Shaking her messy, red ponytail out of her face, Lily Evans hugged her mum and dad and quickly darted through a wall and into her second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
She did a mental check. Ponytail, a trunk full of jeans and t-shirts, owl, and new broom. She didn't forget anything.
Just as she finished her check, a voice called out, "Lily!" Two dark haired boys followed the voice over to her.
Lily grinned, "Hey James, Sirius! How was your summer?"
"Forget that Lils," James Potter said. "Lets talk in the compartment so we don't miss the train!"
"Let me take your stuff for you Lily," Sirius Black said, earning him a slap.
"I'm not a wimp, Sirius," Lily protested. "I can carry my own stuff, lead the way."
She pulled her trunk along behind her friends and fellow Gryffindors. They entered a train compartment that already held two boys.
After heaving her trunk onto the rack, Lily flopped down onto a bench and said, "How were your summers?"
"Great!" "Amazing!" were the simultaneous replies from James and Sirius.
The sandy haired boy with a book, Remus Lupin, said, "Can't complain."
The final boy, Peter Pettigrew, said, "P-pretty good, Lil-Lily. What a-about you?"
Lily grimaced. "I had a great time, because living without magic is so fun. I'd much rather be back here, where I can be away from Petunia, dress how I like to, and be with my friends."
"Did anything good happen, Lily?" asked Remus.
She smiled. "Yes, actually there was one really good thing. My parents bought me a new Nimbus!"
"You're kidding!" James cried. "Mine did too!" Are you gonna try out for the team?"
"Probably," Lily replied. "Chaser, I think."
"We're bound to have a great team," Sirius said. "Me as a beater, and you and James as chasers. We'll be unstoppable!"
"Don't gloat, Sirius," Remus lectured with a smile.
"Awww, shut up, Remy!" Sirius said, laughing. "You're just jealous that we can play Quidditch and you can't!"
"Hey!" Remus protested. "What about Pete?"
"Pete's jealous of everything about us," James said.
"You're so mean," Lily said, pulling out a book. "I'm not even gonna listen anymore."
"Watcha gonna read Lils?" James asked, just before lunging to get it. A smile lit up his face "Quidditch Through the Ages! Excellent!"
"I know," Lily said, sarcastically. "It's a good book, which would explain why I'm trying to read it."
"No books, Lily," Sirius said. "None for you either, Remy. Let's have fun before getting bullied by mean teachers."
"But reading is-" Lily and Remus both protested.
"Not fun," James finished. "Exploding Snap?"
So the five of them spent the rest of the train ride playing games and laughing with each other.
Lily went off to another, all girl compartment to change, and met back up with the boys.
Once they got to Hogsmeade Station, Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus, the four who could run,, quickly piled into one of the horseless carriages, leaving Peter to find another.
The four of the discussed Quidditch and laughed until they walked through the oak doors and formally into their second year at Hogwarts.