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A/N: This chapter's a bit short, but the next one's longer. Now to respond to our reviewers:

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Chapter Two: The One Where They All Meet

"Be careful while you're at school this year, James." Mrs. Potter told her son.

"And we don't want to hear about you setting things on fire like you did at that summer camp!" James's father warned him.

"Hey, at least you would know that I am having fun! But I won't," James recovered after seeing his parents' shocked expressions, "I'll try to avoid any destructive behavior." James waved to his parents and set off towards the Hogwarts Express.

James decided to ride in the last compartment of the train. As he opened the compartment door, he noticed that it was already occupied.

"Hey James!" Sirius said with a broad smile on his face. James smiled in return and sat across from his new friend.

"Have you used the hat yet? Sirius asked with a hint of mischief.

"Yeah, and it was funny. I used it on my dad, and he had no idea what happened. I told him to bring it to work to 'share' the fun, but he refused."

"My little brother Regulus flipped for it. Literally. You should've seen the look on his face." Sirius laughed.

"I wish I could've." sighed James.

"Yeah, it was something like this." Sirius imitated an expression of pain and confusion. James chuckled.

"You mean like this?" James tried to put the same expression on his face. Sirius let out a bark-like laugh and nearly fell over.

"Now you look stupid!"

"Hey, when does the train leave?" James asked as he noticed that the train was still stationary. A few moments later, the train was in motion. Distressed shouts were heard from outside the train.

"Hey! Stop! I need to get on! Hey! Wait! No! No! No!" Sirius opened the compartment window to see a third year wizard running beside the train, waving his arms frantically.

"Well, hello down there!" Sirius greeted in an irritatingly high pitched voice. James poked his head out and joined in the fun, imitating Sirius's tone.

"What seems to be the problem, young man?" said James in mock concern.

"I can't get on the train!"

"Yes, you can," Sirius stated with a huge smirk, "just open the door and step in."

"But the train is moving!"

"Oh, then you must jump for a window." James suggested.

"I can't!"

"Jump!"

"Jump!"

"Jump!"

"Jump!" The boy finally jumped to the nearest window. Miraculously, he was able to pull himself into the open window.

"Wow, I didn't think he could make it." said James. Sirius

picked the hat back up.

"I would really like to use this on Snape."

"Who's that?" James asked. Before Sirius could reply, the compartment door opened. A wizard with tawny brown hair shyly approached them. His appearance and apparel was torn and shaggy, yet friendly. He smiled and slid the door shut.

"Do you mind if I stay here?" he asked hopefully. Sirius gestured to the seat next to James.

"No, we don't mind. I remember you. Did you find a wand?" The new boy laughed lightly as he sat down beside James.

"Yes, I did. It took an hour, but I found one."

"Why did it take so long?"

"He said that he rarely ever uses ebony or manticore hair, and it's even more uncommon for him to use it together. I'm Remus Lupin, by the way." He reached out his hand to James. James shook the offered hand, and so did Sirius.

"I am James Potter, and he is Sirius Black. Which house do you think you'll be in? I'm pretty sure that I am going to Gryffindor."

"Ravenclaw, maybe." Remus said thoughtfully. "How about you, Sirius?" Sirius threw his head back uncomfortably. His hair fell gracefully from his eyes and face.

"I'd rather not talk about this, not now anyway." A long awkward silence followed, which was only broken by the arrival of the sweet trolley. "Hey, do you guys want something? I'll buy." Sirius purchased two boxes of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. James smiled impishly as he picked up two beans. He threw one at Sirius across from him, and one at Remus to his right. Sirius rubbed his nose, and Remus massaged his left cheek. They looked at each other, and then started pelting beans ferociously at James. He grabbed as many as he could and sent bullets back. Sirius took two handfuls and shoved them into his comrades' mouths. James and Remus swallowed with identical looks of disgust. They ganged up on Sirius and force-fed him the most repulsive-looking beans. Shortly, all of the candies were consumed.

"So," James said finally, leaving his mouth open as if to air out the horrible taste, "who is this 'Snape' guy you were talking about?"

"Well, he's-" The compartment door slammed open, and a short, chubby kid was panting in the doorway. He looked as if he had run a mile.

"Hey guys," he gasped, "may I , may I join you?" The three looked at each other nervously. Nobody really wanted him to stay. James was the first to speak.

"Sorry, there's no room." He lied.

"Yes there is." The boy pointed to the space next to Sirius. "There's a spot." Sirius lay down, taking up the entire seat.

"Now there isn't." Sirius told him.

"Let's just let him stay." Remus finally said. Sirius scooted away. The mousy brown haired boy eagerly sat down.

"I'm Peter Pettigrew." Sirius jabbed his finger at the other two.

"That's James, and he's Remus. I'm Sirius." Peter smiled excitedly.

"What were you saying about Snape, Sirius?"

"He is the most-"

"Severus Snape?" Peter interrupted. "Is he tall-"

"Everyone is tall compared to you." James remarked.

"Yeah, even James, and he's short!" joked Sirius.

"But does he have greasy, black hair and a big, hooked nose?" Peter continued.

"Yep."

"He kicked me out of his compartment." Said Peter.

"How do you know him, Sirius?" Remus asked. Sirius sighed and brushed his hair back with his fingers.

"My family knows his. My mum and his mum are best friends. His family is the muggle-hating type. At first, I pitied him. His parents fought a lot, both verbally and physically. He ended up to be a jerk like his parents." Remus was about to ask another question, until the compartment door swung open again.

"Who is it this ..." James didn't even bother finishing. He was at loss for words when he saw one of the three girls at the door. She was a very pretty girl with magnificent green eyes and beautiful, red, shoulder-length hair, but those eyes...

"Can we help you?" Remus kindly asked.

"Is there any room in here?" said the girl to the left of the redhead.

"Of course there is!" Sirius exclaimed happily.

"But you said-"

"Of course there is!" Sirius interrupted Peter. "We can make room for the ladies." Two girls sat on either side of Sirius, and the redhead squeezed between Remus and James.

"That's Remus, James, and I'm Sirius."

"What about me?" Peter objected.

"Okay, that's Peter. Now," Sirius stretched his arms around the two girls' shoulders, "what are your names?"

"I'm Carolyn Parker." Said the girl to Sirius's right.

"Emily Smith." Giggled the girl left of Sirius.

"My name is Lily Evans." The beautiful redhead told the group. I like the name Lily, James thought to himself. Peter looked over at Emily. He noticed that she enjoyed the fact that Sirius's arm was resting on her shoulder. Peter slyly wrapped one chunky arm around Emily's small waist. Emily shrieked and slapped Peter across the face. He got up quickly, massaging his cheek.

"Fine, then," he said as he sat down in the middle of the compartment. "I'll just sit 'Criss-Cross Applesauce' right here." James and Sirius raised their eyebrows. The girls giggled uncontrollably. Remus decided to ignore it completely. James gazed out through the compartment window and watched the world go by.

A/N: Still introducing characters in the story, but don't worry. This story will get really good soon. Here's a little line from the next chapter.

Preview of Chapter Three

"Wait a minute! Of course it's a nose! It's not a planet!"