-1Twenty years ago, things were …different….more people were alive, and my friends were still around. Perhaps we took a few things for granted, but doesn't everyone when they are young? Still back then we were well alive, and now its only me and my girlfriend, Veronica. Everyone figured that we would be married by now, but we haven't. I can't exactly tell you why. Perhaps I'm far to shy to ask her, and she's to stubborn to bring it up. She's always been there for me, since day one. Well maybe not that far back, she was a Slytherin after all, but she wasn't like the others. Sure she was quick witted and had most qualities of a Slytherin, but she took it to a new level. As she always put it, she was brave, but not stupid. She would sit at the Gryffindor table when she felt like it, and no Slytherin would turn her back on her, they wouldn't Dare to. She's so caring, I know she is, but she has all these walls built up that lets her block everything and everyone out. How do I know ? Your probably wondering, its quite simple really, she's willing to sacrifice everything she has in life, to save the lives of our closest friends.

Two Hours Previous.

"Remus! Remus where the bloody hell are you!" a Dark haired girl shouted as she slammed open a room to the right of a very long and dark hallway. In one hand She held a Vial of bright purple potion, and with the other she felt her way across the hall as she screamed her lungs out for the one who wasn't coming, at least not fast enough. Finally he turned abruptly down the hall and her seeing hand shout out in front of her, "Freeze!" she shouted, and he did just that.

Gripping her shoulders tightly the werewolf looked at her worried. His soft eyes looked her over expecting something to be wrong, "What?" he asked rapidly, "What's the matter, did a caldron blow up?" he asked, not allowing her to get a word in, "I don't see any burns, or cuts or-"

"No, no nothing of the sort." she jumped in before he got a chance to go on, "But I have done something Remus, Something Brilliant. You will never believe but, I figured it out!" she shouted tears ready to burst from her hard brown eyes.

"I don't understand, figured what out?" Remus stared at her strangely, a mixture of pain, confusion, worry and most of all Love. That man had so much emotion beaming off of him, it was any wonder how Veronica was still standing opposite him and not laying on the ground winded.

"I'll explain now, just follow me and don't interrupt." she snapped ignoring the emotions. In her eyes they were only there to distract her, and they had, too many a time. Not now though, now she had the answer to save everyone from everything, and anything.

Remus didn't stop her, rather he followed just as swiftly after her, taking the first right that brought them to her personal potions lab. It was here that she would brew his potion every month, cracking jokes about how he was so much like a girl, having his "time of the month." something that got old and annoying rather quickly. Oh how he would one day wish he didn't take those horrid jokes for granted.

Leaning against the counted he waited for her to start, only he didn't have to wait long, "Now, only one person can go back as the other has to stay and give the incantation." she explained as if he already knew what she had meant.

"Said person, and by that I mean you of course dear, must change …well…everything. Everything we love and know about our past." It was here that she paused taking a deep breath as dread washed over her, "but more importantly us."

Remus shook his head furiously, "No. NO! I will NOT do that!" she said in a Hard yet stable voice. He was obviously set on just that, and figured that she too would drop the matter and go along with it. He obviously forgot whom he was speaking with.

"I told you not to interrupt me, now shut up." she snapped as she crossed her arms and went on, "Now, I've gone over it many a time in my head, and the solution to all the deaths is simple. Sirius and Regulus have to get along."

Pausing she looked at him, sure he would interrupt. When he didn't she went on, "Now I know what your thinking, that will never happen, but it will. You see the one thing they had in common was me. I was friends with both, except I neglected Reg for You. Regulus is a good guy. Searching only for approval. He got it from the blacks save for Sirius, someone he only wanted it from."

Pulling open a draw to her left she dug around a bit, "you've got two hours, that will give this potion enough time to sit. After that it will grow weak and we will not get where we want you to." she stated simply as she continued to move things around, "If you don't do this, We mine as well say goodbye to everything we ever wanted."

Finding what it was she needed she threw the old battered notebook towards Remus, who now had it in his hands, "Its everything that needs to be changed. Everything that plays vital roles in the future. It now Lies in your hands." she laughed here and shook her head before getting serious once more, "Remember two hours." she stated sternly as she walked out of the room to prepare for the rest. Leaving Remus alone with his thoughts, and nothing more to say.

Remus stared non-blinking at the door she exited, "oh really that's nice, thanks for the info. Oh and what year, did I mention I love you , I want to marry you? No? well its true, but Suppose you'll never know since I've got to CHANGE EVERYTHING!" she shouted the last bit and shook his head. She couldn't hear anything, but it didn't matter.

Upstairs Veronica sat on her bed leaning over old photo albums of her friends. Most of them were of her and as they always called them, " The poster children for house unity." They were all gone now. None living save for her and Remus. Tuning the page she found the first picture of her and Regulus. He was leaning against the tree by the lake asleep, and she had snuck beside him for a photograph. Awake he would have never taken it, but asleep he would never know.

Sighing she slammed the book shut and opened the door. Half way out she looked back at it and sighed, "It will all be worth it if I get all my friends back." she concluded as she stepped out. It had to be, If it wasn't then there would be no point to anything anymore.

It didn't take long, but she was back in the potions room, and Remus was Sitting where she had left him, eyes cast downward, "Ready?" she asked in a hopeful voice. A small nod was all she got, and despite the feeling of her heart being ripped out she smiled, "Great."

Remus wasn't the type to be told twice. He knew when someone had their mind made up, Roni mainly, that it was for god. He himself wasn't comfortable with this. He after all didn't want to know how he felt about her, when she never would.

Heaving a sigh he picked up the Vial and drank it down quickly, giving a lopsided grin, to comfort her mainly, he spoke, "What is that saying again?" he questioned with a smile, "oh yes, beam me up Scottie"

Just as his words were finished he began to feel sick, and his head was spinning nothing was right. He didn't even get the chance to hear the incantation, he was too gone already mentally. He gripped the air in front of him, tears of fear clouding his vision, "I Love.. No." he muttered over and over again.

He didn't feel anything anymore, rather he felt numb. His head light, his arms frozen, until he hit the ground. Then everything went dark.

Roni watched in horror as her potion took effect. He was falling about to hit the ground, "NO!" she cried running forward before stopping. He wasn't falling fast, but rather slowly, very slowly.

She herself didn't understand it, it was rather odd. She moved her head to the side, but it was getting hard for her to see. That she didn't understand either, until the lights began to flicker before all was dark.

She looked around fumbling for a light. Finding her wand she lit it and looked around. It only took a moment though, and the lights of the room were back and running. Sighing she looked around the beautiful Dinning area, and dusted off her shirt.

"Roni!?!" a voice called a bit off making her smile, "I'm in the Dining room dear!" No sooner had she shouted that two strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist, "The Order is terrible this time of year." a voice spoke close to her ear.

A?N: Now that end part, wont come up again until the end of this story (don't worry there is a sequel planned but it will be some time.)