"James, hurry up! You'll miss the train!" yelled a middle aged brunette woman.

The boy in question was leisurely strutting behind his mother, pushing his trolley and talking to the little brunette girl who was trying to keep up next to him.

"Do you promise to write me as often as you can?" asked the little girl who had tears in her eyes.

They crossed through the barrier together and then he finally answered.

He stared at her and smiled "Of course. I'll tell you all about the kind of trouble that I get into, of course."

She smiled brightly and gave him a big hug. "Can I come onto the train with you? Just for a moment?"

He sneaked a peek at his mother shaking her head. "Sure, you can help me find a seat."

She giggled happily and helped James with his trunk.

They walked down the corridor for a few moments before finding an empty compartment.

They just finished putting his trunk away when a dark brown haired boy entered holding his trunk. "Hello. Do you mind? Everywhere else is full."

James nodded and helped the boy with his trunk.

"I'm James Potter. This is my sister, Samantha."

The boy nodded at Samantha and she blushed deeply. "I'm Sirius Black. First year for you two?"

"It's mine. She isn't coming until next year. What about you?"

"First year."

"Samantha! Where are you?" They heard their mother scream. Samantha jumped up quickly and hugged her brother tightly while she started to cry.

"Promise me, James. Promise you will write to me and tell me all the trouble that you get into."

James smiled at his little sister and wiped away her tears. "I promise. Every rule breaking thing I do, I'll tell you."

They hugged once more before Samantha broke away. "I'll miss you. Stay safe and get into trouble often."

Samantha walked past James and faced Sirius. "You take care of my brother, Sirius. I have a feeling you two will be the best of friends." She gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek before running out of the compartment and onto the platform.

Sirius stared after her for a moment before nervously laughing. "Well, wasn't expecting any of that."

James stared at him for a moment before laughing along with him. "Looks like my sister fancies you."

They sat down and began talking when another boy happened into compartment. A tall, skinny, pale, light brown haired boy.

"Hello. Do you mind?"

They nodded and helped him with his trunk. "I'm Remus Lupin."

"I'm James Potter."

"I'm Sirius Black."

They sat down and continued their conversation. They heard the horn sound to signal their departure. James leaned out of the window to say goodbye once more to his family. He noticed Sam was still crying. "Bye, Sammy! I'll miss you most! I'll put a good word in for you with Sirius!" He laughed when he saw her eyes bulge out and her face turned a deep crimson.

Sirius laughed and leaned out the window. "Bye, Sam! Nice to have met you."

He didn't think it possible but she turned a darker shade of red.

"We haven't even gotten to Hogwarts yet and you two already have a fan." Remus said laughing.

They finally arrived at Hogwarts. Sirius felt a little nauseous after the rocky boat ride to get to the castle. James, Remus, and Sirius walked through the front doors side by side.

James didn't remember ever feeling this nervous before in his life. They waited in an empty classroom before the sorting ceremony began. The first years were so silent that you could probably hear a pin drop.

Sirius looked around the room anxiously. He just wanted the whole sorting over and done with. He knew he would be put into Slytherin because that's where his family had been placed for generations.

A stern looking witch entered the room and looked at each of them. "Hello, my name is Professor McGonagall. I am the transfigurations teacher here at Hogwarts. We are ready for the sorting to begin. If you will all follow me."

They followed her into the Great Hall. It was full of students wearing black pointed hats. Professor McGonagall brought them to the front of the hall and put a dingy old hat on a stool. "When I call your name, come forward and you will be sorted into a house."

A few people were called before Sirius was. "Sirius Black." announced Professor McGonagall.

Sirius slowly walked up to where she was standing. He cautiously sat down and closed his eyes. He felt the hat being placed on his head. Not even a second later, the hat yelled out. "GRYFFINDOR!"

Sirius was shocked. He couldn't believe that he wasn't placed in Slytherin. The Gryffindor table erupted into cheers and he went to join them.

After a while another familiar face was being called. "Remus Lupin."

The mousy haired boy looked terrified. He sat down and smiled at Sirius. Sirius in return gave him thumbs up. "GRYFFINDOR!"

Remus looked relieved as did Sirius. They were both pleased to know someone that would be in there house. Remus sat down across from Sirius and they started to cheer for their fellow Gryffindor first years whenever one was called.

"Peter Pettigrew."

A small lump of a boy walked to the stool and was shaking. Sirius was amazed at how frightened this boy looked. "GRYFFINDOR!"

The boy looked like he was about to faint. Sirius stared open mouthed because he couldn't believe that this boy, who looked terrified by just being alive, was placed into a house known for its bravery and courage.

"James Potter."

Sirius and Remus looked up with interest. James strutted towards the stool and sat down. He smugly smiled as the hat was placed onto his head. "GRYFFINDOR!"

Sirius and Remus cheered as hard as they could. James ran over and sat down next to Sirius. "That was a piece of cake. I knew I would be put into Gryffindor the whole time." James said.

Sirius laughed and rolled his eyes. "I thought I would be put into Slytherin. My family has been sorted in there for generations."

James eyed him carefully. "Oh really?"

Sirius' face flushed. "Yeah, they have. They can have each other, if you ask me! That crap about being a pure blood and hating muggleborns is ludicrous, in my opinion."

James physically relaxed. "That's true. People are people, even though we are better because we can conjure up whatever we need in a moment while they have to go to the store."

Sirius laughed. "I guess so. Who cares about what people are, as long as you can hex them for being prats."

They looked at each other and laughed. Food appeared and they dug in to the feast as fast as they could.

Samantha was sitting in the kitchen watching her mother fuss around, cooking. It had been a month since James left for Hogwarts and she missed him terribly.

It helped some that James would write to her as often as possible. She would reread his letters over and over again to make her feel like she was there with him, experiencing everything he was.

Samantha sighed to herself. She thought of the things that James and she would do together before he went to Hogwarts. It wasn't that she didn't want him to go to Hogwarts; it's just that she didn't want him to go without her. Samantha knew that they needed separate lives but he was her best friend and she didn't care if she was acting selfish by missing him.

James would write to her about all the things he was learning and of what he and Sirius would do together. He even mentioned a girl named Lily Evans. James would stare at her constantly and ask her out but she would always say no and even kicked him in the shin one day. Samantha knew she liked this Lily person immediately after reading that letter. Not too many people would ignore James like that and was glad that someone was showing him that it wasn't a good thing to be so arrogant all the time.

Samantha would day dream constantly about being there with James and doing the things he did with Sirius. She knew that she had only briefly met him once but he stayed with her. Whenever James mentioned him, she would read every word carefully and then spend hours thinking about Sirius in great detail.

She never told James that the night before he left she had a strange dream. Actually, it was more of a mental picture of the future than a dream. She saw James and Sirius as teenagers. James was hugging a fiery red haired girl with Sirius hugging her. There was such a comforting feeling between the four of them. Samantha knew that they were all very close and meant a lot to each other. When she met Sirius that day at King's Cross Station, she knew that was the boy from her dream and that this boy would be James' best friend.

She knew it didn't make any sense. When she told her mother of her dream and what happened in the compartment, she got really quiet before telling Samantha that she was just being silly.

"Samantha? Dear, are you alright?"

Samantha looked up and smiled at her mother. "Yeah, I'm alright."

Her mother sat down across from her and smiled. "Are you thinking about that boy again?"

Samantha blushed and nodded. "Yes, mama, I am. I know I shouldn't be since I only met him for a moment but when I saw him I knew."

"Knew what, sweetheart?"

Samantha sighed happily. "That he was the boy that I would always love."

Mrs. Potter laughed lightly. "You are such a romantic. How can you know that you will always love him?"

Samantha smiled apprehensively before answering. "I know because of that dream I had. The one I told you about after James left? That's how I know."

Mrs. Potter noticeably stiffened. "It was just a dream. You can't base your life over some silly dream you had."

She looked at her mother closely. "Why does my dream bother you so much? If it was just a silly dream that I had, then why does it offend you?"

Mrs. Potter stood up quickly. "It doesn't offend me. I just don't want you to waste your life and deciding every little thing by this dream. You have your whole life ahead of you, Samantha. You will meet plenty of boys when you are old enough and find the one for you. It doesn't have to be this boy. You are going to live a long life filled with love. Don't wait for this one boy because you had a dream."

Samantha rolled her eyes at her mother. "I know I will meet other boys who catch my fancy but they will never compare to Sirius Black. He's the one, mama. I know it. I can feel it in my bones."

Mrs. Potter laughed and shook her head. "You are just as stubborn as your brother. I'll be lucky if you two survive to be thirty at this rate."

Samantha looked sad when her mother walked away. "I hope we do too."

Mr. Potter helped James and Sirius put their trunks on to the trolleys and went towards their taxi.

"You're sure you and Mrs. Potter don't mind me spending Christmas with you all?"

Mr. Potter laughed out loud. "Of course not. What kind of people would we be if we didn't invite James' best friend home for Christmas. It's a shame you couldn't go with your family on holiday in Italy."

Sirius shifted uncomfortably and glanced at James. "Yeah, it's a shame, Pop. But Sirius is going to have the best time with us right?"

Mr. Potter laughed once again. "Indeed. Welcome home, Sirius."

They barely opened the door when a sudden blur of long wavy dark brown hair tackled James to the ground. They were laughing so hard. "James, I've missed you so much! It's been dreadfully boring here without you." Sam said in record time.

Their father helped them up and it wasn't until he let go that Samantha noticed someone standing in the background watching quietly.

Her eyes got wide and her mouth hung open. "S-Sirius? What are you doing here?"

Sirius smiled at her. "Your parents invited me weeks ago. My parents are in Italy. I would have thought James would have told you?"

She nodded dumbly and gave Sirius a quick hug hello. She turned her gaze on her brother and father. They quickly straightened at her gaze.

Mrs. Potter came into the room from the kitchen. "Oh boys, you're home!" She hugged each of them tightly. Sirius had never felt so welcome in his life, not even at his own home.

Mrs. Potter led them into the kitchen as Mr. Potter levitated their trunks to their rooms.

"So boys, tell me all about how your first year at Hogwarts is going?"

Samantha smiled at her older brother and Sirius. She knew what they had really been up to but wanted to hear the spin they would put on their stories to please her mother.

They spent the Christmas vacation having fun playing games and hanging out with Samantha.

It all ended much too quickly for Samantha's liking. She didn't like having to say goodbye so quickly again. James was her best friend and Sirius was the boy she knew she would always love.