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Meeting...Yourself?
Chapter Four: Moving Right Along
by Adele Elisabeth
Del, the Higher Power, had reappeared, looking quite pleased with herself. This seemed to be a standard look for her. "This is going to be fun. Y'all sit down now, because that wall over there, see it?" she pointed at one, still smug, "That wall there is going to be just one big movie-screen. I thought since you're never going to share with each other, I'm going to skip the small-talk and give you flashbacks and popcorn."
"Popcorn?" Severus and Sirius looked faintly confused.
"Muggles eat it when they watch movies." Morganna and Ganna replied absently. They hadn't noticed that they spoke in unison. Severus and Sirius only spoke at once because they were both confused. The Morgannas spoke in unison because...well, they were the same person, sort of.
"Movies?"
"Just watch."
So they did.
[ "Hey, that's me!" Sirius pointed at his younger, third year self.]
Sirius swaggered into the Great Hall like he owned the place. Some girls, his age and younger, looked close to swooning.
[Severus snorted. "Some things never change."]
[ "Don't sound so jealous, Snape."]
James, Remus and Peter were next to enter, also slightly late.
Then came Severus Snape, who looked murderous. It seemed that the Marauders were his reason for tardiness.
After the first years had been sorted, Dumbledore introduced a silver-haired second year from France - Morganna Montaque. She sauntered calmly in, clearly aware of the effect of her veela nature on the more susceptible third, second and first year boys. She seated herself daintily on the stool.
[Morganna frowned. She didn't walk in like that. That's now how she remembered it.]
Almost as soon as the hat touched her head, it cried out, "GRYFFINDOR!"
[What the hell?" Morganna glared at the 'movie' screen. "That's not what happened."]
The screen obligingly misted, before reforming the same scene. This time, she walked in rather nervously, completely unaware that there was even a possibility she might have an effect on anybody. She made her way to the stool, almost tripped twice, and when she finally got there, she sat, gripping the sides, and thinking one thing as hard as she could.
It seemed there was some sort of argument going on between her and the hat. It was five long minutes before she was properly sorted. "oh for crying out loud, if you feel that strongly about it, SLYTHERIN!"
[Now it was Ganna's turn to glare. "That never happened."
"I thought I explained this properly." Del sighed, covering her eyes with her hand while she sorted out her thoughts. "You come from two different realities. So things happened differently."
Somewhat mollified, the pair sat back down, waiting for the screen to de-mist into the next scene.
When it formed up, it was in the Gryffindor Common Room.]
A not-so-shy Ganna Montaque was chatting to Lily Evans, quickly making friends. Sirius Black had been watching her for the past five minutes, and Ganna seemed aware of this. Lily pointed it out, and giggling ensued.
Sirius, James and Remus (trailed by Peter) made their way over, clearly intending to investigate this new girl themselves.
"You must be Morganna." Sirius said, trying to sound suave and sophisticated.
"Ganna." The silver-haired one corrected him, looking up from where she was sitting next to Lily. "Lils was just telling me about you guys."
They puffed up and preened
[Severus stifled a snort]
"She mentioned that too. Ego, much?" she added, looking satisfied when they deflated somewhat, and glared.
[Severus tried not to laugh, and Morganna looked aghast. She never talked like that! Ever!]
[Ganna was smirking. Yep, them were good times...]
[ "Can't we change it?" Morganna looked appealing. "This isn't exactly pleasant for me."]
[The screen obliged her once more, misting and de-misting into a scene with Severus and Morganna, she in fourth year and he in fifth, seated by the lake.]
Morganna yawned and stretched, looking rather catlike. "Lost my owl." She said, conversationally.
"Good riddance." He grumped.
[ "She had that nuisance that talked?" Sirius asked Severus. ]
[ "Still does. I think it's a family heirloom. Morag wants to make it into a fashion accessory. I just want it gone. Preferably dead, but will settle for gone." Severus responded absently. ]
[ "Something we agree on." Sirius grinned, and the two men, bonding over mutual hatred, fell back into comfortable silence. ]
"He's not that bad." Morganna defended her owl.
[ "He isn't!" The Morgannas glared at their respective husbands, who chose to ignore them. ]
"I'd much rather talk about...well, anything that isn't that damned owl."
Morganna rolled her eyes.
[ So did the adult Morgannas. ]
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