Hey guys. So, I have a few things to mention here. I know that Andromeda Tonks shouldn't really be in the same year as the Mauraders, but I loved the perspectives it brought up. I hope you guys don't mind! That's all I have for this chapter, so enjoy!
By the time the Hogwarts Express pulled into Hogsmeade Station, I had been able to calm James and Sirius's guffaws enough to hear the story. Apparently, Lily had had some type of argument with her sister involving the greasy haired boy I had seen in the hall, Severus. Severus had been able to cheer her up but the boys did what boys do best: ruin everything. And they did. They made fun of Severus and made Lily mad.
Of course, I wasn't entirely surprised. I had seen enough of these boys, so alike in person, to know that they would go to great lengths to get a good laugh. Still, they were obviously good natured. They just had, well, slightly mischievous tendencies.
I walked with them off the train, surrounded by other students of various ages, all in black robes. The train platform was packed with squirming kids, and we had no idea where to go until we heard a loud, rough voice call gruffly, "Firs' years! Firs' years come with me! All firs' year over here.'
I met James's hazel eyes, and they mirrored my own anxiety. Drowning in our anticipation of the owner of the intimidating voice, we slowly turned to look at the man calling for the first year…
And smiled.
He was huge, broad, and covered in black hair, but his face was red with the wide grin on his lips. We approached him, along with other first years who had heard him. Soon, we were all there. "'Ello!" he said happily, "Yeh all look like a great bunch! Now, we'll just be gettin' in these boats…"
We followed the large man to a lake, where we boarded small boats. In our boat was myself, James, Sirius, a girl with navy blue eyes and a raggedy boy with disheveled brown hair. I turned to introduce myself to the dark-eyed girl, but she already had her hand out.
"Hello, I'm Andromeda Black," she said, looking into my eyes. I smiled. She seemed nice.
"I'm Carlie Reese. It's nice to meet you." We struck up a conversation about our families; both her parents were wizards, and apparently they had a strict 'pure-blood' status, which she explained meant her family was against anyone with Muggle heritage. They were all Slytherins, but Andromeda, like her cousin Sirius, clearly wanted to break free of her family. I casually avoided the subject of my parents by introducing myself to the silent, brown haired boy, whose name was Remus Lupin.
"It's nice to-"
I fell silent. We had just come into sight of Hogwarts. I was huge and beautiful, lit by torches and moonlight. Spires rose from all angles. I wasn't the only one awestruck. There was a collective hush throughout the first years in the boats.
"Righ' now," said the huge man, who had his own boat, "I'm Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Grounds and Keys at Hogwarts. Now, if yeh'll all follow me." The boats landed and we followed Hagrid through beautiful doors and onto a staircase, where a regal looking witch in a pointed hat greeted us.
"Welcome to Hogwarts."