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The Journal
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The Hogwarts Express pulled into King's Cross Station and the students go off the train in search for their families. Harry looked around the platform for his godfather and smiled. He tapped Hermione on the shoulder and pointed near the wall that joined the muggle and wizard platforms. She nodded and they said their good byes to the Weaselys' and walked up to the two marauders.
Sirius ruffled Harry's hair and hugged the witch. Remus squeezed Harry's shoulder. The werewolf smiled and hugged the witch.
He pulled back, "How's my brown eyed girl?" asked tapping her on the nose.
Hermione smiled brightly, because he had remembered her nickname or was Mooney just giving him a flash to make her brown eyes shine brightly? She didn't she was with them both.
"I'm good."
"Let's go home." Sirius told the trio with a smile.
They nodded and they ran trough the wall into the muggle part of the station. The group walked cross the street and departed to Grimmauld Place.
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1977
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The marauders stepped off the Hogwarts Express and said bye to Peter who was spending Christmas with his family. The trio went in search for James's parents.
"There they are." said James motioning to the couple near the wall.
Mr. Potter had messy black hair, pale skin, brown eyes round glasses and board shoulders.
Mrs. Potter had long red hair, fair skin, brown eyes and slim womanly figure.
The marauders pushed their trolleys over to the couple. The witch quickly took her son into a bone crushing hug. The wizard gasped for air, but patted his mother on the back. She pulled back and quickly took Sirius and Remus into tight hugs.
"Kristine let them breathe." said Harold.
"Sorry boys." she smiled, "Let's go home."
The group left the station.
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1997
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Remus, Hermione, Harry and Sirius walked into Grimmauld Place. Sirius told the kids to get settled and to meet them in the dinning room once they were done. They nodded and ran up stairs to get unpacked.
The werewolf watched the witch vanish up the stairs and smiled. Sirius called Remus's name and he followed his fellow marauder into the dinning room.
"Mooney what's going on with you and Hermione?"
"Nothing Padfoot. Nothing," sitting down at the table and waved his wand and four cups of hot tea appeared on the table.
Sirius raised a brow and sat down across from his childhood friend.
Harry and Hermione walked into the kitchen. She sat down at the table next to the werewolf. Remus poured some milk and honey into her tea. She smiled and thanked the wizard. He nodded and smiled at the witch.
Harry sat down at the table next to his godfather. He pulled his cup of tea closer to him and smiled at his best friend.
"What's going on guys?" Hermione asked with interest.
"We're going to decorate the house." Sirius smiled and continued, "The muggle way to make it fun." he turned to Harry. "We actually did that at your dad's when we went to the house. I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. What do think?"
"Sounds like fun," said Harry, "Let's get started."
Hermione smiled at the marauders and took a sip of tea. She turned her head and saw Remus looking at her with a hint of amber and gently squeezed her left leg. She smiled and rested a hand on his and ran her thumb cross his hand.
Sirius clapped his hands. "Well let's get started."
Harry's green eyes sparkled and quickly stood up and followed his godfather to the sitting room. Remus chuckled and helped Hermione from her seat and they followed the wizards to the sitting room.
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1977
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Harold opened the house door and the group walked into the house. Remus closed the door behind him a with a soft click. Kristine walked into the living room to make sure she had all the Christmas things from the attic. She smiled and nodded in approval.
Harold walked up behind his wife and wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned back against his chest. The witch loved this time of year being with her family. She loved Sirius and Remus as her sons.
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James claimed up onto the top bunk and flopped into the bed. Remus flopped down on the bottom bunk under James. Sirius flopped down on the other top bunk across from James.
Remus pulled out Hermione's picture from the journal and ran his fingers across the photo, and he wondered what she was doing at Grimmauld Place.
"Mooney," James lowered his head so he could see his friend on the bottom bunk. "What's so special about this Hermione girl? You're always looking at that picture."
"She's just a good friend I met."
The messy head wizard raised a brow. "But you haven't gotten any letters at school."
"Dumbledore gives me the letters."
"What ever mate," he said jumped off the bed, "Let's go down stairs. Mum's waiting."
Remus put the picture back in the journal and sat it down on his pillow. James and Sirius stood out in the hall waiting. They ran down the stairs to the living room.
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1997
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"Who wants to put the star the tree?" Sirius asked the kids.
Harry smiled at the witch. "Mione should do it."
Hermione climbed up the latter and Remus gently held her waist so she wouldn't fall and Harry handed the witch the star. She smiled and carefully placed it on top. The werewolf helped the witch off the latter. Hermione thanked him and squeezed his hand.
The group flopped down on the couch and looked around the room. They smiled at their finished work.
"I think we'll do this every year." Sirius said looking around the living room with a smile.
The sitting room had a large tree in the condor decorated with balls, fairy lights and a star on top. The mantle had garland, angels and mistletoe hung in the doorway. The marauder way it was charmed.
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1977
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Kristine smiled at their finished worked. She ways liked decorating the house the muggle way. It made it have more meaning to her and the family. The mantle was lined with garland, bows and snowmen. The tree stood in the far condor so you could see it when you walked into the house. It was simple but cheerful.
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1997
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Hermione walked into the library with journal, quill and bottle of ink. She sat down on the couch and grabbed a pillow and placed it in her lap. She opened the journal smiled dunked the quill into the ink bottle. She watched the words vanish.
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1977
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Remus jumped when he saw the journal shine. He looked at Mrs. Potter hoping she didn't see the light shine. He sighed. She was pulling cookies out of the oven. The werewolf opened the book and placed Hermione's picture on the table in front of him. He smiled when saw her writing appear on the page.
What are you doing right this minute? I'm in the library all by my little lonesome.
Remus suppressed the laugh that threatened to escape from his mouth. He looked at her picture and dunked his quill into the bottle.
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1997
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I'm at the kitchen table Mrs. Potter just pulled chocolate chip cookies from the oven.
I'm glad she didn't see journal light up. I jumped when I saw it, so I quickly opened it.
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1977
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I'm she didn't see it.
Kristine walked over to the table and sat a plate down with some cookies and a glass a milk. "Here you go."
"Thank you."
The witch sat down at the table and picked up the photo. "Who's the pretty girl?"
Remus smiled, "That's Hermione. She's a friend of mine. We met through Dumbledore. We keep in touch through writing letters. She lives so far away that Fawks brings our letters back and forth."
"I see. I wouldn't mind meeting her. You can bring her by any time." Kristine rose from the table and walked back over the pan of cookies.
"I'll see what I can do," and he returned to the journal.
I wish I was with you sharing chocolate chip cookies with you. I know it's your weak spot. It's mine as well.
The wizard smiled and grabbed a cookie. He took bite chewing in thought. He quickly wrote in the book and watched the words vanished.
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1997
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I am with you my brown eyed girl, and I we'll share cookies soon.
Close the journal I wand to give you you're Christmas present.
She smiled and closed the book.
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1977
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Remus pulled out a sliver necklace with a full moon made out of rare black diamonds.
Mooney smiled, 'This will help our mate with our pain, instead it will sooth her.'
Kristine sat down at the table across from Remus watching him closely. She slowly covered her mouth when she saw his eyes were amber.
Mooney whispered under his breath an incantation rubbing the moon. "This will help you mate," whispered the wolf placing the amulet into the journal and closed the book.
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1997
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The journal shined and Hermione opened the book and gasped at what laid before her. "Oh my gods. It can't be…a black stone moon," picking up the necklace and put it around her neck.
This will sooth you during the full moon. The next one is the new moon. It will last for three days. I don't want you in pain because of me.
Hermione blinked back the tears. Did he know he was causing his self more pain through the rare gift?
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Remus stepped out of the shower, wrapped a towel around his waist and walked to his room, and closed the door and slipped into his flannel pants.
The wizard fell to his knees in pain and grabbed his stomach. He growled deep inside his chest and his eyes lashed from blue green to amber and back again. Mooney howled and his world went black.
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Hermione closed her eyes when he heard his howl and whimpers of pain.
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1977
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Remus grabbed onto the table gasping in pain. Kristine was quickly at his side. The wizard sank to his knees as the pain intensified ten times worse than his last transformation.
Sirius, James and Harold ran into the room when they heard a growl. The two marauders were quickly at their best mate's side.
Remus looked at his friends with flashing eyes from blue green to amber. He growled deep inside his chest.
"Harold get Albus here." Kristine told her husband.
He ran from the room and quickly returned with the elderly wizard.
James and Sirius stepped back and stood next to Harold. Albus knelt down in front of the young wizard.
"It was worth it," Mooney answered in graveled voice. "She will not feel our pain." he gasped.
"Who?" Kristine gently asked the young wizard before her gasping in pain.
"Hermione," growled louder, "She feels it here and there," and his world went black.
Harold walked over to Remus and lifted him up and carried him to living and laid him down on the couch. The two marauders, Kristine and Albus followed behind the wizard.
James and Sirius sat down on the floor in front of the couch. Kristine and Harold sat down on the love seat and Albus sat down in a arm chair waiting for the werewolf to wake up.
"Kristine what happened to Remus?" asked Albus who already had an idea what happened to the young man.
Kristine explained that he had pulled out a necklace that look liked a moon with black stones. She saw his eyes were amber when he was looking at the amulet said an incantation placed the necklace inside his journal closed it and a few minutes later he double over in pain.
"James please bring me the journal. I want to take a look at the book." Albus told the young man.
"Yes sir," and he ran to the kitchen, grabbed the book, picture and ran back into the living room. "Here are," holding out the book with the picture on top. He sat back down next to Sirius.
The headmaster sat back in the chair and looked at the picture and he noticed it was a muggle picture. He turned it over and saw writing on the back.
Until we meet again. Love Hermione.
"Interesting." He whispered and opened the book and saw words appear on the page.
Remus are you alright? Do you realize the pain you have caused here in my time and yours. Dam it Mooney you altered the time line. I just hope not to extreme measures.
I known you don't won't me feel your pain during your transformations, but a rare black diamond moon. Where did you find one? There are only six known to in the wizarding world.
Please answer me! I'm worried!
Remus slowly opened his eyes and he could feel his heart beat heavily inside his chest. He realized that his self in the future was still in a great deal of pain. He growled deep inside his chest. He turned his head and saw the headmaster with his journal and Hermione's picture. He sat up and held out a shaky hand. "My journal Professor," he said more as a demand than a question.
Albus looked up and studied the young man on the couch.
"The journal and the picture. Now," Mooney growled as his eyes shined bright amber. "You will keep the book open."
The group looked at Remus in shock. They'd never seen him disrespect one of his peers or show the other side of his personality. The only time the marauders saw the wolf was on the full moon.
"Now human," roared Mooney. "I am not known for my patience. My mate is worried."
Albus stood up and handed Remus his journal and the picture with his chest rising and falling heavily. He took the book and picture not taking his amber eyes off the elderly wizard.
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