Chapter Two
When will she return?" Ron piped up. "We don't know. This is the only known occurrence of this happening in history. Normally a Time-Turner would allow you to return to the exact moment you left. This however, is not a normal situation. All we know is that she will be fine."
Harry started to get riled "How could we possibly…"
"Because I was the last person to see her alive" Sirius cut in. "That is why I am here. Albus has asked me to tell you what happened in my senior year to see if we can figure out why this happened to her and why it had to be 1987 of all years."
"How about we start with the night she arrived, Sirius" Albus suggested. He could see sirius was struggling with what he should say. Sirius slumped into the arm chair across the room and the boys turned their chairs to face him.
"It feels like only yesterday. I say that now but..well you'll understand soon enough. As Albus said, it was September 22nd 1987. We had already started our final school year.
*1987*
6pm
Sirius, Remus, and James ran towards the Whomping Willow. It was a full moon tonight and they has the usual run through the forest planned for their first full moon back as seniors at Hogwarts.
"Maybe this time Prongs will actually catch up with us, aye Mooney?" Sirius exclaimed quickly before transforming into Padfoot, pushing in the knot of wood allowing the others to enter the secret passageway.
"Haha very funny...Where's Wormtail? It's not like him to miss the full moon." James asked as they wound their way towards the shrieking shack. "He said his assignment for potions overdue" Sirius piped up, dodging his head around the new formation of roots that lined the passageway. "I did say i would happily help him again this year but he insisted he wanted to do his own work this year." Remus said proudly as he flopped onto the old mattress on the living room floor, eyes and muscles tired, ready for the night's event.
"Who wants a butterbeer to celebrate the last first full moon at Hogwarts?" Sirius cheered opening their stash cabinet. Both boys responded eagerly. They sat down and talked the last hour away until the moon started to peek through the window.
The now well rehearsed transition for Remus and the others went just as well tonight, By eight o'clock, the boys were out exploring the far reaches of the forbidden forest.
*Exactly 8:35pm*
There was an explosion to the east of the marauders current position, this set mooney off in the opposite direction in instinctual fear. Sirius transformed. "Prongs, follow him, i'll go check it out!"
Sirius ran towards the now roaring flames. Animals were screeching and howling in pain others were fleeing the scene in fear. Sirius removed his wand and tried his best to tame the flames. His efforts seemed hopeless. Sirius heard a weak voice mutter a few indistinguishable words. Instantly the flames turned into nothing but smouldering ashes at his feel. In the middle of the ash field, a young girl. Curly brown hair stuck to the ashes smeared on her face. Her clothes were tattered but it was clear that she went to Hogwarts with the crest emblazoned on the chest of her robes.
"Are you okay?" Sirius asked rushing to her aid. She looked at him confusedly before her eyes rolled backward and she flopped into his arms unconscious.