Intro: Ok so I usually write Buffy stories but I became a bit preoccupied with Sirius Black and wondered about what was going on with him back in Hogwarts. Well all the mauraders really, but I was especially interested in Sirius since he is one of my favorite characters. So here goes! My first publishing of Harry Potter fanfic. Please review!
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters from Harry Potter that are mentioned in this story.
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The First War
Prologue
Train to Hogwarts- September 1, 1969
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"James! Over here!" A young girl with dark hair and pigtails called.
"Hey Dor!" Eleven year old James Potter called with a smile as he walked over to his childhood playmate. She made a face at the hated nickname James had christened her with when they were two years old. "Ready?" He asked still grinning and Dorcas nodded.
"Let's go." She said seriously and together the two of them climbed aboard the Hogwarts express for the first time.
"This is going to be great." James said excitedly as they settled into a compartment. "I am going to have so much fun! I can't wait to start exploring the castle." Dorcas rolled her eyes.
"You're such a git." She said laughing. James looked offended for a bit before he grinned.
"At least I'm not wearing pigtails." He said and laughed at Dorcas' affronted look. She sniffed.
"You know how my mom is." She rolled her eyes and looked at him in an appraising way. James shifted a bit in his seat. "At least my hair doesn't look like I forgot to brush it." James rolled his eyes but his retort was cut short as a young girl with bright red hair pulled open the door. They both looked at curiously and she blushed.
"Er-Can I sit here?" She asked and Dorcas smiled kindly.
"Sure!" She replied cheerily while James continued to stare at her. Dorcas kicked him. "Be nice." She hissed.
"Are you brother and sister?" The red head replied a bit uncertainly. Both Dorcas and James snorted.
"Are you daft?" James asked and Lily looked offended.
"Don't mind him." Dorcas looked at James and smiled sweetly. "He's a git." Both girls laughed and introduced themselves as James began to sulk. They proceeded to ignore him. "So what house do you want to be in?"
"Er-I'm not sure. I'm a muggleborn." Lily said quietly and Dorcas looked intrigued.
"Really? I've never met a muggleborn before." She looked at Lily curiously for a moment before shrugging. "Well I want to be in either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw." James snorted and Dorcas kicked him again. "My mum was in Ravenclaw!"
"Too bookish." James sneered making a face at Dorcas. "I want to be in Gryffindor." He said puffing out his chest. Dorcas rolled her eyes.
"He will too." She said to Lily who looked confused. "His family's all been in Gryffindor for over 100 years."
"Wow." Lily said feeling slightly more nervous than before. "There's so much that I don't know. I bet that I'll be the worst." Dorcas put her hand on Lily's arm in a comforting manner but James just began to laugh.
"It's just Hogwarts." He said between guffaws and Lily looked very upset and ran from the compartment. Dorcas sighed before standing up and gazing coolly at James. "What?" James asked once he stopped laughing.
"You can be such a prat." She said and glared at him for a moment before leaving to find Lily. She felt bad, Lily didn't know anyone, didn't even really know too much about magic and James just had to mock her. Dorcas eventually found Lily in a restroom and it looked like she'd been crying.
"Oh. Sorry to have run off. I just…" Lily trailed off and sighed. "Your boyfriend can be sort of rude." Dorcas laughed.
"That's an understatement. Besides he's not- nor will he ever be- my boyfriend." Lily looked surprised.
"But if you're not-"
"He's just a mate. Your first guess was more accurate. Our families are old friends, probably because both our dads were on the old Gryffindor Quiddich team together. We were practically raised together."
"Oh." Lily said and they were silent for a moment as Lily had a thoughtful look on her face. "What's Quiddich?"
"Let's see…" Dorcas said and they spent the rest of the train ride sitting in the ladies room while Dorcas filled Lily in on some parts of wizard's society. Before they knew it they were standing in a stone entrance way with the rest of the first years getting ready to get sorted. James bounded over to the two girls.
"Hey Dor. Where'd you go?" He asked totally ignoring Lily. Dorcas rolled her eyes.
"I went to find Lily. You remember, the girl that you were obnoxious to on the train?" Dorcas asked sarcastically and James looked affronted.
"I wasn't rude!" He said shocked.
"Yes you were." Dorcas replied matter-of-factly. Another first year chuckle as Lily blushed again.
"Was not!" James protested. Dorcas merely gave him a disdainful look.
"Were too!" She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at James.
"I'd say it's best just to agree with her." A boy with black hair and grey eyes said with a lopsided grin. "She looks stubborn." Dorcas felt herself begin to blush and her heart skipped a beat as she looked over at the boy.
"Er-" She said not really knowing how to reply. His grin widened.
"Sirius Black." He said holding out his hand which Dorcas shook.
"Dorcas Meadowes." She mumbled and James smirked at her. She noticed and glared for a moment before kicking James in the shin. "That's James Potter." She said before she and Lily began to giggle as James hopped up and down holding his shin. Sirius grinned.
"This way first years." Professor McGonagall said joining them in the foyer. She frowned at James. "Mr. Potter please refrain from dancing. The sorting is a serious matter." She turned and began to lead them into the Great Hall as James sent Dorcas a dark look while she looked back at him innocently.
"Look at the ceiling!" Lily said in awe as they walked in the Great Hall. Dorcas looked up and smiled excited to be there at last. She felt a nervous flutter of excitement in her stomach as the hat began to sing.
"Black, Sirius!" Professor McGonagall called out and Dorcas watched as the cutest boy she had ever seen was sorted into Gryffindor. Soon Lily was called and sorted into Gryffindor as well. Dorcas felt a shaft of envy go through herself which didn't last long as she too was soon called up by the hat.
"Meadowes, Dorcas!" She made her way to the front of the Great Hall and sat shakily on the stool. This was it. The moment of truth…
"RAVENCLAW!" The hat called out and Dorcas hurried over to that table after glancing quickly at Lily who looked quite disappointed and Sirius who wasn't really paying attention at all. She watched the rest of the sorting with baited breath hoping that maybe, just maybe, James would join her in Ravenclaw. But just as they had predicted, he was promptly sorted into Gryffindor. And without even a second look at her, he hurried over to the Gryffindor table. Never before had Dorcas felt so alone.
"Can you pass the potatoes?" A voice said to her left and Dorcas looked around shocked at all the food. "Potatoes?" The voice said a bit impatiently and Dorcas blushed.
"Er-sure." She passed the potatoes to another first year girl.
"Thanks." The girl said and took a big bite of food. "I'm Marlene." She said with her mouth full. Dorcas grinned.
"Dorcas. Nice to meet you." And she and Marlene quickly entered into conversation about what they though Hogwarts would be like. As Dorcas went to bed that night she thought that maybe it wouldn't be so bad to be apart from James after all.
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