A/N: Here's the next chapter. Puhleeese review. Please am on my knees!!
Lily finally found another compartment. This one was empty, except for two dark suitcases cramped into the baggage compartment. The owners had probably gone out. Lily sat down still fuming. She couldn't believe it, she had barely spent two minutes on the train and she had already met the world's biggest prats.
'Severus Snape. What on earth were you thinking?' she asked the beetle who was now buzzing like crazy. (A/N: Do dung beetles buzz?) .
'You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Starting a fight for no reason what has gotten into your mind!!" Lily was half shouting now. Part of her was glad that Severus was a beetle and unable to argue with her. So she continued to scold him.
'Ermmm, why are you talking to a dung beetle?'
Lily looked up, startled. At the doorway stood a pretty girl, she seemed to be the same age as Lily. The girl was tall and had long blonde hair that reached her shoulders.
"She is very beautiful" thought Lily to herself silently.
"Oh dear, where are my manners?"Said the girl speaking mostly to herself. (Lily was liking this stranger already).
Iam Sasha Burton and this is Marylyn Joseph" she said moving aside to reveal a short plump girl with stringy hair standing behind her.
'Cool, I am Lily', replied Lily politely.
'So which house are you hoping to be in? I guess I'd be in Gryffindor, my whole family has been in Gryffindor,' said Marylyn, sitting down.
"Well, I don't really know for sure' said Lily thoughtfully.
"Oh, so you are muggleborn, you know a non-magical person?" asked Sasha curiously.
"Yep!"
"Well Iam half-blood, but Marylyn here is a pureblood", continued Sasha.
Lily smiled acknowledgingly.
They were overcome by an awkward silence, which was penetrated by the buzz of Severus Snape. (Whom Lily had forgotten about at the moment).
The girls looked at each other shyly; they had run out of things to say and were suddenly feeling nervous.
Lily thought desperately of something to say.
'I am hungry' said Marylyn suddenly
'Big surprise there' snorted Sasha.
'Hey Lily did you see Sirius Black?' asked Sasha suddenly.
Who the heck was Sirius Black? Thought Lily puzzled Hold on a sec wasn't that that boy, pig headed James Potter's equally pig headed friend?
'Yes' replied Lily through gritted teeth.
'Isn't he just gorgeous!!' exclaimed Sasha oblivious to Lily's anger
"I heard that their family is really dark, "said Marylyn seriously.
'Their one of those family's with that pureblood obsession.' She continued.
"From what I've heard Sirius is the black sheep of that family" said Sasha defending Sirius.
'Hmmm, there's definitely a rumor going around about Sirius wanting to be in Gryffindor." said Marylyn, now looking quite fed up.
"Oooooh no way!!!" squealed Sasha. "Oh I hope am in Gryffindor too!"
"He could be in Slytherin too you know." Said Marylyn. Sasha shot her friend a dirty look, and said no more.
Marylyn took a magazine and started to read it. Lily followed suit, while Sasha sulked.
The door of the compartment slammed open and two laughing boys entered the girl's compartment.
Sasha immediately went red, and so did Lily, but she went red with fury.
'Hey Evans, there you are!' called James, sitting down next to her.
Lily instinctively moved away. James merely smiled. 'So aren't you gonna introduce us to your friends?" he asked Lily. Lily simply looked away ignoring him.
"Iam Marylyn Joseph and that is Sasha Burton. "Said Marylyn.
Sasha was busy batting her eyelashes like they do in those bugs' bunny movies at Sirius to notice anything going on around her.
"Hey I've heard about you! Is your father Newman Joseph, the-"
Yes, said Marylyn her tone indifferent.' The owner of the Holyhead Harpies'
'No way! I love Quidditch!'Exclaimed James, now looking very excited.
"Oh really, I find it rather boring" said Marylyn dully and took up her magazine and started to read.
"Hey look guys I can see the castle, "said Sirius suddenly, pointing out of the window.
Sure enough Lily could see a large building with turrets like a castle in the distance. "We should change then' you boys better get going ".
Lily was holding open the door of the compartment open politely. But she wore a look that clearly said-'If you don't move your butts out now, I'd move em out for you. PAINFULLY.'
Fortunately the boys left without another word.
Lily quickly changed in to her robes. She had being dying to do so for ages. The robes were very comfortable. In comparison her own clothes felt tight and itchy.
"Hey! I think we are slowing down!"Said Marylyn.
'Come on, let's go!' said Sasha looking quite excited.
Lily turned to follow her friend out, when Marylyn called out from behind her.
'Lily, you forgot your beetle!' she said and handed her the dung beetle.
'Oh, Severus!' gasped Lily. She had forgotten all about him.
'Is that its name, sorta unusual, don't you think?' asked Marylyn.
"There you are!"exclaimed Sasha forcing her way through the thick crowd of children.
"Come on; first years have to go that way!"She said pulling her friends back through the crowd.
They came to the edge of a lake where a dozen or so boats where tethered to the bank. Several first years stood there looking quite afraid.
Really really tall and extremely fat man was calling out 'Firs years this way'
'That's Hagrid.' whispered Marylyn to Lily. 'He's half giant'
'Giant!?'Gasped Lily
'Yes, but I heard he is really nice' continued Marylyn.
Lily looked at the giant. She could see the giant blood in him. He was about 7 feet tall and wider than three men. His face was obscured by a thick gristly beard, Hagrid's eyes like Severus's was beetle like, but unlike Severus they had more cheer in them.
'Alright then hop on to a boat' grunted Hagrid while he clambered on to one of the boats near the bank.
'Only four to a boat mind you!'he called.
When everyone was on a boat. Hagrid bellowed 'Forward!'
Thenn as if by magic(which it obviously was) the boats moved forward. There were a couple of oohhs, and aahhs all around Lily.
