5 years ago

Riley wasn't sure about this.
Her grandmother had told her everything she needed to know, more than she would have liked to know mind you. She didn't have her mother's name thank God. No one would know, except her. Maybe it would be easier to tell everyone. She's sure from everything her grandmother had said that the Slytherin's would have her back. But her grandmother said she saw differently in her, that there was a brighter future than what Slytherin could offer her but after everything she told her how could that be? She was destined for Slytherin, it was in her blood.

Riley's Grandmother had gotten sick a few weeks prior to start of term so Riley offered to make her own way to Platforms 9 and 3/4, she was after all rather resourceful. Her grandmother used a fair bit of magic but Riley had never experienced it first hand.
She found it was exhilarating running through the platform that's for sure.

Riley stopped dead in her tracks. There stood a boy waiting to get on the Hogwarts express with bright pink spikey hair. She knew immediately who it was even before he laughed and changed his hair to blue.
Teddy Lupin. He was all through grandmother's notes and stories. The boy who lived, Harry Potter helped raise Teddy, along with his grandmother Andromeda Tonks who was apparently cast out of the black family when she married the muggle Ted Tonks. The Black family were huge supporters of Voldemort so my grandmother says. Although she said Harry's godfather Sirius black was a Gryffindor. Maybe they weren't all bad.
Grandmother said both Teddy's parents were killed in the second war. Both brave and full of love.

It struck Riley in this moment that if Riley truly wanted to be good and not run the path her mother took she would need this spikey now lilac haired boys friendship.

Riley wandered up behind Teddy while finding a cabin to sit in on the Hogwarts express.
"So friend! Where shall we sit?" Riley gave her biggest toothy side grin while slinging her arm around the boys shoulders.

Teddy looked Riley up and down shook his head and laughed "Looks like this ones empty" he made a gentlemany ladies first motion and they both headed in.

"You seem oddly familiar, have we met before?" Asked Teddy.
"No, grandmother says I just have one of those faces that people recognise" Riley gave another toothy over the top grin.
"Are you mocking me?" Teddy eyed her suspiciously.
"Sorry?"
"You keep giving me this toothy grin that makes me think you're mocking me.. or like you are secretly hiding crazy under that smile." He said grinning.
Riley had assumed she could put on a smile and convince the boy to befriend her. Most boys fall for smiles right? She had clearly underestimated him. Humph. Riley decided to be bold.
"Teddy Lupin, son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks (preferably Tonks) raised in part by the boy who lived and his grandmother. I've read the stories and I recognised you on the platform. I don't know much of my family but what I do know of them isn't great, I would like to befriend you in the hopes that I don't turn out like my history. I know that's completely selfish of me but what was the harm in trying?"
Teddy stared at her for a moment before he broke into a grin.
"So, Tooth. Got a name?" He asked.
"Riley, Riley Alton."
"Well it's a pleasure Riley." He seemed to mull over his words.
"Nooo it's a pleasure, Toothy." His hair went an almost silver white while he laughed at his own humor.
"I don't know any spells but I can wallop you if you use that name again." Riley said crossing her arms.
"Pssh you wouldn't, I'm your friend you wouldn't hurt a friend now would you Tooth?"
Riley stared at him.
"You're annoying" stated Riley.
Teddy leaned back with his arms behind his head. "Yep and you just befriended me Riley Alton"
He smiled a genuine smile and Riley found herself smiling back. She would probably thump him one if he used her nicknames in public but she found herself really not caring that much if he did, it was actually nice having a friend and a nickname.