A/N: Hey everyone! I will start off by telling you that I have decided NOT
to make my story a Ginny/Harry fic! You guys all convinced me that it would
be better if they were not lovers. I will try to make this chapter even
longer and I might not end with a cliffie!
Disclaimer: It all belongs to the great Jo. Except the plot! That's mine!!
This is my horrible attempt at chapter 7! But you can read it anyways.
Chapter 7: What Happens Now?
"I am guessing," Dumbledore began. "That since your parents had a fight in their seventh year and never made up that is where our universes split."
Harry nodded his head and looked over at his parents. They both looked very sad. Probably thinking about what happened. James looked oddly sad as did Lily. And they both looked like they regretted something.
"Would you four mind telling us what happened after Hogwarts?" Dumbledore asked Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus.
Lily looked as though she'd rather not think about it. James was suddenly looking very depressed. Sirius's expression hadn't changed, but he appeared to be in deep thought. Remus's expression had, however, changed to a small smile.
Remus was the person to answer, "No, not at all." He paused for a second and his smile began to fade a bit. "After graduation, we all kind of split up and went our separate ways. James had the overseas auror thing. Peter left to travel the world. Sirius's girlfriend convinced him to follow her to France where they worked against Voldemort, I think." Several people flinched at the name. Or, it was more like the younger people flinched at the name.
"Then," he continued, "I became an undercover auror for the Ministry. I don't know of anyone knew that I worked for them." He paused and started to smile again. "And I met my wife, Max." A few, well everyone really, looked shocked at the fact that Remus had been married.
"Wow, Remus, you're married?" Lily asked.
Remus opened his mouth to say something, but shut it quickly and simply nodded his head.
"Put us all in more shock for one day, right Remus?" Sirius asked smiling.
Remus just smiled and nodded.
"So, when do we get to meet her?" James asked.
Remus started to frown and looked as though he would rather not talk about it. He hesitated for a few minutes. And his old friends started to stare at him intently.
"She died several years ago," Remus answered very quietly after a very long pause.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Remus!" Lily exclaimed.
Remus looked sorry that he had brought it up and muttered, "Its ok. It was a really long time ago."
There was an awkward pause and then Dumbledore said, "I am very sorry, Remus. Can you continue?"
"No," he answered. "I don't know what happened to the rest of them after that."
Dumbledore smiled turned to James and Sirius and asked, "Did anything else happen to you that Remus doesn't know about?"
Sirius shook his head. And James said, "No, he pretty much covered it all."
Harry was staring intently at all of the adults in the room. He hesitated and slowly asked, "What happened to Wormtail?"
Sirius had a dark look on his face now. He was looking a bit angry at the mention of Peter's name. "Death Eater. Died several years ago," he said shortly.
"Ok," Harry said looking over at Sirius.
"Harry?" Dumbledore asked. "Do you have any other questions?"
"Yes," Harry hesitated again. "Is Voldemort still in power?"
The younger people flinched at the sound of You-Know-Who's name.
"Yes, Harry, he is," answered Dumbledore.
Harry breathed very deeply. He looked as though he had suspected that Voldemort was still in power, but Dumbledore had just confirmed it.
"Any other questions, Harry?" Dumbledore asked him.
"No, sir," he responded.
"All right," Dumbledore directed his attention to the other people in the room. "Everyone, you will be staying here until we have found a way to get Harry back to his own universe."
James opened his mouth to object, like he had done when he first arrived, but then an odd look came over his face and he smiled. "All right," he said smiling.
"Have you thought of any ways yet, Professor?" Lily asked.
"No, we have to find the object that brought Harry here, and then once we learn about that we may be able to find a way to get Harry back," Dumbledore answered.
"Professor," Harry started nervously, "what if we don't find a way to get me back?"
"I have complete confidence that we will find a way to get you back, Harry," Dumbledore answered him.
"All right, Professor," he replied.
"Now, James, Sirius, Remus, there are some spare rooms you can stay in," Dumbledore told them. Then he turned towards Lily and said, "Will you please show them where?"
"Yes, headmaster," she answered and led them out of the office.
Dumbledore turned urgently to the four people remaining in the room. "Harry you will now be an exchange student from America where you lived with your father, all right?"
Harry nodded his head in response.
Dumbledore continued, "It is very important that the only people who know about you being from a different universe are the people that came to the meeting today and some of the staff. Tell none of the other students that you have come here from an alternate reality, all right?"
The four teenagers nodded their heads.
Ron asked, "Why is it so important, Professor?"
"Death Eaters would be after Harry if they found out," he answered.
"But there aren't any Death Eaters at school!" Ginny exclaimed.
"You do not know that for a fact, and now is not a time to be under cautious, Miss Weasley," Dumbledore told her sternly.
"Yes, Professor," she answered.
"Ron, Hermione, Ginny, I expect you all to keep this a secret," he said.
Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all nodded their heads.
"Harry, you must act as though you do not know anything about Hogwarts," he told Harry.
Harry nodded his head.
"It is very important that no one finds out about your universe, what happened there, or that Voldemort was defeated there," Dumbledore told Harry looking more serious than Harry had ever seen him.
"Yes, Professor," he answered.
"All right," Professor Dumbledore said looking very old tired. "Why don't you all go back to Gryffindor tower?"
They nodded their heads and walked out of Professor Dumbledore's office.
Ta-da!!!! The long awaited chapter 7 is up!!!!!! Yay!!!!!! I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to put out for chapter 8, so it could be up pretty soon!!! If you didn't read the note at the top! Bad you! It said, NO Ginny/Harry fic!!! Ok? Everyone happy? Good!!!!
~*~*~*~Lils~*~*~*~
Disclaimer: It all belongs to the great Jo. Except the plot! That's mine!!
This is my horrible attempt at chapter 7! But you can read it anyways.
Chapter 7: What Happens Now?
"I am guessing," Dumbledore began. "That since your parents had a fight in their seventh year and never made up that is where our universes split."
Harry nodded his head and looked over at his parents. They both looked very sad. Probably thinking about what happened. James looked oddly sad as did Lily. And they both looked like they regretted something.
"Would you four mind telling us what happened after Hogwarts?" Dumbledore asked Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus.
Lily looked as though she'd rather not think about it. James was suddenly looking very depressed. Sirius's expression hadn't changed, but he appeared to be in deep thought. Remus's expression had, however, changed to a small smile.
Remus was the person to answer, "No, not at all." He paused for a second and his smile began to fade a bit. "After graduation, we all kind of split up and went our separate ways. James had the overseas auror thing. Peter left to travel the world. Sirius's girlfriend convinced him to follow her to France where they worked against Voldemort, I think." Several people flinched at the name. Or, it was more like the younger people flinched at the name.
"Then," he continued, "I became an undercover auror for the Ministry. I don't know of anyone knew that I worked for them." He paused and started to smile again. "And I met my wife, Max." A few, well everyone really, looked shocked at the fact that Remus had been married.
"Wow, Remus, you're married?" Lily asked.
Remus opened his mouth to say something, but shut it quickly and simply nodded his head.
"Put us all in more shock for one day, right Remus?" Sirius asked smiling.
Remus just smiled and nodded.
"So, when do we get to meet her?" James asked.
Remus started to frown and looked as though he would rather not talk about it. He hesitated for a few minutes. And his old friends started to stare at him intently.
"She died several years ago," Remus answered very quietly after a very long pause.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Remus!" Lily exclaimed.
Remus looked sorry that he had brought it up and muttered, "Its ok. It was a really long time ago."
There was an awkward pause and then Dumbledore said, "I am very sorry, Remus. Can you continue?"
"No," he answered. "I don't know what happened to the rest of them after that."
Dumbledore smiled turned to James and Sirius and asked, "Did anything else happen to you that Remus doesn't know about?"
Sirius shook his head. And James said, "No, he pretty much covered it all."
Harry was staring intently at all of the adults in the room. He hesitated and slowly asked, "What happened to Wormtail?"
Sirius had a dark look on his face now. He was looking a bit angry at the mention of Peter's name. "Death Eater. Died several years ago," he said shortly.
"Ok," Harry said looking over at Sirius.
"Harry?" Dumbledore asked. "Do you have any other questions?"
"Yes," Harry hesitated again. "Is Voldemort still in power?"
The younger people flinched at the sound of You-Know-Who's name.
"Yes, Harry, he is," answered Dumbledore.
Harry breathed very deeply. He looked as though he had suspected that Voldemort was still in power, but Dumbledore had just confirmed it.
"Any other questions, Harry?" Dumbledore asked him.
"No, sir," he responded.
"All right," Dumbledore directed his attention to the other people in the room. "Everyone, you will be staying here until we have found a way to get Harry back to his own universe."
James opened his mouth to object, like he had done when he first arrived, but then an odd look came over his face and he smiled. "All right," he said smiling.
"Have you thought of any ways yet, Professor?" Lily asked.
"No, we have to find the object that brought Harry here, and then once we learn about that we may be able to find a way to get Harry back," Dumbledore answered.
"Professor," Harry started nervously, "what if we don't find a way to get me back?"
"I have complete confidence that we will find a way to get you back, Harry," Dumbledore answered him.
"All right, Professor," he replied.
"Now, James, Sirius, Remus, there are some spare rooms you can stay in," Dumbledore told them. Then he turned towards Lily and said, "Will you please show them where?"
"Yes, headmaster," she answered and led them out of the office.
Dumbledore turned urgently to the four people remaining in the room. "Harry you will now be an exchange student from America where you lived with your father, all right?"
Harry nodded his head in response.
Dumbledore continued, "It is very important that the only people who know about you being from a different universe are the people that came to the meeting today and some of the staff. Tell none of the other students that you have come here from an alternate reality, all right?"
The four teenagers nodded their heads.
Ron asked, "Why is it so important, Professor?"
"Death Eaters would be after Harry if they found out," he answered.
"But there aren't any Death Eaters at school!" Ginny exclaimed.
"You do not know that for a fact, and now is not a time to be under cautious, Miss Weasley," Dumbledore told her sternly.
"Yes, Professor," she answered.
"Ron, Hermione, Ginny, I expect you all to keep this a secret," he said.
Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all nodded their heads.
"Harry, you must act as though you do not know anything about Hogwarts," he told Harry.
Harry nodded his head.
"It is very important that no one finds out about your universe, what happened there, or that Voldemort was defeated there," Dumbledore told Harry looking more serious than Harry had ever seen him.
"Yes, Professor," he answered.
"All right," Professor Dumbledore said looking very old tired. "Why don't you all go back to Gryffindor tower?"
They nodded their heads and walked out of Professor Dumbledore's office.
Ta-da!!!! The long awaited chapter 7 is up!!!!!! Yay!!!!!! I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to put out for chapter 8, so it could be up pretty soon!!! If you didn't read the note at the top! Bad you! It said, NO Ginny/Harry fic!!! Ok? Everyone happy? Good!!!!
~*~*~*~Lils~*~*~*~