Hey! I know, 'where have you been'? Well, I put up a new story, which you should check out, called 'Devinez Qui'. It's a guessing game! So, I hope you like!
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William Achete was, by all means, a normal man. He was nothing special, but everybody had their special quirks, whether it is nose-picking or gum chewing. He liked being normal, taking pride in the simple joys of life. He was married, and had two children and one grandson. William was pot-bellied, having given the excuse to his wife that he was slowly on his way out of his life, and wanted to make his last years worthwhile. Of course, she had replied hotheadedly that weren't the years he had spent with her and his family worthwhile?
He had hastily replied, of course, and then put the food down, only to pick it up again when his wife wasn't looking. But today, he was camping in Bentley Wood with a friend. He was walking around the slightly snowy campus, even going beyond to see if there were any woodland creatures. He left his friend behind in the tent they shared, for it was about two am in the morning.
It was taking out his camera, trying in vain to be quiet so as not to scare the deer he saw, that there was a loud pop.
The deer made itself scarce, and William cursed internally. But what really caught his attention that was five teenagers had appeared out of nowhere, seeming oblivious to what had happened. There were two girls, one with fiery red hair and emerald green eyes, and another with messy black hair and hazel eyes. Both were, by his standards, good looking. The red-head was the taller of the two, while the black haired girl was shorter than average, but they both had small waists.
There were three boys, one with messy black hair, glasses, and hazel eyes. He must be the girl's twin, William thought. There was another boy with black hair that elegantly fell into his eyes and stormy grey eyes. Another boy had dirty blonde hair, with a tint of grey and brown eyes.
"Well," said the girl with bright red hair, "We've made it."
"Made it where?" the other girl said, this one with wildly curly black hair.
"Bentley Forest," the red-head answered.
"Lovely," a boy said, the one with long black hair and a sarcastic manner, "Can we go to sleep now?" he complained.
"No, Sirius," the red-head said as if speaking to a two year old, "We cannot go to sleep."
"Why?" the one who was supposedly Sirius whined.
"Just do what she says, Padfoot," a boy with brownish-blonde hair said exasperated. Padfoot, William thought, that must be a nickname.
"Yeah, Padfoot," another boy, his one with messy black hair mocked.
"Shut up," Sirius growled.
"Yeah, James," the girl with the black haired girl said, "Shut up."
"Be quiet, Rella," the one named James replied.
"Make me," Rella challenged.
"Stop bickering," the red-head said.
"Yes, Lily," Rella and James said simultaneously. They must be twins, William thought, thinking of their looks.
"We need to figure out a plan," the brown-blonde said.
"Thank you, Remus," the red-head said, "Finally someone with sense!"
"Well Lily," Rella said, "I think we should start with where we're going to start."
"We should visit Gringotts first," The one who was called Lily said thoughtfully.
"We'll need to visit the cave for the locket Horcrux, too," Remus argued.
William's mind was reeling. Gringotts? Horcrux? What were these words?
"Or maybe we should start with the muggle watching us," Sirius said, pointing at him.
William's eyes widened, as the other teenagers looked at him, and he couldn't speak.
"We could erase him memory," James offered.
"Erase my memory?" William had retrieved his voice, and now challenged the teenagers.
"Yes," Rella said bluntly.
"And how would you do that?" he asked.
"Like this," Lily pointed a short stick at him and said, "Obliviate."
Everything went out of focus for William, and he blinked a few times. When he opened his eyes, he didn't remember anything about the now missing teenagers, and wondered why he felt like he was looking for something while he headed back to his friend.
"That was close," Remus noted as they walked away from the scene, through a small winding path that was covered with tree roots and small plants.
"But with still need to figure out what to do," Lily countered.
"At least we know what the Horcruxes are," Rella said.
"But where are they?" James said.
"Do you know where we can find some sleep and food?" Sirius added as he stumbled trying to avoid brambles.
"You're so self-centered," Remus said, pulling Sirius up before he fell.
"We know there's one in a cave, so we'll go there first," Lily said.
"I agree with Lily," James said.
"You always agree with Lily," Rella rolled her eyes.
"So do you," James grinned.
"That's done then," Remus said.
"Oh good," Sirius looked around eagerly, "Does that mean we get to go to sleep?"
"And where do you suppose we do that?" Remus asked sarcastically.
"In a bed," Sirius answered in a 'duh' tone.
"Your stupidity amazes even me," Rella said, shaking her head.
"Thanks," Sirius said sarcastically.
"I was the only one who thought ahead it seems," Lily said, and at everyone's expecting looks, she continued, "I brought a tent."
"He sleeps like a dog," Rella mused as she, James, and Lily sat around a make-shift fire watching Remus and Sirius sleep while they talked.
"He is one," James snickered as Sirius gave a particularly loud snore and rolled over.
"True," Rella relented.
"So…" Lily trailed off.
"What will my parents say when I don't go back to Hogwarts?" James thought, staring into the fire.
"They'll smack you and then punish me with something," Rella said.
"If we come back that is," Lily said grimly.
"What?" Rella asked.
"Going after Voldemort's Horcruxes is dangerous," Lily said, "What if he finds out we're going after them? We're no match for Voldemort, we're only seventeen. And then when we do destroy him, we'll have to kill him in the end."
"Let's think about that when we come to that," James said softly.
"Don't you get it?" Lily said angrily, "This is it! We're off to destroy Horcruxes, and it's no joke. Starting from the moment Dumbledore sent us back, we became his number one enemy, his worst threat. And now, we just have to hope for the best before he gets whiff of it and kills us all."
"Well, Lily," James started, "There's no need to worry."
"And why's that?" She asked, eyes blazing.
"Because we're the famous Marauders and Rella! Old Voldie's no match against us!" He said grandly, throwing out his arms.
Despite it all, Lily cracked a smile.
"Well, as they say," Rella began, "The past is history, the future is a mystery, and right here, right now, is a gift, that's why we call it the present."
"Way too cheesy," James shook his head.
"Hey!" Lily was finally grinning, "I liked it!"
Laughing, they cuddled closer together, eventually succumbing to sleep.
Meanwhile, back at the barnyard (sorry, couldn't help myself) Harry and his friends were going about their normal business. Well, that's if you can call learning magic normal. The winter holidays were over, and so was Harry's brief time with his family. He kept thinking of when he would try to work the video recorder, the one his father had pushed into his hands discreetly, winking at him. Harry did not know what he had meant by giving him this, but decided to work it out when he was not at school. Knowing what his father was like when he was younger, he might've put a brilliant hex on it, hoping to impress his son with some prank.
After the group had been sent back to their original time, Dumbledore had explained everything to the three, and now Harry was left to wonder when his parents would complete the task set for them.
The members of the Order of the Phoenix had been alerted of this visit, and Snape was more brutal than ever towards Harry. McGonagall had given them a night free of homework, and Harry could've sworn he saw her wink at him.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the common room, and had just finished all of their homework early, having only DADA, potions, and herbology.
"Who knew that having your parents come would make life easier for us," Ron said, stretching out on the scarlet and gold couch with his hands behind his head. It was one of those rare times when Ron wasn't off with Lavender Brown, and he had confided in Harry and Hermione that he was, truthfully, getting annoyed with her. This piece of information had made Hermione very happy indeed, and she had finally agreed to finish Harry's conclusion on his DADA homework, something she had insisted she had been too busy to do.
"It was nice seeing them," Harry said.
"We'd best get down to dinner," Hermione said, checking her watch, "Otherwise you two will be complaining about your empty stomachs, something I don't care to listen to."
Rolling his eyes at Harry, Ron managed to haul himself off the couch and the two boys followed Hermione out of the portrait hole.
Dinner was excellent, as usual, and it was only towards the end of it that anything out of the ordinary happened.
Ron was joyfully stuffing his face with anything he could reach, mainly ice cream, treacle tarts, and profiteroles when the doors banged open, and Filch came in leading two cloaked figures.
The hall suddenly went quiet as everyone strained their necks to get a better look at the newcomers. There were obviously women, with their small figures, but one had her hands on the shorter one's shoulders.
As they made their way down along the house tables, they seemed to think there was no use to their hoods now they were inside and Harry finally got a look at them. The tallest was a woman in her mid-thirties, and the other was in her mid-teens. His eyes widened as he recognized the eldest.
"Aurelia Potter," Dumbledore said cheerfully, standing up, "Always a pleasure to see you walking these halls. Though, I think it's Aurelia Black now, isn't it?"
"Yes, Professor," Rella said wryly, "I would like to introduce my daughter, Artemis."
The younger girl lifted her head and smiled at Dumbledore.
"Hello Professor," she said.
"And her father is, I'm guessing, Sirius Black?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.
"Of course," Rella said, "It is sad, falling in love with an idiot, but my heart has always belonged to him."
"And, may I ask," Dumbledore said, "Why have you appeared on the doorstep of Hogwarts?"
"I've been getting some strange memories," Rella said, "About going on a camping trip with my old friends."
Duh duh duh duuuuuhhhh! Sorry I haven't been updating, like I said, I've posted a new story!
I really need a mob…. Who wants to be the leader?