A/N: Here we go again! Hoping for more reviews, and read my other stories,
and all Becca's stories at FictionPress. She's under Rebecca Arwenna!
B/N: I just got back from camp, for all of you who were wondering why this wasn't posted yet, and I had a fairy-tale kiss from an angel. Anyway, please forgive my wistful nature and style of beta-reading on this beautiful day. B/N2: I didn't actually get to beta on that day. It's the end of August now, and I'm sorry I haven't gotten to this sooner. I was uninspired until now.
Lessa and Rebecca carefully counted down the days until they took the train, until they could see James and Sirius again. They were never far from the girls' minds.
Eventually, the summer did end, though it seemed to take forever. The girls were up at six, getting ready to go, and were VERY impatient when Becca's parents moved ever so slowly. Finally, they were on their way. They took the fireplace to Diagon Alley, and took a cab to King's Cross Station.
The girls grabbed their trunks and ran inside, looking for the boys. They saw them, chatting unconcernedly. "Hi!" Becca breathed, a little winded from running.
"Wassup?" Lessa panted, breathless from the run inside and the something else.
"Hey, girls," James said. "Right on time. Why y'all been runnin'?"
"We were impatient," Rebecca explained. "It seems like we've been waiting on this forever."
Sirius smiled. "Ready to get on the platform?" he asked. Both girls nodded vigorously. "Okay, then. James will take Rebecca through, and I'll take Lessa." This was said with a wink and a nod at his dark-haired friend.
"Who died and made you leader?" Lessa snapped. "Don't we get a choice?"
"Uh, James died and made me leader, then came back and is here now," Sirius replied. "No, you don't get a bloody choice. James, go."
"Aww, looks like Sirius has a li'l crush!" James teased as he disappeared with Rebecca to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
"I'm gonna get him," Sirius grumbled. "C'mon, then. Let's get moving." Glancing around to make sure they remained unobserved, he took Lessa straight at the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten. Lessa closed her eyes and waited for the collision.
It never came. Lessa cracked her eyes open a little, then all the way, and even wider. It was full of people and there was a big red train that said "Hogwarts" on it. She assumed that was the one they'd be taking to school. Having established that, she started staring at everything. The people! There were so many wizards, and owls and cats and toads and trunks and wands and. . . The list went ever on. Finally, Rebecca grabbed her hand and led her to a compartment on the train where the boys were waiting with three others; two boys and a girl. These three new people were introduced as Lily Evans, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. The girls liked Lily and were instant friends and they liked Remus (Rebecca got a little red when he took her hand and kissed it lightly [He's the perfect gentleman!]), but neither liked Peter. He seemed a bit wormy and conniving. However, they said nothing and only watched the scenery go by as they awaited their arrival to Hogwarts.
On the train, Sirius and James taught Lessa how to play a card game appropriately dubbed "Exploding Snap," while Rebecca and Remus played a quiet game of Wizard's Chess in the corner. All in all, it was a gratifying outset into this world of magic.
B/N: I just got back from camp, for all of you who were wondering why this wasn't posted yet, and I had a fairy-tale kiss from an angel. Anyway, please forgive my wistful nature and style of beta-reading on this beautiful day. B/N2: I didn't actually get to beta on that day. It's the end of August now, and I'm sorry I haven't gotten to this sooner. I was uninspired until now.
Lessa and Rebecca carefully counted down the days until they took the train, until they could see James and Sirius again. They were never far from the girls' minds.
Eventually, the summer did end, though it seemed to take forever. The girls were up at six, getting ready to go, and were VERY impatient when Becca's parents moved ever so slowly. Finally, they were on their way. They took the fireplace to Diagon Alley, and took a cab to King's Cross Station.
The girls grabbed their trunks and ran inside, looking for the boys. They saw them, chatting unconcernedly. "Hi!" Becca breathed, a little winded from running.
"Wassup?" Lessa panted, breathless from the run inside and the something else.
"Hey, girls," James said. "Right on time. Why y'all been runnin'?"
"We were impatient," Rebecca explained. "It seems like we've been waiting on this forever."
Sirius smiled. "Ready to get on the platform?" he asked. Both girls nodded vigorously. "Okay, then. James will take Rebecca through, and I'll take Lessa." This was said with a wink and a nod at his dark-haired friend.
"Who died and made you leader?" Lessa snapped. "Don't we get a choice?"
"Uh, James died and made me leader, then came back and is here now," Sirius replied. "No, you don't get a bloody choice. James, go."
"Aww, looks like Sirius has a li'l crush!" James teased as he disappeared with Rebecca to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
"I'm gonna get him," Sirius grumbled. "C'mon, then. Let's get moving." Glancing around to make sure they remained unobserved, he took Lessa straight at the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten. Lessa closed her eyes and waited for the collision.
It never came. Lessa cracked her eyes open a little, then all the way, and even wider. It was full of people and there was a big red train that said "Hogwarts" on it. She assumed that was the one they'd be taking to school. Having established that, she started staring at everything. The people! There were so many wizards, and owls and cats and toads and trunks and wands and. . . The list went ever on. Finally, Rebecca grabbed her hand and led her to a compartment on the train where the boys were waiting with three others; two boys and a girl. These three new people were introduced as Lily Evans, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. The girls liked Lily and were instant friends and they liked Remus (Rebecca got a little red when he took her hand and kissed it lightly [He's the perfect gentleman!]), but neither liked Peter. He seemed a bit wormy and conniving. However, they said nothing and only watched the scenery go by as they awaited their arrival to Hogwarts.
On the train, Sirius and James taught Lessa how to play a card game appropriately dubbed "Exploding Snap," while Rebecca and Remus played a quiet game of Wizard's Chess in the corner. All in all, it was a gratifying outset into this world of magic.