HARRY POTTER AND THE BREATH OF LIFE

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other known character from the Harry Potter series. I do own the plot and a few characters.

Note: This story starts at the time of the Marauders, later skips to Harry's sixth year and ends a few years after Harry finishes Hogwarts. No Slash but several couples (RW/HG; RL/NT, among others)

New Characters: Iris and Sarah Renata. (If you translate Renata you will find out something interesting about the characters. Hint: it's Latin)

Chapter 1 – The Marauders year one

            Platform 9 and 3 quarters was packed with students from year one to year seven. As usual the older students looked calm but excited and the new ones were nervous and excited as well. Amongst the students were two boys. One had long, black hair and was very handsome for an eleven-year old, with dark eyes, and the other one had short, untidy dark hair, hazel coloured eyes and round shaped spectacles. They were laughing at a joke the black haired boy had told. The two boys were Sirius Black and James Potter.

 A few miles from them was a tall, brown and silver haired boy, with brown eyes and a very pale face. He looked very sick and was followed closely by two adults. His name was Remus Lupin.

 Not far from Lupin was a very short, blond-haired, with watery eyes boy. He was Peter Pettigrew.

 Already inside the Hogwarts Express, looking for a compartment was a redhead, with deep green eyes and a very beautiful face. She was probably the most scared of all of them, because she was muggle born. She was Lily Evans.

 Inside a compartment were two girls. One was a second year Gryffindor and the other was a first year. They were also muggle born but had wizard blood. The oldest had dark brown hair and light brown eyes and was somewhat beautiful. Her name was Sarah Renata. The younger girl was Sarah's sister, and looked a lot like her. However she had brown and green eyes and was much more beautiful. Her name was Iris Renata. She was the opposite of Sirius and James. And she was very unsocial. 

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            Lily was the first to find the Renatas's compartment. The two sisters were talking when Lily knocked.

" Excuse me? Can I seat here with you?" she asked nervously.

" I guess." answered Sarah.

" Thank you. It's my first time and I would like some company." Lily said, felling even more nervous.

" Have a seat. I'm Sarah Renata and this is my sister Iris. It's her first year as well."

" Really? And you?" Lily asked as she seated near the window in front of Sarah.

" I'm second year. You don't have to be scared. Hogwarts is a wonderful place. You'll love it."

" I'm looking forward to go to the classes. I want to learn everything." Lily said, losing her fear.

" Well, they are interesting, but in the first year you only learn the basics."

" Even so. I'm a muggle born and I never did magic before. I was very surprised when I got the letter."

" So did we." said Iris, speaking for the first time.

" Why? Are you muggle born as well?"

" In a way. Our grandparents are wizards but our parents are muggles. Well our father was born without any magical powers and he married a muggle. But we ended up being witches. We have a little brother but we don't know if he has magic powers. So you can say that magic skipped a generation in our family." explained Sarah.

" That's interesting."

" You haven't told us your name yet." said Sarah.

" Oh! Sorry, my name is…"

 She was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Sirius and James.

"Hello. Can we seat here? All others all full." asked Sirius.

" If we don't have a choice." said Sarah.

" Thanks. I'm Sirius Black and this is my best friend James Potter. And who are you three beautiful ladies?"

" I'm Sarah Renata and this is my sister Iris."

" And I'm Lily Evans."

" Nice to meet you all." said James, smiling broadly.

 James sat down next to Lily and Sirius next to James.

 Silence fell in the compartment and soon they heard the train moving. When they reached the country the door to the compartment opened and the sick looking boy entered.

" Excuse me. I wonder if I could seat here with you?"

" Sure. I'm Sirius Black, he is James Potter, and these ladies are Sarah and Iris Renata and Lily Evans." Sirius pointed to everyone as he spoke.

" I'm Remus Lupin. Nice to meet you."

 Remus sat down next to Iris, right in front of Sirius, who started eyeing Remus with interest.

" Are you alright?" Sirius asked after a few more moments of silence.

" Yes. Why do you ask?"

" Nothing. You just look pale and sick."

" I'm fine." said Remus ending the conversation and taking a book from his trunk.

 Again, silence fell, interrupted only by the occasional page turning of Remus's book. Later, Sirius and James started whispering something to each other. Lily followed Remus's example and started reading and the Renata sisters were busy writing something. Iris wasn't paying attention to her surroundings and didn't even look up when Sirius restarted the conversation.

" Hey Renata, you're not first year, are you?" he asked.

" No, I'm not. I'm second year." Sarah answered.

" Cool. And what's your house?"

" Gryffindor."

" I'm almost sure I'm ending up in Gryffindor as well. I mean my parents were Gryffindor. And I think I'm brave enough. At least I can put up with Sirius, and one has to be brave to accomplish that." said James, cheerfully.

 Sirius smacked him in the back of his head.

" Well, I'm not sure. My parents were Slytherin…" started Sirius sadly.

" But it's obvious you will end up in the same house as me. We are connected, mate." cutted James.

" I am different from my parents. I like muggle born and don't go around calling them mudbloods like them. And I have no problems with half-breeds either. What's up with you?" Sirius asked as Remus shuddered at the mention of "half-breeds"

" Nothing." Remus answered too quickly.

" Whatever. Like I was saying I have no problems with half-breeds and wouldn't even mind meeting one."

" Well, there is Hagrid." said Sarah, matter of factly.

" Who's Hagrid?" asked Sirius, Remus and James at the same time.

 Before Sarah could answer the door opened again. It was Jonathan Milton, a 6th year Gryffindor prefect and a Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

" You guys should change into your robes. We are expected to arrive soon. Hi, Sarah. Didn't see you there. Is that your sister?"

" Hi, Jo. Yes she is."

" Another Gryffindor I suppose?"

" I hope so, Jo."

" Will you be trying out for Quidditch?"

" I'll think about it. "

" We could use a new Chaser. Bella left last year."

" I know. We'll see."

" Get changed then. Bye."

" Bye, Jo."

 The boy left and silence fell again. The girls looked at the boys, who looked back at them.

" Who was that?" asked Sirius.

" That was Jonathan Milton. He is a prefect and a Beater for Gryffindor. He's a nice guy." Sarah said, blushing a bit.

 The boys nodded in acceptance and then started laughing. But Remus had something else in his mind.

" So, who is Hagrid?" he asked.

" You'll find soon enough. Now, you boys leave because we were here first. So, shoo!" Sarah ordered, but she had a smile on her face.

 Remus got up and left but Sirius and James were reluctant to leave. It wasn't every day that they had a chance to see some strip. But being older had its advantages and Sarah used that power to make them leave.

 Sarah, Lily and Iris changed quickly and soon they were preparing to leave. The commotion was so big that the girls lost track of the boys.

 On their way out Sarah kissed Iris in the forehead and left her with Lily because she had to go with the other second years.

 Then the two younger girls saw him. He was 10-foot tall (A/N: don't know if that is right because I can't find any reference to this in any of my books) and had black hair and a beard and his eyes were very little. He was wearing a large overcoat and was beckoning the first year students to him.

" First 'ears come 'ith me. This way, first 'ears."

 The girls had their mouths open, but Iris came to her senses fast. He is a half-giant. Cool! She thought to herself. Then she got hold of Lily and they both followed Hagrid.

 At the sight of Hogwarts' castle their jaw feel again. They still had their mouths open when they reached the oak doors and Professor McGonagall appeared.

" Welcome to Hogwarts, first years. Follow me, please." She said, entering the castle.

 They all followed and set foot on Hogwarts for the first time.

 Then came the sorting. The Sorting Hat sang a song about friendship and then the ceremony began.

 Iris saw her sister sitting in the Gryffindor table and smiled at her. Sarah returned the smile and crossed her fingers for luck.

 One by one the first years were sorted into one of the four houses. Iris didn't pay attention to any of the names or people associated with the names Professor McGonagall called, but at the sound of the name "Sirius Black" she looked up. For the first time she really saw him. He was getting ready to sit down on the chair and had a mischievous look on his face. He placed the hat on his head and she waited. 

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            Sirius didn't know what to expect. He had the hat on his head and was looking at everyone in front of him, eyeing him eagerly. He saw James crossing his fingers and whispering Gryffindor under his breath. Then came a little voice in Sirius's head.

" Hum! A Black. But not like the others I see. Very interesting. I think the best place for you is…"

" GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted to the hall.

 Sirius smiled as he took the hat and ran to the Gryffindor table, giving thumbs up to James on his way.

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            Iris smiled when the hat shouted "Gryffindor". It was possible that they could be in the same house. He was so handsome and cute.

 Somehow Iris knew that Sirius Black was going to be the man of her life. But just then a pain travelled through her body and her heart ached. What did that mean?

Oooooooooooooooooohh! A cliffhanger! Sweet!

Next chapter: A prank goes wrong and lives are changed. Set in the Marauders' fifth year.

Please review! I would appreciate it! I know where this story is going, but I would like to know what you think of it.