Author's Notes: Just thought I'd mention that I've been to see Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald this weekend. I am very confused...

I got a review as well, shout out to jordans338, and I just thought that it was important I mention that this will not be a bashing fic!

Don't get me wrong, I think Dumbles is a bit of a git, but he's definitely not an evil maniac out to destroy the world. Just a bit misguided.

Ron's reaction to Harry's relationship to Draco in the future (or the past, whatever) comes predominantly from his prejudice toward Slytherins and the fact he's always believed them to be evil. At that point he'd just come out of the war, where unfortunately most of the Death Eaters were Slytherin's, and to him Harry starting a relationship with one is betrayal.

Molly Weasley is an idealist, she wants all of her children to be safe in her loving arms and she wants everybody to be happy. That makes her very overbearing. I think she's a great mum, honest! But really, if Bill wants to have long hair just let him! Her reaction towards Harry and Draco comes off the back of his relationship with Ginny. Molly thought that now everything would be ok and everybody would get married and be happy. She was dead wrong. And the disappointment she shows comes from her realising that sometimes, not everyone has the same ideals or goals as her. She's a great person but she needs to get her priorities straight.

I'm really hoping to try and address these problems because, to me, Harry and Draco's trip to the past isn't just about keeping people alive it's about improving society and the future as a whole. Harry will be working hard on the Weasleys and fingers crossed they'll come out better in the end. Just quote Remus Lupin!

"Prejudice is a two way street. A select few people don't like Muggleborns and we decide to generalise. Not every Slytherin is a bigot, just like Muggleborns aren't magic stealers or dirty blooded. Prejudice breeds hate and hate breeds war. Remember that." Love ya Remus, truly.

So, after that brief interlude, let's get on with the story!


Hello - Normal Text

"Hello" - Speech

Hello - Dream or Flashback

'hello' - Thoughts

$hello$ - Parseltongue


Chapter 6

"I was wondering if I could speak to you Professor."

Harry looked down at the front desk in the Defence classroom where Remus Lupin was currently marking papers with vigour and smiling at the interesting essay topics of his seventh year students. He smiled up at Harry and adjusted his reading glasses, "Of course Harry. Sit down".

Harry smiled and turned around to look at the door, he nodded once and suddenly the door opened again to let in a familiar platinum-blond haired teen. He closed the door behind him and performed a complicated locking charm on it before taking a seat next to Harry on the edge of one of the desks. Remus frowned, "I was unaware that the two of you were friends".

Harry smirked and brought a lone finger to his lips, "Ssh. It's a secret". Draco quirked his lips behind him but said nothing.

"What brings you two to my classroom today?"

The two exchanged glances then Harry gave the other a brief nod, "We warned to talk to you about something important".

"Something secret".

"You have to promise not to tell".

Remus raised his eyebrows at the byplay between the two, similar to that of the Weasley Twins. "I can keep my lips sealed".

"We'll hold you to that", Draco said crossing his arms over his chest and leaning back in order to assess him.

"I know you were friends with my father Remus", Harry said quietly so that it was almost inaudible but Remus heard it all the same. He sighed sadly and out his head in his hands. "How did you find out?"

Harry reached into the back of his pocket and pulled out an old crumpled photo, it was washed out but the people were still laughing and smiling to each other. Harry held it out towards the man and pointed out the figures. There was a red haired girl wearing a long flowing white dress and holding a forkful of cake, the man next to her had shaggy black hair and wire framed glasses. He had a crooked grin on his face as he ate his own cake cheekily. There were a few other people in the image, one of which was a familiar man with threadbare clothes and honey coloured eyes. "My mum, my dad, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and you. I think the woman on the left is Dorcas Meadows but I'm not entirely sure."

Remus shook his head sadly, "I wasn't sure whether to approach you or not about it. I didn't want to bring you any more pain."

Harry smiled sadly and he felt Draco's hand discreetly stroking his back behind him, "We wanted to know whether you'd teach us how to be Animagi".

Lupin looked up in shock, his eyes wide, "Why would I know how to do that? Shouldn't you ask Mcgonogall?"

Draco snorted, "Cut the crap professor. We know all about your furry little problem and we couldn't care less. You were always the brains of Potters little group so if anybody knows how to do it it's you. Plus we were hoping you'd keep your little promise and not report us to the ministry".

"How did you two become friends?" The professor asked, perfectly confused.

"That's a secret too."

Harry and Draco has discussed this a lot of times before deciding they wanted to be Animagi. To them Remus was the perfect choice. Although he wasn't one himself that was only because werewolves couldn't have another animal form beside their wolf ones. He'd been there to watch and experience his friends doing it and certainly knew the whole process back to front. Plus, this would be the perfect opportunity to rebuild the lost relationship Harry had with Remus and hopefully get him on side with his relationship with Draco. He knew Sirius already knew after witnessing the snogging scene earlier in the summer and he really wanted the two parental figures in his life to be okay with it. If not it would break his heart.

"I'll teach you...I just want to know why?"

Harry frowned, "There's something coming Remus. A storms brewing, we need every advantage we can get".

"Do you mean Voldemort?"

Harry looked up at the sound of the Dark Lords name and gave a short nod. Remus shook his head sadly in reluctant acceptance, "I'll help you. I'll send you a note when I'm free to start".

Harry smiled and the two left the classroom. "Step 1 complete huh?" "And a million more to go".


Harry leant back against his elbows and stared across the lake from his vantage point. The wind was whipping at his hair and he'd opted to wear his contact lenses today so there was nothing to stop it being blown into his eyes. He pulled a stone from his right hand side and threw it, watching passively as it skimmed across the lake. He hand't had this much time on his own in a while without having the loud Gryffindors invading his space, time with Draco was few and far between and they spent most of the time contacting each other through the Diary's. What time they did have was usually spent having wild sex in the room of requirement at the end of the day and whilst it was amazing it wasn't the same as the nights they used to spent curled up together on the sofa in their apartment.

He saw the shadow approaching before he heard the footsteps and the body hit the ground beside him with a small thud. "Hello Harry", said Ginny happily. She'd improved quite a lot over the last few months and had become a lot more confident in the time they'd spent together trying to work through the issues of the chamber.

"Hey Gin, how's it going?"

She smiled sweetly, "It's great. I got an E in my potions which I think is the best Snape has ever given a Weasley. I'm setting new records every day I am."

He laughed kindly and laid down to stare up at the clouds, Ginny joined him only a second later. She let out a small sigh, "Harry...I just wanted to ask...I know I'm not allowed to go to Hogsmeade or anything but maybe we could hang out sometime...like as more than friends..."

Harry let out a deep sigh and sat up abruptly, "Look. Gin, I'm gonna be straight with you. Well actually, I'm going to be the opposite. I'm Gay Gin, very Gay".

She stared at him blankly for a second before a small smile appeared on her face, "Well at least you don't find me disgusting. I thought that was what you were working up to".

His face turned into a big grin and he lied back down on the grass, "Thanks. You're kind of the first person I've told". 'In this timeline' he added silently in his head. She nodded silently in understanding and laid down beside him again. A sudden thought occurred to him, "You know. In the muggle world they have this weird thing, they call it Gay Best Friend Syndrome. All the girls want a Gay best friend to talk about fashion and boys and stuff. I may dress like shit but I certainly know a lot about boys".

Ginny started giggling, "Of course you can be my Gay Best Friend Harry." He grinned back and they both burst into loud laughter that could be heard all the way around the lake for at least 10 minutes afterwards.

"Just don't tell Ron alright? I'm not quite ready for that yet..." 'Especially when he finds out just who I'm dating...'


Something always went wrong on Halloween, that's something Harry had learnt a long long time ago. It started on his first with the death of his parents and had continued throughout his life. Sometimes he wished he could just wrap himself up in bubble wrap and stay inside all day. Of course Draco wouldn't let him.

This time the Gryffindors returned that night to find the Fat Lady's painting slashed. Just as it had been the first time.

The castle went into panic quickly after that, screamings of Sirius Black were circulated through the students and the paintings and Harry was on edge. This was the first time he'd been anywhere near Sirius since the summer and now he had the perfect opportunity to get to him. Harry sprinted up to Gryffindor tower and hastily stumbled through an unlocking charm to get through. Once he was in his dorm he went straight to the tank on his bedside table.

$Persephone$ he hissed quietly. The snake lifted its head wearily and looked at him, $Harry...$

$I need you to do something for me ok? I'm going to let you out of your tank and I want you to start circling round the grounds. There are two things I want to keep you to keep an eye out for. A large shaggy black dog and a rat, they'll both look like animals but they'll smell exactly like humans. When you spot them, report back to me. Ok?$

The snake nodded wearily, $Yes Harry. I'll be back as soon as possible$ He let the snake out and it slithered on out of the tower. As soon as it was gone he was running up to the ROR where he knew Draco would be waiting for him.

"I set Persephone on him, she'll keep an eye out".

Draco collapsed on the sofa exhausted, "I don't know what to do. Wormtail has to get away".

"But Sirius needs to be free."

"Then we need a compromise."

Harry shook his head silently and curled up beside Draco, "What if we went to Bones?"

Draco scowled, "She loves upholding the law Harry she'd turn him in without a second thought".

"No", Harry said turning to him, "She loves justice. If we can prove to her that Sirius didn't get a fair trial we can at least get him an interview under Veritaserum once we can get to him. Then we can get him a pardon without needing Pettigrew to be there".

"Sounds like a plan, now all we need is Sirius."

"That's a task in itself".

"We have to take action now Harry, up until this moment we've been on holiday. Just biding our time for something to pop up and catch us unnoticed. Next year, Death Eaters will attack the Quidditch World Cup. Fucking Death Eaters, this isn't a game anymore", Draco spoke sadly.

And they both knew that. When they'd came back in time they'd both sacrificed their lives of relative peace to step into a war zone. The future here was unsure and full of challenges, new and old. They may only look like children, but they were adults who'd seen and lived through more than anyone should. They were putting their live on the line for this, for the future of Magical Britain. They'd have to get the job done right.

"It won't be long now Draco. I get the feeling things will be changing very quickly, very soon".


"Harry Potter."

"Just our favourite person".

"We've been looking for you".

He looked up into the familiar chocolate brown eyes of the twins and tried desperately hard to keep the images of blood and carnage out of his head. Instead he pulled his Gryffindor scarf around his neck tighter, "Gred, Forge, how are my favourite pranksters?"

They gave him identical mischevious smirks, "Just been hanging around". "But we wanted to give you your Christmas present." "Its our treat".

He raised his eyebrows in mock confusion but he already knew what was coming and his hands were itching to get hold of the map that he'd missed for so many years. Fred pulled it out from behind his back and presented it with a flourish. "The marauders map", Harry whispered in awe.

The twins shared a look of confusion. "You know it?"

Harry smirked, "Know it? My father helped create it. He was prongs". He made a little antler symbol with his fingers on his head and smirked at the gobsmacked looks he was receiving. "Do you know who the others are?" George whispered eyes wide.

"Prongs was my dad. Wormtail was Peter Pettigrew. Padfoot was Sirius Black and Moony is our resident Defence teacher". They stared at him in a mix of horror and amazement at the list of names.

"Thank you so much Harry".

"No. Thank you kind sirs." He tilted an imaginary hat and watched amusedly as they sprinted off down the corridors. Later on he'd laugh after finding out that Fred and George had got on their knees and started bowing to Remus in the middle of a defence lesson and proclaiming their utter worship.

He opened up the map and tapped his wand once, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good".

An explosion of ink occurred across the page, morphing into spindly lines and solid walls, curling into footprints and names that walked back and forth throughout the hallways all across the building. He smiled down at the familiar map and hugged it to his chest before pulling back and beginning to read. He paused when he came to the name he was looking for, "Susan Bones", standing down in the kitchens on her own and surrounded by a swarm of house elves. He began walking in that direction, ready to make his first step to reach out and save Sirius.

"Hello Susan". The girl jumped away from the kitchen counter where she was deep in the middle of eating a chocolate eclair. She blushed bright red when she realised she still had chocolate and cream smeared on her face. "I thought only the 'puffs knew about the kitchens", she mumbled.

He discreetly slipped the map back into his pocket and smiled warmly, "Yes well I was just looking around the other week and happened to stumble across it. How are you?"

She shrugged non-commitaly, "Failing potions. Struggling with a sugar addiction. And you?"

He raised an eyebrow, "Battling new Dark Wizards around every corner. I seem to be some kind of magnet". She laughed, "Maybe you just wear too much bright clothing. That always tends to attract bugs". He sat down beside her and took an eclair of his own from one of the house elves.

"What brings you here Harry? I doubt you just wanted to enjoy the French patisserie". He took another bite and savoured the sweet chocolatey taste that coated his tongue, "I admit I do have some ulterior motives".

She frowned, "You're not going to try and take my top off are you".

Harry started choking loudly on his food, his face going red as it travelled down the wrong passage. "I'm sorry", she wailed trying to pat him on the back, "I shouldn't have been so crass". He shook his head, "Im sorry the male gender is so inappropriate who did that?"

"Zack Smith", she mumbled. Harry rolled his eyes, "I always thought he was a right prick anyway. Next time sock him in the face, or better yet send him in my direction and I'll kick him in the ballsack".

She giggled before her face took on a serious expression, "What are you here for?"

"I wanted to see if you could talk to your aunt. Perhaps get a meeting arranged with her so that we can talk".

"About?" she asked, her eyes lighting up in curiosity.

"Sirius Black".

The room seemed to get instantly colder, "Why would you want to have anything to do with that traitor?"

He looked at her in shock before he remembered who she was. Her parents had been murdered by Voldemort in the war and Sirius Black 'the death eater' was obviously a sore subject.

"I have very good reason to believe he isn't one. But he's not just going to hand himself into the ministry if he thinks he'll get kissed. I want a fair trial."


More Notes: Sorry only a shorter chapter right now but I promise the next will be longer. Sirius returns, it's Christmas time and we meet Amelia Bones!

Stay tuned!