August went by quickly, much to Harry's delight. On some days, he practiced spells, on others, he did nothing. He went over to Ron's house a few times. He really had fun over there. The Weasleys were like Harry's second family. Ron and Harry were very excited to go to Hogwarts and wished time sped up. Of course, both of them missed their parents, but they had to learn too. They decided to visit them during breaks.

"Mum, dad, could you tell me some of your Hogwarts days?" Harry asked his parents one night as they were sitting by the fire. His parents had laughed at this question.

"Well, Harry, our Hogwarts days were … a little different, you could say," James said. "For the first six years, your mum hated me a lot."

"That's not true!" exclaimed Lily. "I may dislike you, yes, but I never hated you. There's a big difference."

"Oh, right, I remember you telling me that you liked me a little before 7th year," countered James, wiggling his eyebrows at his blushing wife.

"That was only a little, though, but if you had grown up before 7th year, we could've been going out before then," said Lily.

"Please, tell me stories about your pranking days, dad!" Harry pleaded, his parents laughing at his expression.

"I could tell you a few. I've done a lot more, but there are certain stories your mother wouldn't want me to tell you,"

"That's right. It's better off that you didn't know some stories." Lily replied.

"Fine, but at least tell me the story of the funniest prank you ever did, dad"

"Ah! Now that story, I can tell you! It was in 7th year, and your mum and I were already dating for 5 months," James started. (A/N: I'm not really good when it comes to telling stories about pranks, so if you want to, you can come up with your own story of James' funniest prank.)

After telling the story, Harry was all over the couch laughing hard, his hands on his chest. "I…can't…breathe… laughing…too…much…" he managed to choke out. After a few more minutes of laughing too much, he finally calmed down. It was very funny to know about that prank. They exchanged more stories, some having weird couple things than the others which made Harry feel nauseated.

"Please. Don't tell me any story on your love life just yet. I don't want to know right now. It's just disgusting!" said Harry with a disgusted expression.

"You wouldn't say it's disgusting when you reach your 5th,6th,and 7th year." James said with an amused expression.

"I doubt that. It's still disgusting, no matter how old I would get!" exclaimed Harry.

"Okay, okay. Enough of this, boys. It's time for dinner," Lily said, interrupting the small argument between her two favorite men. She found this quite amusing. No matter how old James was, he still acted like a person who was still attending Hogwarts. They had had enough for today, and they had to sleep already, since it was already getting late and Harry was supposed to go to Hogwarts the next day.

Before Harry went to sleep, he escaped a few tears, since he was going to miss his home and especially his parents. He made plans to go home during the breaks, but it was a little different. He got over it though, since he knew he would have to leave to leave his parents eventually. They promised to be there, cheering him on, supporting whatever decision he made. With that in mind, he went to a peaceful sleep.

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Harry woke up the next day at 5 in the morning. Once he saw that he still had 5 or so hours, he went downstairs and watched some TV. Once in a while he checked the time. At 8 in the morning, his parents came downstairs looking a little worried.

"Have you seen him, James? He's not in his room! Oh, what if he got taken?" Lily asked frantically.

"Nah, if he was taken, he would've yelled for us. I'm sure he's around somewhere," James replied, comforting his wife who was now in tears.

"Who are you looking for?" Harry asked innocently, as he approached his parents slowly and quietly.

"HARRY JAMES POTTER! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Lily yelled. She was so loud, Harry swore she was heard by the Weasleys. Harry winced when his mum used his full name. When his mum said his full name, it meant that she was really angry. He didn't know most of the time what he should've said or did when it happened. He just tried to be as normal as possible.

"Nowhere. I was watching TV. Why?" he replied.

"You were? But the TV is not even on, otherwise I could've heard it all the way up here. You know how loud the volume is when you watch it."

"I was afraid I woke you guys up so I decreased it a bit. I'm sorry I scared you." Harry said, hugging both of his parents tightly.

"Don't worry, Harry. Just don't do something like that again, understand?" asked James in a stern tone. Harry nodded his head. "What time did you wake up, anyway?"

"I woke up at 5."

"Blimey, Harry! Are you that excited to leave home?" James exclaimed, not noticing the small tears forming in Harry's eyes. Lily however, noticed this and gave her son a hug once more.

"No matter what happens, Harry, just remember that we love you and that we would always be there for you, alright? No need to cry," she said, comforting him. At these words, Harry's father came over and hugged his family. After a few minutes, they let go of each other and made breakfast. At 9:30, Harry was done with the shower. All he had to do now was to wait for his parents. Once his parents were done, they made their way towards Ron's house. Both families made plans to go to the platform together. They arrived at the platform with just 45 minutes to spare.

"It's the same every year, packed with Muggles, of course."

"Now, what's the platform's number?" said Mrs. Weasley. Harry looked confused. Why did Ron's mum ask what number it was? Surely she knew it, since she dropped off her 5 oldest sons so many times.

"Nine and three-quarters!" piped Ginny, Ron's younger sister. "Mum, can't I go…"

"You're not old enough Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you go first."

Percy nodded his head and ran towards the barrier and disappeared in a swift motion. Harry and Ron were impressed. "Mum, how did Percy do that?" Ron asked his mum. At first, Harry thought that Ron was supposed to know how to run through the barrier since he sent off his older brothers most of the time.

"It's quite simple, dear. All you have to do is run straight towards the wall," Mrs. Weasley replied. Ron opened his mouth to ask another question, but it seemed his mum knew what question he was about to ask, because she said, "No, you won't bump into the wall. The magic on the barrier disappears at least 30 minutes after the departure of the train. Fred, you next."

"I'm not Fred, I'm George," said Fred. James stifled a laugh, for he knew he was lying and was just messing with his mum. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?"

"Sorry, George, dear."

"Only joking, I am Fred," said Fred , and off he went. James, Ron, Harry, Ginny, and George laughed at that. Lily and Mrs. Weasley both gave all of them glares. George was still laughing as he followed his twin brother through the barrier. After George, Ron ran towards the barrier, with Mrs. Weasley and Ginny running behind him. Finally, it was Harry's turn to go through the barrier. He looked at his parents nervously.

"Don't worry, Harry. We'll run with you if you want," said Lily. Harry nodded his head as he held his mum's hand as his father held his luggage. Together, the three Potters ran towards the barrier. He was in the platform in one piece. He did it! He went through the barrier without hurting himself!

Harry stood with his parents in the middle of the platform, unsure of what to do. He looked around, and saw lots of families. Some were laughing loudly, others were teary-eyed. Ron was far from Harry, and they looked like they were talking about something important.

"Now, Harry," James said, "Remember to be good, okay? But not too good, otherwise you won't have time for pranks."

Lily slapped him on the arm. "James," she said in a very stern tone, "you should set a good example for your son. Harry, don't prank all the time. You need to focus on your education, understand?"

Harry nodded his head."Are we waiting for someone?"

"Yes, we are. They said they wanted to be here with us to drop you off."

"Who are they?"

"Well, turn around!" a voice boomed behind Harry. Startled, Harry turned and was soon face to face with none other than Sirius and Remus.

"Sirius! Remus!" Harry yelled, giving them both huge hugs. Both of them smiled.

"Excited for Hogwarts, Prongs Jr.?" Sirius said. Harry frowned at the new nickname.

"Please stop calling me that, and yes I am," Harry replied.

"Well, whatever you do, don't listen to anything Prongs and Padfoot say. Listen only to Lily, okay, Harry?" said Remus. Lily laughed and James and Sirius both protested at that.

"Now, now, Moony. Harry here has to listen to me at some point. I was the other person that created him after all," James said jokingly, causing Lily to blush, Sirius and Remus laughing out loud, and Harry looking confused.

"What do you mean by that, dad?"

"Uhh… Well, this isn't really the place to explain it all," James stuttered, sending his wife a look which meant 'help'. Lily stuck out her tongue in a childish way. "I'll tell you during Christmas, okay?"

"Alright. Can you help me with my trunk, then?"

So, James and Sirius ended up carrying all of Harry's luggage, which was really heavy. It was so heavy, James thought Harry was moving to Hogwarts permanently. Harry gave both of his parents a hug and a kiss on the cheek, and also Sirius and Remus hugs. He waved to them and went inside the train, looking for a compartment for him and Ron to sit in. He immediately found one, with the words "Marauders' Compartment" printed on the door. He quickly put his things in and went back outside just in time to see his parents with their friends almost leaving. He caught up with them quickly.

"What is it, Harry? Did you forget something? The train leaves in 10 minutes," Lily said, concern etched on her face.

"I found this compartment with the words Marauders' Compartment on it. Was it yours?" Harry asked the three Marauders that were there.

"Really? It's still there?" James asked with slight excitement in his voice. Harry nodded his head enthusiastically. Sirius whooped and hollered with joy, earning a few odd looks from onlookers.

"What do you mean 'it's still there' , James? What did you do on the train?" Lily asked sternly.

"You see," Remus began, "by the time our 4th year began, everyone knew that we, the Marauders, sat in that compartment. Even you knew that, didn't you, Lily?" Lily nodded her head. "Since we always came to that compartment, we decided to put something on its door to let people know that they shouldn't take that compartment. We put a charm on a marker and wrote on it. We thought after all these years it faded, but I guess the charm's still there."

"Why did you vandalize the Hogwarts train?" Lily shrieked. James whispered something in her ear and she calmed down immediately.

"Well, why didn't you notice it the many times you visited that compartment?" Sirius interjected. He had a point right there.

"We'll discuss this later. Right now, Harry needs to be in the train or it would leave without him."

Realizing his mum was right, he darted off, waving to them once more. By the time he disappeared in the train, Lily had tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong, love?" James asked, concerned. Sirius and Remus surrounded her the instant James asked the question.

"It's just, they grew up so fast. I remember like it was yesterday we were watching him ride his first broomstick," she said, tears in her eyes, but a smile on her face as she remembered that day.

"I know, Lil. It happens. C'mon. Let's go your house." Remus said, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder. She nodded, and together, they Disapparated out of King's Cross.

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Meanwhile, in the train, Harry, Ron and Neville found a compartment to themselves. All three were hoping they were in Gryffindor house. After all, all three of their families came from the Gryffindor house. Neville once in a while went out of the compartment, looking for Trevor, his lost toad. He came back every time tired and empty handed. To cheer Neville up, they all played Exploding Snap. A few games later, the food trolley was passing by.

"Anything off the trolley, dears?" the kind-looking old woman asked them.

"No thanks," said Ron. "Mum packed for me corned beef sandwiches. She always forgets I hate corned beef."

"Sorry," stated Neville. "I don't have money."

Harry saw his friends looking sad and wanting some of the sweets. He took out a few coins and said "We'll take three of each."

Ron and Neville looked at Harry with wide eyes as he gave the woman lots of Galleons. "You don't have to buy those for us, Harry," insisted Ron.

"No, I don't," agreed Harry, "but I want to." So, the three boys ate tons of sweets, including Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, treacle tarts, and many more.

"Hey, guys! I know this spell that could make my cat, Kneater, turn yellow! Want to see?"

Harry and Neville nodded their heads enthusiastically, wanting to see the said spell. "Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid cat yellow!"

Harry and Neville looked at each other at the end of that spell. They understood immediately that it was Fred and George who gave it to him. Who else gave Ron dud spells? Nothing happened to Kneater, who was still as black as possible. Fred and George entered the compartment and noticed Ron hold his wand out, pointed towards Kneater.

"Ah! Ickle Ronnie! Tried out the spell, I see?" Fred –or was it George? –asked him.

"Hey! What kind of spell was that! Not a single thing happened! Not even a spark!" cried Ron, frustrated.

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Soon, a girl with brown bushy hair came in to the compartment with a toad on her hands. She was already wearing her Hogwarts robes.

"Trevor! Thank you, for finding him!" Neville cried. The girl smiled and went to sit beside Neville.

"It's no problem. My name's Hermione Granger, by the way," Hermione said. The boys introduced themselves and asked what House Hermione wanted to be in.

"House? What do you mean?" she asked. They quickly realized that she was Muggle-born, so they told her everything they knew about the four Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. They told her about the classes, which they didn't need to when she told them she learned their course books by heart. They showed her some of the sweets they've been eating. Soon enough, it was time for them to change into their Hogwarts robes. Everyone, except Hermione, changed quickly. Soon, they arrived, and heard Hagrid's yells for the first years.

The four of them sat on a boat that took them towards the castle. When they saw the castle, they thought it looked magnificent and powerful. It was as if nothing could stop it. They entered it, and went up the stairs. Then, they saw an old-looking woman with a stern look on her face.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Professor Minerva McGonagall and I will be your Transfiguration teacher during your seven-year stay at Hogwarts," she said. Then, she explained about the houses, and all that, and told them to wait for a while for the Sorting Ceremony to begin.

"It's true, is it? Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts," said the boy Harry saw at Madam Malkin's. Whispers and murmurs suddenly emerged after that statement.

"Yeah, it's true. Why? What are you going to do about it?" asked Ron. Hermione rolled her eyes and continued talking to the girl next to her, whose name was Susan Bones.

"Oh. I know who you are. Red hair, and a hand-me-down robe? You are most definitely a Weasley," the boy smirked.

"So? What's it to you?" asked Ron defensively. None of them noticed Hermione, who shook her head in a disapproving way.

"You need to remember that some wizarding families are better than others, Potter," said the boy, addressing Harry. "Oh. Have I introduced myself? Well, I am Draco Malfoy and these buffoons are Crabbe and Goyle." He thrust forward his hand for Harry to shake, but he refused, and left Malfoy looking angry and a little confused, and thus started the Potter-Malfoy hatred.

(A/N): Sorry for not updating soon! :'( this school year is so stressful! Forgive me? Lol. I hope I can update soon :D