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Chapter 5: The Hogwarts Express

Lily was a bundle of nerves as she met Severus at Kings Cross Station. Her parents had driven her this morning and were now watching the two as they were about to walk through the barrier. Muggles were not allowed through the magical gateway to the train station. Petunia had refused to come and see her sister off and had not even spoken to her sister for the remainder of the summer, no matter how much Lily had pleaded with her closed door.

"Ready?" Sev asked Lily breaking her thoughts of her sister. The two took the barrier at a run and suddenly the red steam engine appeared as students rushed by with their luggage and owls waving good-bye to reminiscent parents. Lily had her own snowy white owl her parents had given her for a birthday present.

Severus and Lily boarded the train and entered one of the few empty compartments left. Soon the boy from Ollivander's entered their compartment and sat down.

"You, I remember you, you turned me purple!" Lily said menacingly to the little boy. She just knew that she would not like this James Potter. He already seemed full of himself and seemed to constantly mess up his hair.

"Oh yeah, sorry about that it was an accident you know. You're Lily right? We haven't be properly introduced, I'm James Charlus Potter" he said as he held out his hand to her which she ignored.

"And you are?" James asked as he now held out his hand to Snape after giving up on Lily shaking it.

"Severus Snape" Sev replied curtly, he didn't like this James fellow one bit.

"Can I sit here, everywhere else is full?" a boy with shaggy black hair and grey eyes asked, the same boy that had knocked Lily over in Diagon Alley last week.

"Sure mate, I'm James, James Potter" James answered smiling, "And this is Lily Evans and Severus Snape." He said gesturing to the other two in the compartment.

"I'm Sirius, Sirius Black" the boy answered.

James grimaced as he heard the boys last name. The Blacks were a very prominent pureblood family but a very dark pureblood family unlike the Potters. The grimace was not lost on Sirius whose smile faded when he saw the look.

"Nice to meet you, I better be going, I guess you've heard of my family then" he said as he started to back out of the carriage.

"No, wait! I have heard of them, but who says you have to be like them, you could be different. I'm always one to give a person a chance despite their or their family's reputation, go on have a seat and a chocolate frog while your at it" James said as he tossed Sirius a chocolate frog.

"Thanks, mate. Awesome, I got Gryffindor, I don't have him yet. Do you collect to?"

"Course, I've got a whole stack at home, mom wouldn't let me pack them thought, she said chocolate frog collections would take up too much space."

The two boys continued to talk about chocolate frog cards as Severus began talking quietly to Lily.

"You just have to be in Slytherin, it's the best house there." Sev was saying to Lily as James overheard him.

"Slytherin, who would want to be in Slytherin?" James said as he made a disgusted face. "I know I will be in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, just like my father."

"Well if you'd rather be brawny then brainy" Sev said as he snickered.

"My whole family's been in Slytherin" Sirius said glumly.

"Hey, and I thought you were alright! Its ok mate time to break tradition, tell your family to sod off and choose Gryffindor instead."

"How do we get chosen for houses anyways?" Lily asked looking nervous.

" I don't know, my dad never said. How about you Snivellous do you know?"

Snape ignored him as he looked out the window. " Come one Sev, lets go find another compartment away from these, these abominable children!" Lily said her temper just as fiery as her hair.

"Yeah Snivellous, go on and follow your friend, we'll see you later." Sirius said with a mischievous wink as Lily and Snape stormed out and left.

"Good one Sirius, I really don't like that Snivellous bloke, I wonder what Lily sees in him."

"Oh who cares about her if she is friends with him, she's just a mudblood anyways." Sirius said unconcerned.

"What did you just say?!" James practically yelled. "Don't ever say that word again, especially about her." he said angrily.

"Whoa, I'm sorry mate, I never knew it was bad. My mom says it all the time. Should've known nothing she ever says is nice. Nasty hag that she is." Sirius apologized as James forgave him pretty easily.

The pair were well on there way to being best friends as they continued the journey talking about their favorite quidditch teams. James favored the Tutshill Tornadoes while Sirius was a Chudley Cannons fan. Both agreed the rule of not allowing first years on quidditch teams was stupid and both intended to break the rule.

Lily and Sev had found another empty compartment with only a pale looking boy in it. He was quiet and didn't say much except that his name was Remus Lupin. Lily and Sev continued talking of magic and different spells the would learn once they got to Hogwarts.

The journey was quite eventful, both friends and enemies were mad and the nickname Snivellous was born. Jame also realized there was just something about that Lily Evans that made her unforgettable and he really liked her even though she was friends with Snivellous, hopefully she wouldn't end up in Slytherin he thought as the train pulled in to the station and they caught their first glimpse of Hogwarts. The adventure was just beginning.