Trainrides and Headboys

Isabella soon figured that not everyone came to the train early, including Lily. It was about twenty or so minutes before children and their parents started to come through the barrior. Isabella looked out the window trying to find the red head, but gave up and opened one of her books when she didn't see her.

She looked up surprised when the compartment rdoor opened and she saw Lily standing proud in her Gryffindor robes, a bright smile on her face. Isabella smiled back and got up to help Lily with her truck. When the truck was sacurely in the luggage rack next to Isabella's trunk Lily turned and gave Isabella a hug.

"I'm sorry we didn't hang out the last couple days, but you know my parents. The have to spend time with their little girl before she goes off to school." Lily said with an eye roll as she sat down.

Isabella laughed a little and sat down across from her. "Yes, I know your parents are just like mine. So how is your family, what did you do together?"

"Mum and Dad are fine, they're their same cheerful selves and Petunia is still her...well Petunia is still Peturia." Lily said with a sheepish smile. "And we all just stayed home and had family time. What about you, what'd you do with your parents the last few days?"

"Well nothing much really, went to Diagon Ally a couple of time and went to the ice cream shop,other than that nothing big." Isabella said with a shrug. She looked out the window as the train started moving, watching all the parents wave to their children.

"So how long does this train ride usually last?" She asked.

Lily got a thoughtful look on her face. "Two and a half hours."

Isabella groaned and slumped in her seat. "What are we supossed to do for two and a half hours?"

"Well actually I have a prefects meeting so..." Lily trailed off, but Isabella finished her sentence, "-so your going to leave me here by myself." She glared at Lily.

Lily smiled "Don't be like that, you know that I'm Head Girl and have to tell the prefects their duties, and you won't be totally bored, you can read one of your books." She suggested

Isabella slumped over even more . "Ok whatever, go to your little prefects meeting and leave me all by my lonesome, oh woh as me." Isabella placed her right hand on her heart and left on her forehead, falling sideways on the seat.

Lily just laughed. "Oh Izzy stop being so dramatic, I'll only be gone about fourty-five minutes, we'll still have time to talk, not to mention a whole school year. Just read a book and buy some candy from the trolly when it comes by."

Isabella sat back up and sighed dramaticaly, "But Lilyyyyy," She whined, to which Lily rolled her eyes. " I've already read those books, and my text books, and it's boring to read them again."

Instead of answering Lily just looked at her watch and gasped a little. "Well I guess you have to figure out what to do by yourself, because I'm going to be late if I don't hurry. Have fun with your books."

Isabella stuck her tongue out at her, but Lily got up and left the compartment, closing the door behind her.

Isabella let out a huge sigh and looked out the window.

I guess I could buy something off the candy trolley, that might take up about ten minutes, and the trolley will probaby be here in a couple minutes. So that'll kill some time, after that I'll figure out what to do with the rest of the time.

She turned her head and looked around the compartment and saw a little gold pin sitting on the seat Lily was sitting on and realized it was Lily's Head Girl badge. I guess it fell out of her pocket when she left in such a hurry. She picked it up and stood, about to rush after her, but then stopped and shrugged, sitting back down. I'll give it to her later. She put the pin in her pocket and looked out the window again.

Isabella started to get bored again, the senery can only impress someone for a limmited amount of time.

What to do now, hhhhmmmmm, lets see maybe I'll sing a song and wait for the candy trolley. Ok, I don't really know any songs so that won't work. I guess i'll just...

Isabella's thought were interupped by a knock and the door opening.

It was the trolley lady, "Anything off the trolley dear?" She asked

Isabella nodded and got up. The trolley lady backed up a little so Isabella could get out and make her decision.

She looked at all the delicious looking candy. "I'll have six chocolate frogs and a sugar quill please." Isabella said taking out her money and handing it to the lady, who gave her the candy in return.

"Thank you."

The trolley lady nodded and started rolling the cart down the hall.

Isabella smiled down at her candy before turning around to headed back to her compartment, only to run into something hard.

"OW" she exclaimed. She rubbed her head looked up, seeing that she ran into someone, not something. It was a boy, he was a little pale, had shaggy light brown hair, amber brown eyes and looked about her age. He was already wearing his robes, which had the Gryfinndor crest on them.

Remus Lupin looked up, surprised he ran into someone, and saw that he had run into a girl that had long black hair in a braid, almound shaped blue eyes hiding behind a pair of thick glasses, and looked about his age. She was still wearing muggle clothes, which was a t-shirt, a pair of faded jeans, and black shoes.

That's when he realized that they were still on the ground, and he quickly picked himself up, offering his hand to her. She picked up all her candy and grabbed his hand. he hosted her up and smiled.

"Sorry about that, I guess I should read a walk at the same time." He held up his book.

"It's fine its happen to me before, but I ran into a door not a person so it hurt a little more." Isabella said, Italian accent coming out a little more strongly from her nervousness.

Remus chuckled. "Yes, that does sound like it would hurt, I guess from now on I should read while sitting not standing, huh? I'm Remus Lupin by the way." He held out his hand for her to shake.

"Isabella, Isabella Griffin, but my friend call me Izzy, it's a pleasure to meet you" She introduced, shaking his hand.

Remus nodded. "Nice to meet you." He paused. "I don't think I've ever seen you before, what house are you in?"

"Oh, I'm not in a house." At Remus's confused look she continued. "I'm new so I haven't been sorted in to a house yet, but whatever house I'm in if you ever want to find me I'll probably be in the library. I'm kind of a bookworm sometimes." She blushed a bit.

Remus smiled at her embarassment. "That's okay, most say I'm the bookworm of my friends. usually it's when they don't do their homework they start to really appriciate my friendship." He laughed a little and Isabella giggled.

She smiled brightly. "Well it's nice to meet a fellow bookworm."

He smiled, but looked at his watch and gave a sigh. "I'm sorry, I have to go or I'll be late for a prefects meeting, but maybe I'll see you later?" He suggested

Isabella nodded. "Sure." She was about to go into her compartment when she remembered Lily's badge and turned around to call after Remus.

"Remus! Remus Wait!" She ran up to him and he turned.

"Here give this to Lily." Isabella said giving him the Head Girl badge.

Remus looked at it in suprise then turned to Isabella. "How do know Lily and why do you have her badge?"

"Lily and I are friends, we met over the summer holidays. She forgot the badge in the compartment and she didn't come back for it. So could you please bring this to her? I have reason to believe that she's freaking out right about now." Isabella said laughing.

Remus smiled and nodded. "Sure, I'll bring it to her, she'd probably hex me if I didn't." He took the badge from her and smiled, continuing down the hall. "See you"

Isabella stood there for a second, staring after him, before turning around and going back to her compartment to change into her robes and trying to think of a way to spend the next 45 minutes.

Izzy is such a drama queen, and to think she was quiet and shy when I first met her. Lily thought, heading for the Prefects compartment, thinking about her friend and also wondering who the Head Boy was.

It's probably Remus, he's just as responsibe and smart as me and he is a prefect. But I'll find out soon enough.

Lily finally reached the compartment and walked inside; the sight that greeted her made her want to scream. There sitting sideways on an armchair, looking positively bored, was a boy with untidy kept black-jet hair that just stuck up on all ends, deep hazel eyes covered by round framed glasses, was none other but James Potter.

"Potter what are you doing in here?! Only Prefects and the Heads are allowed, and since you are neither you should get out!" Lily yelled at him.

All James did was smile at Lily and reply smoothly. "That's where your wrong my dear Lily-flower, I am allowed, for you see I was made Head Boy and I am at this meeting to tell the prefects their duties." He then gestered to the badge pinned to the front of his robes that had HB on it.

Lily shot him an annoyed look. "How do I know you didn't steal it from the reall Head Boy?"

He took a piece of parchment from his robe and handed it to her. "Read it a weep."

She looked at it. "Mr. Potter, we a pleased to inform you that you were made Head Boy...Are they crazy?! they must be if they made you Head Boy!"

James pouted. "Oh Evans don't be that way." He then smiled. "You shouldn't be denying it, we both know that your in love with me, why don't you just stop playing hard to get and go out with me?"

By the end of his sentence Lily was furious.

"YOU ARE SUCH AN AROGANT, BIG HEADED, GIT, IT'S A MIRICLE YOU CAN EVEN FIT YOUR HEAD THROUGH THE DOOR. NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD I EVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU!" She yelled. She sat down on one of the couches and put her head in her hands.

Because she wasn't looking up she missed the hurt that flashed in his eyes. But it was gone as fast as it came. "God Evans there's no need to yell I'm sitting right here." James said pulling his fingers from his ears.

Lily rolled her eyes, looking even more annoyed than before. "Just shut up Potter and don't talk to me, and during the meeting only talk when you need to." She turned away and glared at the wall and crossed her arms over her chest.

James could only stare at her Merlin, she's beautiful when she's angry, this year I'm going to make her mine.

James was startled out of his thoughts when Lily jumped out of her seat in a panicy kind of way, and hastily went through her pockets, mumbling to herself. "Where is it...where is it, i couldn't have lost it I had it only ten minutes ago. This is horrible."

James raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"

Lily looked up. "I lost my Headgirl badge."

James smiked a little. "Gosh Evans I thought you'd be a little more responsible than that, that badge is very important, how could you lose it?"

Lily glared at him. "Shut up Potter, your not helping."

James was about to reply when the door to the room opened and Remus walked in.

James smiled. "Moony, how's it going?"

"I'm good Prongs, nothing new." Remus said. "But I do have something for Lily." Without waiting for a reply Remus walked over to Lily, with James watching him closely, and reached into his pocket and pulled out Lily's badge.

Lily gasped. "Oh Remus thank you so much." She gave him a hug, James glared at Remus, and put on her badge. "Where did you find it?"

"Your friend Isabella said you left it in the compartment-"

"Who?" James asked. I thought I met all her friends when I tried to get information out of them about Lily. He was ignored, and Remus continued.

"We literally ran into each other when she was getting candy, and after she heard that I was going to the prefects meeting she told me to give it to you, she also said that you'd probably be freaking out right about now, looks like she was right."

Lily blushed a little, then smiled. "I'll have to thank Izzy later then." James still looked confused, "Who's Isabella?"

Lily went from being happy to annoyed in a flash, " It's none of your business, Potter." Lily then turned away started to get ready for the meeting.

Remus walked up to James and put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry Prongs, I'll tell you later."

James smiled, then went over to where Lily was, most likely to tease her some more, and Remus sat down on one of the chairs.

Lily sighed, feeling exauhsted. How am I going to get through the school year when Potter is Head Boy, and us sharing a common room? Stupid Dumbledore, what was he thinking when he made Potter Head Boy?

Lily walked into the compartment sdhe was sharing with Isabella and smiled at the sight before her. There, laying halfway off the seat, with her bottem half on the seat, and top half off it, with her head almost touching the floor, was Isabella. She was wearing her robes, her hair was all messed up, eyes closed, glasses askew, and mouth open.

Lily couldn't hold it in anymore, she burst out laughing, having to hold her sides in mirth.

The sudden loud noise woke Isabella up in a flash and she jerked off her seat, her sudden movement causing her fall off the seat, and land on the floor with an "Omph!", causing Lily to laugh harder.

She glared at Lily. "Oh so you think this is funny do you?" Lily just nodded, laughs turning into giggles.

Isabella gave a "hmph" and picked herself up, sat down, and looked out the window. She heard Lily stop laughing and sit across from her.

Lily smiled and looked out the window too. About five minutes later a voice, most likely the conductor, was heard over the intercom.

"The train will be arriving at Hogsmede station in five minutes, please put your trunk away and robes on, Thank you."

Isabella got a little nervous, Lily seemed to sense this. " Don't worry Izzy everythings going to be fine, you'll see."

Isabella nodded her head. "I hope you're right."

Lily smiled. "Of coarse I am, now let's go." Lily left the compartment, smiling.

Isabella rolled her eyes, but smiled, and followed Lily off the train, and to the carriages.

Isabella gulped. Hogwarts here I come.

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