A/N: I know it's been forever. Forgive me. School has been absolutely crazy. There were tons of projects and I needed to finish them, but I promise to be on a lot more now.
The Hogwarts Express slowed down before finally coming to stop. Lily had changed and was making her way through the corridors of the train having lost her cousin and Luna Lovegood in the shuffle several minutes before. She was just starting to feel claustrophobic when she was shoved through the door and into the moonlit platform at Hogsmeade station.
"Firs' years ov'r hear!" came a booming voice. Lily was comforted with the sense of direction and assuredness it provided.
"Four to a boat please. Four to a boat," was ringing in the air in the voice of what she knew was Hagrid, even though she had never met him.
A/N: slow chapter.. I still like it… the narratives are easiest for me to write, so I have the most fun writing them.. tell me what you think please!