Ginny found herself standing, holding her trunk and glancing around nervously. She was at platform 9¾, but she didn't remember traveling. She furrowed her brow, the last thing she remembered … she tripped over a sweet wrapper and fell, then she was here. Suddenly, somebody roughly barged into her as she fell to the floor. No one made a move to help her up. Sighing at how rude the person who'd knocked her over was, she made to stand up, but found a hand stretched out. She looked up and saw a red head with emerald green eyes with a smile on her face. Ginny took the girl's hand and stood up.
"Are you okay?" the red head asked. Ginny nodded.
"Yeah, I think so"
"You had quite a nasty fall there. Pleased to meet you, my name's Lily Evans" Ginny froze on hearing that name. This was Harry's mum! But if this was Harry's mum then that would mean that … she'd traveled back in time! She blinked a few times, then shook Lily's hand.
"I'm Virginia, but my friends call me Ginny" Not that I have any friends right now, she thought to herself.
"Well, Ginny, what's your last name?" Lily asked politely.
"Oh, Ginny Weasley" she said. Damn it, you should have thought up a fake last name, you dimwit! She yelled at herself. Lily nodded and smiled.
"Do you need some help getting your trunk on board the train?"
Ginny nodded.
"Please, I'd appreciate it" Lily and Ginny both grabbed each end of the trunk and lifted it up. Lily panted as she put the trunk down for the fifth time.
"I'm-sorry" she huffed. Ginny shook her head.
"It's alright, my trunk is quite heavy"
"What do you carry in that thing?!" Lily cried. Ginny giggled.
"Oi Evans, need a hand?" Lily tutted and rolled her eyes when a boy with messy black hair, brown eyes and glasses ran over to her.
"Ginny needs help with getting her trunk on board the train" Lily told him carelessly "But it's alright; we don't need your help"
"Ah, but a gentleman always helps a damsel in distress!" Ginny bit her lip to stop herself shrieking with laughter. He turned around and bellowed.
"Oi Moony, a little help here!" Ginny's eyes widened. A boy with sandy brown hair and hazel eyes strode over. He had a mature look about him and Ginny realized that he was probably more or less the same as he was in 20 years time.
"Hi, I'm Remus Lupin, need a hand?" Remus asked. Ginny gaped at him, her mouth opening and shutting like a goldfish as she nodded. Remus smiled as he picked up her trunk with ease.
Must be the werewolf thing, Ginny thought to herself as she watched him put her trunk down in an empty compartment. He turned around to see Ginny studying him rather intently. He felt rather nervous on seeing a female staring at him with such interest; he cleared his throat, which caught her attention.
"Uh, th-thanks" she stuttered and cursed at how she was acting as if she fancied him, she blushed as red as her hair.
But you do, a voice taunted in her head, which sounded suspiciously like Harry's, you've got it well bad for him!
She watched as Remus walked off, but not before sending a charming smile her way. She turned to see Lily give James a loud slap around the face and storm off to the compartment that Ginny was sitting in. She slammed the door shut with such force that Ginny thought the door would break.
"What happened?" Ginny asked.
"Oh, the usual" she muttered, then put on an imitation of James "I helped you out Evans, now I think I deserve a reward kiss" Lily growled "He makes me so mad!" Ginny bit her lip to stop herself laughing.
"It's not funny! It's dead annoying!" she said bitterly "I hate him and he just can't seem to grasp that fact"
Suddenly, the door opened to reveal the Marauders. Ginny stared at Sirius. She knew that he was good-looking, but the Sirius standing in front of her was seriously cute, but not as cute as Remus. She studied James for a few seconds, it was true, he and Harry did look a lot alike. She could've mistaken James for Harry if it weren't for the colour of his eyes. She felt herself blushing as all four of the boys stared at her.
"Who's this lovely lady?" Sirius asked, sitting down next to Ginny and smiling his winning smile. Ginny simply raised an eyebrow.
"That smile is so fake" she informed him. Lily let out a sound that sounded like she was trying to stifle a giggle. Sirius' face dropped as he stared at Ginny in surprise.
"Who are you?" James asked amusement evident in his voice as he glanced at Sirius with a grin.
"Virginia, short for Ginny and my last name is Weasley" she told him. The four boys stared at her, but Ginny seemed completely oblivious to it as she grinned at Lily. Lily was literally killing herself with laughter from Sirius' rejection from a girl.
"You're quite cute" Sirius commented, putting his arm around Ginny's shoulders "How about you and I go out sometime?"
Ginny pushed Sirius' arm away as she said calmly.
"How does the answer, never in this lifetime, sound?" Sirius stared at her in shock, his jaw dropped as he turned to James with wide eyes. James couldn't help looking amused. Remus kept clearing his throat to stop himself laughing, while Peter was sniggering softly. Lily ended up bursting out into hysterical laughter as tears poured down her cheeks. Ginny giggled at her new friend, who was literally wetting herself. She turned back to Sirius apologetically.
"Sorry, but tall, dark and handsome isn't my type" she informed him "And I really hate the charmers too. I don't mind them as friends though" she added with a sly smile on her face. Sirius blinked stupidly.
"So, what's your name, Mr. Charmer?" Sirius' cheeks flushed.
"Sirius Black" Ginny smiled. Oh, Sirius, I can't wait to get back to present time, then I can start teasing you about how you hit on me, she thought happily to herself. She turned to Peter and James questioningly.
"What are your names?" she asked.
"Oh, I'm James Potter" I already knew that, Ginny thought smugly "and this is Peter Pettigrew" You bastard! I hate you! You betrayed Lily and James, then you landed Sirius in Azkaban! Yet her face stayed happy and pleasant.
"Oh, I've already met you; you're Remus Lupin … right? You helped me with my trunk, thanks" Remus nodded curtly as he flushed slightly.
Fit alert, fit alert, FIT ALERT! Ginny's mind screamed. Lily smiled knowingly at Ginny as she glanced from Remus to her, then back to Remus again.
"So, Ginny, which house do you wanna be in?" James asked. Ginny raised an eyebrow.
"Gryffindor, of course! I swear if I'm put in any other house, I'll kill myself!"
Lily looked worried.
"That's a bit extreme, isn't it?" Ginny giggled.
"Well, maybe I won't kill myself, but I'll be extremely upset. Hey, what house are you guys in?" she asked them all.
"We're all in Gryffindor" Sirius told her.
"See? All my friends so far, are in Gryffindor, I need to be in that house!" she exclaimed. Lily smiled broadly at her.
Oh, I wish Harry, Ron and Hermione were here, Ginny thought to herself sadly.
"So, what's your family like?" Lily asked. She'd always asked her friends that, she loved comparing families.
"Uh, well, there's my mum, dad and my six brothers"
"Six brothers?!" Lily cried, looking shocked "You poor thing!"
Meanwhile, The Marauders were staring at Ginny in shock and curiosity, could she be the girl that they'd been writing to from the future?
"Uh, Lily, we need to go to the prefect meeting" Remus cut in awkwardly. Lily sighed and nodded sadly.
"Oh, alright. I'll see you later Ginny" she told her as she walked off.
As soon as they'd both left the compartment, Peter shut the door as James and Sirius sat next to her.
"So, Ginny, you seem to have made friends with Lily very quickly" James commented.
"Yeah, well, she helped me when someone pushed me to the floor" she replied defensively. James put his hands up in defense.
"Whoa girl, I wasn't saying anything against it, I was just observing" Ginny sighed sadly.
"I really hope that I'm in Gryffindor" she whispered, going pale.
"Hey" Sirius said, putting a comforting arm around her shoulders "Everything will be fine. You'll be in Gryffindor, there's no doubt about that"
"You really think so?" Ginny asked. Sirius nodded.
"Sure, hey, even if you're not, you'll still have the Marauders as your friends"
"Even Lily?"
"Even Lily" James confirmed with a smile.
"Okay" she muttered, feeling a little bit better.
"Does Dumbledore know that you're here?" Peter asked. Ginny shrugged.
"I've no idea" she admitted "What's the house that I've gotta watch out for?" she asked.
"Slytherin" Sirius said as his face darkened "They're all a bunch of evil gits" Ginny nodded with a small smile on her face.
Suddenly, the witch carrying the trolley strolled in.
"Anything off the trolley, dears?" she asked kindly. James and Sirius leapt up and bought a whole load of stuff, Peter shook his head, mumbling about eating lunch before boarding the train, while Ginny sat there, feeling incredibly embarrassed. She hadn't eaten anything all day and she was starving, yet, she didn't have any money!
"Aren't you gonna have anything?" James asked as he swallowed a Chocolate Frog. Ginny shook her head.
"I'm not hungry" she told him, but her grumbling stomach gave it away.
"Hey, want a pumpkin pasty?" Sirius offered, holding one out. Ginny looked at it strangely.
"You haven't-done anything to it, have you?" she asked cautiously. Sirius shook his head.
"Nah" Ginny timidly took it and bit into it. She smiled.
"Thanks" Sirius grinned as he nodded.
"I thought you were hungry" he commented. Ginny blushed as she averted her gaze to the floor.
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As they entered the Great Hall, Lily walked with Ginny to Dumbledore.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir?" Lily asked politely. Dumbledore looked up and stared at Ginny, his eyes twinkling.
"Ah, hello, I don't believe we've met"
"Uh, Lily, could you please go and sit down? There's something I need to tell Professor Dumbledore that's rather um, personal" she told her. Lily nodded in understanding as she left to go and sit down. Ginny nervously turned back to Dumbledore.
"Professor, I'm from the future" she whispered "My name is Ginny Weasley, I don't really know how I came to be here, but could I please be put in Gryffindor?" she asked in a pleading voice. Dumbledore smiled slightly.
"Well, Miss Weasley, welcome to the past and I'm afraid that the Sorting Hat will have to choose what house you're in" Ginny nodded, shaking slightly.
"O-Okay, should I go and take my place with the first years?" she asked. Dumbledore shook his head.
"No, sit here next to me for the moment, I'll announce your arrival, what year are you in, Miss Weasley"
"Fifth" she lied. Dumbledore nodded.
"Very well"
After Watts, Jason had been sorted into Hufflepuff; Dumbledore stood up and announced Ginny's arrival.
"Miss Weasley is a newcomer here and a fifth year, I hope you all make her feel welcome" Dumbledore sat down as Ginny made her way to the Sorting Hat. She shakily put on the Sorting Hat, praying to be in Gryffindor.
Gryffindor, eh? I don't think so, that doesn't seem the house for you Miss Weasley. Now ah, yes, I think this house shall suit your needs.
"SLYTHERIN!"
As the Hat yelled out its last word, The Marauders and Lily stared at each other in shock and astonishment, while Ginny, unable to believe it, passed out.
I'm so evil! I put Ginny in Slytherin, I know, but I thought she could have the chance to get to know our favourite potions master hehehe!
How will the Marauders react to being around Ginny now that she's a Slytherin? Will Lily still be friendly to her or not? How will Ginny herself react when she finds out that she has to share a dorm with Sirius' two evil cousins: Bellatrix and Narcissa?
To Be Continued …
