Note: I don't own anything you recognize...that's the property of JK Rowling and e4...naturally I've fiddled with the time frames and such to fit what I wanted...Enjoy this crossover!
"It's just a child's tale. It can't be real," Professor McGonagall said.
I raised my eyebrows at her and dug my hand into the bag. I stroked the stone with my finger and thought of the one person I missed the most. The entire group stepped back in surprise as Mum appeared.
"Rose Jolie Lupin!"
"Love you too, Mum. How's the afterlife?"
"Bloody frightening as I watch you do what you do. After this is over, please promise me you'll slow things down."
"You know I can't promise that. Besides I bet chasing after the rugrats Nathan and I will be having will require some harrowing magic. I know you don't belong here but I wanted to see you and tell you I love you."
"I love you too, sweetie. Before you send me back, can I speak to Remus?"
"Of course. I'm not going to pull you all the way from the afterlife and not allow you to speak to the man you love."
I placed the stone into Dad's hand and whispered that she would stay as long as he wanted it. Once he nodded, I shooed the group away so my parents could have a moment to speak alone.
"RJ, it's done," Alvin said as he reappeared.
"Awesome. Thanks, Alvin. Now that Tommy is mortal once more, we can finally put the final stages into effect. Once Dad is done, I'm going to head back to my quarters and get a sugar buzz going. Anyone who would like to join me may do so."
"Mrs. Lupin-Young, you seem to forget about classes. As such, you all have missed the last period."
"We had Potions!" Hermione screamed.
"Professor Snape will understand. I'll talk to him."
"RJ, you crucified him to the wall at one point."
"Very true but I've also fueled his Potions obsession. I'll speak to Professor Snape since it's nearly break and then after classes are all finished, we can do the sugar high."
Dad pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly. He gave back the stone and I banished the bag back to my quarters, far away from the old man.
"I'll go back to Headquarters and let Sirius know. Albus, I'm sure we'll be holding a meeting for the Order."
"Of course. Tonight. Some of us will need to stay here to supervise but those that can get away will."
Dad kissed my forehead and headed towards the gates. I grabbed Kelly's hands and tugged her towards the school.
"Come on, Kel. You can help me talk to Professor Snape. We shouldn't be too long so wander around the castle or head up to my quarters. Password is the nickname Nathan gave me."
Kelly and I waited for the classroom to empty of the Gryffindor-Slytherin students. A few of the green and silver students sneered or tried to intimidate us and I had to withhold a laugh as Kelly flipped them off.
"I wouldn't go in there. Since Harry and the others missed class, he took off nearly a hundred points, gave them each a week detention, and has been snarling ever since," Seamus said.
"You'll get back your points and possibly more if Kelly has a say about it," I replied, reaching up to knock on the door frame.
Before he could invite us in, I skipped into the room and jumped up to sit on one of the front tables.
"Lupin-Young, you finally decided to join the living. Why do you do so here in my classroom?"
"I'm here to talk to you about why the others missed your wonderful class."
He sneered and was about to give me what I'm sure would have been such a witty comment when he spotted Kelly. Professor Snape shut his mouth and briefly tilted his head in my direction.
"Well you see after I manifested Lady Hogwarts…"
"You can do no such thing."
"I did and even manifested a ghost to infiltrate Tommy's manor. After I learned what I needed, I decided that Tommy needed to be one step closer to his grave. I required Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Neville's help in doing so. While I'm sure that you would have enjoyed destroying one of those foul things, there was not enough time to grab you. If you want, you could cast the final blow."
"Even if destroying those Horcruxes of the Dark Lord's required those idiots, you should have done so on your own time. I will not allow my time to go wasted."
"I know you hate teaching dunderheads, Professor, but can't you honestly say that without those 4 in the class today, it went smoother? I'm sure that Harry's potion is a prime target for the more ingenious students to tamper with. I bet you didn't even have an explosion today."
"You are mistaken, Lupin-Young. Finnigan was still in attendance."
"I understand that you have a free period right now so this is where Kelly steps in and makes you forget all about students. We can discuss potions class and Tommy later. I'm sure my friend here has missed whatever pleasure you give her."
"You have no idea, RJ," Kelly smirked as she stalked closer to the large desk up at the front.
"I've got Charms to get to, as it is I'm almost late. Do remember to put up a silencing spell. You wouldn't want to frighten the children."
I skipped out of the classroom and felt the silencing spell and a Do Not Disturb ward go up behind me. I hurried to the Charms classroom but I was still late. I apologized to the tiny professor, explaining my tardiness was due to pimping out my friend to his colleague. Professor Flitwick fell off the stool in shock.
"We should lock Voldemort in a room with RJ on a sugar high. He'd beg to die after minutes. She doesn't stop normally but this is bloody crazy. I'm getting a headache from watching her running all over the place."
"Too simple, Harry. Very anti-climactic. There needs to be an epic battle between Light and Dark. Think of this as a book or a film. You can't just have him give up."
"Hmm, I wonder who would play me if this was a film," Alisha wondered.
"How can she still be going? We took away her sugar hours ago," Curtis said.
"Because part of this is also an espresso high. You might have confiscated my sugar but nothing will get in the way of my espresso."
"I could ban Dobby from bringing you some," Harry threatened.
"You can try, my dear Boy Who Was Cut Off at the Knees. Besides you all have curfew in a few minutes and I'll be up the entire night anyways."
"Where has Kelly been the entire evening? I haven't seen her since you left to talk to Professor Snape," Hermione asked as she stood and collected her bag.
"Probably in orgasm heaven after shagging him all night. I've heard that you can actually black out if the orgasm is strong enough. Wouldn't be a bad way to go," I hypothesized.
"RJ, I think you might have given them heart attacks."
"No, Simon. Just mental pictures of their most hated professor being ridden by Kelly."
"Bloody hell! Give me some acid so I can clean my head."
"Stop being so melodramatic, Ron. I can tell you what Nathan and I have gotten up to so that you have something different to think about."
"No. Enough sex descriptions. I doubt I'll be able to sleep tonight as it is."
The portrait to my quarters opened and Kelly walked in. The younger group of students took one look at her and blushed so red that it seemed like all the blood in their bodies travelled to their cheeks and ears. I chuckled and draped my arm around her shoulder.
"Take one step over to the left and watch this," I said and she complied. "So, Kelly, is it true about what they say? That men with large noses have a large…"
Everyone, aside from Alisha, jumped to their feet and ran from my quarters. I stuck my head out to watch as Curtis and Simon push their way through the crowd of running students. They hadn't even stayed to hear the answer.
"Aye and he knows how to use it well."
Alisha started laughing and pulled Kelly back through the portrait.
"We'll let you get back to your planning and whatever else you do tonight. Come on, Kel. Since Charlie isn't here, I have to live vicariously through you and your descriptions."
During dinner I had received an owl from Tommy but passed it off as being from Madam Malkin. I didn't want to incite a riot during dinner if anyone caught sight of the message. I summoned the parchment from where I hid it and unrolled it.
His blood is the perfect red. I will bleed him dry if you do not surrender in the morning. Be at the gates during breakfast or prepare to receive his body.
I watched as Nathan's blood dripped down the parchment. Tommy must have charmed it to remain in stasis until the parchment was opened and then it would begin to drip. Tossing the letter in the fire on my first pass in front of the fireplace began the next several hours of random pacing and strategizing. I was never good at planning things out since I usually jumped feet first and then dealt with the consequences later.
I was never more glad that I had charmed my laptop to work because the next few hours had me researching on the Internet for any attack plans. I read several sections of Sun Tzu's The Art of War to understand more about warfare. He pointed out that warfare is built on deception. Tommy was a Slytherin so deception came naturally for him but I had several ideas.
There was no point in being quiet as I trekked through the halls of Hogwarts. At this time of night, no one, not even the ghosts, were awake or around. I pushed open the main doors and headed out. I needed to head into London since I doubt Professor Snape leaves Polyjuice potion in the students' cupboard. It only took me a moment to appear in the little courtyard in front of Grimmauld Place.
Sneaking into the house was definitely simpler since that old bat's painting was gone. No doubt she would have raised hell if I snuck in with her there. I didn't expect Sirius to still be up though and startled him so badly that he fell out of his chair.
"Drunk much, Sirius?"
"Bloody hell, RJ. It's nearly 4 in the morning. What are you doing here? Does Remus know that you traipse all over the UK when you want to?"
"No. Would I be wrong in assuming that the Order keeps Polyjuice brewed and ready for use? I need some."
"Pranking Snape?"
"More like Tommy. So the Polyjuice?"
Sirius headed over to the cupboard near the sink and pulled out several vials of the potion. He held them out to me but then pulled back as I went to reach for them. I planted my hands on my hips and tapped my foot.
"I've got 3hours before I really need to be anywhere, Sirius, so I can do this all morning. Or I summon you to me with my fist raised where your eye would be."
"Someone's bitchy."
"You would be too in my situation. I just want the Polyjuice and I'll be gone. Hopefully this entire war will be over by the afternoon."
"What are you going to do?" he asked, as he walked over and handed the vials to me.
I carefully tucked them into my pockets and pulled the man into a hug.
"Something completely fucked up."
"Then I want in."
Nodding, I told him to meet me in the front hall. I crept up to Dad's room and slipped inside. He and Tonks were sleeping heavily as I looked down on them. I brushed the hair off his face and planted a small kiss on his forehead.
"I love you, Dad. Stay safe."
Sirius and I left headquarters and apparated back to Hogwarts. The man was quiet as he followed me back to my quarters and didn't even question as I pulled the vials out of my pocket. Typically Polyjuice lasts about an hour but because I wasn't sure how long it would take to destroy Tommy and his minions, I needed it to last longer.
Holding the 3vials in between my hands, I concentrated. I pushed my magic out into the potion and then whispered a code phrase. I wished for my magic to make the change in appearance permanent until the code phrase was recited. I also wished for my voice to be part of the change. Sirius listened as I whispered and gasped as my hands and the vials glowed.
"Go and sleep for a few hours. I'll have something ready to energize you when you wake up. It wouldn't be right to see myself dragging ass because of sleep deprivation."
The man headed off to the bedroom and I plunked myself down on the couch. I pulled my laptop closer and killed time by surfing the Internet and purchasing a dozen or so albums from iTunes. A silencing spell went around the common room and I blared one of the new alternative albums as I sat there staring off into space.
Early rays of the sun appeared in the window and I was quick to turn off my music. I called Dobby for my mix of espresso and Wideye potion and a separate Wideye potion for Sirius and the others. After he delivered those, I had him wake and notify Harry and Professor Snape that their presence was needed immediately. Sirius joined me in the common room as we waited for the others. I had already added some of my hair to the vials and he was about to drink a vial when the entrance slammed open.
"What's the meaning of sending a house elf to wake me, Lupin-Young?" Professor Snape bellowed as he entered my quarters.
"I did promise you that you could be there when we defeated Tommy. A small group will be going in and finishing this off."
"Your small group consists of Black and what other idiots?"
"Uh, that other idiot would be me, sir," Harry replied from behind him.