Taylin: There haven't been any changes to the story from the other posting. If I were to go through and start changing things then I would have to change my entire story around. That would take even more time to repost my story and with my grad project and everything that'g going on right now I dont have the time or energy to do that.

BurningIce: Yes, I'm reposting the entire story. The difference between this post and the old one is that I'm breaking it up more and I'm going to seperate all the years.

EVERYONE: If you would like to be a beta reader for me let me know.

Mrs. Evans drove her daughter to Kings Cross train station where they would meet up with the Avalon family. Rini's older brother and sister, Luther and Saria, were already on the train.

Lily saw Rini and squealed her name. "Lily, come on!" Rini squealed back. Lily put her trunk and other belongings, including Emrys, on the train with Rini's. They got off and said good-bye to their parents. Then they got on the train again to search for a compartment. As they got to the last car of the train, a welcome sight greeted them. There stood James, Sirius, Remus, and, though less welcome, Peter. Sirius lightly kicked James, who was in front, on his heel. They switched places.

The girls reached the boys right after this transaction had taken place. Sirius, now in front, took Lily's hand and kissed it. "Your carriage awaits, My Lady," he said with a smile. Lily decided to play along.

She curtsied and said, "Greatly appreciated, My Lord." Sirius then led her into the compartment.

James smiled at Rini. "My Lady," he said with a bow and a kiss of the hand.

"My Lord," she replied, and let James lead her into the compartment with Remus and Peter following them in, snickering. On one side of the compartment, when you looked at it, from left to right were Rini, James, Lily and Sirius. Across from them sat Remus and Peter.

They talked for a bit and promptly at 11 o'clock the train set off. Little more than 10 minutes into the train ride, Lily started to feel sleepy. Less than 5 minutes later, she had fallen asleep. Her head fell to the right onto James shoulder. A smile started to spread across his face but faded quickly. The smile had formed because he had an angel sleeping on his shoulder. It had faded when James remembered that Sirius had a HUGE crush on the same angel. When James looked at Sirius to tell him it wasn't his fault, Sirius had a faintly hurt expression.

The ride was mostly peaceful. Lily's head kept rolling back and forth onto James and Sirius's shoulders. When her head was on James's shoulder, Sirius was unusually quiet.

About half way through the ride, a banging on the compartment door woke Lily up. Then the door slid open. Four VERY unwanted people were behind the door. Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, and two people Lily didn't know. Lily groaned and turned her head back toward Sirius.

"What do you want?" James snapped.

"Oh, nothing," Lucius said lazily. "Just wanted to introduce the little first years to their elders. This is Cory Crabbe and that's Gregorus Goyle. I hope you all listen to our representative in your year, Potter. You better listen to Snape."

"Like hell we will listen to that… that… JERK!" Lily yelled. She stood up with everyone staring at her. "It'll be a cold day in Hell when we listen to that piece of filth and the likes of you! You, who judge others on who and what their parents are!" and she slammed the compartment door in their faces.

Everyone looked at Lily as she sat back down, placed her head on Sirius's shoulder, and prepared to go back to sleep. Everyone continued to stare at her. She snapped her eyes open, lifted her head, and snapped, "What?"

"Was that Lily Evans I just heard yelling!" Rini exclaimed. "Was that the calm, mellow girl who would just tell her very aggravating older sister to just be quiet and leave her alone?" Now she was being sarcastic.

"I'm tired! Let me go back to sleep!" Lily snapped, and then said softly, "Sirius, you don't mind if I use you as a pillow do you?"

"No, go ahead," Sirius said quickly. As Lily laid her head down, Sirius blushed. Everyone except Lily saw and started snickering. Sirius told them sternly, but quietly to be quiet. In a matter of minutes, Lily's deep breaths and soft snoring told everyone she was asleep.

When Lily woke up again, it was because someone was shaking her. She looked at the owner of the shoulder and found herself looking at James. "I'm so sorry, James. I didn't mean to sleep on you," Lily quickly said and raised her head off his shoulder.

James was smiling as he said, "Don't worry about it. Right now, you and Rini need to change into your school robes. Us boys will be outside. We'll be arriving at Hogwarts in an hour or two." Then James left Rini and Lily alone in the compartment.

Lily looked at Rini and saw her staring with disbelief. "What?" Lily asked her sleepily.

"Oh, nothing. You just have two totally good looking guys having a silent but totally obvious fight over you!"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Lily looked at Rini as if she were crazy.

"ARE YOU BLIND? I've hung around with them my whole life, and I've never seen Sirius look at any girl the way he looks at you when he is brave enough to look at you! James looked at me like that once before, but he had just spent a month in an all boys' camp! Plus, it's more intense with you! It's obvious they both like you!"

"Rini, let's just get changed, okay. The sooner we change the sooner they can change," Lily said, sounding very much like her mother had when she ended the argument with Petunia.

Meanwhile, out in the hall, the boys stood waiting patiently. Remus kept looking back and forth between James and Sirius who, though they weren't saying anything, weren't being very friendly. "Will you two stop it!" It was more of a demand then a question.

"Stop what, Remus?" James asked indignantly.

"This competing with each other for Lily! If she likes either one of you she'll bloody well let you know." Remus was looking at both boys closely.

"Well, if he would stop taking an interest to every girl I—" Sirius started. He had just finished saying 'I' when the door slid open and the boys and girls switched places.

After everyone was changed, they sat in the compartment talking. Lily was asking and being told all about the wizarding world. Quidditch was very interesting to her. Flying brooms, balls that move on their own, 50-foot high hoops; it was all so fascinating.

They arrived at Hogsmeade Station. Leaving all their stuff on the train, they got off and heard a voice saying: "Firs' years! Firs' years this way!" The voice belonged to a man to big to be true.

"That's Hagrid," James said knowingly. "His full name is Rubeus Hagrid. Mum and Dad invite him over during the summer. They say he went to school here but was expelled in his third year. The headmaster let him stay and be trained as groundskeeper and one of his duties is to take the first years to and from the castle in the beginning and the end of the year."

"Wow. So your parents and he were in the same year?" Rini asked.

"No, they were 3 years ahead of him. In their last year here they really got to know him and became friends." By this time they had reached Hagrid. "Hello Hagrid," James said with a smile.

"Oh, hello James," Hagrid said looking down. "Already got yer lit'le group of friends, do yeh?"

"Yea," said James and he introduced all his friends. "This is Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Rini Avalon, and Lily Evans. Everyone, this is Hagrid." Everyone looked at Hagrid and said hello. Then Hagrid called first years one last time and led all the first years to the edge of a lake. There, everyone had his or her first look at the school. Hogwarts didn't look like ordinary schools; on the contrary, it was a castle. Hagrid instructed them to get in the little boats along the edge of the lake. Hagrid had a boat to himself while everyone else sat 3 or 4 in a boat. James, Sirius, and Peter were in one boat and Lily, Rini, and Remus were in another.

Lily was staring at the castle when she heard Remus say, "Hey Lily, I reckon James and Sirius like you."

Lily looked at Remus. "That's what Rini said."

She said it right as Rini said, "That's what I said!"

"I don't think they'll be the only ones," Remus said smiling. "I mean, you're very beautiful with that dark, fiery red hair, those brilliant emerald green eyes. I can almost guaranty that most, if not all, the younger male students try to ask you out." As Remus said this, Lily's face kept turning brighter shades of red. In another boat, James Sirius, and Peter were silent.

When they reached the castle, the 6 rejoined each other. They walked in with the rest of the first years. Hagrid, who was in front, met a woman with a stern face, dark brown hair pulled back in a tight bun, and square spectacle in front of her eyes. She wore robes of a dark green. "Hello, Professor McGonnagal," Hagrid greeted her cheerily.

Professor McGonnagal looked at the first years. "We shall be entering the Great Hall momentarily. There, you shall be sorted into your houses. The four houses are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. While at Hogwarts, your houses will be like your family. You will eat at the same table, sleep in the same tower or dungeon. The students surrounding you that are sorted into the same house as you will be your classmates. Houses may be joined for classes such as Gryffindor with Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw with Slytherin, and so on. An unbiased judge of character will choose your houses for you. It could care less which house is believed to be better, so it shall sort you properly. Now, is everyone ready? Then let's go," and with that she turned on her heel and started down the many corridors to the Great Hall.