~*TO THE ENDS OF TIME*~
Chapter Three-The Suprise
Harry, Ron and Leah were hurried into one of the many rooms in the Potter's manor. This one was a big, cozy living room with a large couch and very warm fireplace. Ethan Lupin, a tall brunette boy with thin, round glasses on his face, was busy reading "The Finer Points of Quidditch" and looked very absorbed in it. It was funny, all these years Ethan had loved the sport of quidditch, yet he had never been able to play very well at all. As close as the Lupin and Potter familes were, Ethan and Harry had never been very good friends. Ethan prefered to quieter activites like reading and building his own broomsticks. He already had a few of them on display at Sirius's broomshop. They couldn't be sold yet, but many of the people had inquired about his prized Nemesis line. The broomsticks he made featured a beautiful handle that was black yet shone brillinat colors of red, green and purple, with only the best materials. Harry had tested one out, it had gone faster than anything he had ever ridden before, but after he almost crashed into the ground, Ethan decided to keep his prized posession safe until he could get more of them made.
Harry looked over at Audrey and had to laugh at the amount of vanity she displayed. Long, wavy blond curls went al the way down her back, and her face was perfectly made up. Her bright blue eyes shone and the crystal earing she wore reflected the light from the fireplace across the room. She wore tight muggle blue jeans with a black shirt that belled out at the sleves and a belt that had leather strips hanging down from the end of it. On anyone else the outfit would have looked corny and outdated, but on Audrey it looked, there was no other word for it, cool. She was filing her nails, looking very impatient. That was just typical her, she never stopped trying to look perfect. Harry figured this was the Lauren in her, who was the owner of the most fashionable line of witch and wizard clothes. Harry wasn't suprised by Audery at all, he had heard all the stories about Lauren, including the one where she wore a dress that kept changing colors to a ball.
"So, why are we here? Is something important going to happen?" asked Audrey.
"Of course something important is going to happen. We are going to intrust onto you some gifts." said James. "Sirius, Remus, would you do the honors on the first gifts?"
"Of course James," said Sirius. He then turned to the kids and said, in his best television announcer voice, "For the first lovely gift I present to you this fine quality bag of joke supplies. Perfect for formal dinners or the day out with friends, this includes fine merchindise from numerous joke shops around the country and could be yours if the price is right!!!!!!!!!" he said. He then turned his wand into a microphone and held it up to Harry. "So Harry, what would you like to bid?" he asked, in mock seriousness.
"Oh, just get on with the next gift Sirius. Who gave you a muggle television anyway?" asked Remus.
"Arthur Weasley did, but that's besides the point," said Sirius. He did his T.V. voice again. "And now look what the next item up for bid is." Everyone was in shock as Remus took out a bottomless bag and pulled out five invisibility cloaks. These were very rare, and very expensive. Remus handed a blue one to Ethan, a green one to Ron, a pink one to Audrey, a purple one to Leah, and a silver one to Harry. Then Remus started talking to them.
"I'm sure you know how hard it is to find these around stores these days. I expect these to be used only for serious purposes, like sneaking into the kitchens or going to Hogsmede. Oh, and make sure not to let people see them. I don't want to get in trouble." said Remus. Sirius turned his wand into a microphone again and started talking.
"And now, for your very own pranking pleasure we present to you the one, the only, MMMMMAAAAAAAAUUUUUURRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDAAAAAAARRRRRRSSSSSSS MMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" said Sirius in his annoucner voice. He pointed over at a map that James was holding in his hand. James was now pointing at the map like a girl on the price is right, smiling and messing with his hair. The kids couldn't help but laugh. Sirius continued.
"This fine quality, 100% prankmaking map is a complete duplicate of the one that we made when we went to Hogwarts. Named the Maradur's Map, all you have to do is say 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good' and tap it with your wand. Then you will experience all the luxuarys that Hogwarts has to offer, including passageways to Hogsmede, food from the kitchens and your very own private pool and spa area!" said Sirius, handing them the map.
"Take good care of it," said James. "It was really hard to make an exact duplicte of the old one. I don't know where that could have gotten to."
"Wow," said Ron. "I never thought I'd see the day when two Hogwarts teachers and the Minister of Magic would tell me to break the rules. This is the coolest!"
"Just don't tell Lily," said Remus with a laugh.
"Don't tell me what?" asked Lily, walking into the room.
***
Meanwhile, in a part of muggle London...
"Hermione dear, there's a letter for you. Are you expecting something?" asked Mrs. Granger, handing her eleven year old daughter an envelope addressed in brilliant green ink. Hermione pushed her bushy brown hair out of her eyes and looked at the letter.
"I don't know who it might be from. I haven't ordered anything, and my library books are on time," said Hermione. She opened the letter and then dropped it to the table. "Um...mum? Do you think you can read this?" Hermione was shaking as she handed her mother the letter.
"Why this is completly ridiculous! A school for witches and wizards, Hermione don't you think that someone might be playing a trick on you again?" asked Mrs. Granger as she finished the letter. Hermione considered that. She hated to admit it, but she wasn't too well liked in her school. It might be because she had always been a teacher's pet, it could be her big front teeth, but Hermione had her bets that it was because of the things she did. She didn't know exactly how to explain it, but she seemed to make things happen. Hermione remembered one time that a bully at school had made fun of her teeth. Hermione had gotten very mad and was about to say something that was rather rude back when she realized what was happening to the girl, who's name happened to be Ursula, suddenly grabbed her teeth. They seemed to be getting bigger, and they had turned bright blue. Hermione had been sent home with a note, telling her mother and father how she had dyed Ursula's teeth. She had been grounded for weeks.
Then Hermione remembered a time last year when snobby Evette and her group had teased her for being a teacher's pet. Hermione had been so mad that she just walked off the playground and started running through the school. She was running, knowing that Evette was chashing her, when all of a sudden she turned a corner - and ran straight through the wall. Now normally this would have shocked Hermione (or anyone for that matter), but she got the suprise of her life when she realized that she was in the boy's bathroom. Luckily no one was in there, but as she was walking out the door Mr. Rutherford spotted her and gave her detention for being in the boy's restroom. She had gotten teased for the rest of the year, because Evette thought that boys had cooties. Evette had played mean tricks on her the rest of the year too; sending her toilet paper through fedex, putting her clothes in the kitchen refridgerator during gym and ordering twleve anchovie pizzas to be sent to her house. Hermione realized that this was probably a joke, but if it wasn't...she didn't want to pass up this oppurtunity.
"Mum, I want to go to this Hogwarts school, if there really is such a thing. And I know it's a long shot, but the girls at school make fun of me anyway, and it doesn't matter that much if Evette sees me looking for some place to buy a magic wand. I'll don't care what they think anyway," said Hermione, tossing back her bushy hair with an exagerated wave of her hand.
"Be rational Hermione? Do you really want to go through with this? You're setting yourself up for disapointment," stated Hermione's mother tenderly. The look of sympathy in her eyes made Hermione think twice, but then she thought of what going to a different school might mean. A school where no one knew about the time she called her ugly, fat snob of a teacher mom in front of the entire class, where she wouldn't have to learn boring subjects that had no real life applications. And a school where she could start over and be the person she always wanted to be.
"Yes mum, I'm sure. Let's go to get my magic things. Let's go tomorrow."
A/N-Ok, a lot of people want to know how Harry got a sister so close in age to him. This happened because when Harry warned them, they knew that if anything every happened to him, they wouldn't want him to be all alone in the world. So right after Harry was born, Lily got pregnant with Leah. And you've asked when you'll see Voldemort. Probably pretty soon. Just stay tuned!
Disclaimer-I'm not J.K. Rowling and I don't pretend to be. Harry Potter belongs to her, not me *Sigh*
Chapter Three-The Suprise
Harry, Ron and Leah were hurried into one of the many rooms in the Potter's manor. This one was a big, cozy living room with a large couch and very warm fireplace. Ethan Lupin, a tall brunette boy with thin, round glasses on his face, was busy reading "The Finer Points of Quidditch" and looked very absorbed in it. It was funny, all these years Ethan had loved the sport of quidditch, yet he had never been able to play very well at all. As close as the Lupin and Potter familes were, Ethan and Harry had never been very good friends. Ethan prefered to quieter activites like reading and building his own broomsticks. He already had a few of them on display at Sirius's broomshop. They couldn't be sold yet, but many of the people had inquired about his prized Nemesis line. The broomsticks he made featured a beautiful handle that was black yet shone brillinat colors of red, green and purple, with only the best materials. Harry had tested one out, it had gone faster than anything he had ever ridden before, but after he almost crashed into the ground, Ethan decided to keep his prized posession safe until he could get more of them made.
Harry looked over at Audrey and had to laugh at the amount of vanity she displayed. Long, wavy blond curls went al the way down her back, and her face was perfectly made up. Her bright blue eyes shone and the crystal earing she wore reflected the light from the fireplace across the room. She wore tight muggle blue jeans with a black shirt that belled out at the sleves and a belt that had leather strips hanging down from the end of it. On anyone else the outfit would have looked corny and outdated, but on Audrey it looked, there was no other word for it, cool. She was filing her nails, looking very impatient. That was just typical her, she never stopped trying to look perfect. Harry figured this was the Lauren in her, who was the owner of the most fashionable line of witch and wizard clothes. Harry wasn't suprised by Audery at all, he had heard all the stories about Lauren, including the one where she wore a dress that kept changing colors to a ball.
"So, why are we here? Is something important going to happen?" asked Audrey.
"Of course something important is going to happen. We are going to intrust onto you some gifts." said James. "Sirius, Remus, would you do the honors on the first gifts?"
"Of course James," said Sirius. He then turned to the kids and said, in his best television announcer voice, "For the first lovely gift I present to you this fine quality bag of joke supplies. Perfect for formal dinners or the day out with friends, this includes fine merchindise from numerous joke shops around the country and could be yours if the price is right!!!!!!!!!" he said. He then turned his wand into a microphone and held it up to Harry. "So Harry, what would you like to bid?" he asked, in mock seriousness.
"Oh, just get on with the next gift Sirius. Who gave you a muggle television anyway?" asked Remus.
"Arthur Weasley did, but that's besides the point," said Sirius. He did his T.V. voice again. "And now look what the next item up for bid is." Everyone was in shock as Remus took out a bottomless bag and pulled out five invisibility cloaks. These were very rare, and very expensive. Remus handed a blue one to Ethan, a green one to Ron, a pink one to Audrey, a purple one to Leah, and a silver one to Harry. Then Remus started talking to them.
"I'm sure you know how hard it is to find these around stores these days. I expect these to be used only for serious purposes, like sneaking into the kitchens or going to Hogsmede. Oh, and make sure not to let people see them. I don't want to get in trouble." said Remus. Sirius turned his wand into a microphone again and started talking.
"And now, for your very own pranking pleasure we present to you the one, the only, MMMMMAAAAAAAAUUUUUURRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDAAAAAAARRRRRRSSSSSSS MMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" said Sirius in his annoucner voice. He pointed over at a map that James was holding in his hand. James was now pointing at the map like a girl on the price is right, smiling and messing with his hair. The kids couldn't help but laugh. Sirius continued.
"This fine quality, 100% prankmaking map is a complete duplicate of the one that we made when we went to Hogwarts. Named the Maradur's Map, all you have to do is say 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good' and tap it with your wand. Then you will experience all the luxuarys that Hogwarts has to offer, including passageways to Hogsmede, food from the kitchens and your very own private pool and spa area!" said Sirius, handing them the map.
"Take good care of it," said James. "It was really hard to make an exact duplicte of the old one. I don't know where that could have gotten to."
"Wow," said Ron. "I never thought I'd see the day when two Hogwarts teachers and the Minister of Magic would tell me to break the rules. This is the coolest!"
"Just don't tell Lily," said Remus with a laugh.
"Don't tell me what?" asked Lily, walking into the room.
***
Meanwhile, in a part of muggle London...
"Hermione dear, there's a letter for you. Are you expecting something?" asked Mrs. Granger, handing her eleven year old daughter an envelope addressed in brilliant green ink. Hermione pushed her bushy brown hair out of her eyes and looked at the letter.
"I don't know who it might be from. I haven't ordered anything, and my library books are on time," said Hermione. She opened the letter and then dropped it to the table. "Um...mum? Do you think you can read this?" Hermione was shaking as she handed her mother the letter.
"Why this is completly ridiculous! A school for witches and wizards, Hermione don't you think that someone might be playing a trick on you again?" asked Mrs. Granger as she finished the letter. Hermione considered that. She hated to admit it, but she wasn't too well liked in her school. It might be because she had always been a teacher's pet, it could be her big front teeth, but Hermione had her bets that it was because of the things she did. She didn't know exactly how to explain it, but she seemed to make things happen. Hermione remembered one time that a bully at school had made fun of her teeth. Hermione had gotten very mad and was about to say something that was rather rude back when she realized what was happening to the girl, who's name happened to be Ursula, suddenly grabbed her teeth. They seemed to be getting bigger, and they had turned bright blue. Hermione had been sent home with a note, telling her mother and father how she had dyed Ursula's teeth. She had been grounded for weeks.
Then Hermione remembered a time last year when snobby Evette and her group had teased her for being a teacher's pet. Hermione had been so mad that she just walked off the playground and started running through the school. She was running, knowing that Evette was chashing her, when all of a sudden she turned a corner - and ran straight through the wall. Now normally this would have shocked Hermione (or anyone for that matter), but she got the suprise of her life when she realized that she was in the boy's bathroom. Luckily no one was in there, but as she was walking out the door Mr. Rutherford spotted her and gave her detention for being in the boy's restroom. She had gotten teased for the rest of the year, because Evette thought that boys had cooties. Evette had played mean tricks on her the rest of the year too; sending her toilet paper through fedex, putting her clothes in the kitchen refridgerator during gym and ordering twleve anchovie pizzas to be sent to her house. Hermione realized that this was probably a joke, but if it wasn't...she didn't want to pass up this oppurtunity.
"Mum, I want to go to this Hogwarts school, if there really is such a thing. And I know it's a long shot, but the girls at school make fun of me anyway, and it doesn't matter that much if Evette sees me looking for some place to buy a magic wand. I'll don't care what they think anyway," said Hermione, tossing back her bushy hair with an exagerated wave of her hand.
"Be rational Hermione? Do you really want to go through with this? You're setting yourself up for disapointment," stated Hermione's mother tenderly. The look of sympathy in her eyes made Hermione think twice, but then she thought of what going to a different school might mean. A school where no one knew about the time she called her ugly, fat snob of a teacher mom in front of the entire class, where she wouldn't have to learn boring subjects that had no real life applications. And a school where she could start over and be the person she always wanted to be.
"Yes mum, I'm sure. Let's go to get my magic things. Let's go tomorrow."
A/N-Ok, a lot of people want to know how Harry got a sister so close in age to him. This happened because when Harry warned them, they knew that if anything every happened to him, they wouldn't want him to be all alone in the world. So right after Harry was born, Lily got pregnant with Leah. And you've asked when you'll see Voldemort. Probably pretty soon. Just stay tuned!
Disclaimer-I'm not J.K. Rowling and I don't pretend to be. Harry Potter belongs to her, not me *Sigh*