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A/N: This is the second chapter, and cause this month is short, I'm only going to post 2 chapters. Sorry :(, usually I will post 2 to 3 chapters a month. But no promises, I might be really busy so bear with me. Anyway thanks so much for reading this.
Remus POV
The Hogwarts Express screeched to a halt, and suddenly there was a lot of commotion. Owls fluttering, trunks closing and everything else. Remus had gotten changed and decided to go outside, rather than go back to the compartment.
Outside Remus looked around confused. "Hey! Watch it," A girl with a mop of curly, black hair cursed.
Remus stuttered an apology, "I'm really sorry-,"
"You Idiot, I don't want your filthy blood on me!" The girl screeched.
"Oi! Bella don't you have some other first year to pick on?"
Remus turned around, two boys stood there; one boy looked a lot like Bella with clear, gray eyes and dark, curly hair. The other had messy black hair and hazel eyes with glasses. Both boys had their wand drawn.
"My, my if it isn't ickle Sirius. You know you shouldn't treat family like that."
"Oh, I know my mother's just been dying to kick me out and burn a hole in that stupid tapestry of hers."
"That's an ancient family heirloom," Bella raged.
"Yeah, yeah whatever, c'mon Lupin." Sirius commented, turning around and walking away. The other boy followed Sirius
"You'll pay for hanging out with scum like those two!" Bella screamed turning and walking up to some Slytherins.
With one last look at Bella, Remus jogged to catch up to the two boys.
"Uh, thanks for saving me back there, I'm Remus-,"
"Lupin yeah, we know," Sirius cut in.
"Sirius!" the other boy exclaimed
"Yes Jamie?" Sirius sang
"Introduce yourself!" the boy said with an exasperated sigh.
"Oh, right, yeah, I'm Sirius Black," Sirius said with a cheeky grin. At that moment Remus knew that he would be great friends with these two boys, wait. . . what he couldn't be friends not with anyone it was too dangerous for everyone.
Not realizing that Remus was somewhere else, the other boy said. "And I'm James Potter."
"Uh yeah nice to meet you guys," Remus said "So number one how do you know my name and number two who was that girl?"
"Number one, Sirius met a charming girl on the train called Beth looking for you and number two, that crazy chick was Sirius's cousin Bellatrix Black.
James grinned and ducked just in time to avoid Sirius's fist, "NEVER. EVER. CALL. MY. COUSIN. A. CHICK. AGAIN. DO. . ME!" Sirius yelled,
"Calm down Sirius," Remus said rushing to restrain the boy.
"Awwe, Remmy I thought you were on my side." pouted James, after observing Remus's shocked expression James and Sirius both burst out laughing.
"You don't mind us calling you Remmy do you?" asked Sirius.
"Is it going to make a difference?" Remus inquired already knowing the answer.
"No," said James getting up
"We hereby dub you Remmy," Sirius continued using an imaginary sword.
"C'mon we'd better get to the boats or there won't be any good ones left." James commented
"Yeah, let's go,"
The three boys walked to the swinging lantern, when James stopped, "Evening Hagrid,"
"Hello James," Remus looked up a pair of black beetle eyes almost covered by scraggly hair looked down at them."Who these fellas then?"
"This is Remus Lupin," James said indicating Remus "And Sirius Black," He continued pointing to Sirius.
"Another Black? Blimey I just saw dear old Bellatrix, storming past. Well ya want to get a boat, don wanna be late for ya first year do ya now." Hagrid chuckled.
Remus, James and Sirius continued walking till they got to the lake, after choosing a boat they chatted for a while.
"Who's that?" James asked after a while,
Remus turned around, and realized James was referring to Lily who was in a boat with Beth and Severus. "Lily Evans," He said simply.
"Oh yeah remember, she was in our carriage with Snivellus," Sirius joked "James?"
Remus stared at the boy who was looking at Lily. At that moment Hagrid came and everyone went into their boats.
Lily POV
Lily looked up and met a pair of hazel eyes she instantly recognized from the train. It was that boy who wanted to be in Gryffindor. God he was annoying.
Instead she focused on the castle It was beautiful with all of its architecture. In the end she, Beth and Sev had gotten into a boat with a girl named Charlotte Pascoe(who insisted everyone call her Charlie), who had long blonde hair, dark purple eyes and pale skin. Soon the boats docked and the first years walked up to the castle. In side the castle Lily was amazed at how extraordinary wizard magic was, Sev had introduced her into the world of magic and she had learned magic was amazing but not to these extents, the candles were dancing, paintings were talking and the staircases were moving, suddenly a bucket of water splashed down inches where Lily had been.
"Weeny first yearies!" cackled a voice,
"Peeves!" A woman with black hair and a stern face yelled,
"If it isn't McGonagall," Peeves cackled and flew away,
"Hello, first years, my name is Minerva McGonagall, I am Deputy headmistress, the head for Gryffindor, and I also teach transfiguration. now would you please follow me,"
Professor McGonagall turned and walked through an archway and lead the first years into a small room, "In a minute you will be lead onto the stage in alphabetical order, please tidy yourselves up while I talk to the headmaster."
As the Professor left people began tidying up. Suddenly 4 pearly white heads poked out of the wall, causing many people to jump. Lily nearly jumped out of her skin, Bethany looked very calm, but Charlie looked as if someone had just announced that her birthday had come early.
"Ghosts!" someone yelled and everyone turned to look at the new discovery
Lily looked around, lots of people seemed fascinated,
"This year these first years look quite bouncy Friar," A female ghost with long hair said
"Fat Friar!" Charlie exclaimed,
"Why my dear, Charlotte I didn't know that you were coming to Hogwarts this year."
Charlie looked mortified at being called Charlotte but at that moment Professor McGonagall came back into the room,
"Ghosts you had better go and sit down, now would everyone please get into alphabetical line."
Lily stood in line, Bethany was up the front, while Remus, Sev and Charlie were up behind. The first years walked onto the stage. Another Professor came up with a chair and a battered old hat. Everyone in the hall looked at the hat, waiting for something. Suddenly the hat's rim opened and it began to say,
"I'm the Hogwarts sorting hat,
Yes I am, Yes I am,
Put me on and nothing I can't see,
Whether your Godric Gryffindor
Brave and Loyal
Quite a ladies charmer,
Or if your full of brains like Rowena Ravenclaw
Intelligent and Charming,
The smartest witch of her time,
Maybe you could be darling Helga Hufflepuff
Caring and Kind,
Friends with everyone,
If your looking for more than Salazer Slytherin
Cunning and mysterious,
So there you have it the four houses, put me on and nothing I can't see."
Beth POV
The sorting hat finished its not rhyming song, and the great hall sounded with applause, Professor McGonagall stood up and announced when I call your name please come up and place the hat on, when the hat calls out your house please go to your house table,"
Bethany stood in line, as Sirius, the boy she had met on the bus, went to put the hat on, as soon it touched the boys head it yelled out "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Crawley, Bethany," Professor McGonagall announced,
Bethany walked forward and put the hat on,
"Hmmmmm, deep roots in Gryffindor, don't know who your father is do you? Better to keep it that way, now quite smart, and caring, but you would take after your mother, yes I remember sorting her,full of bravery and loyal to her friends, so are you so GRYFFINDOR!"
Bethany heard the hat yell the last word out loud and she walked to the mass of cheering students at one side of the hall. She sat down next to Sirius who budged up to make room for her, looking back she waited for Lily, Remus, Charlie and Lily's friend Sev to be sorted.
Lily POV
Soon it was Lily's go to be sorted and the minute it touched her red curls, the hat yelled "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily quickly rushed up to Beth, but Beth couldn't help but notice Severus's face fell. Lily sat opposite Beth but realizing Sirius was beside Beth completely ignored him. leaving him awkwardly standing there.
Lily was glad that she had been sorted into Gryffindor but did she have to be in the same house as Black? She turned back to the stage just in time to see Charlie being sorted,she walked up with a grace and put the hat on her blonde curls. It took 5 minutes for the hat to decide, finally deciding that Charlie belonged in Gryffindor.
Lily and Beth cheered with the rest of Gryffindor as their friend sauntered down the aisle to join them, earning her a few catcalls and whistles. Lupin had been sorted into Gryffindor as well, and Beth did the introductions. Lily watched as Potter got up and joined them in the Gryffindor table, Oh of course he's going to be in Gryffindor she thought to herself. At last it was Snape's turn to get sorted, he walked up, and placed the battered, old hat on, after 3 minutes the hat decided "SLYTHERIN!"
Lily looked as her friend walked to the other side of the hall. "Alright students," Dumbledore said standing up. "I would like to tell that first year students are not allowed in the forbidden forest, also this year we have a new tree planted, the whomping willow, it is highly dangerous and no one is to go near it. Prefects after the feast please lead your first years up to their dorms after the feast. Thank you, without further a do tuck in,"
At that the empty gold dishes filled with marvelous food and everyone tucked in. After the feast prefects lead the first years up to the fat lady portrait, saying the password "Droobles," and leading the first years up their staircases, announcing that they had lessons the next day.
"Ohh I'm stuffed!" Charlie exclaimed jumping onto her bed,
"same here," Lily moaned,
"I can't wait for lessons tomorrow!" Bethany said sleepily,
"Well night everyone,"
"Yeah goodnight,"
A/N: So? This chapter is really long but I don't like it much, I started writing it and yeah... So what do you guys think?mI know the sorting hat song is really bad, but I suck at making songs so the song is going to have to not rhyme. Also I knwo Lily always said Merlin but she didn't know that word cause she only just got to hogwarts.