"What? 'We've been expecting you'? I had no idea about this, Albus."
Professor McGonagall said, shocked at this statement.
Professor Dumbledore nodded calmly. "Yes, Minerva, and also, no. Well, to tell you the honest truth, I had no idea that it would actually happen at first."
"Then how did you know, Professor?" one of them asked.
Professor Dumbledore smiled calmly, his blue eyes behind his half-moon spectacles were sparkling like the sea on a sunny day. "I have my ways," he said, those words ending any more questions about what had happened. Once he made up his mind, he didn't change it, unless he had good reason to do so.
"Sherbet Lemon Drop?" he asked, pulling out a yellow sweet out of his cloak pocket.
They all shook their heads, their mouths slightly gaped. How could he always be so calm in something like this? Well, except for the two unconscious bodies of James and Harry. They didn't move at all.
Dumbledore glanced at the two, and chuckled, his white mustache quivering. "A bit too much for them to handle? Meeting each other?"
"Yes, Professor." Hermione replied, while Lily nodded.
Dumbledore said a few words under his breath, and looked towards James and Harry.
Harry's eyes fluttered open. "What the--" he groaned, clutching his head. "What happened?"
"Well, you kind-of--" they started but got interrupted by a loud mouthing noise next to them.
James was slowly coming to as well. "Damn. My head hurts so bloody bad. What the hell happened?" he muttered, as he suddenly remembered the other. His copy-cat that thought he was his father.
"Well, you both fainted. Back there on the train, after you met each other." Remus said, waving his hand in no general direction. They both blinked at each other, before turning their attentions to the others. "We what?" "You fainted." they repeated once more.
The two shook their heads slightly, seeing Dumbledore. Harry and James were both shocked to see him, but not as much as James, whose mouth seemed to fall to the ground.
"Dumbledore? But, But....You look so old!" James said, watching him over. This was obviously Dumbledore. Who could mistake those spectacles, those blue eyes of his? But...whatever happened to his slightly auburn hair? Now, it was snow white, not a trace of auburn anywhere to be seen.
Professor Dumbledore laughed. "Yes, Yes. That's right. I am old. I have been for quite some time now."
They smiled, explaining everything to Harry and James. They were shocked to no end, but they understood.
"Now, I cannot fret enough about how serious this is as well. If people found out who you really were, then it could be very dangerous out here. As you know, you are dead in the future, who was murdered by Lord Voldemort."
"Wait. That guy who was running around, attempting to kill all those Muggle- borns and half-bloods in our time?" Remus asked, curiously.
Dumbledore nodded. "Yes. He is no longer in immediate power, but he had risen again, but still very weak. He still, however, has his followers who are called DeathEaters, They killed you, and attempted to kill him," he said, pointing at Harry.
"Yes. That is quite dangerous, Professor. But 1 don't see why it is though," Hermione blurted out.
"Well, what would you do if you were Voldemort, and you found out that your worst enemy's parents were here?" he asked, questioning them all.
They all shrugged.
"You would kill them. If he found out, he would use any means and send his spies to kill you before you have Harry, your future son. Kill -you- now, means that there wouldn't be a son to be born in the future when you returned to your present time. Then, Harry would cease to exist; in the past, present, or future." Dumbledore calmly replied, but without the blue twinkle behind his eyes.
There was a tense silence that seemed to fill the room.
"Now, do you see why 1 saw it could get quite dangerous? And for safety precautions, I will advise you to use different last names, except for you, Lily."
"Why me?"" she asked.
"Because everybody knows you as Lily Potter, not by your maiden name, 'Evans'." Professor McGonagall blurted out, finally catching on to what he was suggesting.
She frowned slightly, but nodded. "Okay. If it keeps us safe, I'll do it."
He smiled, "yes. Well, rooms have already been prepared for you in the Gryffindor House. You will go to class with the rest, just like you would normally do in the past. There are only a few changes. Your former schoolmate, Severus Snape, is your current Potions Master." he said, motioning towards the black figure by the door.
They turned their eyes upon him, who seemed to back away an inch. "Severus. I suppose I don't have to tell you how serious this is?"
"No, Headmaster." he said, in a rather low gruff voice, his mouth almost in a sneer, He shifted his gaze slightly, falling on the four students, while his eyes lingered a few moments on Lily, before looking back at Dumbledore.
"Very well. Please inform me in the morning what you have changed your last names to. James, Sirius, Remus, one word of advice. Choose something that won't attract attention, will you? Something like 'knickers' and 'sexy' and other words like that, would draw attention," he said, his eyes were once again twinkling. "Ah. And one more thing, Mr. Black, Weasleys?"
"Yes'm?"
"Another word of the wise. The 'Dark Forest' will always be called the 'Dark Forest'. It will never be called 'cute and cuddly forest, filled with bunnies, candy, and love. Come and play." he said, smiling widely.
They feigned a shocked face. They protested by saying," Oh come on, now. You just don't know the forest like I do. It's all dark, dangerous and generally, all spooky to the outside world. But the farther you go in the more cute and friendlier it gets." They all nodded, sarcastically. "Yeah. I'm absolutely sure that is what happens." They laughed some more when they retorted, "It is! It is!" It was finally time for them to go and get up to the Gryffindor Common Room. "But what about-" a few started but stopped short. "Stop fretting, Potter. There is food that has been already been brought up to your common room for you. Harry and the other will help you tomorrow with the classes. Good-night." Professor McGonagall stated, before dismissing them.
When they entered the Common Room, they saw a huge plate of sandwiches and with a jug of chilled pumpkin juice resting next to it.
All the boys' mouths were watering at the sight of it, but they said, "Ladies first," So, then James and Sirius pursed their lips, throwing their head back, trying to pull off a lady to get to the food. They dived at the food, only to land a few feet away from it. They looked back, to see that Remus was brandishing his wand. "Hey! What did you do to it?" they asked.
"Anti-boy charm. Until the ladies get their food first." he said, pouting his lip at the rather sad boys. "You'll live."
Lily and Hermione thanked them and made themselves a plate. When they sat down, she looked at some sort-of noise coming from somewhere in the room, but couldn't exactly place. Lily shrugged it off, looking back down at her plate. "JAMES?!?!" James raised his head from her plate, a bun hanging out of his mouth. "Wha?" She smacked him across the side of the head, sending him sprawling to the floor.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other in disbelief. They stole a glance at Remus and Sirius, who looked at the two like it was common thing. The two looked at the three, curiously. "What?"
"Why are they so bloody mean to each other? They're supposed to be totally in love or something." Ron asked. They laughed in response, pointing at Lily and James. "Them two?" They nodded in response. Remus and Sirius looked at each other for a moment before bursting out laughing.
After a few moments, they cleared their throats, wiping away any stray tears. "Oh, man. That was a classic. No. they are totally -not- in love. Opposite of that. Friends only. At least at the time. They like to compete against each other in everything."
They blinked a bit, glancing at each other.
"They are right. I find it hard to believe that -we- would be getting married, to each other. For Merlin's sake. We can barely stand each other's company!" Lily replied, smiling softly.
"Too true," James replied, chuckling, while choking down the sandwiches still on his plate.
After a while, they slowly began to feel the effects of the sleepiness Lake residence in their bodies and minds.
They yawned sleepily, as the two girls bid the boys' good-night as they trudged towards the girls' dormitories. "What? That's it? No good-bye kisses?" Sirius replied in fake shock at the two girl's backs. "Owie!" he yelped, as a sandwich hit his head. "Hey! That wasn't very nice!"
They waved a hand over their shoulder, as they all disappeared into their respective rooms for the night, getting emotionally and physically ready for what was to happen in the future days.
Professor Dumbledore nodded calmly. "Yes, Minerva, and also, no. Well, to tell you the honest truth, I had no idea that it would actually happen at first."
"Then how did you know, Professor?" one of them asked.
Professor Dumbledore smiled calmly, his blue eyes behind his half-moon spectacles were sparkling like the sea on a sunny day. "I have my ways," he said, those words ending any more questions about what had happened. Once he made up his mind, he didn't change it, unless he had good reason to do so.
"Sherbet Lemon Drop?" he asked, pulling out a yellow sweet out of his cloak pocket.
They all shook their heads, their mouths slightly gaped. How could he always be so calm in something like this? Well, except for the two unconscious bodies of James and Harry. They didn't move at all.
Dumbledore glanced at the two, and chuckled, his white mustache quivering. "A bit too much for them to handle? Meeting each other?"
"Yes, Professor." Hermione replied, while Lily nodded.
Dumbledore said a few words under his breath, and looked towards James and Harry.
Harry's eyes fluttered open. "What the--" he groaned, clutching his head. "What happened?"
"Well, you kind-of--" they started but got interrupted by a loud mouthing noise next to them.
James was slowly coming to as well. "Damn. My head hurts so bloody bad. What the hell happened?" he muttered, as he suddenly remembered the other. His copy-cat that thought he was his father.
"Well, you both fainted. Back there on the train, after you met each other." Remus said, waving his hand in no general direction. They both blinked at each other, before turning their attentions to the others. "We what?" "You fainted." they repeated once more.
The two shook their heads slightly, seeing Dumbledore. Harry and James were both shocked to see him, but not as much as James, whose mouth seemed to fall to the ground.
"Dumbledore? But, But....You look so old!" James said, watching him over. This was obviously Dumbledore. Who could mistake those spectacles, those blue eyes of his? But...whatever happened to his slightly auburn hair? Now, it was snow white, not a trace of auburn anywhere to be seen.
Professor Dumbledore laughed. "Yes, Yes. That's right. I am old. I have been for quite some time now."
They smiled, explaining everything to Harry and James. They were shocked to no end, but they understood.
"Now, I cannot fret enough about how serious this is as well. If people found out who you really were, then it could be very dangerous out here. As you know, you are dead in the future, who was murdered by Lord Voldemort."
"Wait. That guy who was running around, attempting to kill all those Muggle- borns and half-bloods in our time?" Remus asked, curiously.
Dumbledore nodded. "Yes. He is no longer in immediate power, but he had risen again, but still very weak. He still, however, has his followers who are called DeathEaters, They killed you, and attempted to kill him," he said, pointing at Harry.
"Yes. That is quite dangerous, Professor. But 1 don't see why it is though," Hermione blurted out.
"Well, what would you do if you were Voldemort, and you found out that your worst enemy's parents were here?" he asked, questioning them all.
They all shrugged.
"You would kill them. If he found out, he would use any means and send his spies to kill you before you have Harry, your future son. Kill -you- now, means that there wouldn't be a son to be born in the future when you returned to your present time. Then, Harry would cease to exist; in the past, present, or future." Dumbledore calmly replied, but without the blue twinkle behind his eyes.
There was a tense silence that seemed to fill the room.
"Now, do you see why 1 saw it could get quite dangerous? And for safety precautions, I will advise you to use different last names, except for you, Lily."
"Why me?"" she asked.
"Because everybody knows you as Lily Potter, not by your maiden name, 'Evans'." Professor McGonagall blurted out, finally catching on to what he was suggesting.
She frowned slightly, but nodded. "Okay. If it keeps us safe, I'll do it."
He smiled, "yes. Well, rooms have already been prepared for you in the Gryffindor House. You will go to class with the rest, just like you would normally do in the past. There are only a few changes. Your former schoolmate, Severus Snape, is your current Potions Master." he said, motioning towards the black figure by the door.
They turned their eyes upon him, who seemed to back away an inch. "Severus. I suppose I don't have to tell you how serious this is?"
"No, Headmaster." he said, in a rather low gruff voice, his mouth almost in a sneer, He shifted his gaze slightly, falling on the four students, while his eyes lingered a few moments on Lily, before looking back at Dumbledore.
"Very well. Please inform me in the morning what you have changed your last names to. James, Sirius, Remus, one word of advice. Choose something that won't attract attention, will you? Something like 'knickers' and 'sexy' and other words like that, would draw attention," he said, his eyes were once again twinkling. "Ah. And one more thing, Mr. Black, Weasleys?"
"Yes'm?"
"Another word of the wise. The 'Dark Forest' will always be called the 'Dark Forest'. It will never be called 'cute and cuddly forest, filled with bunnies, candy, and love. Come and play." he said, smiling widely.
They feigned a shocked face. They protested by saying," Oh come on, now. You just don't know the forest like I do. It's all dark, dangerous and generally, all spooky to the outside world. But the farther you go in the more cute and friendlier it gets." They all nodded, sarcastically. "Yeah. I'm absolutely sure that is what happens." They laughed some more when they retorted, "It is! It is!" It was finally time for them to go and get up to the Gryffindor Common Room. "But what about-" a few started but stopped short. "Stop fretting, Potter. There is food that has been already been brought up to your common room for you. Harry and the other will help you tomorrow with the classes. Good-night." Professor McGonagall stated, before dismissing them.
When they entered the Common Room, they saw a huge plate of sandwiches and with a jug of chilled pumpkin juice resting next to it.
All the boys' mouths were watering at the sight of it, but they said, "Ladies first," So, then James and Sirius pursed their lips, throwing their head back, trying to pull off a lady to get to the food. They dived at the food, only to land a few feet away from it. They looked back, to see that Remus was brandishing his wand. "Hey! What did you do to it?" they asked.
"Anti-boy charm. Until the ladies get their food first." he said, pouting his lip at the rather sad boys. "You'll live."
Lily and Hermione thanked them and made themselves a plate. When they sat down, she looked at some sort-of noise coming from somewhere in the room, but couldn't exactly place. Lily shrugged it off, looking back down at her plate. "JAMES?!?!" James raised his head from her plate, a bun hanging out of his mouth. "Wha?" She smacked him across the side of the head, sending him sprawling to the floor.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other in disbelief. They stole a glance at Remus and Sirius, who looked at the two like it was common thing. The two looked at the three, curiously. "What?"
"Why are they so bloody mean to each other? They're supposed to be totally in love or something." Ron asked. They laughed in response, pointing at Lily and James. "Them two?" They nodded in response. Remus and Sirius looked at each other for a moment before bursting out laughing.
After a few moments, they cleared their throats, wiping away any stray tears. "Oh, man. That was a classic. No. they are totally -not- in love. Opposite of that. Friends only. At least at the time. They like to compete against each other in everything."
They blinked a bit, glancing at each other.
"They are right. I find it hard to believe that -we- would be getting married, to each other. For Merlin's sake. We can barely stand each other's company!" Lily replied, smiling softly.
"Too true," James replied, chuckling, while choking down the sandwiches still on his plate.
After a while, they slowly began to feel the effects of the sleepiness Lake residence in their bodies and minds.
They yawned sleepily, as the two girls bid the boys' good-night as they trudged towards the girls' dormitories. "What? That's it? No good-bye kisses?" Sirius replied in fake shock at the two girl's backs. "Owie!" he yelped, as a sandwich hit his head. "Hey! That wasn't very nice!"
They waved a hand over their shoulder, as they all disappeared into their respective rooms for the night, getting emotionally and physically ready for what was to happen in the future days.