Selena stopped in her tracks when she heard muttering from her godfather's office. She put her ear to the door and listened. It was her twin brother and their 'godbrother' James.

"I don't know why I let you talk me into this." Teddy groused. Selena stifled a giggle –James had always been able to get Teddy to do whatever he pleased.

"Because I've got you under an Imperius."

Selena snorted at this and finally decided to open the door,

"James, you're too scared of your mum to even think of using the Imperius. Or any other Unforgivable, come to think of it. What are you two doing anyway?" she asked shrewdly. Teddy gulped and hid his wand behind his back. He tried, and failed miserably, to grin at his twin,

"Nothing important –"

"You've taken something, haven't you?" she interrupted. He shook his head in denial, though he never had been able to lie worth a damn. She narrowed her eyes at the two of them. Teddy cowered under her glare, frighteningly reminded of their great-great-aunt Walburga Black. James, however, was unaffected by her glare, as she was just as tightly wound around his finger as Teddy was. He grinned and showed her,

"This."

Her eyes grew wide as saucers as he began to turn it. She tried to snatch it away from him, crying,

"James, no!"

But it was too late. With a final turn, Potter and Lupins were whisked back in time.

Selena landed on top of her brother with a loud 'umph!' James landed a few feet away. She immediately scrambled towards him, helping him to his feet and checking him for injuries. Once she realized he was fine, she went to check on Teddy. She hugged both boys gratefully when she saw that both were unharmed, then smacked them both on the side of the head.

"Ow!" the glared at her and rubbed the backs of their heads.

"What was that for?" James demanded. She glared at him,

"Look around you! We're at bloody Hogwarts!"

"How did we get there?" Teddy asked meekly, not wanting to anger his sister further. She, however, wasn't the one who answered.

"That's a damn good question." Said a suspicious voice from behind them. They trio whirled around to find four wands in their faces. Selena recognized the owners of the wands and immediately smacked the two boys again.

"You idiot, James! We're in the past!"

"Oi! I am not an idiot!" said a man who looked suspiciously like Harry Potter.

"And I wasn't talking to you!" she snapped at him. She pointed at the younger of her companions, "I was talking to this idiot!"

"I'm not an idiot either!" James protested,

"The bloody hell you're not! You've taken us 39 years into the past!"

Teddy yelped,

"What?"

"That was a bloody Time-Turner! You idiots!"

"I thought they were only supposed to go back a couple of years!" Teddy protested.

"Well, if you bothered listening to Harry at dinner, you'd know that the Unspeakables were working on a new one that could take you back further and that he had one!" she exclaimed, pounding on her brother's arm. He grabbed her wrist,

"What are we going to do?"

"I don't know! We'll have to ask Dumbledore!"

"I thought he was –" James began. She silenced him with a harsh look.

"He is, but considering that we're now stuck in 1975, Minnie isn't headmistress yet!" she snarled angrily. She instantly felt guilty when the twelve-year-old's eyes filled with tears. She sighed and put her arms around him.

"I'm sorry, Jay, but damn it, you've got to think before you nick something from your dad's office. You know that stuff is locked up for a reason. Teddy, come on, we're going to see the headmaster."

One of the students interrupted,

"Who the bloody hell are you?"

Selena and Teddy fought back laughter. Harry was right: Sirius Black was blunt and to the point. It took Teddy a minute to answer,

"Technically, we're distant relations of yours, James of well… James'. We can't really tell you much more than that."

"Why can't you?" asked the shabbiest of the group in a soft voice. Teddy and Selena both felt their chests constrict with pain.

"We just can't, okay? It would break a lot of rules and probably have disastrous consequences for us. We're sorry, we'd love to tell you everything, but…. We just can't." Teddy said brokenly. None of the other four had lowered their wands, so Selena, wishing she had any other option, took out her own wand and aimed it at her own father,

"Please, let us pass. Hurting any of you is the last thing we want to do, but we need to talk to Dumbledore. We need to go home." She said quietly. To say that they were stunned would be an understatement. Teddy, however, painfully forced himself to take his own wand out. They had to protect James. He took aim at the cousin had never gotten to know.

"She's right. Just let us pass and get back to your dorms before Filch catches you." He pleaded. Finally seeing that they weren't going to get any answers, the four lowered their wands and let them pass. Teddy and Selena, lowered their own, but didn't put them away. They walked passed them and into the castle. Teddy picked up James and the two teens ran up the stairs. When they got to the gargoyle that guarded the headmaster's office and took a chance.

"Ariana." Selena blurted. To her amazement, the stone figure jumped aside and allowed them to pass. They ran up the stairs and knocked on the wooden door together. They listened silently until they heard a quiet voice say,

"Enter."

They opened the door and stared in amazement at the dead man behind the desk. They had expected to see him there, but that didn't make it any less of a shock. Albus Dumbledore smiled pleasantly.

"Hello. I'm afraid I don't know your names."

Selena sighed and shut the door behind them.

"You're not going to believe this Professor…."

Twenty minutes and one long explanation later, the three time-travelers sat and waited for the Headmaster to speak. He templed his fingers and his blue eyes twinkled as he leaned forward.

"So you are saying that because of a small boy's curiosity and the ignorance of a fully qualified wizard, the three of you were transported nearly forty years into the past?"

Teddy winced and nodded glumly,

"Yes, Professor, that's exactly what happened. You wouldn't happen to know how to get us back to our own time, would you?"

Dumbledore sighed,

"I'm afraid not, Mr. Lupin. As you and your sister have already left Hogwarts, it would also be impossible integrate you into the school, and I think it would be unwise to leave young Mr. Potter alone. I suggest you stay in the Room of Requirement until I can sort something out."

Selena looked uneasy,

"Er… Professor, the Room doesn't provide food or drink so how are we going to…"

Dumbledore smiled,

"Ah, that. I will arrange for house-elves to bring you food, don't worry, Miss Lupin. Now, I suggest the three of you go and get some sleep. I will summon you when I reach a decision or a way to get you back."

The two Lupins smiled tiredly,

"Thank you, Professor."

The three left the Headmaster to his thoughts.