"She never questioned why I was at school before all the other students or why I was never in the hospital wing during the night. She held her secrets and I held mine. But during the day we would walk slowly at first, she had gotten use to walking with a stick."
The tip of my left foot dragged over the wet grass as I walked around the lake. Remus walked next to me, he slowed his pace so that I could keep up. WE talked about nothing, we evaded the topic of my life before coming to Hogwarts and how I hurt my leg. We talked about music, fashion and subjects he had taken. Remus had been amazed at my knowledge of transfiguration and potions and at my complete lack of knowledge of other things like popular pop culture. He spent long hours explaining to me the music of the 70's and the fashion.
Dumbledore had allowed him and me to go to Hogsmead to buy me clothes and school supplies. Luckily my wand had been found in my hand after the storm. Trying to find clothes that would cover my leg was hard but I had found a lot of long skirts and old fashioned tops that covered all my scars. Remus bought me a large circular necklace with a blue stone in it, I wore it every day since. IT was nice to know I had a friend
A figure walked towards us she wore dark green robes and her dark hair tied into a tight bun. Remus nodded to her in respect and said, "Good morning professor." She smiled at him and me. She looked at Remus when she spoke, "Mr Lupin, The headmaster would like to know if you and Ms French would like to met the other students on the train and travel back here with them?" Remus looked at me and I looked at my leg, I knew this day was going to come but I hadn't thought it would be so soon I had just become comfortable talking to Remus I didn't want to start that all over again with other people and I feared what people would say about my leg, as if reading my mind Remus put a hand on my shoulder and whispered in my eye, "No one will care." I looked up at his eyes trusting him like I had never trusted anyone else (that I knew of).
"Okay." I whispered to the professor.
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Two hours later I found myself sitting across from Remus in a creamy green train compartment looking out at a sea of swarming students saying their teary farewells to parents. AS I saw a mother hug her young son tightly tears falling openly from her face as the boy blushed I wondered if I had that, if I had a loving parent who cared enough to hug me and cry about me leaving. Since I had come to Hogwarts I had tried to put the idea of a family at the back of my head thinking that if I had someone they would come as soon as possible that I would not be stuck at the school for much longer but as each day had passed as a new teacher arrived at the school and their looks of pity that they showed to me my hope vanished I soon became aware that I had no one looking for me.
The blushing son was on the train now and his poor tearful mother was waving, being pushed further and further away from her son, I felt tears fall from my eyes as I stared at this unknown woman.
I was bolted from my daze by the compartment door opening revealing two young men, the first stood about 5'7, he had jet black hair that stuck out in every direction and I had the sudden urge to pat it down, he wore a lopsided grin and his brown eyes glistened with youth. He wore a black jacket with a simple white shirt under and black jeans. He smiled at me and nodded before sitting next to Remus giving him a nod and stole the book Remus had been previously reading.
The other young man looked at me then at Remus, he stood taller then the other one at about 6'8. He also had jet black hair but his hung in light curls to his shoulders. His dark eyes were dull and expressed no emotion. He wore a black leather duster with a red top underneath with tight black pants and converse shoes. To me he looked like a tortured rock star. This was my first view at the arrogant snob that was Sirius Black.
"Your in my seat." His voice was cold yet in a way almost emotionless.
"Oh sorry." I rock back in my seat creating momentum to rise to my feet while clutching my walking stick to help with balance. Remus held out his hand to help, he said nothing at his friends cold remark he just shook his head. Just as I got my balance the train rocked into motion and I fell backwards on to the window both Remus and the other boy reached out and caught me. Thank god or else I would of fallen on my butt in front of Sirius black.
"You okay?" the boy asked as I sat down next to Remus and he sat next to me, Sirius just stared out the window.
"Yeah I'm fine, Jen French by the way." I said holding out my hand.
Taking it he smiled, "James Potter and don't take any notice of Sirius over there he's been like that all summer." He threw Remus a knowing look and I wondered what was going on between these three friends.
"So, where you from Jen?" James leant back into the chair hanging an arm over the back.
"Every where really, Mum and Dad travelled a lot." I had decided about my background on my first day of meeting Remus, realizing that a lot of people don't have unknown backgrounds.
"Seriously? Why didn't you just come here and let them travel?"
"Didn't want to. I wanted to see the world and I have so now I'm here finishing my studies."
"Well Miss French, you are going to learn a lot this year as long as you hang with us." My eyes flickered over to the grump Sirius; I don't think he would like me hanging around very much.
The compartment door opened again and a young red haired woman was revealed, she was about 5'2 and had long red hair that sort of shone around her and large green eyes that shone with the same kind of youth that mirrored James'. She wore her standard black robes with a shiny little badge on the left breast.
"James, where have you- oh hello." She smiled at me. James held out a hand and she took it gracefully, she sat on his knee looking at me, still smiling.
"Hi." I said awkwardly back.
"I'm Lily Evens, Head girl." She said the last part so proudly and James laughed loudly at her, "Lils you don't have to tell everyone that your head girl they can see the badge." She hit him playfully on the shoulder, Sirius let out a sigh.
"Oh Hey Sirius how are you?" she smiled sweetly at him; I liked this Lily Evens she seemed nice and kind, too nice to be talking to Sirius like they were friends.
Sirius grunted a reply.
Turning her attention back to me she asked who I was and I repeated my story of why I was here. After doing small talk for a while Lily announced, "I need the ladies room, come on Jen." She grabbed my hand and pulled me up I quickly grabbed my stick and hurried after her.
The last thing I heard was James hissing angrily to Sirius.
A/n okay I'm so sorry about the long wait but I had a kinda bad couple of weeks so please forgive me. Further chapters will be coming but I have my tee exams coming up which is like the biggest thing ever so I'm cramming. Okay and if your wondering why Sirius is such a grump I have decide it's because he has still not forgiven himself for what he did to Remus (the whole werewolf snape drama) and because lets say his uncle (the nice one) had just died. Oh and lily is based loosely off a friend of mine who is so sweet and kind and smart yet can turn into a completely mean when pissed.
Okay oh and disclaimer: not mine
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