Chapter 5

(Lily's POV)

"Lily, hurry up or you are going to be late!" Miranda called from the bottom of the stairs.

"Coming!" Lily called, heaving her trunk down the stairs.

She was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a hot-pink tank-top and new white running shoes.

"Goodbye dad! Goodbye Petunia." Lily said sweetly when she reached the door.

Petunia just muttered something that sounded very much like 'freak' and left the room, while Cody gave his daughter a hug, and gave her a lecture on behaving, and working hard in all her studies.

"I'm proud of you." he whispered in her ear, as he gave her on last hug, and with that, Lily and her mom began the drive to King's Cross.

They got to the station a good ten minutes before her train was due to leave. Standing between platforms 9 and 10, Lily and her mother said an emotional goodbye, as Miranda would not be allowed on the platform. Then, Lily carefully walked towards what to be a solid brick wall. Breaking into a jog, she closed her eyes, preparing for a crash. It never came.

Slowly she opened her eyes, and the first thing that she saw was a boy around her age, with messy black hair, and brilliant hazel eyes, grinning nervously and hopefully at her.

(James POV)

"James! We are leaving in fifteen minutes!" James father yelled down the stairs.

James woke with a start, and glanced at his alarm clock, witch read 10:30 a.m. Slowly, he got out of bed, and walked to his closet, and picked out his nicest jeans, with a navy blue shirt, then randomly started throwing some last minute books into his trunk.

Sure enough, fifteen minutes later James was waiting in the living room, waiting impatiently to leave. Finally, his father walked in, ready to go.

"Okay, James, we are going to have to apparate to Kings Cross, because I start work in two minutes, and, quite frankly cannot be bothered with my car. Just grab onto my arm, and here we go."

After James gripped his father's arm, he had the strange sensation of being forced through a tube, and then it stopped, and when he dared to open his eyes, in front of him he saw a beautiful, scarlet train, with 'The Hogwarts Express' written on the side.

"Goodbye James, can I expect you home for Christmas?" his father said.

"I daresay that you can." James said, and with a little wave, his father was gone.

Slowly, he walked up to the train and dragged his trunk into one of the empty compartments. Then he decided that he would go back outside for a bit. As soon as he stepped out, he saw a pretty redhead just come out of the brick platform barrier. She had her eyes closed. With out a second thought, he raced over to her, and when she opened her eyes, he grinned nervously at her.

(Lily's POV)

"Would you like to sit with me on the way to Hogwarts?" The boy said hopefully.

"Sure!" She said brightly, "Is it your first year at Hogwarts too?"

"Yeah, it is. Here, let me help you with your trunk." He said kindly.

So, James and Lily, carried the trunk to James compartment, and put in on one of the racks. Then, they sat down opposite each other, as the train was due to leave in a few minutes.

(James POV)

"Hey, do you guys mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full." Came a voice from the doorway, and looking up, James realized that it was Sirius Black, the boy he had seen at the wand shop.

"Not at all." James said, and Sirius Black sat down, "I saw you at Ollivanders, you are Sirius Black, right? I'm James Potter."

"Yeah, I'm Sirius Bl-" Sirius started but was cut off by a voice, asking if he could sit down.

It was Remus Lupin, the pale boy James had seen in Diagon Alley. Nodding, he indicated the seat next to Lily, who by now was reading her Charms notebook, and suddenly she pointed at a book that had fallen and said "Wingardium Leviosa."

The book floated into the air, and she grabbed it, with a small smile plastered on her face. The effect was immediate, and everyone started applauding. Lily grinned nervously, and immersed herself in the book once again. Remus, who sat beside her, did likewise.

"So, what house do you guys want to be in?" James asked, hoping to get a conversation started.

Remus and Lily put down their books, and both replied with, "Gryffindor."

Sirius grinned and said," Me too. My mother is all into the pure-blood mania. So I want to be in any house she would not like, and that leaves Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. I just like Gryffindor better."

At these words, Lily looked down.

"Whatss wrong, Lily?" Remus asked.

Lily sight and replied, "I'm a muggle-born." She explained shyly.

"Cool! Whats it like living with muggles?" Sirius and James asked excitedly in unison.

Lily laughed," Are you a pure-blood then too, James?"

"Yeah," James said nodding, "Although my family is not all into the pure-blood stuff. It just happened that way."

A silence then filled the area of the compartment, and James looked out the window,

"Hey, I hadnt realized that we're moving!" He exclaimed.

"We should be at Hogwarts in about two hours." Lily replied with a laugh.

James thought that she had a musical laugh. Shaking his head he thought, do not go there boy.

Suddenly, they heard a yelp from outside the door as someone scurried past their compartment, a tall, dark figure right on his heels. Lily got up and peered outside. There she saw a short plumb boy, followed by a blond teenager, who was attempting to slap him.

"Petrificus Totalus!" Lily cried, brandishing her wand at the taller boy.

The blonde spanned his arms and legs together, almost like he was trying to impersonate a cardboard box. A second later, he fell to the floor, not moving a muscle, except his eyes, which was staring at Lily with utmost hatred. Lily turned around, and marched back into the compartment.

"That was wicked cool!" Sirius said as soon as she stepped in the compartment, "You sure gave my cousin's boyfriend a taste of his own medicine!"

"Thanks," she said nervously.

She crossed carefully to her seat, and started reading again, Remus follows suit.

James was twitching nervously, he liked this girl, but nobody, not even Sirius and Remus, could know.

The rest of the time was spent in complete silence, except for when Lily went to go find somewhere to change.

When the ride was over, they hopped off the train, leaving their luggage behind, and heard someone call, "Firs years over here!"

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So sorry this chapter took forever! I really am trying to make nice long chapters, but that doesn't work for me. Also, to pheonixtear19, all I can say is thanks so much for the complement!

Summary for the next chapter- The sorting