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Sirius Black

Sirius pushed past the greasy haired boy again, and opened the door to a compartment that contained the messy black haired boy with round glasses.

"Potter" Sirius announced. " How's it going?"

James was startled by the intrusion, but looked up from his book. "Ahh you're one of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Black. But you are the different one right?" As he said this, he noticed the red-haired girl from the platform walk past looking in. "Ooh it's the red-headed girl from the platform. She's cute right?"

Sirius turned around, getting a quick glance before she ran down the hallway. "Yes, I would say she is kinda cute. But she's a muggle born Potter and she seems aligned quite well with that Snape boy, what you going to do about that?"

James thought about this. He looked momentarily out the window, then faced Sirius and stated, "she's friends with the Snape boy, well it must be because of where they lived or something. He taught her about being a witch maybe. Anyway, he seems an easy target… hehehe" James half smiled as he spoke. Plotting against another first year student was going to be frowned upon by the teachers and his parents. But nothing was going to stop him.

Sirius saw James's half smile and nodded in agreement. The two boys then began to discuss their theories on Hogwarts and what houses the both of them would be in.

James knew he would be in Gryffindor, as his parents were both in that house and he considered himself incredibly brave. Meanwhile, Sirius was unsure. He knew his family and his parents in particular would want him to be in Slytherin as that was the norm for the Most noble and ancient house of Black but he didn't like his family, he felt different to the rest of his family and even to his younger brother Regulus. He wanted to be in Gryffindor, but if that occurred he knew he would be removed from the family tree tapestry.

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A scruffy brown haired boy walked into the compartment and sat down.

"Hey there, you lost or something?" James asked.

The boy looked up at the other two seated on the other side of the compartment and then spoke, "everywhere else is full. Do you mind? I bring sweets."

"It's all good. As long as you share some of those sweets with us." Sirius retorted. James nodded in agreement. The scruffy haired boy handed over some sweets, first to James then to Sirius. "My name is Remus Lupin." He stated in a manner that was asking for their names as well. The boy was wearing very scruffy looking clothes, and his hair looked like it had been washed in a couple of weeks. He looked like he lived like a beast, and did not really own an iron or anything. But Sirius decided 'who cares he's cool and brings sweets.'

"Well" James said, speaking with a mouth stuffed full of chocolate frogs. "I'm James Potter and this is Sirius Black."

Remus gasped. Sirius didn't like being associated with his family line, especially his parents, but he could see that being in the company of both an heir of the Potters and Black families was terrifying the boy.

"Remus, you a pure blood or half blood? I have not really heard of the Lupin family."

Remus stared for a second. "My dad's a wizard, but he married a muggle. I am half blood. I have heard of both your families though. To be honest, Sirius you are not what I expected of the Black's eldest son and heir."

Sirius looked half angry and half sad. "No, I am a disappointment to my parents. My younger brother Regulus is the apple of their eye. But I didn't like anything they did and never agreed with their opinions or ideas." Sirius shoveled half a dozen jelly beans into his mouth and exclaimed "... umm … I have been threatened with burning off of the family tapestry 3 times and I am only eleven."

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Lily Evans

Lily had been staring out the window of her compartment for a good hour now. She was thinking of her sister and the way it had ended. Petunia had been really jealous of Lily's magical ability and the way their parents had treated their little witch.

'Freak' was the main term Petunia used to speak to Lily over the last year. Not that it was very often. She had cut most of the ties with Lily. Even asked her parents to send her to an expensive boarding school in France, half to make up for Lily's large speadings on her school supplies for Hogwarts, but half also so she is away from Lily. Lily was just so sad, that two sisters who were as close as they were younger now barely even talk.

"Lil, you ok? You have been staring out of the window for about an hour now and look very sad and solemn."

Lily finally realised she was ignoring Sev. He was her only friend since he told her about having magic and showing her how he grew a daisy out of his hand, back when they were nine years old. "I'm just sad, that I no longer communicate with Petunia. We have been distance since I got my letter for Hogwarts. Do you think that she was jealous?"

Sev looked to her and stated proudly, "most muggle born witches, might have a sibling that doesn't get the letter. It just happened with you that Petunia is older than you. Have you not realised that most children want to be able to do magic, and we just can. Don't take your sisters' behaviour to personally. She is jealous she's not here and wants to try and try to make you unhappy to be learning and able to use magic."

Lily looked up at Sev. He had such a wise head on his shoulders for someone so young. 'What had happened to him. Who were his parents?' Lily thought. She had never asked whether he was a pure-blood, half-blood or muggle born. 'Would now be the right time?' Lily pondered to herself. But came to the right answer straight away. "Sev, I was wondering about your parents? Are they both wizards?"

He knew he lived in the poorer end of Spinners End to Lily. But his mother and father couldn't afford much. She did teach him a lot about different potions, drafts and medicines.

"Umm I have never told you have I? My mother was the witch, a real positions master in her day. She married my dad but had to hide her magical powers from him. He didn't really like any magic. So when i got my letter for Hogwarts, he went a little crazy and shouting and such."

Lily was listening intensely but could also see that this topic of conversation was hurting him. She wanted to help her friend.

"Sev, if you wanna stop talking about it, it's all good."

"Thanks, it's hard to say. But I got most of it out in the open. Please don't judge me on my childhood. I was a wizard in a non-magical world."

"Sev, i'm a muggle-born. My sister often says I am a freak when I try to use my magic at home."

The two friends spent the rest of train ride conversing on topics ranging from school houses to different subjects and the main sport quidditch. Lily didn't understand anything about this sport and wanted to fly more than anything.

Thank you for reading. Hope you enjoyed.

Peace.