I heard Lily's bedroom door slam open, a delighted squeal graced my ears... Godric, that was cheesy.

Although I couldn't quite make out what was happening ( I was too busy trying to fall asleep again, I hadn't yet smelled food, so it was probably still before noon, which was way too early to get up), I heard a SLAM and whole room shook. I jumped violently, banged my head in the headboard, and found myself on the floor, tangled in the bed sheets.

"What the-"

"GET UP,SIRIUS! I'M GOING TO HOGWARTS!"

She plopped herself in front of me, sitting cross legged.

"Oh, yeah. Guess I forgot 'bout that"

I said, rubbing my head furiously.

"Aren't you exited?"

She wondered, tilting her head to the side slightly.

"I didn't say I wasn't."

I offered her my trademark grin, getting up and pulling her with me.

"You ready?"

"Yup!"

She answered, popping the 'p'. Her excitement returned, she pulled me to my wardrobe (which was mostly empty, she made me pack my trunk days ago. 'You have to be ready, you can't leave everything for the last minute!', she said, hands on her hips, lips pursed), opened it, threw me a pair of trousers, a shirt and headed for the door:

"Get dressed! The train won't wait for you!"

"Lily, darling, oh my beloved sister, you do realize it's ten o'clock, right?"

"Yes...why...?"

"You do realize, sweetheart, that it's WAAAAY too early to wake me up?"

"Um... Well yeah...but- but it's the first of September!"

She said, a hopeful smile on her face, praying the prank I play on her won't be too bad.

"Precisely. Well at least you realize it, so I'll let you go this time."

She grinned, let a little 'whoop', and headed down the hall for breakfast.

"But only this once!"

I called after her, grinning too. She was waaaaay too exited.

I took my time getting dressed, I had nothing to hurry for. When grabbed my trunk and headed downstairs, it was ten thirty.

We usually left around ten forty-five, so I had time to have breakfast.

I didn't have a big one though, and by the time I was finished, people were already apparating.

I dragged myself to the living room, waiting for someone... Well someone human to apparate me. Lucky me, Andromeda hadn't apparated yet. She's really nice actually, next person I'd go to if it wasn't for Lily.

So I ended up at Platform 9¾, getting on the train.I easily found our compartment - well it wasn't ours, but we ( me and my mates, James, Remus and Peter) liked to call it that, since there was rarely someone in the last compartment, and it was really just us there.

I bid goodbye to my parents and climbed on the scarlet steam engine. I found an empty compartment quite quickly. Just as I was sitting down, a blond girl with grey-blue eyes entered the compartment.

"Is there anyone here?"

She asked, tilting her head to the side slightly.

"Um, yes- I mean, no- I- you can sit here, there's no one."

I babbled, mentally kicking myself.

'Way to go, Lily, that simply fantastic!'

She grinned.

"I'm Marlene McKinnon. I'm a first year. Who are you?"

A friendly smile graced her face.

"I'm Lily Black. First year too. D'you reckon there'll be more first year girls?"

I found it easy to talk to her. I don't really know why- something about her friendly features. She was really pretty too. She actually had a tanned complexion, while I was really pale. REALLY pale. When I tried to get even just a bit tanned, I always resulted in getting burned and looking like a crab.

"Well I hope that there are gonna be boys!"

She said, an exited smile taking over her face. She didn't seem to care that I was a Black. That was actually quite a good start.

At that moment, the door opened. A head peeked through:

"Is it free?"

"Well yeah, I don't think you have to pay!"

Said Marlene playfully. God that girl had self-esteem! I couldn't manage a simple 'no'.

The petite girl giggled.

"No, I meant, can I sit here?"

A smile played on her face, dimples appearing. She was quite small, short hair gold-brown hair, hazel eyes.

"Sure!"

I said, surprising myself. I managed to say a normal word! We should throw a party!

"Oh good, the other compartments are all taken by higher years- you two are first years, yeah? Oh I do hope so- If you aren't I don't think there are any first years on the train! I'm Alice, by the way, I-"

I had no idea a girl could talk that fast.

"Whooo... Slow down!"

Marlene laughed,

"Yes, we are first years. I'm Marlene, this is Lily, relax!"

Boy, that girl knew how to handle a situation.

"Oh, goodie!"

BANG!

The compartment door slammed open, and a girl stumbled in, tripping on her trunk and falling on the floor.

"Oh, goodness, are you ok?"

Here are my grandma instincts kicking in. Fantastic, grandma Lily.

"Yeah... I think..."

The girl had long dark hair, light brown eyes and a few freckles here and there. She pulled herself up, detangled herself from her trunk and dust herself up.

"Are you... First years?"

Said a girl from behind her. She had brown hair and pale skin. Finally someone who looked like a vampire too! Yes! I'm not the only one!

"Yup!"

I answered, popping the 'p'. I had to overcome that habit- it was too childish. TOO childish, grandma Lily.

"I'm Dorcas Meadows, first year."

Said the girl that had fallen down.

"Emmeline Vance"

Said the second one.

"Oh, good! For a moment I thought we were going to be the only first year girls!"

Keep your stupid thoughts to yourself, Lily. Do not say every thought that passes through you head, that makes an even more grandma-ish impression. That's not good.

We chatted for a while. Marlene wanted to be in Gryffindor, Emmy( that's what Emmeline wanted us to call her) wanted to be in Ravenclaw. Dorcas, Alice and I weren't really sure. Well, I guess we'll see when the time comes.

Then again, they said they didn't want to be in Slytherin.

What if- what if I am in Slytherin? Blacks have always been in Slytherin. Plus, my parents would hate me if I was sorted somewhere else... Sirius or not, I couldn't cope being in Slytherin either- these girls- they're fantastic! They're- I would really want to be with THEM, not those other girls that go in Slytherin. I've been to some Malfoy parties. The people there... They're... Well they aren't very pleasant...