-Come on, daddy, will be late! Come on, Lily is waiting for me!- said a very mad Emma Lupin to her father Remus.
-Dad is coming. Calm down, sis, your definitely not the only one panicking. Even Lily is probably driving Harry and Ginny crazy, but they're not complaining- said Sirya.
-If you could get on the car, mum and dad would bring us to King's Cross. Vic is waiting-
-Give it up, Teddy. You two broke up. She'll be at the station with her new boyfriend to wave Louis goodbye and I don't think Fleur will allow you next to her "baby pearl""-said Emma with an amused face.
-Kids, on the car or I swear I will change your face and not thanks to your metamorph abilities- Mrs. Tonks appeared from the back of her house with a very angry expression and her three kids jumped in the car as fast as they could.
When they arrived at the station, the Weasleys and the Potters were already there. When Lily and Hugo saw their best-friend Emma they ran away from their mothers' arms to greet her and ask her if she was nervous like them.
-How could I? We are just going to school!- stated her normally.
-Well, you were lucky arriving late: my dad made us promise never to become friends with Malfoy or Zabini. He said he would have killed me if I dared doing like Rosie and Albus- said Hugo looking around to check if his father was somewhere near to hear.
Harry and Remus joined their youngest to say goodbye. Little Lily jumped in his father's arms for the last time and asked him if she could have a broomstick after entering among the Gryffindors. None of her brothers were in that house: James ended up in Hufflepuff and Albus in Slytherin. She promised she would have made her parents proud attending in their same house.
-Emma, can I speak to you one last time?-asked Remus to his youngest- Listen, honey, you know what happens to daddy once a month and you also know that…-
-That I don't actually transform into a werewolf, but I've got kind of epileptic attacks. Dad, I know what you want me to do: you want me to tell Lily and Hugo so they can control me during full moon, right?-asked the girl.
-You are definitely my daughter- he said, laughing when Emma changed her hair color from her usual purple to a honey-brown very similar to his- Yes, you are, indeed. Now go and say bye to Teddy and Sirya, they'd be mad at you if you didn't. Hug me first- he said opening his arms to embrace his baby one last time.
Ten minutes later, after hugging and kissing all their relatives, Emma got on the train with Lily and Hugo. They couldn't believe that it was finally time for them to go to Hogwarts, they dreamed of this day for years now.
-So, evil genius- said Emma looking at Lily- have you found a solution to our problems?-
-Yep! Look what I found at "Flourish&Blotts"-said Lily taking a book out from her bag. It said "Transfiguration for Dummies"- I know that it doesn't sound appealing, but it works great. I know some people who used it and said it was wonderful-
While Lily was hiding the book again, a little girl with long brown hair and icy eyes knocked on they compartment door. Hugo looked up to see who had disturbed their conversation and blushed a soon as he saw the girl.
-Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt you, but there are no more places. Can I sit with you?-asked the girl
-Of course you can. Nice to meet you, I'm Lily Potter. This is Emma Lupin and the one with the red face is my cousin, Hugo Weasley-said Lily cheerfully.
-Don't worry, she's always very happy, you'll get used to it-said Emma looking at Lily.
-Nice to meet you. I'm Isabella Malfoy, but you can call me Bella- said the girl. Lily and Hugo looked at each other: the boy seemed very sad after what Bella said and Lily's smile grew even bigger.
-Good, now we've got something to drive uncle Ron very mad-said Lily. Emma explained that Hugo's dad forbid him and Lily to befriend Malfoys and Zabinis because his eldest daughter and Lily's brother became very close to two members of those families.
-I know. They are my brother Scorpius and my cousin Greg. They often speak of their adventures with Albus and Rose. Even my dad and uncle made me swear not to befriend members of your families. But they didn't know that another member of the family was part of your group, which means that now I'm allowed to hang with you-said Bella looking at the three of them hoping that someone knew what she meant.
-What does she mean?-asked Hugo confused. Bella's face turned from happy to very stressed.
-For God's sake, Hugh…Do you ever listen to my father's stories-asked Emma- She is a Malfoy, my mum is a Tonks. My grandmum and Bella's are sisters and that makes us kind of, well, cousins, I guess-
-Yes, cousins, just like me and you-said Lily- Well, considering that you and our Emma are related, you deserve to be a member of our group-
-Thanks- said Bella sitting next to Hugo, who turned even more red.
When they arrived to Hogwarts, Hagrid was there to welcome the first year as he used to do every year.
-Look, look, look: Potter, Weasley, Malfoy and Lupin. That's gonna be a funny year-
-You said it Hagrid!-answered Lily and Hugo together. During the journey to the school, the four of them discussed about their possible houses. Hugo was afraid of ending in Ravenclaw like his sister, Ron Weasley would have never forgiven his only son. Emma didn't care, she knew that she had three possibilities, but she would have probably ended in Hufflepuff like her brother and sister had previously done. Bella knew that her destiny was Slytherin with her brother and Lily was determined to make her dad proud of her.
-When I call your names, you come here and I'll put the hat on your head-said professor Longbottom.
The sorting started, the first five kids ended in Hufflepuff, the other ended in the other three houses and, finally, Emma's turn arrived.
-Lupin Emma-the girl walked shyly to the chair and waited for Neville to put the hat on her head- I see smartness and curiosity. Like your siblings you would be perfect for Hufflepuff, but I see you want to be different. GRYFFINDOR will do- Emma ran to her new table, happy.
-Malfoy Isabella- the girl walked there, she seemed pretty scared, but she knew she had to hide the feeling. Meanwhile, the Slytherin table was getting ready to welcome the new member. The hat see into her mind for a few minutes and then said- GRYFFINDOR- the four tables were pretty shocked by this sorting, but then the Gryffindor table burst into clapping the new member.
Hugo and Lily had to wait more time to be sorted, so they used the time to look around and that's how they saw all their cousins staring at them. The last member of the Weasley family that entered Gryffindor had been Freddie, George and Luna's son, two years before. James had never forgiven him for that.
-Potter Lily-the girl looked at his cousins and then walked to the chair. She had her head up, she was ready to hear the response the hat had to give her- Another Potter…I see: your smart, curious like your friend Emma. But you've got something else: you're proud, brave, very much impulsive and you've got passion for jokes…You'll be perfect for GRYFFINDOR-screamed the hat. Lily jumped off the chair and ran towards her table. I But then suddenly she stopped: two boys were walking her way with angry faces.
-Potter, you and your brother sit down now-said Professor Longbottom.
-We will, sir-said James- Here's your money- and so he gave Lily five galleons. After that, Albus did the same with a very angry look.
-Lily fooled you again, didn't she, Jamie?-
-Oh, shut up, Dommie-
The sorting started again, Hugo had joined Lily and others to Gryffindor and he seemed very pleased with himself.
-What did uncle Ron promised you?-asked Lily.
-Mum promised me a new Potion set and dad a broomstick-answered Hugo. They four burst into laughing.
A new friendship had began.
