PRIVATE Diaries

Dear Reader,

Voldemort tried and failed to accomplish so much during the height of his power. He had an army of purebloods, but his ideals were not supported by so many more. The Potters, Denays, Silvers, and Hartstons were just a few of many so-called "blood-traitors" who refused his ridiculousness. And thus, we were able to believe in life, love, and happiness. We didn't think it was possible for him to hurt us, to break us apart, but he sure as hell won that battle.

Author's Note: I do not own anything, obviously. Well I own Charly, Annie, and Natty. But that's it! Oh and I put up some pictures of how I imagined Lily, Annie, Natty, and Charly! It's on my profile! Take a look!

Hello all! Here is the first revised chapter of PRIVATE Diaries. Obviously, it's a revised version of the LANC Witch Diaries, but please read it from the beginning, there are a lot of changes made in both character and plot! Besides, it shouldn't be too bad, usually I tend to forget stuff from the beginning, and it's been almost two years now so…please start here!

September 1st, 1971

Charlotte

"It's called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, what exactly is the difference between witchcraft and wizardry? Girls are witches right? And boys are wizards. So does that mean that witch's have a different kind of magic than wizards?" I asked a confused compartment.

"That's actually an interesting question." Natty looked flabbergasted.

"Too much thinking Charly. Must you hurt our tiny 11 year old brains? We haven't even left King's Cross." Annie dramatically clutched her head.

"Hold up, let's think about it. Maybe they meant Hogwarts School where girls and boys learn their magic. Yeah?" Jamie tried. He really did.

It seemed logical. However, it didn't really add up in my head. "But, ok think about. Why not call it Hogwarts School of Magic? Why make it seem as if girls and boys have different kinds of magical abilities?"

"Ok I give up. Ask the Headmaster when we get to school okay?" Jamie looked annoyed.

"Preferably when we aren't around." Annie glared. I glared back and turned to stare out the window as the train started to leave the station. Suddenly the door slid open.

"Hey, I'm Sirius. Move over." Natty just glared at the boy. "Ok, move over please?" he asked again. She moved an inch and he immediately shut the door. "Trying to shake off a few family friends." He explained.

"I'm Charlotte Hartston." I said turning around to get a look. Wow, he was cute! He had curly hair that fell just over his stunning grey eyes. "But everyone calls me Charly."

"Pleased to meet you Charly Hartston." He said formally. Hmm…pureblood? I didn't recognize him, which is weird because we knew most of the family trees of purebloods by heart. I didn't even hear Jamie and Natty talking. I was too busy staring at the way he smiled at everyone as they introduced themselves. I was interrupted only by Annie's giggles.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you too Annie Denay." He smiled at her and she giggled again. Oh Merlin, she's got a crush on him now doesn't she? "So, do you guys know what house you want to be sorted in?"

"Gryffindor, obviously!" we all cheered with pride.

"Though I wouldn't mind terribly if I were stuck in Ravenclaw." Annie blushed as Sirius turned to face her. Oh she wouldn't mind at all if she were placed in Ravenclaw. Lizbeth, her older sister was a Ravenclaw, along with prefect, Head Girl, and Captain of the Quiddich team. Yup, Annie certainly had a lot to live up to.

"What about Quiddich? Which team are you going for?" Jamie asked.

"Oh no, no way are we sitting through this Quiddich obsession. Let's get changed now while the bathrooms are still free." Natty suggested. So we ran out of there as fast as we could, with Sirius and James laughing their heads off.

Lily

"Come on Sev! We're going to be late!" I yelled running into the barrier. We had two minutes to get onto the Hogwarts Express, the train that I had waited to board for years.

We left my parents outside the barrier because they are Muggles. Sev's parents didn't have enough time to take us all the way to the train, they had to work. We ran onto the train just as it was leaving, when we realized just how late we were.

"Lily! There's no place to sit!" Severus, my best friend, cried as we walked up and down the aisles. His hair was messed up from running. But I knew he didn't care much about how he looked so I didn't even mention it to him.

After running back and forth for ten minutes, we finally found a compartment with only two first year boys in it. It was the only one almost empty, so we entered the compartment as fast as we could.

I never realized that this was the best and worst mistake I could have ever made.

Charlotte

When we walked back to our compartment, we bumped into a girl with flaming red hair and a greasy looking boy leaving. The boy glared at us with such hate, but I couldn't understand what we had done wrong.

"What's wrong?" I asked, totally confused. I tried to stay polite even though that stupid boy was glaring at me as if I just murdered his cat.

"Why don't you ask your friends?" the girl screamed running with the boy into another compartment. They disappeared fast.

"What did you guys do to her?" Natty asked, storming into the compartment. Jamie and Sirius had innocent looks on their faces. They would never take the blame.

I had an eerie feeling that Jamie and Sirius were very similar. This was not good because Jamie's life's ambition was to prank the world and make it difficult for us to do anything without some sort of explosion. It was fun for a little bit, but now it's just annoying. Waking up with fake spiders and accidentally eating worms is just not cool.

"They were mean to us first! And they want to be in Slytherin! Why would anyone want to be in Slytherin?" Sirius asked. He shuddered.

"But what did you say to her? Surely she didn't want to be in Slytherin? " Annie asked. She obviously remembered what Lizbeth told her about them. It was weird to actually meet someone who wanted to be mean and evil and hate everyone.

"Nope, she wanted Slytherin too. And James, did you see the way she glared at us? Her green eyes were as thin as slits, total Slytherin material!" Sirius said unhappily. The girl probably wouldn't want to talk to us. According to Mark, my older brother, Slytherins only talked to Slytherins whereas everyone else didn't care.

When we finally arrived, we met this huge man, Hagrid, a half giant, who led us to the school. We took boats to cross this enormous lake. The school was out of view until we took a turn. I gasped at the massive sight of it. Hogwarts was bigger than all four of our houses combined!

Anne

The castle was beautiful, but old looking. I felt nervous, knowing that Lizbeth's example was hard to follow. I didn't want my mom and dad to think I wasn't as good as her! And if I didn't make it in Gryffindor or even Ravenclaw, what would happen?

What if I'm not good enough to be in either? I'm not courageous, I'm a coward! Whenever I see a gnome, I scream and run and I'm not that smart either… What if that means I won't get into Ravenclaw either? Lizbeth was in Ravenclaw! If I don't get into those two, I will never be as good as her…

I didn't want to be in another house. Let's see, was I too nice and loyal? Does that mean that I'll be stuck in Hufflepuff?

Or when I criticized Natty's clothes with no kindness, (it's not my fault her fashion taste needs to be fixed. Merlin, when you see her closet you will know. I was only mean to her because she was one of my best friends.) did that mean I was to be in Slytherin? I don't want to be in Slytherin. I'll do anything to avoid that.

The redhead was right behind me. I turned around to try to appease her and apologize about Jamie and Sirius. We really didn't need enemies this early, especially not a potential Slytherin.

"Black, Sirius!" the headmistress, McGonagall called. The infamous sorting hat was placed on his head. Wait, he was a Black? We sat in the same train as a Black? How is that possible? He was so nice and sweet. I sighed sadly, there is no way in the world he'll look at me again.

Of course, we were pure bloods after all, so there was still hope. I remember Lizbeth explaining that to Mark one summer. She never told us what that meant, but I can guess. It has to mean that both our parents are wizards. But Blacks are mean and evil and they hate everyone, that's what we've always learned.

"Gryffindor!" the sorting hat called. Wait what? The entire room was silent. All Blacks went to Slytherin – it was a given fact. Then all of a sudden, the Gryffindors cheered as loud as ever. As he walked to the table, every Slytherin glared at him.

"Denay, Anne!" the Professor McGonagall called. I wasn't ready. I finally got what people mean when they say they have butterflies in their stomach because I sure felt them. I walked up to the hat, with everyone's eyes staring at me. Why was everyone staring at me? Couldn't they look away or something? I had to close my eyes to make it all go away until finally, I could hear the hat talking.

Smart and clever in a way you will never understand. Grades and prestige really aren't the only kind of intelligence. Your courage and loyalty for your friends are astonishing. I heard the very cold whisper in my ear. He sounded old, like Professor Dumbledore.

He doesn't even know me! And I am not courageous. He's probably just making it all up and puts people in random house. That's why Sirius is in Gryffindor rather than Slytherin.

You obviously doubt yourself. Embrace your abilities, I think you will do well in "GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled. He didn't even tell me I was wrong about the random house-putting. I heard a cold chuckle. I tore off the hat, creepy!

The table cheered as sat down next to Sirius, the boy who was different, kind of like me. He wasn't like the other Blacks who were mean, maybe he isn't evil and hates everyone. Maybe he's nice and he'll want to be friends with us. Maybe, just maybe.

And here we are, Chapter 2. Welcome all! This is the beginning! Anywho! Review! Comments! Concerns! Constructive Criticism!