Chapter Two - Sirius
After the boy made that comment about the 'slimeball' on the floor, the girls were awestruck…Not only by the tall boy's good looks, but his wit as well. Then, after he said this, the boy turned towards Luna and Lily. Luna then saw just how dark his eyes were. They were so dark that they were almost black, and instead of having the illusion that you were getting lost in his eyes, they were almost like marbles. Indeed, to Luna they appeared to look like two black pearls placed on his face. Luna had been so mesmerized by the "black pearls" that she and Lily didn't even realize that the boy was talking to them.
"Wh-What d-did you say?" Luna stammered.
"I asked you what your name was. However, since you weren't listening, maybe I should introduce myself first. I'm Sirius Black,"the boy said, holding his hand out to the two girls. Luna grasped his hand and shook it, looking down at the floor so he wouldn't see her blushing. Lily did the same.
Luna, still looking at the floor, introduced herself. "I-I'm Luna Sinistra," she stammered.
After Luna introduced herself, Lily managed in the same uneasy voice, "I'm L-Lily Evans".
"Do you girls want to sit with me in my compartment? There's only one other person in there and I'm sure he won't mind," Sirius said.
"Of course!" Lily and Luna chimed in together.
"Well then, step over him . . ." he said indicating the greasy haired person on the floor, "and join us."
As the girls and Sirius stepped over the person in their path, they entered Sirius's compartment and saw that there was indeed someone in the compartment. It was a boy with hazel colored eyes and round glasses perched on his face.
Rain. Noah had probably never seen such a downpour. His eyes were so full of water that he felt as though he were crying. He somewhat confidently boarded the train. It was warm, kind of like a campfire. Relaxing slightly, he tried to find a place to sit. However, after getting halfway down the aisle, he was shocked to see a greasy haired boy in the middle of it. The boy looked unconscious but he couldn't be too sure. He carefully stepped over the mangled body in front of him and continued down the hallway.
He kept walking and eventually found what appeared to be an empty compartment with only a girl inside. She had light blonde, curly hair and unusually thick glasses placed on her nose. She was staring blankly outside the window, apparently thinking of some far off place. He stepped inside and, seeing that her thoughts were preoccupied, unloaded his luggage, depositing it on the compartment above her head. The girl still seemed oblivious to his presence in the compartment. He sat down across from her and, trying to get her attention, said, "Um, excuse me, what is your name?"
The girl was still staring blankly out the window, not appearing to hear him, so he tried again.
"Excuse me," he started, tapping her on the shoulder. "What is your name? Mine's Remus, Remus Lupin."
The girl jumped and screamed. She was still breathing heavily when she said, "Um, my name is Christina W-Windstar," she breathed, her eyes bulging. Remus laughed when he saw her expression and said, "Well then Christina," holding his hand out to her, "I'm pleased to meet you."
Lily stared at the people in the compartment and was amazed at how comfortable she felt when she was around them. They each had their own individual personalities and were each so at ease that Lily wondered how they did it. Luna was enchanting, it was almost like there was an aura of allurement about her. She talked in a flowing voice, like a glass of water, and what surprised Lily the most about Luna was that she was smart, not like the typical most popular girl. Sirius was HOT, there were no other words for it. He was funny and rebellious and when he talked you wondered whether he was actually going to do all of the crazy stunts that he talked about doing. He was THE height of cool. James Potter, the boy with the glasses and hazel eyes, was one of the nicest people she had ever met. He talked with feeling and had a smile that could make anyone feel good. The one thing that Lily was sure about at that moment was that these people made her feel better and more at ease than she had ever been in her life.
Her thoughts were interrupted however, by a tap on the shoulder from James, who she was seated next to.
"Lily, we've been trying to get your attention for the past ten minutes. Are you feeling okay?" he said with sincere concern.
"I'm fine…I was just thinking, that's all. I'm glad that you're my friends," Lily said.
"Well we're glad that we're your friends too, Lily," Luna said, smiling.
At that moment the train stopped and a gangly, old man who looked like a living skeleton entered the train and called for all of the first years to get off of the train first. James and Sirius got their bags from the compartment above their heads. Luna and Lily had to get their luggage from the compartment that they were in at the beginning of the train's journey. They all left the train along with the other first years which, sadly, included the greasy haired boy.