I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER OR ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTERS. Just a heads up there will be; character rants, Ron and Dumbledore bashing, limes/lemons, swearing, and a lot of violence. A/N: Thank you all for the follows and reviews, you guys were like hungry for this story! Don't worry baby birds, I'll feed you lol. I'm so excited for this story but a bit nervous, I hope I don't let you guys down. Well, enjoy!
Chapter 1: The truth behind smoke and mirrors. (Part 1)
Harry and Neville were blushing from their former professor's language while Hermione impersonated a goldfish.
The twins were holding on to each other laughing while Luna simply smiled.
Remus smiled kindly and both the man and Snape rolled their eyes.
The woman was finally able to get out of Sirius' reach and approached the kids. As she walked they were able to completely take in her and the man's appearances.
The woman looked to be in her late teens or early twenties with long blue hair. Though as she walked they noticed her hair was lighter on the bottom and moved like a live flame.
She had large cat like green and grey eyes highlighted by black liner all around and long thick lashes. She had a lip ring on her bottom lip while her lips themselves were smallish and painted a deep red. She had an average nose and was extremely pale.
Her body, they noticed with some embarrassment, was very fit and curvy in the right places.
She could definitely be classified as hot or sexy, especially if you asked one Mr. Padfoot.
She had on a long leather coat, a cut up black shirt with leather hip huggers, and black combat boots.
If the purebloods knew about muggle fashion they would agree with the others that she was definitely goth.
The man on the other hand gave off an air of high nobility. He was in deep purple and blue robes and carried a silver cane.
He, like the girl, was pale but had deep blue eyes and magenta hair that looked alive but trimmed precise and in a small tied off pony tail. He had a larger nose and thin pale pink lips with a trimmed goatee and mustache, which was also magenta.
He looked to be in his late thirty to early forties with a fit, large, intimidating body. If it wasn't for the kind look in his eyes they may have been afraid.
"Hello again, I'm Péine " the woman said with a pleasant smile.
"Péine?" asked Hermione with a puzzled expression. "Isn't that Gaelic for pain" she said and then blushed "I mean-".
Péine laughed easing Hermione's worries of offending her. "Don't worry no harm done. And yes that's because I am pain" she said and they all froze looking at her in wonder, besides Sirius who was making moon eyes at her.
"And this is Eagla" she said gesturing to the man who bowed and Hermione couldn't stop herself from speaking up again.
"Fear?"
"Indeed" he said with a small chilling smile though his wink took away some of its affect.
"Perhaps" drawled Snape "We should all sit down and explain from the beginning".
Harry, thinking of all of the humiliation the potion master had cost him said "I know everything, I saw".
"No Harry you don't" spoke Sirius looking…well serious. Harry's mouth dropped open.
Sirius defending the bat?
"We showed you enough for you to get an idea but we have, um I guess you could say we have a part of your souls for you to drink and merge with. We'll go from there" Péine tried to explain.
Remus saw the apprehensive expression on all of the kids faces. Even the twins looked hesitant so he tried to ease their nerves.
"We promise it's nothing to hurt you but unfortunately it needs to be done."
Surprising everyone, Neville was the first to step forward. "Ok" he said voice trembling.
With a nod Snape began handing out the vials and they each took a seat.
After everyone drank they felt like the world was falling out from under their feet. What they could only guess were memories began.
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It was a week after the final battle. Luna had gathered Harry, Hermione, Neville, and George.
Neville would go any where she asked and George hadn't said to much since his twin's passing.
Harry and Hermione, as much as they tried to deny it, were happy to get away from the youngest Weasley children and their mother. They had been pushing for marriage. Though each time it was brought up Harry and Hermione felt a strong urge to run, which they thought was strange.
"I am sorry to have called you all here so suddenly but this is important" came the melodic voice of Luna.
"No need to apologize Luna, we're your friends" assured Harry to the agreement of the others and joy of the blonde.
"I have been made aware of something and I need you all to do me a favor".
"Anything" said Hermione.
Luna smiled and handed everyone a potion. "Um" said Neville "what is it?"
"It will free you from the nargels" their little friend told them.
After a beat they all drank the potion. The affects were instant and chaotic.
Hermione suddenly felt all romantic feelings she had for one Ronald Bilius Weasley vanish. Times when she went against logic, became jealous, and fought with her best friend Harry. Feelings she had for said best friend. Certain acts of an old wizard in colorful robes making her suspicious and then suddenly forgetting those suspicions.
What the hell?!
Harry was having the same issue.
Things were becoming very clear.
Why he had to go to the Dursley's in the first place.
Why things took to long, or people needed three eleven year olds to figure things out. Well two eleven year olds since the red menace was really helping the headmaster. All the times he took Ron's side over Hermione's, even when Ron made her cry. His crush on her that just suddenly disappeared. Almost as quickly as his love of another red head had appeared.
Neville and George weren't doing much better. Instances when they saw or heard something that was off and Dumbledore catching them before they could warn Harry or Hermione.
George was heartbroken when he saw his own mother raising her wand to him and Fred.
"Luna" Harry's voice caught betraying the emotions they all felt, "How did you know?"
"We told her pup" came a voice making them all jerk around to face behind them.
There as ghosts were Sirius, Remus, and Professor Snape.
"Wha- How" George spoke for the first time.
"We met some people who opened our eyes. We had to wait till you were free from manipulations to show you. They want to help" Remus told them with a sympathetic smile.
"Help?" asked Neville and suddenly the shadows against the wall flowed out like smoke and two people stepped out.
"Hello" said a beautiful woman as her male companion simply nodded.
"What's going on?" Hermione finally demanded a little hysterically.
"There is no time to explain it now Miss Granger" Snape said kindly.
Before the others could comment Sirius said, "To true Severus" and he ignored Severus' scowl. "You'll have to trust us, we don't have much time before we have to go back".
"You're leaving?"
Harry seemed upset that he got another chance to talk to his godfather and uncle, only for it to be cut short.
"We are going back to your fourth year cub, to get you and fix everything" explained Remus.
"But you can't go back" said a frustrated Hermione, "That's impossible and even if it wasn't, Voldemort is finally dead. We can't go back".
"Trust us young lady" said the man. "Just because he is gone doesn't mean his ideas are. Things do not get better from here, we have a chance now to make sure it does. To many good souls were lost. We will give you back all this knowledge and explain everything but it must be now".
"Fred would be alive" whispered George with wide eyes and they nodded.
"You'll all be alive?" asked Harry hopefully.
They all smiled, even Severus. "Yes Harry" he said using the boy's first name for the first time.
He gave a hesitant nod to his friends, who mirrored him. Even Hermione, who was nibbling on her lip in a way that made him have to look away least he embarrass himself.
"Do it".
The man and woman stepped forward and their appearances began to change.
A line spit down their jaws until it split open showing sharp teeth, bat wings tore threw the back of their shirts. The man suddenly had a large scorpion tail, his eyes a blood red with the nose of a bull. Hoofs, sharp claws, and large sharp horns. Both had their hair shortened to the jaw line, blazing a brighter color.
The woman's nose took on an almost dog like quality, yet some how different. She had a long tail that whipped back and forth with spikes on it, she seemed to be able to move it like another limb. Her eyes also took on a blood red and she let out a giggle made up of different pitches. They also noticed small canine ears slightly above where her human ones had been.
All of this was a frightening sight yet the younger people were surprised to notice that none of them were scared, in fact they almost felted reassured.
"See ya on the flip side" the woman said and the man laughed then suddenly everything went black.
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Harry opened his eyes again and saw his friends doing the same.
Looking ahead he saw a very excited Sirius and Péine while the others watched them with wary and expectant expressions.
George and Fred looked pale. Luna lost the spaced out look in her eyes and seemed scarily focused. Neville looked confused but a bit empowered. Hermione was looking at Harry with sadness, and dare he say love, making his heart skip a beat.
He still felt like his fourteen year old self yet there was the definite presence of his seventeen year old mind.
It was a bit disconcerting but also made him feel powerful. He knew so much, been through so much. Going through his emotions and memories, which was a tad overwhelming, he locked eyes with his friends and saw the same determined look that was on his face.
The twins, missing the mischievous and joyful gleam in their eyes, were looking far more serious then he had ever seen them. While Neville no longer looked scared but much more sure of himself while Hermione and Luna looked tired but strong.
With one last nod to everyone he turned back to the adults. "Explain everything".
A/N: Hope you guys like it so far, the rest of the explanations in the next chapter. Review, ask, and suggest if you feel like it. Have an awesome day.
