Chapter 4

Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs

For Lily and James, September first had come by unusually fast. After the day in Diagon Alley, all Lily could do was organize, pack, unpack, and organize some more. Every time she would put another thing in her huge trunk, she would find something that didn't fit and have to take both things out and try it again. And this process went over and over again.

"Oh, this is bloody useless!" yelled Lily throwing one of her new robes and a potions book on the floor. "Gosh, I absolutely hate packing! This is the worst part! But, at least I will be able to organize more when I get to Hogwarts tomorrow." At the thought of arriving at Hogwarts and getting to her dorm and having loads of fun learning magic, which she thought never existed. "Oh my books! I just have to bring some of my books!" Lily ran upstairs to her attic. "Oh, what should I bring? The Great Gatsby? No. Oh, how about The Lord of the Rings Triology! Yes, that sounds good to read at a magical school!" Lily put the books on the lounge table near the bookshelves she was looking at. "Humm lets see. To Kill a Mocking Bird? Yes, what a wonderful book." She put the book on top of the three other books.

About an hour Later, Lily had 15 books all piled up on the table. "Well, I think that these books will suit since I have to read loads of other school books. And they must have a library there! I just have to read books about my people! Oh this is so absolutely exciting! I can't wait to leave tomorrow." Said Lily grabbing five books and running down the stairs to her bedroom to pack more.


"James! Can you at least pack something?" James's mother had opened his bedroom door to find him reading yet another quiddict book with nothing yet packed into his overly large trunk. "Mum! Can you please knock before you come in! What if I had been in the buff or something!" said James throwing his book into his trunk. It made a big "thump!" as it hit the bottom.

"Oh please. Since when do you walk around nude in your room? Now, please pack! You're leaving tomorrow!" James looked wide-eyed at his mother. "Tomorrow! It's already August 31st! Bloody-" "Don't you even finish that sentence James Daniel Potter! When I come back in an hour I expect to see everything neatly folded in your trunk! And if not, you will most defiantly not be having a fun Christmas break!" James's mother left the room.

"Ok, well were do I begin? Oh who cares!" at that, James opened his drawers and picked up a pile of cloths and threw them into his, what seemed like, his bottom-less huge trunk. "Humm, well I think that looks good!"


"Lily, darling! Lets hurry please! You have to be at Kings Cross Station in 25 minutes!" hollered Lily's father from the kitchen. "Oh bloody hell! I haven't even dried my hair yet!" Lily hurried faster and dried her hair, and then lugged her huge trunk too the foyer downstairs and then the family rushed into the car. "God, why do I have to go with? I don't care that Lily is leaving. She can go to Mars for all-" "Petunia Andrea Evans! Shut your mouth this instant!" yelled Lily's mother from the front seat to the back. Lily looked at her sister with a devious smile. She didn't care what her sister said, but it made her smile whenever her sister made fun of her, because then she would be yelled at.

As the Evans family reached Kings Cross Station, they heaved the loaded trunk out of the boot and headed towards the door. "Oh! We only have 10 minutes! We must hurry and get a trolley!" Mr. Evans ran to the trolley station and grabbed one, and then put Lily's trunk on to it and headed off to the train terminals. "Now, where is this terminal? It's says Platform 9 3/4. Where the bloody hell is that?" "Honey! Please do not swear in front of the children!" said Lily's mom. Lily smiled. Her mum thought they were so innocent, but of course they weren't. They never had been. The whole family was headed to the platform 9when Lily felt a tap on her back. When Lily turned around, she didn't meet eyes, but a pair of black spectacles. "Oh. It's you again." said Lily staring at the boy that had bumped into her on the Gringotts stairs. "Well, hello Lily." said the boy with his smirk again. "Yes, my name is Lily. And what is yours?" "James Potter at your service!" said James throwing out his hand. Lily shook it for about 2 seconds and thrust her hand back to her side. "Platform 9 3/4, if you didn't know where is was, is right there." James pointed to a column seperating platform 9 and 10. "Oh please! Don't be so sil-" but before Lily could finish her sentence, James gripped his trolley, and sprinted towards the barrier. "Jesus, Mary and Joseph! What is that boy doing!" yelled Lily dad. And just as he had started, the boy disappeared into the barrier. "Oh my word! The boy has gone!" said Lily's mother, shocked to no end. "Well, I guess that's how I'll be going then."


James got on to the train. He found an empty compartment right at the front of the train. "Perfect." he whispered to himself. James entered the compartment and threw his trunk on the rack. He plopped down on the seat and laid down. "Now, all I have to do is find some mates and I'm set!" James sat up and looked out the compartment window. He started to look at the people walking by. He saw older student and he saw other first years like him, who were scared to death. And then he saw a young boy, who was a first year. He had dark black hair a little past his ears. He was a little shorter then James, and he was just the kind of mate James was looking for. James opened his door. "Oi!" he yelled. The black haired boy looked back. "Want to come sit with me?" James said. "Sure!" and the black haired boy joined James in the compartment.

"I'm James Potter." said James putting out his hand. "Sirius Black." he shook James's hand, but James let go very quickly. "Black?" Sirius looked down. "Y-yeah." James looked at Sirius. Just by his answer, James could tell he was ashamed of his family's reputation. "Well, don't look so sad mate! I mean were going to Hogwarts for Merlin's sake!" said James slapping him on the back. Sirius looked up smiling. "Yeah! I mean I can't wait! " He said sitting down. "So are you buying anything on the trolley?" said James. As the train started to move, James sat down. All of the sudden, a boy, that was defiantly a first year, knocked on the compartment door. He was shorter then James and Sirius, and had brown hair. He was very abnormally skinny, and very pale. He slid the door open. "Do you mind if I join you two?" said the boy. He sounded very nervess "Of course mate!" Sirius said pushing him down on the seat. "I'm Remus Lupin." James shook his hand. "James Potter! And this is Sirius Black!" said James pointing to Sirius. He was looking through he trunk for something. " 'ello!" said Sirius thrusting out his hand and taking Remus's, and almost pulling him off the seat.

When the food trolley came around, all the boys bought every food on the cart. They filled up their extra seats with Chocolate Frogs, Drubbles Best Blowing Gum, Berti Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and Gummy Wands. They ate and ate and ate until there teeth and stomachs hurt. They laughed, talked, joked, and found that all were a like in different ways. All three connected in some way, shape, or form, and they found that they became very close. Sirius and James the most. But these three boys, Remus, James, and Sirus were inseparable from the minute they meet, and, of course, that would never change.

"Oi! I see the train station. We better get changed into our robes." said Remus has the looked out the window. All three boys got changed and pulled their trunks down from the racks. "Hey mates, before we leave, lets make a pack." said James stopping the boys. "No matter what happens, were always going to be there for each other." James stuck his hand into the middle the circle. "Right-o!" said Sirius sticking his hand. "Umm, yes!" said Remus sticking his hand in. "Right! Lets go to Hogwarts boys!"

The three boys headed out of the train lugging their trunks. And then James saw her. The beautiful red-head. " Mates, that's the girl I was telling you about!" said James pointing to Lily. "Oh, come James! Were only 11! At least wait till were 12. For now we can just ignore her ok?" said Sirius. "Ok. I'll try really hard!" said James. Remus and Sirius laughed.

As the boys got off the train, being pushed and shuffled off the train to say it correctly, they heard a loud booming voice yelled "First years this way!" They followed the sound and found themselves standing in front of a lake with about 45 other kids. The booming voice also told them to get into four groups and get into a boat. James was just about to yell for Lily to come with them, when she sat down in a boat with three other girls. "Hey guys. This is Peter." said Remus. He had his hand on the shoulder of a chubby short boy with brown hair. "Hey Peter!" said James and Sirius at the same time. "Do you mind if I join you in the boat?" said Peter. His voice was very quite and squicky. "Of course not!" said James.

All four boys got into a boat. On the boat, the boys saw Hogwarts. It looked like a new home for Sirius, and place of fun for James, and place of learning for Remus, and a place of eating the best food in the world for Peter.

As the boys got into the castle, they entered the great hall. It was magical. The ceiling looked like the actual sky! Beautiful stars were in the sky that night. It was so amazing, even for four growing pre-teen boys. James saw the sorting at sitting on the chair. 'I hope all four of us are in Gryfinndor! And Lily too! Let all five of us be in Gryfinndor! Please!' thought James to himself.

They all waited in the front of the hall to be sorted. Sirius was sorted first. He was in Gryfinndor. Then next was Lily. She was sorted into Gryfinndor. 'Oh thank Merlin! Oh please let us three be in Gryfinndor too!' thought James again. Remus was up next. 'GRYFINNDOR!" yelled the sorting hat. Then it was Peter. Gryfinndor. 'Oh please let me be in Gryfinndor! All my friends are! Please!' James thought this as many times as he could as he sat on the stool. He was smiling, pretending he wasn't scared, but in reality, he really was.

As Lily saw him on the bench, she couldn't help but think he was the most annoying boy she had ever meet. 'I will never ever be friends with him!' thought Lily to herself. But, in the back of Lily's mind, somewhere between The Lord of the Rings and The Beatles, Lily knew she liked this boy. She was going to find out his name, and going to be friends with him. But she disregarded that thought.

James sat on the bench. He saw Remus, Sirius and Peter all smiling at him and giving him the thumbs up. "Humm... James... your a very interesting fellow. I think I'll put you in GRYFINNDOR!" James jumped off the seat and sat down next to Sirius. "This is going to be the best seven years of my life."