Moony: Year 1

Hogwarts Express
Tuesday
1 September, 1971

"Remus."

Remus groaned and curled up more in the comfortable seat, he didn't want to wake up yet. His sleep filled mind still placed him in on his couch, the noise around him being the T.V. and his mother cooking. Only with the shaking did he start to get new and unfamiliar sounds around him.

The voice was someone he only recently met.

He opened his eyes and rubbed them, looking at the red hair and the smile. He had to stare for a few seconds to figure out who this person was.

"We are here Remus, the train stopped," she grinned widely, "Come on, you don't want to be left behind."

Before the skinny boy could say anything the girl dragged him up and pulled him out of the compartment. Students were moving towards the doors, in a very unorderly fashion. The bigger and taller ones getting there faster than their younger classmen.

The red head weaved them through the people quickly though, and happily gave Remus back his book when they got onto the train station's platform. Remus thanked her; wishing internally that he could remember her name or the name of the boy that she had now latched onto.

Still, he wasn't going to focus his attention on them when there was so much around them now.

The Hogsmede train station was nothing to look at, but Remus was still in awe and curious. With the girl guiding him he felt a little bolder to look around. The light of the almost full moon shone over the forest around them, and made the tracks of the train shine.

"First Years! First Years, this way!"

The loud booming voice made him tear his eyes away from the surroundings and land on a lantern being held high by what Remus could only guess was a very large man. Getting closer he could see the outline; and in his mind he could only rationalize that that man had to be a giant.

Or at least a half-giant, he was huge but those beetle eyes hidden behind the dark beard looked at all the small students that crowded him with a kind and happy light.

"That all of ya'?"

The giant man's eyes seemed to sweep over all the heads, before his already smiling face broke out into a grin and he motioned with his lantern for them all to follow him.

"The man's a giant…a real bloody giant…"

Words and mutterings pricked his ears as he was pulled along with the crowd off the train platform and down a path. The red head and the dark haired boy both taking to themselves; Remus would have left instead of intruding if the girl didn't have a strong grip on his arm.

He let his eyes wander, only having one's view obstructed by the hair that hung in his face. With the help of the wolf, the lantern's light, and the moon's beams that shone down on the terrain the walk along the path and towards the edge of a giant lake was easy for him, though other kids stumbled some in the dark.

At the edge of the lake were a line of boats, all small in size and a lantern hung at the front to help light the way. Oars for rowing on either side and waiting for their passengers.

"Do they really expect us to row?"

Remus blinked and looked over at the snobbish comment that came from the boy on the other side of the red head, now thinking about it he was starting to get names again.

Severus…and…and L something. Names are hard to remember.

"Alright, four to a boat. Don't any of you try to over fill, and don't rock them once we are in the water."

The first years looked around themselves at first before hurrying to get a boat with the friends they had either met on the train or knew before, and even with their family members if they could do that. Sadly Remus and his weird new trio were not the lucky ones that could be put onto a boat together.

Most boats filled up, had three people, or had two by the time they got through the crowd and could see what was available.

"Come on, Lily, there is an open one for us over there." Severus began to pull Lily away from Remus and towards one of the last few boats.

Right, Lily, I need to remember that.

"We can't just leave Remus, Sev. That would be rude," Lily dug her heels into the soft ground to stop the pulling.

Feeling the tension by these two obviously good friends, Remus slipped his arm out of Lily's hold.

"Don't worry, Lily, you go on. There aren't any empty ones anyway, I'll meet you up when we get to the school alright?"

Her green eyes shone in the moon light as she looked between the boats and the last few students climbing in and nodded.

"Alright, you come and find me right away though, understand Lupin?"

Remus gave a weak smile and nodded, moving towards one of the boats that had three people in it, "Loud and clear, Lily."

The red head smiled and let Severus lead her over to another boat; Remus watched for a second before getting in the first boat he saw with three people. He glanced over at the three boys in there, and payed them no mind seeing as they were happily talking about something.

Still with another glance at them as he began to open his book he noticed one of the boys was that Peter fellow that Lily had mentioned. Remus paled a little, remembering how Lily had described the teasing.

The werewolf contemplated getting out of the boat but it was too late; the giant man made sure everyone was seated before getting in his own and motioning forward. All the little oars on the boats started rowing and they started to glide across the dark surface of the lake.

If it wasn't for the three boys in front of him, Remus would have been amazed at the boats as they piloted themselves on their own. Sadly he was preoccupied that he didn't know how long that this boat ride would last, and was wondering how long it would take for the boys to notice him.

With his only was of escape being to swim, Remus chose the next best option and that was to bury his nose in his book and pretend he wasn't there.

That tactic didn't last long when he heard one of his boat-mates gasp; without much thought he looked up and was almost struck dumb.

The little enchanted row boat had just turned a corner and was giving them all a perfect view of the castle. Lights were lit in every window and were shining down on the lake giving it an effect of looking like a golden palace from a fairy tale.

"It's so big."

Remus tore his eyes away to look at the two boys that were nearly hanging off the front of the boat to look at the school. Peter being one of them, and the one he was guessing had said those words because the messy haired boy next to him laughed and nodded.

The third occupant was letting his hand rest in the water as he looked at the castle, a nervous look in his eyes. Dark hair cut just above the shoulders hung in waves, and he had a smirk on his face.

"How big you think it is, Pete?"

Remus frowned, biting his cheek as he tore his eyes away from the boys and looked back up at the school that they were slowly floating by towards a dock or somewhere they could get off he was assuming.

"No idea…all I know it is huge, Sirius."

The boat rocked more as the messy haired boy fully sat down on his seat and leaned back.

"I think it is big enough to get lost in for weeks, least that is what my dad said."

"Lost?"

Peter's voice seemed to grow in worry as he sat down fully again as the castle left view.

"Yep," the other dark haired boy laughed as the boats started to file into the boat house, covering the view to the castle completely.

"You aren't serious, right?"

The boats stopped and the students started to get off slowly, so not to rock the boat. Remus giving up on not hearing the conversation of the kids near him.

"No, he's Sirius, Peter. I'm James, remember?"

Remus hugged his book to his chest and rolled his eyes at the rock, having seen the messy haired boy point to the other child near him and both of them laugh.

"That really wasn't a witty joke, but I guess that is the best that they can come up with," he muttered to himself as he moved away from the laughing trio to search for Lily and Severus.

A/N: It is so hard to write for people when you can't say there names yet but you know who they are and you just want them to be all nice and cuddly but you have to make them dorky eleven year old boys and kind of rude right now because that is what they were for a time and mmmeeeehhhhh *dies*

Review if you want...I need to go hide in the shrieking shack for a bit and break somethings.