A/N Dang it's good to be able to put up chapters again! I'm so glad that people still like my story! I should be able to put chapters up without any problem now, so hopefully there won't be months between chapters again. Anyway, here's another chapter of Royalty and Werewolves/P>

Disclaimer: I don't own characters you recognize, only the ones that I've created/P>

Remus, James, and Sirius sprinted toward the train and jumped inside just as it began to move. They had slept late and had some trouble getting to the station. They tried to catch their breath as they walked through the compartments, looking for one that wasn't completely full/P>

"We're in luck," Sirius said, opening another door. "This one's empty."/P>

The three boys sat down, and James yawned. "Wonder where Peter is."/P>

"Not here," replied Sirius, shrugging. Just a few seconds later, the door opened again and a boy walked in. He was just a little bit taller than Remus and had light brown hair/P>

"Do you mind if I sit here?" he asked. "There's not a seat left anywhere else."/P>

"Go ahead," James answered, and the boy took the seat next to Remus. The three boys introduced themselves/P>

"I'm Kevin," the boy said. "Is the train always this full?"/P>

"Seems like there's never a seat left over," Remus replied. "There's probably just enough seats for everyone to fit."/P>

"Makes sense," Kevin nodded/P>

"You're tall for a first year," James remarked, leaning back in his seat. "Where are you from?"/P>

"I'm, uh, not a first year," answered Kevin. "Second year, actually. I'm coming out of a private school a long way off."/P>

"Out of a private school?" Remus raised an eyebrow, noting the boy's expensive-looking robes for the first time. /P>

"Why?" Sirius wondered/P>

Kevin shrugged, a little bit of unease showing in his face. Remus wondered if it was from Sirius' question, but Kevin answered almost without a pause. "I got tired of it and asked my parents to take me out. Too many people who thought too much of themselves."/P>

For the third time, the door into their compartment slid open. Lily walked in with a girl that Remus recognized almost instantly. It was the girl from Ravenclaw, whose name he had forgotten to ask. His mind jammed as James quickly stood/P>

"Hey, Evans," he said casually. "Have a nice summer?"/P>

"It was fine, thank you," Lily responded coolly. Remus realized that when James had stood up, he had put himself between the girls and the door, which was probably why Lily was glaring at him/P>

"Are you having some trouble finding a seat?" James persisted, not to be discouraged/P>

"As a matter of fact, we have some friends waiting for us a few doors away," Lily replied, her green eyes clearly showing her irritation. The battle between Lily and James was interrupted when Lily's friend looked around the compartment for the first time/P>

"Oh! Remus, right?" she asked. Remus nodded, his tongue seemingly frozen in his mouth. "I'm sorry I never introduced myself at the dance. I didn't think about it until you had already left. My name is Jessica. Just Jessie, if you prefer." She held out her hand, and Remus shook it briefly and smiled/P>

"It's nice to meet you," he said, his brain finally working again. Lily looked back at them for a second/P>

"It's good to see you again, Remus," she said. "Now, I would appreciate it if you could do me a favor and get a certain person to remove himself from his current position."/P>

James shrugged and moved a little closer to the door. "If you wanted me to move around, you could've just asked."/P>

For a moment, Remus wondered if Lily was going to slap James. Then, she took a breath and spoke through clenched teeth. "Potter, would you please return to your seat?"/P>

Grinning, James bowed and sat down. Lily and her friend left without another word, though Remus thought he saw Jessie repressing a smile/P>

"You know, she probably wouldn't hate you so much if you didn't needle her like that," Sirius remarked once they had gone/P>

"But then it's not half as fun," James responded, still smiling/P>

"Who was that?" Kevin asked/P>

"Lily Evans," James answered/P>

"James' obsession of the last year," Sirius added, and James rolled his eyes/P>

"I don't obsess/I, I notice," he corrected, and Kevin laughed/P>

"As for the other girl, I don't recall ever talking to her," Sirius continued, glancing pointedly to Remus, who flushed. "Where'd you meet her, Remus?"/P>

"She was the one I asked to dance," Remus replied, feeling his face burn. "I guess I know her name now."/P>

"And she remembers yours!" James pointed out. "I think someone's got their eye on you."/P>

"Not everyone has a memory as poor as yours," Remus said, wishing he could just brush off the event. James laughed/P>

"Are you going to look for her at school?" Sirius asked/P>

"I'll probably see her anyway," Remus answered, shrugging. "James will see her more often than I will, though, if she's friends with Lily." Sirius and Kevin laughed, while James put on a mock-hurt face/P>

"You make it sound like I stalk her, Remus," James said/P>

"You make it sound like you don't!" Remus retorted jokingly. James rolled up his sleeves/P>

"All right, all right, let's settle this once and for all." He put his fists up just as a Prefect from Gryffindor, Matt Robik, walked into the compartment. James lowered his fists and rolled his eyes. "Can't that door stay closed for more than one minute?" Matt grinned/P>

"Don't worry yourself, mate," he said. "If you're any good on the Quidditch field, you'll get no trouble from me. Holt told us about you, and if you're as good as he made you sound, you'll do well on the team. Just keep out of the way of the Slytherin Prefects – one of them is on the Slytherin team."/P>

"Ah, they can't give me any more trouble than I've been in before," James stated, shaking his head, and Matt walked out. Turning to his friends, James explained, "Matt's one of the Beaters, among the best at the school."/P>

The topic stayed on Quidditch for almost the rest of the ride, as James told Kevin about the different Hogwarts teams, then as all four discussed the international teams. Finally, after several hours, the train slowed to a stop in front of the Hogwarts castle/P>

A/N The school year begins next chapter! Hope you enjoyed the story, and I'll await your reviews/P>

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