Mind if we sit here? Nah, of course you don't." And he sat down across the way from severus and Lily, and ushered to his friends to sit down. The one with dog hair plopped down next to the boy, and the one who looked rather ill, sat rather gingerly on the other side of the first boy. The first boy held out his hand. "Hi. I'm James." He gestured to the boy with the shaggy hair. "This is Sirius, and that is Remus."
Lily tried her best to be polite, even though she was pissed at the boys cocky attitude. "I'm Lily. And this is Severus." She paused, unsure of what to say. The four boys looked at her, waiting for her to continue. She blushed, cheeks momentarily matching the color of her hair. "Um. What house do you want to be in?"
James answered immediately. "Gryffindor, where the brave duel at heart!"
Sirius groaned. "My whole family has been in Slytherin. I'm hoping to break tradition."
Severus laughed. "Well, if you rather be brawny than brainy-"
"And where do you expect to go seeing you're neither?"
Lily had had enough. "Come on Severus. Let's go."
As she and Severus stood up and left, she heard a final: "See ya Snivellus!" before the glass door slammed close.
Lily felt tears prick her eyes. She quickly wiped them away, but not before Severus saw. He took her gently by the hand. "Hey. It's okay Lily. I'm fine." She nodded. "I know, but they're all so rude! I don't think I want to be at Hogwarts if everybody is like that!"
"Lily, come on! We've been waiting forever for this! This is going to be amazing! Besides, if we have each other, what bad can happen?"
"You're right," Lily nodded. "I'm being silly." At this moment a lady pushing a large trolley walked up behind them. "Anything from the trolley dears?"
Lily looked at Severus. "What do you recommend?"
A few minutes later, pockets bursting with sweets, the entered a compartment filled with two people, who introduced themselves as Frank and Alice. They unloaded the treats and Lily unwrapped something labeled: Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans. She opened the box, and selected a white one. It looked like coconut. But is tasted like sardines. She gagged and spew it all over Severus, who burst out laughing. "Wow, you tried those first. Brave." She looked at the white pieces all over his shirt, and she couldn't help it. She started to laugh. And laugh. She gasped, holding a stitch in her side. She was going to Hogwarts. She was GOING TO HOGWARTS! And nothing, or nobody, not even stupid James and his friends, were going to ruin it.
