Lily wheeled her cart down the platforms at King's cross. She had bid
her parents goodbye, repeatedly assuring them that she did not need their
accompaniment. She looked at the signs as she went. Platform 7, Platform 8,
Platform 9. Lily's heart sped up. The next one was hers. The platform that
would allow her to get on a train that would take her to a world of magic.
She looked up at the next platform number.
Platform 10.
She looked around. Platform 9, Platform 10. No Platform 9 3/4 to be found. She sighed and sat on her trunk. Lily watched as a woman led a bespectacled boy in her direction. His hair was jet black and stuck out in every imaginable direction. The woman, who Lily assumed was the boy's mother, was tall and slim. Her hair was dark brown and pulled back in a clip. She repeatedly adjusted the vest she was wearing as if she found it uncomfortable.
"Clara!" The pair stopped a few feet from where Lily sat. The woman turned around.
"Violet!" she exclaimed. Lily noticed another woman walking briskly towards the pair. Her wavy black hair was short and in a bob. She was dragging a boy with shaggy black hair behind her. The women met and lightly embraced before kissing the air near each other's cheeks. The shaggy haired boy came to face the bespectacled boy.
"Potter," he spat, giving the unruly haired boy an icy glare. The boy folded his arms.
"Black," he replied returning the glare. The boys continued to glare at each other while their mothers chattered away happily.
"And where are James's things?" asked the woman called Violet.
"Oh, Thomas is bringing them," answered Clara.
"Oh it's been so long since I've seen Thomas," said Violet. "How is he?"
"Simply wonderful," replied Clara; "James is becoming more and more like him every day. Aren't you dear?" The woman looked at the bespectacled boy. The boys ceased their glaring and quickly threw an arm around each other's shoulder, smiling widely.
"Yes mother," replied the bespectacled boy who was called James.
"I think young James would make a fine gentleman if he could become half the man his admirable father is," added the other boy. The women smiled.
"They're so adorable at this age," said Violet as she turned back to Clara. Clara nodded in reply and began to resume her talking with Violet. The boys immediately separated as if they had touched a hot stove.
"Half the man my 'admirable' father is?" asked the boy called James sending the other boy a glare. The other boy glared back.
"Well what about you with your 'Yes mother'?" he asked. "Sickening if you ask me."
"I didn't ask you," said James icily. The other boy stared past James and looked straight at Lily. The glare was instantly erased and a sly grin replaced it. He sauntered over to her, smoothing his hair back as he did.
"Hello love," he said, "My name is Sirius Black. But Sirius is fine." He extended his hand. Lily timidly shook it.
"Lily Evans," she said, "Pleasure to meet you."
"No, no," said Sirius; "The pleasure is all mine. Tell me, what are you doing looking so lonesome in the middle of King's Cross."
"Well," said Lily embarrassed, "I-I'm actually lost. I'm supposed to get on a train to take me to my new school but I can't find the platform."
"And what platform would that be my dear?" asked Sirius. The words were almost out of Lily's mouth before she realized how ridiculous it sounded. Who had ever heard of something such as Platform 9 3/4? She handed him her ticket.
"I think it might be a fake," she said, trying to cover up for the irregular number. Sirius looked at it.
"No," he said lightly, "It's not fake. Its right through there." He pointed to a solid wall. Lily raised an eyebrow.
"That's a solid wall," she said.
"Of course it is," replied Sirius, "But only to muggles."
"Did you just say muggle?" asked Lily. Sirius shifted nervously.
"It depends," he said.
"I'm a witch if that's what you're worried about," said Lily, "I'm . . . what do you call it? Muggleborn? That's it." Sirius hit his head lightly.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, "So that's why you didn't know about the platform. You just walk straight through the wall. At least that's what Mum says. It's my first year and I'm assuming its yours as well." Lily nodded and saw that the boy called James was still standing by his mother, looking quite bored.
"Who's that?" she asked motioning to him. Sirius sent a glare in the boy's direction.
"That piece of filth is James Potter," he said irritably, "Annoying, nuisance, and general pain in my behind. You don't want to associate with him. He's bad wizard."
"You mean evil?" asked Lily. Sirius shook his head and chuckled.
"That boy doesn't have the nerve to be evil. He's a mummy's boy," he said. Lily nodded and watched as a man with jet-black hair similar to James's walked to the group standing a few feet away from her. He was pushing a cart packed similar to the one Lily had. He kissed the woman called Clara on the cheek and Lily assumed he was the Thomas the women had been talking about earlier.
"Shall we be going then?" he asked. Clara nodded.
"Come James," she said. The boy followed obediently.
"See what I said about him being a mummy's boy?" Sirius whispered to Lily. James seemed to overhear and glared at Sirius who stuck his tongue out in return.
"Sirius Black, get over here! We are leaving!" cried the woman named Violet.
"Coming mother!" replied Sirius as he quickly ran towards his mother. He said something to her that Lily couldn't hear. The woman looked towards Lily and smiled. She walked over to her.
"Hello Lily," she said, "I'm Violet Black. My son tells me you're new to the world of magic." Lily nodded.
"I don't know what I'm doing," she said. Violet laughed.
"Quite alright," she said. "I'll help you get through the barrier. It can be frightening the first time, whether or not you come from a magical background." Lily smiled.
"Thank you," she said gratefully.
"No problem dear," she said, "Just follow me." She led Lily over to the barrier.
"Now," she said, "All you have to do is lean against the wall and slip through when no muggles are looking. Of course, if you're nervous, and I'm sure you are, you might want to take it at a run. Sirius, be a gentleman and take the lady's trunk."
"Yes Ma'am," replied Sirius as he took Lily's cart.
"If you don't mind me asking," said Lily, "Where are Sirius's things?" Violet chuckled and reached into her pocket.
"I shrunk them," she replied, holding her hand out so Lily could see the little bags in the palm of her hand.
"That's so cool!" exclaimed Lily. Violet nodded and linked her arm with Lily.
"You and I can walk through the barrier," she said. "We'll leave Sirius to follow through with the baggage." As Violet started to lead her towards the barrier, Lily could hear Sirius grumbling under his breath. She was a foot away and closed her eyes, expecting to feel her nose collide with stone. Instead, she heard a train sound its horn and opened her eyes.
She was in an entirely different platform. A scarlet steam engine rested on the tracks and students were walking back in forth, some in muggle clothing, and others in robes. Lily stood in awe.
"It is quite amazing isn't it?" said Violet. Lily nodded.
"RUN AWAY CART!" someone cried. Lily turned to see Sirius frantically chasing after her cart. Violet sighed and pulled out a wand. Lily's eyes widened as Violet muttered something under her breath. The cart immediately stopped. Sirius, however, did not.
He collided with the cart, flipping over the handle and landing flat on his back on Lily's trunk. The cart made no movement.
"Let's go get your things on the train dear," said Violet to Lily, "And collect what remains of my son."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The baggage had been stored; including Sirius's which had been unshrunken. Sirius and Lily walked down the corridor of the train looking for an empty compartment.
"Oh sorry," said Lily as she accidentally bumped into another girl. The girl looked up at her with deep blue eyes partially hidden by a pair of large glasses.
"I-It's okay," she said softly, clutching a book to her chest. Her hair was golden brown and pulled back in a long braid. The girl watched as Lily walked on. She sighed softly and peered into the next compartment.
The only occupant was a boy with a mop of sandy brown hair. He was seated in the corner by the window and stared straight ahead at the wall. His hair looked unkempt and his clothes were not in the best condition. He was thin and pale, like someone who has just recovered from a serious illness. The girl cleared her throat softly but the boy made no movement.
"D-Do you mind if I sit in here?" she asked quietly. The boy still made no movement. The girl looked around before entering the compartment and sitting down on the seat opposite from the boy in the corner closest to the door. The train gave a slight jolt as it departed from the station. The girl opened the book she was carrying and began to read. An hour went by and her eyelids started to droop. She slowly tipped over so that she was lying across the seat and fell asleep; book still clutched in her hand. It slowly slipped from her fingertips and fell to the floor.
The boy, making the first move since the girl had entered the compartment, leaned down and picked it up, noting that it was worn and had probably been thumbed through hundreds of times. He opened the cover and began to read.
Another hour went by and the girl began to stir. She sat up, wiping the sleep from her eyes and noticed that the boy was reading her book. She leaned back against the wall and watched him as he read. A few moments later, the boy happened to glance up and saw that the girl was awake. Quite startled, he quickly offered the book back to her. She shook her head.
"No, you can read it," she said in a soft voice.
"Thank you," said the boy in an equally soft voice.
"You CAN talk," the girl said with a smile. The boy nodded.
"Very well," he added, "I just don't have anything to say." The girl stuck out her hand.
"Megan Jacobson," she said. The boy took her hand and gave it a quick shake.
"Remus Lupin," he said.
"Nice to meet you Remus," Megan said.
"Nice too meet you too Megan," Remus replied.
"Are you a first year?" asked Megan. Remus nodded. "So am I," added Megan. She looked around. "Why were you sitting in here all alone?" she asked. Remus shrugged.
"I don't have any friends," he said softly. Megan smiled weakly.
"That's okay," she said, "I don't either." She paused. "Want to be my friend?" she asked quietly. Remus gave a genuine smile.
"I would like that very much." he said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The train pulled into Hogsmeade Station and Sirius quickly disembarked dragging Lily behind him.
"Come on," he said as he pulled her along, "I want to see Hogwarts!"
"Firs' years!" boomed a voice, "Firs' years this way!" Sirius pulled Lily to the voice. The soon came upon an enormous man with wild, tangled black hair and beard. He was easily over seven feet tall and was also quite wide around the middle. Sirius craned his head to look at him.
"Wow," he said, amazed. The man looked down at him.
"Wha' 'choo lookin' at?" he asked. Lily elbowed Sirius in the ribs.
"Are you one of our professors?" she asked. The man let out a booming laugh.
"'Course not," he said, "I'm Rubeus Hagrid, keeper of the keys at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Call me Hagrid." Sirius stuck out his hand.
"Sirius Black," he said, "Prankster extrordinaire, pain in the rear end, and annoying git. Former resident of the most noble and ancient house of Black, now residing at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Call me whatever name pops into your head, most people do." Hagrid looked down at Sirius, scrutinizing him.
"Merlin's beard," he muttered as he shook Sirius's hand, making Sirius shake slightly as he did so, 'What 'as the school gotten itself in teh?" He looked back up.
"Firs' years this way!" he cried again, "Four ter a boat. No more unless yeh fancy a swim with the giant squid!" Sirius quickly pulled Lily into a boat that already had two occupants.
A few boats over, two people, a boy and a girl, were climbing into the boat in which Remus and Megan already sat. The boy had blonde hair that was slicked back and peircing steel gray eyes. The girl had long, black hair and brown eyes. They sat across from Megan and Remus. Megan looked at the girl.
"Hello," she said softly.
"Hello," replied the girl. Megan slowly extended a hand.
"I'm Megan Jacobson," she said.
"Nicole Valencia," the girl replied taking Megan's hand. A curious thing happened. The girls' eyes met and something like a painful jolt passed between them. Both girls jumped and quickly let go now giving each other fearful looks.
"That was odd," muttered the boy.
"Who are you?" asked Remus softly.
"Lucius Malfoy," said the boy, "You might have heard of my father. He's very important."
"I'm Remus Lupin," said Remus. Lucius looked at Remus.
"That's funny," he said, "I didn't know the Lupins had a son."
"Y-You know my parents?" asked Remus nervously.
"I believe my father works with yours at the Ministry," replied Lucius, "In a different office of course. He is senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic. Where does your father work?"
"Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures," Remus said in a whisper.
"What division?" asked Lucius, inspecting his fingernails.
"Beast division," Remus said in a barely audible voice.
"Does he now?" commented Lucius, "I heard their most recent project is cataloging werewolves. If you ask me, they should just round them all up and ship them to a deserted island. We shouldn't have to suffer with all those filthy beasts running around."
"That's not very nice!" cried Megan, her voice rising above the quiet murmur it had been, "Werewolves are people too! Just because they transform into a monster once a month, doesn't mean that they don't deserve the respect and decency given to other wizards." She took a deep breath.
"Sorry," she whispered, her voice now back to its regular soft tone, "It just irritates me that people have all these prejudices." She glanced at Remus and saw that he was smiling at her. She smiled back even though she did not know why he was smiling in the first place.
Back at Lily and Sirius's boat, Sirius was leaning dangerously over the side of the boat. "I saw something!" he exclaimed. He quickly moved over to the other side and leaned over.
"There it is again!" he cried. He moved again to the opposite side. "It looks like a tentacle!" Lily reached out and pulled Sirius down.
"Sit down! You're rocking the boat!" she cried.
"Please keep your friend from doing that again," said one of the other passengers, a boy, in a cold voice.
"Sorry," Lily said apologetically, "I don't think he's quite right in the head."
"Aw, don't say that Lils, you just met me!" said Sirius. Lily winced at the name. "Once you get to know me, you'll find that I'm TOTALLY not right in the head," he continued.
"Its okay, it was quite enjoyable," said the other passenger, a girl. Sirius stuck out his hand.
"Sirius Black," he said to the girl. The girl leaned forward. Her raven hair was pulled back in a long ponytail. She had tan skin and almond shaped brown eyes.
"Meredith Chen," she said, shaking Sirius's hand. "And this is-."
"Snape," Sirius said, cutting her off, his voice full of ice.
"You know him already?" asked Meredith. Sirius nodded.
"Know him, hate him," he replied.
"You do realize that I can hear everything you're saying," said the boy called Snape. He had chin length greasy hair, sallow skin, and a hooked nose.
"Really?" asked Sirius, "I wasn't aware of that, Severus."
"Sirius, please be nice," Lily pleaded.
"Nice? To him?" asked Sirius astonished, "Never!"
A/n: Well, there it is. The first three chapters of Fairy Dust 2- The Remake. Now, I'm going to do something a little different here, maybe an incentive for you to review. At the end of every chapter, I'll ask a question. Then, in your review, you can answer it. The following chapter, I'll give my views on the question. So, to start us off:
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Platform 10.
She looked around. Platform 9, Platform 10. No Platform 9 3/4 to be found. She sighed and sat on her trunk. Lily watched as a woman led a bespectacled boy in her direction. His hair was jet black and stuck out in every imaginable direction. The woman, who Lily assumed was the boy's mother, was tall and slim. Her hair was dark brown and pulled back in a clip. She repeatedly adjusted the vest she was wearing as if she found it uncomfortable.
"Clara!" The pair stopped a few feet from where Lily sat. The woman turned around.
"Violet!" she exclaimed. Lily noticed another woman walking briskly towards the pair. Her wavy black hair was short and in a bob. She was dragging a boy with shaggy black hair behind her. The women met and lightly embraced before kissing the air near each other's cheeks. The shaggy haired boy came to face the bespectacled boy.
"Potter," he spat, giving the unruly haired boy an icy glare. The boy folded his arms.
"Black," he replied returning the glare. The boys continued to glare at each other while their mothers chattered away happily.
"And where are James's things?" asked the woman called Violet.
"Oh, Thomas is bringing them," answered Clara.
"Oh it's been so long since I've seen Thomas," said Violet. "How is he?"
"Simply wonderful," replied Clara; "James is becoming more and more like him every day. Aren't you dear?" The woman looked at the bespectacled boy. The boys ceased their glaring and quickly threw an arm around each other's shoulder, smiling widely.
"Yes mother," replied the bespectacled boy who was called James.
"I think young James would make a fine gentleman if he could become half the man his admirable father is," added the other boy. The women smiled.
"They're so adorable at this age," said Violet as she turned back to Clara. Clara nodded in reply and began to resume her talking with Violet. The boys immediately separated as if they had touched a hot stove.
"Half the man my 'admirable' father is?" asked the boy called James sending the other boy a glare. The other boy glared back.
"Well what about you with your 'Yes mother'?" he asked. "Sickening if you ask me."
"I didn't ask you," said James icily. The other boy stared past James and looked straight at Lily. The glare was instantly erased and a sly grin replaced it. He sauntered over to her, smoothing his hair back as he did.
"Hello love," he said, "My name is Sirius Black. But Sirius is fine." He extended his hand. Lily timidly shook it.
"Lily Evans," she said, "Pleasure to meet you."
"No, no," said Sirius; "The pleasure is all mine. Tell me, what are you doing looking so lonesome in the middle of King's Cross."
"Well," said Lily embarrassed, "I-I'm actually lost. I'm supposed to get on a train to take me to my new school but I can't find the platform."
"And what platform would that be my dear?" asked Sirius. The words were almost out of Lily's mouth before she realized how ridiculous it sounded. Who had ever heard of something such as Platform 9 3/4? She handed him her ticket.
"I think it might be a fake," she said, trying to cover up for the irregular number. Sirius looked at it.
"No," he said lightly, "It's not fake. Its right through there." He pointed to a solid wall. Lily raised an eyebrow.
"That's a solid wall," she said.
"Of course it is," replied Sirius, "But only to muggles."
"Did you just say muggle?" asked Lily. Sirius shifted nervously.
"It depends," he said.
"I'm a witch if that's what you're worried about," said Lily, "I'm . . . what do you call it? Muggleborn? That's it." Sirius hit his head lightly.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, "So that's why you didn't know about the platform. You just walk straight through the wall. At least that's what Mum says. It's my first year and I'm assuming its yours as well." Lily nodded and saw that the boy called James was still standing by his mother, looking quite bored.
"Who's that?" she asked motioning to him. Sirius sent a glare in the boy's direction.
"That piece of filth is James Potter," he said irritably, "Annoying, nuisance, and general pain in my behind. You don't want to associate with him. He's bad wizard."
"You mean evil?" asked Lily. Sirius shook his head and chuckled.
"That boy doesn't have the nerve to be evil. He's a mummy's boy," he said. Lily nodded and watched as a man with jet-black hair similar to James's walked to the group standing a few feet away from her. He was pushing a cart packed similar to the one Lily had. He kissed the woman called Clara on the cheek and Lily assumed he was the Thomas the women had been talking about earlier.
"Shall we be going then?" he asked. Clara nodded.
"Come James," she said. The boy followed obediently.
"See what I said about him being a mummy's boy?" Sirius whispered to Lily. James seemed to overhear and glared at Sirius who stuck his tongue out in return.
"Sirius Black, get over here! We are leaving!" cried the woman named Violet.
"Coming mother!" replied Sirius as he quickly ran towards his mother. He said something to her that Lily couldn't hear. The woman looked towards Lily and smiled. She walked over to her.
"Hello Lily," she said, "I'm Violet Black. My son tells me you're new to the world of magic." Lily nodded.
"I don't know what I'm doing," she said. Violet laughed.
"Quite alright," she said. "I'll help you get through the barrier. It can be frightening the first time, whether or not you come from a magical background." Lily smiled.
"Thank you," she said gratefully.
"No problem dear," she said, "Just follow me." She led Lily over to the barrier.
"Now," she said, "All you have to do is lean against the wall and slip through when no muggles are looking. Of course, if you're nervous, and I'm sure you are, you might want to take it at a run. Sirius, be a gentleman and take the lady's trunk."
"Yes Ma'am," replied Sirius as he took Lily's cart.
"If you don't mind me asking," said Lily, "Where are Sirius's things?" Violet chuckled and reached into her pocket.
"I shrunk them," she replied, holding her hand out so Lily could see the little bags in the palm of her hand.
"That's so cool!" exclaimed Lily. Violet nodded and linked her arm with Lily.
"You and I can walk through the barrier," she said. "We'll leave Sirius to follow through with the baggage." As Violet started to lead her towards the barrier, Lily could hear Sirius grumbling under his breath. She was a foot away and closed her eyes, expecting to feel her nose collide with stone. Instead, she heard a train sound its horn and opened her eyes.
She was in an entirely different platform. A scarlet steam engine rested on the tracks and students were walking back in forth, some in muggle clothing, and others in robes. Lily stood in awe.
"It is quite amazing isn't it?" said Violet. Lily nodded.
"RUN AWAY CART!" someone cried. Lily turned to see Sirius frantically chasing after her cart. Violet sighed and pulled out a wand. Lily's eyes widened as Violet muttered something under her breath. The cart immediately stopped. Sirius, however, did not.
He collided with the cart, flipping over the handle and landing flat on his back on Lily's trunk. The cart made no movement.
"Let's go get your things on the train dear," said Violet to Lily, "And collect what remains of my son."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The baggage had been stored; including Sirius's which had been unshrunken. Sirius and Lily walked down the corridor of the train looking for an empty compartment.
"Oh sorry," said Lily as she accidentally bumped into another girl. The girl looked up at her with deep blue eyes partially hidden by a pair of large glasses.
"I-It's okay," she said softly, clutching a book to her chest. Her hair was golden brown and pulled back in a long braid. The girl watched as Lily walked on. She sighed softly and peered into the next compartment.
The only occupant was a boy with a mop of sandy brown hair. He was seated in the corner by the window and stared straight ahead at the wall. His hair looked unkempt and his clothes were not in the best condition. He was thin and pale, like someone who has just recovered from a serious illness. The girl cleared her throat softly but the boy made no movement.
"D-Do you mind if I sit in here?" she asked quietly. The boy still made no movement. The girl looked around before entering the compartment and sitting down on the seat opposite from the boy in the corner closest to the door. The train gave a slight jolt as it departed from the station. The girl opened the book she was carrying and began to read. An hour went by and her eyelids started to droop. She slowly tipped over so that she was lying across the seat and fell asleep; book still clutched in her hand. It slowly slipped from her fingertips and fell to the floor.
The boy, making the first move since the girl had entered the compartment, leaned down and picked it up, noting that it was worn and had probably been thumbed through hundreds of times. He opened the cover and began to read.
Another hour went by and the girl began to stir. She sat up, wiping the sleep from her eyes and noticed that the boy was reading her book. She leaned back against the wall and watched him as he read. A few moments later, the boy happened to glance up and saw that the girl was awake. Quite startled, he quickly offered the book back to her. She shook her head.
"No, you can read it," she said in a soft voice.
"Thank you," said the boy in an equally soft voice.
"You CAN talk," the girl said with a smile. The boy nodded.
"Very well," he added, "I just don't have anything to say." The girl stuck out her hand.
"Megan Jacobson," she said. The boy took her hand and gave it a quick shake.
"Remus Lupin," he said.
"Nice to meet you Remus," Megan said.
"Nice too meet you too Megan," Remus replied.
"Are you a first year?" asked Megan. Remus nodded. "So am I," added Megan. She looked around. "Why were you sitting in here all alone?" she asked. Remus shrugged.
"I don't have any friends," he said softly. Megan smiled weakly.
"That's okay," she said, "I don't either." She paused. "Want to be my friend?" she asked quietly. Remus gave a genuine smile.
"I would like that very much." he said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The train pulled into Hogsmeade Station and Sirius quickly disembarked dragging Lily behind him.
"Come on," he said as he pulled her along, "I want to see Hogwarts!"
"Firs' years!" boomed a voice, "Firs' years this way!" Sirius pulled Lily to the voice. The soon came upon an enormous man with wild, tangled black hair and beard. He was easily over seven feet tall and was also quite wide around the middle. Sirius craned his head to look at him.
"Wow," he said, amazed. The man looked down at him.
"Wha' 'choo lookin' at?" he asked. Lily elbowed Sirius in the ribs.
"Are you one of our professors?" she asked. The man let out a booming laugh.
"'Course not," he said, "I'm Rubeus Hagrid, keeper of the keys at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Call me Hagrid." Sirius stuck out his hand.
"Sirius Black," he said, "Prankster extrordinaire, pain in the rear end, and annoying git. Former resident of the most noble and ancient house of Black, now residing at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Call me whatever name pops into your head, most people do." Hagrid looked down at Sirius, scrutinizing him.
"Merlin's beard," he muttered as he shook Sirius's hand, making Sirius shake slightly as he did so, 'What 'as the school gotten itself in teh?" He looked back up.
"Firs' years this way!" he cried again, "Four ter a boat. No more unless yeh fancy a swim with the giant squid!" Sirius quickly pulled Lily into a boat that already had two occupants.
A few boats over, two people, a boy and a girl, were climbing into the boat in which Remus and Megan already sat. The boy had blonde hair that was slicked back and peircing steel gray eyes. The girl had long, black hair and brown eyes. They sat across from Megan and Remus. Megan looked at the girl.
"Hello," she said softly.
"Hello," replied the girl. Megan slowly extended a hand.
"I'm Megan Jacobson," she said.
"Nicole Valencia," the girl replied taking Megan's hand. A curious thing happened. The girls' eyes met and something like a painful jolt passed between them. Both girls jumped and quickly let go now giving each other fearful looks.
"That was odd," muttered the boy.
"Who are you?" asked Remus softly.
"Lucius Malfoy," said the boy, "You might have heard of my father. He's very important."
"I'm Remus Lupin," said Remus. Lucius looked at Remus.
"That's funny," he said, "I didn't know the Lupins had a son."
"Y-You know my parents?" asked Remus nervously.
"I believe my father works with yours at the Ministry," replied Lucius, "In a different office of course. He is senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic. Where does your father work?"
"Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures," Remus said in a whisper.
"What division?" asked Lucius, inspecting his fingernails.
"Beast division," Remus said in a barely audible voice.
"Does he now?" commented Lucius, "I heard their most recent project is cataloging werewolves. If you ask me, they should just round them all up and ship them to a deserted island. We shouldn't have to suffer with all those filthy beasts running around."
"That's not very nice!" cried Megan, her voice rising above the quiet murmur it had been, "Werewolves are people too! Just because they transform into a monster once a month, doesn't mean that they don't deserve the respect and decency given to other wizards." She took a deep breath.
"Sorry," she whispered, her voice now back to its regular soft tone, "It just irritates me that people have all these prejudices." She glanced at Remus and saw that he was smiling at her. She smiled back even though she did not know why he was smiling in the first place.
Back at Lily and Sirius's boat, Sirius was leaning dangerously over the side of the boat. "I saw something!" he exclaimed. He quickly moved over to the other side and leaned over.
"There it is again!" he cried. He moved again to the opposite side. "It looks like a tentacle!" Lily reached out and pulled Sirius down.
"Sit down! You're rocking the boat!" she cried.
"Please keep your friend from doing that again," said one of the other passengers, a boy, in a cold voice.
"Sorry," Lily said apologetically, "I don't think he's quite right in the head."
"Aw, don't say that Lils, you just met me!" said Sirius. Lily winced at the name. "Once you get to know me, you'll find that I'm TOTALLY not right in the head," he continued.
"Its okay, it was quite enjoyable," said the other passenger, a girl. Sirius stuck out his hand.
"Sirius Black," he said to the girl. The girl leaned forward. Her raven hair was pulled back in a long ponytail. She had tan skin and almond shaped brown eyes.
"Meredith Chen," she said, shaking Sirius's hand. "And this is-."
"Snape," Sirius said, cutting her off, his voice full of ice.
"You know him already?" asked Meredith. Sirius nodded.
"Know him, hate him," he replied.
"You do realize that I can hear everything you're saying," said the boy called Snape. He had chin length greasy hair, sallow skin, and a hooked nose.
"Really?" asked Sirius, "I wasn't aware of that, Severus."
"Sirius, please be nice," Lily pleaded.
"Nice? To him?" asked Sirius astonished, "Never!"
A/n: Well, there it is. The first three chapters of Fairy Dust 2- The Remake. Now, I'm going to do something a little different here, maybe an incentive for you to review. At the end of every chapter, I'll ask a question. Then, in your review, you can answer it. The following chapter, I'll give my views on the question. So, to start us off:
What were your feelings on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? Did you like it or not? Why? What are some of your criticisms and what are some of your predictions for the future books?
Now, review and answer the question. Don't forget to tell me what you think of my story!