"Check out my worm!" James yelled, chasing the redheaded girl along the platform.
"Ew! It's disgusting!" she cried, running away from him. "Stop it, go away!"
"Nice!" a boy said. "Hey, I bet there's a spell to make it even bigger. Maybe even as big as the Hogwarts Express!"
"Gross!" James declared with a grin. "That would be awesome."
They shared a look of delight.
"Hey, you wanna hold him?" James offered. "He's called Wormy."
"That's a rubbish name." The boy extended a hand regardless. "But yeah. I'm Sirius, by the way."
"James," James said in reply. He withdrew his wand. "Wiggly squiggly little worm, slimy and gooey as it squirms, grow and sprout and get lots bigger, my faithful wormy little digger."
He waited in anticipation for something to happen, but nothing did. James pouted.
"That wasn't even a spell," Sirius said. "Watch this." He narrowed his eyes and waved his wand. "Windgardium leviosa."
Slowly, the worm began to float.
"Yes!" James cried. He pointed to the nearest child. "Get her."
"Worm attack!" Sirius cried, and levitated the worm into the girl's face. She screamed, and Sirius attacked the next student with it, racing around the platform as adults caught sight and tried to stop them. James followed, cheering him on.
Eventually the worm was vanished, and they hid on the train as adults stormed about angrily, looking for them.
"That was brilliant," James said, practically vibrating with excitement.
"It was wicked!" Sirius agreed. He extended a hand. "Friends?"
James grinned and shook it. "Best friends."
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