12. Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and the rest of the filthy pack

The rest of my Christmas passed by in a blur and when I stood once again on the platform nine and ¾ I was over delighted to go back to be with my friends. Still I was kind of sad as I entered the train, rushing in the in the nearest free compartment and tearing open one of the windows to shout once more goodbye to my brother. But as I looked outside he was already gone, I closed the window and sat down heavily on one of the seats wondering when the next time would be where I would see him again.

Stuck in my thoughts I didn't even notice Sirius enter the compartment and only noticed him as he was sitting down next to me, looking at me curiously.

"I hope you don't mind me sitting here but you were so muddled up in your thoughts you didn't even notice me." Sirius said his voice full of joy and excitement, while his eyes were sparkling mischievously like he was looking for something he couldn't see.

"And there you go again! Care to share your thoughts with me?" Sirius chuckled a huge grin plastered on his face and wrapping his arm friendly around my shoulders. I flinched slightly, still not used to those friendly gestures, and I thought I could see a tinge of concern spread along his smile but then I thought I was mistaken as he was smiling again.

"I was only thinking about Christmas holidays…" I answer my voice just above a whisper and Sirius leaned back taking his arm from my shoulders, looking at me contently.

"Christmas holidays hmm? Wonderful aren't they? But I think I will spend next years at Hogwarts, probably more exiting then to sit the whole time with my whole bunch of family." Sirius laughed and I could only join the laughter, which only faded as James Potter entered the compartment just as the train started to leave.

His face was blushed and you could see that he had been in a hurry. His hair unruly as always and his glasses nearly falling of his nose, while James stood there like a bedraggled poodle which looked quite funny. I held my laughter as for Sirius, he fell into hysterics of laughter and James looked at him angry in a funny kind of way.

"I. Don't. Think. This. Is. Funny." James said in a sincere tone that was also hiding a small chuckle and we all fell into a fit of laughter. As we finally catched our breath again, James sat down opposite us smiling broadly.

"Why did you come so late anyway James?" Sirius asked and James shrugged his shoulders. Then he just wanted to say something as the compartment door opened and a bunch of Slytherins entered halfway. Nausea started to spread through my body and the wolf in me got scared as it saw the silver cross hanging from one of the boys necks.

"Well what have we got here, three Gryffrindor's, how appropriate." The taller one sneered known as Lucius Malfoy. Behind him were standing Severus Snape whose black hair looked like if he hadn't washed it since years, and then there were still Goyle and Crabbe.

"What do you want Malfoy?" James asked harshly getting up holding his wand in his pocket tightly.

"I thought now that we found this compartment we must clean it from the rubbish which is inside." Malfoy sneered and the other Slytherins laughed behind him. Sirius got up pulling out his wand and pointing it at Malfoy warningly.

"The only rubbish I can see is you. Wait I have forgotten, didn't you say that your house is a rubbish bin?" Sirius laughed joined by James. The two didn't notice that Malfoy pulled out his wand so I quickly jumped up from the seat.

"RICTUSEMPRA!!!" I shouted aiming at Malfoy who fell to the floor squirming and laughing.

Sirius and James turned their heads looking at me surprised. Meanwhile Severus said the counter spell and helped his friend back on his legs who looked at us with pure hate.

"This is not the end, you will see." And with that the four Slytherins left our compartment and I sat back down somehow quite please with my own action while James and Sirius were still gaping at me.

"Wow Remus! What was that for?" James asked and I shrugged sinking deeper into the seat blushing furiously.

"Don't know… it just came instinctively." I whispered and Sirius shook his head sitting back down next to me.

"Well… we can't spend the rest of the ride doing nothing. So what about thinking about the next prank we could pull on them?" Sirius asked mischievously and James nodded rubbing his hands together and grinning broadly.

"Remus?" The two said at the same time and I looked at them like if I didn't even know what they were talking about. But I didn't have any other chance as the two were already joining me in their plans.

"This is going to be a year to remember, or better to say years to remember." I thought to myself starting to listen closely to the plans James and Sirius were already making up.