Author's Note: It's been a while...The begining of this month was the last, I believe. So I am finally out of school. Just got out this past Wednesday. Finals were terrible not to mention other things like fundraising and a french project and trip. Anyway finally I am here with the next addition to our wonderful story.
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Finally we have reached the part in this story that we have all been waiting for. This is a time-travel story, as I have said before. It is also, very different. Enjoy!
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Chapter Four
Professor Granger
June 30th 1977
Sirius was still a little put out at not finding a journal that looked at all like his previous one. He walked towards the quidditch section of the library and found James. Peter was at his side. Remus was walking towards them as well three books in his arms. "Are you ready?"
James had two books with him and nodded. They walked off to pay for their books while Sirius and Peter waited for them by the door. It was as he neared the door that something strange seemed to happen. It was as if something told him to go back towards the diaries.
It was there that he saw the book. It looked just like his and yet it looked older and worn. He picked it up and flipped to the first page. The name Hermione Granger stood out to him. It was right on the top of the first page. A shadow fell over him. He looked up. She was about a foot shorter than him with messy brown hair and big chocolate eyes.
"I was just looking for that" she said. My bag fell open and everything scattered everywhere" she gave a small laugh
"Hermione Granger?" Sirius asked.
"Yes, how did you know?" she asked with a smile.
"It's on the first page of this book" he replied eying her.
She nodded as if remembering if that was true after a moment. Sirius handed it back to her "um, do you know where you got that diary?"
She looked at him and then shook her head "a friend gave it to me" she shrugged and put the diary into her bag "I must be going" she turned to go but Sirius noticed a book that looked a little battered on the ground.
"Is this yours?" he asked.
Hermione chuckled "yes, thank you" she stared at him "who are you?"
Hermione knew who he was but he didn't know that.
"Sirius Black" he said as Remus walked towards them followed b James and Peter.
"Nice to meet you" she said.
"Oy, Padfoot, where did you go?" James asked as Hermione walked away from him and out of the shop.
He smiled a little goofily "I just met a bird" he said.
Remus laughed "why doesn't this surprise me?" he said "whenever he goes anywhere he meets some girl" he shook his head and then smiled at his friend.
They walked out of the bookstore and walked to their next destination.
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Hermione on the other hand was making her way to Hogwarts wanting to talk to Dumbledore before she met anyone else. Her mind was on the diary that had fallen from the bag she had gotten out of her trunk and where she had put both her trunks as soon as she made them smaller with a shrinking spell.
Hermione had not expected to see any of the marauders yet but when Sirius held the diary in his hands she had been afraid that he would find out her secret. She had been in this time for only five minutes.
But the fact that the diary said her name and not his like when she had looked at it in the future scared her. It was as if the diary had some sort of magic in it. But Sirius had asked about it as if his had gone missing somehow. But, yes, Hermione remembered seeing the gap in entries.
She was nearing Hogwarts now. Hogwarts was just as she remembered it and as she stepped into the grounds she realized that beyond the fact that it wasn't as warded that the place in general was great.
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"I quit" he said. "I can't take it anymore, you said I didn't have to stay here the entire year so I figure that if I quit now you'll have enough time to get a replacement."
Albus Dumbledore stared at the now former professor of defence against the dark arts and sighed "alright, Albert" he said "I'll find a replacement"
It had happened year upon year. Every defence against the dark arts teacher had quit on him and now he had to place another advertisement in the daily prophet, and then there was meeting whoever was interested in the position.
"Thank you" Albert Tanner said and then left the office as fast as he could.
Taking out a small bag he choose a few lemon drops and put them in his mouth as he began to write what would go on the paper the next day. If only there was someone normal to teach the students, someone that knew the dark arts and someone that was willing to break the rules. Particularly now when the threat on the wizarding world was growing even bigger, he needed someone that wasn't afraid to show the students what they would be meeting in years to come.
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"Lemon drops" Hermione said "no? How about, Berti Botts every flavour beans? No, I guess not, he doesn't like them anyway. Sugar quills" Hermione was getting frustrated. She was having absolutely no luck with getting into the headmaster's office.
"I believe the password is pepper imps" the voice came from behind Hermione.
She turned just as the gargoyle sprung open. Hermione had no doubt in her mind that the girl standing in front of her was Harry's mother. She was beautiful with Harry's green emerald eyes. The red hair that fell slightly messily around her face and just how she stood, Harry was more like his mother than anyone had ever realized.
"Thank you…" Hermione said.
"Lily, Lily Evans" she supplied "you're welcome" then she walked away not even bothering to question Hermione about her name. Hermione liked her.
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Professor Dumbledore was standing by his window having just sent Fawkes with the ad. He turned around when there was a knock on his door. "Come in" he shouted.
The door was pushed open. Hermione entered and looked at him "Hello, Professor Dumbledore" she said with teary eyes at seeing him again. Not being able to restrain herself she dropped her bag and hugged him "it's so good to see you again"
Dumbledore stared her somewhat confused "I'm sorry" he said "I just don't remember meeting you miss?"
"Granger" Hermione said "but you can call me Hermione" she then smiled at him before saying, "I'm from the future, by the way"
He stared at her for a long moment and then he frowned "prove it; I don't think that at this time I am ready to, for any reason, to accept some claim such as this. For all I know you could be a death eater"
Hermione smiled "constant vigilance" she said softly "I do have something that will prove it" she said and then took out a folder from her purse, after picking it up of course. She handed him the folder "you can look through it. It is my Hogwarts records and such"
He opened the folder and began flipping through the papers. He nodded after a spell "Yes, I believe you. Now, I would love to know how you get here and why"
"Alright" she said and then began her story beginning with the marauders. She didn't give away their secrets but only what was needed to begin the story behind Harry Potter.
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"Bye, guys!" Peter said "I'll see you at Diagon Alley"
James and Sirius waved at their friend as they walked towards the Potters. Mr. and Mrs. Potter smiled at the two boys and hugged them "you said Remus was staying as well" Rachel Potter said.
Rachel had hazel eyes with pale skin and dark brown hair. She was a few inches shorter than James and her husband who were both the same height. Her husband, Nick, had the Potter hair. Messy and jet black it was one of the more prominent features in the Potter line. His eyes were gray but seemed to change under the right light.
"Yeah, he was involved in a very deep discussion with Lily Evans" Sirius said with a shrug "something about a book or other" he rolled his eyes just as Remus walked towards them.
"Hi, Remus" Rachel hugged him and then they began walking towards the exit of King's cross station. "So, boys, how was school?"
"It was okay" James looked at his father "so, how is it at the ministry?"
James' parents were both aurors. His mother worked less than his father but they were still always working for the cause and lately things have begun to get worst for them.
"Lot's of work, you know that, James. Dumbledore has lost another teacher" he then commented "I believe the job is cursed" he said then, "I mean, the actual class is very important but no teacher remains. I wonder who will be up for the post next year"
Sirius and James shrugged. Remus on the other hand began conversation "I believe that Dumbledore already had a professor" he said "I saw her earlier. Professor Granger" he said "she and Dumbledore were walking down the hall while I was heading to the library and she said something rather odd, I like her"
Sirius and James grew interested. "What was that, dear?" asked Rachel.
Nick Potter also waited for Remus to respond.
"She said, and I quote, 'the ministry of magic will not care, they don't have to know what I am doing. Teaching them by the law will lead us nowhere. I mean Voldemort…' Yes, she said the name anyways, '…will not stop and consider the guidelines that are set. He will use the killing curse, he will use the cruciatus curse, and he will use the imperious curse. I fear for them. For the future, it is already bad enough. The seventh, sixth and fifth years will be learning the dark arts, not how to fight them but what is there. They will learn this along with how to defend themselves. Spells beyond the curriculum here at Hogwarts, things I taught myself over the years. They will need it' after this Dumbledore spoke. I only heard a bit of it. 'Miss Granger, the problem is not the ministry but the parents. Would they allow you to teach the students more than there is to know about a subject? Of course you also have the changing of…' that is when they turned another corner and I could no longer follow."
Sirius was the first to comment "Granger" he said "I've heard the name before. I just can't seem to remember when"
Nick frowned "This seems like an eloquent woman, how was she?"
"I don't know but I believe somewhere in her twenties, not too old, I wager" Remus responded.
"Hermione Granger!" Sirius burst out then "it was the girl, the one with my diary. Well, not my diary but one just like it. She too didn't know where it had come from. She didn't seem much older than twenty three and was very cute" he sighed. "Petty too, and beautiful"
James pat his best friend on the back "you are not seriously falling for our new professor, pads"
"Of course not" agreed Sirius after some thought but there was a gleam in her eyes.
"Get in, boys" Nick said as he put their trunks in the trunk of the car. Rachel was already in the front while Remus, James, and Sirius sat in the back.
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Hermione laid back on her four poster bed and sighed. Everything was going according to how she wanted it to go. She was in the past and she would be in contact with Lily and the marauders. She could watch them from afar, or from a close proximity depending on how you looked at it. She would be their new professor in the coming year.
She had a whole two months to prepare and to start planning for anything that would be needed so she could begin the few changes. Dumbledore had not agreed with her wholeheartedly in what she planned. Even after telling him how grim the future would look he had asked her what she would do if everything she changed went completely bad. If everything became worst than what she had, had.
Hermione had thought about it but she knew the rules of time-travel better than anyone. She knew that she would be breaking more than half of them but she also knew that with the right precautions and the right thought that she would be able to make it.
The small rooms that had been given to Hermione fit her perfectly and already her things were scattered throughout. She had her own small kitchen, a drawing room, and her bedroom.
Getting up from the bed she stretched her arms upwards with a happy sigh. She was already dressed for the day and had been awake for hours but she had managed to fall asleep into a nap. Looking around the room her eyes focused on the diary.
Hermione Granger, her name was written in her own hand writing which surprised her but it was empty inside. She had looked around but this was the only diary she had been able to find. It was Sirius' and now it was hers. It was as if the diary was asking her to write in it. And she made a simple resolve to go ahead and do so.
June 31st 1977
I guess I must begin somewhere, and telling you who I am should be the beginning. My name is Hermione Granger and I was born in 1979. Does that tell you anything about me? It should, you know. Seeing as I was born two years from now towards the future, that is.
You see, I am a time traveller, I come from 2003. I come to change the past, and this is all that you should know about me.
She closed the book feeling a little odd writing in a journal. Hermione had always thought of the idea of having one to be somewhat childish or much too girly. After all Hermione was never the kind of girl to dress up and talk about boys. She hung around with the boys and was considered one of the guys. That was why the idea of actually writing down her feelings and talking to generally herself was somewhat inconceivable, especially with her standards. But another factor was that she couldn't really keep a diary. There was not enough time in the day for her to write in it every day. Sirius had in fact proved that with all the skipping around that he did.
There was a knock on her door. Hermione put the journal on her bed frowning and walked to the door.
"Just wanted to say hello and welcome you to Hogwarts" Professor Slughorn said "and also I wanted to inform you of a few things" he looked at her with a half smile "I will be retiring this year, I already have a replacement set up of course. Young Lucius Malfoy will be teaching for a year, he needs some money, his father is not allowing him to use any of his inheritance and he is up to something or other.
"Now, Lucius Malfoy was a smart and bright student, one of the best. He was head-boy while here but he is no good. I would watch out for him if I were you."
Hermione nodded. She hadn't expected to have to deal with one of the men she hated most in life. This didn't make her too happy but she would deal with it when the time came. She was glad to be warned of it.
"Is that all, Professor?" Hermione asked
"No" he said "May I come in and tell you about someone else, there are many things you should be aware of."
Hermione raised one eyebrow and then nodded deciding that she wanted to get rid of the potion master quickly and so would need to allow him to tell her whatever it was he wanted to tell her.
"Now, as you must know, we have apprentices, us teachers. They are usually here for two years. Some three depending on what they will be teaching. Now we do have someone set up to be an apprentice for this year. I don't know who it is yet, Dumbledore should. Now, I know that you are new at teaching and such but I also know that you are better at this than Lucius Malfoy. Now the student wants to learn a bit of Potions, defence, and history. The apprentice will be with you for your seventh year classes and your first year classes. I just wanted to let you know"
Hermione blinked and then nodded "is it someone that graduated Hogwarts or a seventh year student?"
"I believe the he or she graduated but I have no idea of any of it. I just wanted you to know what to expect"
"Thank you, Professor Slughorn. How much longer will you be staying at Hogwarts?"
"Just until tomorrow night, if you need anything at all just send me an owl, I'll be happy to help someone as accomplished as yourself. I read your transcripts, I have to say, very impressive" he then stood "I'll see at dinner"
Hermione nodded and walked him out to the door. He waved good-bye as he walked away. Hermione closed the door and sighed, leaning against it. She had never liked her old potion's professor; he was just an annoyance that she had not wanted to be dealing with it but Lucius Malfoy now that was a different scenario that she did not want to deal with. The long haired blond with his love of the dark arts as well as his manifestation of pureblood was not someone Hermione would be happy meeting but she would have to. Maybe she could even change him, but that was highly unexpected. He was probably already his father's son, and a death eater.
Deciding that she had better start preparing for what was to come in the next two months Hermione walked towards a door next to her fireplace. This door led her to her office. From there she could go into her classroom. The same classroom on the third floor that had been used for her defence against the dark arts class back when she was in Hogwarts, or rather when she would be in Hogwarts. Timing was very confusing.
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"What's for dinner?" James asked running from his room down to the kitchen and grabbing an apple.
Rachel Potter stared at her son, "can't you see?" she asked from her seat at the kitchen table where she was reading a letter from her sister who was vacationing in the states with her husband and two kids.
"Yes, but sometimes I can't tell what is what" James shrugged "but I believe that we are having steamed vegetables, and pork loin. At least that is what my nose is telling me. Of course Sirius would be completely sure. His nose is so much better than mine"
Rachel laughed "Yes, vegetables and pork loin, James" Rachel agreed "now, can I get back to my letter?"
"Of course, mother dear" James said and then went back up the stairs his teeth sinking into his apple. "Hmm" he said "very good"
"Prongs!" Sirius called from the top of the stairs "so, what's for dinner?"
James told him "so where's Moony?" he asked then.
"Trying to make that cat of yours stop following him around the house, I really don't understand why the cat would follow him. He hates me" Sirius shrugged as if it wasn't his fault that the orange fluff ball named, Lily. Yes, James had named his cat after the object of his affection.
"Lily!" James called for the cat who looked at him pointedly and then jumped onto Remus' lap where she closed her eyes and purred.
"See" Sirius cried indignantly. "She likes him better than me" he pouted.
James grinned at Remus "it's just because Remus has chocolate in his pocket, plus, you're a dog"
Remus and James burst out laughing.
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Severus Snape leaned back onto his bed. He had just gotten home and he was rather tired. He had apparated home seeing as his parents had most likely forgotten to fetch him from the station. His mother wasn't home but his father was. He said nothing to Severus but just gave him a look that told him quite plainly to stay out of the way.
Severus was the only child of Eileen and Tobias Snape. His father was a muggle that hated everything magic but his mother had somehow made him let Severus go to Hogwarts not that his father was too happy about it.
As he laid back in his bed he frowned to himself. He was thinking about the meeting with Lucius Malfoy that he had during the last day in school out in Hogsmade. Lucius Malfoy was an old friend. They had known each other since he got into Hogwarts. He, Lucius, that is had been a fifth year then.
But Severus' advanced power and knowledge with the dark arts had gotten him in with the older students. He had hanged around them and had learnt a lot more than someone his age should have, that had been the beginning of everything really. And now he was in a position that he didn't really want to be. Severus didn't want to think about what his mother would say if she ever found out that he was considering joining the death eaters.
Being offered to be a part of them was something that didn't happen to many but it was still something that Severus did not know how to take. He was still very young and didn't want to rush into something he might regret later and yet he knew that Lucius wouldn't leave him alone until he had an answer.
The answer was to be expected by the end of his seventh year. He had some time but this did not comfort him. Now, going back to Hogwarts, to his safe place, was going to be harder than ever.
Having come from a bad home life Hogwarts had been something he expected to be wonderful but nothing had come from his expectations. It wasn't exactly his fault that he got on the bad side of the marauders. They were popular, liked by all the teachers, and great at whatever they wanted to be great at.
He hated them. They were everything that he wasn't.
Of course out of everything all of them had done to him only one good thing had come from it. That one thing was Lily Evans. Beautiful Lily Evans whom he liked beyond anything, she had tried to help him out many times but he was stubborn and he didn't like the fact that she pitied him.
Lily had not helped him since his fifth year when he called her a mudblood, a word that he hated beyond anything.
Thinking about Lily made him want to decline the offer but he knew that Lily now hated him, he knew that the red head would somehow end up with James Potter. It was just a guess on his part but he had seen the way she looked at him when he wasn't acting like himself.
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July 5th 1977
God am I tired, James and Remus just got me awake at four am for the fifth time in a row. What is up with those two? Then again they've been waiting to go the ministry to get our apparation tests over with. Remus wasn't too worried but James was and so he barely slept. He usually awoke Remus. Remus found it amusing to wake me up.
Plus, you snore! –Remus
See, he's a crazy lunatic, I think he's had too much chocolate. Anyhow I am very tired and it is four am. Today we are getting everything in order. Today we are all legal and allowed to use magic. No, Remus could do it before so could I as well as James it's just today we are somehow proving it.
You know what, I can't explain it. It's just there in our hearts…no that sounds too cheesy.
Anyhow, I'm off to take a shower.
Sirius put his notebook under his pillow, even though he would care less that his friends touched it. It was a habit. After washing behind his ears like a good boy Sirius dressed and decided that he would be glad when everything was over.
"Nick, are you sure you'll be alright with taking the boys, I could do it" Rachel said "I mean don't you have a lot of work today?"
Nick shook his head "I said I would take them, and I will. I'll leave them to get their test. Minerva will be down there today, she sent a letter telling me she's taking a few of the muggle-born students down there.
"The boys can come find me, they know where I am and then they can apparate home. The plan was already set"
Rachel nodded "alright" she said and then turned to James, Sirius, and Remus "eat up, you'll need your strength today"
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"Hermione, could I ask for a favour" Minerva McGonagall asked as Hermione took the seat next to her for breakfast.
"Yeah, what would that be, Minerva?" Hermione asked taking a bite of her pancake.
The transfiguration professor smiled at the younger witch she had learnt to think of as a daughter. "I was supposed to be taking a few of the muggle born students to the ministry of magic today so that they can get their apparition license but due to something that has come up, I can't. I was wondering if you could go instead of me. They'll be getting to Hogsmade on the Knight bus and will be in the three broomsticks. Lily Evans, Marco Strep, and Trina Putt" she continued "they should be there soon"
Hermione nodded and finished off her breakfast. "I'll get my bag and then head over there" she told the professor.
This was the perfect opportunity to get to know Lily Evans a little better. Maybe become a friend of sorts. She was also meeting two other students whom she wanted to get on the good side of. After picking up her bad and making sure she was presentable Hermione took one of the carriages to Hogsmade.
The all wizarding village wouldn't change much over the years. In fact beyond the fact that two stores that were there now would not be there later on the place looked the same as ever.
Madame Rosmerta was just as pretty as ever but younger, only a few years older than Hermione in fact. When Hermione entered she looked up from cleaning cups. Hermione was the first person to walk into the pub of the day. "What can I help you with, dear?" she asked.
"I'm just waiting for Lily Evans, Marco Strep, and Trina Putt" Hermione said "they are getting their apparition licenses today. My name is Hermione Granger, I'll be teaching defence against the dark arts this year"
Madame Rosmerta shook Hermione's hand "Rosmerta" she said "care for anything?"
"No, not really" Hermione said "I'll just wait for them."
It didn't take long for the three to get there. Lily recognized Hermione and so smiled at her. "Where is Professor McGonagall?" she asked.
"I am taking you the ministry seeing as she got caught up with something. Come on, we will be going through the floo" she lead them to the fire place in the three broomsticks and handed Marco the floo powder to go first "just say, the ministry of magic" she instructed.
He did as he was told and so left. Lily went next and finally Trina. Hermione followed after them. "So, who are you?" asked Trina once they were in the atrium.
"Hermione Granger, Professor Granger to all of you. I'll be teaching defence this coming year" she looked at them "come on, let's go to the main the desk.
After getting badges and getting their wands looked over Hermione led them to the lift so they could go to level six where they could go to the Apparation Test Center. The lift doors opened as they stood in front of them. Hermione ushered them inside. Just as they were about to close a man that reminded Hermione a lot of Harry stopped the doors.
He chuckled as he held the doors and allowed Sirius, James, and Remus inside and then entered himself. Sirius saw Hermione just as James saw Lily.
Author's Note: Thanks for reading hope you enjoy it, please review!
-Lupin's Mistress