AN: This is the last "On the train" chapter. It is about Lily Luna Potter, Hugo Weasley and Olivia "Liv" Dursley. The next one will start the sorting. I hope you enjoy it!

It looked rather normal, Liv supposed, as she looked around in the compartment of the Hogwarts express. She wasn't sure what she had expected, but after Uncle Harry's house that burst with magic and the Diagon Alley that was best described as sheer crazy, she had thought the train to the magical school would be somewhat more... special.

Not that she was complaining. It was good to have something normal for a change again. The last two month, ever since she had gotten her Hogwarts letter, had been absolutely insane. She still remembered how heavy and thick the letter had been, and her fathers somehow sad, unsurprised smile. He had later told her that he'd expected it for years, because he'd seen the signs everybody else was happy to ignore or explain away.

Her big brother Bob had been shocked, but then he'd caught himself and hugged her, saying he'd always known she was a special girl. The memory still made Liv feel all warm inside. She and Bob had always been close. Bob was four years older than her, and he was the best big brother a girl could wish for. He always protected her from the bullies in school, played with her, read to her when she was younger. He'd almost never teased her, and he'd not, like other boys, decided it was uncool to spend time with his little sister when he started school. She was a bit scared (okay, very scared) to start school somewhere without him. He'd promised to write her daily, but letters weren't the same thing as having him there with her.

But, it wasn't as if she was going to be alone. As soon as he had assured her mother that it wasn't some sort of joke her father had called her uncle Harry. Uncle Harry wasn't really her uncle, he was her fathers cousin, making him her second cousin once removed, but that was rather much to say, so she and Bob had always called him uncle Harry. They had been very surprised to find out he was a wizard, and by the looks of it, so had their mother. Still, they had gone to visit him, and later they had gone to Diagon Alley together. She'd known her cousin (second cousin, whatever) Lily before, but they'd never been close. Now they were going to be in the same year at the same school. Lily had been very nice so far, and her cousin, Hugo, had been too. Liv hoped it would stay that way. She wouldn't want to be alone in a strange school so far away from home.

She surveyed the compartment. Lily and Hugo shared a bench. They were all tangled up in one another, but Liv was used to that by now. The two of them were very close, and they had a tendency to get into trouble to, from what she'd seen in the last two month. Lily was very outgoing, and seemed absolutely fearless. She had a tendency to act first and then think. She had red hair and lively hazel eyes that always sparkled with mischief. Hugo was quite different. He was quieter, liked to read and think things through before acting. He was brunette with his mothers dark brown eyes. In a way, Liv thought, they balanced each other out perfectly. Lily the reckless one, Hugo the clever one. Liv was not above admitting that she was afraid that she wouldn't find a place in that friendship. She wasn't the most intelligent girl, she usually preferred sports. She was really good at football, but to her horror she'd had to find out that the magical world did not play the sport and instead liked a game called Quidditch. Lily and Hugo had explained the rules to her, and it did seem interesting, but Liv still liked football better. It had always been her sport.

Liv stared at the book in her lap. Hugo's sister Rose had given it to her. "A History of Hogwarts". Apparently it was the standard work for everyone who wanted to know more about Hogwarts and the magical world. The problem was, Liv had never much cared for books, much less books that weren't fiction. This book wasn't. It was certainly full of interesting facts, but it was absolutely boring to Liv.

She looked up to find Lily looking at her. "Are you actually reading that?" The girl asked, nodding at the book.

"Trying." Liv grimaced. "I want to know more about Hogwarts, but the book is dead boring."

"Of course it is. Aunt Hermione still nags Dad and uncle Ron sometimes because they've never even started to read it. They always say that they didn't need to because she did and would tell them what they needed to know anyway. Seems logical to me, I must admit, and since Hugo here has read it, I won't." Lily shrugged. Hugo lightly punched her shoulder.

"I tell her that she should read it about every other day, but she never listens. But if you have questions, you can ask me anytime. I've read it." Hugo said, letting out a sigh. He smiled though.

"Thanks." Liv said and finally closed the book. She wasn't going to learn anything out of it, anyway. "Is there really no football team in Hogwarts? There have to be enough muggleborn there to start some, aren't there?" She asked.

"Well, I guess nobody thought about it yet. But you're right, about a third of the students are muggleborn, so it should definitively work." Hugo shrugged.

"You should learn Quidditch. That's way more fun." Lily piped in as she blew a strand of red hair out of her face. "You know, flying on brooms, and with bludgers and the snitch and everything. Way more exiting than football. There's only one ball in that game, isn't there?" Lily asked. When Liv nodded, the other girl rolled her eyes. "See. Boring." She said.

"Just 'cause you think something's boring doesn't mean everybody has to agree with you, Lils." Hugo scolded his cousin gently.

"Would be easier if it did." Lily said lazily. "I'll show you real Quidditch, Liv. You'll love it, I'm sure."

Liv grinned. It looked like her year would be fun.

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