Still don't own Harry Potter.
Sam
"Come on! We're gonna be late!" Sirius called rushing me out the door. My mother sighed, and my father laughed slightly. Sirius, like every year, insisted on being to Platform 9 3/4 at least an hour early. He complained someone might take his favorite compartment. I knew for a fact no one would for fear of meeting an angry Sirius. I tried to explain this to him, but he ignored me and continued shoving our trunks into the car. He waited impatiently as my mother locked the door behind her and took her time getting to the car. Sirius had taken to staying at our house every summer instead of going home to his horrible family.
The twenty minute ride there was filled with Sirius explaining in great detail everything he wanted to do that year. Most of it included pranks much to my mother's disapproval. I'd learned to tune him out when he was over excited like this. He was like a four-year -old sometimes.
We made it to the platform forty-five minutes early much to Sirius's dismay. He proceeded to jump out of the car before my father had even parked dragging me with him. He had his trunk out and was waiting for me within ten seconds. I was sure to be as slow as possible just to annoy him. "Hurry up Sam!" he complained. I just went slower, and it was a good ten minutes before I finally allowed him to lead me to the platform.
The platform was empty as usual, except for the conductor who greeted us with a, "Good Morning Mr. Black. Miss Andrews." We let him take our bags to our compartment, and turned around to say good bye to my parents. They'd long since stopped waiting for the train to leave, and said their good-byes as soon as we were settled.
"Have a good year," my mother said. "Keep your grades up, and win some quidditch games." Sirius and I both smiled. Quidditch was our favorite thing about Hogwarts. I was the Gryffindor seeker, and he and James were chasers. My mother didn't understand it all, but she knew it was important for us to win.
"Don't get into too much trouble, and Sirius, keep an eye on Sam. Don't let any guys near her, you hear?" my father said. I laughed. It was the same speech from him every year. I'd never forget in our 4th year, I came home with a boy friend, and my dad wouldn't speak to Sirius for days. It was all a big joke, but Sirius sure took it seriously. That was about the only thing he actually listened to my father about.
We boarded the train with one last good-bye, and watched from our window as my parents left. It would be around another twenty minutes before anyone showed up, so we stretched out on the seats staring at the ceiling. Sirius looked over at me, and for a moment, I thought he was going to say something. He must have changed his mind because he looked back up at the ceiling.
We sat in silence for a few minutes until James arrived with Peter close behind him. I jumped up when they came in and looked out the window. A small crowd was forming on the platform. Sirius moved over beside me leaving the other seat for James and Peter. The boys started talking about their latest prank ideas, and I went to see if Kaelin was there yet.
I wasn't really paying attention and bumped into someone knocking them over. "Oh!" I cried. "I'm so sorry!" I helped him to his feet. It was Severus Snape. If I had been Sirius or James, I probably would have been cursed until I bled, but as I was the only Marauder who didn't call him Snivillus, he let me go with a simple glare.
I reached the door of the train and saw Kaelin struggling to drag her trunk up the steps. She had overpacked as usual. I was about to help her when Remus came up behind her. He took the trunk and helped her get it onto the train. I backed away slowly before they saw me. Anyone with two eyes could tell he liked her. Except her of course.
I was on my way back when a tiny blonde first year asked me if I could help her get her trunk up onto the rack. Her trunk was surprisingly light, and it only took a moment. She thanked me and ran off with her friends. I smiled to myself remembering my first year. I had been just like that little girl.
When I reached the compartment, I found James and Snape locked in a duel with Sirius and Peter attacking Snape from behind. I gasped and shook my head. How could they get into a duel in the five minutes I'd been gone? I took out my wand and muttered a blocking spell rolling my eyes when all four boys fell. "What are you doing?" I asked. Severus picked up his fallen wand and was gone before I could get the words out. Sirius, James, and Peter were looking very guilty.
"Just having a bit of fun," James said giving me his lopsided grin. This wold have worked on any other girl at Hogwarts, but I was the exception. I shook my head sitting down between James and Sirius. Peter sat down by the door leaving the other two seats for Kaelin and Remus who were standing in the doorway.
The train pulled away from the station, and for the next few hours we talked and laughed. We didn't realize how loud we were being until Lily Evans, the head girl, told us to be quiet. This started James on a conversation about Lily. I leaned back against Sirius and listened to James's rambling. "Do you think she'll ever go out with me?" James asked.
"Maybe if you stop asking her out every hour," Kaelin said. She had her head resting against Remus who looked happier than I'd seen him in a while. The full moon was hard on him I knew.
"If I don't ask her out, how will she ever say yes?" James complained. Peter was snacking on chocolate frogs oblivious to anything going on around him.
"Give her a break Prongs. Let her come to you," I said yawning. It was getting late, and I was extremely tired. James didn't say anything, and I knew he'd never thought of that before. The train was silent now, and it wasn't long before I fell asleep.
Sirius
After Sam fell asleep, it was only a few minutes before everyone else did too. Soon I was the only one awake watching the trees rush past out the window. Peter's snoring was loud enough to keep me up the whole time. He was littered with candy wrappers, and I laughed to myself. Sam's hair had fallen onto her face, and I brushed it back careful not to wake her up.
After what seemed like minutes, but was really a few hours, the train came to a stop. Just the force was enough to wake James and Remus up. James then proceeded to knock Peter off the seat. The sound was enough to wake the dead, and Sam sat up groggily asking where we were. I laughed reminding her we were on the Hogwarts Express.
It took all five of us to wake Kaelin, who could sleep through a Death Eater attack. She lashed out in surprise smacking Sam in the face. We all laughed, and Kaelin apologized over and over. We got our stuff and left the train excited and ready for our final year at Hogwarts.