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Lily could not sleep at all the night before September 1. She was too excited about going to Hogwarts the next day. She checked the contents of her trunk to make sure that nothing was missing, and searched her room for anything she wanted to take along. Her mother came into the room at one point to ask Lily if she wanted to eat anything before they left, but she was to busy finishing the last search of her trunk to answer.

At 10:15 the whole family got into the car for the short drive to King's Cross Station. Lily could hardly sit still during the ride. Lily quickly walked over to the barrier between platforms nine and 10 waiting for the rest of her family to show up. She looked around and was surprised to see many other families with children pushing their trunks straight through the barrier. Soon her family caught up with her. Petunia looking very sullen and not at all happy to be seen with someone carrying an owl. "Lily, I don't think we're all going to come onto the platform with you. Your mother and I don't really like the idea of walking through a wall, even if it's not going to hurt," her father told her, "and I don't think Petunia is too thrilled about the idea either," he said after seeing the look on Petunia's face.

"Bye, honey," her mother said, " have a great term, and don't forget to write. We will see you at Christmas won't we?"

"Of course you will," Lily answered reassuring her mother. "Bye 'Tuney, bye dad, bye mom," and with that she started walking toward the barrier. She closed her eyes as she got closer and when she opened them again she saw a scarlet steam engine and a sign reading Hogwart's Express 11:00. With the help of a few older students, she managed to get her trunk into a compartment. She had looked around for Severus, but when she didn't find him, she took an empty compartment toward the back of the train.

Soon the door slid open, "Is anyone sitting there?" a young girl asked nervously still standing in the doorway.

"No, you can sit here. I don't really know anyone at Hogwarts, except for Severus, but I can't find him." Lily answered motioning toward an empty seat, which the girl took. She looked small for eleven and had brown hair, and pale blue eyes.

"I'm Alice" the girl said smiling now, "I don't really know anyone either, even though all my family are witches and wizards I never really got out much. What about you?"

"I'm Lily. I don't know anyone because I never even knew about magic until Severus told me, and then I got my letter, but I'm glad I did." The train had started moving now and Lily and Alice talked for a while.

Soon the compartment door opened again. When Lily looked over, she saw the two boys from Diagon Alley along with another. The third boy was pale and shabby looking. Unlike the other two boys his hair was sandy blond and had deep blue eyes.

"Are these seats taken?" he asked Lily and Alice.

"No, help yourself," Lily answered. Before she had finished all three of the boys walked into the compartment and sat down. "I'm Lily, by the way and this is Alice."

"I'm Remus," the sandy haired boy answered, "this is James," he said pointing at the boy with the untidy black hair and glasses, " and this is Sirius." After everyone had been properly introduced, they struck up and interesting conversation about what house they wanted to be in when the got to Hogwarts. All of them said Gryffindor.

The scenery speeding by grew wilder and the sky darkened. Before long, a voice boomed throughout the train saying that they would be arriving at Hogwarts in five minutes. Everyone changed into their robes and the topic of discussion turned to how excited they were about finally arriving.

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