The Beginning of Something Good
Disclaimer: Okay, I know I own nothing, you know I own nothing, and I'm sure not making any money, so the only people who are making me do this are the lawyers. Did you know that in French, lawyer and avocado are the same word? So either lawyers are avocados, or avocados are lawyers, and that's just plain wrong. Okay, I'm shutting up now. ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 1: The Train Ride
A short, scared-looking little girl of about eleven stared at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. After staring at it for nearly thirty minutes, Lily Evans was still puzzled. Her parents had dropped her off forty minutes before she was scheduled to leave for Hogwarts to learn Witchcraft. She was sure she had seen people disappearing into the barrier, and had assumed that that was how one was supposed to get to platform nine and three quarters. Now, however she wasn't so sure. It was nearing 11 o'clock, and she was very nervous, what if she missed the train?
"Hey, Red! You're blocking the passage!" Shouted a rather tall, gangly boy, who was flanked by another gangly boy, this one with glasses, and a slightly shorter boy with brown hair and amber eyes. All three carried owls, and the short one pushed an overloaded trolley.
"Sirius, you know nothing about girls." Stated the amber-eyed one. "I'm sorry, but you're in our way, if you wouldn't mind letting us through, we'd be very grateful."
"Why would you want to get through to the barrier?" asked Lily. Could these be wizards? The brown-haired one seemed nice but what was his name, Sirius or something, was definitely not. The one with glasses hadn't said anything yet, so she wasn't sure.
"Oh, good, job, Remus," said the one with crooked glasses exasperatedly, "a muggle!"
"Only by birth," muttered the girl, and to the boys, "I am not! I'm going to Hogwarts, obviously same as you."
"So why aren't you on the platform with the others?" asked Remus quietly.
"I don't know how to get through the barrier." She answered sheepishly.
"Well, let's get going, we don't want to miss that train," bellowed Sirius, "James, we'll go first, Remus, you escort our lady friend whose name I didn't catch," he looked pointedly at Lily as he and James disappeared into the barrier.
"That's because I never dropped it," said Lily, finding what little attitude she had.
"Well, we'd better go," said Remus.
"Um, how do we get through, a spell?" Lily was still puzzled.
"No, you just walk through," reassured Remus.
"So you're expecting me to walk into a wall?" asked Lily skeptically.
"Better run if you're nervous." Remus grinned at her.
"Am I the only one who finds this weird?"
"Probably not, but we'd better hurry." Remus looked at his watch, "Five till!" He said nervously. Lily still hesitated. "Just walk."
"I am not walking into a wall."
"Oh, yes you are," he said grabbing her hand and running toward the barrier. Lily screamed as she was pulled through some sort of portal onto the platform.
"That wasn't so bad now, was it?" asked Sirius with an impish smile on his face.
"What took you two so long?" asked James.
"Sorry about that, I was afraid we were going to miss the train," apologized Remus.
Lily, still shaken, said nothing, just picked up her trunk and got on the train. She walked up and down the hallways between the compartments looking for a seat. Finding none in the first car, she crossed to the next, feeling somewhat discouraged.
After four more cars, she was in the last car that first years could sit in. Sighing, she opened the last compartment, hoping with all her might that there would be no people in it at all. Much to her dismay, there were three. Sirius and Remus sat across from each other, playing chess, and James sat next to Sirius, reading a book.
Only because there's nowhere else to sit, she thought, and sat next to Remus. She pulled a book from her bag, and began reading.
About 90 minutes later, Sirius announced, "Well, we'd better change boys, well get there soon." He then proceeded to pull off his sweater, then his shirt, and Lily was just about to make her presence known when Remus tapped Sirius on the arm and pointed to a blushing Lily. "Sirius, there is a lady present."
Sirius blushed, and pulled his shirt on quickly. "A lady whose name we have yet to learn."
"My name is Lily Evans, and I already know all your names." Lily said tiredly as she picked up her robes and made her way to the bathroom, making sure she knocked before she entered upon her return.
It was getting a bit darker outside, and Lily was very tired, having got up at 5 that morning. She curled up against the separating walls and was soon asleep. Sirius and James were also napping, leaving Remus alone with his thoughts. He felt strangely protective of her, but he wasn't sure why. Maybe because she seemed point-blank scared of Sirius and James, or perhaps he was guilty about yanking her through the barrier. Deciding not to worry about it, he leaned against the window and fell into a restless sleep.
Disclaimer: Okay, I know I own nothing, you know I own nothing, and I'm sure not making any money, so the only people who are making me do this are the lawyers. Did you know that in French, lawyer and avocado are the same word? So either lawyers are avocados, or avocados are lawyers, and that's just plain wrong. Okay, I'm shutting up now. ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 1: The Train Ride
A short, scared-looking little girl of about eleven stared at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. After staring at it for nearly thirty minutes, Lily Evans was still puzzled. Her parents had dropped her off forty minutes before she was scheduled to leave for Hogwarts to learn Witchcraft. She was sure she had seen people disappearing into the barrier, and had assumed that that was how one was supposed to get to platform nine and three quarters. Now, however she wasn't so sure. It was nearing 11 o'clock, and she was very nervous, what if she missed the train?
"Hey, Red! You're blocking the passage!" Shouted a rather tall, gangly boy, who was flanked by another gangly boy, this one with glasses, and a slightly shorter boy with brown hair and amber eyes. All three carried owls, and the short one pushed an overloaded trolley.
"Sirius, you know nothing about girls." Stated the amber-eyed one. "I'm sorry, but you're in our way, if you wouldn't mind letting us through, we'd be very grateful."
"Why would you want to get through to the barrier?" asked Lily. Could these be wizards? The brown-haired one seemed nice but what was his name, Sirius or something, was definitely not. The one with glasses hadn't said anything yet, so she wasn't sure.
"Oh, good, job, Remus," said the one with crooked glasses exasperatedly, "a muggle!"
"Only by birth," muttered the girl, and to the boys, "I am not! I'm going to Hogwarts, obviously same as you."
"So why aren't you on the platform with the others?" asked Remus quietly.
"I don't know how to get through the barrier." She answered sheepishly.
"Well, let's get going, we don't want to miss that train," bellowed Sirius, "James, we'll go first, Remus, you escort our lady friend whose name I didn't catch," he looked pointedly at Lily as he and James disappeared into the barrier.
"That's because I never dropped it," said Lily, finding what little attitude she had.
"Well, we'd better go," said Remus.
"Um, how do we get through, a spell?" Lily was still puzzled.
"No, you just walk through," reassured Remus.
"So you're expecting me to walk into a wall?" asked Lily skeptically.
"Better run if you're nervous." Remus grinned at her.
"Am I the only one who finds this weird?"
"Probably not, but we'd better hurry." Remus looked at his watch, "Five till!" He said nervously. Lily still hesitated. "Just walk."
"I am not walking into a wall."
"Oh, yes you are," he said grabbing her hand and running toward the barrier. Lily screamed as she was pulled through some sort of portal onto the platform.
"That wasn't so bad now, was it?" asked Sirius with an impish smile on his face.
"What took you two so long?" asked James.
"Sorry about that, I was afraid we were going to miss the train," apologized Remus.
Lily, still shaken, said nothing, just picked up her trunk and got on the train. She walked up and down the hallways between the compartments looking for a seat. Finding none in the first car, she crossed to the next, feeling somewhat discouraged.
After four more cars, she was in the last car that first years could sit in. Sighing, she opened the last compartment, hoping with all her might that there would be no people in it at all. Much to her dismay, there were three. Sirius and Remus sat across from each other, playing chess, and James sat next to Sirius, reading a book.
Only because there's nowhere else to sit, she thought, and sat next to Remus. She pulled a book from her bag, and began reading.
About 90 minutes later, Sirius announced, "Well, we'd better change boys, well get there soon." He then proceeded to pull off his sweater, then his shirt, and Lily was just about to make her presence known when Remus tapped Sirius on the arm and pointed to a blushing Lily. "Sirius, there is a lady present."
Sirius blushed, and pulled his shirt on quickly. "A lady whose name we have yet to learn."
"My name is Lily Evans, and I already know all your names." Lily said tiredly as she picked up her robes and made her way to the bathroom, making sure she knocked before she entered upon her return.
It was getting a bit darker outside, and Lily was very tired, having got up at 5 that morning. She curled up against the separating walls and was soon asleep. Sirius and James were also napping, leaving Remus alone with his thoughts. He felt strangely protective of her, but he wasn't sure why. Maybe because she seemed point-blank scared of Sirius and James, or perhaps he was guilty about yanking her through the barrier. Deciding not to worry about it, he leaned against the window and fell into a restless sleep.