A Time Out of Memories
by S. L
James watched in boredom as Professor Hayden went on with his stupid 'visions'. He was famous for being a fraud, everyone knew that divination was a very unreliable branch of magic. Well, everyone, but Professor Hayden.
So James watched as Ron and Harry got their fortunes. For some reason though Hayden seemed particularly interested in Harry. Even Harry looked surprised and uneasy when Hayden said great things were expected of him. A little unusual from the usual deaths Hayden usual foretold, but oh well.
Though he had called Harry, Potter. James wasn't really startled by that either. Sirius had disappeared last night for a while, probably circulating the rumor that Harry was James' long lost twin. It was just the sort of thing Hayden would eat up too. James would have to tell Harry later, not to worry about it. The poor boy looked distressed.
James still hadn't gotten over Harry's patronus, but he decided to put it out of his mind for right now. He'd think on it later. For right now he'd concentrate on keeping the new exchange students away from Evans, she always hated it when he muddled up her affairs. He thought it was highly amusing.
Hayden let the two new students take their seats and began lecturing about something or other while James dozed off again. Evans was something else on his mind.
He could see her out of the corner of his eye writing notes to Emily, who sat next to her. The way the sun filtered through the window and settled on her shinning hair looked perfect, almost pretty. Almost. No body could think Lily Evans was pretty.
Of course this wasn't true, Lily was very pretty in most guy's opinion. Just as much as James was handsome in most girl's onion. James refused himself to think so. Lily was Evans to him, the girl he'd hated since first year. The girl he played jokes on, teased, and got into trouble. The girl he hated and who hated him in return.
She'd never be anything more.
James sat up startled. He'd almost felt a little sad at that thought, but... nah. Evans was Evans, nothing more than that.
He watched her warily. It had been five days since that first trick, and still she hadn't done anything. They usually played tricks on each other everyday, but there hadn't been anything. Whatever she was planning must be big, he thought, really big. He of course couldn't do anything to her until she did. Their relationship sort of had unmarked rules. Neither had ever arranged them, but they both knew they existed.
They would never really hurt them, nor do anything to get them in serious trouble. Nothing terribly embarrassing was ever done either, such as the use of love and truth potions which could turn disastrous. Then neither of them ever played a trick out of turn. It went Lily, James, Lily, James, Lily, James or James, Lily, James, Lily, James, Lily. You didn't get two turns in a row. Most all their tricks were played at night, too. It was just easier that way, and it was the way everything had started. The last rule was probably James' favorite and least favorite rule in turn. Ever since second year the two rivals had begun placing everlasting spells on their tricks. Making it so that even if the tricker or trickee wanted to reverse the spell they could not until the spell ran it's course. It was good then that the pranks didn't last more than a day or two at most.
He didn't know why those rules and probably more existed, but they were just there. They'd always been there.
He sighed and looked away. Evans was Evans and she'd never be anything more...
~
Harry felt himself shaking as he sat down. He knew Dumbledore wouldn't have told anyone about what they had discussed the other night, but that was just too unnerving. Perhaps this teacher wasn't a fraud like Trewlany, but a real seer... that was too good of a prediction to just be a guess. Besides she had called him Harry Potter, not Harry Grancer.
He peered out of the corner of his eye at James. He seemed completely at ease though bored. He had his eyes on Lily. Trying to look inconspicuous of course, but Harry could still see it. Perhaps they did like each other a bit already...
So at least he hadn't bothered James again, and no one else in the room seemed to have noticed. Sirius' story must have traveled around fast than he had guessed, which right now seemed like a very good thing.
Ron was red, as he usual was after being embarrassed or disturbed. He kept glancing from James, then to Harry, then back again.
"You'll just draw attention to yourself like that." Harry whispered to his friend low enough for no one else to hear him.
Ron sat up straight and stiff as a board after that. Harry returned to his thoughts.
He still didn't know who had sent him the box, he'd decided that it wasn't Dumbledore after all. The headmaster had probably not said anything because he had remembered, not because he had sent it. No, it came from someone else. Only one other question remained then. Why?
He had been careful so far not to alter anything that could effect the future, well, except for his minor disturbances. Was he simply sent here to get to know his parents? Or was there something more?
Harry sighed and decided that this was a very curious business indeed.
~
"Consider yourself dead Lily Evans!" Was the cry that awoke Harry the next morning.
He was glad though, he'd been having a nasty dream about the day his parents died. It had been reoccurring ever since he'd come to this time.
Ron sat up in the bed next to Harry's. "Wha-?"
"No need to worry guys," Sirius said in his usual cheerful manor. "It seems Lady Lily has finally decided to pay Jamsie boy back!" He looked positively delighted.
"Back?" Said Harry startled. James was no where to be seen, though Remus was sitting up in his bed chuckling merrily. Pettigrew was still asleep however.
"Love you too Jamie darling!" Was the faint call that answered James' outburst.
Then James' voice sounded through the room. "I hate that damn girl. She is so dead." He sounded sulky, though he was no where to be seen.
Remus laughed. "You knew she'd get you sooner or later, and it's your own fault for coming back to the dorm so early. You really should have stayed with Daniel a little longer."
"Daniel?" Ron asked, but no one answered him.
"What did she do this time Prongs?" Asked Sirius looking around the room for his friend. "Turn you invisible- or is that your own doing? I only hope it doesn't wreck our plans... for tonight." He gave Remus a wink.
Of course, Harry thought. tonight was the full moon. They'd be going on one of their escapades tonight.
"Shut up Padfoot!" Was the reply. Still James was no where to be seen.
Remus crawled out of bed. "Really James this is childish, just show yourself and get it over with. Besides, you don't want to give Lily the pleasure of embarrassing you do you?"
"No!" Was the immediately answer.
Sirius wrinkled his nose. "No what? No you won't come out, or no you don't want Lily to be happy?"
"Both!"
Remus laughed. "I'm afraid you can't have both, so just come out."
Harry tried to contain his laughter as James appeared, probably the invisibility cloak, he thought. Sirius and Ron weren't as successful though. Both fell of their bed in fits of laughter. Remus just smiled and said, "see was that so bad?"
James Potter had grown a foot over night, he was now taller that the doorways, he'd need to stoop to get through. His new growth spurt also caused him to thin out. He looked like a walking toothpick. The tips of his hair was been died bright pink to match the giant pink donkey ears that now grew out of his head. A pink tail had also been added to his appearance along with two long, thick front teeth that hung out of his mouth. Across his forehead 'LOSER' flashed in a rainbow of colors.
"I HATE THAT GIRL." Was all James managed to get out. It looked like he was having a little difficulty talking with those teeth, but he managed.
That was too much, James' other two friends burst out laughing on the spot, topping onto the floor to join the others. Then when Pettigrew woke up a moment later, demanding to know what was going on, they all just laughed harder. James looked completely un-amused.
Minutes later Sirius burst from the room and his voice could still be heard as he ran across the tower shouting. "Thank you oh Lady Lily, the pearl of my eye, for delivering us this most sacred and hilarious gift!"
The remaining boys laughed harder.
It took longer than usual to make their way down to breakfast that morning. Firstly because every time they looked at James they began the laughter all over again, and secondly because every time they passed someone in the halls it would cause a major commotion.
They passed McGonagal just outside the hall who couldn't even breath, she was laughing so hard. Remus had to pick her up off the floor and lead her away where she could calm herself down.
Walking into the hall was the worst, at first there was a great hush as James appearance settled into everyone's mind, then the roar of laughter began.
Harry was impressed at the way James was handling things. After acting like a sulky child in their dorm room he had become quite a good sport. Harry thought he was putting on a good face for the rest of the school, but he didn't know. James strode through the hall and took his regular seat with a wide smile on his face. He had waved to everyone in passing and had even learned how to waggle his ears in greeting.
It took several minutes for the hall to recover then Dumbledore stood, whipping tears from his eyes.
"It is good to know that some traditions are still being with held in the school even in these dark times and I am almost sorry to have to give Miss Evans a detention, but alas it must be done."
Then he sat down and the laughter began again.
James smiled one last time then turned to his table and grumbled. "I've got to get Evans back for this..."
"Why do you keep yourself that way," Ron asked. "Can't you reverse the spells?"
Sirius shook his head. "They put the everlasting spell on everything they do, don't ya Prongs?"
"Yeah, there's no way to reverse they spell... trust me I've looked."
Ron and Harry exchanged confused glances. "Yeah there is," said Harry at last. "Or at least it works for me."
"Well, Harry that was that once, and Hermoine couldn't do it." Ron said.
Hermoine, who had happened to be making her way to the table joined in the conversation, sitting between Harry and Remus. "I couldn't do what?"
"That reverse to the everlasting spell that I found." Harry said.
She shrugged. "I think that was just one of the weird things you do Harry, like the... um," she looked at the Marauders. "You know, the cloak thing? With your eyes? You know what I'm talking about!"
Harry did, he had been able to see through invisibility cloaks since last year. Ever since the re-rise of Lord Voldemort many strange and new powers had been coming to him, that no body else could do.
"Right Hermoine," said Ron. "I suppose it is just one of those things you can do Harry, but can't you still reverse the spells on James? Even if he can't himself?"
The Marauders looked thoroughly intrigued now.
"How come you can do these things Harry," Remus asked. "But we can't?"
Harry shrugged, genuinely in the dark. "I dunno, I just can I guess."
"So you can reverse the spells?" James asked eagerly.
"I suppose I could..." Harry said doubtfully. "It will take me a moment though, there seem to be a lot of them." Then he pulled out his wand and ordered James to stand still.
The method he had used to reverse spells was very peculiar. What he really had to do was put a spell on himself. A spell to enable him to see the essence of magic, so he could see spells. That was another thing that only he could do. He didn't know why, he just could. These new spells just came to him sometimes.
And what a great many spells were on James. Magic, or spells looked like a faint shimmering net, colored for the type of magic they represented. All Harry had to do was use his was to find the catch of each string of magic and untie it. Once the string was unraveled the string of magic would disappear from it's harness and re-circulate through the earth once more.
He was faintly away of the eyes on him as he worked, especially James'. No one other than Ron and Hermoine had seen him at this and it probably looked quite odd to the Marauders, in that it didn't look like he was doing anything at all. Just poking at James with his wand and trying to untie invisible knots.
When he was finally finished he was awarded with looks of awe from all of the Marauders.
James took a look at himself, he was completely back to normal. His face burst into a smile. "Cool! How'd you do that Harry?"
"Like I said, it's just a weird spell that I learned. I've tried to teach it to other people, but no one else can seem to do it." He looked at his wand. "I think it has something to do with my wand..."
"Well whatever you did," James said. "I'm glad you did it, though Evans will have a fit when she sees me like this..."
And indeed she did. When James walked into Transfigurations looking perfectly normal she didn't know what to think.
Harry walked as his father walked straight up to his mother's desk and leaned on it casually. "Like the new look Evans? I didn't think you did a very good job, so I decided to change it back. Perhaps you need a little practice with your spells before you try to mess with me."
Harry snorted and took a seat next to Ron. "He acts as if he did something, when I did all the work!" He was smiling and wasn't mad in the least, but found James' manner to be very amusing.
Lily sputtered as James smiled at her, looking horrified. Harry resolved to talk to her after class and explain to her what really happened.
McGonagal stood up before the class ready to begin. "It's very nice to see you back to your normal state Mr. Potter, but would you please take a seat?" James smiled and obliged. "Thank you. Now today we will- yes Headmaster?"
All heads turned as Professor Dumbledore's head stuck through the door. "Sorry to disturb your class Minerva, but I'm going to have to borrow the Potter... brothers." He smiled weakly through his grim mask.
McGonagal nodded and sent them on their way.
Harry followed Dumbledor nest to James in silence. Harry knew that look all too well. It could only mean one thing. Someone had died. Voldermort had attacked again.
By the time they reached the headmaster's office Harry had worked himself up into a rage. James was naively curious.
The moment the door slammed shut behind him, Harry began to pace.
"He did it again sir, didn't he?" He cursed silently. "Muggle? Or wizard? What did he do? Who did he kill?" He was fuming.
James perked up. "Who killed who?" He said sounding frightened.
Dumbledore took his seat wearily.
"Yes Harry you're right, Lord Voldermort has stricken again." He moved his tired eyes to James. "I'm sorry I have to tell you this James, but your father has been killed and your mother has been taken." He looked at Harry with worried eyes. "Which is where you come in."
This is kind of an odd chapter and I'm not entirly happy with it, though I hope you like it. I'm sorry to leave thins this way. Just to let you know though, James' mother still lives and you will be meeting her soon! In later chapters expect meetings with Voldemort a small romance between Remus and Hermoine as well as the beginning of James and Lily. Tell me though- do you think they should fight for a while, or do you think that they should get together sooner?
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by S. L
James watched in boredom as Professor Hayden went on with his stupid 'visions'. He was famous for being a fraud, everyone knew that divination was a very unreliable branch of magic. Well, everyone, but Professor Hayden.
So James watched as Ron and Harry got their fortunes. For some reason though Hayden seemed particularly interested in Harry. Even Harry looked surprised and uneasy when Hayden said great things were expected of him. A little unusual from the usual deaths Hayden usual foretold, but oh well.
Though he had called Harry, Potter. James wasn't really startled by that either. Sirius had disappeared last night for a while, probably circulating the rumor that Harry was James' long lost twin. It was just the sort of thing Hayden would eat up too. James would have to tell Harry later, not to worry about it. The poor boy looked distressed.
James still hadn't gotten over Harry's patronus, but he decided to put it out of his mind for right now. He'd think on it later. For right now he'd concentrate on keeping the new exchange students away from Evans, she always hated it when he muddled up her affairs. He thought it was highly amusing.
Hayden let the two new students take their seats and began lecturing about something or other while James dozed off again. Evans was something else on his mind.
He could see her out of the corner of his eye writing notes to Emily, who sat next to her. The way the sun filtered through the window and settled on her shinning hair looked perfect, almost pretty. Almost. No body could think Lily Evans was pretty.
Of course this wasn't true, Lily was very pretty in most guy's opinion. Just as much as James was handsome in most girl's onion. James refused himself to think so. Lily was Evans to him, the girl he'd hated since first year. The girl he played jokes on, teased, and got into trouble. The girl he hated and who hated him in return.
She'd never be anything more.
James sat up startled. He'd almost felt a little sad at that thought, but... nah. Evans was Evans, nothing more than that.
He watched her warily. It had been five days since that first trick, and still she hadn't done anything. They usually played tricks on each other everyday, but there hadn't been anything. Whatever she was planning must be big, he thought, really big. He of course couldn't do anything to her until she did. Their relationship sort of had unmarked rules. Neither had ever arranged them, but they both knew they existed.
They would never really hurt them, nor do anything to get them in serious trouble. Nothing terribly embarrassing was ever done either, such as the use of love and truth potions which could turn disastrous. Then neither of them ever played a trick out of turn. It went Lily, James, Lily, James, Lily, James or James, Lily, James, Lily, James, Lily. You didn't get two turns in a row. Most all their tricks were played at night, too. It was just easier that way, and it was the way everything had started. The last rule was probably James' favorite and least favorite rule in turn. Ever since second year the two rivals had begun placing everlasting spells on their tricks. Making it so that even if the tricker or trickee wanted to reverse the spell they could not until the spell ran it's course. It was good then that the pranks didn't last more than a day or two at most.
He didn't know why those rules and probably more existed, but they were just there. They'd always been there.
He sighed and looked away. Evans was Evans and she'd never be anything more...
~
Harry felt himself shaking as he sat down. He knew Dumbledore wouldn't have told anyone about what they had discussed the other night, but that was just too unnerving. Perhaps this teacher wasn't a fraud like Trewlany, but a real seer... that was too good of a prediction to just be a guess. Besides she had called him Harry Potter, not Harry Grancer.
He peered out of the corner of his eye at James. He seemed completely at ease though bored. He had his eyes on Lily. Trying to look inconspicuous of course, but Harry could still see it. Perhaps they did like each other a bit already...
So at least he hadn't bothered James again, and no one else in the room seemed to have noticed. Sirius' story must have traveled around fast than he had guessed, which right now seemed like a very good thing.
Ron was red, as he usual was after being embarrassed or disturbed. He kept glancing from James, then to Harry, then back again.
"You'll just draw attention to yourself like that." Harry whispered to his friend low enough for no one else to hear him.
Ron sat up straight and stiff as a board after that. Harry returned to his thoughts.
He still didn't know who had sent him the box, he'd decided that it wasn't Dumbledore after all. The headmaster had probably not said anything because he had remembered, not because he had sent it. No, it came from someone else. Only one other question remained then. Why?
He had been careful so far not to alter anything that could effect the future, well, except for his minor disturbances. Was he simply sent here to get to know his parents? Or was there something more?
Harry sighed and decided that this was a very curious business indeed.
~
"Consider yourself dead Lily Evans!" Was the cry that awoke Harry the next morning.
He was glad though, he'd been having a nasty dream about the day his parents died. It had been reoccurring ever since he'd come to this time.
Ron sat up in the bed next to Harry's. "Wha-?"
"No need to worry guys," Sirius said in his usual cheerful manor. "It seems Lady Lily has finally decided to pay Jamsie boy back!" He looked positively delighted.
"Back?" Said Harry startled. James was no where to be seen, though Remus was sitting up in his bed chuckling merrily. Pettigrew was still asleep however.
"Love you too Jamie darling!" Was the faint call that answered James' outburst.
Then James' voice sounded through the room. "I hate that damn girl. She is so dead." He sounded sulky, though he was no where to be seen.
Remus laughed. "You knew she'd get you sooner or later, and it's your own fault for coming back to the dorm so early. You really should have stayed with Daniel a little longer."
"Daniel?" Ron asked, but no one answered him.
"What did she do this time Prongs?" Asked Sirius looking around the room for his friend. "Turn you invisible- or is that your own doing? I only hope it doesn't wreck our plans... for tonight." He gave Remus a wink.
Of course, Harry thought. tonight was the full moon. They'd be going on one of their escapades tonight.
"Shut up Padfoot!" Was the reply. Still James was no where to be seen.
Remus crawled out of bed. "Really James this is childish, just show yourself and get it over with. Besides, you don't want to give Lily the pleasure of embarrassing you do you?"
"No!" Was the immediately answer.
Sirius wrinkled his nose. "No what? No you won't come out, or no you don't want Lily to be happy?"
"Both!"
Remus laughed. "I'm afraid you can't have both, so just come out."
Harry tried to contain his laughter as James appeared, probably the invisibility cloak, he thought. Sirius and Ron weren't as successful though. Both fell of their bed in fits of laughter. Remus just smiled and said, "see was that so bad?"
James Potter had grown a foot over night, he was now taller that the doorways, he'd need to stoop to get through. His new growth spurt also caused him to thin out. He looked like a walking toothpick. The tips of his hair was been died bright pink to match the giant pink donkey ears that now grew out of his head. A pink tail had also been added to his appearance along with two long, thick front teeth that hung out of his mouth. Across his forehead 'LOSER' flashed in a rainbow of colors.
"I HATE THAT GIRL." Was all James managed to get out. It looked like he was having a little difficulty talking with those teeth, but he managed.
That was too much, James' other two friends burst out laughing on the spot, topping onto the floor to join the others. Then when Pettigrew woke up a moment later, demanding to know what was going on, they all just laughed harder. James looked completely un-amused.
Minutes later Sirius burst from the room and his voice could still be heard as he ran across the tower shouting. "Thank you oh Lady Lily, the pearl of my eye, for delivering us this most sacred and hilarious gift!"
The remaining boys laughed harder.
It took longer than usual to make their way down to breakfast that morning. Firstly because every time they looked at James they began the laughter all over again, and secondly because every time they passed someone in the halls it would cause a major commotion.
They passed McGonagal just outside the hall who couldn't even breath, she was laughing so hard. Remus had to pick her up off the floor and lead her away where she could calm herself down.
Walking into the hall was the worst, at first there was a great hush as James appearance settled into everyone's mind, then the roar of laughter began.
Harry was impressed at the way James was handling things. After acting like a sulky child in their dorm room he had become quite a good sport. Harry thought he was putting on a good face for the rest of the school, but he didn't know. James strode through the hall and took his regular seat with a wide smile on his face. He had waved to everyone in passing and had even learned how to waggle his ears in greeting.
It took several minutes for the hall to recover then Dumbledore stood, whipping tears from his eyes.
"It is good to know that some traditions are still being with held in the school even in these dark times and I am almost sorry to have to give Miss Evans a detention, but alas it must be done."
Then he sat down and the laughter began again.
James smiled one last time then turned to his table and grumbled. "I've got to get Evans back for this..."
"Why do you keep yourself that way," Ron asked. "Can't you reverse the spells?"
Sirius shook his head. "They put the everlasting spell on everything they do, don't ya Prongs?"
"Yeah, there's no way to reverse they spell... trust me I've looked."
Ron and Harry exchanged confused glances. "Yeah there is," said Harry at last. "Or at least it works for me."
"Well, Harry that was that once, and Hermoine couldn't do it." Ron said.
Hermoine, who had happened to be making her way to the table joined in the conversation, sitting between Harry and Remus. "I couldn't do what?"
"That reverse to the everlasting spell that I found." Harry said.
She shrugged. "I think that was just one of the weird things you do Harry, like the... um," she looked at the Marauders. "You know, the cloak thing? With your eyes? You know what I'm talking about!"
Harry did, he had been able to see through invisibility cloaks since last year. Ever since the re-rise of Lord Voldemort many strange and new powers had been coming to him, that no body else could do.
"Right Hermoine," said Ron. "I suppose it is just one of those things you can do Harry, but can't you still reverse the spells on James? Even if he can't himself?"
The Marauders looked thoroughly intrigued now.
"How come you can do these things Harry," Remus asked. "But we can't?"
Harry shrugged, genuinely in the dark. "I dunno, I just can I guess."
"So you can reverse the spells?" James asked eagerly.
"I suppose I could..." Harry said doubtfully. "It will take me a moment though, there seem to be a lot of them." Then he pulled out his wand and ordered James to stand still.
The method he had used to reverse spells was very peculiar. What he really had to do was put a spell on himself. A spell to enable him to see the essence of magic, so he could see spells. That was another thing that only he could do. He didn't know why, he just could. These new spells just came to him sometimes.
And what a great many spells were on James. Magic, or spells looked like a faint shimmering net, colored for the type of magic they represented. All Harry had to do was use his was to find the catch of each string of magic and untie it. Once the string was unraveled the string of magic would disappear from it's harness and re-circulate through the earth once more.
He was faintly away of the eyes on him as he worked, especially James'. No one other than Ron and Hermoine had seen him at this and it probably looked quite odd to the Marauders, in that it didn't look like he was doing anything at all. Just poking at James with his wand and trying to untie invisible knots.
When he was finally finished he was awarded with looks of awe from all of the Marauders.
James took a look at himself, he was completely back to normal. His face burst into a smile. "Cool! How'd you do that Harry?"
"Like I said, it's just a weird spell that I learned. I've tried to teach it to other people, but no one else can seem to do it." He looked at his wand. "I think it has something to do with my wand..."
"Well whatever you did," James said. "I'm glad you did it, though Evans will have a fit when she sees me like this..."
And indeed she did. When James walked into Transfigurations looking perfectly normal she didn't know what to think.
Harry walked as his father walked straight up to his mother's desk and leaned on it casually. "Like the new look Evans? I didn't think you did a very good job, so I decided to change it back. Perhaps you need a little practice with your spells before you try to mess with me."
Harry snorted and took a seat next to Ron. "He acts as if he did something, when I did all the work!" He was smiling and wasn't mad in the least, but found James' manner to be very amusing.
Lily sputtered as James smiled at her, looking horrified. Harry resolved to talk to her after class and explain to her what really happened.
McGonagal stood up before the class ready to begin. "It's very nice to see you back to your normal state Mr. Potter, but would you please take a seat?" James smiled and obliged. "Thank you. Now today we will- yes Headmaster?"
All heads turned as Professor Dumbledore's head stuck through the door. "Sorry to disturb your class Minerva, but I'm going to have to borrow the Potter... brothers." He smiled weakly through his grim mask.
McGonagal nodded and sent them on their way.
Harry followed Dumbledor nest to James in silence. Harry knew that look all too well. It could only mean one thing. Someone had died. Voldermort had attacked again.
By the time they reached the headmaster's office Harry had worked himself up into a rage. James was naively curious.
The moment the door slammed shut behind him, Harry began to pace.
"He did it again sir, didn't he?" He cursed silently. "Muggle? Or wizard? What did he do? Who did he kill?" He was fuming.
James perked up. "Who killed who?" He said sounding frightened.
Dumbledore took his seat wearily.
"Yes Harry you're right, Lord Voldermort has stricken again." He moved his tired eyes to James. "I'm sorry I have to tell you this James, but your father has been killed and your mother has been taken." He looked at Harry with worried eyes. "Which is where you come in."
This is kind of an odd chapter and I'm not entirly happy with it, though I hope you like it. I'm sorry to leave thins this way. Just to let you know though, James' mother still lives and you will be meeting her soon! In later chapters expect meetings with Voldemort a small romance between Remus and Hermoine as well as the beginning of James and Lily. Tell me though- do you think they should fight for a while, or do you think that they should get together sooner?
Thank you to everyone who read my story and especially to these people who reviewed.
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~Caty
~orla_potter
Thanks so much for your reviews and if you guys don't already know I have another story along the same lines as this one called "An Unusual Journey" I began writing that one when I got the idea for this, and kept with this one. I posted both stories though to see what you'd think and it seems as if you like the other one better! I'll keep that in mind and hopefully I'll have another chapter for each by tomorrow. I try and stay on top of things and I guess it helps that I'm a fast typest and a fast writer... what can I say things just pop into my head and I type them down as fast as I can. So don't forget to read my other story and tell me what you think and which is better. If I continue with both they will probably have most of the same characters and the same sort of ideas, just a different sort of plotand outline.. I dunno how to explain it. THANKS!
BTW if you want me to E-Mail you when I have new chapters up just tell me so in your reviews and I'll be happy to! Thanks again!
Also sorry about the spelling mistakes I think I've fixed everything, but tell me if I haven't!