Hello again! I decided to update again tonight, as I love the idea of posting. It just feels lovely.
I'd love if you'd leave me a little review with some constructive criticism: my writing does need a lot of improvement. So if you wouldn't mind then I'd really appreciate it.
Also, apologises about this being a slightly slow start. I'm just going to take things slowly for now.
However, before long, there was a quiet knock on the glass compartment door and when Remus looked up he saw a small boy with mousy brown hair, which was clinging to his sweating forehead. The boy looked deathly pale and was twitching vigorously. Remus smiled at the stranger, realising if he rejected him when he was this nervous then wouldn't he wouldn't be helping the boy's confidence. The mousy haired boy slid open the door and slipped into the compartment, wordlessly.
"Hello, I'm Remus Lupin."
"P-P-Peter Petti-g-grew," the boy stuttered, not lifting his gaze from Remus.
In return to this gesture, Remus smiled, "Are you a first year too then?"
Peter thought this question through then nodded slowly, "What h-house do you want to be in, R-Remus?"
"I don't mind, I'm sure any house would be nice really, except I'm not so keen on Slytherin. How about you?"
But before Peter could reply, a redhead girl slid open the compartment door. "Do you mind if we sit here? There are no more empty compartments." At the word "we" Remus noticed a dark haired boy standing behind her.
"Of course, come on in! The more the merrier!" Remus exclaimed quickly, determined not to show his increasing worry. The girl raised her eyebrows slightly at Remus' enthusiasm, but said nothing. Instead she dragged in her trunk, upon which sat a cage containing a small black kitten, watching the newcomers with curious blue eyes.
The boy followed, his small, battered trunk in tow.
"I'm Lily, Lily Evans," the girl said confidently, "And this is Severus Snape."
Remus and Peter both introduced themselves and Lily took a seat beside Remus, Severus sitting opposite her.
The compartment remained in silence; Remus continued to read his book. Lily also took out a book -one Remus recognised instantly as Hogwarts A History - and pored over its' contents, wide-eyed and smiling. Remus was sure that the girl was muggleborn though she hadn't mentioned it to him.
Severus on the other hand was content to stare into space. Remus imagined he would be excited about Hogwarts too, and would be imagining the evening that lay ahead of them.
Peter had taken out a deck of chocolate frog cards and was contentedly flicking through them, pausing to read each one and view the picture.
"Sev," Lily asked, breaking the silence, "Can you explain how we get sorted into our houses again, please?"
This statement confirmed Remus' suspicion that Lily was muggleborn - it also told him that Severus was either a half or pure-blood.
Severus smiled at Lily before beginning an explanation of the sorting process and all of the houses you could be sorted into. Lily listened to him intently, taking every word in.
Just as Severus was explaining the qualities of students in each house, the compartment door opened a third time, and two boys were standing patiently. Remus smiled warmly at them and they copied the gesture. However, when the bespectacled boy noticed Lily, his expression changed from happy to shocked and he blushed a deep red. Lily smiled at him, which only caused him to blush harder. Remus stifled a giggle.
The first boy, who had long dark hair, introduced himself as Sirius Black and the boy who was still blushing was James Potter.
They sat down and the carriage was quiet for a while longer, until James inquired as to what houses everyone was hoping to be placed in.
"Slytherin," Snape said quickly, and James snorted.
"Is there a problem? Where would you want to go?" Severus challenged.
"Gryffindor! Where the brave at heart dwell!"
Severus laughed, then he hissed, "If you'd rather be brawny than brainy-"
Sirius cried out but before he could retaliate, Lily had stood up.
"Come on Sev, let's go and sit somewhere else instead."
She pulled the boy up from his seat and dragged him from the compartment, smiling apologetically at Remus then slightly more reluctantly at Peter. "Would you like to join us, Remus?" she asked. Remus shook his head gently, trying to convey that he wasn't saying no because he disliked her. Lily understood and smiled again. When James noticed the smile, he moaned softly and she glared at him before storming away.
For the rest of the journey, Remus was tried to remain quiet - he continued to read his book and nibbled on the supply of chocolate he had with him, occasionally giving his opinion on something. Peter was reasonably quiet too, only making small talk with James every so often.
However James and Sirius were rarely silent for longer than a minute, chatting away animatedly about Quidditch. Remus knew both boys had good intentions, but he quietly hoped he wouldn't have to share a room with them.
Eventually a prefect opened their compartment's door and told them to get changed into their Hogwarts robes, which they all complied to. Remus slipped his book and chocolate into the pocket of his robes, knowing that his trunk would be taken elsewhere.
Once they were changed, the four boys sat in silence: all of them too excited for chatter.
Soon the train slowed then came to a stop and the four boys in the compartment stood up.
"We should all stick together," Sirius announced, "I'd rather share a boat with you all than my cousin."
Sirius shuddered at the thought of his cousin, and Remus' curiosity almost got the better of him, but he let the subject drop.
Sirius proceeded to grab the arms of Remus and James, then James followed suit by grabbing Peter, then the four slid out into the compartment before exiting into the corridor. They bustled past the other students and out onto the dark platform.
So there you have it, Chapter Two. I think it's going quite swimmingly. However, I'm not sure if both Remus and Sirius are a little OOC, but I suppose I want Sirius especially to grow into his character. Plus, it's their very first day, so they're going to be nervous and want to stick together, right?
Much Love.
