Two girls were furiously giggling arm in arm as a girl with flaming red hair and sparkling green eyes rushed up to them.

"lily, hi!" one of the giggling girls said. she was tall with long dark brown hair and a pretty heart shaped face. her pale blue eyes shone, brightening up her face.

"hey Liz." lily replied. her sparkling eyes twinkling at the site of her two best witch friends, giggling as usual.

"so what are you two laughing about?" lily questioned

"oh this boy that Katie just met." said Liz teasingly. glancing at Katie.

Katie flushed scarlet and looked to the ground sending her platinum blonde hair down covering her face.

"oooh really." said lily she stood in between them and linked both of their arms with hers. "well you had better tell me all about him while we get on the train."

"you'll meet him soon." Katie answered shyly. "he's at Hogwarts."

"oh, is he in the 5th year as well?" lily stated.

"yeah he is. oh you have to see him he's so nice. d'ya think that he will ask me out Liz?"

"yeah well I hope he does anyway, that way we can find out if he has got any friends for me and lily can't we." Liz said and bumped lily with her hip. Lily giggled. she had met Liz and Katie 5 years ago when she had first found out she was a witch and they had been the best of friends since. They had attended a wizarding school in America but were now being transferred to Hogwarts. Lily was muggle-born but both Liz and Katie were pure-bloods. Between the time of their first meeting and today when they were going onto the train to their new school They had both helped her to understand the wizarding world by trying to teach Lily everything they knew so she wouldn't feel so out of place when she came to school.

They decided to take the barrier to platform 9 and 3/4 at a run as Lily was nervous but they got through fine. Lily stared around her. Hundreds of people were all gathered around the train, all dressed in robes and some in muggle clothes. People were shouting and laughing and talking excitedly to their friends or parents. Owls hooted. cats meowed and frogs croaked all around them. Katie pushed her forward to the train dragging their trunks behind them.

"this is it." Lily thought. "my first step onto the train." she put one foot into the train when Katie pulled her back.

"look that's him!" she whispered excitedly in her ear. She looked around to see a boy with scruffy hair and glasses by the train. "isn't he gorgeous?"

Lily burst out laughing "him? gorgeous?" she thought ".....in his dreams."

"what are you laughing at?" Katie asked puzzled.

"oh, just this joke that my sister petunia told me earlier."

"oh, right." Katie answered looking even more puzzled than before. But that was soon forgotten when Katie realised that the boy was walking straight towards her.

" ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod." Katie said panicking "he's coming over, he's coming over."

Lily sighed, "calm down or you'll throw up on him." Liz joked.

"yeah." Lily joined in " you'll be like hey.....bleurgh...oh I'm sorry did I just spit last nights dinner all over you." both Lily and Liz burst out laughing. somehow Katie was not amused.

The boy had now reached Katie (who was now scarlet and looking down at the floor) "hey, remember me?" he asked Katie. Katie mumbled a yes. The boy glanced down and looked slightly amused by Lily and Liz who were doubled up practically on the floor laughing.

Liz straitened up and wiped her eyes. realising how awkward the mood was she giggled, "well maybe we should leave these two alone, eh Lily" Lily nodded and they made their way into a compartment.