Train and Prank Planning
The week had passed and with it an attack on a muggle family was reported on the wizarding newspaper. James was growling harshly as he got ready to leave. Sirius and Valentine were quiet when they heard the news and he had a feeling they knew there was something more to this attack than what everyone let on. They were leaving by car and would arrive at the train station an hour earlier than scheduled, but since everyone was already finished with everything, that was what they ended up doing.
At the station when they arrived and went onto the platform, there was hardly anyone there. With the exception of their friends who were putting their stuff on the train. Remus looked paler than usual and looked exhausted as he helped put Lily's trunk on. Matti was looking almost sleepily at his friend with concern written everywhere. Lily was near tears with frustration as the boys helped her without being needed. Valentine started getting her stuff on board as well as Sirius who looked concerned at his friends. James followed with a deep sigh and helped out while doing the same.
Finally they found a compartment and piled in with yawns and waves at their parents departure. Remus sat next to the window and fell asleep in seconds while Matti sat opposite and did the same. Lily and Valentine smiled with relaxation as James and Sirius sat on the side with Matti. The girls sat opposite and were finally whispering back and forth with giggles then large yawns. Sirius looked up from a conversation he was having with James and rolled his eyes at Valentine when she went to retrieve her guitar. Lily sat there looking tiredly around and fell into a stupor that went into a deep sleep.
"She looks like an angel," James cooed without thinking making Sirius snicker.
"She does," Sirius agreed finally when Valentine reappeared. "Oh isn't it our pretty little siren to sing us a whittle song."
"Awe," James sighed giggling. "How sweet!"
"Fine..." she snapped. "I'll sing for you two, but no interruptions."
(A/N: I took the song from Buffy's Once More With Feeling. Hope you like the song I chose. Hehehe...)
She started playing a tune at first for a practice run. It was a fast tempo that took all her concentration. Lily had awakened with a jerk along with the two boys as the short girl played. She ended it with a little shake of her head and then started to think a little while. Then without a second to lose she started to tap her foot before she started. Her voice a little rough for a girl's voice and helped the song a lot as she started to sing.
"I died/ So many years ago/ But you can make me feel
Like it isn't so/ And why you come to be with me/ I think I finally know
You're scared/ Ashamed of what you feel/ And you can't tell the ones you love
You know they couldn't deal/ Whisper in a dead man's ear/ It doesn't make it real
That's great/ But I don't wanna play/ 'Cause being with you touches me
More than I can say/ And since I'm only dead to you/ I'm saying stay away and
Let me rest in peace/ Let me rest in peace/ Let me get some sleep
Let me take my love and bury it/ In a hole 6-foot deep/ I can lay my body down
But I can't find my, sweet release/ So let me rest in peace/ You know,
You got a willing slave/ And You just love to play the thought/That you might misbehave
But Till you do,/I'm telling you/ Stop visiting my grave
Let me rest in peace/ I know I should go/ But I follow you like a man possessed
There's
a traitor here beneath my breast/ And it hurts me more than you've ever
guessed/ If my heart could beat, it would break my chest
but I can see you're unimpressed/ So leave me be and/ Let me rest in peace
Let me get some sleep/ Let me take my love and bury it/ I'm a hole 6-foot deep
I can lay my body down/ But I can't find my sweet release/ Let me rest in peace
Why won't you/ Let me rest in peace?"
She finished with a flick of her tempo and looked at James and Sirius with raised eyebrows. The boys sat staring shell shocked at her and then laughed suddenly. She looked angry and hissed venomously while sitting on the ground and started to play a Spanish beat while muttering about 'good for nothing boys and their criticism'. This caught both boys and they stopped laughing and smiled weakly.
"We didn't know you could sing, luv!" Sirius whined. "We're so shocked. We should have realized that you could sing."
"Mmmhmm."
"Well at least we didn't say it sucked," James snapped jokingly. "It was really, really good though."
"Yeah right," she growled.
"I know exactly to do to make you feel better," Sirius chuckled with a whisper. "How 'bout you and I get out of here and find someplace a little more private..."
"Seriously, Sirius..."
"...And find a dark place to snog in."
"...I'm not interested."
"Why not?" he asked with puppy dog eyes. "How can you deny such a devilishly handsome lad as me?" He went to stand in front of her as she stood up.
"First of all," she began in a low hiss. "You're a prat and second of all, you're an idiot to think I would fall for you. Third and lastly, you're like my first or second cousin you sick weird-o!" Everyone laughed as Lily merely looked amused as she pushed Sirius to the ground.
"Valentina," he whined. "You're such a heartbreaker."
"Oh, do shut up," the girl hissed playfully as she crouched in front of him.
"Marry me, my beautiful Valentine?" he asked while batting his eyelashes at her.
"Never," she laughed as she pushed him back onto the ground and earning laughter from everyone.
"And onto better things," Matti chuckled lightly as she sat back down to play on the guitar.
Sirius got up and sat next to Lily with an arm around her shoulders making her giggle as he said with a smile, "I never thought you would fall into the wizarding world so quickly, Lils."
"It's so cool though," Lily giggled brightly. "I'd never thought to actually be a witch and be here with so many nice people and new ideas of different subjects. It's absolutely amazing."
"Nice that you're into this kind of thing," Matti laughed joyfully.
"Yeah nice," Sirius chuckled lightly as he leaned in and gave her a kiss on her cheek only being pushed out of the seat by a blushing Lily with a deeply mock angry expression.
"Both of you!" he howled catching the attention of people passing the opened compartment door. "You both are wretched heartbreakers!" Laughter met his ears and he ended up laughing too.
"Well that was interesting," James laughed as he closed the door.
"Yes, very!" Valentine giggled.
"Onto better things," Matti chuckled again. "Once again."
"Pranks," Sirius exclaimed with a bark like laugh as he sat next to Lily again and again wrapping an arm around her shoulders with a playful grin.
"Halloween," Valentine laughed. "We should prank all the houses."
"Sounds like great fun," Matti chuckled. "Hair color change?"
"We'll follow it up with some slime for Slytherin," Remus laughed.
"And an attack of illusion birds for Ravenclaw," James added.
"A nice present of afros," Sirius chuckled darkly, "all for Hufflepuffs."
"Hair color for Griffindor," Valentine added. "We should do that to Griffindor."
"Oh great," Lily groaned. "You're all going to be in such trouble."
"Join us," Sirius chuckled into ear. "Join us and we'll be in trouble together."
"And for the staff," she giggled. "We'll put a dose of skin coloring that turns them blue. So sad; so true."
"I like," James chuckled. "You'll make a great ally in the prank department."
"Oh sure," she laughed sarcastically.
Hours later the night had fallen as they changed into their robes and returned to their seats with nervous glances every so often. The train was slowing down when they started to gather their belongings. Felix, Alex, and Omen were wrapped in their owner's robes as they got off the train and into the rain. A booming voice kept calling 'First years, this way!' as they headed in that direction. They found themselves separated onto boats and crossed the lake and finally noticed the lit up castle ahead.
"Wow!" the first years seems to say at once as they hit land and went up to the castle and into the Entrance Hall.
A woman stood in front of them in hunter green robes and had her black hair in a tight bun. Her stern expression fell onto them and she started explaining everything about the houses they would be sorted into. Finally she seemed to give another stern look at the far back, raising her eyebrows at a noise, but went on as nothing happened. When she finished her explanation she finally introduced herself as Professor McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress and Head of Griffindor house. She then left to see if they could go in yet.
