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Chapter 2: Explanations

After a successful Head's meeting in which much was accomplished (much to Lily's shock), and dare she say it? The meeting was even a little FUN. Even though she wouldn't admit it Lily found a tiny part of herself looking forward to Potter's friendship. Turning around to gather her stuff Lily walked to the compartment door and said in a nice tone, "See you around Potter," mentally wincing Lily corrected herself saying, "I mean James."
At James' look of shock of hearing Lily actually saying his name without a single curse word or insult mixed in there somewhere since first year. Lily promptly announced, "What, its new, just something I'm trying out since, we're you know friends. I can go back to calling you Potter if you like?"
"No, no James is good, real good...um..Lily," James assured her.
"Okay then," Lily smiled, "I'll see you later?"
"Yeah sure," James answered. "Actually do you mind if I walk with you I want to try and find Sirius, Remus and Peter.
Conducting a quick mental debate in her head over the pros and cons of James Potter accompanying her Lily quickly decided that is would cause her no physical, mental or psychological harm if James simply walked with her. Answering with pronoud, "Sure. " Lily waited for James to gather his papers and they set off, little did they know, for the same compartment.

"So Lily," James began in awkward tone, "How was your summer?"
"It was really fun, my older sister, Petunia got married and moved out," Lily answered mentally doing the "cha cha slide" about the fact that Petunia had moved out and moved on with her life despite the fact that is was with a fat, obnoxious whale of a man. (But that's another story for another day.) Continuing on Lily said, "My brother took the summer off of work and spent it with my other sister, Rose and I. We did the normal summer stuff: beach, shopping, studying, homework.."
"Yes, because everyone studies and does homework over the break," James said in a slightly sarcastic tone.
With a slight grin on her face Lily answered, "I just want to get ahead. Plus everything about magic and this world just fascinates and thrills me. I probably sound like an obsessive compulsive freak."
Noticing Lily's blush quickly fanning across her cheeks James reassured her, "Nah, you don't sound like a freak. I grew up in this world and it still fascinates me. I learn something new everyday."
Upon reaching her compartment Lily said, "Well, here's my compartment, my sister is waiting for me."
Hearing a loud disruptive laugh bellowing from the compartment that was obviously a males, James raised his eyebrows questioningly.
"It was just my sister when I left," Lily answered confused, turning to open the compartment door."

Meanwhile...
Shooting Rose a delectable grin, Sirius asked, "So Rose, why did you decide to come to Hogwarts? I mean you only has one more year left at your other school."
Pausing to carefully word her answer Rose said, "I decided to switch for a variety of reasons but my first and foremost reason was because of Lily. She's my twin and my other half and I really wanted to be with her especially because times are so uncertain now with Voldemort and all those horrid deatheaters."
Remus nodded his head in agreement, "Was the war really affecting you in France."
"In a way, I am from England so I keep up with English news plus Lily and I write to each other about the goings on. Our older brother is an English Auror so we hear detailed information from him. With him on the front line the war is very real to us."
Frowning Sirius answered, "I didn't know you and Lily had an older brother."
Rose replied, "Yeah, he is ten years older than Lily and I. He is obviously a wizard and graduated before any of us came along. Our older sister Petunia.
"The one who just got married," Remus interrupted.
"You've been speaking to Lily," Rose nodded.
"We usually meet in the library and study together, she was quite unhappy one day over the whole affair," Remus responded.
"Yeah, the wedding has been hard on all of us for multiple reasons. Anyway Petunia is eight years older than and did not receive the 'magic gene' if you know what I mean so I caused some tension in the house especially with no parents there to moderate," Rose said.
Remus and Sirius nodded, Peter snored, he had fallen asleep a little into the train ride.
"My other reasons are purely academic. I feel like I learned Beabaxatons taught me all there is and now I need to branch out. I was doing the 7th year Beabaxatons course work last year and it was a breeze. Lily and I were working on the same things and are basically on the same level. We figured that I might as well be challenged and taught by competent professors then teaching myself. Professor Dumbledore was really sweet and encouraging about my attending Hogwarts and here I am," Rose replied.
"Seems logical," said Remus.
Rose nodded her head and said looking around, "I assume you guys are pretty popular since..."
Sirius let out a loud booming laugh, "Baby, we're the cats meow."
Just as he said this, the door to the compartment opened and Lily Evans entered along with James Potter after her.
Next: Talking on the train, the sorting, the heads room and the dorms.
AN:
-The Lily and Rose "no parent" thing will be explained later.
-Lily and Rose's older brother will be brought up and explained in detail later.