5. Meeting James Potter and Sirius Black or How the Marauder's met
"Still nervous?" dad asked me as we standing on the platform 93/4. "A little." I answered looking around curiously. There were loads of students rushing around and concerned parents with their hushed goodbyes. Everything already looked wonderful and all nervousness was forgotten for some minutes. Not even in my dreams I would have dreamt of something like this. "You have to get on the train Remus. I don't want you to miss your first day of school." Dad said getting me back to reality and pushing me along to the nearest entrance. We had one last hug before I entered looking for an empty compartment. After some minutes I had finally found one, I stored my trunk away and just tried to relax a little.
As the train had just left London two boys were standing in front my compartment. One of them (the taller one) had black shoulder lengthed hair, brown eyes and a mischievous grin was plastered on his face. The other one had unruly brown hair, blue eyes, used glasses and looked preoccupied over to his friend. The taller one then finally asked, "Are these seats already taken?" I shook my head and the two boys entered. The two sat down opposite me and my body started to get tense. After some minutes of silence and deep thought the brown haired boy said, "I am James Potter and this is my friend Sirius Black. And you?" "Remus Lupin." I answered quietly looking outside to the countryside.
My body didn't relax, it only got worst as three other boys were standing in front of the compartment and trouble wasn't far anymore. "If it isn't Potter, Black and some other little piece of litter." The blond haired boy said. I could see that rage was building up in James and Sirius got up protectively. "Shut up Malfoy or do you already want to land in the waste bin? Oh is daddy's little son getting scared." Sirius growled back. I could only chuckle at his comment and as James joined we fell in to a fit of laughter. Sirius sat back down as the three boys left. "Who were those?" I asked as I could finally hold back my laugh. "No one important. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle not very nice people for my account." James started to say as Sirius interrupted saying, "But great to pull pranks on." I think that is when I smiled for the first time on the train and James and Sirius returned the smile.
After the food trolley had passed by, we had bought as much as sweets as possible. We were now having a contest 'who could eat the most' with Sirius in the lead. As we were having a break Sirius asked, "Do you already know in which house you want to be?" "Probably Gryffindor." I answered I had read Hogwarts History more then twice as I found out that I was going to Hogwarts. "Gryffindor that is where James and me also want to be! I wouldn't care if it wasn't but at least I don't want to land in Slytherin." Sirius said continuing to eat. "How can you eat so much Sirius?" James asked looking over mischievously to his friend. "I am just hungry that is all." He answered sticking out his tongue in to James' direction.
After some more minutes of eating a red haired girl was standing in the compartment and already dressed in her robes, she asked, "As anybody seen a toad. A boy named Frank lost it." We all shook our heads and before we could say anything in reply she said, "You should start changing in to your robes. We should arrive at Hogwarts soon." With those words she left compartment and leaving James with his mouth open. "James? James to earth!" I said and James quickly closed his mouth and blushed. "James and girl sitting on tree k.i.s.s.i.n.g. on a tree. "Sirius and me chorused which made James blush even more.
I knew know that I had fund great friends. But would they still be my friends if they knew about my curse? I don't know how they would react. I didn't know them long enough but I also didn't want to loose their friendship and I have promised my parents not to get in to trouble. The rest of the ride passed by too quickly and as it had gone dark outside we had finally arrived Hogsmeade.
But what then happened and how we met Peter. That I will tell you another time...
"Still nervous?" dad asked me as we standing on the platform 93/4. "A little." I answered looking around curiously. There were loads of students rushing around and concerned parents with their hushed goodbyes. Everything already looked wonderful and all nervousness was forgotten for some minutes. Not even in my dreams I would have dreamt of something like this. "You have to get on the train Remus. I don't want you to miss your first day of school." Dad said getting me back to reality and pushing me along to the nearest entrance. We had one last hug before I entered looking for an empty compartment. After some minutes I had finally found one, I stored my trunk away and just tried to relax a little.
As the train had just left London two boys were standing in front my compartment. One of them (the taller one) had black shoulder lengthed hair, brown eyes and a mischievous grin was plastered on his face. The other one had unruly brown hair, blue eyes, used glasses and looked preoccupied over to his friend. The taller one then finally asked, "Are these seats already taken?" I shook my head and the two boys entered. The two sat down opposite me and my body started to get tense. After some minutes of silence and deep thought the brown haired boy said, "I am James Potter and this is my friend Sirius Black. And you?" "Remus Lupin." I answered quietly looking outside to the countryside.
My body didn't relax, it only got worst as three other boys were standing in front of the compartment and trouble wasn't far anymore. "If it isn't Potter, Black and some other little piece of litter." The blond haired boy said. I could see that rage was building up in James and Sirius got up protectively. "Shut up Malfoy or do you already want to land in the waste bin? Oh is daddy's little son getting scared." Sirius growled back. I could only chuckle at his comment and as James joined we fell in to a fit of laughter. Sirius sat back down as the three boys left. "Who were those?" I asked as I could finally hold back my laugh. "No one important. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle not very nice people for my account." James started to say as Sirius interrupted saying, "But great to pull pranks on." I think that is when I smiled for the first time on the train and James and Sirius returned the smile.
After the food trolley had passed by, we had bought as much as sweets as possible. We were now having a contest 'who could eat the most' with Sirius in the lead. As we were having a break Sirius asked, "Do you already know in which house you want to be?" "Probably Gryffindor." I answered I had read Hogwarts History more then twice as I found out that I was going to Hogwarts. "Gryffindor that is where James and me also want to be! I wouldn't care if it wasn't but at least I don't want to land in Slytherin." Sirius said continuing to eat. "How can you eat so much Sirius?" James asked looking over mischievously to his friend. "I am just hungry that is all." He answered sticking out his tongue in to James' direction.
After some more minutes of eating a red haired girl was standing in the compartment and already dressed in her robes, she asked, "As anybody seen a toad. A boy named Frank lost it." We all shook our heads and before we could say anything in reply she said, "You should start changing in to your robes. We should arrive at Hogwarts soon." With those words she left compartment and leaving James with his mouth open. "James? James to earth!" I said and James quickly closed his mouth and blushed. "James and girl sitting on tree k.i.s.s.i.n.g. on a tree. "Sirius and me chorused which made James blush even more.
I knew know that I had fund great friends. But would they still be my friends if they knew about my curse? I don't know how they would react. I didn't know them long enough but I also didn't want to loose their friendship and I have promised my parents not to get in to trouble. The rest of the ride passed by too quickly and as it had gone dark outside we had finally arrived Hogsmeade.
But what then happened and how we met Peter. That I will tell you another time...
