I decided I'm going to have the marauders know about her being from the future pretty quickly, I want them to become friends ASAP, really close because it influences later chapters and she won't be in the Marauders era for very long.
September 3rd 1975
It's a relief, it feels like a weight of my shoulder. Just knowing that somebody knows. I feels odd though, that I get to spend time with James, Sirius and Remus (whilst struggling not to punch peter) when Teddy, Harry ect never got to spend time with there parents. But at the same time, I'm not sure I would want to switch places with anybody. Its so surreal being here, seeing these people, interacting with them in a way that should be impossible. But I'm still finding myself feeling homesick.
With love, Chess
Waking up, it took Frankie a few moments to remember where she was, or to be more specific When she was. She stood up from her bed and went over to the bathrooms, showering with strawberry body wash and coconut shampoo. She headed over to her trunk and pulled out a uniform, a grey skater skirt reaching three quarters down her thigh and sitting on her waist. She tucked a clean white shirt into the skirt and added red tights and mid-calf lace up combat boots, she wrapped her jumped around her waist and added her Gryffindor cloak. She packed her black satchel bag, making sure to add her glasses into her bag along with the Marauders map. After adding some mascara to her eyes and plaiting back her fringe she stood by Lily who was waiting for her.
The Gryffindor prefect was the only other person who was ready to go. "It'll be nice to have somebody to walk to breakfast with now" Lily commented as the entered the common room. Frankie smiled happily at her.
"I'm used to waking up early, normally I'm the one that has to wake my friends up" She replied honestly, "That and my team had an obsessed quidditch coach who made us get up and five in the morning" She added.
"You were on the Qudditch team at you last school?" Lily asked in surprise.
"Yep, I was a beater along with one of my two best friend Fred, best pair in ho- ho- how do you do?" Frankie stuttered trying to cover up the fact she was about to say Hogwarts, smiling at a first year whilst Lily looked at her confused. "Problem is, when our other friend James is being an idiot, we ended up ganging up on him during matches" She giggled slightly while Lily smiled.
"I think there looking for a beater this year along with a chaser. I'm not sure- I don't pay to much attention to the sport" Lily shrugged as they walked into the great hall and took a seat at the Gryffindor table, choosing jam and toast for breakfast whilst watching her new friend pick a very chocolaty muffin. "You should probably keep off the sugar first thing in the morning" Lily commented as Frankie drank some coffee.
"What are you talking about? Sugar in the mornings is the only thing that helps me during school" Frankie replied as she ate the cupcake, she then pointed her wand to her mouth and muttered a spell. Looking at the confused red head she shrugged "it's a breath freshener spell, last twelve hours and only works if you've already cleaned your teeth, my aunt invented it, the muggleborn one. Her parents are dentist" she explained. The next person to come in was somebody she slightly recognised. She remembered the stories of Professor Serverus snake who hated James potter and so also Harry, only he turned out to be one of the bravest men Harry had ever met.
"Severus" Lily called and the greasy haired boy walked over, looking Frankie up and down. "Sev, this is Francesca" She introduced, smiling amused when the purpled haired witch pulled a face at her full name.
"Frankie please, nice to meet you" she smiled holding a hand out for the surprised Slytherin to shake which he did so. He parted soon after that to go over to his friend and the hall was filling quickly and time tables were getting handed out "So, we got potions first. that's my best subject, oh the woe's of being in a Slytherin born family. You end up being able to do the subject far too well" Frankie said dramatically. She looked in the corner of her eye and saw the marauders were coming this way.
"Oh please I don't want to deal with Potter on the first day of class" Lily sighed and Frankie smirked.
"I'll distract him, you go around him, Remus seems like he'll let you past" She said to the red head who nodded. Whilst James and Sirius's backs were turned, Frankie skilfully turned her hair the same length and colour as Lily's, straightening it a little as well to match it so from behind she looked like the girl. "Save me a seat in potions" She added to Lily who nodded and stood up and started to walked away when James spotted the disguised Frankie, walking up to her and throwing and arm around her shoulder "Unless you want to loose that arm, get it off me" She spoke to James who jumped in surprise whilst both Sirius and Frankie burst into laughter at his reaction.
"What, what's with the hair?" James demanded. He watched in surprise as it slowly faded back to the purple curls she had the say before.
"Sorry, my job as a distraction is over, I got to get to potions" She smiled at James and started to walk before swiftly turning on her heel "Actually, one sec, when's quidditch tryouts?" She asked him.
"This Saturday, why? You thinking of coming to watch?" Sirius answered her question and she shrugged
"Something like that"
"I hate homework" Frankie declared after a full day of lessons. Each one was the same as the last and introduction to there OWL year and what they will be studying. The first thing she did afterwards was go and get out of her school uniform, keeping the Gryffindor cloak on. She heard a few murmurs of agreement coming from people she had made friends with. The most eventful part of the day was hearing Lily Evans reject James potter many time when she knew they would start dating in two years and marry in three before proceeding to have a child who would end up being like a father to her. It actually quite messed up if you think about it. "I give up, I'm going somewhere" She sighed
"Where?" Alice asked her
"Not sure, I'll figure it out" Was the response. She then ran up top her room, put some stuff in a bag with and undetectable extension charm and left. She had figured out where she was going, she was going to the quidditch field.
James , Sirius and peter had also had enough of homework, whilst Remus was quite content to continue he decided to go with his friends down to the fields to watch them practise. They didn't know there was somebody else there until the saw a bludger getting hit around. "Whoever that is, they're pretty good" Sirius said, he too was a beater. They watched, now certain it was a girl since they could see the long hair flying around. Soon she dis-mounted and walked over to her bag on the bleacher's the marauders also walking over.
What didn't make sense was the uniform. It was a Gryffindor team uniform with a name and a number. But the only Gryffindor De' Mortem couldn't have a uniform, since she had only been a student for two days. "Where did you get your uniform?" Sirius asked her in an accusing tone, suspicious of her. He was starting to think she was a good person.
"My grandma made it for me?" She said helplessly.
"What's your deal De' Mortem? There's something not right about you" James asked her.
"Is that…" Remus trailed off, picking up a piece of parchment. To anybody else it would look like just any old piece of parchment. But to him it was something completely different. "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" He recited and the map started to draw itself. "How do you have this. Did you steal it?" Remus demanded.
"No, of course not." Frankie said, offended "It's mine" she told them, crossing her arms.
"No it's not, so tell us how you got it" Sirius threatened, holding his wand up to her. They watched the tips of her hear turn white, the colour of fear, nerves and shock. She was defiantly hiding something.
"I don't think I can. But I didn't steal it I promise I was given it four years ago" She swore before sighing in defeat and sitting down. Seeing how all four had wands pointed at she relented "Fine, sit down. It's a real weird story" Finally the four boys all sat down, lowering there wands.
"Talk" Sirius added for good measure.
"Alright, I'm talking" She cried out, "Okay, remember me saying how me and my friends were on the way to school and the potion exploded all over me?" She asked and the boys nodded "That's true, thing is, the potion sent me back to here, by that I mean I should be starting my fifth year at Hogwarts 2019" she said, biting her lip and awaiting there reactions.
"Bullshit" Sirius and James both said at the same time.
"Impossible" Remus remarked.
"Prove it" Peter challenged.
"Okay, So I told you about my friends? James and Fred. My best friend basically my family. Fred full name is Fred Gideon Weasley and James's is James Sirius Potter" she told them, that made them quiet for a moment.
"Your best friend is called James Sirius Potter. It's like his parents wanted him to cause trouble" Remus finally remarked and Frankie giggled.
"Yeah, Trust me, he is trouble, we're the school pranksters. You have the marauders which is you lot, then the golden trio which is Uncle Harry, Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione, then you have the golden marauders which is me Fred and James. Our name is totally the best just BTW" she added with a smirk, relieved to be able to talk about it. Although the group didn't know what BTW meant.
"Question, if he's a potter then…" James started
"Question, if you had a son, who would you name godfather?" Frankie retorted. "Either way, it's true. That's how I got the map. Fred and George Weasley, the first Fred, Gideon and Fabien Prewetts nephews, they steal the map in there first year from Filches office and then in Harry's third year give it to him. They were firth years by that time and Uncle George always said they didn't need it after fifth year. Harry was also given the invisibility cloak in his first year" he said. By this point, it didn't take a rocket scientist to work out that Harry was the future son of James.
"So who has the cloak now? If your telling the truth" Sirius asked
"James has it, I got the map, Fred got a book of useful spells, pranks and unfinished plans for prank products from his dad who owns the best prank store ever. It replaced Zonko's in hogsmeade. The owner of that shop retired very happy" Frankie beamed.
"How do you fit into the whole story, how come you got he map?" James finally asked.
"Like I said, I was disowned from my family and taken in by another one. That would be the Potters and Weasley's" She shrugged simple "But your not looking at the big picture here" She added "They big picture is now, right here. There are two marauders maps plus knowledge of the future, and there's a Slytherin I have been dying to prank since yesterday" She smirked and the boys exchanged looks.
"Still not sure I believe you" Remus finally told her
"You're a werewolf" Frankie said out loud like it was nothing, shocking the man. "And you three are Aninmagus.I told you, I'm from 2019 and live in a potter's household. I know these thing. Plus, me red and Prongslet decided we would see if we could become animagus faster, we finished third year" she added and with that sent them a wink, grabbed her broom and mounted, flying back to Gryffindor tower.
