A/N: Hies!!! I'd like to thank my two reviewers. This is my relatively new story. And I don't know what else to say that won't spoil the story so, read, enjoy and REVIEW!!! *snorts*
Trouble in the Form of Four Boys
The train station was big and Colombe almost panicked upon entry. "Oh! How am I supposed to find my train in this place?" Colombe had thought. That's when she saw a girl around the same age as her walk by with what seemed to be a trunk and an owl. It was the owl that gave away that she was a Hogwarts student.
She was rather pretty with green eyes and long wavy red hair. Colombe hurriedly decided to catch up with the girl and ask where she was to go.
"Um, ex-, excuse me!"
The girl, realizing she was the one being called to, turned around. "Yes?" she asked innocently.
"Um… Hi" Colombe smiled brightly at the girl. "My name is Colombe. I couldn't help but notice your owl and I figured that you go to Hogwarts and I was wondering if you could help me find the train. You, um… It-It's my first year at Hogwarts and I've just transferred from Beauxbatons and I'm afraid I'm a tad lost."
The red headed girl looked at Colombe with understanding and smiled extending her hand. "Well, hello. I'm Lily Evans." She said in her melodious voice. "Come, I'll show you how to get on the train and you can sit with my friends and me.
Colombe was delighted to have met Lily. She graciously accepted Lily's offer and followed her as she walked down the platforms, coming to a stop at the barrier between platforms 9 and 10.
"We're here! You just walk straight at the wall between platforms 9 and 10." Lily said brightly to Colombe.
Colombe was disheartened. "Of all the mean things people have done to me, this is definitely the worst." She thought as tears weld in her eyes.
Lily's face became full of confusion as she saw the tears in Colombe's eyes. "What's wrong Colombe?"
"People have been mean to me Lily Evans, but this is by far the meanest thing anyone's ever done to me. You barely even know me, don't even try to get to know me and already you try to make me look like a fool by making me run into a wall in front of a rather populated train station!"
Lily's face screwed up further in confusion until she realized what Colombe was going on about. "No, Colombe. You don't…"
"Save it Lily! I thought you were going to be my friend." The tears that weld in Colombe's eyes began to flow free.
Lily felt bad even though she had had no intension to play a joke and still didn't. Lily gave a quick look at her watch and soon came to the realization that if the two didn't hurry, they would surely be left behind.
Lily gave out a short sigh of despair. "I hate to have to do this but, you're acting so stubborn and we have to get on the train."
Colombe looked at Lily through her tears, confusion plainly etched on her face on her face as Lily wrapped her hand around Colombe' wrist and dragged her towards the barrier and to Colombe's great surprise, through it. The girls swiftly came to the other side.
Colombe wore a face of pure astonishment and regret. Her eyes turned to Lily apologetically. "Lily, I'm…"
"Don't worry about about!" Lily said with her hand raised and a smile gracing her face. "I was skeptical the first time as well. Now hurry or we'll miss the train!"
Colombe gave a curt nod and followed close behind Lily to the train; her belongs were trailing behind her. They loaded their things onto the train and Lily said goodbye to her owl. Colombe secretly wished she'd had an owl. Such loyal creatures they were. Colombe was pulled out of her thought filled daze as Lily tugged at her wrist and motioned to the train. They boarded it just in time.
"Come on!" Lily said brightly. "Let's go find go find my friends!"
The two then began a frantic search of every compartment until Lily found her friends in a compartment in the middle car. "Thanks God they weren't in the cars further back!" Colombe mumbled to herself, glad she could stop searching for people she wouldn't have been able to recognize anyway.
"LILY!!!" Loud welcoming voices came as the two walked in. "Oi! And who's your friend?"
"Guys, this is Colombe…" Lily stopped, realizing she'd never gotten Colombe's last name. "Um… what's your last name?" Lily whispered to Colombe.
"It's Adelaine." Colombe replied.
"Hey, nice last name." Lily whispered back sincerely. "Guys, this is Colombe Adelaine." Lily kindly introduced.
"Hello." Colombe said looking around the compartment.
"Hi!" The girls responded in unison.
"Colombe," Lily started "I'd like you to meet my friends; Sarah, Alex, Katie and Layla."
Sarah had milky whit skin, blue eyes and brown hair; while Alex had jet black hair, deep brown eyes and was darker skinned. Katie wore red rimmed glasses and had chestnut brown eyes. She had blond hair and had managed to get badly sunburned over the summer. Layla was very pretty with cat-like eyes of an aqua color, wavy dirty blond hair and a tanned complexion.
"So, where are you from?" Sarah asked curiously.
"France." Colombe answered simply, taking a nearby seat. Lily took another to quietly listen.
"Where in France?" asked Layla.
"Paris." Colombe responded, turning to look out the window to watch the passing countryside.
"How come you can speak fluent English then?" Katie asked accusingly.
"Well… I've moved around a lot. France was the last place I lived that's all." Colombe answered, not liking to be called a liar.
Not even turning once from the window.
For many hours, the compartment was filled with senseless chatter. All the girls seemed to be interested in what Beauxbatons was like; mostly if the boys were cute.
It was lat in the afternoon when the girls' conversation was interrupted by a clatter in the corridor.
"Potter, Black, Lupin, Pettigrew!" An enraged male voice shouted.
The girls in the compartment all seemed to snicker at hearing the names that were shouted and Colombe couldn't help but wonder what was going on.
"You four are SO going to pay for this when I find you!" the voice continued shouting.
It was at that moment that the compartment door opened and in flew four boys. Some of the girls began to giggle.
"Hey, fancy seeing you boys here." Alex said while grinning broadly.
"I just can't stay away from my Lily." A boy with messy black hair, glasses and brown eyes said. He then proceeded to sit down next to Lily, snuggling her close.
"Yes and I'm sure that the recent prank you've played on Lucius Malfoy has nothing to do with your being here." Lily said sarcastically
"Oh, of course it doesn't!" The boy with messy black hair answered.
"Besides," started another with shoulder length wavy black hair. "Remy, Pete and me thought it was about time we entertain you ladies again.
Colombe guessed that the two boys behind the one who had steeped forward and spoken were 'Pete' and 'Remy'. Pete didn't catch her attention that much. Something about him made her not like him. It might have been the fact that he reminded her of a rat.
However, Remy did catch her attention. He had remarkable gold flecked brown eyes and dreamy light brown hair. Though he seemed to look very tired, he still stood strong, tall and proud with a sense of confidence unlike any Colombe had ever seen.
"Oh, I'm so silly!" Lily announced. "Guys, this is Colombe. Colombe, the smooth talker before you is Sirius Black. Beside me is my boyfriend James Potter and from left to right, standing behind Sirius are Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin."
"Uh… Hello." Colombe said shyly, blushing as all four of the boys' eyes were on her.
"Nice to meet you as well," Sirius said slyly. "And since you're new, we form a group called the Marauders. Watch out for us."
Colombe nodded and then turned her gaze from Sirius to Remus and the two locked eyes for the first time. Colombe felt a surge of energy flow through her. It wasn't the last time she'd look into those eyes; that she'd make sure of.
The train began to slow and everyone went off to change. After they finished, they cam back to the compartment just in time to watch as the train pulled into the station.
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A/N: I know… longer than usual but, I had to get all this down and into a chapter before I forgot it… Hope you liked the chapter!!! Please review… and more chapters will be comin' at you…
