To say that Lily was excited was an understatement. Never in her life have she been this giddy, not even when the ice cream truck exploded in front of their house and they got to eat all the ice cream.
The family was standing in front of the wall between platform 10 and 9, her parents couldn't go through because they were… well might as well get used to the word … Muggles.
"Oh Lily dear please write as soon as you can and often, we want to hear all about it."
"I will mom."
She hugged her daughter tightly and kissed her cheeks "I love you darling."
"I love you too mom."
"Well my flower, time to go on this adventure. I really hope you enjoy it. I love you and I will miss you dearly."
"You too daddy."
Lily turned to her sister, she only came involuntarily.
Lily knew what she did, writing a letter to Dumbledore and everything.
Lily saw Severus passing them and waving at her stating "I will find us a compartement Lily."
She nodded.
"Petunia I will miss you and hope you write me sometimes."
"As if I wanted to touch one of those bloody owls, like yours. God why can't you just be normal Lily?"
"Petunia!" her mother's voice grew angry, Petunia huffed and left without saying goodbye.
Her parents started apologizing for her behavior but Lily was looking at a family, so perfect, she could have sworn she had seen them before.
She knew why instantly, the girl she saw at Ollivanders, Leah, was walking with her family towards the wall.
A man waved to someone and the family suddenly stopped. They arranged themselves in with Leah and a girl who looked a lot like Leah only with blonde hair beside her, her arm around the little girl, a boy who had the same eyes as Leah stood behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder. A little girl stood beside Leah with her hand in Leah's and of her mothers. Her mother was so beautiful, she looked like one of those supermodels, slim and with gorgeous dark blonde hair, her smile was beautiful and she was wearing what appeared to be high fashioned brands. Her husband stood on the other side with an arm around his eldest daughter.
A photographer stood in front of them and took some pictures. "How does it feel to finally go to Hogwarts Leah?"
She smiled showing her perfectly placed and white teeth "I am really excited to finally go to school."
"How does it feel to have another child going away?"
"A new challenge coming up, now we must hurry."
They broke apart and ran through the barrier.
"Lily wasn't that the girl we met in Ollivanders?"
"Yes I think so."
"Her parents must be something important."
She hugged them once more and they said their goodbyes before Lily ran through the barrier. She was really scared that she would crash against the wall and all this was a joke, but Lily got through and stood in front of a giant red train.
Lily couldn't even take it all in.
Someone took her suitcase and put it on the train and she got in herself.
She looked for Severus and found him in a compartment.
"Hello Lily, glad you found me. Are you excited."
"Very much so."
She sat down beside him and they talked
Now the scene in which James and Lily and Severus and Sirius meet.
Lily glared at James and suddenly the compartment opened. Leah came in followed by Remus.
Lily noticed how Sirius was looking her up and down and then smiled.
"Hi, could we sit here?"
"Yeah sure."
"Great awesome, I am Leah and this is my best friend Remus Lupin."
"Nice to meet you." Remus said.
Leah turned to Lily, "Oh hi, Leane was it? No wait Lily?"
She smiled "Yeah that's me."
She then turned to Severus looked at him and waited then said to Lily "Your boyfriend don't speak?"
"He is not my boyfriend and his name is Severus Snape."
"Snape as in Eileen Snape? Did she ever work for the Ministry?"
"Yes for a while now. How do you know that?" Severus said.
"Because she would be the one person who knows probably almost everything about the Ministry." Sirius Black said in a sarcastic voice.
Lily had had enough of his attitude "And why is that?"
James Potter answered. "Because she is the Ministers daughter. Haven't seen you at any balls this year Leah."
"Oh yeah, James Potter good to see you again. Love your mom, she always brings cookies. Yeah I was busy, and anyway they are not as interesting as one would presume."
"Yeah, feel like I haven't seen you in forever and this is Sirius Black."
She gasped "A Black and a Potter in the same compartment? A miracle."
Black laughed. "I am nothing like my family."
"I met some of your family at times, interesting. But I've never seen you at any banquets or balls or those sorts."
"Was never allowed to go. Too big of a troublemaker for my mom and dad."
Leah laughed.
"Remus your family works for the ministry as well?" James asked.
"Yeah my dad. My mom's a muggle."
"Awesome. How do you know Leah Parker?"
Leah answered "His mom and my mom met during their pregnancy in some pregnant yoga class thing, and they met up after that and once they found out they both had somewhat magical life's they became best friends really fast and we were just constantly around each other. So instant besties, right bug?"
"Yes, correct." And with that Remus Lupin ruffled Leah Parker's hair.
Lily piped up: "So that is why all these photographers were taking pictures of you, you are famous."
"Well not me, but my parents yeah."
"Anyway Snape here was just talking about how he wants to be in Slytherin."
"My dad was a Slytherin, cunning and ambitious." Leah stated.
"You wanna be in it?" James looked at her.
"Not really, the way it changed from what I heard, nothing like the way my dad used to describe it. He always said there were 2 groups the fairly decent ones- which obviously he was in- and the not so decent ones, these days apparently all of them aren't as decent as they were. But Sirius, it was Sirius right?" she did not wait for him to nod but continued "your family is pure Slytherin aren't I right?"
"Yep, but my cousin Andi is awesome, she is nothing like the rest of my family, but is still in Slytherin."
"You see there are exceptions. My dad was the first one to be a Slytherin, my older siblings are both in Gryffindor, like my mom."
"Best house." James stated.
"Well Siran, I do hope you will stand out as well, love people who go against the flow, don't you Srium?" she looked at Sirius and he looked at her before they both bursted out laughing.
"You crack me up Leah." He stuck out his hand to her and she shook it.
Lily was shocked when Leah then turned to her "Do you know about the houses?"
"Yes Severus told me about them."
"Oh isn't he – I was going to say dashing but his hair says otherwise."
James and Sirius burst out laughing and Remus chuckled lightly.
Leah smirked "Ok that was lame, but anyway, Lily I really love your hair color. I saw your mom has almost the same. Totally wicked. I wish I had red hair, but I am glad I did not get stuck with blonde hair like my mom or my sister, it is so hard to find proper accessories."
"Oi!" Remus screamed and shoved her.
"Oh lighten up Remy." Everyone laughed.
Severus poked Lily lightly and said "Would you like something to eat I hear the food cart rolling on."
"Oh isn't that sweet" Sirius remarked "Snape here wants to buy a girl something to eat. Careful Lily with all the grease on him you might get sick afterwards."
James added "And careful that he doesn't try to kiss you."
Lily stood up "Come Severus let's look for a different compartment."
"Oh Lily, you don't have to leave, boys will be boys, they are just weird."
"If you want to Leah you can join us."
"Oh I'd love to but I want to catch up with James here, haven't seen him in so long and Sirius is funny as well."
"Oh maybe I will see you later then."
"For sure" And then she hugged her.
