Hello. This is the first chapter of A Shallow, Raring, Evans and the Marauders. Hope you like it.
Sierra Shallows
Hogwarts Express
"Watch out." Someone beside me said as they bumped into me.
"Bye Sierra." My four-year-old sister, Shiloh said, sobbing.
"Shiloh, it is going to be okay, remember, I'm coming back in the holidays." I said, trying to comfort her. Just then the train whistled.
"Sierra, you need to go." My mom said. I hugged them all and boarded the train along with my older brother, Steven. Once on the train, I first changed into my robes. Then, I started looking for a compartment to sit in. I walked past tons of apartments. One apartment had a group of boys and a girl my age in robes, but they were arguing so I decided to keep looking. I suddenly walked past an apartment with a girl my age, alone. I stopped and went back. I opened the door.
"Hello, I am Sierra Shallows, may I sit in here?" I asked.
"Oh, sure, by the way my name is Raela Raring." She said with a weak smile. I returned the smile.
"Are you a first year too?" I asked.
"Yes, I am." She said.
"Which house do you want to get in, if you have a choice?" I asked.
"Oh, I would love to be in Gryffindor but Ravenclaw is fine with me too." She said.
"What about you?" She asked, politely.
"Gryffindor, where the brave dwell." I said, in a mock serious voice. Raising an imaginary sword. I smiled and she smiled but then it faltered. I could hear loud laughter and joking coming down the hall. I looked at the doorway. Three boys walked towards the door of our compartment. Oh no! They were the same ones that were in the other compartment fighting with that other boy and girl.
"Hello, may we join you?" The tallest boy asked. I shrugged.
"Sure." Raela said.
The three boys sat down on the opposite side of the compartment. Two of them had black hair and the other had light brown hair. One of the black haired ones was very cute.
"Black hair is a very popular trait for hair." I thought, amused. For a second there was an awkward silence but then me, not the kind who like liked silence asked.
"So…, what are your names?" Everyone looked at me.
"I am James Potter." The tall, black haired one said.
"And I'm Sirius Black." The cute, black haired one said. My eyes narrowed. I have heard of the Blacks, all of them were just the same. They were pureblood and they thought all of the muggleborns were scum. So much for being, cute.
"Look, I am not like my parents, I don't like them, they are too obsessed with nobility and how they are more special then everyone else is." He said, nervously as he; no doubt saw my cold attitude towards him.
"Oh, okay." Both I and Raela said, both visibly relaxing. We looked at the other boy, who was looking at Sierra. He blushed when he noticed I was looking.
"Oh yeah, I am Remus Lupin." He said, still a little red.
"What are your names?" Sirius asked.
"My name is Sierra Shallows." I said, with a grin, tossing my curly black hair.
"And my name is Raela Raring." Raela said.
"Are you half bloods?" James asked.
"Yeah I am." I said, while Raela nodded.
"Oh, Sirius and I are pureblood and Remus is half-blood." James said.
"Well, you didn't have to say Sirius was a pureblood we already knew that." I joked.
"Who were those other people in that compartment you were in." I asked
"That was Lily Evans and Snivellus Snape." He said. I noticed when he said Lily, his voice changed.
"Snivellus is his real name." Raela asked with a look of disbelief.
"No, his real name is Severus, not that that it is any better." James joked.
"All ready making enemies." I joked, while shaking my head in mock disbelief, Sirius smiled.
"Who started it?" I said, my eyebrow raised.
"Snape." They said in unison.
"We were just talking when Snape interrupted." James said.
"And he insulted us." Sirius interrupted
"So we went away." Remus finished.
"Were you friends before now?" I joked.
"No." Sirius said, my look quickly changed to disbelief, again, I was expecting yes, it was supposed to be a joke.
" Wow, you became friends fast." Raela said.
"Yeah, we are calling ourselves the marauders, I found out that I wasn't the only one who likes to play tricks." James said. I was beginning to like them.
"Do you want to ask if we can join them?" I whispered to Raela.
"Okay." She whispered, then grinned.
"What are you grinning about?" Remus asked.
"We were just wondering whether we could join you." Raela asked.
"Sure" Sirius said.
"You could be marauders too, even though there is only supposed to be three people." James said.
"Welcome Marauderas." Sirius said with a grin. We all started to laugh, until we were interrupted.
"What are you doing, Black, Potter thought you would be hanging out with the Pureblood compartment or are you thinking we aren't good enough and so you are hanging out with some half bloods and mudbloods." A boy asked at the door.
"They aren't muggleborn, Malfoy" Sirius said.
"Would you like to join us then, half bloods usually don't go in the pureblood compartment but pretty girls like you could." Malfoy said, looking at me and Raela.
"No, thanks." I said. I looked at Sirius pleadingly. I know what the pureblood gang did to a girl last year when she joined them, my brother had told me.
He actually started walking towards Raela and I, but James, Sirius and Remus stood up and blocked him.
"If you take them, against their will I will have to curse you, Malfoy." Sirius said.
"As will I." James added. Malfoy walked back to the hallway.
"Fine, Black, Potter." He said. He turned to us and glared. Then walked out.
"Thanks Sirius, James and Remus." I said.
"No problem after all we are friends." Sirius said.
"Yeah, no problem Marauderas." James joked. Remus smiled and nodded.
We sat there for about ten minutes looking out of the window or eating the candy and pastries, the lady brought around.
"Raela, I was wondering are you an animagus?" Remus asked.
"Yes, I am, I'm a wolf. I hate it though because people always think I am a werewolf." She said, while looking suspiciously at Remus.
"Why, do you ask?" She asked.
"Your eyes are an unusual colour." He said, nervously.
"I am an animagus too, that's cool!" James yelled.
"Me too!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Aw.. am I and Remus the only ones who aren't animaguses?" I questioned.
"Well actually…" Remus began.
"Don't tell me your one too!" I said, disappointed.
"um…a." Remus said.
"Don't worry you can tell us even if you're an unregistered like me." James said.
"No, it isn't that I'm not an animagus, but I do change into an animal." He said, nervously. Raela gasped.
"You're a werewolf!" She exclaimed. I gasped, now I could see how he could be, he certainly did look kind of like he would be one.
"Dang, I am the only one who isn't an animal." I said, disappointed.
"What do you mean, were animals all the time." Sirius said.
"No, no I didn't mean that." I started but stopped as I saw Sirius' smirk.
"Sirius!" I yelled, throwing a chocolate at him. Just then I heard a voice crackle overhead.
"Attention, we are going to be at Hogwarts in five minutes, so change your clothes." The voice said.
"We are all ready." Me and Sirius said, in unison.
"Me too." James and Remus said.
"Um…I'm going to find a bathroom to put my robe on." Raela said. She left.
Sirius, Remus, James and I just sat there for three minutes, eating the rest of the candy. Suddenly the train lurched, we heard a thump and saw Raela on the ground. I guess she didn't hang onto the railing. As we walked off the train, all of us were laughing about Raela, she included. I was still laughing when Sirius stopped right in front of me.
"Sirius, what did you do that for!?" I yelled.
"Enough with the volume, already." He winced, holding his ears, jokingly.
"You were still laughing so I had to make you stop, or you would be looking like a maniac." He said, smiling.
"Well you look like a maniac all the time, so why should I not look like one for once." I joked, smiling
"Now I know why you wouldn't leave the compartment, Shallows, because Black was in there." Someone taunted from behind. I looked it was Malfoy.
"Look Malfoy your boats almost leaving." I said, pointing to a boat full of perfects. He cursed and headed for it, while he was heading there he turned around and mouthed. "Black loves Shallows." I could feel heat pouring to my head.
"First years over here." A lady said.
"That would be us." I said to Sirius. We followed James, Remus and Raela to the boats and got on.
"I can't wait for the feast." James said. Me too, I agreed I was getting hungry. Then I remembered the sorting to different houses. My stomach lurched unpleasantly, all I wished for now, was to be with my friends, Raela and the Marauders.
Hoped you like it!! BTW if you didnt notice the Marauders already have an animagus and also Remus has already told them that he is a werewolf. I know I screwed it around I'm sorry but i just had to have it that way. Review please and tell me how or how you didnt like it. Thank you!!