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Lily sighed as she pulled her trolley to a stop in front of the barrier to platform 9 and ¾. It’s not like she was disappointed to be going back to Hogwarts; no, she was in fact, excited. But, the truth was--she had no one to share her excitement with. Her parents had dropped her off at King’s Cross station, not staying because her sister Petunia had screamed that she refused to be seen with a 'freak.' Her parents finally agreed to just drop Lily off and apologized profusely for her sister. It was not like they could leave Petunia in the hot car and they needed to do some shopping in London anyway. So here was Lily, alone, like always. She had no friends at Hogwarts. Not in all the three years she attended her school was she ever spoken to. She was quiet and perhaps it was her lack of social abilities that rendered her invisible.

She walked through the barrier and made her way through the crowd onto the Hogwarts Express, dragging her trunk behind her. She found an empty compartment, changed into her robes so she didn’t have to later on and pushed her trunk out of the way before sitting down on the seat and staring out the window. Her reflection glared back fiercely before her eyes pushed pass the face, stopping to stare at the platform. Students were saying final good-byes to their families and then hurrying to get on the train before it left. Soon the platform slowly emptied and the train lurched forward, pulling away and racing towards the countryside. Lily leaned her head against the window and closed her eyes.

Her sleep was disturbed by the sound of her compartment door sliding open. She opened one eye slightly to see who the intruder was. Instead of seeing one person, she saw four. It was the Marauders; James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. They were the most sought after boys at Hogwarts, with the exception of Peter, and sometimes their attitudes proved it. They would strut around Hogwarts acting as if they owned the school. James and Sirius were horrid when it came to attention, it's what they lived off of, they couldn't get enough. Lily was surprised they could fit their big heads through the compartment door. Remus was different. He was quiet, shy, and the logical thinker of the group. He kept his feet firmly on the ground and didn’t let the Marauder’s 'famous pranks’ get to his head.

She lifted her groggy head and glared at the perpetrators who dared disturb her sleep. They didn’t seem to notice that she occupied the compartment and sat down on the seats in front of her, conversing with one another. Remus brushed his dirty blonde hair out of his eyes and glanced over at the figure laying before him, he glanced over at the boys quickly to see if they had noticed. They hadn’t. Maybe he was seeing things, he had never seen her before. He turned away and listened intently to James and Sirius’ planning new pranks for the school year and Lily closed her eyes again, falling back to sleep.

The sky outside slowly darkened, consuming all visible lights. The train slowly came to a halt in Hogsmeade and Lily was awakened by the noise level outside her compartment. She pulled herself up, the four boys in her compartment had already left, and she walked out colliding with the warm air. She sighed. She was finally home.

She heard the familiar voice of Hagrid, “Firs’ years! Firs’ years over here!” She smiled and remembered when she was a first year, hearing that big booming voice, she was frightened by him and his size. But she soon came to realize he was as gentle as any man and not to judge a book by its cover. Lily found her way to an empty carriage and climbed in. Her carriage was soon taken over by three other Gryffindor students: Taran Clefford, Rhenna Algorian, and Cleo Nocks, all fourth year girls who shared a dorm with Lily. They too, like the boys who took over her compartment, paid no heed to the red-head who shared a carriage with them.

The carriage made its way through the gates and stopped in front of Hogwarts, the three Gryffindor students filed out with Lily behind them. The students walked into the Great Hall, staring at the magnificent ceiling which was now a dark navy and dotted with diamonds. Lily made her way to the end of the table, where she was far away from everyone else. That’s how she liked it and no one bothered her. When she had settled into her seat, the doors of the Great Hall burst open and Professor McGonagall walked in followed by forty first year students.

Lily noticed the look of pure terror on each of their faces and turned when she heard the sound of muffled laughing. There, laughing hysterically, were the Marauders. Lily overheard them telling the other Gryffindor students that they told all the first years that they would have to battle a troll to see which house they would be placed into. The first year students were completely frightened and their eyes darted every which way, looking out for the hideous troll. But when Professor McGonagall told them all they had to do was place the Sorting Hat on their head, their faces relaxed and Lily found them all glaring at the laughing Marauders. When the boys noticed all the first years’ eyes on them they quickly stopped laughing and tried their best to look completely innocent.

Lily sighed. ‘some people never change,’ she thought. When the sorting had finished, Professor Dumbledore made his normal announcements before letting the feast commence. When the plates were clean and everyone no longer had an appetite, Dumbledore excused them and sent the off to bed. Lily reached the portrait of the Fat Lady and gave her the password, “Ferocia Leo.” The portrait swung open and Lily made her way through the common room and into the fourth year girls’ dorm. She lay down on her soft bed and instantly fell asleep, forgetting to take off her robes.