The First Year Marauders

By JediSolo

Disclaimers - All of the HP world and characters bar a few belongs to JK, only the idea and plot is officially mine.

Chapter 1 - Encounters

Things seemed normal at the Kings Cross, the trains were coming in and leaving the stations, busy passengers getting on board, but what they didn't know as just a few meters away was in fact a whole new world, a word of magic wands wizards and witches.

At platform 9¾, the large red steam train known as the Hogwarts express pulled up at the station. Around it were atleast 100 teenagers waving and saying goodbye to their parents. For they were leaving for the wizards school of witchcraft and wizardry. To learn to be what they were born to be…a wizard

Remus Lupin was one of them very same teenagers. His scruffy brown hair was sticking up and could not stay neat however much he tried to keep it straight. He was wearing muggle clothes, A leather jacket and jeans, but in his bag was his best clothes, his school wizarding robes.

He'd said goodbye to his dad already because he was an only child he was the first of his small family to ever come to Hogwarts and he was nervous. So he was sure that he'd feel better if his dad wasn't there, who all morning had been making him feel even more nervous. He looked around him. He couldn't be the only one who was nervous about their first day. When suddenly another boy with long black hair ran into him and they both fell to the floor.

Remus looked around when suddenly the other boy spoke. "You all right," said the boy and Remus nodded weakly.

"I'm fine," he said.

The other boy gave him a grin as he helped him to his feet.

"You a first year…" he said in a friendly manner and Remus nodded rigidly. "Me too." Said the boy and he took out his wand and twirled it in his fingers. "Can't wait to do some magic can't you…" he said and Remus nodded.

"Yes, I can't wait…"

"Your alright kid. What's your name…"

"Remus Lupin." He said and smiled. He felt comfortable talking to this boy. "What about you…"

"Oh my names Sirius Black," he said. "It's good to meet you Remus, maybe we can be friends." He said and Remus smiled.

"Yeah, I'd like that thanks."

"Yeah, I gotta fly, I'll see you on the train we could share a compartment, take the last one I'll meet you there…" he said and picked up his things gave Remus a friendly wink and dashed off and Remus was on his own again.

"Sirius Black…" he said aloud smiling, maybe he shouldn't be so nervous after all.


James Potter knew he was late the minute he arrived at the station. His black hair wept about as he run through the magical gap and then saw the train pulling away from the station.

"NO! WAIT STOP!" he called out, but the train was already going. He grabbed his things and ran as fast as he could to the train, when one of the apartments opened.

"Hey In here!" said a voice and James saw a boy with black long hair and another alike his own locks but a light brown, beckoning him to the compartment.

James run up beside it and didn't have a lot of platform left, he threw in his things, and then was about to jump in himself, when the station was left behind and the only thing that prevented him from being left behind too was

A hand gripping his arm.

James couldn't hold on much longer, and the boy who was holding him couldn't hold on for much more either. "Come On!" he shouted at James, that was all it took to boost up his confidence he reached out his other hand and reached inside the compartment.

James looked about him, the boy with black hair was laughing so much that he was holding his stomach in his joy, the other boy was rubbing his face which had gone deathly pale.

"Sirius!" shouted the other boy. "Stop laughing we could have died"

"You didn't die though Remus and neither did he!" said Sirius still chuckling weakly, pointing at the two of them.

"No thanks to you…" said Remus.

"Your loopy man!" said Sirius, "hey we should call you that… Loopy Lupin!"

"Stop it!" shouted Remus and sat down, red blood flushed in his cheeks.

Sirius then noticed the boy and lifted him to his feet. "Your lucky mate! If this kid hadn't grabbed your hand man you'd be dead, or you'd have missed the train…" he said and he noticed how pale he was.

"Thanks…" said the boy. "I'm James, James Potter."

"Sirius Black…" said the Sirius humbly. "This is Remus Lupin." He said nodding to Remus who smiled.

"Thanks a lot for saving me Remus," said James and Lupin's red face began its normal skin colour.

"Any time…" he said and then they realized that though it had gone quiet quickly, that they had finally got onto the train, they were heading for Hogwarts now...to become wizards.

"This is going to be so cool at Hogwarts!" said Sirius laughing, and honestly Remus and James couldn't agree more.