PreHogwarts:- Chapter 7

"Wake up, come on wake up."

James turned over and put his back to the person standing over him. It was too early to get up, he felt like his eyes had only been closed a matter of minutes.

"James Potter its eight o'clock! Get out of that bed now!"

Why won't she just go away, thought James. Without turning he waved his left arm in the air, signalling her to move away form the bed and let him sleep through till about oh ten o'clock.

"James Potter if you don't get out of bed you'll miss the Hogwarts Express."

This did the trick, without hesitation James jumped out his bed as fast as he could. He looked up into the face of his adoring mother and gave her a childish grin, brining a smile to her face. She looked at her son; shock her head slowly in a way only mothers can and left him to get ready.

James had packed his trunk three weeks in advance and yet he still found things he needed to take, so he ran around his room checking everything was in his trunk. While throwing in the prank supplies his mother had already removed.

Once he was sure that everything was done, he made his way over to the giant wardrobe. The young boy pilled through it looking for something that he could wear. In the end he pulled out his favourite clothes, his white t-shirt, his red and yellow trousers (Gryffindor colours he thought) and then he pulled on his red trainers (A/N: sound familiar to anyone)

He tried to pull his trunk downstairs, however James was not sure how to get it down, so smiling a plan formed in the boys mind. Placing the trunk on the top step, slightly leaning forward he climbed on top. Then counting to three he pushed off.

Banging was heard throughout the house as he bounced his way down the stairs shouting with laughter as he went. As the trunk hit the floor at the bottom of the stairs, James flew off and banged his head against the inner hall door.

"Ouch!"

Quickly he placed the trunk next to his owl cage, which was already downstairs while rubbing his head. James noticed that his owl, Nas wasn't in her cage yet. He ran into the kitchen and found His mother talking to Maria. He sat down on a chair next to Rhiannon.

He slowly ate his breakfast savouring every flavour as it merged in his mouth. The eggs with the beans and the sausage. Around him everything seemed to be moving in super speed whilst the boy just sat and ate.

He felt something warm and heavy jump onto his lap. Time seemed to move forward with the soft thump of paws onto his legs. James smiled down into the squashed looking face of Hera. James had always been fascinated with Rhiannon's cat, the pure white fleece and the turquoise eyes always drew him in. Time seemed to almost stop when staring at Hera.

"James are you coming or not?"

He looked up and noticed that everyone had their coats on and were watching him. His mother stood in her famous stance, hands on hips tapping her left foot. James knew that he should remain quiet so just nodded as he pulled himself up form the chair.

Quickly he swept up Hera into his arms holding her as a father would hold his newborn child, smiling down at her face.

Without looking at anyone he gently placed the cat into her basket and closed the lid after watching her curl up ready for the journey.

Next James pulled on his jacket looking at his mother; she was busy trying to pull Nas into her cage, which seemed a task and a half. James walked over to the empty cage and dropped a treat onto its floor, he watched as the owl flew down and landed in the cage.

His mother just looked on with shock, James had such a way with animals she had noticed that in his early childhood, she hoped that he would realise that it was his strength and work with it.

The four adults then pushed the two students out of the door and into the car. The Williams had one of those people carriers to hold up to 7 people, So Maria and Steve climbed into the front, Steve driving, with Henry and Jacqueline sitting in the back with Rhiannon. James sat right at the back with Hera and Nas, whistling along with Nas as she hooted.

By 10.45 they were running through the barrier onto platform 9¾. James had never before seen the Hogwarts Express and he knew instantly that his mouth was hanging open.

"James you look like a goldfish!"

James closed his mouth slightly as he made his famous cheeky grin, he watched as Rhiannon rolled her eyes and helped her mother carry her things onto the train.

James was brought back to reality when he felt his father's hand on his shoulder. Looking up he saw the edges of his father's eyes cress with happy memories, James guessed of this very train.

"Come on, I'll help you put you're trunk on the train."

James and his dad carried his trunk onto the train and put it away and then climbed back off and headed towards Maria, Jacqueline and Rhiannon (Steve being a muggle had stayed on the other side of the barrier after saying goodbye to Rhiannon)

James found himself wrapped up into a huge hug by his weeping mother.

"Now you be good, you hear me. Send me an owl once a week and don't prank the other houses. Behave yourself I don't want any owls sent to me telling me your misbehaving. No detention and no fighting with the other students."

James smiled sweetly and promised his mother he wouldn't do any of that 'for the first week'.

Next he found himself in the arms of a smiling Maria.

"My Godson already going to Hogwarts, God I'm old I remember you're mother giving birth to you, you were all red and squirmy and now look at you, as handsome as your father."

Then to James' horror she bent forward and kissed him hard on the cheek, he knew that she had left her mark of ruby red lipstick on his cheek, as he rubbed hard at it.

While doing this he found himself hugging his father. His father bent down and wiped off the remaining marks of lipstick, then point to Jacqueline he whispered something in James' ear

"Don't worry about your mother just try not to get suspended or expelled okay son."

Then he turned his head slightly to the left and James followed his gaze. He was watching a boy of about James' age. He had black tidy hair and was being hugged by his mother.

"That boy is Sirius Black, you be careful around him and the other Blacks. They believe in purity of blood watch yourself they hate our family."

Then his father turned back to him and smiled.

"I put something's in your trunk you may find useful be careful not to lose them."

He pulled away from his father and smiled up at him. Hazel eyes met identical hazel eyes, both faces holding a stupid grin. James loved his father they were like brothers. Both had the same sense of humour and enjoyed playing pranks on the neighbours.

James couldn't help feeling upset, he was leaving his father, his best friend, and going to Hogwarts were he wouldn't know anybody. As James went to walk back onto the train he felt somebody grab him.

"Darling you have to let him get on the train, come on dear he'll be okay"

James smiled at his mother and kissed her on the cheek as the whistle sounded. James ran onto the train and stayed by the door and waved goodbye to them as the train rushed away from the station.

James then went to find Rhiannon who was the only person he knew. He walked up and down a few compartments until he found her. She was sitting in a compartment that was full of people.

"There you are James, I thought you'd got lost already"

Laughter sounded through the compartment. James smiled and sat at the edge of the seat closest to the door.

"Where are my manners today? Everybody this is James Potter, James this is everybody."

Laughter again as they all looked at Rhiannon.

"Hello I'm Charlotte," said a girl with dirty blonde hair and big opal eyes "This is Sharon, Kate, Elizabeth, Joanna and Constance"

"Connie, how many times, its just Connie"

For the third time in as many minutes laughter ran loud. James thought his head would split down the middle. He couldn't stay in there much longer. He watched the door looking for a way out. His luck came in a few minutes.

"Hey Rhiannon, your looking good!"

James watched as a boy about Rhiannon's age entered. He had long blonde hair tied into a ponytail and grey eyes that showed pride and power.

"I'd say you looked good but hey your a jerk now get lost Malfoy"

An argument broke out in the compartment, which meant that everyone's attention left James. Slowly so not to draw attention back to himself he slipped out of the compartment.

Quickly James ran down the train, laughter and chatter could be heard from most of the compartments. As he neared the last compartment he noted no sound. Without stopping he pulled open the door and ran in. Quickly he slammed the door shut.

He let out the breath he had not realised he was holding, then turned to look at the compartment, he found a boy his own age staring back at him, before James could do anything the boy was talking.

"Hello who are you?"

"Oh I'm sorry I didn't realise there was anybody…"

James' words failed, as he looked closer at the boy sitting in front of him. He couldn't help but smirk and then he laughed, he laughed so hard he began to wheeze.

The boy sitting opposite him burst out laughing as well. That was how they spent the first 10 minutes of each other's company laughing.

When they both calmed down James just smiled.

"I like your trousers, and your top, and your trainers"

"I like yours too, I think I've seen them somewhere before"

Again they started laughing. Finally they managed to regain their breath and James sat down opposite the first boy.

"I'm James Potter by the way"

"Potter would that make you Henry's son?"

"Yeah why?"

"Oh well then I can't talk to you, my dad said he'd 'disown' me"

"Oh why's that then?"

"Well I'm Sirius Black…"

"I'm not suppose to talk to you either because you're family believe in purity of blood and don't like my family."

"Well I don't like my own family if that's any help."

"WHAT!"

"I hate my family because of that reason, should it really matter where you come from, what you are born in to. It should only matter what you choose to be and who you become, that's why I like my cousin Andy."

"Who's Andy?"

"She's my cousin Andromeda, she's a Gryffindor, I was sitting with her until her sister Bell found me and made me sit with the evil Slytherins."

"Oh, well umm…"

Silence followed for a while as both boys wondered what to say next, James was relieved when the Sirius boy started talking again.

"So which Quidditch team do you follow?"

Before James could answer the two boys were disrupted when from outside their compartment sounded a loud bang. Both boys jumped around and found something that caused them to jump to their feet. In front of them was…