The girl sat next to the window, she had been crying. The greasy haired boy slid open the compartment door and sat down opposite the girl. She glanced at him and then looked back out of the window.

"I don't want to talk to you," she said in a constricted voice.

"Why not?"

"Tuney h-hates me. Because we saw that letter from Dumbledore."

"So what?" She threw him a look of deep dislike.

"So she's my sister!"

"She's only a –" He caught himself quickly, Remus looked up at the boy, knowing what he was going to say, but the girl hadn't heard him it appeared.

"But we're going!" he said, unable to suppress the exhilaration in his voice. "This is it! We're off to Hogwarts!"

She nodded, and dried her tears with a half smiled.

"You'd better be in Slytherin." The boy told her.

"Slytherin?" James questioned with a snarl.

"Who wants to be in Slytherin? I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?" James nudged Sirius. Sirius lost his smile and sat straight up in his seat.

"My whole family's been in Slytherin," Sirius responded with a dead serious face.

"Blimey, and I thought you seemed all right!" James replied in mock disgust.

Sirius grinned.

"Maybe I'll break the tradition. Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?"

James lifted an invisible sword.

"'Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!' Like my dad."

The boy made a disgusted noise. James asked, "Got a problem with that?"

"No," said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. "If you'd rather be brawny than brainy – "

"Where're you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" interjected Sirius with a sly grin.

James roared with laughter. The girl stood, and looked at the two with obvious hatred.

"Come on, Severus, let's find another compartment." She said leading the way out.

James tried to trip the boy whose name was Severus, "See ya, Snivellus!" The door slammed.

Remus, by the end of this ordeal, came to the conclusion he would not be able to finish his book. He placed the book away and turned to Sirius, James, and Peter, all of whom were laughing.

"That was uncalled for." Remus told them.

"I know, who does that tosser think he is coming in here and being so rude?" James answered seriously. "Mate," Sirius chimed in. "I think he means how we handled the event." James looked at Remus shocked.

"I was a perfect gentleman." James said, and made a hand motion that signaled the end of the conversation.

"Sure. Anyway, who would believe a Back and a Potter could get along eh?" Sirius asked.

"Honestly, anyone can get along. Family and background mean nothing, it's more so if you yourself are a prat or not." James said while slouching in his seat.

"Very poetic." Remus laughed. Sirius laughed along with him. The boys continued to talk, and were only interrupted by the candy trolley. James bought everyone a chocolate frog and they shared a bag of Bertie Botts Every Flavoured Beans. The four boys got along well, they shared story after story and seemed to have know each other for a long time. Sirius explained how he hated everyone in his family, and how they were all prejudice and snobby. James didn't have much to say other then "Gryffindor." "Potter" "Proud" "Awesome". Peter's story was rather boring as well, he had a good home and from the sound of it, was rather spoiled; but not to the extent of James spoiled childhood.

By the time the train stopped, they got into the same boat, and Remus pointed out Severus, the red headed girl, and Rikki. They sat in the same boat with another boy, who James called Frank. The two girls and frank were talking and laughing, but Severus just sulked and looked at the water.

"What is my dear relative doing near people like them? It was probably Frank, he gets along with everyone." James remarked. Sirius pointed at Rikki, "She's related to you? That pretty girl, came from the same gene pool as you?" James smacked him.

"First off, yes she is a proud Potter, like myself. Secondly, stay away from her or I'll kill you." Sirius grinned and put his hands up in defeat. "That's alright, I wasn't planning on anything. Besides, my mother would have a fit if I brought one of you Potters home."

Remus added, "Since when have you ever cared about your mothers opinion?"

"True Remus, very true." Sirius nodded, but then recognition came to his face. "Wait, James, Peter and I all told our life stories, you haven't." Sirius said suspiciously with his left eyebrow raised.

Remus froze, and thought about what would be correct to say and what wouldn't. "Well, first off, my dad's a wizard and my mother is a muggle." He glanced up at them.

"Hey that's cool," James said, "We can't all be pureblooded, actually, personally I'd rather not be." Remus smiled and continued. "When I was five, my mother found out that my dad was a wizard, and left us." This seemed like a reasonable lie to Remus. "My dad eventually remarried. I don't talk to my mom at all. She wants nothing to do with me or my dad."

"Woah, sorry to hear that mate." Peter said with his squeaky shy voice. Remus nodded solemnly.

"Hey, look the castle!" James pointed; it was the greatest moment of Remus' life. The castle was beautiful; most of the windows were lit up with occupants inside.

"This is going to be a great year." Sirius said in astonishment.

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