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To Be Young Again

Chapter 4: The Hogwarts Express

James Potter awoke to the sound of birds chirping outside his window. Ugh, he thought, shut up, stupid birds! He was apparently in a very groggy mood.

Then he remembered what day it was. He suddenly leapt out of bed, threw some Muggle clothes on, raked a hand through his disheveled hair, and bolted out the door.

Mrs. Potter had made breakfast. James shoved a piece of toast in his mouth and ran to the car where his father was waiting for him.

"Why do we have to use this thing, Father?" James gestured toward the car, a look of disapproval upon his face.

"James, I've told you countless times, you haven't passed your Apparation tests yet. And no, you can't'," Mr. Potter added as he saw the look on James' face.

Once they were at King's Cross, James had spotted Sirius. He left his father with a quick wave of his hand and ran to catch up with his best friend.

"Hello, Padfoot, old friend."

"James, old boy! How's your summer been?"

"Fine, I suppose. C'mon, don't wanna miss the train."

As soon as Sirius and James had settled down and put their luggage away, Remus appeared at the doorway to their compartment.

"Hello, Moony," James greeted his friend with a smile.

But Remus did not return the greeting. He gave James a grim smile and sat down, clutching his stomach.

"Full...moon...tonight," he grunted.

The look of realization spread over Sirius' face, as James bore the identical expression.

"Oh, yeah," said James.

They sat in silence, except for Remus' occasional moans. Peter walked in.

"Hello, Wormtail," Remus said, his voice just above a whisper.

"Hello James, Sirius, Remus," Peter said, nodding to each one in turn.

Then Remus remembered the note. He forgot his stomachache.

"James!" he said abruptly, causing everyone to stare at him, wondering where his stomachache had gone.

Remus explained everything to the Marauders. When he finished, all James did was lean back on his seat, completely relaxed.

"Don't worry, Moony. It was probably Sirius playing a joke on you."

"Yeah," said Sirius. "Hey, it wasn't ME!"

"Don't worry about it, Remus," Peter said.

"Yeah, people are just jealous of me," said James airily. "It was just a joke."

"Yeah...a joke..." Remus said, trying to sound assured. But his face told a completely different story.

A/N: Ok, I know that was crap, but I can't help it! The next chapter will probably be better, though. And I need help! I wanna make this creepy, like make James have nightmares that no one can explain and stuff, but I need help from all of you much-loved reviewers! Suggestions in your reviews will be greatly appreciated. Or, better yet, e-mail me! It's Luvya all!