Finding Out You're a Witch
By: SiriuslySweetGryffindor
Chapter 6: The New Journey
Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story besides the plot and anything else you do not recognize as J.K. Rowling.
Before I start the chapter off, I'd like to thank my awesome Beta-reader Ben. He doesn't have an account here, but still, he's an awesome dude he offered to Beta read this story. Thanks Ben! You're awesome. (
Akalei – Thanks for the review and the advice. I plan on making the following chapters longer. However, I had to write the first five for a creative writing 'class' I had to do right after school ended.
Harryptaxd204 – Well, thanks for the review, however it is highly unlikely for any fanfic to be as well written as the books Ms. Rowling has so graciously written for us, her loyal fans, to read.
Sirius Black and James Potter were standing in the parking lot, waiting for their friend, Lily. When she finally arrived, at the agreed time, 10:00am, they made their way to a 'barrier' between platforms nine and ten. "There's no platform 'nine and three quarters' here." She looked at the two, confused. She still wasn't completely used to the idea of that things could be easily concealed from unwanted eyes through charms and spells.
"Oh, but there is, Lily. You've got to walk straight into the wall, and you'll end up on the platform. I'll go first, then you go, and then Sirius'll go after you. Alright?" Lily nodded to James, smiling softly. She ran over to her parents, wrapping them both in tight hugs, pointedly ignoring the existence of her sister until her mother reminded her of Petunia.
"Well, goodbye then, Petunia. See you when I get back..." She said distantly. And with that said she turned and walked off, waiting for James to go through the barrier first. After he did, she gathered her things and followed. "Wow," was the redhead's reaction to the new surroundings. The dark crimson colored train that read 'Hogwarts Express' awed the young eleven year old, newly found witch. "I can't believe this is all so real!"
Sirius came up behind Lily. "Well, it is, so you're just going to have to get used to it, 'kay?" She nodded; it was quite exciting to her how different the world she was brought up in, and the world she had entered were. Was there any other place, she thought to herself, were the hoots of owls mixed with the voices of children's parents, asking them if they had remembered their wand and cauldron?
Sighing, the three trampled on to the train, and found an empty compartment to sit and chat in. The three were all amazed at how nice the train was. Though Sirius and James had a better idea of what to expect on the train, they were all amazed to some extent.
Not long after the three were situated in their compartment, a young boy wandered in. "Umm, do you mind if I join you? Everywhere else I looked was already full." Lily looked at James and Sirius then at the new kid. "By the way, my name is Remus. Remus Lupin."
"We don't mind. Take a seat," she said, smiling softly at the boy. "My name is Lily Evans, and this," she said pointing to Sirius, "is Sirius black. Beside him is James Potter. Pleased to meet you," she said matter-of- factly, shaking his hand.
"Hey there Remus. Like Quidditch?" Lily asked him. Remus nodded slightly, as he took out a muggle book. Lily looked at it, shocked.
"Are you a muggle born too?" He looked at her shocked, and shook his head. Lily continued to look at the boy's book, Peter Pan. "I love that book, I've read it so many times..."
"It's a good book. One of my favorite muggle books, I read a lot of muggle books, because I like the way they think about magic. But they don't believe there is actually magic in the world, it's weird..." Lily nodded, agreeing as James and Sirius sat there, talking animatedly about Quidditch.
The train rattled on along its tracks, making its way to the Hogsmeade platform. The prefects walked through the halls, asking the first years to exit the train, as McGonagall stood off in the distance calling for the first years to move over to her. After the prefects made sure that all students on the train were returning students, they allowed the students off of the train, escorting them to the horseless carriages.
Lily, Remus, Sirius, and James all climbed into one boat and chattered on their way over the dark, lake. The quad exited the boat together, and stood waiting with the rest of the first years, after the boat ride, waiting to see what happened next. Someone bumped into James, and looked all scared. He was a chubby blonde haired boy who looked scared. "Oh! I'm sorry... I didn't..."
"Don't worry about it. My name's James Potter." As James started, the Deputy Headmaster, Professor Albus Dumbledore started cutting him off, "Welcome to Hogwarts. Before you can join your classmates you must be sorted into your houses. The houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. While you are here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you points and any rule breaking will lose you points. I will give you a few moments to ready yourselves before you pass through these doors to be sorted."
Professor Dumbledore exited through the great oak doors, into the hall, without the students. He readied the sorting ceremony with a scroll of parchment before coming back to announce to the waiting students that she was ready to begin the sorting. All the students had been talking amongst themselves, and muttering things like, "I wonder what we have to do" and "What do you know about each house?" "I want to be in Gryffindor." and "No! Slytherin's the best.
"When I call your name, come forward, and sit on the stool. Place the Sorting Hat on your head. It will tell you what house you belong in, and you will go to the appropriate table." The hat sang its song, and the sorting began.
"Black, Sirius" he called, and the boy moved forward, took the hat and placed it on his head as he took a seat on the stool. "Another Black, I see." Said a voice inside his head. "But you're nothing like your family, I see. I know what to do with you." GRYFFINDOR!" This last part was shouted out to the crowd. He jumped up and ran over to the Gryffindor table, taking a seat. The others came forward as their names were called, "Evans, Lily." She went up, and the hat sorted her into Gryffindor, as well. The rest of her friends, James Potter and Remus Lupin were also sorted into Gryffindor, soon followed by the boy who had bumped into James on the train.
After the sorting ceremony, the Headmaster Dippit stood up to welcome all the first years to the school, and all the returning students back. "Please note, that the Dark Forest is forbidden to all students." Without another word he clapped his hands and the food appeared on each of the tables.
The kids started to gobble down the food as if they hadn't a bite to eat in years, which was obviously not the case. As the feast slowly came to an end Dippit stood up and had everyone sing the "Hogwarts Song" to whatever tune they wanted, before the prefects lead the first years up to their common rooms.
The female prefect for Gryffindor led the girls up to the Gryffindor common room, and spoke the password to the fat lady 'Phoenix Feather'. Karizmah Star lead the girls into the girls dorm area, as Jack Star, her twin brother, lead the boys to the boys dorm area.
Early the next morning Lily wandered down to the Great Hall, getting lost only once. The Gryffindor Prefects came around handing out the timetables, and James groaned spotting that they had Double Potions that afternoon. The only good thing was it wasn't with Slytherin, but with Ravenclaw. What a relief that was.
When they looked over and seen Severus Snape glaring at Lily because she was muggleborn and he'd learned that on the train, they got up and walked out of the Great Hall, to their first lesson – Transfiguration, with Slytherin. This was not going to be a lesson to look forward to. However, they decided on their way to Transfiguration, the Slytherins won't get away with much because McGonagall was a 'no play' type teacher.
After the lesson was over, and only Lily succeeded in changing her matches into pins, the trio was walking to Gryffindor tower to exchange their books Pettigrew followed them. Finally, Remus, James and Sirius, befriended the boy.
Lily sent an owl home later that day, after classes, telling her family that everything was fine, and she was making friends. She also told them she had been the only one in her class to successfully transform the matchsticks into needles.
By: SiriuslySweetGryffindor
Chapter 6: The New Journey
Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story besides the plot and anything else you do not recognize as J.K. Rowling.
Before I start the chapter off, I'd like to thank my awesome Beta-reader Ben. He doesn't have an account here, but still, he's an awesome dude he offered to Beta read this story. Thanks Ben! You're awesome. (
Akalei – Thanks for the review and the advice. I plan on making the following chapters longer. However, I had to write the first five for a creative writing 'class' I had to do right after school ended.
Harryptaxd204 – Well, thanks for the review, however it is highly unlikely for any fanfic to be as well written as the books Ms. Rowling has so graciously written for us, her loyal fans, to read.
Sirius Black and James Potter were standing in the parking lot, waiting for their friend, Lily. When she finally arrived, at the agreed time, 10:00am, they made their way to a 'barrier' between platforms nine and ten. "There's no platform 'nine and three quarters' here." She looked at the two, confused. She still wasn't completely used to the idea of that things could be easily concealed from unwanted eyes through charms and spells.
"Oh, but there is, Lily. You've got to walk straight into the wall, and you'll end up on the platform. I'll go first, then you go, and then Sirius'll go after you. Alright?" Lily nodded to James, smiling softly. She ran over to her parents, wrapping them both in tight hugs, pointedly ignoring the existence of her sister until her mother reminded her of Petunia.
"Well, goodbye then, Petunia. See you when I get back..." She said distantly. And with that said she turned and walked off, waiting for James to go through the barrier first. After he did, she gathered her things and followed. "Wow," was the redhead's reaction to the new surroundings. The dark crimson colored train that read 'Hogwarts Express' awed the young eleven year old, newly found witch. "I can't believe this is all so real!"
Sirius came up behind Lily. "Well, it is, so you're just going to have to get used to it, 'kay?" She nodded; it was quite exciting to her how different the world she was brought up in, and the world she had entered were. Was there any other place, she thought to herself, were the hoots of owls mixed with the voices of children's parents, asking them if they had remembered their wand and cauldron?
Sighing, the three trampled on to the train, and found an empty compartment to sit and chat in. The three were all amazed at how nice the train was. Though Sirius and James had a better idea of what to expect on the train, they were all amazed to some extent.
Not long after the three were situated in their compartment, a young boy wandered in. "Umm, do you mind if I join you? Everywhere else I looked was already full." Lily looked at James and Sirius then at the new kid. "By the way, my name is Remus. Remus Lupin."
"We don't mind. Take a seat," she said, smiling softly at the boy. "My name is Lily Evans, and this," she said pointing to Sirius, "is Sirius black. Beside him is James Potter. Pleased to meet you," she said matter-of- factly, shaking his hand.
"Hey there Remus. Like Quidditch?" Lily asked him. Remus nodded slightly, as he took out a muggle book. Lily looked at it, shocked.
"Are you a muggle born too?" He looked at her shocked, and shook his head. Lily continued to look at the boy's book, Peter Pan. "I love that book, I've read it so many times..."
"It's a good book. One of my favorite muggle books, I read a lot of muggle books, because I like the way they think about magic. But they don't believe there is actually magic in the world, it's weird..." Lily nodded, agreeing as James and Sirius sat there, talking animatedly about Quidditch.
The train rattled on along its tracks, making its way to the Hogsmeade platform. The prefects walked through the halls, asking the first years to exit the train, as McGonagall stood off in the distance calling for the first years to move over to her. After the prefects made sure that all students on the train were returning students, they allowed the students off of the train, escorting them to the horseless carriages.
Lily, Remus, Sirius, and James all climbed into one boat and chattered on their way over the dark, lake. The quad exited the boat together, and stood waiting with the rest of the first years, after the boat ride, waiting to see what happened next. Someone bumped into James, and looked all scared. He was a chubby blonde haired boy who looked scared. "Oh! I'm sorry... I didn't..."
"Don't worry about it. My name's James Potter." As James started, the Deputy Headmaster, Professor Albus Dumbledore started cutting him off, "Welcome to Hogwarts. Before you can join your classmates you must be sorted into your houses. The houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. While you are here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you points and any rule breaking will lose you points. I will give you a few moments to ready yourselves before you pass through these doors to be sorted."
Professor Dumbledore exited through the great oak doors, into the hall, without the students. He readied the sorting ceremony with a scroll of parchment before coming back to announce to the waiting students that she was ready to begin the sorting. All the students had been talking amongst themselves, and muttering things like, "I wonder what we have to do" and "What do you know about each house?" "I want to be in Gryffindor." and "No! Slytherin's the best.
"When I call your name, come forward, and sit on the stool. Place the Sorting Hat on your head. It will tell you what house you belong in, and you will go to the appropriate table." The hat sang its song, and the sorting began.
"Black, Sirius" he called, and the boy moved forward, took the hat and placed it on his head as he took a seat on the stool. "Another Black, I see." Said a voice inside his head. "But you're nothing like your family, I see. I know what to do with you." GRYFFINDOR!" This last part was shouted out to the crowd. He jumped up and ran over to the Gryffindor table, taking a seat. The others came forward as their names were called, "Evans, Lily." She went up, and the hat sorted her into Gryffindor, as well. The rest of her friends, James Potter and Remus Lupin were also sorted into Gryffindor, soon followed by the boy who had bumped into James on the train.
After the sorting ceremony, the Headmaster Dippit stood up to welcome all the first years to the school, and all the returning students back. "Please note, that the Dark Forest is forbidden to all students." Without another word he clapped his hands and the food appeared on each of the tables.
The kids started to gobble down the food as if they hadn't a bite to eat in years, which was obviously not the case. As the feast slowly came to an end Dippit stood up and had everyone sing the "Hogwarts Song" to whatever tune they wanted, before the prefects lead the first years up to their common rooms.
The female prefect for Gryffindor led the girls up to the Gryffindor common room, and spoke the password to the fat lady 'Phoenix Feather'. Karizmah Star lead the girls into the girls dorm area, as Jack Star, her twin brother, lead the boys to the boys dorm area.
Early the next morning Lily wandered down to the Great Hall, getting lost only once. The Gryffindor Prefects came around handing out the timetables, and James groaned spotting that they had Double Potions that afternoon. The only good thing was it wasn't with Slytherin, but with Ravenclaw. What a relief that was.
When they looked over and seen Severus Snape glaring at Lily because she was muggleborn and he'd learned that on the train, they got up and walked out of the Great Hall, to their first lesson – Transfiguration, with Slytherin. This was not going to be a lesson to look forward to. However, they decided on their way to Transfiguration, the Slytherins won't get away with much because McGonagall was a 'no play' type teacher.
After the lesson was over, and only Lily succeeded in changing her matches into pins, the trio was walking to Gryffindor tower to exchange their books Pettigrew followed them. Finally, Remus, James and Sirius, befriended the boy.
Lily sent an owl home later that day, after classes, telling her family that everything was fine, and she was making friends. She also told them she had been the only one in her class to successfully transform the matchsticks into needles.