The quartet meet Lily and the Marauders

The Quartet Meet Lily and the Marauder's
Chapter Three: 1978 Not 1997


Minerva led the quartet and Hedwig up to Dumbledore's office. When they reached the Gargoyle and the entrance to Dumbledore’s office she gave the gargoyle the pass word ‘lemon drops’ The gargoyle moved aside allowing them to step inside and onto one of the large steps. The gargoyle rotated and continued to do so until it reached a large door, the entrance to Dumbledore's office.

Minerva knocked on the door and waited until a familiar voice called out from behind of the door "Enter." They entered, and the last one to enter closed the door. Dumbledore conjured four seats while Minerva went and stood beside Dumbledore.

The quartet each took a seat while Hedwig remained on Harry's shoulder and waited. Minerva turned to Dumbledore and she said gesturing to the quartet and a very unhappy looking Hedwig.

"Albus I was walking past the potions class room when I saw a large bright red light appear from out of no where. When the light cleared I found these four teens lying on the floor and that poor owl flying around clearly distressed."

Dumbledore studied the quartet closely as if he was studying a very complicated puzzle. He spoke up after a moment "Ah I see and whom may I ask are the five of you?"

Hermione went first "I'm Hermione Granger sir.” Ginny added “Ginny Weasley, sir." Ron said "Ron Weasley." Everyone turned to Harry as he sighed "Harry James Potter sir, and my owl Hedwig."

Dumbledore blinked "Excuse me?" Dumbledore asked hardly believing his ears. Harry scrubbed a hand across his face and repeated "I am Harry James Potter, yes you heard correctly."

Dumbledore cleared his throat and asked "I presume you are a relation of Mr. Potter.” Harry replied “Yes he was my father.” Dumbledore asked "And I presume I am correct in presuming because of your eyes your mother is Lily Evans?” Harry nodded and replied “Yes Sir, Lily Evans was my mother.”

Minerva frowned "What exactly do you mean when you say she was your mother? You even said the same thing about your Father.” Harry answered "My mother and father are not alive in my time line. They were murdered when I was one by Voldemort. He tried to kill me to, but some how failed and ended up leaving him self less then what could be considered alive. And he left me with his scar." Harry lifted his fringe to reveal his infamous Lightening bolt scar on his forehead.

Dumbledore mumbled "No it can't be he can't be." Minerva noticed the troubled look on the headmasters face "Is there something the matter Albus?” Minerva asked the headmaster. Albus replied with a sigh “Minerva do you remember at the beginning of this year, Sibble our new Divination professor had a vision?"

Minerva looked at Albus sceptically. "No Minerva I do believe Sibble did truly have a vision this time, think about it?" Harry and the others knew instantly what they were talking about and shared a look of pained exasperation.

Harry cleared his throat, causing both professor's turned to him "I don't think it's necessary for you to continue, we've already heard the prophecy more times then we've cared to, if it's the same one."

Dumbledore asked "What do you know?" Harry sighed and stroked Hedwig's feathers hopping to sooth the emotionally ruffled owl and hopping to keep him self calm.

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not.. and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live whilst the other survives… the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh months dies…

Minerva gasped and put her hand over her mouth a look of horrified realisation on her face. Dumbledore shook his head sadly "It came to pass didn't it? The people who will twice face the dark lord will be killed by the dark lord they are James Potter and Lily Evans aren't they? And you are the one with the mark who will defeat none other then Voldemort?"

Harry shook his head "No I am the one with the mark who defeated Voldermort for good, less then six months ago during a full scale war back in my own time line. We all fought in that war we lost over four hundred students past and present. More aurors and members of the order then I care to count were also lost to us. Professor’s Sprout, Sinatra and Vector were also taken."

He gestured to both Dumbledore and Minerva "You two along with professor's Snape, Filtwick, Lupin, and Black survived as well as Hagrid, Madam Maxima and Madam Pomfrey." He added "And thankfully the entire Weasley family and all the students from my house and year also survived."

Dumbledore asked "What year does this second war take place as we are in the middle of the first war now?" Harry sighed and shook his head "Brilliant we've landed in the middle of the first war it weren't enough that we had to fight in the second one less then six months ago.”

Harry scowled and looked down at his feet and said “The second war will take place in the year 1997 in the month of June." Dumbledore sighed “When will the first war end?" Harry replied "The first one will end on Halloween 1981 the night Lily and James will be murdered by Voldemort after their friend Peter Pettigrew will betray them. He will become a spy for Voldermort in 1979 four months into their seventh year. He will have been spying for a whole year by the time I'm born in 1980.”

He pinched the bridge of his nose and added “Peter will frame an innocent Sirius Black and will fake his own death so it will appear that Sirius is the one who kills him and an entire street full of innocent muggles when it was really Peter who kills the muggles.”

He added “He will spend the next twelve years locked in Azkaban. He will escape at the beginning of my third year at Hogwarts where I found out at the end of the year what really happened.”

He continued after sighing deeply and wearily “Peter escaped and returned back to Voldermort. He reappears a year later when he resurrects Voldemort, which he needed my blood for, so I was kidnapped during the Triwizard tournament that I was a part of.”

He looked up at Albus and said “An impostor, a Death eater, by the name of Barty Crouch Jr, pretending to be Alistair Mad Eye Moody by the aid of a Polly juice potion, turned the trophy into a port key so I and another student were transported to the grave yard where Voldemort is given back his old body. Peter kills the student that accidentally ends up being transported with me.”

He sighed sadly after taking a moment to gather his thoughts and all of those memories he would have sooner not remembered. “Sirius spends all of my fourth year on the run. He relocates to his child hood home in my fifth year. He will be cleared of all charges in my fifth year when Peter is caught by Ron during a fight in the department of Mysteries and given the dementors kiss.”

He paused for a moment before continuing on “A year later in my sixth year I defeated Voldermort while the others fought the death eaters and the dementors. We have only just started our seventh year just over a month ago."

Hermione added "Me and Ginny were asked to work in the hospital wing during the actual war, because of our knowledge of healing spells." Ron added "I was unable to fight in the actual war I helped with all the injured in the hospital wing as I was nearly eight months pregnant at the time."

Minerva asked startled "Pregnant?" Ron smiled slightly and nodded "Yes I was nearly eight months pregnant by Sirius Black, he and I are the father’s of twins, who are nearly five months old.” He smiled and added “We were supposed to be getting married after I graduated and I was going to go into auror training."

Ron held up his hand showing the platinum promise ring on his left index finger. The ring was platinum with a heart shaped stone in the middle that was a mixture of a ruby and a diamond.

Harry added "I too was supposed to be marrying Remus Lupin in a double ceremony with Ron and Sirius. Sirius is my god father. I am the mate of Remus Lupin."

Harry held up his hand and he to showed them a platinum promise ring on his left index finger similar to Ron's but not quite the same, his had a stone that was a mixture of a ruby and a sapphire.

Dumbledore nodded "Ok. I presume you are all aware you are currently in the year 1978?" they all nodded so he continued "Could one of you please tell me how exactly you came to be here from the year 1997?"

Harry answered "We were a month into our seventh year and a half a week into October.” Albus nodded “We are also in October here and a month into the new school year as well." Dumbledore confirmed as he gestured for Harry to continue.

"We were in potions making a potion that would enable us to see one memory of our choosing; I believe it is called the memory of choice potion. But we ended up here instead because Draco Malfoy Son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy played a potions prank on the four of us.”

Ginny added “He deliberately chucked a whole jar of beetles eyes into my cauldron, into mine and Hermione unfinished potion. Naturally the potion exploded and drenched the five of us. The room had spun around really fast before we were surrounded in a bright red light, then we disappeared. And that's how we ended up here" Ginny finished.

Minerva comment "I've noticed you seem to be a lot younger then a normal seventh year is Miss Weasley." Ginny replied "That might have something to do with the fact I'm a year younger then the others are. But back in our time line I was given permission by both you and Professor Dumbledore to skip my third year and join the others in fourth year. I was far too advanced in my studies to remain in third year." Minerva looked at Ginny clearly impressed and proud that she was in her house, as were the other three.

"Very well seeing as it was potions based problem that brought you here I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. I'm afraid you will have to wait until the potion fades. The potion you were making once it is made it will stay fresh for three years. I suspect you will have to wait until the potion is out of date. You won't be able to go home until then." Both Dumbledore and Minerva winced when all four teens shouted hysterically "THREE YEARS."

Ron was practically hyperventilating the others didn't look any better either. "Oh my god we can't stay here for three years. I've got the twins back at home I can't leave them and not see them for three years."

Harry added "Besides both me and Ron are supposed to be getting married at the end of the school year to Remus and Sirius. I'm the mate of a werewolf as I'm sure you are aware of Remus is a werewolf, I can't be way from him for three years it will drive both of us insane literately. The most time we've spent away form each other is two weeks and even that was hell."

Ginny and Hermione were both in tears "We are all supposed to be going into auror training after we leave school" Ginny had added. "And my parents are going to be worried about where I am" Hermione said clearly terrified of spending three years in enough time line. Dumbledore smiled at them sympathetically.

“I’m sorry there is nothing I can do. But there is a bright side to this." Hermione looked at Dumbledore in disbelief "How may I ask is there a bright side to be away from home and our families for three years professor?"

Dumbledore replied "Because it will seem like three years to all of you but back home in your own time line you will have only been gone for three months, because of the potion time where you are now will move faster then in your own time. A year here is only one month back in your own time."

Minerva added gently "You will not miss watching your children grow up Mr. Weasley they will merely be three months older when you all return to your time line. This means you and Mr. Potter will be able to still marry Mr. Black and Mr. Lupin after your graduation.”

She added “And as for the problem of Mr. Potter being away from Mr. Lupin who I am aware is indeed a werewolf. The younger Mr. Lupin of his time will automatically know you are his mate they are the same person with only the age difference in this time line.”

She asked “I'm presuming yours and Mr. Lupin's relationship has already become sexual." She blushed brightly as she continued "I would not normally condone such behaviour but I'm willing to make an exception considering your circumstances. You can continue a relationship with the younger Mr. Lupin, You are already the mate to both the younger Mr. Lupin of this time line and the older version in your own time as I already said they are the same person."

Dumbledore continued “If anything is revealed in this time line then it will surely change the future as you all know it. You and your future selves will mesh together so to speak. Your older selves will have the memories of both the pervious and new time lines. When you return to your own time line while you four would have aged by three years, the people of your own time line will have not changed at all, just their memories will be different. You three will be twenty years old and you Miss Weasley will be close to that age as well."

Dumbledore told them "Now I am more then aware that you all are going to need books and equipment. And of course you will need casual robes school robes and muggle clothes as well as foot ware. I will see to it that you are accompanied by Hagrid tomorrow morning to Diagon ally. He will accompany you to buy your school robes and books and any other equipment you shall need.”

He also added “And of course a new cage for that stunning owl of yours Mr. Potter. I will allow you to go into muggle London on your own as you are old enough and I'm sure responsible enough. As I'm sure you are aware it would not be practical for Hagrid to accompany you to muggle London, as he will surely be noticed considering he is a man of his size.”

He concluded “He will meet you in the Leakey cauldron at four thirty where you will floo back to Hogwarts with your purchases. You will start you lessons with the other seventh year Gryffindor's the day after tomorrow your new professors will be informed of your situation and sworn to secrecy."

Minerva asked "What last name are you going to use Mr. Potter I'm sure you are aware you can not reveal who you are especially to your parents and Mr. Lupin, Mr. Black and Mr. Pettigrew?”

Harry nodded and replied “I had thought of that professor. I was thinking of using the name Parker.” Hermione added "And if anyone asks we will just tell them we are exchange students from a school in America and that we were sorted in Professor Dumbledore's office when we arrived."

Ron commented “But Hermione, we don’t have American accents.” Hermione sighed and replied patiently “Ronald we don’t necessarily have to be American to attend a school in America. Many people go abroad to attend school.” Ron nodded, understanding what she meant.

Hermione turned to Harry and said "I think we better move our head girl and boy pins until we return to our own time." Harry nodded and removed the pin from his school robes. Dumbledore held out his hand and asked "Do you mind terribly if I hold on to those? I will see to it that you are reinstated to your rightful positions when you arrive back in your own time.”

He added “I must warn you, you will graduate here and you will also graduate back in your own time. I insisted you finish you seventh year back in your own time as well. There you will be reinstated as Hogwarts head boy and girl." Harry and Hermione handed over their pins and Dumbledore wrapped them in a clean scarlet handkerchief in his desk draw.

After another five minutes Minerva escorted the quartet out of Dumbledore's office and up to the Gryffindor tower. She gave the fat lady the pass word "Merlin" she said to the portrait. The portrait then swung open given them access to enter into the Gryffindor common room.