A/N: Hi everyone! This is my first Harry Potter fanfic, and my first time
posting anything on FanFiction.Net. I hope everyone enjoys it, and I hope
to get some good feedback, so review, review, review!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter related materials. The only things that are mine are the plot and anything you don't recognize.
Pairing: Lily and James (This is my favorite pairing. If anyone has read good L/J fics, tell me what they are in a review, please and thank you.)
Rating: PG
Ch. 4 The Hogwarts Express and The Sorting
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Lily jolted from her deep slumber. One glance at her alarm clock, which read 7:00 a.m., made her wonder why she was getting up this early. Then she remembered that today was September 1st.
Hogwarts.
She had diligently finished packing her trunk the night before, and now headed down to breakfast. Her mother made her bacon and eggs, one of her favorites, as a departing meal. After finishing off the last bit of her mother's delicious eggs, she decided she might as well get dressed now, for it was eight o'clock, and they were leaving at nine, and she wanted to look presentable. I want to make a good first impression.
She chose her outfit carefully. She did want to make a good impression, but she also wanted to be comfortable. She finally picked out her dark navy blue flares and a dark green tank top, which went wonderfully with her deep red hair. She then added her lucky blue knee-length socks and her favorite shoes, black ankle boots, as well as the grape charm earrings she'd made last summer, and the grape charm necklace that she'd also made.
Lily knocked of Petunia's door. "I'm leaving, Petty!"
"Whatever, freak," Petunia replied bitterly without, even bothering to open the door.
"Good-bye, Petunia." Said Lily sadly. She hated leaving without a proper good-bye, no matter if Petunia was a brat, because they were sisters after all.
"Lily, dear, come one or you'll miss your train." Called Carol from the limo.
The drive to King's Cross would have been completely boring if Lily hadn't been so excited about starting school at Hogwarts. She was extremely quiet the whole time, which was unusual for her, but her parents could tell she was deep in thought, or else very nervous, and opted for leaving her to her thoughts.
"What platform number is it?" Asked Edward after Lily's trunk had been loaded onto a cart.
"Nine and Three-Quarters," answered Lily, waiting for an odd look to appear on each of her parents' faces.
"Excuse me?" asked Carolyn.
"Don't worry, Mum. James told me how to get on." Carol and Edward had heard much about James upon Lily's return from Diagon Alley, and thought he sounded like a fine example for Lily, although they weren't too keen on the thought that she might like him like him, because after all, she was just eleven.
By then, they had reached the barrier between platforms 9 & 10. Lily gave each of her parents a hug and a kiss. She readied herself for the run. " 'Bye Mum! 'Bye Dad!" she called one last time, before hurtling towards the barrier. Her cart gained speed, going faster and faster. She was going to crash, she just knew it, and it was inevitable now. She closed her eyes and prepared for the impact. But the collision never came. Instead of hearing her heart in beating in her chest, as she had a moment earlier, she could now hear children's noisy feet funning back and forth across the platform, and parents yelling and what not. She opened her eyes, and before her stood a scarlet steam engine with the words The Hogwarts Express painted on it beautifully with golden script.
She pushed her trolley onto the train, looking for an empty compartment. She was also hoping to find James, Remus, and Sirius, but first she had to put her trunk out of the way.
Five minutes later, after unsuccessfully looking for a compartment, she heard her name,
"Oy! Lily-bean!" She knew it must be Sirius, for although James had said he like the nickname, Sirius was still the only one to call her that. She turned around and sure enough, there he was jumping up and down, waving his hands madly. Lily laughed and pushed her trolley over to him.
"Hi Sirius!"
"Hiya, Lily-bean." He helped her drag her trunk into his compartment and they put it on a shelf.
"Where are James and Remus?" Lily asked.
"I dunno, haven't seen 'em yet." The two went back out into the corridor to see if they could find the other boys.
"JAMES! REMUS! OVER HERE!" Lily shouted extremely loudly, even though she hadn't seen the boys, because she knew it would grab their attention if they were anywhere up to about a hundred feet away. It did.
"You've got one powerful set of lungs, Lily." Said Sirius.
"Yes well it worked didn't it?" She pointed out smugly, as two boys pushing trolleys came into view.
"Hey Sirius! Hi Lily!" greeted Remus.
"Hi guys." said James.
"Come on, we've got a compartment already." said Sirius leading them to it.
After all the trunks were stored away, the old witch with the candy cart came around. While the boys bought what seemed to be a year's worth of sweets, Lily only bought some chocolate frogs and a flask of pumpkin juice.
"Didn't you three eat breakfast this morning." Lily asked, amazed at how many Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans James was stuffing into his mouth at once.
"Of course we ate Lily. But that was a whole two and a half hours ago." said Sirius sarcastically. Suddenly there was a knock on the compartment door.
"Come in," said James, but when he saw who walked in, he immediately wished he hadn't. In walked two boys, one with slicked back blonde hair, and the other with the greasiest black hair Lily had ever seen.
"Well, if it isn't Potter, Black, and Lupin," the blonde hair boy sneered. "But who is this lovely lady?" he asked, walking towards Lily. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Lucious Malfoy, and this is my friend, Severus Snape."
"Leave us alone Malfoy." Said James. Lily, who didn't often judge someone before she knew them, could already tell that this guy was bad news, just by the sneer on his face and his disregard of the boys.
"But we don't want to leave now, do we Severus? We want to stay here and talk with the chick."
"You shouldn't have said that." Muttered Sirius warningly under his breath. Lucious heard him and was about to ask why not?, but Lily had opened her mouth.
"I am not a chick. Chicks are little yellow furry things that run around a barnyard all day, and I'd appreciate it if you referred to me as Lily." Said Lily monotonously, as she repeated the same spiel she'd recited to Sirius when he had called her a chick. She then continued.
"I believe he said to leave. If you don't understand what that means, tell me. And I'll get you a dictionary for Christmas." The boys could hardly keep from laughing.
"And you." Lily continued, this time talking to Snape. "There's a little thing I'd like to introduce you to. It's called shampoo. Ever heard of it?" Snape's face got, if possible, even eviler looking. The two left without saying another word, and the boys finally lost it.
"Brilliant Lily!" cried Remus between fits of laughter.
"How'd you do that, Lily-bean?" asked Sirius, trying to catch his breath.
"Years of experience, mind you I do have a brainless git for a sister." They all cracked up again. There was another knock at the door. The four companions glanced at each other.
"Come in." Lily said, ready and waiting with more comebacks for unwanted intruders. But she needn't worry. In walked a pretty girl with shoulder length dark brown hair, who was wearing a simple black knee length skirt and a pale pink blouse.
"Hello. I'm Carly Waiter." Carly had a sweet voice that flowed nicely, reminding Lily of honey.
"Lily Evans." said Lily shaking the girl's hand. "That's Sirius Black." Lily pointed out. "Remus Lupin, and James Potter."
"Hello." chorused the boys.
"Do you mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full."
"Sure, sit down." Said Remus. Lily noticed him blush, and she smiled knowingly at him, and winked as she caught his eye, which only caused him to blush more.
"So what house do you guys want to be in?" asked Carly.
"Gryffindor." Replied all three boys simultaneously.
"Yea? Me, too. Both my parents were in Gryffindor." Said Carly.
"Uh...guys? Houses?" asked Lily confused.
"Hogwarts Houses." said Carly. "Are you muggle born?"
"Yea."
"Your house is where you sleep and do homework and hang out and stuff," said James. "There's four: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Raevenclaw, and Slytherin. The Slytherins are all slimy gits." finished James.
"So I take it Malfoy and Snape will be Slytherins?" asked Lily.
"Most likely." said Sirius.
"What about the other three?"
"Hufflepuffs are pushovers, Ravenclaws are really smart, and Gryffindors are the best. They're brave and loyal." Said James. "And they kick butt in Quidditch." He said as an afterthought.
"You were pretty brave when Malfoy and Snape came in here, Lily." said Remus quietly. "And you defended your friends. That sounds like a Gryffindor to me." he finished.
The rest of the train ride went by in a flash. They all changed into their robes, the girls making the boys leave the compartment while they changed. When they got off the train, a big man named Hagrid was calling all the first years towards him.
"Hi, Hagrid!" called James.
" 'Lo James." said Hagrid staring down at him.
"How do you know him?" asked Remus.
"Family friend." replied James. But Lily thought she heard a sorrowful note in his voice. Oh, well, she quickly forgot about it when the four of them got into the boat. They had lost Carly in the crowd, and Lily could only hope that she found someone nice to sit with and didn't wind up with people like Malfoy or Snape. As they turned the corner, Lily gasped at her first sight of Hogwarts. It was a beautifully magnificent castle, climbing and climbing up towards the heavens, looming over the gigantic lake on which they were now swiftly sailing.
After departing from the boats, the slew of first years followed Hagrid to the big oak front doors. He knocked three times and it was opened at once. The first years were herded into the beautiful, not to mention huge, front Hall and briefed on what would happen.
"How are we sorted?" Lily asked James nervously, when McGonagall had left.
"All we have to do is try on a hat, don't worry." He said, and soon McGonagall came back.
"Follow me." No longer nervous, Lily got in line between Sirius and Remus and followed McGonagall into the hall.
"I will call your name and you will put on the hat. After you are sorted, you will sit at you house's table." said McGonagall. "Alverez, Nicole." A small blonde haired girl shuffled out of line and sat on the stool.
HUFFLEPUFF!
"Black, Sirius."
"Good luck." Lily whispered.
GRYFFINDOR!
"Cordello, Kyle."
GRYFFINDOR!
"Denzel, Derek."
SLYTHERIN!
"Evans, Lily."
Trying to look more confident than she felt, Lily strode to the three- legged stool, sat down, and put the hat on her head.
***In Lily's Head***
Hello.
Hi
Lily Evans...where to put you?
Well I'm not shy if that helps. And Remus said he thought I was brave.
You're pushing me towards Gryffindor but...
But what?
You'd make a nice Slytherin.
Yea right. I'd beat their butts!
But you're so ambitious.
No.
But...
No!
But...
"I SAID NOT SLYTHERIN YOU STUPID HAT!" Lily yelled out loud. She could care less what everyone thought as long as she wasn't put into Slytherin.
Ok, ok...better be...
GRYFFINDOR!
A/N: Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone enjoyed. I'm hoping to get 5 reviews per chapter, and every review counts. Thanks, bye!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter related materials. The only things that are mine are the plot and anything you don't recognize.
Pairing: Lily and James (This is my favorite pairing. If anyone has read good L/J fics, tell me what they are in a review, please and thank you.)
Rating: PG
Ch. 4 The Hogwarts Express and The Sorting
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Lily jolted from her deep slumber. One glance at her alarm clock, which read 7:00 a.m., made her wonder why she was getting up this early. Then she remembered that today was September 1st.
Hogwarts.
She had diligently finished packing her trunk the night before, and now headed down to breakfast. Her mother made her bacon and eggs, one of her favorites, as a departing meal. After finishing off the last bit of her mother's delicious eggs, she decided she might as well get dressed now, for it was eight o'clock, and they were leaving at nine, and she wanted to look presentable. I want to make a good first impression.
She chose her outfit carefully. She did want to make a good impression, but she also wanted to be comfortable. She finally picked out her dark navy blue flares and a dark green tank top, which went wonderfully with her deep red hair. She then added her lucky blue knee-length socks and her favorite shoes, black ankle boots, as well as the grape charm earrings she'd made last summer, and the grape charm necklace that she'd also made.
Lily knocked of Petunia's door. "I'm leaving, Petty!"
"Whatever, freak," Petunia replied bitterly without, even bothering to open the door.
"Good-bye, Petunia." Said Lily sadly. She hated leaving without a proper good-bye, no matter if Petunia was a brat, because they were sisters after all.
"Lily, dear, come one or you'll miss your train." Called Carol from the limo.
The drive to King's Cross would have been completely boring if Lily hadn't been so excited about starting school at Hogwarts. She was extremely quiet the whole time, which was unusual for her, but her parents could tell she was deep in thought, or else very nervous, and opted for leaving her to her thoughts.
"What platform number is it?" Asked Edward after Lily's trunk had been loaded onto a cart.
"Nine and Three-Quarters," answered Lily, waiting for an odd look to appear on each of her parents' faces.
"Excuse me?" asked Carolyn.
"Don't worry, Mum. James told me how to get on." Carol and Edward had heard much about James upon Lily's return from Diagon Alley, and thought he sounded like a fine example for Lily, although they weren't too keen on the thought that she might like him like him, because after all, she was just eleven.
By then, they had reached the barrier between platforms 9 & 10. Lily gave each of her parents a hug and a kiss. She readied herself for the run. " 'Bye Mum! 'Bye Dad!" she called one last time, before hurtling towards the barrier. Her cart gained speed, going faster and faster. She was going to crash, she just knew it, and it was inevitable now. She closed her eyes and prepared for the impact. But the collision never came. Instead of hearing her heart in beating in her chest, as she had a moment earlier, she could now hear children's noisy feet funning back and forth across the platform, and parents yelling and what not. She opened her eyes, and before her stood a scarlet steam engine with the words The Hogwarts Express painted on it beautifully with golden script.
She pushed her trolley onto the train, looking for an empty compartment. She was also hoping to find James, Remus, and Sirius, but first she had to put her trunk out of the way.
Five minutes later, after unsuccessfully looking for a compartment, she heard her name,
"Oy! Lily-bean!" She knew it must be Sirius, for although James had said he like the nickname, Sirius was still the only one to call her that. She turned around and sure enough, there he was jumping up and down, waving his hands madly. Lily laughed and pushed her trolley over to him.
"Hi Sirius!"
"Hiya, Lily-bean." He helped her drag her trunk into his compartment and they put it on a shelf.
"Where are James and Remus?" Lily asked.
"I dunno, haven't seen 'em yet." The two went back out into the corridor to see if they could find the other boys.
"JAMES! REMUS! OVER HERE!" Lily shouted extremely loudly, even though she hadn't seen the boys, because she knew it would grab their attention if they were anywhere up to about a hundred feet away. It did.
"You've got one powerful set of lungs, Lily." Said Sirius.
"Yes well it worked didn't it?" She pointed out smugly, as two boys pushing trolleys came into view.
"Hey Sirius! Hi Lily!" greeted Remus.
"Hi guys." said James.
"Come on, we've got a compartment already." said Sirius leading them to it.
After all the trunks were stored away, the old witch with the candy cart came around. While the boys bought what seemed to be a year's worth of sweets, Lily only bought some chocolate frogs and a flask of pumpkin juice.
"Didn't you three eat breakfast this morning." Lily asked, amazed at how many Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans James was stuffing into his mouth at once.
"Of course we ate Lily. But that was a whole two and a half hours ago." said Sirius sarcastically. Suddenly there was a knock on the compartment door.
"Come in," said James, but when he saw who walked in, he immediately wished he hadn't. In walked two boys, one with slicked back blonde hair, and the other with the greasiest black hair Lily had ever seen.
"Well, if it isn't Potter, Black, and Lupin," the blonde hair boy sneered. "But who is this lovely lady?" he asked, walking towards Lily. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Lucious Malfoy, and this is my friend, Severus Snape."
"Leave us alone Malfoy." Said James. Lily, who didn't often judge someone before she knew them, could already tell that this guy was bad news, just by the sneer on his face and his disregard of the boys.
"But we don't want to leave now, do we Severus? We want to stay here and talk with the chick."
"You shouldn't have said that." Muttered Sirius warningly under his breath. Lucious heard him and was about to ask why not?, but Lily had opened her mouth.
"I am not a chick. Chicks are little yellow furry things that run around a barnyard all day, and I'd appreciate it if you referred to me as Lily." Said Lily monotonously, as she repeated the same spiel she'd recited to Sirius when he had called her a chick. She then continued.
"I believe he said to leave. If you don't understand what that means, tell me. And I'll get you a dictionary for Christmas." The boys could hardly keep from laughing.
"And you." Lily continued, this time talking to Snape. "There's a little thing I'd like to introduce you to. It's called shampoo. Ever heard of it?" Snape's face got, if possible, even eviler looking. The two left without saying another word, and the boys finally lost it.
"Brilliant Lily!" cried Remus between fits of laughter.
"How'd you do that, Lily-bean?" asked Sirius, trying to catch his breath.
"Years of experience, mind you I do have a brainless git for a sister." They all cracked up again. There was another knock at the door. The four companions glanced at each other.
"Come in." Lily said, ready and waiting with more comebacks for unwanted intruders. But she needn't worry. In walked a pretty girl with shoulder length dark brown hair, who was wearing a simple black knee length skirt and a pale pink blouse.
"Hello. I'm Carly Waiter." Carly had a sweet voice that flowed nicely, reminding Lily of honey.
"Lily Evans." said Lily shaking the girl's hand. "That's Sirius Black." Lily pointed out. "Remus Lupin, and James Potter."
"Hello." chorused the boys.
"Do you mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full."
"Sure, sit down." Said Remus. Lily noticed him blush, and she smiled knowingly at him, and winked as she caught his eye, which only caused him to blush more.
"So what house do you guys want to be in?" asked Carly.
"Gryffindor." Replied all three boys simultaneously.
"Yea? Me, too. Both my parents were in Gryffindor." Said Carly.
"Uh...guys? Houses?" asked Lily confused.
"Hogwarts Houses." said Carly. "Are you muggle born?"
"Yea."
"Your house is where you sleep and do homework and hang out and stuff," said James. "There's four: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Raevenclaw, and Slytherin. The Slytherins are all slimy gits." finished James.
"So I take it Malfoy and Snape will be Slytherins?" asked Lily.
"Most likely." said Sirius.
"What about the other three?"
"Hufflepuffs are pushovers, Ravenclaws are really smart, and Gryffindors are the best. They're brave and loyal." Said James. "And they kick butt in Quidditch." He said as an afterthought.
"You were pretty brave when Malfoy and Snape came in here, Lily." said Remus quietly. "And you defended your friends. That sounds like a Gryffindor to me." he finished.
The rest of the train ride went by in a flash. They all changed into their robes, the girls making the boys leave the compartment while they changed. When they got off the train, a big man named Hagrid was calling all the first years towards him.
"Hi, Hagrid!" called James.
" 'Lo James." said Hagrid staring down at him.
"How do you know him?" asked Remus.
"Family friend." replied James. But Lily thought she heard a sorrowful note in his voice. Oh, well, she quickly forgot about it when the four of them got into the boat. They had lost Carly in the crowd, and Lily could only hope that she found someone nice to sit with and didn't wind up with people like Malfoy or Snape. As they turned the corner, Lily gasped at her first sight of Hogwarts. It was a beautifully magnificent castle, climbing and climbing up towards the heavens, looming over the gigantic lake on which they were now swiftly sailing.
After departing from the boats, the slew of first years followed Hagrid to the big oak front doors. He knocked three times and it was opened at once. The first years were herded into the beautiful, not to mention huge, front Hall and briefed on what would happen.
"How are we sorted?" Lily asked James nervously, when McGonagall had left.
"All we have to do is try on a hat, don't worry." He said, and soon McGonagall came back.
"Follow me." No longer nervous, Lily got in line between Sirius and Remus and followed McGonagall into the hall.
"I will call your name and you will put on the hat. After you are sorted, you will sit at you house's table." said McGonagall. "Alverez, Nicole." A small blonde haired girl shuffled out of line and sat on the stool.
HUFFLEPUFF!
"Black, Sirius."
"Good luck." Lily whispered.
GRYFFINDOR!
"Cordello, Kyle."
GRYFFINDOR!
"Denzel, Derek."
SLYTHERIN!
"Evans, Lily."
Trying to look more confident than she felt, Lily strode to the three- legged stool, sat down, and put the hat on her head.
***In Lily's Head***
Hello.
Hi
Lily Evans...where to put you?
Well I'm not shy if that helps. And Remus said he thought I was brave.
You're pushing me towards Gryffindor but...
But what?
You'd make a nice Slytherin.
Yea right. I'd beat their butts!
But you're so ambitious.
No.
But...
No!
But...
"I SAID NOT SLYTHERIN YOU STUPID HAT!" Lily yelled out loud. She could care less what everyone thought as long as she wasn't put into Slytherin.
Ok, ok...better be...
GRYFFINDOR!
A/N: Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone enjoyed. I'm hoping to get 5 reviews per chapter, and every review counts. Thanks, bye!