I woke to find myself in the Hospital Wing, which left me fairly confused. My first and foremost question was when I was, my time or still in 1995 because something went horribly wrong and I was sent here. Either way, I wasn't quite pleased. While I didn't want the magic in the pendant to have malfunctioned, I wasn't quite ready to say good bye to my parents.

"Ah, you're awake Lupin." Madam Pomfrey said, walking in from her office with that look that told you she had disapproved of whatever you had done to get in the Hospital Wing, "You've been out for quite a while."

"What day is it?" I asked.

"November sixteenth," She answered promptly.

"2012?" I asked, just to make sure, and she nodded, though she had an odd look on her face.

"You were out for three days, and were found passed out, on the brink of starvation and over tired. What did you think you were doing?" Pomfrey questioned as I sat up in the stiff hospital bed.

I was suddenly hit with how bad my life had been when I left. And with what I had been doing… I may as well have jumped off of the astronomy tower. That seemed like ages ago, after all I had spent three or four weeks in the nineties, how was I supposed to have a realistic sense of time. I sighed, "I don't even think I knew."

"Should I be contacting Harry?" She asked, and one look in her eyes made it clear she thought I was suicidal.

"No," I shook my head, "You won't see me in here again."

"If you plan on being an Auror, I wouldn't be so sure about that." She said as I began standing up, noticing a change of clothes on the edge of the bed, folded neatly with a small note lying on top. Thought you might need these. We need to talk. - Jenna Wood

I smiled, changing into my clothes and stuffing Jenna's not in my pocket. Figures she would think to do something like that. I would talk to her, but I had things to do first. Checking that classes were over I went down to Professor Pucey's office, and to say the least he was shocked. I think he expected me to go off on him again, but I wasn't planning on it.

"Sorry about class last week," I said softly, "Werewolves has always been a touchy subject for me, as you can imagine. I just wanted to let you know I didn't mean any personal offense last week."

One of his eye brows rose, "So, you didn't mean to insult me by calling me a narrow minded priss that had no idea what I was trying to teach, though I remember using some quite colorful language."

"I'm not saying that I wasn't right on a few points, such as you not knowing a whole lot about the nature of werewolves, but I can think of a thousand ways I could have done so that wouldn't have been insulting, and I should have used one of those." I admitted.

He looked thoughtful, "Thanks for your apology, I've been yelled at like that before without hearing a word of remorse. Let's make those for detentions just one."

"Thank you, sir," I said, and after getting the homework due the next day, I headed to Flitwick's classroom, which was going to a more intensive talk, but one that was far more necessary. I knocked on his office door, and waited to be called in, which was only a few seconds.

"Ah, Mr. Lupin, I was wondering when you'd be better. You gave us all a scare." Flitwick pointed to a chair by his desk, and I sat as he continued, "Now I've been wanting to talk to you. I know how set you were on joining the Protection Program, and I've worked something out with your teachers that will allow you to join, where your grade will be based solely on performance in class and performance in the program, what do you say?"

I bit my lip, he wasn't going to like my answer, "I'm going to have to decline."

Flitwick frowned, "What? Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm positive." I told him, "I never really wanted to be an auror myself, it's just been expected of me. Someone finally told me that, and I realized it was true. Besides, I don't think I can handle a career where I would have to kill."

It was quiet for a minute before Flitwick spoke, "I'm glad you realized that now instead of two years down the road. May I ask if you had a career in mind?"

"I actually do," I bit my lip again and could almost feel my hair change to the bright green it turned when I got nervous (it felt good to be able to do that again), "I remember you saying you were looking for an apprentice to take over in a few years. I know I'd need to work on my grades, but I think I would like to be your apprentice, if you'd let me."

Flitwick was shocked, but quickly gained a thoughtful expression, "I'd never thought of you as a candidate, but you do have top marks in the class every year. Hm, well, how about this, I'll take you on as an apprentice if you can get all your grades up to passing by Winter break."

"Sounds like a deal." I said, and after a another minute I was on my way, though this time I wasn't sure what exactly what I was doing or what my exact destination was. I found myself out in one of the warmer November days down by the lake headed towards a small figure sitting by the lake. It didn't take long to figure out who it was, Jenna Wood, easily recognized by the dirty blonde she had dyed her hair two Summers back because she had always hated the mud brown color she was born with. She didn't even notice me until I sat down next to her.

"Teddy…" She said softly, and I could tell she had been crying, but she straitened up, "What the hell did you think you were doing, I was worried sick."

"You've been crying," I was shocked by that, Jenna reminded most people of her dad in the fact that she was a strong person and had never been seen crying before.

"Yeah, well…" She frowned and looked away, "When I heard you had been found near death… I didn't even go to my morning classes the morning you were found…"

I brushed her hair from her face and she looked back at me looking confused. I sighed, "I'm an idiot aren't I. Why didn't you say you liked me?"

"What was the point? All you're going to do is become an auror, so I've been trying not to care that you're willfully aiming to put yourself in danger." She said quietly, "I'm guessing you took the spot in the program that Flitwick made for you."

"I declined." I told her.

"What?" She turned fully so she was now facing me, "Why go back on your dream now?"

"Because I realized it wasn't my dream. I found out my mom didn't really want to be an auror, my dad was only in the war to exact a vengeance on those who were unjust, and I don't want to spend my life killing." Jenna didn't say a word, so I continued, "You were right, I didn't know who they are. That's why I'm going to be Flitwick's apprentice."

"You are?" Jenna seemed shocked, so I just nodded, "That's… more like the Teddy I know and love."

"Really?" I said, changing my hair to match the color her hair when we had first met.

She rolled her eyes, and kissed me… on the cheek, but she kissed me. She laughed at my expression, and then pointed to my hair, "Well, that's an interesting color."

My hair was like a fluorescent orange, and I quickly changed it to a bright blue, "Better?"

"Much," she said, and smiled, "So where did you come up with that little revelation about your parents?"

I smiled, "A dream, just a dream."

"Great, my boyfriend's having epiphany dreams." Jenna said getting up and starting towards the castle.

I, however, froze, "Boyfriend?"

"Hey, hurry up!" She called, and I shrugged and ran up to catch up with her.

The next day Victoire found out that me and Jenna were going out, she was pissed. In fact, my good friend Marcus (the recent vampire that had returned while I was in 1995) had to threaten to kill her if she tried to fulfill her threats, and since he had been a vampire less than two years, he wouldn't be responsible for it. That shut her up.

Three years later, I started teaching as the charms teacher and Flitwick was able to retire.

And that New Years Eve, I proposed to Jenna. We got married on July 3, 2016. Our first, and probably only kid was born two years later: Sophia Nym Lupin.