A/N: Well this the rewritten first chapter. Since I have decided to carry on with this story I was re reading what I had written before. And this chapter was not what I wanted it to be. I'm not going to tell you the exact reasons I'm rewriting but I'll tell you this, what I wrote did not fit in with what I plan to do with this story. Thanx for Reading. And PLEASE remember to review but no flames!

Chapter 1

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Rhiannon stared out into the gloom from her seat alone on the train to Hogwart's School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, She was surveying the landscape while contemplating how this school would suit her. It sounded so different from her last school.

Her thoughts then changed from the school to its students. Would they accept her?

She was quite beautiful but like most girls her age she didn't really see it when she looked in a mirror. She had wavy gold hair that reached down to just below her shoulder blades. She had a small nose and full lips. But her eyes are what everyone always noticed first. They were large and round with mystifying gray that had a tendency to change color to suit her emotions. She wasn't what you would call tall and had a tiny frame. She was also unhealthily skinny, with an almost breakable look.

She was about to get up and get a book when a pretty girl walked in. She had thick, dark red hair and startlingly emerald green almond shape eyes. She was about 5'5 and looked fit and lively.She smiled at Rhiannon.

"Hi! I'm Lily Evans, do you mind if I sit here. My friends are all making out with their boyfriends." She laughed and rolled her eyes.

Rhiannon smiled back.

"Sure, I'm Rhiannon Sray but everybody just calls me Rhi." She said it quietly and didn't quite look Lily in the eyes.

"Are you new here?" Lily questioned.

"Yeah, I'm a transfer student."

"Really? That's really cool, I don't think we have ever had a transfer student while I was here. What year are you in?"

"5th. You?"

"Me too!" She smiled toothily "I'm in Gryffindor."

"I've heard of that house! It's for brave people, right?"

"Yeah" She smiled sadly "But unfortunately Gryffindor doesn't have many people in it anymore."

"Why?"

"Bravery isn't a virtue that's easy to come by now, what with You-Know-Who about."

For a moment Rhi stiffened and her eyes changed from warm brown to and icy blue. But just for a moment. It was barely noticeable.

Lily did notice but decided not to question. She instead acted unfazed although she was interested about her eyes changing colors like that..

"In fact I'm the only 5th year girl in Gryffindor. All my girlfriends are older or younger or not in Gryffindor at all."

Rhi nodded sympathetically.

"So what's Hogwart's like? I mean are the classes hard, are the teachers nice, that kind of stuff." Normally Rhi wasn't this outgoing with people she had just met but she felt very comfortable around Lily.

"Well, It's huge and magnificent. The teachers are strict but for someone who gets along with them will do fine. The classes are hard but manageable." She stopped here, and gave a sarcastic smile. "It's a really good school. It wasn't tremendously hard for me in my first year even though I'm a muggle-born."

"You're a muggle-born?"

Lily's eyes flashed. "What do you have a problem with muggle-borns?"

Rhiannon drew back but immeidiatly replied. "Of course not. My dad was a muggle-born and one of my old closest friends was a muggle-born. I think people who are mean to muggle-borns are ignorant and incredibly stupid."

"Ok, sorry I just get a lot of discrimination." She then smiled "So where are you from?"

"Umm, I lived in Canada until I was 6 but then I went to New Zealand to live with my aunt and we just recently moved here."

"Your aunt?"

"Yah, my parents died when I was 6, and my aunt was my only living relative so I had to go live with her. What about you ?"

"I'm from London. My parent's are both journalists. I have a older sister who hates magic." Lily said it with a hint of sadness.

Rhiannon noticing that the subject had become touchy changed the subject to books, which turned out to be a good idea because they both loved books. Not just magic books but muggle books like Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice, The Eagle and The Raven and that sort of stuff.

So the time passed until four boys rudely interrupted them. Lily's expression changed and she muttered venomously 'The Marauders'.

"Why hello Lily, It's wonderful to see you again!" exclaimed one of the boys cheerfully. He had very dark brown hair that feel into his eyes and was fairly tall, the tallest of the bunch. He had blue eyes and was extremely good looking and had a mischievous and fun look about him. He then noticed Rhiannon.

"And who may you be? I'm Sirius Black." He smiled charmingly at her.

"I'm Rhi." She smiled shyly back.

"I don't remember you. But I can't imagine forgetting someone as beautiful as you." Rhiannon blushed at this.

"I'm a transfer student."

A messy black haired boy stepped forward. He was a little shorter than Sirius and had chocolate brown eyes surrounded by round black glasses. He brushed back his hair making it even messier than before. He was good looking as well and had the mischievous look as well.

"I'm James Potter." He then winked at Lily. She scowled right back at him.

A light haired boy then smiled at her the same height as James and was equally good looking. He had tired hazel eyes but looked really nice and mischievous.

"I'm Remus Lupin and this is Peter Pettigrew." He said motioning towards the shortest boy. He had mousy look to him it was still cute. He had light brown hair and dull gray eyes.

James was standing, flirting with Lily who was completely dodging his advances. She openly rolled her eyes at Rhi.

"Well boys we're almost at school and still need to change!" She exclaimed pointedly

" Ok, Go ahead." James sat down. Lily smacked him across the head.

"LEAVE"

They shuffled out, James looking wistfully at Lily.

"So what's wrong with the . . . erm . . . Marauders?"

"Well the rest of them are okay but last year James decided to stop hating me and that he had to have me. He's a major player. So is Sirius but that's a whole other topic. Plus he's an arrogant prick."

"Oh!" Rhi smiled

Then the train stopped and they got off and rode up to Hogwart's in the horseless carriages. When they got to the great hall, a strict looking woman came up to the girls.

"You must be Rhiannon Sray. I'm Professor McGonnagal, you're to come with me to get sorted."

Rhi waved goodbye to Lily and followed the Professor.

Standing with the first years she watched them all be sorted until she was the only one left. Professor Dumbledore stood up to address the students.

"There is one more student left to sort. He is transferring from New Zealand into 5th year. Here is Rhiannon Sray."

She walked to the hat with her had held high and placed it upon her head. She sat there for about a minute until it called out 'GRYFFINDOR'. She smiled and went to sit down.

"Finally I got a roommate!" Lily cried out. Many of the students laughed.

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Lily was ecstatic at the fact she finally had a roommate. And she wasn't dissapointed. As well as a roommate she gained a best friend. You see being that she was the only 5th year Gryffindor she had many good friends but no best friend. All the Gryffindor girls stuck together like glue so those were her friends for the first five years. But now as well as being their friends she had someone she could be close with.

So the year passed by smoothly with much studying and even more pranks (Thanks to the Marauders). After Lily's prodding that she needed to get out there, Rhiannon got a place on the Gryffindor quidditch team as their newest chaser along with James and a 4th year named Alison Kamieson.

Lily was the type of person who was friends with everyone and incredibly outgoing. She was the top of her year and was good at almost everything, except she had a paralyzing fear of heights so quidditch was something she didn't do. But as Rhiannon became better friends with Lily, she also became friends with Lily's friends. She wasn't a very outgoing girl but Lily brought out her louder side and the shyness faded away so that she too was friends with a lot of the school. And so the fifth year ended and their story really begins.