To live twice.
Disclaimer: I do not own Mrs. Rowling characters, I just like to play with them, like we all do.
A. N.: AU. This fic start after the events on the department of mystery's and Sirius Black "death". HG/SB, HP/GW, NT/RL ,NL/LL, RW/LB.
To my soul mate who have to share me with the memory of Sirius Black and my love for the fanfics.
Cap. 1.- He wasn't gone.
Dumbledore couldn't believe his luck, and no only his, the luck of everyone who just fight for their life's a couple hours ago, "even it is bad luck" he thought, thinking about the only one life they lost that night, and fighting the tears for the fallen marauder made his way back to the ministry, after left Harry and his friends on the deserve care of Madame Pomfrey at the hospital wing.
Arrive wasn't the problem, the news of Voldemort's return expand like gunpowder and every single member of the magic community seems to be in the atrium of the ministry. So he had to make a way and with a dissolution charm he walk in the middle of the crowd towards the department of mystery's and see if he can found something to led to the death-eaters that scape.
What he saw there makes his blood run cold to his feet and then he smile. No one that day could have the luck the man in front of him have, he was on the floor apparently just knockout, he gave a few steps but suddenly realize something was wrong, he took another step and became surprise whit the funny way the fate could play with us. He took the man in his arms and make a portkey straight to his chambers at Hogwarts.
Remus was sitting next to Harry's bed in the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey had to gave him a dreamless potion to make him sleep, the others not having such a trouble, rest peacefully on the remainig beds; few more hours and the sun would shine on the horizon. He was trying to figure it out what goes wrong, why he had lost his best friend, why this happen to him, to Harry; he couldn't close his eyes, the memory of Sirius's face falling backwards and disappear don't let him rest.
Outside Tonks, who was standing in the corridor waiting for the Weasley's, stop a scream with her hands when Dobby pop in the middle of the hall. She made her way to the werewolf with a piece of parchment in her right hand. He didn't saw her coming and jump a little when she shake his arm.
- Sweet Merlin Tonks! You could just talk to me, you know?- Remus keep one hand on his heart and with the other brush away the tears he didn't realize he has on his cheeks.-What is it?- He said pointing to the letter in her hand.
-Is for you...from Dumbledore- She said not looking at him, she has tear tracks on her cheeks too and puffy red eyes, so he stand and give her a hug and kissing her temple he said.
-Stay with them, would you?-but not waiting for an answer he made his way outside the room, reading the short note on the parchment with a concern look on his face.
Meet me in my chambers.
A.D.
"In his chambers?" he thought, maybe the headmaster just write the wrong word, and he look first in his office, but he wasn't there."so it was actually in his chambers... but why?" He turn to the door on the left and knock.
-Come in Remus- the voice of the old wizard came from inside and when he enter the room he saw Dumbledore standing behind Professor McGonagall, both with a spark of happinnes in their eyes, happiness that doesn't match with the recent events; and rising an eyebrow he walk into the room and sit on the bed facing the two old wizards who chuckle and gave him a wide smile.
-You want to see me Professor?- he ask without any interest on his surroundings.
-I indeed, Remus. I have news for you...- but he couln't continue being interrupt by the werewolf.
-If it is for the spy mission, don't worry I just want to make sure Harry is ok and then go...-
-Remus please, let me finish- the headmaster chuckle again when he saw the guilty look Remus was sending him- Would you be so kind to recognize the wizard resting behind you on the bed?- He ask pointing at the form lying behind the surprised werewolf who even sitting on the bed did't realize the bed was indeed occupied. He stand with a slight blush on his cheeks ready to apologize, but when he look to the bed he feel his world turn up side down and fall on his knees.
-My dear boy, have a seat- Say a smiling McGonagall helping him to stand again and sitting him in a chair next to the bed- Are you ok?-
-How... but...what the...it can t be...- He was surprised, no, he was in shock!,he doesn't understand what was happening, if it was truth or a nasty prank, he look from the wizard standing beside him to the one lying on the bed, he look almost a child, a teenager, he has black long hair making waves around his head and by the set of his jaw and shoulders even in his sleep, you can see the aristocratic air on it, it was him but at the same time he wasn't; the friend he had just lost hours ago was HIS age, the one on the bed was Harry's age- is him...it is... how that s possible?-
-Well my boy, that is an answer I can't give to you, but we have to find if he is who we know he is-
-What do you mean Albus?- McGonagall came closer to the bed and give the sleep boy a better look- it is he, right?-
-Maybe, maybe not. You see, we don't know if the veil just make him younger or he travel in time or what ever happen to make him look like this, that's why the veil was in the department of mystery's, because no one knows what it does.-
-I'm going for Harry...-said Remus and when he was about to reach the door was suddenly stop by a firm hand on his wrist.- Professor? -he saw the serious look Dumbledore have and roar at him - he must know!, they all have to!.-
-No one can Remus- The headmaster take a deep breath and look sadly at him- If the veil works making younger- "and stronger maybe" - at the person who cross it and the news travel to the wrong ears, it could be extremely dangerous for all of us, you can't tell anyone, promise me you won't Remus.- The angry man turns with a bemused look on his face, but understood the reason Dumbledore was trying to say.- We have to wait and then try to understand all this, in the mean time I will ask you to take care of him, and don't leave him alone.- saying the last he gave a significance look to the woman on his right and leads her to his office, they need to ask for an urgent order meeting in the morning.
Remus just node to the headmaster and sit on the edge of the bed looking with a renovate hope and happiness at the young, very young Sirius Black sleeping in front of him.