-1Chapter 2: Platform 9 ¾

(A/N: Ok, I didn't get any reviews! Well, I got 2, as of now, but that was me and Tess! I decided to be nice, and I was really impatient, but I won't be this quick, usually. Please, please, review!)

Lily looked around, confused. Platform 9 ¾? A ministry official had dropped her off, but she, Allie, had needed to run off, so now Lily had to fend for herself. Suddenly, she caught a word of conversation, and that was all she needed, that one word, muggle. She was off after the woman who had spoken to what looked like 4 children, though two of them were very young.

"Excuse me, ma'am, I was wondering if you could help me find platform 9 ¾?" Lily asked.

"Of course, dear, Maxey will show you…?" This last bit, which was silence, was directed toward Lily.

"Oh, Lily, Lily Evans."

"Nice to meet you, Lily dear, I'm Mrs. Potter, and this is Maxey, and Lizzie, and Jules, and James, our only boy. It's his first time as well."

"Thank you, Mrs. Potter." Lily smiled.

"Oh, don't mention it. Just walk through the barrier," Mrs. Potter said, shooing James away to do just that. He went through without a double take. Lily was amazed, until she realized he had most likely done it before.

And then, suddenly, she was facing the barrier… running toward it… she was nearly there… she shut her eyes tightly, sure it was going to hurt… and went right through.

"Come, come, come!" Serene said impatiently, stomping her foot.

"Serene," Mrs. Lupin said warningly. "Come!" Serene whispered dramatically as she could. Remus raised his left eyebrow.

"That's really creepy, and weird, you know," 17-year-old Curt said. Remus put his left eyebrow down and put his right one up, back and forth like a caterpillar. Curt wrinkled his nose, pinning his Head Boy badge on his chest.

"You look idiotic," Serene said, imitating Curt as crudely as possible. When Curt's friends Nora and Wendi came up to him, they laughed.

"Hey, that looks like that face Curt makes sometimes!" Nora laughed. "I didn't know I was that good of an actress! I was actually mimicking him!" Serene said proudly.

"Hello Remus." Wendi, having been over at the Lupin's house, knew Remus.

"Oh, Remus, it's your first year already?" Nora asked. Remus nodded shyly. Around the house he was as outgoing as Serene, but in public he tended to be more like Curt. A whistle on the train blew.

"Alright, everybody on the train! Write me as soon as possible!" Mrs. Lupin said as Curt, Nora, Wendi, Serene, and Remus started to drift away into the crowd.

Sirius had gotten on the train as soon as he could slip away from his family and had deliberately taken a compartment without a window facing the platform so they couldn't badger him. He leaned his face against the window and sighed. Hopefully Hogwarts would be better than Number 12, Grimmuald Place. It was already looking up, as no family member was there, except for his cousins, Bellatrix, Narcissa, and Andromeda Black, and he could deal with Bellatrix and Narcissa, who were in Slytherin, because Andromeda, who was in Ravenclaw, would stick up for him. Sirius wanted to be in Gryffindor, though.

Just then a small mousy boy walked into the compartment. "Um, everywhere else is full, do you mind if I sit here?" he asked tentatively.

Sirius could tell from his posture that he was muggleborn, and was going to say no, but then he realized that it was the sort of thing his parents would do. What harm could saying no do, though? Sirius was sure the boy could find a seat elsewhere. Sirius opened his mouth to tell the boy to go away, but instead he found himself saying,

"Go ahead. Plenty of room." The boy looked relieved to find a seat.

"I'm Sirius Black, by the way," Sirius said. "Peter Pettigrew," the boy said, extending his hand. Sirius shook it.

"There's got to be a compartment somewhere," Serene complained. "Would you like some cheese with that wine?" Nora asked jokingly. Remus laughed.

They were to find a compartment and save two seats for Curt and Wendi when they were done having a meeting with the new prefects.

"Aha!" Serene exclaimed, opening a door and entering the compartment. Nora and Remus glanced inside, laughing to see the two bewildered occupants of the compartment staring at Serene like she was nutty.

"She's crazy," Nora whispered, entering the compartment as well, Remus behind her.

"Yes, of course you may sit in our compartment, we'd love to have you," the boy with long black hair said sarcastically. "Oh, thank you ever so kindly, I was just going to ask," Serene replied.

When she looked at him again, however, it was a look of utter bafflement. "I didn't know Blacks to be sarcastic," she said. Nora peered at him too.

"You are a Black," she said, bamboozled. "Please compare myself to my cousin Andy and not Bella and Cissa," he said formally, but with a hint of distaste at the end.

"Gladly. Andromeda's cool," Serene said, settling in on the floor.

"Since they seem unable to introduce themselves, this is Serene Lupin, third year, and her younger brother Remus, first year. I'm Nora Cook, seventh year, and joining us shortly will be Curt Lupin, seventh year, and Wendi Gigliotti, also a seventh year. They're the new heads and my best friends. Now, what are your names?" Nora said this all very fast.

"I'm Sirius Black and this is Peter Pettigrew," Sirius said.

"Nice to meet you," Serene said absently. "Now, who was I meeting again?" "Me…" Sirius said, looking concerned for her mental well-being.

"Oh! Nice to meet you!" Serene said again, with much more enthusiasm. Remus did the creepy eyebrow trick just as Curt and Wendi walked in. "Oh, my eyes!" Curt yelled, shielding his face with his arm. Wendi rolled her eyes. "You're making that horrible face again!" she said.

Well, there is the second chapter! I do hope they're long enough for now, but they'll get longer, I promise! Next chapter will be the sorting. Hurray for the sorting!

Okay, I didn't know it was so hard to get 5 stinkin reviews! This time it'll be five reads AND two reviews, not including Tess's and mine!

Lib