Here's chapter one! Hope you guys like the story! =D

Remus sat himself down on one of the seats in the compartment, looking out the window at the people still milling around the platform. He absentmindedly pulled his wand out of his pocket, fingering the swirl that had been carved into the wood. He stared down at it for a few seconds, a shaky smile on his face. This was really happening.

He got up again, pulling his battered trunk down from up in the storage compartment and setting it on the floor. He opened it up and started sifting through the contents, smiling at each item he picked up. He felt the smooth, heavy metal of his cauldron and he pulled it out from under a pair of black robes. He stuck his hands inside and pulled out the potion making kit he had bought a few weeks ago, opening the doors and examining all of the different ingredients for the hundredth time. The powders, the vials of liquids, the insects and organs from other animals. As many times as he looked at them all, he couldn't help but be fascinated by them each time.

He closed the doors and stuffed the kit back into the cauldron, burying it under the robes again. He then sifted through the books he had bought, pulling out the charms one, which he thought looked particularly interesting. He flipped through the pages a little bit, looking at the different spells and wand movements he was going to be learning. Excitement flooded through him as he flipped each separate page, seeing something new, something different.

After a few minutes more of reading through the pages, he gently closed the book and put it back on the stack. Then he reached in and grabbed out his brass telescope. He was truly excited to start learning about Astronomy. The stars, the planets, the galaxy. He was almost excited to learn about the cycles of the moon as well, though he felt like it might be a problem. What if someone in his class put the pieces together while they studied?

He shook his head a little and wrapped the telescope back up, putting it near the bottom of his trunk. He wasn't going to think about that right now. He was on the train. On his way to Hogwarts. He plucked one of his work hats off of the top of the pile of clothes and fastened it onto his head. He grinned as he looked into the chipped mirror fastened to the trunk's lid, seeing the pale and sandy-haired boy grin back at him.

He put the hat back, smoothing everything out as neatly as he could before closing the lid again. He locked his trunk back up before managing to shove it back up into the storage compartment. That was the third time he had done that today, just open it up and look at everything inside. Simply because he was so excited.

It was his first day of school. The day he had thought for his entire life wouldn't ever come. Because of his 'condition', he had been told he wouldn't ever be allowed to go. It was too dangerous, they told him. We can't risk other students getting hurt.

However, Dumbledore had fought for him. He had worked out everything, and now, he was on his way to school. He'd get to go to classes, learn magic, sleep in a dormitory. He wasn't quite sure about making friends yet, having always been a quiet person. Who would want to be friends with that weird kid who always disappeared once a month? But that didn't really matter to him. He was too happy to just be sitting on the train to care.

"Excuse me," a voice from the doorway asked. Remus turned around and saw a boy about his age with lots of messy hair and glasses peering into his compartment. "Are those seats taken?"

Remus quickly shook his head, moving his jacket off of one of them.

"Do you mind?" the boy asked, walking in a little bit.

"No, go ahead," Remus answered, smiling politely. He watched as the boy sat down, and two others followed him in. The boy with the messy hair seemed to be good friends with one of them, who had dark hair and steel grey eyes. He wore a grin on his face that he shared with messy hair boy. They sat next to each other. The other boy was smaller and plumper, with small watery eyes. He sat down and watched the two friends with something almost like adoration.

Remus quickly turned back to the window, pleased to see that the train station was starting to fall behind them. His heart gave a little excited leap. He must have grinned as well, because the boy with the steel colored eyes asked, "What're you so happy about?"

Remus turned once he realized that he was being addressed. He was surprised; he didn't think anyone would've wanted to talk to him. "Nothing. I'm just excited," he answered.

"Aren't we all?" the messy haired boy asked.

Remus nodded in response.

"I'm James, by the way. What's your name?"

"Remus," he answered. He smiled again, thinking about what was happening. This boy was being so kind to him.

"Hello Remus," the boy grinned. "Good to meet you. That's Sirius, by the way, and Peter's over by you."

The steely eyed boy, Sirius, gave him a cheeky grin as he was introduced, and the plump boy, Peter, gave a little wave. Remus smiled and waved in response.

As the train snaked farther and farther through the countryside, taking them on their way, Remus fell into conversation with the three other boys. It made him unreasonably happy. They talked about a lot of things, from Quidditch to what they were most eager to learn about at school.

When the candy trolley came around at lunch time, the boys all eagerly jumped up and bought themselves a few snacks. He noticed that James seemed to like pumpkin pasties and cauldron cakes over the other candies, while Sirius bought nothing but Bertie Bott's Beans and Licorice Wands. Peter bought a little box of squeaking mice candies, smiling as he popped one into his mouth.

Remus stared at the selection of treats in front of him before deciding what he wanted. He quickly bought a large chocolate bar, a package of chocoballs, and a few chocolate frogs, passing over the coins he fished from his pocket. When he got back to his seat, he laid everything out in front of him.

"Do you like chocolate, then?" James asked, amused.

"I love chocolate," Remus answered, opening one of the chocolate frogs. He bit a chunk of, and smiled as the sweet chocolate began to melt from the heat of his mouth.

"Do you collect the cards?" Sirius asked, and when Remus shook his head Sirius grinned. "Well, I do. Do you think I could have a look at the ones you get and see if I don't have them?"

"Sure!" Remus said brightly. He pulled the card out of the packaging, giving it a glance. He stopped when he saw it was of Dumbledore.

He had to thank the man who was staring up at him from the card with an amused little smile. Without him, he wouldn't be making friends, wouldn't be having fun. He'd still be stuck in his house, sitting by himself, holed up in his room.

"Do you have Dumbledore?" Remus asked.

"Oh, yeah. I've got like three of him," Sirius said. Remus nodded and turned back to the card. Dumbledore winked up at him, his eyes twinkling.

"Thank you," Remus whispered quietly. The picture nodded and smiled, the edges of the fantastic mustache going up slightly.

"What was that?" James asked.

"Hm? Oh, nothing," Remus said. He slipped the card into his pocket, intending to keep it safe.

Sirius offered him a few every flavor beans, and he carefully approached a bright yellow one. It luckily turned out to be lemon, and he sighed in relief. They had all had a good time trying the different beans, shrieking in disgust at the gross ones and grinning with pleasure at the good ones.

They rode the rest of the way, talking and laughing, unaware that they had just formed one of the most troublesome friendships that Hogwarts ever saw.

If you guys review, I'll get Remus to share his chocolate with you! XD