AN- Hello! Thank you so much for reading. Reviews will be greatly appreciated. This is James POV now. I'll be doing both Lily and James' POV alternatively.
James Potter was absolutely delighted to be going to Hogwarts. He had heard marvellous tales about the legendary castle and couldn't wait to be there.
After saying hurried goodbyes to his parents he heaved his trunk onto the scarlet train. He was looking for a compartment when he tripped over something.
"Oi! Be careful!" said a voice from beside him. The boy who had caused James to fall was no older than he was. He was exceptionally handsome and had shaggy black hair with grey eyes that seemed to be twinkling with something that was often seen in James' own hazel eyes.
"Sorry," James muttered. After getting up he held out his hand.
"I'm James Potter. It's my first year at Hogwarts."
The boy shook his hand and replied,"Sirius Black. Mine too"
They hit it off immediately and started walking along the corridor together, looking for a compartment. They found a relatively empty one towards the end; it had only one occupant in it. James and his new found friend Sirius stowed away their trunks and began discussing anything and everything from Quidditch to Diagon Alley.
A few minutes of animated conversation later a boy entered their compartment wearing his Hogwarts robes. He went and sat down on the window seat opposite the other occupant who was staring out of the window silently. James ignored the two till he heard someone mention 'Slytherin'.
"Slytherin?" said James. "Who wants to be in Slytherin? I think I'd leave, wouldn't you?" he asked Sirius.
Sirius didn't smile but said, "My whole family have been in Slytherin."
"Blimey," said James, "and I thought you seemed alright!"
Sirius grinned. "Maybe I'll break the tradition. Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?"
Lifting an invisible sword James said, "Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart! Just like my dad."
The other boy in the compartment made a small noise. James turned on him. "Got a problem with that?"
"No replied the boy, sneering at James. "If you'd rather be brawny than brainy-"
"Where're you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" interjected Sirius.
At this James roared with laughter.
The girl in the compartment sat up. "Come on Severus, let's find another compartment," she said.
"Oooo," James and Sirius immitated her lofty voice and tried to trip the boy on his way out.
"See ya, Snivellus!" shouted Sirius as the door slammed shut.
After that they had an uninterupted journey to Hogwarts. They bought a load of sweets from the lady with the trolley and changed into their school robes as the sun was setting.
"I'm getting hungry," Sirius announced and his stomach grumbled as if on cue.
James grinned at him and the train began slowing down, till it had completely stopped.
"We're here," said James happily. All those years he had waited to set foot in the school and finally that moment was here.