Chapter 1: Arguments, Books & Notes
"No Potter! I will not go out with you! That is the last time that I'm going to say it." yelled Lily Evans as she walked away from James Potter and his friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew.
She was sick and tired of him asking her out every day. He was obsessed and didn't understand that she hated him and his giant bloody ego. "But why not Evans?" he yelled after her as he and his fellow marauders followed her down the hall and into a random classroom that she walked into.
"Why not? Because you're a self-centered, egotistical, narcissistic, toe-rag of a bully! That's why not Potter! Now, leave me the bloody hell alone!" she screamed at him, walking around him.
She went to leave the room but was blocked by Sirius Black. He was standing in front of the door grinning like the madman that hat he was. "Black move the hell out of my way or I'm going to hex you so badly that Madame Pomfrey is going to wish that she never became a healer." she hissed menacingly.
He raised his eyebrow, still grinning, and said, "We both know that that's an empty threat Evans. Our perfect prefect wouldn't want to get detention." Her eyes narrowed. She lifted her wand and was about to utter the spell that would have vanished all of his precious hair when she heard a voice saying, "Padfoot, move. Let her go."
She couldn't believe her ears. Had James Potter just helped her? No way. She must have heard wrong. Obviously Sirius thought the same thing. "What? Prongs are you nuts? Why-" he started to ask when he was interrupted. "Because. Now, just let her go. She's not going to just up and change her mind." James answered downtrodden. Sirius, however, wasn't ready to give up so easily.
"But-"
"Move Padfoot!"
"Fine." Sirius grumbled as he side stepped out of her way.
"Thank You!" Lily spit out angrily.
She marched over to the door and wrenched it open. Or, at least that's what she would have done if it weren't for one tiny little detail. It was locked.
She turned around, put her hands on her hips and said, "Black, open this bloody door right now or so help me you'll regret it."
"Evans, open the bloody door yourself." said an indignant Sirius.
"I would open the bloody door if you would unlock it. In case you don't remember it's harder to undo somebody else's spell." Lily pointed out
(A.N. I know that isn't true but I couldn't think of any other reasonable reason for her to make him be the one to unlock it.)
"What the bloody hell are you talking about Evans?" Sirius asked with a genuine look of confusion on his face.
"What do you mean? You're the one that locked the door aren't you?" Lily asked. Sirius shook his head to show that he didn't. "I didn't even know it was locked."
"Potter, did you lock the door?" she asked, and when he also answered in the negative, she asked, "Remus, Peter, did one of you lock the door?" They shook their heads no. "And I didn't lock the door so who the bloody hell locked the door?" she screamed starting to become alarmed.
They all looked at each other and started to worry. So they all tried all of the different unlocking charms that they knew but to no avail. The door wouldn't budge. So with their spells not working, they started banging on the door, yelling for help. After an hour they got tired of banging on the door in vain and they decided to go sit down.
The classroom that they entered was more of a lounge than a classroom. There was a fire place in the middle of the right wall and a kitchenette in the corner of the right wall and the far wall. Across the room there was another door that led to a bathroom. On the left wall, there was another door that led into a bedroom with one king-sized bed in it. In the middle of the room was a two-person couch facing the fireplace and a love seat facing towards them (both of which were pull-out beds.) and a regular chair facing the love seat. The furniture looked like it was a set. In the middle of the seats was a coffee table.
"Does anyone else find it suspicious that this room, that people could comfortably live in for the rest of their lives, just appeared in the corridor but it wasn't there yesterday? Or the fact that we're locked in and we can't get out? Or that even though all of the student body had to have passed by this door on their way out of the Great Hall, nobody heard us banging on the door?" asked Remus while the others were getting comfy on the couch and chairs.
The others stopped arguing about who was going to sit where and looked at him. Now that he had mentioned it, they did think that it was way suspicious. Rooms don't just appear in a hallway, lock themselves, and put up silencing charms on themselves. Even in Hogwarts this was extremely odd.
They all looked at each other and in unison groaned, "Oh, crap!" Angered, Lily asked, "So, what? Is this a setup or something?"
"Yeah, I think it is. This is just great. What are we going to do? Who knows when we'll be found." James yelled. He was pissed that he couldn't do anything and that it was his fault in the first place that they were stuck in there. After all, it was him that had forced Lily into running into the room to try and get away from him.
Nobody said anything. They were all too busy thinking about what was happening to even really notice that James had even yelled. Then, all of a sudden, a light flashed above the coffee table and sitting directly underneath it was a book.
They all looked at it for a moment and then Sirius and James rushed for the book. The other three would have as well but Lily and Remus were too smart to touch something that appeared in a flash of light and Peter was too afraid to.
However, Remus and Lily's worries weren't needed. Nothing happened when James and Sirius touched the book. They grabbed it up and when nothing miraculous or special happened they frowned and dropped the book down onto the table and fell to the floor in disappointment. Lily, however, wasn't so easily put off. She went over to the book, picked it up from where the two boys had carelessly dropped it and read the title aloud "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
At the mention of his surname, James perked right up. Then Sirius did as well. All of them stood staring at the book in Lily's hands. Finally, a disbelieving Remus plucked the book out of Lily's hands and started to study it.
"Did that thing just say Potter?" asked Peter stupidly
"No, Pete. It said Rotter. Of course it said Potter you imbecile." Said Sirius sarcastically
"Are there any Harry's in your family Potter?" asked a weirded out Lily
"Not that I can think of." James finally decided upon. The four continued discussing whether or not it was real or if it had anything to do with James' family.
However, while they were talking, Remus was examining the book. It was a real published book. It knew about magical things such as sorcerer's stones, flying broomsticks, quidditch, giants, dragons, invisibility cloaks, and Hogwarts. Also, it knew about the Potters. The front cover had a picture of a boy that could have been an exact replica of James if it weren't for the lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead. Then Remus had a thought. He opened the book to the copyrights page and there it was.
Text copyright © 1997 by J. K. Rowling. 1997. It was only 1977. That meant that the books were from twenty years in the future.
"Guys, check this out." said Remus in amazement. The others stopped talking and crowded around Remus. He pointed to the copyright date and the reactions came instantaneously. Remus was still staring at the book in amazement. Peter gasped, fell to the floor, and curled up into a ball shaking. Sirius' jaw flopped open in shock. Lily sat down; the gears in her brain speeding. The best reaction was James' though.
He started laughing and then said, "I knew it! Lily was right! This is a setup!" The others looked at him like he was crazy before they all came to the conclusion that somebody obviously wanted them to read the book in a place where they wouldn't get interrupted.
So, it was a great surprise when Sirius, the one that liked to read the least, said, "Well, since we're locked in here like somebody obviously wanted and we have nothing to do but read this book like somebody obviously planned, we might as well. Maybe if we play along, they'll let us out."
All of a sudden, a note fell onto the table from nowhere. Lily picked up the note (after checking it for spells of course) and read it to them.
Congratulations! You figured it out Sirius. You're all right, except for Peter who hasn't said anything useful. Honestly, 'Did that thing just say Potter'. That had to have been one of the stupidest questions ever. I laughed when Sirius commented on Peter's stupid question.
Yes, this is a setup. Yes, I manipulated the five of you into this room. Yes, I put up locking, glamour, and silencing charms so powerful that even Dumbledore would never realize that you were here if I wanted it to be that way. Yes, I want the five of you to read the book. Yes, these books are from the future. Oh and yes Remus, the boy on the cover is exactly who you think he is but don't spoil the surprise for the others.
No, I will not let you out after reading it, but by the time you finish I don't think that you'll want out. After you finish this book, there are more that it is imperative that you read. After the second book I will let Peter leave. After the fourth, I will drag Sirius out if that's what it takes. (I have a sinking feeling that I'll have to) After the sixth, Remus must leave also. When you leave you will literally not be able to tell anyone else about any of this and Remus will not be able to tell Sirius what they read after he left (and Sirius won't be able to tell Peter) until after James and Lily have finished the seventh and last book.
Peter, Sirius , and Remus must leave when I specified because otherwise it could ruin the future (because of your reactions). I wish that you could all stay but trust me you will have a hard time handling it. If it weren't for the fact that Lily and James have a right to read the books, they wouldn't be able to read these at all, but I have a strong feeling that they'll be able to handle it.
So, have fun reading.
Harry
"Yeah, he wants to play mystery man? Well, it's working. I have three words for him. What, the, and Hell?" said Sirius confused, annoyed, and excited all at the same time.
"I actually agree with Sirius. This is just wrong. This Harry guy is messing with our heads. Playing us." said an angered James.
Remus looked at the note. It said not to spoil the surprise of who Harry really was and that James and Lily had the right to read the books. Then he looked at James. Screw what Harry wanted. He was not going to leave his friend in the dark.
He was about to tell James the truth when another note appeared right in front of Remus' feet. The others looked at him expectantly and so he sighed and picked it up. He went to read it out loud but found a silencing charm on him. He looked up and pointed to his mouth. The others, having understood what he was asking, shook their heads to tell him that they didn't do it.
He felt a tingling sensation run up his arms from his hands. It was the note. He read the note and was glad that Harry had put a silencing charm on him. The note read:
DON'T TELL THEM! If you tell them my dirty little secret, I'll be forced to tell Lily yours Moony.
Harry
"Um, I can't tell you what was in the note. Sorry. If I tell you then he'll say something that I would really rather not have a female know." Remus said tentatively. The others looked at him funny but accepted his explanation.
Lily, being completely unfazed by his remark, suggested, "So, how about we start reading. The sooner we read, the sooner we find out what's going on." So, they agreed and went to sit down only to be reminded of their earlier problem.
Where they were going to sit.
Of course, Lily and Remus being the intelligent ones, plopped down in their ideal seat immediately. Lily sat in the chair and Remus made himself comfortable on the couch. The three standing boys saw this and the handsome two glared at them. Peter, scared of the looks Sirius and James were giving out, fell backwards. Right onto the remaining seat on the couch; leaving Sirius and James the love seat.
James and Sirius realized what had happened when they heard Lily trying to contain her giggles. They looked at each other, shrugged, walked over to the love seat, and started cuddling up to each other in mock love. Then, when everyone started busting up laughing, they stood up and bowed to their friends. Then they sat down normally and they picked up the book.
"I think that since I'm the one that got us that note and made Harry laugh, I should get to read first." said Sirius with about a pound of arrogance laced into it.
"Wow Black, I didn't know that you could read." Lily joked.
Sirius frowned and said, "So, can I please just read the first chapter?" Before anybody else could say anything, Remus answered that he could.
"Ok. Here we go. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
A/N: I need your guys' opinions. First person to review who has an opinion, gets to decide. Should I post chapters with all of one chapter from the book in the story and have long breaks between updates or split the book chapter up and put it in more than one chapter in my story which will mean that the updates will come closer together? Did you get that? In other words:
1. In story's chapter- one whole chapter from HPSS and long breaks between updates
Or
2. In story's chapter- part of a chapter from HPSS and shorter breaks between updates (though still a while cause I have three other stories)
So lucky readers, what's it going to be?