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Chapter Five – Fast Red Trains and Annoying Redheads (Yay! Finally an original title!)

A small, mousy haired boy peeked through the door of the last compartment in the row. He gave a sigh of relief. There was only one other person in the compartment; a brown haired boy who he recognized from somewhere... Diagon Alley! That's where he had seen him before. "Um, hi," Peter said. "Mind if I sit here?" he asked, pointing to a seat.

"No... Peter, isn't it?" The other boy replied.

"Yeah, and you're... Remus, right?"

"You got it!" Remus smiled. "Have a seat. You too," he added, looking at the boy who had just entered the compartment.

"Hey, how'd you know I wanted to sit here?"

Remus just shrugged and grinned. "Oh, come one, we're just so cool, no one could resist coming to sit with us," he joked.

"That must be it," the boy laughed. "Well, thanks," the thin boy with messy black hair and glasses said, taking a seat. "All of the other compartments seem to either be completely full, or have got some nasty Slytherins in them. James, by the way," he added as an afterthought.

"Yes, the awful Slytherins," said another boy who had just entered the compartment. He had dark hair (though it was much neater than James' was, and longer) and was slightly taller, though not as thin. "Speaking of Slytherins, my cousin, who happens to be one, is being just awful. I hope you don't mind if I join you."

"That's fine," said James.

"What's your name, again?" Peter asked. "I'm Peter."

"Well, I never told you my name in the first place, so I can't really tell you again, now can I?"

"Oh, yeah..." Peter grinned sheepishly. "Well, what is your name?"
"Sirius."

"Yes, I'm serious."

"No you're not; I am. You're Peter."

"Yes. I know my name. If you're so serious, why don't you tell me your name?"

"I did. My name is Sirius."

"What?"

James couldn't help it any longer. He burst out laughing, fell out of his seat, and continued laughing, not even seeming to realize he had fallen on the floor.

James' laughter was obviously very contagious, because Remus began laughing, too, almost harder than James had been, which was saying something.

James finally sat up, wiping the tears from his eyes. "His- name- Sirius," the boy said between gasps of air.

"That's S-i-r-i-u-s," Sirius cleared up.

"Oh," Peter said, his face turning almost as red as the train they were riding on. "I get it now."

"That's alright," Sirius told him. "I was a bit confused myself at first, but obviously James got the joke."

"And Remus," Peter added.

Remus nodded slightly, but didn't say anything, mostly due to the fact that he was desperately trying to hold back another fit of laughter, as was James.

"Come on," said Sirius. "It wasn't THAT funny."

"Oh, but it was," James laughed.

"Was not."

"Was too."

"Was not."

"Was too!

"Not!"

"Too!"

"Not!"

"Too!"

"SHUT UP!" Remus and Peter yelled in unison. James and Sirius immediately stopped, looking at Peter and Remus, quite shocked.

"Thank you," Remus sighed. His attention suddenly turned towards the compartment door as it opened and a witch with the food cart entered.

"Will you four be getting anything?" she asked.

"Yes!" all four said happily at the same time, reaching for their moneybags.

The four boys sat around, eating Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, sucking on Sugar quills, and eating Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron cakes, Chocolate Frogs (and whatever else was on the cart or in someone's pocket), and trading Wizard Cards as they talked about Hogwarts and houses until one of them (most likely Remus) pointed out that they were almost at school and should really change into their school robes. So the four changed, and before long, the Hogwarts Express stopped at the train station in Hogsmeade, and everyone got off the train to see the large school of Hogwarts. A few gasps could be heard, all from first years. Though everyone thought the castle was amazing, the older kids (for the most part, at least) did not want to act like they were impressed.

"Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" a young, but rather large man yelled. About twice as tall as a normal man and almost four times as wide, Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper of Hogwarts showed all of the first years to the lake, where a small fleet of boats waited to take them to the castle. "Four to a boat, now!" Hagrid called, as he climbed into his own boat.

Sirius was about to get into a boat with Remus, Peter, and James, when his three cousins grabbed him by the arms and dragged him to another boat. "Bella!" Sirius cried. "What are you doing!"

"Where did you go on the train?" she hissed. "I told you to stay there."

"I don't care! Let me go back with my friends!" Sirius moaned, but he was too late, as everyone had found a boat, and he was setting off across the lake with Narcissa, and two other first years who Bellatrix had stuck them with before getting in one of the carriages with her friends.

Remus, James, and Peter ended up being joined by a redheaded first- year who introduced herself as Lily. "I'm so excited!" she exclaimed happily, after introductions had been made. "No one in my family is magical. My parents were so pleased to learn that I was a witch. I think my sister was a bit upset, and I'm not sure if she was jealous or if she would miss me, but she'll be fine before long. What do you think about Hogwarts? Is your family magic, or non-magic like mine? Oh, I just can't wait!"

"Jeez, she sure talks a lot, doesn't she?" James asked his two friends that were in the boat with him. Unfortunately for James, Lily heard him.

"Oh, just be quiet," she muttered, rolling her eyes at him. "Like you're so cool."

"Well, it's hard to not be quiet when you won't let anyone get a word in edgewise," James countered, running his fingers through his dark hair, ruffling it even more than usual. "And yes, I happen to be 'so cool'."

Lily rolled her eyes again. "Whatever."
Peter turned toward the sky. "What are you looking at?" he asked Lily. Everyone on the boat laughed. "What?" Peter asked. "I don't get it."

"I'll explain it to you later," Remus whispered. "But now," he added, a bit louder so everyone could hear," But now, we've got to get out of the boat and get ready for sorting," he said with a deep breath as the boats landed on the bank of the Hogwarts lake.

A/N: Woohoo! For the next chapter, I get to make up a Sorting Song! Hooray:P Well, PLEASE review! I'm not going to post the next chapter until I get at least a couple of reviews, so tell your friends, or anyone! Reviewers get... something! I promise! So review, and let me know any of your questions, comments, or ideas. Thanks!

Response to reviewers: THANKS FOR READING AND REVIEWING! ( Glad you like it. Well, the POV thing is over, for those that didn't like it, and more chapters should be coming soon! Well, please review this chapter, so I know what you think. Next chapter: The Sorting!