Chapter 1, The Journey

James' POV

Stood on platform 9 ¾ waiting with my parents, Fleamont and Euphemia Potter, waiting. I looked up at the clock and saw it was 10:53. Two minutes to go. The wait was agonising.

I asked "how long until it will be here, mum?" Just as the question escaped my lips, it arrived.

The Hogwarts Express.

It was legendary. I'd heard stories about Hogwarts and the train. Apparently you'll meet your friends for life there, or at least that's what my parents say. I couldn't believe it!

The train to the next 7 years of my life was right before me.

To my left I saw my mum begin to cry and before I knew it she had pulled me into a hug, telling me to write every weekend, to tell her how it's going, and to write to her the second I got there. I couldn't help it. While my mum was hugging me, so neither she or my dad could see, I rolled my eyes. But that caught the attention of a pair or students with black hair to my right.

After my mum was done with me my dad gave me a brief hug, telling me to try out for Quidditch, saying I was great at it. Eventually he released me from the hug telling me my mum was crying again.

Waving goodbye to my parents, I boarded the train. Once we couldn't see platform 9 ¾ anymore, I went to find an empty compartment. I don't enjoy being alone but I had a feeling that someone on the train would come and sit in this compartment.

10 minutes had passed in silence, waiting for someone to join me in the compartment when I heard the trolley lady coming. Realizing I was hungry, I quickly jumped out of my seat to get my money before she arrived at my compartment. Finding my bag I got the money and opened the door just in time and bought all I would need for the long journey ahead. Looking at everything, I started to put it all into piles to occupy my time. 3 Pumpkin Pasties, 7 Chocolate Frogs, and 10 Liquorish Wands, they were my favourite.

The sound of the compartment door opening behind me made me jump. I turned around to see the pair I had seen on the station, but this time they were smiling.

I didn't quite know what to do at first before one of them started talking.

"Hi I'm Sirius and this is my twin sister Scarlett" he said

"I'm James" I eventually said "would you like to sit down"

A brief look of surprise crossed their faces before they sat down.

Sirius' POV

I couldn't believe he actually had parents that would hug him. And that he was comfortable enough to roll his eyes. I turned to my sister to tell her only to see that she had already seen. I needed to know who he was. I know I couldn't tell him that our parents were different, that they hated Scarlett, because he might turn on us. Sat in a compartment alone we decided that we wouldn't tell him out surnames unless it came up. We went to find him when we saw him buying sweets. Plucking up the courage, and deciding to not be afraid of how he might react, we decided to go and talk to him.

When we opened the door to the compartment neither of us could stop the smiles from coming to our faces, I think we both realised that we might actually have a chance at finding a friend, but I was still surprised when he asked us if we wants to sit down.

After a while our compartment became crowded so we decided to move. Quickly grabbing our things we left to find another one. That is when we stumbled across a boy with brown hair and eyes with quite a few scars that was reading in the corner of an otherwise empty compartment. He didn't seem to notice us so James decided to introduce himself.

Remus' POV

I was scared that someone would learn my secret, so I distanced myself to a compartment in the train I thought that no one would want to go into. Saying goodbye to my mum was hard as she was the only friend I have ever had. I promised that I would write every week. My dad died when I was seven so it was just me and mum. I was worried for her as she was a squib so she didn't have any magic so she couldn't defend herself if anything were to happen.

I was very surprised when three people arrived into my compartment. I pretended not to notice them hoping they'd just leave, but of course they didn't.

"Hi I'm James" the boy with messy black hair and brown eyes wearing glasses said. I realised that if I didn't look up from my book I might not make any friends at all.

James' POV

The boy in front of me eventually put his book down and said "Hi James I'm Remus"

I could hear the twins quietly sigh in relief behind me and I had to resist the urge to laugh. Apparently Remus hadn't noticed.

The twins introduced themselves confidently and very loudly, I'm glad the door was closed and I could already tell these two were a handful.

"Hi Remus I'm Scarlett" Scarlett said, well more like yelled.

"I'm Sirius" Sirius said in the same way as his sister. You could definitely tell these two were siblings, unlike some sets of siblings that are opposites.

Remus' POV

I couldn't help but giggle a little at Sirius and Scarlett's ways of introducing themselves. These two were going to be a lot of work if we became friends. They both looked so similar I couldn't help but ask.

"Are you two in any way related?" I looked at Sirius and Scarlett as I asked that.

"We're twins." Scarlett replied.

"So are you going to sit down or just stand there awkwardly?"

They all grinned at that bit. Just as they sat down another boy who had light brown hair and brown eyes and was a little chubby walked in making them all jump.

Peters POV

I'd been walking for ages before I came across a compartment with space for me. The four already in there looked up in surprise as I walked in.

"Sorry do you mind if I sit here there aren't any other compartments I can see with space"

"Its fine" a boy and girl both with black hair and silver eyes said at the same time.

"Thanks" I muttered.

"I'm James" one spoke up.

"Hi I'm peter" I said back.

"I'm Sirius"

"I'm Scarlett"

"I'm Remus"

We all got to chatting and a few hours later a girl with fiery red hair and emerald green eyes walked in with a boy with black hair and eyes waked in.

James' POV

She was beautiful.

"Hi I'm Lily and this is Severus" she said.

"Hi" we all said in unison.

"I'm Scarlett, This is my brother Sirius and these are James, Peter and Remus" She pointed to each of us as she said our names.

Lily had walked in on us panning a prank and by what she said next she had heard a bit of the conversation.

"What are you silly marauders up to know?"

"Nice group name idea, thanks Lily" Scarlett muttered just loud enough for all of is to here.

"Ugh" was all that lily said before she and Severus stomped out shutting the compartment door behind them.


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