Chapter 12:

Lily hummed to herself as she settled into her seat aboard the Hogwarts Express, waiting for her friends. She smiled as she watched everybody rushing around the platform. It was still hard to believe that she was here. She was a witch. Her smile widened. Suddenly the compartment door slammed open and five bodies rushed in, one of them flinging itself at Lily.

"Hullo Bella." She said with a laugh, shoving Jordan to the ground. Jordan glared at her from the ground, but found it hard to suppress her grin.

"LILY!" She shouted, jumping on her again.

"Hiya Lils. Princess, I think our dear Lilykins would like to breathe." Sirius said casually, smirking at the girls. Jordan loosened her grip and slid sheepishly into the seat adjacent to Lily, who laughed.

"Hi Sirius. Hey Remus, hey Stacy. Potter." Lily said calmly, despite the fact that she was trying to regain her breath.

"Evans." James replied curtly, taking the seat furthest from her. She rolled her eyes and looked away.

"So…good summer? Sirius said loudly, over the uncomfortable silence that was overtaking them.

Lily smiled. "It was pretty good…I got to see all of my muggle friends. I missed Hogwarts though. It beats home any day."

"I brushed up on my quidditch." Stacy said proudly. "I got to train with the national quidditch team." She grinned as everyone's jaws dropped.

"Lucky." Lily said weakly.

"I could have done that if I had felt like it." James said. Lily rolled her eyes. What an arrogant prat.

"What about you Bella?" She said, glaring at James.

"Oh." Jordan said quietly. "Well, it was nothing special. I just sat around the house, went flying, and did some shopping. Nothing I couldn't have done at school." She shrugged and looked out of the window with an unreadable expression.

Sirius eyed Jordan suspiciously. There was something going on with her that he still couldn't quite place. He watcher her closely as she continued to gaze out into the passing scenery. This would be the year, he concluded. This would be the year that he, Sirius Black would break the walls Jordan had built around herself.

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'Anything off the trolley, dears?'

Jordan snapped out of her thoughts and got out some money for a snack. After purchasing some pumpkin juice and cauldron cakes she settled back down, this time next to Sirius.

'So,' She whispered to him quietly. 'How long d'you reckon this potion thing will take?'

'Dunno.' He replied. 'It obviously hasn't taken effect quite yet. She isn't exactly throwing herself at him, is she?'

Jordan nodded thoughtfully, wondering what could be done to speed up the process. Lock them in a broom closet? Not exactly romantic. She looked over at Lily, who was toying with the necklace she had received from James the previous Christmas, and smirked. Too bad Lily was so stubborn. The potion could have taken effect by now if she hadn't been, and her and Sirius would be a little richer. She looked over at James, who was watching Lily play with the necklace, a soft smile on his face. Looked like the potion had taken to him quite easily. Then again, he probably didn't even need the potion to begin with.

Finally the sky began to darken, and the girls kicked the boys out to change into their school robes. The boys, however, were completely content with changing in front of the girls. Lily rolled her eyes as they changed.

'Have you boys no shame?'

Sirius grinned at her. 'Nope.'

Jordan giggled, but her eyes weren't on Sirius. She was looking at Remus, who had just buttoned up his shirt. She had noticed the scars on his body. She wondered if he was having troubles at home. Nah, she thought to herself, he goes home to visit monthly. He wouldn't want to go if there was anything going on. She noticed him looking at her and gave him a we'll-talk-later look. He nodded sadly and sat back down. She looked back at Sirius who still hadn't put his shirt on. She rolled her eyes. He was a funny kid, that one. She didn't understand why she hung around him, really. Maybe because he made her laugh, which was no easy feat. Maybe with her mum gone all the time his care-free attitude was exactly what she needed.

She grinned when Sirius looked over at her. 'You arrogant prat, put your shirt on.' She said, batting him on the head lightly. 'Get over yourself.'

Sirius' grin slid off his face. He then put his face in his hands and started to shake, as if crying. Jordan's smirk turned quickly to a look of concern. She got out of her seat and wrapped her arms around him.

"I'm sorry, my prince. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.' She said soothingly. Sirius stopped shaking and she sighed in relief. Next thing she knew she was being tickled on the floor of the compartment. She let out a shriek as she tried to struggle out of his grip. Unfortunately, Sirius would not let her go. Therefore she continued to shriek as he tickled her mercilessly. As everyone sat there, watching the pair in amusement, the compartment door slid open.

'Hello Severus.' Lily said pleasantly. Sirius immediately stopped his tickle attack. Jordan got to her feet, followed quickly by Sirius.

'Well, well. The two blood traitors. Are we twelve, or are we two?' He sneered at them.

Jordan glared. 'You have ten seconds rto get out of here, Snivellus.' She said as she drew her wand.

Snape eyed her wand. "What are you going to do? Levitate me?'

Jordan pointed her wand in Snape's face. "I have had magical training since I was sisx, Snape. I am also fluent in Latin and French, so I could easily guess a few spells and what they do as well. Care to try me?' The other five Gryffindors gaped at her.

'My, we are feisty.' He said softly, eyes glittering malicously as he left the room.

'Blood traitor…I'll shot him…git.' Jordan mumbled as she flopped down next to a seething Sirius.

Stacy shuddered. 'He gives me the creeps.'

'Is est nothum.' Everyone looked over at Jordan oddly.

'Latin?' Lily guessed? Jordan nodded.

Remus looked at her curiously. 'Are your parents into that whole purebloods are gods crap?'

'Oh. Well my mum isn't. She tells me my dad is, and that's why I'm not allowed to meet him.' Her friends nodded solemnly.

Just as the silence began to get uncomfortable, the train began to slow to a halt. Jordan jumped to her feet and was the first to get her stuff and get out of the compartment. Sirius seized the opportunity to be alone and followed her as the others struggled to get their stuff. He followed her to an empty carriage. He sat beside her and looked at her intensely.

'Princess, my parents and brother are like that too. It doesn't make you a bad person. At least you don't get sneered at and called names by your dad like I do.' Jordan looked at him and nodded slightly.

'I suppose. It's just…' Sirius mentally cursed Peter as he crawled into the compartment. Jordan looked away out the window as the others followed him.