Chapter 2: The 70's
The four Marauders had just sat down to enjoy the Halloween feast, James still put-off from Lily's blatant rejection. They had barely gotten settled when Dumbledore got to his feet. Clapping his hands he beamed, but before he could open his mouth to say a word there was a flash of light and two people fell right out of the ceiling. Before anyone could react, a girls voice screamed 'Aresto Momentum!' and they landed with a 'thump' right in front of the Headmaster. There was silence in the hall that wasn't broken until a groan came from the crumpled heap on the ground, followed by a series of expletives that made even Sirius' jaw drop. With every eye turned their way, Harry and Addie rose to their feet. As they came into clearer view, gasps echoed through the Hall; these people looked like they had come from battle! No one could see their faces yet, but judging from the looks on the staff's faces it was shocking. Whispers had broken out and people were starting to climb up onto the tables to catch a glimpse of the newcomers.
Sirius glanced and James and Remus questioningly but both of them shrugged. They rose to their feet and craned their necks to get a better view but they had no sooner done that when Dumbledore shot a firecracker out of his wand and shouted,
"Siiiilence! Everyone will please stay seated!"
With much grumbling, students returned to their seats and it was only when no one was left standing that he turned his attention to the two in front of him. The Hall was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
"Who are you?" There was a suspicious undertone to his question. To the shock of the hall, the shorter of the pair let out a barking laugh. The Headmaster raised an eyebrow and smiled at the person.
James nudged Sirius and Remus, "Do you think they know they're laughing at Dumbledore?" He shook his head slightly when all of the sudden the laughter stopped. He looked up in time to see the short one turn to him. Their face was still hidden by the hood but when they spoke it became apparent that this was a girl.
"Yes James Potter, I'm quite aware of who I'm laughing at."
There was a shocked silence as James sat back with his mouth open. The girl turned back to the Headmaster and before anyone could blink an eye she whipped out her wand and with a flourish encased herself, her friend and Dumbledore in a shimmering shield. The occupants of the Great Hall strained their ears but could hear nothing of what was being said. After 10 minutes, everyone was getting restless and growing impatient with curiosity. James was sitting with his head together with the other marauders trying to figure out how this newcomer knew his name. Another 15 minutes passed and students were just rising to their feet to leave when the shield disappeared. The Headmaster stepped forward,
"Will James Potter and Sirius Black please stand?"
The two friends looked at each other before getting to their feet. The two strangers looked at each other before the tall one pushed the shorter one forward. As she walked towards the Gryffindor table to threw back her hood to reveal her face. For a moment it seemed as though all the oxygen had been sucked out of the Hall because the entire student body gasped as one. Boys sat up straighter as though to catch the eye of this beautiful warrior. But it was in vain, for she only had eyes for Sirius who was gripping Remus' shoulder tightly to keep himself standing. She stopped directly in front of him but didn't speak.
Before anyone could move the taller figure began to walk the same path as his friend. He too pulled off his hood and once again there was a collective intake of air. This time however, it was the girls who sat up straighter, flipping their hair and fluttering their eyelashes, trying to draw the attention of this ruggedly handsome man. He kept his eyes on James though. When he reached him, every jaw in the Great Hall dropped because this stranger could have been James' twin.
The girl linked arms with her friend and they turned to face the men in front of them. They opened their mouths and at exactly the same moment the spoke only two words. Words that caused chaos.
"Hey Dad."
