CHAPTER TWO ~An Interesting Train Ride and Feast~
"UP! NOW! ALL OF YOU! CHOP CHOP!" Mr. Potter yelled and hit the three marauders over the head with a pillow, laughing. "Coming dad." "Coming, Mr. Potter," were the sleepy replies... At ten o'clock the Potters', Lupin and Black all lined up at the fireplace. It was lucky they did so, early, because the three boys kept running back up to James's room to pick things up; they finally got out platform 9 ¾ at ten fifty-two... James noticed a look of disappointment cross Sirius's face as the train lurched forward at eleven o'clock. Running his fingers through his hair he asked, "What's up?" "Nothing." Sirius muttered. Peter, who had finally found them and had just walked in with his trunk, was grinning like a maniac. "Guess what? There're two new girls in our year! Runzel and Rin, I think they're Australian." Sirius sat straight up in his chair. "That's them!" He declared loudly. "Huh?" James, Remus and Peter chorused. "The two girls I was telling you about." He said to Remus and James. Sirius told Peter the story. "Since when do you start wizardry and witchcraft when you're supposed to be in your fifth year?" Asked Remus. "I don't know." Peter said. "But I think they went to an all witches academy in Australia, and only recently moved to England." "How do you know?" Sirius questioned. "I heard them telling Lily-." "Lily? Well there goes our chances," James said miserably. Then added sarcastically. "I'm sure Lily'll put in a good word for us, though!" Sirius sighed, something he did a lot lately. Girls were complicated. "Let's find Snivellus." He said, needing something to do. "Excellent." James exclaimed quietly, tapping the tips of his fingers together. James and Sirius stood up as one and made for the door. "Coming?" Asked James, addressing Remus and Peter. Remus looked up from his book. "Nah, I'll finish this first." Peter hesitated. "All right." He said finally. "Suit yourself," James replied, smiling evilly at what he had planned for dear old Snivellus.
Severus Snape was sitting with two boys, a Slytherin 6th year and 4th. "Look." Sirius whispered. "Snivellus has friends." The three boys were peering around the half closed door. "Bodyguards more like it," whispered James. "Little Snivellus can't stick up for himself." Sirius and James sniggered quietly. "Come on guys," said Peter worriedly, "lets forget it." "Forget what, Peter?" Asked a silky voice from the other end of the hall of this particular compartment. Standing in front of the door that lead out to the rest of the train were four girls. Alula Stuart, Lily Evans and two girls James didn't know, but Peter and Sirius were acquainted with. "Hello Sirius." Runzel and Rin chorused cheerfully, they talked faster than most Australians they'd heard of. Peter's Aunt who was Australian talked in an Australian drawl that was hard to understand. "Peter." They added more formally. "Hello Rin, Runzel." Sirius replied, a blush creeping up his cheeks as he willed it to go away. Peter blushed but said nothing. The two groups were standing right in front of each other now. "Well?" Alula pushed. "Peter?" "Oh, nothing. We were -er - just going to go and, um. well, we were going to tell Severus that we wanted a truce." Peter smiled brilliantly, thinking he'd done everyone the world of good. Sirius and James both slapped him up the back of the head. His face fell immediately. "Very good, Peter." "James, Sirius, I'm proud of you." Lily said, smiling slightly, but still not quite believing. James blushed and looked away; he couldn't look right at her and lie! "Yes, well. We're not going to anymore. Because, er. well, we just aren't." Sirius finished lamely, glaring at Peter. Runzel and Rin were giggling a little. Lily and Alula looked at them sternly. "Well, where's Remus?" Alula asked. "He's still in the compartment we were in," said Peter. "Shut up please, Pete." Sirius whispered through the corner of his mouth. "We'll do the talking." James added, his right hand going immediately to his hair as he smiled his most charming smile. "So, Lily. Did you have a good holiday?" "Yeah, it was all right until I found out who my new neighbors were." Lily replied. James's grin faltered slightly before coming back as dazzling as ever. "Aah. Yes, the Picots are rather annoying. Think they're superior to everyone else." He said knowingly. "Come on Lily, Runzel and Rin. Let's leave these childish idiots to their games." Lily and Alula left. Rin and Runzel, however, stayed behind. They addressed James. "In case you haven't figured it out yet -." Runzel started. "I'm Rin Riddle and this is Runzel Riddle." Rin finished. Where did Sirius know that name? "I thought you were Nobles..." He said uncertainly. "Yes. Well, our 'parents' are Nobles. We're Orphans. Voldemort started out his business years ago by killing our mum when she defied him. That's all we really know about our biological family. We were left at an Orphanage before she died, though." Runzel explained. "But that's enough about us." Said Rin, tucking a strand of black curly hair behind her ear as it got in her eyes. "Who are you?" She asked James. "James Potter." "Oh yes, we should have known!" Rin said, grinning. "That's right. Alula and Lily have been complaining about you all morning. Jacqueline seems to be the only one out of them three that really likes you. Well, that's not true. Alula-." "Shut up Runzel." Rin said. "Fine." Runzel said and shut her mouth. She then faced the three marauders who were looking at them curiously. "Will you please tell Rin that I wont talk to her until she says sorry?" She asked Sirius. "Um. OK. Rin, Runzel said she isn-." "I heard!" said Rin. "Come on Runzel! Don't be so childish." "Tell her I wont be childish if she says sorry, and that I may talk again." Runzel addressed James this time. "Not this game again!" Rin said, clutching handfuls of hair and pulling on them as though desperate. "Ok." James said slowly. "Rin, Runzel said she won-." "I heard! Can you tell her then, that we need to get back to our compartment." "Runzel, Rin says that you need to get back to your compartment." James relied. Both girls turned simultaneously and walked silently away. Sirius, staring open mouthed where the door was swinging shut, muttered, "Well, that was odd," and shut his mouth. "It was, wasn't it?" Asked Snape's snarling voice from behind them. The Marauders whipped around and saw Snape, Malfoy and the fourth year glaring at them from their compartments door. Snape was a round-shouldered, twitchy boy who reminded James of a spider with greasy hair. "And," Snape added to James, "I don't think you're going to have much luck with that Mudblood." "Snape, detention with Mr. Pringle." The three Marauders whipped around once more to see the fourth marauder striding towards them, looking towards Snape coldly, his book held in the crook of his elbow. "That language is not allowed. I'll let you sort it out when you get to school, but I'll also be sure to tip Mr. Pringle off and tell him that you'll be there to see him. Come on James, Sirius, Peter." Sirius and James followed Remus away seething with anger. Peter was edging closer to Remus and away from James and Sirius slowly, as though afraid if he used any sudden movement they might go for the throat.
The train ride settled down after that, and soon enough the four teenagers found themselves sitting at the table watching the sorting. "This is boring." Sirius hissed. James, who was half asleep with his chin resting on his hand, nodded his agreement. Remus grunted and Peter had his head leaning against the table, misty eyes looking at Dumbledore who had just stood up. "Welcome, once again. This year we have two new students who have transferred from an all Witchcraft Academy in Australia. Will Rin Riddle please step forward to be sorted?" Rin, the black haired girl, stepped up to the stool and sat down, looking mildly nervous. There was a fairly long wait, where Rin appeared to be having an argument with the hat. "GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. Rin pulled it off her head, gave a thumbs-up to someone no one else could see, and sat down next to Lily who had apparently been saving her and Runzel a seat. James ran his fingers through his hair. "Now, Runzel Riddle will also be joining us this year." Runzel stepped through a door off to the side of the head table in the same direction Rin had motioned her thumbs-up, and sat down on the stool, placed the hat on her head, and waited. James noticed that she, too, seemed to be arguing with the hat. It took roughly the same amount of time for Runzel to be placed, as it did with Rin. "S-GRYFFINDOR!" Runzel grinned sheepishly at the hat she had just hit, and walked over and joined her sister. "That was close." She mouthed to the dark haired girl. James couldn't see Rin's reaction. Dumbledore stood and spread his arms wide; the silver stars on his navy robes glittered. "Now, I guess you're all hungry after that train ride. Tuck in."
"Say James, who's he?" James turned to Sirius who was sitting next to him, furthest away from the teachers' table, and across from Peter who was next to Remus. "Who's who?" "Sirius pointed to the teachers' table and the other three followed his gaze. "Him! The one with the black hair next to Dumbledore." A man, Atleast twenty, was sitting next to Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall on the other side of him. "I don't know." James shrugged. "Were there any teachers retiring?" He added thoughtfully. "No." Remus said at once. "Dumbledore told all of the Prefects who the staff were. They were exactly the same as last year. But Professor Applegate isn't there, look!" James scanned the table as he ate some mashed potato. Professor Applegate, their usual defense Professor, was nowhere to be seen. "Maybe she had to leave for some reason." Sirius suggested. "She's been having a hard time at the school lately." He grinned cheekily. "Oh well, at least this guy looks normal." Said Peter.
After the food was cleared from the tables, and the plates cleaned, Dumbledore stood once again. "I guess we'll find out who he is now." Sirius whispered in James's ear. He nodded but kept his eyes firmly on Dumbledore. The old wizard cleared his throat. "Now that we've all eaten our share of food, I'll make the annual notices and announcements. First of all, first years, and a few older students as well, please remember that the forest in the ground is forbidden, and you being there could lead to expulsion." He glanced in James and Sirius's general direction. "Also, Professor Applegate has had to leave us at the last moment. Your new Defense Professor will be Professor S. Wood. Please try and make him feel comfortable. Will the Prefects please lead the first years to their dormitories? Have a good night and be ready for classes first thing in the morning."
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"UP! NOW! ALL OF YOU! CHOP CHOP!" Mr. Potter yelled and hit the three marauders over the head with a pillow, laughing. "Coming dad." "Coming, Mr. Potter," were the sleepy replies... At ten o'clock the Potters', Lupin and Black all lined up at the fireplace. It was lucky they did so, early, because the three boys kept running back up to James's room to pick things up; they finally got out platform 9 ¾ at ten fifty-two... James noticed a look of disappointment cross Sirius's face as the train lurched forward at eleven o'clock. Running his fingers through his hair he asked, "What's up?" "Nothing." Sirius muttered. Peter, who had finally found them and had just walked in with his trunk, was grinning like a maniac. "Guess what? There're two new girls in our year! Runzel and Rin, I think they're Australian." Sirius sat straight up in his chair. "That's them!" He declared loudly. "Huh?" James, Remus and Peter chorused. "The two girls I was telling you about." He said to Remus and James. Sirius told Peter the story. "Since when do you start wizardry and witchcraft when you're supposed to be in your fifth year?" Asked Remus. "I don't know." Peter said. "But I think they went to an all witches academy in Australia, and only recently moved to England." "How do you know?" Sirius questioned. "I heard them telling Lily-." "Lily? Well there goes our chances," James said miserably. Then added sarcastically. "I'm sure Lily'll put in a good word for us, though!" Sirius sighed, something he did a lot lately. Girls were complicated. "Let's find Snivellus." He said, needing something to do. "Excellent." James exclaimed quietly, tapping the tips of his fingers together. James and Sirius stood up as one and made for the door. "Coming?" Asked James, addressing Remus and Peter. Remus looked up from his book. "Nah, I'll finish this first." Peter hesitated. "All right." He said finally. "Suit yourself," James replied, smiling evilly at what he had planned for dear old Snivellus.
Severus Snape was sitting with two boys, a Slytherin 6th year and 4th. "Look." Sirius whispered. "Snivellus has friends." The three boys were peering around the half closed door. "Bodyguards more like it," whispered James. "Little Snivellus can't stick up for himself." Sirius and James sniggered quietly. "Come on guys," said Peter worriedly, "lets forget it." "Forget what, Peter?" Asked a silky voice from the other end of the hall of this particular compartment. Standing in front of the door that lead out to the rest of the train were four girls. Alula Stuart, Lily Evans and two girls James didn't know, but Peter and Sirius were acquainted with. "Hello Sirius." Runzel and Rin chorused cheerfully, they talked faster than most Australians they'd heard of. Peter's Aunt who was Australian talked in an Australian drawl that was hard to understand. "Peter." They added more formally. "Hello Rin, Runzel." Sirius replied, a blush creeping up his cheeks as he willed it to go away. Peter blushed but said nothing. The two groups were standing right in front of each other now. "Well?" Alula pushed. "Peter?" "Oh, nothing. We were -er - just going to go and, um. well, we were going to tell Severus that we wanted a truce." Peter smiled brilliantly, thinking he'd done everyone the world of good. Sirius and James both slapped him up the back of the head. His face fell immediately. "Very good, Peter." "James, Sirius, I'm proud of you." Lily said, smiling slightly, but still not quite believing. James blushed and looked away; he couldn't look right at her and lie! "Yes, well. We're not going to anymore. Because, er. well, we just aren't." Sirius finished lamely, glaring at Peter. Runzel and Rin were giggling a little. Lily and Alula looked at them sternly. "Well, where's Remus?" Alula asked. "He's still in the compartment we were in," said Peter. "Shut up please, Pete." Sirius whispered through the corner of his mouth. "We'll do the talking." James added, his right hand going immediately to his hair as he smiled his most charming smile. "So, Lily. Did you have a good holiday?" "Yeah, it was all right until I found out who my new neighbors were." Lily replied. James's grin faltered slightly before coming back as dazzling as ever. "Aah. Yes, the Picots are rather annoying. Think they're superior to everyone else." He said knowingly. "Come on Lily, Runzel and Rin. Let's leave these childish idiots to their games." Lily and Alula left. Rin and Runzel, however, stayed behind. They addressed James. "In case you haven't figured it out yet -." Runzel started. "I'm Rin Riddle and this is Runzel Riddle." Rin finished. Where did Sirius know that name? "I thought you were Nobles..." He said uncertainly. "Yes. Well, our 'parents' are Nobles. We're Orphans. Voldemort started out his business years ago by killing our mum when she defied him. That's all we really know about our biological family. We were left at an Orphanage before she died, though." Runzel explained. "But that's enough about us." Said Rin, tucking a strand of black curly hair behind her ear as it got in her eyes. "Who are you?" She asked James. "James Potter." "Oh yes, we should have known!" Rin said, grinning. "That's right. Alula and Lily have been complaining about you all morning. Jacqueline seems to be the only one out of them three that really likes you. Well, that's not true. Alula-." "Shut up Runzel." Rin said. "Fine." Runzel said and shut her mouth. She then faced the three marauders who were looking at them curiously. "Will you please tell Rin that I wont talk to her until she says sorry?" She asked Sirius. "Um. OK. Rin, Runzel said she isn-." "I heard!" said Rin. "Come on Runzel! Don't be so childish." "Tell her I wont be childish if she says sorry, and that I may talk again." Runzel addressed James this time. "Not this game again!" Rin said, clutching handfuls of hair and pulling on them as though desperate. "Ok." James said slowly. "Rin, Runzel said she won-." "I heard! Can you tell her then, that we need to get back to our compartment." "Runzel, Rin says that you need to get back to your compartment." James relied. Both girls turned simultaneously and walked silently away. Sirius, staring open mouthed where the door was swinging shut, muttered, "Well, that was odd," and shut his mouth. "It was, wasn't it?" Asked Snape's snarling voice from behind them. The Marauders whipped around and saw Snape, Malfoy and the fourth year glaring at them from their compartments door. Snape was a round-shouldered, twitchy boy who reminded James of a spider with greasy hair. "And," Snape added to James, "I don't think you're going to have much luck with that Mudblood." "Snape, detention with Mr. Pringle." The three Marauders whipped around once more to see the fourth marauder striding towards them, looking towards Snape coldly, his book held in the crook of his elbow. "That language is not allowed. I'll let you sort it out when you get to school, but I'll also be sure to tip Mr. Pringle off and tell him that you'll be there to see him. Come on James, Sirius, Peter." Sirius and James followed Remus away seething with anger. Peter was edging closer to Remus and away from James and Sirius slowly, as though afraid if he used any sudden movement they might go for the throat.
The train ride settled down after that, and soon enough the four teenagers found themselves sitting at the table watching the sorting. "This is boring." Sirius hissed. James, who was half asleep with his chin resting on his hand, nodded his agreement. Remus grunted and Peter had his head leaning against the table, misty eyes looking at Dumbledore who had just stood up. "Welcome, once again. This year we have two new students who have transferred from an all Witchcraft Academy in Australia. Will Rin Riddle please step forward to be sorted?" Rin, the black haired girl, stepped up to the stool and sat down, looking mildly nervous. There was a fairly long wait, where Rin appeared to be having an argument with the hat. "GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. Rin pulled it off her head, gave a thumbs-up to someone no one else could see, and sat down next to Lily who had apparently been saving her and Runzel a seat. James ran his fingers through his hair. "Now, Runzel Riddle will also be joining us this year." Runzel stepped through a door off to the side of the head table in the same direction Rin had motioned her thumbs-up, and sat down on the stool, placed the hat on her head, and waited. James noticed that she, too, seemed to be arguing with the hat. It took roughly the same amount of time for Runzel to be placed, as it did with Rin. "S-GRYFFINDOR!" Runzel grinned sheepishly at the hat she had just hit, and walked over and joined her sister. "That was close." She mouthed to the dark haired girl. James couldn't see Rin's reaction. Dumbledore stood and spread his arms wide; the silver stars on his navy robes glittered. "Now, I guess you're all hungry after that train ride. Tuck in."
"Say James, who's he?" James turned to Sirius who was sitting next to him, furthest away from the teachers' table, and across from Peter who was next to Remus. "Who's who?" "Sirius pointed to the teachers' table and the other three followed his gaze. "Him! The one with the black hair next to Dumbledore." A man, Atleast twenty, was sitting next to Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall on the other side of him. "I don't know." James shrugged. "Were there any teachers retiring?" He added thoughtfully. "No." Remus said at once. "Dumbledore told all of the Prefects who the staff were. They were exactly the same as last year. But Professor Applegate isn't there, look!" James scanned the table as he ate some mashed potato. Professor Applegate, their usual defense Professor, was nowhere to be seen. "Maybe she had to leave for some reason." Sirius suggested. "She's been having a hard time at the school lately." He grinned cheekily. "Oh well, at least this guy looks normal." Said Peter.
After the food was cleared from the tables, and the plates cleaned, Dumbledore stood once again. "I guess we'll find out who he is now." Sirius whispered in James's ear. He nodded but kept his eyes firmly on Dumbledore. The old wizard cleared his throat. "Now that we've all eaten our share of food, I'll make the annual notices and announcements. First of all, first years, and a few older students as well, please remember that the forest in the ground is forbidden, and you being there could lead to expulsion." He glanced in James and Sirius's general direction. "Also, Professor Applegate has had to leave us at the last moment. Your new Defense Professor will be Professor S. Wood. Please try and make him feel comfortable. Will the Prefects please lead the first years to their dormitories? Have a good night and be ready for classes first thing in the morning."
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