Chapter One
The clock struck eleven, and the crimson red steam engine, the Hogwart's Express, pulled out of the station, just as a sixteen year old girl stepped on. She was very pretty, and as she walked by the compartments, many boys stuck their heads out to stare at her. She was very tall, thin, but not in a skinny, anorexic sort of way. She was muscular, but still in a feminine way. She had long black hair down to about her waist, and snowy blue eyes. She was wearing casual street muggle cloths, blue jeans and a black tank top. She had a silver chain with a silver star on it draped across her neck, and matching bracelets and rings on.
She looked for a compartment that was either empty, or not full of boys that would gape at her the entire ride to Hogwarts. She finally found a one with only a girl about her age in it. She knocked on the door, and the other girl opened the door and let her in.
"Thanks," she told the red-head, pulling her trunk in after her.
"No problem," the other girl answered. "I'm Lily, by the way, Lily Evans."
"I'm Serena White," she replied, sitting down across from Lily.
"I haven't seen you around, are you a first year? You don't look like one," Lily commented.
"No, actually, I'm a sixth year. I went to a school back in the States until now," she informed her.
"The States?" Lily repeated, confused.
"United States. They have a really small school there, only about a hundred kids or so." she told her.
"Oh, so that explains your accent," Lily said.
"Hey, you're the one with the accent!" Serena teased. They continued talking for almost the whole ride, until they were about a hour away from Hogwarts. The compartment door opened and in stepped four boys.
"Hey Evens, who's your new friend?" one of them with messy black hair and glasses asked .
"I'm Serena White, I'm new this year from a school in America," she told the boys.
"A newbie, huh?" another black haired boy asked, nudging the first boy, both boys eye's were glinting troublesomely.
"Nice try, Sirius, Potter, but I'll have warned her all about you!" Lily threatened.
"Aw, come on Lily, let us have our fun!" protested the boy named Sirius. Suddenly, the train lurched to a stop. "Oy, what's going on?" the lights flickered off, and the train was suddenly cloaked in darkness.