Where I Stood

Chapter 1

To say the least the summer came and went by quickly. As Sileni was afraid it was not the year both her and her brother slept before waking up in Dumbledore's office. The professor's who had stayed in the castle of Hogwarts (for some odd reason they never want to leave!) and helped both Sileni and Luke with the basics all the way to the year they were to start. Luke had gotten it quickly, despite that he never seen or read the Harry Potter. Sileni, however, was having trouble mostly with Potions, Transfiguration, and Charms.

The professor's were very curious of these two siblings but Dumbledore had told them he would explain at the start of the feast. Of course the professor's were not happy about this, but agreed nonetheless knowing Dumbledore did not want to repeat himself again. Dumbledore had also found two backpacks two weeks after they arrived, Luke's had certain DVD's, his iPod, certain clothes, and both his charger for his phone and iPod. Sileni had also some DVD's, certain clothes, her laptop, several books, and both her charger for the laptop and her phone.

With the help of Dumbledore, all their electronics were able to work in and around magic. Mostly because the old wizard found the advanced technology fascinating; though they did promise that they wouldn't show them to anyone while they were staying there. Dumbledore had also agreed for Sileni to take up both a Muggle job and a wizard job to earn cash. So for the past month and a half she has been working as a waitress in the Leaky Cauldron and a busgirl at a Muggle restaurant.

It was the day the school year was supposed to start and Sileni was scared beyond belief. Luke was indifferent of the matter only because of his lack of knowledge of this world—and not to mention that he can always make friends quickly. Throughout the day Sileni prepared herself mentally for the feast, needing to stay focus and invisible. It was the only way to not mess with any of the characters and decision that they would make in the future. Sileni was also shy and hated meeting new people.

She told her brother, strictly, of the Marauders; who they were both in this time and in the time of Harry Potter's life. She was even tempted to tell her brother not to befriend them but knew that she couldn't keep track of him let alone stop him. So Sileni took to telling him should he become friends (which will probably happen as Luke can befriend anyone, no matter how old) with the Marauders to make sure not to say a word of who they really were and why they were in Hogwarts. To keep to the story that Dumbledore had cooked up for them to use.

As soon as day became night, Sileni and Luke walked down to the front entrance of the castle, seeing many kids from the ages of twelve to seventeen walking into the Great Hall. They quickly blended into the crowd, which some of the students noticed but didn't say a word. Upon entering the Great Hall, Luke looked in awe, never having seen this part of the castle before. Actually, there was a lot more of the castle neither sibling have seen, but they didn't mind.

Throughout the summer they have been getting dinner in the common room seeing as it was only them two in the castle—the professor's, obviously, didn't count. Luke then turned to his sister, wondering what table they were to sit. Sileni nodded to the middle table on the right, smiling at her brother in amusement. Both siblings sat in the middle, seeing as there was enough space for them to sit unlike the front part of the table or the very back.

All around them, the other kids sat next to their friends of how many years they've been at Hogwarts. It wasn't even long until some of the kids started talking with Luke as it was getting full quickly; Sileni only stared at her plate in deep thought. Suddenly, someone bumped into her as they tried to sit down next to her.

"Sorry about that."

Sileni looked up to tell him it was fine when she froze. There was no mistaken that the kid next to her was in fact James Potter. He looked exactly like Daniel Radcliffe except for the hazel eyes and the ever so messy and semi-long black hair. James frowned with a smile at her, wondering what was wrong. Before he can ask what the problem was his best friend, Sirius Black, slapped him in the back. Sileni sharply turned away, praying that he will not speak with her. She didn't want anything to do with character's concerning Harry's time; though the fifteen year old had a feeling that was not the case.

After the first year's sorting, Dumbledore gave his announcement—which was usually for the end of the feast, so all the older students were confused—followed by Sileni and Luke's 'transfer' from America due to the war. Many of the Gryffindor's welcomed the siblings, Luke the only one making any friends. Many started to question them, but both siblings kept quiet, revealing nothing of their past or what happened.

Halfway through the feast, both James and Sirius started to argue about some topic and started to push each other. It soon than became a food fight between them. James elbowed his goblet, its contents spilling onto Sileni's lap. She gasped in surprise, standing up quickly and trying to dry her skirt with her napkin. James grabbed Sirius' napkin and turned to Sileni.

"I am so sorry! Let me help!"

James went to place the napkin on her skirt when Sileni stopped him by quickly walking away, the entire hall silent as they wondered what happened. Luke sighed and followed after his sister, taking a plate of everything on it. Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering who these siblings really were.

"Nice to scare off the new kids, Prongs!" Peter muttered, continuing to stuff his face.

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—Gryffindor Tower—

Sileni quickly changed into her pajamas (giving her dirty clothes to Tima, a house-elf at Hogwarts that they met during the summer, to wash for tomorrow morning) and went into the common room with one of her books. She was taken back to see her brother sitting at the table she normally sat at, a plate of food sitting in front of the chair she always sat. The only reason she loved that spot was due to the view of the Black Lake and the sky. Smiling gratefully, she walked over to her seat, plopping her feet on to Luke's lap, and brought the plate closer, placing her book on the table.

Neither of them spoke, merely dazed off in silence, their thoughts scattered. Sileni finished the food, with the help of her brother of course, and read her book while Luke played around with his phone. The common room then started to fill in with the other students, Luke quickly putting his phone away. Sileni sighed and stood, telling her brother goodnight as she didn't want to confront anyone. Luke bid her goodnight and watched in mild amusement at James Potter rushing to her to apologize. But Sileni was already jogging up the stairs, ignoring the boy.

"She's fine," Luke called out to him. "She's just embarrassed that it happened in front of the school."

The Marauder's all walked over to the year younger boy, sitting around the table. Like everyone else in the school, they were curious about these two siblings. Of all the places, why Hogwarts? There had to be a safer magic school—like Hogwarts—in America, right?

"My sister just doesn't like people so she sticks to herself." Luke explained.

"So, she's not mad or scared of me?" James asked hesitantly.

Luke laughed (some of the girl's nearby either sighing or giggling to one another), shaking his head. Despite that he was fourteen years old, he actually looked a lot older and was muscular thanks to the school program back in their time. Overall girls will gush over him and flirt just so they can at least touch or have a glimpse of him. This time era was no different.

"Naw, man. It's like I said, she was just embarrassed that it happened in front of the whole school. Besides, my sister is silent with everyone, especially new people."

James sighed in relief, nodding his head. "James Potter,"

Luke took the offered hand. "Luke Thorn."

James then pointed to the boy on his left. "That's Sirius Black, Remus J. Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew."

Luke stared at the rat-like boy a bit longer with an expressionless look, Peter frowning at him. He remembered him from the third movie—Steve and his sister took him to watch it in theaters against his will—and knew that he was a traitor.

"Nice to meet you all," Luke said with a nod and a smirk.

"What year are you and your sister in?" Remus asked, liking the boy immediately.

"I'm in fourth, my sister's in fifth. But I may be in fifth year classes as I learn quickly. At least that's what McGonagall told me," he shrugged at this.

"You're all right, for an American." Sirius joked.

Luke rolled his eyes but smiled nonetheless. He liked these guy's—minus Peter—and knew he will like them even more when he gets to know them. They reminded him of his five best friends back home; all whom he missed desperately, but knew the Marauder's were a little crazier than him and his friends combined, especially since they were magical.

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—Middle of the night—

Sileni stayed awake, listening to her now sleeping roommates. Lily had poked her head to see if she was okay but left her as she saw her eyes closed, thinking she was asleep. Sileni had opened her curtain on the right, enough to peer at the full moon in the cloudless sky. She felt for Remus, whom she knew was transforming into a werewolf.

Tired but not able to sleep, Sileni strode out of her bed with her notebook and went downstairs to the common room. She settled to the corner of the couch, her back to the boy's dormitories. Glad for the warmth of the fire before her, Sileni started to write. No later than an hour the fifteen year old was asleep, the notebook opened and faced down on her chest.

It was nearing dawn when all four Marauder's returned to Gryffindor Tower. They were being really quiet and careful, making sure no one was still awake and in the common room. So when Sileni shifted and her book fell to the floor, all four boys froze in fear, looking around wildly. Sirius than slowly makes his way to the couch and sighed.

"Go ahead upstairs, I'll be just a minute."

The other three nodded and walked upstairs quietly. Sirius looked back down at the new girl, picking up her notebook. He flipped it to the front and sat on the floor before the sleeping girl. Sirius started to read the contents, smirking in amusement. He chuckled in some parts and was serious at others. He suddenly froze when he felt a hand at the base of his collar bone, the sleeping girl shifting behind him.

He looked back and sighed in relief to see her still sleeping, curled up so tight that her knees were almost touching her chest. Sirius then looked down to her hand that fisted his shirt in a tight grip. Smirking to himself, he continued to read the notebook, his eyelids growing slightly heavy by the minute and by each word.

A/N: Okay, first things first, I had wrote this story for a Harry Potter website (www dot harrypotterfanfiction dot com) and this story is already finished. However, I am having trouble with the sequel; and because I might get more reviews on this site, I decided to do just that so I can get over my writer's block for the second part. Now, I did change some things or added more into the story (should you look me up on the website), so just a heads up. My penname on there is Twilight_Princess (from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on the game cube). So if you can please leave me a review, or if you decided to read it on the website, please also leave me a review. I've been stuck on the sequel for almost a year now, and I'm desperate to finish it. Thank you all!