Yay sorry this took me so long to post. Once again I wrote the whole thing on my phone and tablet. As always the amazing Forensicgeek2 is my BETA and this wouldn't have been posted without her help.

Katherine's POV

School had ended in a whirlwind of nasty looks and whispered conversations.

I knew that I hurt them and I was hurting myself in the process; none the less it was necessary.

My parents had done all but pushed me onto the train. My fourth year, my first without my friends.

Sometimes I talked to Molly. She was a pureblood and my parents had deemed her worthy in the past before I cared about a person's bloodline. I still don't but they can't know that.

She wants to hate me and part of her does. I can see it in her eyes. She just thinks that my parents years of brainwashing finally kicked in when I went through my 'kidnapping'.

I sighed, pushing all of these thoughts out of my mind as I made my way towards a compartment that I knew held Delphi Brown and Justice Stem.

Their whispers abruptly stop as I rap my knuckles against the clear glass door.

"Mind if I join you?" I asked and they don't say a single word before grabbing my robes and pulling me in.

"How was your summer?" Asked Justice, twirling a piece of her strawberry blonde hair between her thumb and pointer fingers.

"Alright; I went to Paris with my parents." I tried to pass the trip off as it was no big deal. To them it wasn't. They went to Paris almost every holiday.

"Oh we didn't go this year. Father wanted to try something new. Take it from me and never go to Rome." Sighed Delphi.

"I actually love Rome..." I'm cut off by the plump old witch who pushes the trolley. Mrs. Gibb I think.

"Anything from the trolley dears?" She asked, her voice almost as sweet as the candy she sells.

"Yes please- I'm starving." I said, getting up and stepping out of the compartment to look at the food.

"I'm so sorry Ma'am but my friend needs another chocolate frog." Called a familiar voice.

I silently curse myself as I realize who it was. Who they were.

"Oh hullo Katherine." Said Lily, cautiously taking a step forward and closer to the trolley.

"Ugh it's the little flower." Grumbled Delphi and I have a sudden urge to slap her across the face.

"Hullo." I replied, " I'll take two boxes of beans, five chocolate frogs and a pumpkin pasty please."

"Very well dear that will be two gallons." I accept the large bag of sweets and hand her the money.

"Lils what's taking so long?"

'No- please no.'

"Oh nothing. These other girls were here first." She says gesturing dismissively towards my new group of three.

I see them make their way closer.

James.

Sirius.

Remus.

Peter...

I want to push myself back into the compartment but I know they will tame it as an act of cowardice.

It wouldn't help anyway. Justice was still buying her food and Delphi still hadn't gone yet.

"So how have you been?" Asked Remus.

"I've been perfectly fine. You?" I responded making contact with his warm eyes.

"Good. Hanging out with Hannah." He gestures to her standing next to him.

It looked like Sirius was about to say something, but at that very moment the train car jolted to a stop and the world went black.