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Chapter 15: The Train.
Sirius and Lily were sat on the train; they were the only people in their compartment.
"So, where exactly do you live Sirius?" questioned Lily, "I mean, I've never heard you speak of home before,"
"I live in the Black house," answered Sirius quite plainly, "It's black, completely black,"
"Oh," Lily was puzzled, "Right, of course,"
They sat in silence, the Hogwarts Express gently rocking to and fro as it travelled through the mountains. The movement of the train was causing them to, occasionally, bump shoulders and Sirius was finding it funny to try and push Lily out of her seat.
"Food? Anyone want food?"
"Who wouldn't?" Shouted Sirius as he dived over Lily to get to the food trolley
"Sirius!" Lily squeaked as he landed on her, "Be careful! It hurts!"
"Sorry," Sirius blushed, "I'm used to James sitting there,"
"Oh," Lily leaned over grabbing a variety of sweets, and handed the money to the woman pushing the trolley, after the woman had left she continued, "Sirius, I don't want James to make things awkward between us, I mean he tried to apologise back in the common room right! It's okay for you to mention him; he's your best friend for goodness sake!" Just then the door of their compartment swung open,
"Are you talkin' about me?" smiled James running a hand through his messed up hair,
"Why on earth do you do that Potter? It won't make a difference; your hair is permanently messy!" Lily laughed; James walked over and sat himself down next to Lily,
"So Evans, you accepted my apology?" James grinned, screwing his eyes up and showing as many teeth as possible,
"Eurgh! Put your face back in place!" she squirmed, "you have chocolate frog all over your teeth!"
"But have your accepted my apology?" he flung his arm around her shoulder,
"I have accepted it," she smiled picking his arm off her shoulder and replacing it in the gap by his side, "and I have also accepted that I will have to tolerate you around me if I am to stay good friends with Si here," Lily flung her arm around Sirius' shoulders, Sirius and Lily both grinned at James who looked shocked,
"You mean, you" he pointed at Lily, "and…and him," he looked at Sirius, "are, well, you know!" Lily and Sirius both burst out laughing,
"We are very good friends James, yes!" smiled Sirius, Lily hugged Sirius,
"But nothing more," Lily smiled to, "honestly the look on your face Potter,"
"Oh thank goodness, because Si, if it were anything more,"
"What?" Sirius stopped smiling, "If it were anything more, what?"
"Yeah Potter," Lily had stopped smiling to, "What's it to do with you who I do and don't date!"
"Nothing," mumbled James as he sunk back into his chair, "nothing at all!" Lily threw him a chocolate frog,
"I don't hate you Potter," she said with a wry smile, "but I don't like you either, I…" she tried to find the right word, "tolerate you."
"I can live with that for now I suppose!" the three of them settled back in their seats for the rest of the journey.
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Lily, James and Sirius were stood on platform nine and three quarters, they were all sitting on James' trunk, as the two house elves had managed to disappear with Lily's and Sirius', waiting for people to collect them, all the other children had gone as the train had come in a half hour ago.
"So Potter, how comes your parents haven't come to collect you yet?" Lily questioned,
"I don't know!" he answered quite blankly, blinking through his glasses, "They aren't normally late at collecting me from things, are they Si,"
"Nope, on time, every time, that's the Potters," Sirius paused, "apart from you of course James, you're always late!"
"Yeah, you were late that time at the Quidditch pitch too," commented Lily, James and Sirius both looked puzzled, "when I gave you your birthday present, c'mon Potter don't you remember?"
"Oh, right the cloak!" James grinned at the thought of it, "Yeah, I was real late! That has to be the best present ever Lil's thanks!" Sirius gasped,
"What! What is this I hear? James is actually thanking a girl!" Sirius laughed, "Amazing!"
"I mean, you know," James blushed, "I've had better presents,"
"Oh really! So can I have it back then? If you don't like it…"
"NO!" James shouted jumping of the trunk, "I mean, I do like it, please Evans, don't take it back," he pleaded,
"Potter, I'm not that mean, I gave it as a present, I can't take it back," her face dropped, "Just take care of it won't you, my father gave it to me,"
James and Sirius both looked at their feet,
"So, where are those house elves eh?" Sirius laughed, trying to lighten the mood that was getting heavier each second, "KREACHER!"
The small elf came scuttling 'round the corner still pulling Lily's trunk, "Sirius sir, your parents, they are on their way!"
"Quick Lily stand up," said Sirius dragging Lily to her feet, Lily was confused,
"Looks like you're on your own now Potter," Lily laughed, "we're going now!" James' face turned an ashen colour, "Stop the jokes Evans," He got up and stood beside Lily, "don't talk before they talk to you," Lily turned to face Sirius,
"Is he having a laugh?" she questioned, Sirius gulped,
"No, my parents don't take kindly to half bloods; just don't say anything Lily and it should be okay…I think,"
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