A/N: Chapter three, obviously. Anyway, R/R!
"Who ever heard of 3/4 of a platform? You must be crazy, mum!" Sirius told his mother.
"No, go right through that barrier," his mum explained, gesturing at a wall hidden by people.
Sirius and James looked at their mothers as if they were insane, though followed the advice.
As they slowly approached the barrier, Sirius whispered to James "They're both mental. I don't want to look like a fool, you go first."
"Hey! No way! We're going together," James said.
"I'm running," Sirius decided suddenly. He broke into a sprint, pulling his trink behind him. James followed suit.
James expected a hard knock agaist his head, but instead smelled smoke and many people. When he opened his eyes, which had been closed, he saw many people in black robed boarding a train labeled "Hogwarts Express"
"This must be it," James said, and lead the way into a vacant train compartment.
***
"So, how're we supposed to get to this platform again?" Lily asked her mother.
"Go through the barrier, i believe," she answered doubtfully. It was only her and Lily, as Petunia wasn't going to see anymore freaks then she needed to, that her very much. And as she couldn't as well stay home by herself, the only option was that Lily's father stay with her.
Lily mentally cursed Petunia with a newly-learnt spell, because she couldn't say a proper good-bye to her father. She made a mental note to really curse her sister for this when she could use these spells. Lily was rather afraid, as she had only been away from her parents for one night before, and that was for a camp trip with her friends.
Lily said good-bye to her mum, and stoutly marched toward the barrier. She touched it, it felt solid enough. But if she was ever to get to this school, she would have to go through it. So she walked into the solid wall.
Above her she saw a sign that announced she was on platform 9 3/4. Lily made a second mental nite to test all un-suspecting brick walls to see if there were hidden streets or trains behind them
Lily saw many people in black robes, many of them saying tearful good-byes to magical relatives. Lily supposed that only magical people could go throught the barrier, which was why her mother didn't come.
Lily sighed. She wouldn't see her parents for another year. She hears a whistle blow, and quickly followed the remainder of the students onto the train.
(A/N: I am doing them meet from both perspectives, then i will stay with Lily. I will try and switch back and forth once in a while.)
She entered a compartment, and saw three boys playing a game. There were occasional sparks, which looked interesting to Lily. She loved to take risks.
"Er, Hello," Lily said.
"Hello, care to join us?" One of the two with black hair asked.
"Quite! How do you play?" She asked, after setting her things down on an empty seat. "By the way, my name is Lily," she added.
"Lily! I am Sirius, and this here's James, and Remus," he said, first pointing to the other black-haired one, and second to one with brown hair. The both flashed her a smile, then returned to the exploding game, which, on closer inspection, Lily noticed was a card game.
"Nice to meet you all," Lily responded. "Now, teach me how to play this game!" She sat down, and was soon engrossed in her first magical game.
***
James and Sirius sat down in the train car and got out their new Exploding Snap Game.
"Deal out the cards, ok, got that," Sirius read from the instructions. "When a player lays down that card, it will explode if no one picks it up. Ok, got it?"
"Yep, let's go," James said.
They began to play, and were about half way through their first game when the compartment door slid open. A tired boy with brown hair came in.
"Hello, who are you?" James asked.
"Remus Lupin," The boy said. "Is that Exploding Snap?"
"Yep. I'm James Potter, and this is Sirius Lupin. Want to play?"
"Sure!"
They began to play, and everyone but Sirius ignored the door sliding open a second time.
"Er, Hello," A girl with bright red hair and green eyes said. She seemed a little scared.
"Hello!" Sirius said, as the cards exploded. "Care to join us?"
"Quite!" She answered, then, as an after thought, said "How do you play? By they way, i am Lily."
"Lily! I am Sirius, and this here's James, and Remus," he pointed to each one.
"Nice to meet you all. Now, teach me how to play the game!" She sat down and the played for a bit.
***
Lily laughed as the cards exploded. "Did you get this is Diagon Alley?" She asked, sitting back.
"Yep, we went there the day after we got our letters. We are from a wizarding family, but it's almost like we are muggles, becaue out parents didn't tell us," James explained, also abandoning the game.
"Muggle?" Lily asked in confusion.
"Yah, it's a person who can't do magic."
"Oh, my parents are muggles. They thought it was a joke when i got the letter," she explained, climbing from the floor to a seat. James followed her. "You are from a wizarding family, you must know what we do when we get there."
"My mum wouldn't tell me, only that there are four houses in a huge castle. You get put in one of them."
"The four are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin" Sirius called, abandoning the game as well.
"What odd names! How do you get put in them?" Lily asked.
"Well, It's something to do with your personality, i think," Remus said.
"I hope it's not hard, i am not up to a hard task on the first day," Lily commented.
"Me neither," Remus agreed. The continued talking until they reached the school.
A/N: Interesting, i guess. I am going to skip a bunch of years to get to 6th year, so this was rather an introduction. Please review!
"Who ever heard of 3/4 of a platform? You must be crazy, mum!" Sirius told his mother.
"No, go right through that barrier," his mum explained, gesturing at a wall hidden by people.
Sirius and James looked at their mothers as if they were insane, though followed the advice.
As they slowly approached the barrier, Sirius whispered to James "They're both mental. I don't want to look like a fool, you go first."
"Hey! No way! We're going together," James said.
"I'm running," Sirius decided suddenly. He broke into a sprint, pulling his trink behind him. James followed suit.
James expected a hard knock agaist his head, but instead smelled smoke and many people. When he opened his eyes, which had been closed, he saw many people in black robed boarding a train labeled "Hogwarts Express"
"This must be it," James said, and lead the way into a vacant train compartment.
***
"So, how're we supposed to get to this platform again?" Lily asked her mother.
"Go through the barrier, i believe," she answered doubtfully. It was only her and Lily, as Petunia wasn't going to see anymore freaks then she needed to, that her very much. And as she couldn't as well stay home by herself, the only option was that Lily's father stay with her.
Lily mentally cursed Petunia with a newly-learnt spell, because she couldn't say a proper good-bye to her father. She made a mental note to really curse her sister for this when she could use these spells. Lily was rather afraid, as she had only been away from her parents for one night before, and that was for a camp trip with her friends.
Lily said good-bye to her mum, and stoutly marched toward the barrier. She touched it, it felt solid enough. But if she was ever to get to this school, she would have to go through it. So she walked into the solid wall.
Above her she saw a sign that announced she was on platform 9 3/4. Lily made a second mental nite to test all un-suspecting brick walls to see if there were hidden streets or trains behind them
Lily saw many people in black robes, many of them saying tearful good-byes to magical relatives. Lily supposed that only magical people could go throught the barrier, which was why her mother didn't come.
Lily sighed. She wouldn't see her parents for another year. She hears a whistle blow, and quickly followed the remainder of the students onto the train.
(A/N: I am doing them meet from both perspectives, then i will stay with Lily. I will try and switch back and forth once in a while.)
She entered a compartment, and saw three boys playing a game. There were occasional sparks, which looked interesting to Lily. She loved to take risks.
"Er, Hello," Lily said.
"Hello, care to join us?" One of the two with black hair asked.
"Quite! How do you play?" She asked, after setting her things down on an empty seat. "By the way, my name is Lily," she added.
"Lily! I am Sirius, and this here's James, and Remus," he said, first pointing to the other black-haired one, and second to one with brown hair. The both flashed her a smile, then returned to the exploding game, which, on closer inspection, Lily noticed was a card game.
"Nice to meet you all," Lily responded. "Now, teach me how to play this game!" She sat down, and was soon engrossed in her first magical game.
***
James and Sirius sat down in the train car and got out their new Exploding Snap Game.
"Deal out the cards, ok, got that," Sirius read from the instructions. "When a player lays down that card, it will explode if no one picks it up. Ok, got it?"
"Yep, let's go," James said.
They began to play, and were about half way through their first game when the compartment door slid open. A tired boy with brown hair came in.
"Hello, who are you?" James asked.
"Remus Lupin," The boy said. "Is that Exploding Snap?"
"Yep. I'm James Potter, and this is Sirius Lupin. Want to play?"
"Sure!"
They began to play, and everyone but Sirius ignored the door sliding open a second time.
"Er, Hello," A girl with bright red hair and green eyes said. She seemed a little scared.
"Hello!" Sirius said, as the cards exploded. "Care to join us?"
"Quite!" She answered, then, as an after thought, said "How do you play? By they way, i am Lily."
"Lily! I am Sirius, and this here's James, and Remus," he pointed to each one.
"Nice to meet you all. Now, teach me how to play the game!" She sat down and the played for a bit.
***
Lily laughed as the cards exploded. "Did you get this is Diagon Alley?" She asked, sitting back.
"Yep, we went there the day after we got our letters. We are from a wizarding family, but it's almost like we are muggles, becaue out parents didn't tell us," James explained, also abandoning the game.
"Muggle?" Lily asked in confusion.
"Yah, it's a person who can't do magic."
"Oh, my parents are muggles. They thought it was a joke when i got the letter," she explained, climbing from the floor to a seat. James followed her. "You are from a wizarding family, you must know what we do when we get there."
"My mum wouldn't tell me, only that there are four houses in a huge castle. You get put in one of them."
"The four are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin" Sirius called, abandoning the game as well.
"What odd names! How do you get put in them?" Lily asked.
"Well, It's something to do with your personality, i think," Remus said.
"I hope it's not hard, i am not up to a hard task on the first day," Lily commented.
"Me neither," Remus agreed. The continued talking until they reached the school.
A/N: Interesting, i guess. I am going to skip a bunch of years to get to 6th year, so this was rather an introduction. Please review!
