Chapter 4- How Times Have Changed

When they climbed on the train they found that there was only one empty compartment left. So the Marauders, Lily, Shelley, Charlie and Stacey filed into it.

Lily sat nearest the window, hoping to catch the first glimpse of Hogwarts, James Potter sat next to Lily, much to her disagreement, but sensing danger James quickly jumped out of his seat and sat next to a very amused Sirius Black.

Charlie Appleyard then sat next to Remus and Stacey Hayworth sat next to Peter Pettigrew, who looked very pleased to have her sit next to him.

Sirius was still laughing and James who kept shooting nervous glances at Lily. Sirius soon shut up when Shelley sat on Sirius' lap when there was plenty of room next to Lily.

Lily snorted and rummaged around in her trunk and pulled out Hogwarts:A History and began reading silently. James looked in awe at Lily, true it was that he had always fancied her, but this year there was something about her that was somehow different.

He watched her with a smile as she tossed her red hair over her shoulder and began reading again.

When Lily looked over the top of her book and saw James smiling at her she said,

"What?"

"Nothing my Lily flower."

She rolled her eyes at him and turned back to her book, she smiled secretively behind it, she always did like it when he called her that but he was still a big-headed toad!

Meanwhile Remus and Charlie were watching Lily and James,

"So when do you think they're going to get together?" Remus asked, looking into Charlie's hazel eyes, her curly brown hair resting on her shoulders, she wasn't very tall but had a slender body and always wore short skirts which Remus definitely didn't mind!

Charlie looked over at Remus, his deep grey eyes boring into hers and a piece of fair hair hung over his face, he's got a very cute face, she thought.

"Dunno, better be soon they're driving me mad!"

"I know how you feel."

Charlie giggled nervously, Remus took a deep breath, now's the time, he thought, he leaned in closer, his hot breath tingling her lips, he was getting closer, their lips were almost touching…..

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Remus and Charlie sprang apart quickly, both blushing madly, they turned to the seen before them, it seemed as if Sirius and Shelley had been having a furious tickling fight and Sirius was tickling Shelley so badly that she was kicking and screaming, the thing is well…….she didn't know where she was kicking and ended up kicking Sirius in the…….well………you get the picture.

She was apologising over and over again her light blue eyes shining with tears and her long black hair coming out of her pony tail.

The others were laughing hysterically while Sirius was lying on the floor moaning in agony his dark hair covering his face and his dark brown eyes closed in pain too. After a while he got up, still moaning,

"My god Padfoot, you are such a drama queen!" exclaimed James.

Lily suddenly got out of her seat,

"Oh My God James! We need to go to the Prefects compartment, seeing as were Head Boy and Girl!"

"Oh yeah, right."

And both of them left the compartment, Stacey snorted,

"Yeah that's where they say they're going, more like going to snog in one of the loos!"

At this comment Peter had to put his fist in his mouth to keep himself from laughing hysterically, shaking his head as his fair hair shook about his head, his bright eyes hidden as his eyes were closed from trying to keep himself calm.

Stacey rolled her violet type eyes at him, blonde hair swishing about as she did so, Stacey was a very pretty girl, she was slim but curvy and always glowed when she was happy.

Peter has definitely changed since last year, she thought to herself, much more muscular, oh god I did not just say that!

She shook her head and two people came in, Lily and James, his hazel eyes were shining brightly as he sat down, messing up his already messy jet black hair, to try and make it look more windswept. Lily hated when he did this.

"The driver said we'll be there in about five minutes so we'd better change," Lily said,

"and no damn peeking you bloody perves!" she added to the Marauders.

"Who us? We'd never ever dream of it!" said Sirius with a cheeky smile.

"Oy, shut it you," said Shelley, "or else I'll give you another kick in the……..,"

"Hurry up you lot!" Charlie said, getting a little annoyed now.

They all pulled on their robes, the girls thought that the boys couldn't be trusted so they conjured a curtain between them, cutting the compartment in half.

The train came to a sudden stop and they all got out of the train and looked up at the magnificent castle of Hogwarts.