Chapter 12: The Hogwarts Express

Lily waved good-bye to her parents as the train pulled quickly away from the station. Lily's last glimpse of her sister was of Petunia laughing hysterically.

"We're Seventh year," said Alyssa. "Oh yea, time to torture first years!" Alyssa and Bekka waved as they headed their way down the train toward a compartment filled with little kids they didn't recognize.

"Remember when I met you for the first time?" asked Katie. "We were first years and it was about six years ago... today... this time."

"Yeah, I remember," replied Lily. "It was the best and worst day of my life."

Lily and Katie stood up and began walking toward the "Head" compartment. Katie was the 7th year Prefect for Gryffindor.

"And this is where we first met James and Sirius," said Katie smiling as she stopped outside the last regular compartment at the front of the train

"Yea, and remember how they were fighting over who could sit by the window?"

"Yes, and then Remus came in and was followed by Peter. Peter was so short then and Remus was so skinny. He was just so skinny," said Lily.

"Then Remus broke up the fight," said Katie. "He was such a scrawny kid. And then Alyssa came over with a bunch of Ravenclaw girls... Remember how she cried when she was sorted into Gryffindor and not Ravenclaw?"

"Yes! All four of us stayed up the whole night crying!" said Lily.

"So many memories Lily! I'm going to miss this place so much next year," replied Katie. Lily nodded her head and Katie pulled Lily into a tight quick hug before they opened the door to the Head compartment.

Four boys heads whipped around and each had a mischievous grin upon their face. All four boys had their hands behind their backs trying to look innocently at Lily and Katie.

"Have a good summer ladies?"

"Hope you did your homework!"

"Looking good girls!" said Sirius as he eyed Katie's tight black shirt. A sound Lily recognized as a huff came from Katie as she crossed her arms.

James slowly seemed to pass something to Remus with his hand. James walked forward towards Lily and bent down to kiss Lily on the mouth when she yelled and ran to Katie who wrapped her hand around Katie's shoulder and glared at James.

"Lil-?" asked James as he took a step towards her. His face seemed so sincere that Lily was taken back a moment as she thought he was serious. "I-I.. did I do something... " James eyes seemed to sad that Katie pushed Lily forward a little and backed away.

"Potter, I just don't want to kiss you," said Lily. Sirius began to laugh and Lily and Katie's head whipped over to Sirius, Remus, and Peter eating crackers from a table behind them.

"you're dating and she still doesn't like you Prongs," said Sirius with a laugh.

"What were you doing?" asked Katie accusingly.

"Nothing," replied Remus as he stuffed a few crackers in his mouth.

"What did you have behind your backs before?" asked Lily as she stepped forward and approached Peter. Lily's green eyes starred into Peter's small fragile looking eyes.

"N-no-nothing..." said Peter nervously.

"Tell-me-what-you-were-doing-Peter," said Lily slowly. Peter's eyes darted back and forth between Lily's face and James.

"N-no-nothing..." repeated Peter. Lily turned slowly to Sirius who was standing on Peter's right.

"Black, what are you doing in this room?" asked Lily. "You're not a Head Boy or Prefect. OUT!"

Sirius starred at Lily as she raised her wand in her right arm and flung the door open of the compartment. Sirius looked at James who shrugged. Sirius returned his gaze to Lily who was glaring at him with every ounce in her body. Sirius glared back and both had their wands raised point toward each other.

"Lily," said James who stood nervously from the door by Katie. "Sirius, put down your wands." Katie glanced down the hallway and slammed the compertment door shut.

"James I could take care of your problem with two little words... forever and always..." said Sirius. Lily's eyes bulged and she turned and looked at James. Her wand went limp at her side and James glanced nervously at Sirius.

"You told him... I didn't tell anyone... like you told me to... no one... not even Katie..." said Lily. Lily's hand reached up and she pulled on the necklace around her neck before flinging it at James. Katie ran over to Lily after giving an evil glare to James and Sirius both.

Katie and Lily walked over to the end of the compartment that was filled with chairs and sat down together on a love seat. Lily ducked her head into Katie's shoulder as she tried to hide her rage of anger. Because Lily was hiding in Katie's arms, she missed the many looks James was getting from his friends trying to ask him was Lily had been talking about.

"Lily," said James as he started after her but stopped when he saw Katie's glare shoot out at him. "I didn't tell him anything!"

"Leave her alone Potter," said Katie coldly. "She doesn't need someone like you in her life anyway."

"He didn't tell me anything," said Sirius as he told the truth.

"Sirius and Peter will need to leave now Remus," said Katie coolly as she looked at Remus. "As those two are not Prefects or Head Boy." Remus nodded at Sirius and Peter as they scrambled out of the room. Sirius shut the door behind him and an eerie silence filled the room for a second. No one looked at each other until a knock hit the door.