Chapter 3
Lily and James Meet
"So this is Hogwarts," said Sirius in awe.
"I can't believe I'm finally standing in front of it!" Sirius said, stuffing one last chocolate frog into his mouth.
"I know," said James, tiredly.
He felt a little dizzy from the train ride.
James and Sirius had met in a compartment on the train. They both knew that something had just clicked between them.
Both of them were hoping to be in Gryffindor.
As they were walking toward the boats, James caught the eye of Lily. They quickly looked away from each other.
They reached the boats and went in. Lily, Alice, and another girl they didn't know climbed onto one boat and James and Sirius went into another.
All five of them stared up at the castle, their hearts beating fast.
They reached inside not knowing what to expect. It was amazing.
There were golden chandiliers, candles, and a delicious fragrance in the air.
James and Lily both felt at home there. They walked into the room where they were to be sorted into houses.
James, Sirius, Alice, Lily, and Taylor (the new girl) sat together hoping to be in the same house.
They made themselves comfortable and all became friends.
Occasionally Lily would slip a glance at James, or James would look at her from the corner of his eye.
"Welcome students," a voice boomed over the hall. The talking quickly died down.
The speech that followed that was immensly boring. All the five friends quickly lost interest.
Finally it was over, and the sorting followed. James was so nervous, he was literally shaking!
Okay, Sirius, Alice, Lily and Taylor have already been sorted and are in Gryffindor...I'm bound to be in Gryffindor! he thought.
"...James Potter," the sorting hat yelled. The room was silent as he stumbled up toward the chair.
He looked at his friends and could feel Lily's eyes on him. He blushed slightly.
James carefully put the hat on and sat down.
Nothing happened for a few seconds, then suddenly out of nowhere, the hat started whispering into his ear.
"Hmm...yes. Courage and bravery, that's it. Little bit of a troublemaker, but that's what Gryffindors all about." it muttered.
James really had no idea what it meant, he only wanted the moment to be over.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. James grinned sheepishly then sat down next to Sirius and Alice.
He never felt happier, and what was more, the feast would begin in a few minutes.
The food was delicous. There was chicken, beans, pasta, soup, sandwiches, and for desert, tarts and pies.
James felt like puking, he was that full.
He and Sirius followed the Head Boy up toward the Griffindor Common Room.
Lily, Alice and Taylor quickly caught up to them.
"So are you guys muggle-born or half-blood or what," Sirius inquired.
"Well, I'm half-blood, my mom's a witch and my dad's a muggle but my dad really doesn't mind," Taylor said, talking as if Sirius already knew that.
"...Alice and I are muggle-born. Why do you ask?" Lily said.
"Oh, I was just wondering," Sirius said casually.
Lily eyed him carefully to see if he was hiding something. Appearently not.
"I'm pureblood," said James not taking his eyes off of Lily.
"Cool," Alice replied.
They got up to the common room and the Head Boy and Girl started explaning the instructions.
Barely awake, James trotted up the stairs and slumped onto his bed, without unpacking.
Sirius joined him, along with two other boys that were also in their house.
Before he could even change his clothes or ask the other boys who they were, he fell fast asleep.
(A.N. Can you guess who he dreamed of?lol)
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