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A/N This was updated because of grammar mistakes.
Chapter Two: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
Finally! The day had arrived, and so did James. He only lived a couple of blocks from King's Cross, so he walked there with his mother, who was carrying his trunk. He couldn't wait to see Sirius; they hadn't spoken to each other all summer! Apparently, James was a 'bad influence' on Sirius, but there was nothing to stop them talking at Hogwarts, absolutely nothing! So what, Sirius might be in Slytherin, but who cares? James thought to himself as he reached platforms nine and ten.
'So we just walk through the barrier, mum?' he asked his mother.
'Yes, that's right dear.' she replied to him.
'Well, what are we waiting for then?' he said to her, and smiled. They both walked toward the barrier and leaned. Suddenly, the Hogwarts express was looming over them, right next to platform nine and three-quarters!
Owls were hooting, cats were mewing, and there were all sorts of noises. James looked around himself. People were boarding the Hogwarts express, and James and his mother followed them. They were behind a pale-faced boy with brown hair.
A man, presumably his father, was saying: 'Don't worry Remus, everything will be alright. Just be yourself.'
'I don't want to be myself!' Remus whined. 'I want to be someone else! I don't like being a - '
'Ah!' his father warned him. Remus gave him a scolding look and tugged his trunk up the stairs towards a compartment. He was fed up. His father had lectured him for half an hour on how to behave and how not to be a werewolf. They'd all find out anyway, if he was going to be away once a month at the full moon. They were going to realise what he was, unless they were very stupid or didn't know much about werewolves.
James wondered why the man had stopped his son from speaking and followed Remus into his compartment. If Sirius was going to be in Slytherin, then James needed to make some friends or be a loner, and he certainly didn't want to be the latter.
'Hi,' he said breathlessly as he opened the compartment door. He was tired out from carrying his trunk around the station. It was heavy. The boy looked at him. 'What do you want?' he asked moodily, glaring at James.
'Oh, erm, I need a compartment,' James told him. 'Can I use this one?'
'Yeah, sure.' Remus said moodily and began moving his stuff. He wanted to be alone. James looked at him. 'What are you doing?' he asked, surprised at Remus' sudden almost-departure.
'Oh, I'm just moving compartments.' Remus informed him coldly.
'I'm not that bad, am I?' James asked. 'Repulsive?'
Remus laughed. 'Nah, I just want to be alone.'
'You'll never get a whole compartment to yourself, the whole school's got to fit in this train, remember! You're better off staying here!' James told him. 'I'm James Potter, by the way. Who are you?'
'I'm Remus Lupin.' he reached out and shook James' hand. 'Which house do you want to be in? I prefer Gryffindor.' he stated.
'Same here. I probably will be in there as well. All the rest of my family have been.' James told him.
'Yeah, mine too.' Remus agreed with James, glad to have something in common with him.
'The only thing is, my best mate's family have all been in Slytherin, so he'll probably end up there too!' James said unhappily.
'Man, big bummer.'
'I know!'
Sirius arrived with his family at King's Cross. He was on time for once! The only thing was, it was the only time he truly wanted to be late for something. He hadn't talked all the way there. He wanted to be back in his bed at 12 Grimmauld Place, snuggling up against the warm covers of his bed. Once they had gone through the barrier, Sirius tried to linger on the platform and hopefully miss the train somehow. Unfortunately, James spotted him and yelled, 'Sirius! Over here!'
Sirius lumbered reluctantly over towards James. James must have realised that he was upset because he said: 'Come on, it can't be that bad! You don't even know for certain that you're going to be in Slytherin yet!' James believed this as much as Sirius did, which was not that much at all. Not at all, in fact.
'But all my family have been in Slytherin!' he protested.
'No they haven't!' James had just remembered something that could help lift Sirius' and his own hopes up. 'What about Andromeda? She's in Gryffindor, remember?'
Sirius had forgotten about his cousin, who was in her fourth year in Hogwarts. How could he have forgotten? Maybe there was hope after all!
Sirius' mother had seen him talking to James. She strode over to them and said sweetly to Sirius, 'Can I have a word with you for a minute, son?' Sirius nodded, and followed her behind a pillar. Once they were out of sight of James, she turned to him, her face livid.
'In no circumstances are you to talk with that boy, ever!' she snarled. 'Do you hear me loud and clear boy? If you disobey me, there will be punishments!'
Sirius' anger at everything suddenly exploded. 'I DON'T CARE ANY MORE! YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN ME LOADS OF PUNISHMENTS AND THEY DON'T WORK ANY MORE! I DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE IN STUPID SLYTHERIN ANYWAY!'
His mother watched him as he stormed away. Had she just heard her son say that he didn't want to be in Slytherin? She realised that lots of people had turned around to see what was going on. She gave them a weak smile and said simply, 'It's hormones, you know how it is.' Someone, after hearing this decided to point out that Sirius was only eleven years old, but with one look at her face decided he'd be better off not saying a word.
Sirius stormed into James and Remus' compartment, his face almost as livid as his mother's had been.
'How'd you know I was in this compartment?' James asked him, surprised.
Sirius looked at him. 'I didn't.' he told James. 'It was just the nearest compartment.'
'Oh.' James said, and remembered Remus. 'This is Remus Lupin by the way.' he gestured over to Remus. 'This is Sirius Black, I was telling you about him earlier.' he informed Lupin. 'I can't believe you just did that,' he said, turning back to Sirius. 'I'd never have done that if I were you.'
'What's wrong with opening a door and then going through it if you're me?' he asked, temporarily forgetting about his outburst to his mum.
'No, I mean the whole shouting at your mum thing. Man, I would have just waited and gone: "Yes mother." or something like that.'
Sirius looked at his friend, stunned. Then James broke into a grin, and then the next minute, he and Sirius were in hysterics. 'Got you there!' James gasped through gales of laughter.
Remus looked from Sirius to James.
'What the hell is so funny?' he asked, perplexed.
'Oh, it's just this thing me and Sirius do.' James told him. He was always the first to recover from their laughing bouts. He looked at his watch. 'Cor Blimey! We've only got five minutes until the train sets off!' he exclaimed. Sirius and Remus looked at their watches. James was right.
'We'd better say goodbye to our parents then.' Remus announced and walked out of the compartment. James looked at Sirius. Sirius said, 'My parents won't wanna say goodbye after what I've said.'
James nodded, and said, 'Seeya in a min.' before running off to bid his parents farewell.
A minute later there was a knock on the door and a small, fat, round-faced boy entered the compartment.
'Erm,' he squeaked. 'Can I stay in here, only there's no other compartments, they're all full.'
Sirius looked at the boy and was strongly reminded of a rat. 'Sure.' he said. The boy remained stood in the entrance to the compartment. 'Well sit down then.' Sirius said impatiently.
The boy squeaked: 'Sorry.' and rushed to the nearest seat. He was flustered, because he was excited about Hogwarts.
'I'm Peter Pettigrew.' he announced. 'Who are you?'
Sirius was about to answer when the compartment door opened and Remus and James filed in, having said their farewells. James looked at Peter and then raised an eyebrow at Sirius, who responded. 'This is Peter Pettigrew. he then turned to Peter and said, 'I'm Sirius Black, and these are James Potter and Remus Lupin.'
'Hi!' Peter squeaked at them enthusiastically.
'Hi.' they replied.
The train suddenly started moving. They were off. Peter's eyes widened in awe and he piped up a chant that went: 'We're going to Hogwarts! We're going to Hogwarts!' Remus and James however, ran to the window and waved to their parents. Sirius just stayed put, not wanting to see his family and his family not wanting to see him. Peter joined Remus and James, still chanting his Hogwarts chant.
Chapter Two: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
Finally! The day had arrived, and so did James. He only lived a couple of blocks from King's Cross, so he walked there with his mother, who was carrying his trunk. He couldn't wait to see Sirius; they hadn't spoken to each other all summer! Apparently, James was a 'bad influence' on Sirius, but there was nothing to stop them talking at Hogwarts, absolutely nothing! So what, Sirius might be in Slytherin, but who cares? James thought to himself as he reached platforms nine and ten.
'So we just walk through the barrier, mum?' he asked his mother.
'Yes, that's right dear.' she replied to him.
'Well, what are we waiting for then?' he said to her, and smiled. They both walked toward the barrier and leaned. Suddenly, the Hogwarts express was looming over them, right next to platform nine and three-quarters!
Owls were hooting, cats were mewing, and there were all sorts of noises. James looked around himself. People were boarding the Hogwarts express, and James and his mother followed them. They were behind a pale-faced boy with brown hair.
A man, presumably his father, was saying: 'Don't worry Remus, everything will be alright. Just be yourself.'
'I don't want to be myself!' Remus whined. 'I want to be someone else! I don't like being a - '
'Ah!' his father warned him. Remus gave him a scolding look and tugged his trunk up the stairs towards a compartment. He was fed up. His father had lectured him for half an hour on how to behave and how not to be a werewolf. They'd all find out anyway, if he was going to be away once a month at the full moon. They were going to realise what he was, unless they were very stupid or didn't know much about werewolves.
James wondered why the man had stopped his son from speaking and followed Remus into his compartment. If Sirius was going to be in Slytherin, then James needed to make some friends or be a loner, and he certainly didn't want to be the latter.
'Hi,' he said breathlessly as he opened the compartment door. He was tired out from carrying his trunk around the station. It was heavy. The boy looked at him. 'What do you want?' he asked moodily, glaring at James.
'Oh, erm, I need a compartment,' James told him. 'Can I use this one?'
'Yeah, sure.' Remus said moodily and began moving his stuff. He wanted to be alone. James looked at him. 'What are you doing?' he asked, surprised at Remus' sudden almost-departure.
'Oh, I'm just moving compartments.' Remus informed him coldly.
'I'm not that bad, am I?' James asked. 'Repulsive?'
Remus laughed. 'Nah, I just want to be alone.'
'You'll never get a whole compartment to yourself, the whole school's got to fit in this train, remember! You're better off staying here!' James told him. 'I'm James Potter, by the way. Who are you?'
'I'm Remus Lupin.' he reached out and shook James' hand. 'Which house do you want to be in? I prefer Gryffindor.' he stated.
'Same here. I probably will be in there as well. All the rest of my family have been.' James told him.
'Yeah, mine too.' Remus agreed with James, glad to have something in common with him.
'The only thing is, my best mate's family have all been in Slytherin, so he'll probably end up there too!' James said unhappily.
'Man, big bummer.'
'I know!'
Sirius arrived with his family at King's Cross. He was on time for once! The only thing was, it was the only time he truly wanted to be late for something. He hadn't talked all the way there. He wanted to be back in his bed at 12 Grimmauld Place, snuggling up against the warm covers of his bed. Once they had gone through the barrier, Sirius tried to linger on the platform and hopefully miss the train somehow. Unfortunately, James spotted him and yelled, 'Sirius! Over here!'
Sirius lumbered reluctantly over towards James. James must have realised that he was upset because he said: 'Come on, it can't be that bad! You don't even know for certain that you're going to be in Slytherin yet!' James believed this as much as Sirius did, which was not that much at all. Not at all, in fact.
'But all my family have been in Slytherin!' he protested.
'No they haven't!' James had just remembered something that could help lift Sirius' and his own hopes up. 'What about Andromeda? She's in Gryffindor, remember?'
Sirius had forgotten about his cousin, who was in her fourth year in Hogwarts. How could he have forgotten? Maybe there was hope after all!
Sirius' mother had seen him talking to James. She strode over to them and said sweetly to Sirius, 'Can I have a word with you for a minute, son?' Sirius nodded, and followed her behind a pillar. Once they were out of sight of James, she turned to him, her face livid.
'In no circumstances are you to talk with that boy, ever!' she snarled. 'Do you hear me loud and clear boy? If you disobey me, there will be punishments!'
Sirius' anger at everything suddenly exploded. 'I DON'T CARE ANY MORE! YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN ME LOADS OF PUNISHMENTS AND THEY DON'T WORK ANY MORE! I DON'T EVEN WANT TO BE IN STUPID SLYTHERIN ANYWAY!'
His mother watched him as he stormed away. Had she just heard her son say that he didn't want to be in Slytherin? She realised that lots of people had turned around to see what was going on. She gave them a weak smile and said simply, 'It's hormones, you know how it is.' Someone, after hearing this decided to point out that Sirius was only eleven years old, but with one look at her face decided he'd be better off not saying a word.
Sirius stormed into James and Remus' compartment, his face almost as livid as his mother's had been.
'How'd you know I was in this compartment?' James asked him, surprised.
Sirius looked at him. 'I didn't.' he told James. 'It was just the nearest compartment.'
'Oh.' James said, and remembered Remus. 'This is Remus Lupin by the way.' he gestured over to Remus. 'This is Sirius Black, I was telling you about him earlier.' he informed Lupin. 'I can't believe you just did that,' he said, turning back to Sirius. 'I'd never have done that if I were you.'
'What's wrong with opening a door and then going through it if you're me?' he asked, temporarily forgetting about his outburst to his mum.
'No, I mean the whole shouting at your mum thing. Man, I would have just waited and gone: "Yes mother." or something like that.'
Sirius looked at his friend, stunned. Then James broke into a grin, and then the next minute, he and Sirius were in hysterics. 'Got you there!' James gasped through gales of laughter.
Remus looked from Sirius to James.
'What the hell is so funny?' he asked, perplexed.
'Oh, it's just this thing me and Sirius do.' James told him. He was always the first to recover from their laughing bouts. He looked at his watch. 'Cor Blimey! We've only got five minutes until the train sets off!' he exclaimed. Sirius and Remus looked at their watches. James was right.
'We'd better say goodbye to our parents then.' Remus announced and walked out of the compartment. James looked at Sirius. Sirius said, 'My parents won't wanna say goodbye after what I've said.'
James nodded, and said, 'Seeya in a min.' before running off to bid his parents farewell.
A minute later there was a knock on the door and a small, fat, round-faced boy entered the compartment.
'Erm,' he squeaked. 'Can I stay in here, only there's no other compartments, they're all full.'
Sirius looked at the boy and was strongly reminded of a rat. 'Sure.' he said. The boy remained stood in the entrance to the compartment. 'Well sit down then.' Sirius said impatiently.
The boy squeaked: 'Sorry.' and rushed to the nearest seat. He was flustered, because he was excited about Hogwarts.
'I'm Peter Pettigrew.' he announced. 'Who are you?'
Sirius was about to answer when the compartment door opened and Remus and James filed in, having said their farewells. James looked at Peter and then raised an eyebrow at Sirius, who responded. 'This is Peter Pettigrew. he then turned to Peter and said, 'I'm Sirius Black, and these are James Potter and Remus Lupin.'
'Hi!' Peter squeaked at them enthusiastically.
'Hi.' they replied.
The train suddenly started moving. They were off. Peter's eyes widened in awe and he piped up a chant that went: 'We're going to Hogwarts! We're going to Hogwarts!' Remus and James however, ran to the window and waved to their parents. Sirius just stayed put, not wanting to see his family and his family not wanting to see him. Peter joined Remus and James, still chanting his Hogwarts chant.