The saddest thing about betrayal,

Is that it never comes from your enemies

September 1st , 1971

Platform 9 3/4 , King's Cross, London, Great Britain

It was a busy Wednesday at King's Cross station. It seemed as if peak hour came a little later today. The waiting hall was crowded with different kind of passengers. Some of them were going to their work, briefcase in hand. Others looked like tourists being lost. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry today. They didn't take their time to notice some odd looking individuals having a difficult time pushing the trolleys in front of them. Occasional one of them seemed to lose control over their cart, bumping into another passenger, receiving in reply an angry glare.

"Watch where you're going, mate!" A young man wearing headphones snapped at the older man. The teen couldn't help but raise his eyebrow at the fellow. It was 20 degrees outside, a little too hot to be wearing a suede, dark suit. His eyes travelled towards the woman walking next to the man, a child in her hand.

"I'm terribly sorry." She apologized, catching the odd stares the teen gave her. He chewed on his gum a little roughly, ignored her apology and turned around, leaving them. "Casius, I told you wearing that ensemble wouldn't be suitable. Muggles are noticing us and it does not help that you cannot seem to control that wheel thing." Her eyes flashed at the luggage cart carrying her daughter's trunks and the none impressed owl.

"This mechanism is absolutely useless." Ellie's father stated, trying to control the trolley. "A levitation charm would help."

"You know that we can't." Gisila spoke with patience, stopping right in front of the wall in between platform nine and ten. Her eyes subtly stared at the people surrounding them. She knew from her years at Hogwarts that the other platforms were used as a major intercity and commuter rail hub for Muggles going to North London or Yorkshire. "I suggest we lean on the wall on then gently disappear. Eleonore stand with me, your father will follow with the trunks."

Ellie did was she was told and watched how her mother protectively wrapped her arm around her neck. "Gently lean backwards." She heard her mum request as she felt a little push. "If it helps you can close your eyes." Eleonore did what she was told, never losing contact with her mother. "Open them, sweetheart."

Even before she opened her eyes, she could hear the sound of children laughing. There was noise and commotion everywhere. The steam of the train was already taking over the air. There was a sign hanging over the platform reading 'Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock' and there was a wrought iron archway bearing the words 'Platform Nine and Three Quarters' over the entry/exit of the platform. She couldn't help but smile at the red train glistering in the daylight. It looked perfect.

"I guess this is where we say goodbye." Her father smiled, turning towards her. She could already spot the tears in her mother's eyes. Eleonore nodded her head bravely. This was harder than she thought it would be, she had never been apart from her parents. She watched how her father crunched in front of her, holding out his arms. It was an odd feeling when he wrapped his arms around her. Her father had never been a clingy person. Her parents had always showed her a different kind of love. "You're going to be careful, right?" Casius mumbled in his daughters hair, enjoying the way she wrapped her little arms around his neck. "Be a good girl?"

"Of course, daddy." She mumbled, ignoring the sudden lump in her throat. She felt him release her and watched how he nodded his head and ruffled her hair. "We'll be expecting a letter to know which house the sorting hat put you in."

Her mother leaned down next, placing kisses on her cheek. "Mother…"

"I know, I know." Gisila mumbled through her tears. "You don't want to be smothered in front of everybody, I get the message. Please be careful, if there is anything wrong just go to Albus Dumbledore, alright? He'll help you."

Ellie nodded her head, watching how most of the children were already on the train. Some of them were hanging out of the windows. "I'll help you with your trunks." Her father stated, levitating her luggage into the train.

"I love you, alright. Don't get in too many detentions, you know I'll hear from it." Gisila spoke, placing one last kiss on her daughter's cheek and flattening Ellie's long, dark hair.

Eleonore nodded her head, "I love you too."

Gisila watched how her daughter gave her a final wave and how her small feet stepped onto the big stairs of the train. She tried to wipe away the single tear rolling down her cheek. Casius immediately wrapped his arm around his wife, noticing her distress. His eyes sought out every window and when he finally spotted his daughter's pretty, green eyes staring at him, he tried to smile and wave. In return, she waved one last time and then turned around to leave his view.

Casius somehow knew that his daughter would have a too difficult time waving at them as they disappeared. She had never been well with the goodbyes. "You think she'll be alright, Casius?"

"She'll always find her way, Gigi. I know it."

September 1st, 1971

Hogwarts Express, Compartment F

Eleonore's eyes tried to comprehend everything happening at once. There were so many children running around through the aisles that she had a hard time standing up straight. She could feel the train moving underneath her feet and held on tight to the walls. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes for a minute. She could do this.

She would just find an empty compartment and try to get some sleep. She was sure she'd be able to make friends when she was sorted. For now, she just had to survive this 10 hour long train ride. She had left Archimedes by her luggage because Ellie was certain she'd fall over if she carried the big cage through these corridors of hell.

The only thing she was carrying was Hogwarts: A History by Bathilda Bagshot. Eleonore had managed to go through every book this summer except this one. She still had to read 394 pages before it was finished and she was determined to do it on this train ride. The further she seemed to go on the train, the less people there were.

She finally found an empty compartment and opened the doors, turning around to close them immediately. The only sound she could hear were the muffled screams from the children outside and the train moving underneath her feet. She plunged herself into the seat closest to the window, placing the heavy book right beside her.

Eleonore couldn't help but wonder where Alice, the girl with the bobby hair she met at Madam Malkin's, was. Maybe she should search for her... No, it was best if she just stuck around here. It was nice and quiet. The train was huge, she would never be able to search through every compartment. Her eyes adverted towards the landscape outside, she could tell that they had left London because the landscape had a green backdrop. A couple of sheep were gently grazing grass, not in a slight way impressed by the red train disturbing the scenery.

She was going to Hogwarts. She had dreamt of being there so many times as a child. The bedtime stories her parents would tell her always spoke of a magical castle with high towers reaching the clouds. There would be a Hungarian Horntail sitting on top of the astronomy tower. The black scales would beam in the moonlight as it spit fire at anybody trying to enter the castle uninvited. Now, being a little older, she was certain the headmaster wouldn't allow a dragon on top of the castle.

She swallowed the small edge of fear still coming through. She would just have to stay away from the astronomy tower if so.

Her thoughts were brusquely interrupted when she could hear her own compartment door open swiftly. Ellie adverted her eyes from the window towards the door to see a girl her age standing there with a small smile formed on her lips. She looked nervous when Ellie tried to smile back. "I- I've been trying to find a compartment… It's so busy."

"You can sit here if you want." Eleonore spoke, gesturing the seat in front of her. "I'm all by myself in this one."

Relieve immediately took over the blonde girl's features. She had shoulder length hair and from what Ellie could tell, blue eyes. "Thank you." The girl closed the compartment door behind her and plunged herself down in the seat in front of Ellie. "I'm Christina Lienhart, by the way."

Eleonore had never heard of her last name but she nodded her head in reply, "I'm Eleonore Darensbourg, but you can call me Ellie."

Ellie watched how the girl nodded her head. Silence took over the room as both children didn't really know what to say next. Both opened their mouths at the same time.

"Darensbourg, is that French?"

"Lienhart, is that German?"

Both girls locked eyes and laughed at the same time. "You go first." Ellie spoke, a grin upon her features. Now that she sat next to the window into the sunlight, she noticed how Christina's eyes had green speckles in them. Ellie had never seen anything like it before.

"Darensbourg… That's French, right?" The blonde spoke playfully, leaning back a little in her seat.

"Yes, my father's ancestors were French. I'm all British though. It was my grandfather on my father's side that was born in France." Ellie replied, already telling the blonde girl too much. Her parents had always taught her to leave certain things to the imagination when you're first introduced. This girl sitting in front of her looked too kind though, Ellie could feel that she was trustable. She knew this girl couldn't be pure blood, else she would have known her family name. It didn't really matter, it was actually quite a relieve that someone didn't treat her as if she was made out of diamonds.

"Your father is a wizard then." Christina stated.

Ellie nodded her head, "Yes, he's a wizard."

"Mine isn't. My mother is though. Kept it a secret from my father for quite some time. He was quite surprised when one day my mother cleaned our house gutters and he could see her sitting on a broom outside the bedroom window. He was in for quite a shock." The blonde spoke with a smile upon her face.

Ellie couldn't help but laugh, throwing her head back. "I can imagine that."

"He passed out. She discovered him lying on the bedroom floor after she finished cleaning. Forgot he got back early from work that day. Is your mother a muggle?"

"No both my parents are wizards, so I should probably pay attention in Muggles Studies." Eleonore replied.

"I'll help you with that, don't worry. I'm just assum-" Christina wanted to continue speaking but both girls were interrupted by the compartment door opening once again. They turned their head towards another girl and a small boy standing behind her.

"We're looking for places to sit." The girl stated, eyeing the two vacant seats next to Ellie and Christina.

Eleonore could tell by the sound of her voice that this wasn't a request. Her eyes made brief contact with Christina and they seemed to think the same thing. The jet black haired girl kept staring at Ellie and when she didn't reply, she just plainly sat herself next to Christina, who shifted a little closer to the window. "I'm Alixana Rosier." She spoke, staring at Eleonore. "Sister of Evan Rosier. You probably heard from us. My brother is a second year in Slytherin."

Ellie could feel the seat next to her shift as small boy silently sat down. "I have no idea who you are, nor do I know who your brother is."

"Well, you will get to know us then. You're a Darensbourg, aren't you?" Eleonore tried not to break the eyecontact, she couldn't let this girl win. Alixana eyes covered every feature of Ellie's face.

"Indeed, I'm Eleonore Darensbourg." Ellie didn't want to know how this girl knew her name.

Christina's eyes shifted awkwardly in between the two dark haired girls. She could tell that there was something going on. Was she supposed to know who Ellie was then? It seemed as if the girl didn't like Alixana, not that she could blame her, she came into the compartment with the wrong energy.

"My father told me a Darensbourg would start at Hogwarts this year. It's been quite some time since one has." Alixana informed Eleonore as if she didn't know that herself. "The little guy sitting right next to you is Peter by the way." She nodded her head at the boy sitting across from her.

Eleonore's eyes shifted towards the small, shy guy sitting right next to her and couldn't help but feel bad for him. He looked like he had seen a ghost. The poor guy probably got dragged around by the powerful, bossy person sitting across from him. He had a different vibe around him. Eleonore didn't want him to hang around the wrong people. He looked like he needed a friend. She turned towards him and smiled, holding out her hand. "I'm Eleonore but you can call me Ellie." Relieve seem to fall off his face as his eyes stared at her hand. "I don't bite you know." She joked when he didn't take it.

Peter nodded his head and couldn't help but stare into her green eyes. He didn't think he had ever seen such green debts on anyone before. He could tell by her cashmere sweater that she came from money but she seemed different than Alixana. Kinder and gentler. "I'm Peter Pettigrew." He took her hand.

"It's nice to meet you. Have you known each other for a long time then?" Ellie questioned, pointing in between Peter and Alixana.

Alixana replied for Peter. "Oh god no, we just met in the corridor. He fell in front of my feet." She turned her head towards Christina and spoke in a hushed voice. "Haven't gotten rid of him since then." Christina didn't look all too impressed. She shifted her eyes towards Ellie's with a look that spoke a thousand words. When nobody replied, Alixana shrugged, "I was actually looking for my brother, I lost him in the rush hour. I should probably continue to search for him."

Eleonore watched how the dark haired girl jumped on her feet, she pointed at Peter. "You can have him. Anyways, it was really nice to meet you Eleonore. I'm certain we'll see more of each other." Alixana nodded her head at Ellie, ignoring Christina and Peter. She didn't wait for a reply but just left the compartment, closing the doors a little roughly.

Silence immediately overtook the room. Ellie could feel Peter fidget right next to her. "I sincerely hope we won't see more of each other." Eleonore spoke, staring at the space where Alixana used to be.

Suddenly, Christina started laughing and Ellie shot her eyes at her. It didn't take long for her to laugh along. "You're a Darensbourg, aren't you?" The blonde reenacted Alixana's facial features in amusement. "What a dreadful creature. I cannot imagine what she did when you fell in front of her feet, Peter. I'm Christina by the way." Christina introduced herself.

The mousy brown haired boy nodded his head, relieved that there were actual people acknowledging him. "She nearly kicked me because I touched her shoes." He spoke in a tiny voice, a small shudder coming through.

"Well, we won't kick you, you're safe with us." Ellie replied, giving him a bright smile. "We'll protect you."

Christina smiled, "Yes. I bet she'll be a Slytherin. That's the house where dark wizards are created."

Eleonore tried not to take this one too personal. Her father had been a Slytherin and he never acted to way that girl did. He always told her that Ellie had a big chance to get into Slytherin and she couldn't help but let a hint of fear through. Was she the same as that Alixana girl? What did she mean by 'I'm sure we'll see each other more'?

Ellie didn't want to see the girl more. She liked Christina, she liked Peter. She was certain they wouldn't be in Slytherin. Christina seemed like a Gryffindor girl, Peter looked like a Hufflepuff. No, no, she wasn't going to categorize them. She didn't like it when people did it with her, she shouldn't do it with them.

"My father was a Slytherin." Ellie spoke with a tiny voice, silence overtaking the room. She would always defend her father. "He's not a dark wizard."

For a moment Christina didn't really know what to say. Not one single piece of hair on her head that thought of Ellie as a future Slytherin. Although, she didn't back out of that staring competition between her and Alixana… The girl did have some nerves. "I'm sorry Ellie, I didn't mean anything by the Slytherin comment. It's just well, she didn't really act like a Hufflepuff, did she?"

"No, no, you're right." Ellie shook her head, "She acted like a Slytherin but not all Slytherin's are bad."

"Of course not." Christina spoke, grabbing Ellie's small hand. "Even if you were to get sorted into Slytherin, you'd still be my friend."

"Yeah, mine too." Peter spoke, as he dreamily stared at Ellie. He placed his hand on her small shoulder and give her a squeeze. "Friends will always protect each other."

As Ellie smiled at the two of them, she had a feeling she would always be able to trust them both.

September 1st, 1971

Black Lake, Hogwarts

Eleonore followed Christina and Peter out of the train. She noticed that the older students immediately knew where they had to go. The youngest ones stood there a little awkwardly. They had changed their attire two hours ago and for the first time, Ellie felt like a real student of Hogwarts. Her wand was safely stacked into her robes. They had told her to leave her luggage on the train, it would be magically transferred to her dorms immediately after the sorting.

"I heard the ground keeper is a giant and he sometimes cuts off students fingers and eats them if they dare to break the rules and enter the forbidden forest." She heard one young boy speak behind her. She couldn't really see anything, it was dark but when she saw a big bearded man holding a lamp post, her heart did a double jump.

Surely, Albus Dumbledore wouldn't employ a man who eats children's fingers for breakfast?

Bullocks she told herself, she rolled her eyes and turned towards the boy. "You are absolutely mental if you think that." In the dimmed light, she couldn't really recognize his face.

"Oh yeah? I bet you'll be the first he-"

"Quiet everybody!" The half-giant spoke. Ellie seemed to be the only one who didn't take a step back. "Welcome firs' years! Welcome to Hogwarts! Me' name is Rubeus Hagrid and I'm ter Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts! I will escort you to ter boats that will bring ye to ter castle! Follow me." Most kids kept staring at the giant with their chins in the air, still amazed by the creature. "Com' on then. Can't keep, professor McGonagall waitin'!"

It seemed as if the crowd finally woke up and followed the half-giant. It wasn't a far promenade from the Hogsmeade station to the boats. "Each boat holds four students!" Hagrid spoke.

Ellie, Peter, Christina took the boat that already held a boy. He looked a little scared when the three of them stepped in. "Hello." Eleonore spoke, placing herself next to the brown haired boy. She noticed the rips in his jeans and even under the moonlight, she could see the bags underneath his eyes.

The boy mumbled back a silent hello, not daring to look the girl he was sitting next to in the eye. Eleonore's eyes immediately spotted the book on his lap. "Guess we have the same taste, eh?" She grinned, pointing at his copy of Hogwarts: a History.

He shifted his eyes to her own copy and finally lifted them into hers and smiled. "Yes, I guess so."

"I'm Eleonore, Ellie for friends. Have you read the part that says there's a giant squid in the lake? Apparently he's kind of like a life guard, he saves anyone falling out of these boats." Ellie spoke, hoping he would introduce himself.

"What?" Peter spoke with shock. "My father always said that it's impossible to fall out of these boats. He said they steady themselves by magic."

The quiet boy sitting next to Ellie immediately replied. "That's not true, I heard someone fell into the lake four years ago because they rocked the boat too much."

"I heard that as well." Christina agreed. "But we should be fine unless one of us decides to act like the idiots in front of us."

Ellie's eyes immediately turned towards the boat ahead of them. There were a couple of boys in there and by their laughter, she could hear that they were having a little too much fun. The boat dangerously wobbled on the water. She squinted her eyes carefully and realization hit her quite fast. The boy who Archimedes bit was sitting on that boat. She could hear his loud voice and laughter. "I sincerely hope they do fall into the water." She heard herself say, staring at the immature boys. She turned her head back towards her friends and caught them staring at her with their mouths wide open. "What? I want to see what happens. You know the squid would safely put them back on the boat any-" Her breath was caught in her throat when she finally caught the first glimpse of the castle. "Wow."

It stood proudly in the middle of the mountains. Because of the bright half-moon, the castle's reflect shined brightly on the water of the Black Lake. Ellie saw the astronomy tower, she knew that because she read that it was the tallest tower and a sigh of relieve washed over her when she didn't see a dragon. Inside the castle she could see lights shining. Everybody else in the boat seemed to stare at the castle, even the boat ahead contained their laughter and watched in awe.

The boats finally carried them through a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle. They reached some sort of a under-ground harbor, where they clambered out onto the rocks.

Ellie watched how the boy that set next to her on the boat stepped out first. She was surprised when he turned around and offered her his hand to help her. Her eyes lit up in acknowledgement. "Thank you."

"It's Remus Lupin by the way. My name is Remus."

"Okay, thank you Remus." She grinned. "You're very kind."

September 1st, 1971

The Great Hall, Hogwarts

"Everybody! Stand in line!" Professor McGonagall spoke with a stern voice. "Behind these doors is Hogwarts' Great Hall, it is here that the sorting ceremony will take place. Your name will be called and you will need to step forward and take your place upon the stool. I shall place the Sorting Hat on your head and it shall announce your house. We will of course, have to listen to his annual rant first." The stern woman spoke with a none impressed look. "Follow me."

Ellie immediately placed herself next to Christina and when she finally spotted Alice, she waved at her. The first year students watched how the door towards the Great Hall opened and followed Professor McGonagall through the middle aisle towards the front.

They all lined up at the front of the Great Hall. It seemed as every student in the hall quieted. Everybody's attention was focused on the old, scruffy hat laying on top of the wooden stool. When one crack seemed to open up, Ellie couldn't help but widen her eyes.

The hat's voice shrilled through the hall.

Another Hogwarts year,

Another adventure

More atmosphere

More indenture

I am a hat

For which no secret hides

I have seen it all

No need to disguise

My tip might be old

My colour faded

My wit stays gold

I shall never be downgraded

I've done this job for centuries

On every student's head I've sat

Of thoughts I take inventories

For I'm the famous Sorting Hat.

I've sorted high, I've sorted low,

I've done the job through thick and thin

So put me on and you will know

Which house you should be in...

Applause took over the room as Professor McGonagall stepped forward, a piece of parchment in her hand. Ellie's eyes quickly scanned the teacher's table. She could spot a man with a long beard, she could only presume that was the man her mother spoke of, Albus Dumbledore. As soon as her thoughts said his name, his blue eyes locked on to hers. Ellie's eyes widened when she saw him wink at her with a small smile formed upon his lips.

In their brief eye contact, she had already missed the name of the first student stepping on the stool. As soon as the hat touched the blonde boy's head, it screamed, "Ravenclaw." The table which held the blue bannister applauded loudly.

"Evazif Avery" Was the next name the head of Gryffindor called. A boy with sharp features and jet black hair stepped up towards the front. He screamed confidence and when he sat down, the hat was 2 inches above his head and already it screamed, "Slytherin!"

The next person who was called up was Mary Abbot, she was sorted into Ravenclaw. It was when Sirius Black his name was called, the room seemed to still. Ellie watched how out of the corner of her eye a boy with glasses, who she recognized as James Potter patted him in the back. She couldn't help but squint her eyes at them both. Surely James Potter had better taste than that.

She followed Sirius footsteps with her eyes and he proudly walked towards the chair, not being intimidated at all. She turned her eyes towards Remus standing on her left. "2 galleons he's a Slytherin."

She had to swallow back her words immediately when the hat screamed out Gryffindor. It was the first time she saw Remus Lupin smirk at her. "You owe me."

"That's nearly impossible." Ellie huffed as the Gryffindor table cheered very loudly. He was a Black. Blacks go into Slytherin. Her eyes adverted towards the green table on her right, they were all silent. Her eyes watched how James Potter grinned at Sirius.

Next up was Daniel Bord, he made it into Hufflepuff.

"Eleonore Darensbourg" She couldn't help but swallow deeply when she heard her name. Her eyes locked with Remus as he wished her good luck. She nodded back at him and felt her own feet move. She didn't know if it was because she was so nervous or because she just zoomed out, but it seemed as if the whole room quieted.

She could hear her own footsteps as she carefully mounted the small three stairs leading up to the wooden stool. Her eyes adverted from the floor towards the blue ones that winked at her fifteen minutes ago. She thought she could see them twinkle once again. Taking a deep breath, she turned around and placed herself on the chair.

Her hands rested on her thighs. She could feel Professor McGonnagall place the hat with much care on her dark hair. It immediately covered her eyes. She almost screamed when she could hear the hat talking to her.

"Ah, a Darensbourg. It's been a while indeed... You are surprised that a hat talks? I'm not just a hat you know… I can see everything inside your head. Oh yes, I see you doubts as well… No they don't hear us talking in the great hall, no worries… I see many things for you, great love. You're capable of loving deeply indeed but you're capable of hating even more… Hating your enemies, yes, yes. Very loyal indeed. Your father was a slytherin, wasn't he? You'd do well in Slytherin, you know… You have a bright, cunning mind… But you're bold… You're too bold for Slytherin… Even too bold for a Ravenclaw, you follow your heart, not your mind… Courage, yes, you don't back down… Must be… GRYFFINDOR!"

Ellie heard the Gryffindor table scream very loudly. Walking down, she still wasn't sure how she was feeling. She always wanted to go to one of the house her parents were in, Gryffindor was a stranger to her. She watched how some people made room for her at the table and smiled politely. The older girl right next to her turned towards Ellie, "I thought for a moment the hat had officially died. That was the biggest hat stall I've ever seen."

Ellie watched how Cecile Dierincks was sorted into Ravenclaw and Amos Diggory into Hufflepuff. A girl with bright red hair was next and when the hat called out Gryffindor, Ellie couldn't help but cheer along with her table. She watched how the girl happily jogged towards Eleonore.

"Can I sit with you? Since we're sharing a dorm after all." She cheerily spoke, her green eyes staring into Ellie's.

Eleonore grinned back, "Of course! We're classmates and roommates now. I'm Ellie."

"My name is Lily." The girl beamed, happy to already have a friend.

"That is such a pretty name." Ellie spoke. She could hear Alice get sorted into Gryffindor as well.

"Thank you." Lily replied kindly, her cheeks turning partly red. "Eleonore is very beautiful as well."

Ellie quickly made room for Alice and introduced them both to each other. When Christina was also sorted into Gryffindor, Ellie couldn't help but be glad that this was her house. She had a feeling the four of them would get along greatly.

Nova Lordique and Zara Lordique, twins, were both sorted into Hufflepuff.

"Remus is next." Christina spoke towards Ellie.

Eleonore nodded her head and tried to watch the sorting as best as possible. When Remus was sorted into Gryffindor, she couldn't help but cheer the loudest. The young boy's cheeks turned red immediately. Eleonore was a little disappointed when Sirius Black made room for Remus, patting him on the back but when they did make eye-contact, she couldn't help but give him the thumb from a far. She wanted to continue watching the ceremony but her eyes made contact with the person sitting next to Remus, the boy whom she met in Diagon Alley.

After two seconds of staring at each other, both of them needing time to sink in who they were actually staring at, Black crooked his eyebrow in challenge at her. Eleonore just rolled her eyes and ignored him. She continued watching the sorting ceremony.

Frank Longbottom made it into Gryffindor, Walden Mcnair made it into Slytherin, Marlene McKinnon joined the girls in Gryffindor and after another hatstalling, Peter Pettigrew made it into Gryffindor as well. Ellie applauded loudly when he proudly marched towards their table, sitting next to Remus and Sirius.

"James Potter." Professor McGonagall spoke.

Lily immediately turned towards Ellie. "He better not be in Gryffindor."

"Why?" Eleonore questioned, she knew James from her childhood. She hadn't spoken to him in the past five years but she did recall their embarrassing kiss when they were toddlers. She really hoped James wouldn't speak of it to anybody. As far as she could tell, he hadn't done anything to embarrass her.

"He was so rude to my friend and I on the train. Him and that Black guy were really immature."

It was as if Ellie found her soulmate after all, Lily Potter spoke the words she wanted to hear. "I know. Black is very immature."

"If they're sorted in the same house, I'm willing to write a request to Albus Dumbledore so I can change houses. I wouldn't mind Ravenclaw." Lily eagerly spoke, nodding her head at Ellie.

"Please take me with you." Eleonore pleaded, grabbing Lily's hand and covering it with hers. "I promise I'll behave. Just don't leave me with Black and Potter."

Lily laughed, throwing her head back, "He first has to be sorted into Gryffi-"

"GRYFFINDOR!" Both girls groaned, receiving odd glances from their other dorm mates.

It was not until after many years that Ellie realized one thing. You're friends with someone when you like the same things but you're best friends with someone when you severely dislike the same people.

Author's note: This was chapter three, I hope you enjoyed it. I wanted this to be a different story. I've read a lot of HPfanfiction in which Peter is always described as the suspicious, evil one but what about the people who did really trust him? What if there was a girl that genuinely cared for him? So you can tell that this will be one dramatic journey, already, right? If there's any wondering Severus Snape and Alixana Rosier were both sorted into Slytherin after James Potter. So leave me a message or a review, it would mean a lot to me. Again, remember, English is not my native language but I do hope I was able to make you feel like you were at Hogwarts for only two seconds, that is my main goal after all. So the Gryffindor first year girls dorm is: Eleonore Darensbourg, Alice Henderson, Lily Evans, Marlene McKinnon and Christina Lienhart. The Gryffindor first year boys dorm is: James Potter, Sirius Black, Frank Longbottom, Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin.