Sirius to find a compartment. We ended up sitting with a boy named Remus Lupin, since it was the only one that had space. He seemed shy, but he was really nice.

We were talking about our favorite Quidditch positions (Sirius-beater, Remus-keeper, Lily-chaser, and me, seeker) when a boy named Peter Pettigrew came into our compartment. Unfortunately, he came in at a bad time. Sirius and Remus were arguing about if the keeper or beater position was harder, so Lily and I had started to snog. So he walked in to see two eleven-year-olds snogging and two more arguing.

So, Lily and I ended up having to explain our betrothal and soulmate thing. I think Sirius was happy that we had a reason for always touching somehow, but I could tell he would end up teasing us a lot. Lils and I were treated like everyone else by them, and I was happy about that. Lils has always been a shy person, even if she does have a red head temper, a sharp tongue, and the brain and lingo to go with it. She gets really embarrassed, angry, and sad whenever we were teased, for obvious reasons. And I have never been able to sit and see her sad, it breaks my heart.

Anyways, after we were done explaining our life, all five of us played Exploding Snap and Wizards Chess, pigged out on junk food, and talked until we arrived at Hogsmeade Station. I could already tell that it would be a great school year, and I was looking forward to the school year for the first time in history.

Lily's POV

After Jay and I stopped kissing, which Sirius looked happy about, we went looking for a train compartment. There was only one that had space for all of us, so we ended up sitting with a boy named Remus Lupin. He seemed really sick to me, like he just got over the flu. He ended up being a first year, too.

When Sirius, Jay and I sat down, Jay was in the middle, across from Remus. We all started talking, and I found out we all had a couple of things in common. All four of us wanted to be in Gryffindor, me being the only one that would even think about settling for a different one. We all would not be able to handle being in Slytherin, and all loved Quidditch. Even though I am muggleborn, I've grown up with magic because of the betrothal and the fact that I've been showing magic since I was a baby.

At some point during our conversation, a boy named Peter Pettigrew joined us. He was overly healthy, to the point of being un-healthy, to put it nicely, and he seemed really shy and skittish, like he got scared easily. He said he wanted to be in Gryffindor, but I think I am the only one that heard him say that he would end up in Hufflepuff.

The rest of the ride went quickly, and when we arrived at Hogsmeade Station, I couldn't help but think that I might have had a chance of not being too different than the other students.

Peter's POV

When the train started moving, I went into the first compartment I saw. I didn't notice the trunks, so I sat down. It was empty, after all. But after about twenty minutes, two boys came into the compartment and asked what I was doing. Let's just say they threatened me and chased me out of the compartment. I didn't comprehend every thing that happened, I was too scared. But I later found out that the boys names were Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy, members of known families that are famous for following Dark Wizards.

Snape has long, shoulder length black, greasy hair, and cold, black eyes. He gave me the creeps by just looking at him. Malfoy, on the other hand, has short blonde hair that was slicked back perfectly. It looks like it wouldn't move if he stood in the path of a hurricane. His eyes are an icy grey, and gave me the impression that I would come to hate, and fear, him.

Anyways, I left the compartment and finally found one that had three boys and a girl inside. Their names are Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, and Lily Evans. I sat with them for the rest of the ride, and I learned a bit about them.