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(A. N . *** denotes flash back). Chapter 10 : Return to the past.
George raced up the stairs nearly knocking Ginny over in his hurry to find Fred, he burst into Ron and Harry's room as they attempted to packed their trunks for there return to Hogwarts the next day.
"Where's Fred ?", George asked as he tried to catch his breath.
"He's in the drawing room with Nicole and Hermione I think", said Ron.
"Why what's going on ?", Harry asked as he walked over towards George.
"Dumbledore's here, mum and him have just gone into the sitting room with Lupin, Sirius and Jess, so something is definitely going on down there", George said as he moved in the direction of the drawing room with Ginny , Harry and Ron all following him.
"We need the ears, there having some sort of meeting in the sitting", George said looking over to Fred who was sitting on the couch with Nicole.
Without another word Fred leaped off the couch and ran out the door and up the stairs.
"What do you thinks going on ?", questioned Hermione as her and Nicole joined the others in the corridor.
"I not sure but down in the kitchen Jess mention something to Sirius about some sort of retrieval", said George shrugging his shoulders.
Harry's eyes widened as he looked at Nicole, suddenly realising what they were doing. "They're trying to retrieve the memory of what happened when her father died", he uttered.
"Her father ", Ron said looking from Harry to George.
"What?", questioned Nicole seeing the exchange of looks going on between the Weasleys.
"Well back at the Burrow we overheard a discussion mum and Dumbledore had about Jessica and her father", Ron said then looked at George again.
"Discussion!, it was more like an argument , mum reckons Jess lead the Deatheaters to her fathers place that day , Dumbledore thought they might be watching for movement from her and he was right as usual they picked up on her apparation and followed her straight to her fathers place", said George.
"Yeah but mum wouldn't have known that", said Nicole defensively.
"From what we heard Dumbledore had warned her not to apparate" , Ron said looking towards the stairs.
Fred bound down the stairs carrying what looked like a hand full of flesh coloured strings, "Here", he said as he untangled them and handed one to everybody.
Ginny looked at the extendable ear in her hand then up at Fred, " What 's the point in trying to use these, they've got the Imperturbable charm on the door".
Fred and George looked at her scratching their heads
"She's got a good point there", said Ron.
" Why can't you just break the charm ?", Nicole asked .
Fred walked over to her and put his arm around her shoulder smiling, "It's not that easy to break a charm especially if professor Lupin had anything to do with it".
"Yeah but it is possible", she said pulling out her wand, "Tonks showed me what she reckoned was her sure fire way of breaking down some charms".
"It's worth a try", said harry grabbing Nicole's arm and heading for the stairs.
Hermione wandered up the corridor as Harry and Fred made there way down stairs with Nicole .
"What about the bathroom ?", she said.
"What about the bathroom ?", Ron asked raising his eye brows.
"The pipes , the bathroom is over the sitting room the pipes would probably run across the room and down the wall cavity".
George pushed Ron aside as he walked over to Hermione kissing her on the forehead . "I knew we kept you around for a reason".
Downstairs Fred put his extendable ear on the floor and stood back next to Harry , Nicole ran her wand around the door frame charging it with her wands power as the extendable ear wiggled its way under the door.
"Ready ?", she asked turning to Fred.
"Lets do it", he said .
Nicole stepped back and pointed her wand at the door, " Portal finite incantatum".
The door to the sitting room creaked as it shimmered red from the spell, Fred stuck the ear piece in his ear and listened for a moment then shook his head.
Again Nicole ran her wand around the door stepping back she pointed her wand at the door as Ginny came down the stairs, "Atomize finite incantatum".
A blinding yellow flash lit up the hallway as a loud crack rang out, Medea to started screaming abuse as Fred grabbed Nicole's hand pulling her hastily up the stairs behind Ginny and Harry as they heard the door to the sitting room open.
"We've found another way", Ginny said quickly leading them to the bathroom.
"What did you's do down there ?, Sirius and Lupin are really pissed off", said Ron as he pulled the ear piece out of his ear.
Ginny looked at Ron frowning, "But if they".
"Shush Ginny", grumbled George.
"But the", was all Ginny got to say before George yelled at her to shut up.
"Ginny you'll need to go and keep a look out for mum", Fred said as Ginny went to sit down.
"Oh yeah great I get to miss out again", she complained as she walked to the door.
"Hey I'll make it worth your while", Fred said smiling to her as his extendable ear made it's way down the pipes.
George had made himself comfortable in the empty bath tub while Harry and Ron perched on the edge, Hermione, Nicole and Fred had to make do with the cold bathroom floor.
"So what have we missed ?", Fred asked.
"Nothing yet, they were about to give Jess the potions when you's interrupted them", said George.
Sirius yanked the curtain closed on the portrait of his mother and stormed towards the stairs.
"Padfoot leave it for now, we'll sort them out later", said Lupin as he put his wand back in his robe.
Sirius looked up the stairs before going back into the sitting room, he looked over to Jessica as she stood nervously twirling her hair around her finger staring out the window, he walked over to her while Remus locked he door.
"Come on", he said softly as he put his arm around her , she looked up at him hesitating .
"I...I don't know if I can", she said as Dumbledore came over to them.
She looked up into Dumbledore's gentle face as he smiled reassuringly at her, "You have every right to be nervous Jessica, but you won't be going through this alone, we're all here to help you".
Jessica glanced to Sirius grabbing his hand as she walked over to the large lounge chair, she sat down trying to make herself as comfortable as possible , Sirius sat back down on the chair he had pulled over he leaned forward continuing to hold her hand.
"Is the door secure again ?", Dumbledore asked Remus as he sat back down next to Molly.
"Yes", Lupin said nodding as he stood nervously in front of Jessica holding the two bottles of potion.
Remus pulled the small cork out of one of the bottles then handed it to Jessica, " First the Jobberknoll potion ".
Jessica looked at the tiny green bottle in her hand for a moment then closed her eyes as she emptied its contents into her mouth, as she handed the bottle back to Remus she felt a warmth flood through her body, she smiled up at him then looked over to Sirius who suddenly looked too concerned for her liking as she was engulfed in a jovial mood.
" Smile its not that bad", she said laughing to him.
Sirius looked at Remus raising his eyebrow questioningly.
" That's a normal reaction to Jobberknoll potion, she'll settle down in a minute, the Veritaserum will help bring her down a fair bit", Remus said smiling as Jessica continued to giggle.
"Okay Jess now the Veritaserum ", Remus said as he removed the tiny cork from the bottle.
"Jessica looked at him frowning deeply, "What, wait a minute", she said waving her finger at him, "You said it would be mixed with the, the, thingy thingy potion".
"Did I , I don't remember that", he said smiling, "Now open your mouth and stop laughing long enough for me to give you the potion".
Jessica looked up at Remus struggling to suppress the urge to laugh at him as he smiled at her placing one drop in her mouth of Veritaserum.
Almost instantly she felt herself sink back into the chair as every muscle in her body went into a state of total relaxation, her mind relinquished all its tensions and pressures easing her into a sense of carelessness.
She took several deep breaths as she rested her head on a cushion and looked at Dumbledore.
"She's not going to fall asleep is she ?", said Molly
Jessica lifted her head slightly and looked at her, "No I'm not going to fall asleep Molly".
Lupin sat down next to Sirius as Jessica looked at Dumbledore again.
"Jessica can you tell me what you remember about your father Harry ?", he said leaning forward.
Sirius watched her, gently stroking the back of her hand with his thumb as she lifted her head off the cushion and looked at Lupin.
"He was killed by Deatheaters", she said rubbing the side of her head as it began to throb.
"Do you remember what happened the day he died ?", asked Dumbledore.
Again she looked to Lupin for some sort of reassurance before she answered, "I went over there", she stopped and suddenly glared over to Dumbledore.
Sirius got up off the chair and crouched in front of her as he noticed that she seemed to be fighting against the Veritaserum .
"Jess it's alright just tell us what you're seeing", he said placing his hand under her chin and turning her head to look at him.
Her eyes shimmered with tears as she looked at him shaking her head, "I...I,. don't know", she snaped at him frighting to get different words out as fragmented voices and images flashed in her mind.
Dumbledore got up and pulled Lupin aside, " Do you have anymore Jobberknoll potion ?".
"No Severus only gave me the one bottle", said Lupin.
"I think we'll give her two more drops of the Veritaserum then", said Dumbledore.
"But giving her two more drops will mean she has no control over what she says", Lupin said.
"She trying to hold back telling us something and we need to know what that is" , Dumbledore told him.
Lupin pulled the cork from the bottle as he neared her, "No I don't want any more", she said putting her hands up as she seen the bottle in his hand.
"Jess its just going to make it easier for you", Sirius said moving around behind the chair.
"No I don't want to see anymore", she pleaded to Sirius.
"What did you see Jessica ?", Dumbledore asked as he stood behind Lupin.
Jessica glared at him again shaking her head, fighting the urge to answer him.
"Tell me what you seen", he said pressing her for an answer.
"You !.......you said !", she retorted as she struggled fighting herself trying to resist the power of the potions.
"What did I say Jessica ?", Dumbledore asked as Lupin moved in closer to her.
Jessica tried to pull herself up out of the chair but the two potions combined had made her arms and legs feel like jelly, she had no strength in her to fight against Sirius as he grabbed her by the shoulders and held her still as Lupin placed two more drops in her mouth.
Jessica's head drooped forward as every last ounce of resistance faded away, around her she could hear mumbled talking as they waited a moment for the potion to take its full effect.
Her mind felt like a photo album of her life as it flicked through images waiting for the right words to stop on the image required.
"Do you really think this concoction of potions is going to work ?", Molly asked Lupin as he bent down with Sirius checking that Jessica was alright.
They all looked as Jessica lifted her head softly laughing, "The potion worked for Sirius", she whispered to Remus.
"What potion ?", he asked as he glanced at Sirius who looked just as confused by her comment as everyone else.
Dumbledore and molly sat back down on the couch , Sirius pulled his chair closer as Lupin remained crouching in front of her.
A brazen grin appeared on her face as she was immersed in memories , "Sirius took a polyjuice potion", she said then looked over to Sirius as he groaned and rubbed his eyes realising exactly what she was about to divulge.
"We really don't need to hear this, we're here to find out about Harry", Sirius said, but he could see that both Dumbledore and Molly were now both intrigued by what she had said, Remus on the other hand was finding the whole situation highly amusing as he tried to contain his laughter.
"Let her talk Sirius, we can use this to gauge how accurately she is recalling events, I gather you and Remus know what she is talking about ?", Dumbledore asked looking over his glasses at them both.
"I know some of the details but Padfoot knows the whole story", Lupin said running his hand across his mouth to hide his grin.
"Good then , now Jessica when did Sirius take a polyjuice potion ?", Dumbledore inquired.
Jessica closed her eyes leaning her head back into the chair letting her mind sweep her back to a time when they were free to do as they pleased ,their future lay before them, their seventh year at Hogwarts , the last day of their Newts, their final exam after lunch was practical Transfigurations, a subject both Sirius and James excelled at.
** Sirius and James stood near the doors to the great hall as other seventh year students started to congregate outside the hall , Sirius casually leaned against the wall running his hand through his soft black hair pushing it back as it fell in his eyes obscuring his view of Jessica and Lily as they walked along the corridor towards them.
Remus sat on the steps mumbling different incantations to himself , he got up moving over to the others as Professor Mc Gonagall made her way up the stairs carrying a scroll of parchment.
"I don't know why I'm even bothering , I'd probably get better marks if I stayed in the common room", Jessica said as Mc Gonagall unrolled the parchment.
"Yeah you've got not a chance in hell of passing your Newts", sniped Peter Pettigrew who viewed Jessica and Lily as intruder's on his marauders.
"She's got more chance than you ya pratt", Lily snaped as Sirius hit Peter across the back of the head.
"I was only joking Padfoot", Peter snivelled tossing a glaring look at Lily.
"Right listen up everyone" , called Mc Gonagall, "For your exam this afternoon you shall be going in four at a time, the first four will be, James Potter, Severus Snape , William Stafford and Sirius Black,".
James and Sirius both grinned to each other pleased they had been selected first. "The only draw back so far is we'll be with the greasy haired git", James said to Sirius as he glared over to Severus.
Sirius put his arms around Jessica as she stood in front of him waiting as Mc Gonagall called out the second group Jessica felt that Sirius seemed more edgy waiting for her name to be called out than he did his own.
They listened intently as she started on the third group, "Remus Lupin , Molly O' Grady, Lily Evans and Jessathena Ciappara".
"Yes ", both James and Sirius said to each other laughing , Jessica and Lily frowned at the pair of them as Mc Gonagall cleared her throat and continued.
"I am so glade you two find all of this so amusing", Lily said .
"Oh this is perfect, we'll have just enough time", Sirius said to James both of them then looked at Jessica as she watched them knowing full well they were up to something they shouldn't be.
Sirius quickly pulled her aside as Mc Gonagall opened the door to the hall, "We've worked out a way for you to pass your figs", said James .
"So be ready when I come out", Sirius said as he leaned over kissing her on the cheek .
"Mr black and Mr Potter I hate to interrupt your busy social lives but are you going to grace us with your presence for this exam?", Professor Mc Gonagall said as she came up behind them.
"Be ready for what ?" , Jessica called as they both rushed off into the hall the doors closing behind them.
"What are them two up to now ?", Lily asked her.
"I have no idea but they have both been acting strange the last couple of days", Jessica said as they both turned there attentions to Lupin.
" Don't look at me for the answer, I've learnt over the years not to get involved in there brilliant plans it only lands you a detention most of the time", Remus said as he sat back down on the steps.
"Oh come on Remus you must know something ?", Lily pleaded as she sat down next to him.
Remus looked up from his book, "Sorry girls I am just as much in the dark as you pair are, I only know it has something to do with Jess, they have been watching everything you do even discussing the way you walk" he said raising his eyebrows to Jessica .
Lily and Jessica sat on the bottom steps debating what Sirius and James could possibly be planning, Jessica looked up as the doors to the hall opened, Sirius hurried out first and ran down the corridor followed soon after by James who proceeded down the stairs and grabbed Jessica rushing her back up towards the girls bathroom.
"What are you doing?", Jessica complained as he push her along the corridor.
"Now is not the time to ask questions Jessy just get in there before Mc Gonagall sees you", he said opening the door to the girls toilets and shoving her in.
As James closed the door she turned to see Sirius half undress coming over to her, she raised her eyebrow as she looked him up and down. "I don't think this is really the time or place", she said placing her hand on her hip .
Sirius ignored her smart comment and pulled her over into the corner of the bathroom near the toilets.
"Quick you need to strip off", Sirius said as he pulled out several of her hairs and placing them into a goblet he had sitting on the window sill.
"Ouch! , what!! You can't be serious, I'm not stripping off, I've got an exam in a few minutes or have you forgotten that tiny detail", she said rubbing her head .
"I'm taking the exam for you, now come on off with it", Sirius said as he yanked her robe off then started unbuttoning her shirt.
"You can't go doing that you'll get expelled", Jessica argued stepping back away from him.
"I won't get expelled Prongs and I have been planning this for over a month, if I don't take the test for you you'll fail your Newts and you can kiss that job at St Mungos good bye, now come on we don't have much time", he said pulling her back over to him and undoing the remaining buttons.
Jessica pushed his hands away still trying to grasp the whole situation and the risks he was taking for her, but in his eyes she could see that mischievous look that told her there was no way of talking him out of this. Sirius loved nothing more than a challenge or taking risks and this definitely fitted into his criteria .
"I am capable of taking off my own clothes", she said smiling nervously.
"I am aware of that fact", Sirius said smiling and handing her his shirt to put on, before drinking down as much Polyjuice potion as he could stomach.
Jessica looked up from buttoning up Sirius shirt and was confronted with herself standing in front of her, it was like looking in a mirror that was until Sirius spoke.
"This will never work you sound nothing like me", she said hesitating again .
"Stop worrying no ones going to hear me I only have to whisper the incantations and any way the testers have no idea what you sound like", Sirius said pulling on her shirt .
"Wait", Jessica said, " You need my bra".
Sirius watched her quiet amazed at how she managed to take off her bra without having to remove his shirt, Jessica then helped him put the bra on, Sirius might have been very skilled at removing her bra but when it came to putting one on he was all thumbs.
"Why didn't you's tell me about all of this before", Jessica asked slapping Sirius hand away from fiddling with his/her breasts.
"We couldn't say anything before because we didn't know in what order we would be taking the test", he said.
James stuck his head in the door to see if Sirius was ready, "Padfoot ?" , he called.
"Yeah I'll be there in a minute", Sirius said as he looked down his blouse at his newly acquired female body parts as James came in, "This is so cool", he said shaking his/her chest.
"Will you leave my Boobs alone", Jessica said seeing James grinning at Sirius.
"Hey there mine now, I can do what I like with them for the next hour", Sirius said giving her a cheeky grin as he enjoyed every moment .
Jessica felt an uneasiness as she watched herself checking out her own body, "This is never going to work if you don't stop fiddling around, there not toys you know and girls don't usually walk around holding onto their breasts", Jessica said getting frustrated as she watched Sirius.
"Well maybe you's should ", laughed James.
"How the hell do you's stand wearing these bra's? , its like wearing a straight jacket", Sirius complained as he continued to fidget.
"Oh god where all going to be expelled", Jessica said putting her head down and rubbing her eyes.
"Stop worrying Jessy we've got it all under control", said James as he watched Sirius pull at the bra, his words bringing her no comfort.
"Do you need a hand there sweetie", James teased as he walked over towards Sirius.
"You just keep your hands off my body", Jessica said pushing him back away from Sirius.
"Well we had better go you've got an exam to pass" , James said looking at his watch.
"Stay hear, don't go wandering off anywhere", Sirius said leaning towards her for a kiss.
Jessica pushed him away unable to get past the fact she would be kissing herself, "Yeah like I'm gonna go running around the school just in your shirt ".
"Well it wouldn't be the first time", Sirius joked smiling as he/ she walked out with James.
"What!, when was this ?", James questioned Sirius as he glanced back at Jessica as the door closed.
Jessica paced the cold tiled floor in the bathroom waiting for Sirius to return or worse Mc Gonagall to come bursting in to drag her up to Dumbledore's office after discovering they were cheating, she felt like she had been there for hours when finally the door opened and she heard Sirius's voice call her , he rushed over to her as she came out of hiding in the cubicle, still looking very much like Jessica he picked her up spinning around elated he had pulled it off.
"We did it you passed with flying colours and nobody was any the wiser that it wasn't you , not even Mc Gonagall and she came and stood right next to me", Sirius said as he started pulling off her robe. "How long before you change back?", asked Jessica wrapping her arms around his waist.
"That would be in about another five minutes" stated James.
Jesssica and Sirius looked over towards the door to see James looking at his watch and Lily standing next to him her mouth dropped opened as two Jessica's stood arm in arm looking at her. ***
Suddenly Jessica was pulled back to Gimmauld place as Molly exclaimed, " I can't believe you pair, cheating on your Newts!!".
(A. N . *** denotes flash back). Chapter 10 : Return to the past.
George raced up the stairs nearly knocking Ginny over in his hurry to find Fred, he burst into Ron and Harry's room as they attempted to packed their trunks for there return to Hogwarts the next day.
"Where's Fred ?", George asked as he tried to catch his breath.
"He's in the drawing room with Nicole and Hermione I think", said Ron.
"Why what's going on ?", Harry asked as he walked over towards George.
"Dumbledore's here, mum and him have just gone into the sitting room with Lupin, Sirius and Jess, so something is definitely going on down there", George said as he moved in the direction of the drawing room with Ginny , Harry and Ron all following him.
"We need the ears, there having some sort of meeting in the sitting", George said looking over to Fred who was sitting on the couch with Nicole.
Without another word Fred leaped off the couch and ran out the door and up the stairs.
"What do you thinks going on ?", questioned Hermione as her and Nicole joined the others in the corridor.
"I not sure but down in the kitchen Jess mention something to Sirius about some sort of retrieval", said George shrugging his shoulders.
Harry's eyes widened as he looked at Nicole, suddenly realising what they were doing. "They're trying to retrieve the memory of what happened when her father died", he uttered.
"Her father ", Ron said looking from Harry to George.
"What?", questioned Nicole seeing the exchange of looks going on between the Weasleys.
"Well back at the Burrow we overheard a discussion mum and Dumbledore had about Jessica and her father", Ron said then looked at George again.
"Discussion!, it was more like an argument , mum reckons Jess lead the Deatheaters to her fathers place that day , Dumbledore thought they might be watching for movement from her and he was right as usual they picked up on her apparation and followed her straight to her fathers place", said George.
"Yeah but mum wouldn't have known that", said Nicole defensively.
"From what we heard Dumbledore had warned her not to apparate" , Ron said looking towards the stairs.
Fred bound down the stairs carrying what looked like a hand full of flesh coloured strings, "Here", he said as he untangled them and handed one to everybody.
Ginny looked at the extendable ear in her hand then up at Fred, " What 's the point in trying to use these, they've got the Imperturbable charm on the door".
Fred and George looked at her scratching their heads
"She's got a good point there", said Ron.
" Why can't you just break the charm ?", Nicole asked .
Fred walked over to her and put his arm around her shoulder smiling, "It's not that easy to break a charm especially if professor Lupin had anything to do with it".
"Yeah but it is possible", she said pulling out her wand, "Tonks showed me what she reckoned was her sure fire way of breaking down some charms".
"It's worth a try", said harry grabbing Nicole's arm and heading for the stairs.
Hermione wandered up the corridor as Harry and Fred made there way down stairs with Nicole .
"What about the bathroom ?", she said.
"What about the bathroom ?", Ron asked raising his eye brows.
"The pipes , the bathroom is over the sitting room the pipes would probably run across the room and down the wall cavity".
George pushed Ron aside as he walked over to Hermione kissing her on the forehead . "I knew we kept you around for a reason".
Downstairs Fred put his extendable ear on the floor and stood back next to Harry , Nicole ran her wand around the door frame charging it with her wands power as the extendable ear wiggled its way under the door.
"Ready ?", she asked turning to Fred.
"Lets do it", he said .
Nicole stepped back and pointed her wand at the door, " Portal finite incantatum".
The door to the sitting room creaked as it shimmered red from the spell, Fred stuck the ear piece in his ear and listened for a moment then shook his head.
Again Nicole ran her wand around the door stepping back she pointed her wand at the door as Ginny came down the stairs, "Atomize finite incantatum".
A blinding yellow flash lit up the hallway as a loud crack rang out, Medea to started screaming abuse as Fred grabbed Nicole's hand pulling her hastily up the stairs behind Ginny and Harry as they heard the door to the sitting room open.
"We've found another way", Ginny said quickly leading them to the bathroom.
"What did you's do down there ?, Sirius and Lupin are really pissed off", said Ron as he pulled the ear piece out of his ear.
Ginny looked at Ron frowning, "But if they".
"Shush Ginny", grumbled George.
"But the", was all Ginny got to say before George yelled at her to shut up.
"Ginny you'll need to go and keep a look out for mum", Fred said as Ginny went to sit down.
"Oh yeah great I get to miss out again", she complained as she walked to the door.
"Hey I'll make it worth your while", Fred said smiling to her as his extendable ear made it's way down the pipes.
George had made himself comfortable in the empty bath tub while Harry and Ron perched on the edge, Hermione, Nicole and Fred had to make do with the cold bathroom floor.
"So what have we missed ?", Fred asked.
"Nothing yet, they were about to give Jess the potions when you's interrupted them", said George.
Sirius yanked the curtain closed on the portrait of his mother and stormed towards the stairs.
"Padfoot leave it for now, we'll sort them out later", said Lupin as he put his wand back in his robe.
Sirius looked up the stairs before going back into the sitting room, he looked over to Jessica as she stood nervously twirling her hair around her finger staring out the window, he walked over to her while Remus locked he door.
"Come on", he said softly as he put his arm around her , she looked up at him hesitating .
"I...I don't know if I can", she said as Dumbledore came over to them.
She looked up into Dumbledore's gentle face as he smiled reassuringly at her, "You have every right to be nervous Jessica, but you won't be going through this alone, we're all here to help you".
Jessica glanced to Sirius grabbing his hand as she walked over to the large lounge chair, she sat down trying to make herself as comfortable as possible , Sirius sat back down on the chair he had pulled over he leaned forward continuing to hold her hand.
"Is the door secure again ?", Dumbledore asked Remus as he sat back down next to Molly.
"Yes", Lupin said nodding as he stood nervously in front of Jessica holding the two bottles of potion.
Remus pulled the small cork out of one of the bottles then handed it to Jessica, " First the Jobberknoll potion ".
Jessica looked at the tiny green bottle in her hand for a moment then closed her eyes as she emptied its contents into her mouth, as she handed the bottle back to Remus she felt a warmth flood through her body, she smiled up at him then looked over to Sirius who suddenly looked too concerned for her liking as she was engulfed in a jovial mood.
" Smile its not that bad", she said laughing to him.
Sirius looked at Remus raising his eyebrow questioningly.
" That's a normal reaction to Jobberknoll potion, she'll settle down in a minute, the Veritaserum will help bring her down a fair bit", Remus said smiling as Jessica continued to giggle.
"Okay Jess now the Veritaserum ", Remus said as he removed the tiny cork from the bottle.
"Jessica looked at him frowning deeply, "What, wait a minute", she said waving her finger at him, "You said it would be mixed with the, the, thingy thingy potion".
"Did I , I don't remember that", he said smiling, "Now open your mouth and stop laughing long enough for me to give you the potion".
Jessica looked up at Remus struggling to suppress the urge to laugh at him as he smiled at her placing one drop in her mouth of Veritaserum.
Almost instantly she felt herself sink back into the chair as every muscle in her body went into a state of total relaxation, her mind relinquished all its tensions and pressures easing her into a sense of carelessness.
She took several deep breaths as she rested her head on a cushion and looked at Dumbledore.
"She's not going to fall asleep is she ?", said Molly
Jessica lifted her head slightly and looked at her, "No I'm not going to fall asleep Molly".
Lupin sat down next to Sirius as Jessica looked at Dumbledore again.
"Jessica can you tell me what you remember about your father Harry ?", he said leaning forward.
Sirius watched her, gently stroking the back of her hand with his thumb as she lifted her head off the cushion and looked at Lupin.
"He was killed by Deatheaters", she said rubbing the side of her head as it began to throb.
"Do you remember what happened the day he died ?", asked Dumbledore.
Again she looked to Lupin for some sort of reassurance before she answered, "I went over there", she stopped and suddenly glared over to Dumbledore.
Sirius got up off the chair and crouched in front of her as he noticed that she seemed to be fighting against the Veritaserum .
"Jess it's alright just tell us what you're seeing", he said placing his hand under her chin and turning her head to look at him.
Her eyes shimmered with tears as she looked at him shaking her head, "I...I,. don't know", she snaped at him frighting to get different words out as fragmented voices and images flashed in her mind.
Dumbledore got up and pulled Lupin aside, " Do you have anymore Jobberknoll potion ?".
"No Severus only gave me the one bottle", said Lupin.
"I think we'll give her two more drops of the Veritaserum then", said Dumbledore.
"But giving her two more drops will mean she has no control over what she says", Lupin said.
"She trying to hold back telling us something and we need to know what that is" , Dumbledore told him.
Lupin pulled the cork from the bottle as he neared her, "No I don't want any more", she said putting her hands up as she seen the bottle in his hand.
"Jess its just going to make it easier for you", Sirius said moving around behind the chair.
"No I don't want to see anymore", she pleaded to Sirius.
"What did you see Jessica ?", Dumbledore asked as he stood behind Lupin.
Jessica glared at him again shaking her head, fighting the urge to answer him.
"Tell me what you seen", he said pressing her for an answer.
"You !.......you said !", she retorted as she struggled fighting herself trying to resist the power of the potions.
"What did I say Jessica ?", Dumbledore asked as Lupin moved in closer to her.
Jessica tried to pull herself up out of the chair but the two potions combined had made her arms and legs feel like jelly, she had no strength in her to fight against Sirius as he grabbed her by the shoulders and held her still as Lupin placed two more drops in her mouth.
Jessica's head drooped forward as every last ounce of resistance faded away, around her she could hear mumbled talking as they waited a moment for the potion to take its full effect.
Her mind felt like a photo album of her life as it flicked through images waiting for the right words to stop on the image required.
"Do you really think this concoction of potions is going to work ?", Molly asked Lupin as he bent down with Sirius checking that Jessica was alright.
They all looked as Jessica lifted her head softly laughing, "The potion worked for Sirius", she whispered to Remus.
"What potion ?", he asked as he glanced at Sirius who looked just as confused by her comment as everyone else.
Dumbledore and molly sat back down on the couch , Sirius pulled his chair closer as Lupin remained crouching in front of her.
A brazen grin appeared on her face as she was immersed in memories , "Sirius took a polyjuice potion", she said then looked over to Sirius as he groaned and rubbed his eyes realising exactly what she was about to divulge.
"We really don't need to hear this, we're here to find out about Harry", Sirius said, but he could see that both Dumbledore and Molly were now both intrigued by what she had said, Remus on the other hand was finding the whole situation highly amusing as he tried to contain his laughter.
"Let her talk Sirius, we can use this to gauge how accurately she is recalling events, I gather you and Remus know what she is talking about ?", Dumbledore asked looking over his glasses at them both.
"I know some of the details but Padfoot knows the whole story", Lupin said running his hand across his mouth to hide his grin.
"Good then , now Jessica when did Sirius take a polyjuice potion ?", Dumbledore inquired.
Jessica closed her eyes leaning her head back into the chair letting her mind sweep her back to a time when they were free to do as they pleased ,their future lay before them, their seventh year at Hogwarts , the last day of their Newts, their final exam after lunch was practical Transfigurations, a subject both Sirius and James excelled at.
** Sirius and James stood near the doors to the great hall as other seventh year students started to congregate outside the hall , Sirius casually leaned against the wall running his hand through his soft black hair pushing it back as it fell in his eyes obscuring his view of Jessica and Lily as they walked along the corridor towards them.
Remus sat on the steps mumbling different incantations to himself , he got up moving over to the others as Professor Mc Gonagall made her way up the stairs carrying a scroll of parchment.
"I don't know why I'm even bothering , I'd probably get better marks if I stayed in the common room", Jessica said as Mc Gonagall unrolled the parchment.
"Yeah you've got not a chance in hell of passing your Newts", sniped Peter Pettigrew who viewed Jessica and Lily as intruder's on his marauders.
"She's got more chance than you ya pratt", Lily snaped as Sirius hit Peter across the back of the head.
"I was only joking Padfoot", Peter snivelled tossing a glaring look at Lily.
"Right listen up everyone" , called Mc Gonagall, "For your exam this afternoon you shall be going in four at a time, the first four will be, James Potter, Severus Snape , William Stafford and Sirius Black,".
James and Sirius both grinned to each other pleased they had been selected first. "The only draw back so far is we'll be with the greasy haired git", James said to Sirius as he glared over to Severus.
Sirius put his arms around Jessica as she stood in front of him waiting as Mc Gonagall called out the second group Jessica felt that Sirius seemed more edgy waiting for her name to be called out than he did his own.
They listened intently as she started on the third group, "Remus Lupin , Molly O' Grady, Lily Evans and Jessathena Ciappara".
"Yes ", both James and Sirius said to each other laughing , Jessica and Lily frowned at the pair of them as Mc Gonagall cleared her throat and continued.
"I am so glade you two find all of this so amusing", Lily said .
"Oh this is perfect, we'll have just enough time", Sirius said to James both of them then looked at Jessica as she watched them knowing full well they were up to something they shouldn't be.
Sirius quickly pulled her aside as Mc Gonagall opened the door to the hall, "We've worked out a way for you to pass your figs", said James .
"So be ready when I come out", Sirius said as he leaned over kissing her on the cheek .
"Mr black and Mr Potter I hate to interrupt your busy social lives but are you going to grace us with your presence for this exam?", Professor Mc Gonagall said as she came up behind them.
"Be ready for what ?" , Jessica called as they both rushed off into the hall the doors closing behind them.
"What are them two up to now ?", Lily asked her.
"I have no idea but they have both been acting strange the last couple of days", Jessica said as they both turned there attentions to Lupin.
" Don't look at me for the answer, I've learnt over the years not to get involved in there brilliant plans it only lands you a detention most of the time", Remus said as he sat back down on the steps.
"Oh come on Remus you must know something ?", Lily pleaded as she sat down next to him.
Remus looked up from his book, "Sorry girls I am just as much in the dark as you pair are, I only know it has something to do with Jess, they have been watching everything you do even discussing the way you walk" he said raising his eyebrows to Jessica .
Lily and Jessica sat on the bottom steps debating what Sirius and James could possibly be planning, Jessica looked up as the doors to the hall opened, Sirius hurried out first and ran down the corridor followed soon after by James who proceeded down the stairs and grabbed Jessica rushing her back up towards the girls bathroom.
"What are you doing?", Jessica complained as he push her along the corridor.
"Now is not the time to ask questions Jessy just get in there before Mc Gonagall sees you", he said opening the door to the girls toilets and shoving her in.
As James closed the door she turned to see Sirius half undress coming over to her, she raised her eyebrow as she looked him up and down. "I don't think this is really the time or place", she said placing her hand on her hip .
Sirius ignored her smart comment and pulled her over into the corner of the bathroom near the toilets.
"Quick you need to strip off", Sirius said as he pulled out several of her hairs and placing them into a goblet he had sitting on the window sill.
"Ouch! , what!! You can't be serious, I'm not stripping off, I've got an exam in a few minutes or have you forgotten that tiny detail", she said rubbing her head .
"I'm taking the exam for you, now come on off with it", Sirius said as he yanked her robe off then started unbuttoning her shirt.
"You can't go doing that you'll get expelled", Jessica argued stepping back away from him.
"I won't get expelled Prongs and I have been planning this for over a month, if I don't take the test for you you'll fail your Newts and you can kiss that job at St Mungos good bye, now come on we don't have much time", he said pulling her back over to him and undoing the remaining buttons.
Jessica pushed his hands away still trying to grasp the whole situation and the risks he was taking for her, but in his eyes she could see that mischievous look that told her there was no way of talking him out of this. Sirius loved nothing more than a challenge or taking risks and this definitely fitted into his criteria .
"I am capable of taking off my own clothes", she said smiling nervously.
"I am aware of that fact", Sirius said smiling and handing her his shirt to put on, before drinking down as much Polyjuice potion as he could stomach.
Jessica looked up from buttoning up Sirius shirt and was confronted with herself standing in front of her, it was like looking in a mirror that was until Sirius spoke.
"This will never work you sound nothing like me", she said hesitating again .
"Stop worrying no ones going to hear me I only have to whisper the incantations and any way the testers have no idea what you sound like", Sirius said pulling on her shirt .
"Wait", Jessica said, " You need my bra".
Sirius watched her quiet amazed at how she managed to take off her bra without having to remove his shirt, Jessica then helped him put the bra on, Sirius might have been very skilled at removing her bra but when it came to putting one on he was all thumbs.
"Why didn't you's tell me about all of this before", Jessica asked slapping Sirius hand away from fiddling with his/her breasts.
"We couldn't say anything before because we didn't know in what order we would be taking the test", he said.
James stuck his head in the door to see if Sirius was ready, "Padfoot ?" , he called.
"Yeah I'll be there in a minute", Sirius said as he looked down his blouse at his newly acquired female body parts as James came in, "This is so cool", he said shaking his/her chest.
"Will you leave my Boobs alone", Jessica said seeing James grinning at Sirius.
"Hey there mine now, I can do what I like with them for the next hour", Sirius said giving her a cheeky grin as he enjoyed every moment .
Jessica felt an uneasiness as she watched herself checking out her own body, "This is never going to work if you don't stop fiddling around, there not toys you know and girls don't usually walk around holding onto their breasts", Jessica said getting frustrated as she watched Sirius.
"Well maybe you's should ", laughed James.
"How the hell do you's stand wearing these bra's? , its like wearing a straight jacket", Sirius complained as he continued to fidget.
"Oh god where all going to be expelled", Jessica said putting her head down and rubbing her eyes.
"Stop worrying Jessy we've got it all under control", said James as he watched Sirius pull at the bra, his words bringing her no comfort.
"Do you need a hand there sweetie", James teased as he walked over towards Sirius.
"You just keep your hands off my body", Jessica said pushing him back away from Sirius.
"Well we had better go you've got an exam to pass" , James said looking at his watch.
"Stay hear, don't go wandering off anywhere", Sirius said leaning towards her for a kiss.
Jessica pushed him away unable to get past the fact she would be kissing herself, "Yeah like I'm gonna go running around the school just in your shirt ".
"Well it wouldn't be the first time", Sirius joked smiling as he/ she walked out with James.
"What!, when was this ?", James questioned Sirius as he glanced back at Jessica as the door closed.
Jessica paced the cold tiled floor in the bathroom waiting for Sirius to return or worse Mc Gonagall to come bursting in to drag her up to Dumbledore's office after discovering they were cheating, she felt like she had been there for hours when finally the door opened and she heard Sirius's voice call her , he rushed over to her as she came out of hiding in the cubicle, still looking very much like Jessica he picked her up spinning around elated he had pulled it off.
"We did it you passed with flying colours and nobody was any the wiser that it wasn't you , not even Mc Gonagall and she came and stood right next to me", Sirius said as he started pulling off her robe. "How long before you change back?", asked Jessica wrapping her arms around his waist.
"That would be in about another five minutes" stated James.
Jesssica and Sirius looked over towards the door to see James looking at his watch and Lily standing next to him her mouth dropped opened as two Jessica's stood arm in arm looking at her. ***
Suddenly Jessica was pulled back to Gimmauld place as Molly exclaimed, " I can't believe you pair, cheating on your Newts!!".