Among the Stars

       Wisteria Sofia Evans looks in awe at the scarlet train sitting in front of her. She takes one last look back at her parents who look just as overwhelmed as she feels and finally she takes a deep breath and follows her twin onto the train.

       "I'm gonna go find Severus." Lily says. "I saw him enter over there. We'll find you later, okay?" Then she turns and runs off, her long red hair trailing behind her.

       Now alone, Wisteria finds a compartment with only one person in it. "You don't mind if I sit here, do you?" She asks the boy. He turns around to look at her and she notices his grey eyes widen slightly. She knows he's looking at her bright red hair, she's gotten used to that reaction before. The boy doesn't hesitate in replaying.

       "Of course not." He says, his silvery grey eyes still on her. "What's your name?" He asks her.

       "Wisteria Sofia Evans." She replies. "I go by Sofia."

       The boy smirks and the butterflies in her stomach flutter. "I think I like Wisteria better." He says.

       "I would prefer to not be called by that name."

       His smirk only widens, "Then I'll call you Wisty." The boy decides. He reminds Wisteria of the boy she was dating back home. Of course she had to cut it off with him now that she is going to Hogwarts, but she still hasn't quite gotten over him. Now, faced with a boy who wears the same confident and comfortable smirk as her boyfriend did, Wisteria does what she always does when she gets nervous. She talks.

       "Are you excited to go to Hogwarts? I know I am. I was born as a... what is it you guys call us? Muggles?"

       "You weren't born a muggle." The boy says. "You were born to a muggle family. Even though your family has no wizard background, you were still born just as much of a wizard as I was."

       Wisteria smiles. "Right. Well, I was born to a muggle family then. My sister Lily and I both were, she's here too. Our other sister Petunia didn't get a letter to Hogwarts though, she wasn't very happy about that. Anyway, the moment I learnt that I was to go to Hogwarts I bought all the book I could on the wizard world. It's absolutely magnificent. I mean, Lily and I were always really big readers and I personally loved the fantasy stories, so when I discovered that magic and wizards were real... I was speechless. Then the more I read up on this world the more I realized how beautiful it is! Magic is amazing! Of course, there are the lesser amazing parts. I read about Grindelwald and that whole thing, but I also read that the headmaster at Hogwarts is Albus Dumbledore, the man who defeated Grindelwald and has been deemed the most powerful wizard in the world.

       "Speaking of Hogwarts, I read up the different classes they offer as well. I can't wait! I'm not sure how I'll do with the actual magic parts of it like in Transfigurations or Charms, but I've always been really good at cooking and I was decent at chemistry in my muggle school, so I should be okay at Potions right? Then there's Care of Magical Creatures, which I absolutely cannot wait for! I've already read through Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander and it was amazing. The creature sound beautiful. I think that the class I'm most excited for though is Astronomy. I've always loved the stars and taking an entire class on them sounds wonderful! I don't know many constellations or stars right now. I can sometimes tell the difference between the big and little dipper and I can always find Orion. It's by far my favorite, though it's also really easy to find. That's always the one they point out first when teaching us in school. It's just so easy to find. The only stars that I can point out and name are the North Star, which is easy, and then Bellatrix and Sirius, but those are both near Orion, so of course those are easy."

       Wisteria pauses to take a breath and notices that the boy is staring at her with that smirk on his face again. "Do you know my name?" He asks, and Wisteria's eyes widen.

       "Oh my! How rude of me. Here I am rambling on and I haven't even given you the chance to introduce yourself yet! I apologize. What's your name?"

       "Sirius Orion Black."

       Wisteria smiles and rolls her eyes. "Ha-ha, very funny. Now stop mocking me and tell me your name."        

       "I'm not mocking you." He says honestly. "My family has thing with space. I have two brothers named Mercury and Regulus."

       "No." Wisteria says, not willing to believe it.

       "Yes."

       Wisteria opens her mouth to respond when the compartment door opens and a boy with messy black hair and glasses comes tumbling in. Wisteria looks up to see Lily standing in the doorway fuming. Another boy with sandy blond hair walks into the compartment and helps up the boy the fell.

       "Pardon me." He mumbles to Wisteria as he helps the other boy into the seat next to her.

       "Hey, are you okay?" A chubby boy asks the one with the messy black hair. "Here, I just bought a bunch of chocolate frogs. You want one?"

       "Yeah. Thanks." The black haired boy says, taking one of the treats.

       "Lily?" Wisteria says, getting her sister's attention. "What happened?"

       "Oh! Lily!" The black haired boy now sitting to the left of Wisteria says dramatically while holding a hand to his chest. "The name is indeed as beautiful as the girl." He professes loudly, earning a glare from Lily, an eye roll from the boy with the sandy blond hair, and chuckles from everyone else. Wisteria now understood what happened.

       "Excuse me." Wisteria says, tapping the black haired boy on the shoulder. "I'm afraid that my dear sister doesn't particularly like it when strangers hit on her."

       "I find it highly offending that you would hit on a girl without getting to know her first." Lily states before storming away.

       After a few moments of silence, Sirius speaks up. "Well. That was amusing. And who might you three be?"

       The black haired boy holds out his hand. "James Potter."

       "Remus Lupin." Says the sandy haired boy.

       "And I'm Peter. Peter Pettigrew." The chubby says.

       "You wouldn't mind giving me a chocolate frog would you Peter?" Sirius asks.

       "Of course not." Peter says, handing him one.

       "The names Black. Sirius Black." He says, opening the packaging and taking a bite of the frog. "And the girl is Wisty Evans."

       "You said that Lily was your sister, right?" James asks Wisteria.

       "Yes."

       "Do you think I stand a chance with her? Be honest."

       "I'm afraid that if you want my sister, you will have to get in line. She already has one admirer and he's liked her for a while now. You'll also have to be incredibly impressive. It takes a lot to get my sister's attention."

       "And what does it take to get your attention?" Sirius asks. Wisteria's heart skips a beat. Her ex-boyfriend had said very similar words to her once. She takes a deep breath and lets a smile come to her lips.

       "Why should I tell you?" Wisteria says playfully. Sirius smirk returns once again, but James interrupts before he can respond.

       "This ride is gonna be long and boring." He says, stretching himself out and propping his legs up on the seat between Sirius and Peter. "We need something to entertain ourselves."

       "Like what?" Peter asks as he munches on yet another chocolate frog.         

       "Well, while you boys think about that, I think I'm going to go." Wisteria says, standing up

       "Aww. Wisty, you should stay." Sirius whines.

       "I need to find my sister. James probably traumatized her." She smiles at James to let him know she was kidding.

       "I suppose that we will see you at the school then. Goodbye for now." James says and the others say their goodbyes as well. A few minutes later Wisteria was sat in a compartment with Lily and Severus.

       "I was barely here for ten minutes before he came up and tried to flirt with me." Lily rants, clearly annoyed. Wisteria simply laughs.

       "You must admit though, those boys were rather cute."

       Lily rolls her eyes. "Yes, but that doesn't make it okay."

       "Well, with enough luck, you, Severus, and I will end up in the same house and then we can avoid them together." Wisteria says. The three friends continue all the way to the school in their compartment, talking and joking and laughing together.

       The Hogwarts Express pulls into the station at Hogsmeade and the students begin to file off the train. The first years are then led to the Black Lake and told to get into the boats. Severus, Lily, and Wisteria get into a boat together and make their way towards the castle. Severus can't help, but smile and stare at the twins, the wonder in their eyes make them shine. The twins on the other hand barely even notice Severus; they are too busy staring at the castle that grows nearer.

       By the time their boat makes its way onto the shore and they are told to get out, Lily and Wisteria are chatting excitedly about entering the school. Upon entering the school the first years are stopped by a professor who explains the sorting ceremony briefly to them and then leads them into the Great Hall. Once again the twins can only stare in wonder, this time looking up at the ceiling. It was hard to tell if there was a ceiling at all. Instead of seeing a clear one, they saw the sky, just as it was outside.

       The first years were lead to the front of the room, in front of a stool with a hat on it. Wisteria, Lily, and Severus all laugh together as the hat suddenly opens its mouth and begins to sing. It sings of the different qualities each house is known for and soon the song is finished. The professor from before stands in front of them once more, now she calls them up in alphabetical order to be sorted.

       The twins talk with Severus for a while, speculating about what house they would get into when Wisteria hears a familiar name.

       "Black, Sirius."

       Wisteria looks up at the stool to see the boy walk up to the stool. I guess he wasn't lying about his name, she thinks to herself as Lily leans over to her.

       "Did she say his name was Sirius?"

       "Yes." Wisteria whispers back. "He was one of the boys I was with on the train for a while."

       "Oh." Lily says just as the hat yells,

       "GRYFFINDOR!"

       "Well," Wisteria says to Lily and Severus, "I know what house I don't want." The three of them chuckle and continue their conversation as more people are called up. Soon the professor calls out,

       "Evans, Lily."

       Lily takes a deep breath, "Wish me good luck." She whispers as she makes her way up to the hat. Wisteria holds her breath as the hat is placed on Lily's head. It seems to consider her for a few seconds before shouting out,

       "GRYFFINDOR!"

       Wisteria lets her breath go and smiles up at her sister. Before she could notice Severus' suddenly sour mood she hears the professor call,

       "Evans, Wisteria."

       She gulps and makes her way up to the stool. Luckily before she can feel too overwhelmed with the number of people staring at her, the hat is placed on her head and a sudden voice distracts her.

       "Ah, a second Evans..." The voice says, for a moment Wisteria panics, but then she realizes that the voice is coming from the hat. "You're brave, just like your sister. And smart like her as well." Wisteria forces herself to not roll her eyes. Great, she thinks to herself, I’ve just got here and even the hat's comparing me to my sister. Wisteria can almost feel the hat chuckle to itself before she hears it yell, "RAVENCLAW!"

       As Wisteria clumsily takes off the hat and makes her way towards the cheering table she tries to remember what she can about the Ravenclaw house. Rowena Ravenclaw founded them, their colors are blue and bronze, and they are known for their wisdom and creativity. Wisteria smiles to herself as she sits down. Suddenly a boy has stuck his hand in her face.

       "Hello there. My name is Xenophilius Lovegood."

       "Oh." Wisteria exclaims, shaking his hand awkwardly. "Um.. I'm Wisteria Evans."

       "Wisteria? Like the plant?"

       "Yes. My family has a thing with flowers. What year are you?"

       "I'm a 6th year."

       "Oh really? What's it like? Here at Hogwarts I mean."

       "Oh it's nice." He says rather vaguely.

       "All of the houses have their own dorms right? How will I be able to find ours? This castle looked huge from the outside and what little I saw of the interior didn't look very easy to navigate."

       "It's not easy. I still get lost. Oh and you might want to be careful of the moving staircases."

       Someone nearby noticed Wisteria's panicked look and said "Don't worry. If you were sorted into Ravenclaw that means your smart, you'll figure everything out in no time."

       Wisteria nodded and went back to watching the sorting. She watched Remus, Peter, and James all get sorted into Gryffindor and Severus get sorted into Slytherin. So much for all of us being in the same house, Wisteria thinks sourly.

       Finally the sorting is over and Dumbledore stands up to make his speech. He mentions the school rules, though most of them are pretty obvious, and he wraps up the speech by declaring dinner served.

       As soon as the words leave his mouth, food appears on the tables in front of Wisteria. She doesn't even know where to begin eating. There is so much food and all of it looks good, but she can't eat it all. So, she reaches for the first thing she can find and starts with that.

       By the end of dinner, Wisteria was stuffed. She gets up with the rest of the Ravenclaws and follows them as the returning students lead the way to the Ravenclaw Tower. Once there, a Ravenclaw Prefect explained that to get into the Common Room, we have to answer a riddle. He made sure to include that we should not be ashamed to ask for help if we can't figure it out on our own. After leading us into the common room the Prefects split the first years into boys and girls and lead them into their respective dorm areas. Wisteria found her dorm quickly and when she opened the door, she was the first one there.

       Wisteria claimed the bed on the far right as hers flopped down on it. Right as her back hit the mattress, the door opens and two girls walk in. One of them has long black hair with eyes as green as Lily's while the other girl has shoulder length blond hair and brown eyes.

       "Hello." Wisteria says, not bothering getting off her bed to greet them.

       "Oh. Hello." Says the blond girl. "I'm Shannon Prince."

       "And I'm Penelope Renshaw." Says the girl the black hair.

       "My name's Wisteria Evans. Nice to meet you."

       "You too. You wouldn't happen to know who our other roommate is, would you? I saw on the sign outside that her name was Jane Tuft, but I haven't met her yet. I was wondering if you had."

       Wisteria shakes her head right as something hits their door. The three girls look at each other and then Wisteria walks up and opens the door. There is a girl with blond hair down to her chin lying on the floor outside the door.

       "Oh merlin, are you okay?" Shannon asks.

       "Yeah." The girl says as she struggles to get up. "I'm just a little clumsy is all. I think this is my room though.

       "Oh. Are you Jane Tuft?"

       "Yup, that’s me."

       The girls welcome her into the room and go through introductions. It doesn't take long for all three of them to get settled in, lie down on their beds, and fall fast asleep.