Accidents
Chapter 2: Lily Evans and the Marauders (Minus Peter)
GINNY
I opened my eyes. It was a dark corridor. I felt 4 pairs of eyes looking at me. No one was there, but I felt their presences. Jumping up with my cat-like reflexes, I whipped my wand out and pointed it where I knew that they were. "Show yourselves. Then you can tell me where you got the cloak." They took off their invisibility cloak, and I found myself looking at 4 familiar faces.
The 1st boy had the same obsidian hair that fell to his eyebrows. He flicked it to the side. His stormy eyes were filled with laughter. He had on a thin under-shirt and some sleep pants. His muscles rippled through his shirt. He stood at 6'0", towering over me. Anyone who could see him wouldn't doubt that he was the most handsome of the group—of the school. The 2nd boy had hair the color of sand, but it held a few grey wisps. It was in the normal 1940's style that he liked and his eyes were blue. He was 6'2" and extremely muscular. The 3rd was the most familiar with messy, black hair; brown eyes; and wire-rimmed glasses. He was 5'11" and had the muscular build of a chaser.
"Lily? Is that you?" James Potter asked.
"Please take me to Dumbledore," I said.
"Evans, don't turn us in! You know that we have to prank on the 1st day of school!" Sirius yelled.
"Take me to Dumbledore."
Remus stepped forward. "This isn't Lily," he said. I smiled.
"I think I'd know who my own girlfriend is, mate," James said.
"She looks identical, but her eyes are brown. This isn't Lily," Remus repeated.
"Come off it, Moony. Bad joke. Now, Evans, let's—" Sirius was cut off.
"I'm not Lily. Take me to Dumbledore."
"Evans? Are you feeling alright?" James asked.
"Ignore them. They are ignorant prats. I'm—"
"Remus John Lupin, werewolf, Gryffindor," I finished.
"What?"
"I'm from the future. Don't tell anyone," I said.
"Prove it," James said.
"I think she just did, mate," Sirius said.
"You are James Charlus Potter. Your Animagus is a stag called 'Prongs'. You've loved Lily Marie Evans since your 1st year and she hasn't agreed to date you until this year." I turned to Sirius. "You are Sirius Orion Black, Animagus of a dog called 'Padfoot'. You ran away from home when you were disowned in your 5th year after inheriting your Uncle Alphard's fortune. Your bedroom has posters of scantily-clad, muggle women that are stuck to the walls with a permanent sticking charm." I turned to Remus. "You were bitten when you were younger, and your friends found out in their 2nd year. It took them 3 years to become Animagi. You are the heir of Gryffindor."
"She's from the future," Sirius said. "Let's go."
"Where's Peter?" I asked.
"Asleep, where he usually is."
"What happens in my future?" Remus asked.
"I can't tell you all that much."
"Am I with Lily?" James asked. I smiled, giving it away. "YES! Oops…"
"I SWEAR, JAMES POTTER, IF YOU AND YOUR IDIOT FRIENDS ARE OUT, AGAIN…" came a voice from around the corner.
"Hurry," Remus whispered. He, Sirius, and James ducked under the cloak while I threw on some instant darkness powder. Lily Evans came around the corner. She was like my twin with Harry's eyes. She looked into the empty hallway and let out a sigh, obviously hoping to catch her boyfriend and his friends in the act.
"That was close," Sirius sighed. "Dumbledore, anyone?"
GINNY
"When I went into my dorm, sir, I'm not sure what happened. I felt a rush and found myself here. Actually, I'm lucky that I was found inside the castle. With Voldemort," all but Albus cringed, "no one is safe. So, I was wondering, will this affect the future?"
"It won't. Time is fluid. You can't affect it. Being here is what happened."
"So you're saying that they," I pointed towards the 3 Marauders, "knew that I came to the past but didn't warn me?"
"You do know us in the future!" James said. I avoided his gaze.
"They will remember that there was a girl in their 7th year, but until you disappeared, they didn't remember who. They still might not know until you return."
"So I will return?"
"Most definitely."
"When?"
"When time wants you to return. Until then, you may reside in the Gryffindor house, and your name will need to be changed."
"Ginevra Weatherby. It's an old family joke—I'll remember it, easiest."
"What is your middle name?"
"If I told you, then you'd know who my mum is."
"Then change it, dear."
"Hmm… Luna."
"Wonderful. I will add a Miss Ginevra Luna Weatherby to the registration. Any classes that you don't particularly like?"
"Not really."
"Which are your strongest classes?"
"Charms and Transfiguration."
"Wonderful. I'm sure that the Heads will find room to accommodate you. Thank you, Mister Lupin, Mister Potter, and Mister Black, for finding Miss Weatherby. And I think that pink will be best."
"Thank you, sir," Sirius said, pulling us from the room.
GINNY
"Oi, Evans! Wake up!" Sirius shouted.
We heard grumbling and smashing before Lily came down. "I just got back from patrol. The patrol that James was supposed to accompany me on."
"That was tonight?"
Lily huffed. "And another thing—is that… a girl?"
"She is a girl, Evans, thank you for noticing," Sirius said. I smiled.
"Lils, this is Ginevra Luna Weatherby, from… Magus Academy in America." I silently cast a voice-modifying charm over myself.
"Hello, Lily. It is wonderful to meet you," I said, trying to get used to my new accent. Sirius, James, and Remus seemed surprised at my accent.
"Nice to meet you, Ginevra."
"'Ginny', please."
"She's bunking with us," James said.
"Oh, wonderful," Lily smiled. "Let's go on up, then." We went up to her dorm and she transfigured a loose piece of cloth into a bed that was an exact replica of her own.
"Thank you," I said, restoring my trunk back to its original size and pulling out a tank-top and a pair of short-shorts.
"No problem," Lily said, hopping into bed. I got into my own bed. "So you're from America?"
"Yes," I said.
"Where from?"
I tried to remember the trip that Hermione and I took there. "Minnesota."
"My grandparents used to live there," she said.
"Wonderful. You and James?"
She blushed, "He's been asking me out for years. Remus came to my home over the summer and asked if I'd like to go get the new book that I've been wanting out of Diagon Alley. Remus dropped me off and James asked me on a date. I said 'yes' to get it over with. I actually had fun."
"He seems so nice."
"He can be," she said, smiling. "Heads up, Sirius Black is a player, so don't fall for him."
"Wouldn't dream of it. I have to go back to America, and I don't know when, so no falling in love for me."
I swear that Lily muttered, "Good luck with that."
