~*Someday We'll Know*~
James took a deep breath and walked onto Platform 9 and 3 quarters. Finally, he would be going to a place where magic was an everyday thing. He didn't have to hide who he was. He liked the thought of that, but he hated the thought of being away from Lily. He fancied her, as lame and obvious as it may be. He trusted her with his life and yet he couldn't trust her with this secret. He didn't want to think about her on his first day away from home. This was a day that he should be happy about, not down in the dumps about. He strolled towards the Hogwarts Express and climbed aboard.
"Hey! Is this seat taken?" Lily asked. She had been searching for an empty seat since she embarked on the trip to Hogwarts. The girl sitting in the compartment nodded no. "Thanks."
"I'm Susie Chang." Susie stuck out her hand for Lily to shake.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Lily Evans." Lily accepted the friendly gesture and shook Susie's hand.
"My parents were so delighted when they found out I was accepted to Hogwarts. They're both Squibs, you know. They thought that I would be the same, but no-sir-y. I'm going to be a witch just like my grandmother."
"I'm sorry, but what are Squibs?" Lily had no idea what this girl was talking about.
"Oh! That's very funny. And I suppose you don't know what muggles are either," she said it like it was a joke.
"Um….no. I honestly don't. I recall hearing it somewhere though. I just cant put my finger on it."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't realize you weren't joking. Well, a squib is someone who was born into a wizarding family but hasn't got any magical powers. (direct quote from chamber of secrets page145) Muggles are, well, people that don't have any magical powers at all."
"OOOOOOhhhhh…now I understand. Thanks."
"No prob, Bob." They both laughed and started talking about all these wacky and personal things. They found that they had lots in common. They became inseparable.
Now, James wasn't having as much luck in making friends as Lily was. He found an empty seat, but he was all by himself. Two other boys sat next to him, Malfoy and Snape were their names, but they didn't seem like the kind of people James would like to hang out with. So, he just fell asleep before they introduced themselves.
"Yo! Dude! Wake up!"
"What?" James woke up and forgot where he was for a moment. When he remembered, he saw that two different boys were sitting with him. "Who are you?"
"I'm Sirius Black and this is Remus Lupin," he said pointing to the boy next to him. "Hurry and put your robes on. We're almost there."
"Uh…thanks."
"No biggie."
The trio got off the train laughing and cracking jokes. A teacher directed them to follow her to the castle. There they would be sorted into their destiny.