A/N: DAMN IT! I have been preoccupied for almost a year now, and have had no time at all to write! I now, however, have time to write, and will be updating all of my stories, as well as adding some new ones. *waves* Anyway, this is chapter two of BEB.

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Harry Potter hated his friends...every single fucking one of them: Ron, Hermione, Dean, Seamus, Neville, Ginny, and Colin. He cursed the day he had meet Ron Weasley. He wanted to go back in time to the day he saved Hermione Granger from that troll, and make sure he didn't.

It had been like any other day. Harry had been out riding around the quidditch pitch, pondering on whether or not to tell his friends that he was gay. He knew Seamus and Dean wouldn't care...they were gay too. Hermione would probably be surprised, Ron would have a heart attack. He had no idea at all Neville and the two fourth year students would react.

He had finally made up his mind, and landed on the pitch. After taking a few seconds to compose himself, he started up towards the castle. Once he made it about half way there, he stopped. He didn't know why...but he felt the incredible need to sneak into Gryffindor Tower unnoticed. Mildly wondering why, Harry pulled out the invisibility cloak from his bag and wrapped it around himself, then he continued to the castle.

When he got up to the common room, he creeped in with a group of second year students, and glanced around, looking for his friends. He couldn't find them in the Common Room, so he went up the boy's staircase, and he noticed all seven were in the boys dorm.

He was about to take off the invisibility cloak off and walk in, when he heard his name. Confused, he kept it on and sat down in the corner of the room. Nobody heard him (or saw him - he is invisible) and they continued to talk.

"I think Harry really needs to return to reality!" Ron said. He turned and gave Hermione a kiss on the forehead.

"I agree with you Ron...he's been acting like a baby for the last two months. He's been moody, miserable, and nobody wants to be around him." Hermione agreed, and she snuggled closer to Ron.

"I think Harry acts like the entire world revolves around him sometimes...it is so pathetic!" Neville muttered from his bed.

Harry felt his jaw fall open. How could they say that? WHY would they say that? He had done nothing wrong! Keeping silent, he looked over to Seamus, Ginny, and Dean...they would stick up for him...wouldn't they?

"He's going around, acting as though it is not his fault Cedric died...he expects everyone to just believe him...as if. Not all of us are like Luna Lovegood (**see the OotP spoiler note at the end of the chapter**), some of us need actual proof." Ginny muttered in a mean sort of voice.

Much to Harry's horror, Dean and Seamus nodded in agreement. Everyone in the group laughed...then, when Harry thought the worst was over, the last blow came...Colin. Colin had never had a bad thing to say about Harry, or so Harry had thought.

"You know...he goes around the school saying he does not like - or want - the attention everyone bestows on him, yet he always has to draw all kinds of attention on himself. I mean, first the whole thing with the Chamber of Secrets, then the thing with Sirius Black, and then everything that happened last year..." Colin practically spat out the words.

Harry looked at Colin as though he was insane...what the hell was wrong with everyone? They KNEW those things had not been his fault, why were they acting like this? It wasn't right, they were all acting as though they hated him...but they couldn't, could they? They had been perfectly normal earlier.

Unless, what if this was a nightly thing? What if they did this ALL the time when Harry went out? Every single time he left to do something...did they sit down like this and rant on him?

"I know, Colin...poor Cedric. He didn't deserve to die...Potter should be ashamed of himself." Hermione voiced.

Potter? Since when was he Potter? Harry felt like his world was tumbling down around him, he had to get out of Gryffindor Tower...he just had to get away. He waited until everyone else left (after hearing a few more insulting comments) and went down to the common room. He noticed all seven had split off into groups, and were acting like they normally would.

"Lavender? Have you seen Harry anywhere? He is going to miss dinner!" Hermione said in her normal caring tone. Harry stared at her...there was no way they were going to act like nothing had happened after telling him that.

Then again...nobody had any idea he had been there. He knew exactly what would happen. He would go to dinner, and they would act like they normally would - sweet and caring - not having a clue that Harry knew what they really thought.

Harry almost missed his opportunity to escape, when Dennis Creevy left the tower to go down to dinner early. He bolted out through the portrait and ran as fast as he could. He had no idea where he was running...he just ran.

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Dumbledore motioned for everyone to sit down (but not until Minerva had been able to say hello to James and Lily). He looked at them for a moment before speaking. His blue eyes were twinkling, and he gave them an amused look. Then he finally spoke.

"Contrary to what James said, I did not bring you back."

Sirius blinked. "Then how did they get here?"

"Ah...Mr. Black, impatient as always. If you can all manage to keep quiet I think I can explain." Dumbledore began. "You all know about the Relative Magical Time Theory (RMTT), I presume?"

James and Minerva nodded, they had read about it somewhere. The other three people shook their head confused.

"The Relative Magical Time Theory states that when a spell is cast, time must go forward from that point. Thus, if someone were to use Crucio on an unsuspecting wizard, though they would carry the scar for the rest of their life, time would continue on. I am making sense, I hope?"

Everyone shook their head...what did Crucio have to do with them?

Dumbledore smiled. "Let me try again. When Voldemort cast Avada Kedavra, the person whom he cast it on dies, essentially making them...dead." Minerva snorted, but Albus continued. "That would be when RMTT comes into play. Even though the soul and mind are gone, the body continues to age, because the organs of the body have not stopped functioning. Essentially, in a sense, James and Lily were merely taking a long - very long - nap."

Lily was about to say something, but Christmas shut her up. Albus paused then continued. "It very rare cases, RMTT can reverse itself. In those cases, mattering on the curse, the effects can be changed."

"So? I'm still a bit confused, Professor." Sirius said politely. He was in a much better mood than he had been before.

"What I am getting at, is the RMTT around the two Avada Kedavra curses has reversed in Lily and James...essentially restoring their soul and mind into their aged bodies. This meaning that while they both have thirty-five year old bodies, their minds are still those of a twenty year old." Albus continued.

It clicked suddenly in Lily's mind. Time had reversed, and brought them back to life. Interesting how things like that could happen. She made a mental note to herself to investigate later.

Albus finished. "Another side affect of RMTT is that you - Lily, James - are now...how should I put this...immune to Avada Kedavra. The curse can not kill you, you will merely be weak after being hit by it."

Lily and James gaped, Sirius was to stunned to notice his eyes were wide, and Christmas was finally speechless. Minerva gasped. Everyone sat silent for a few moments. Then, finally Sirius spoke, as he noticed Remus was gone.

"Where did Moony go? Didn't he want to hear that?"

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Remus walked down towards the far side of the lake. He wondered how long it would take for them to notice he was gone. They were probably to...lovey dovey with each other to notice. Remus was still oblivious to the fact that he was crying.

It was not fair. Sure...he had not been dead. Sure...he had not been in Azkaban for years. That didn't matter though. He had been through just as much hell (maybe even more, since he had not had a good childhood) as any of the other four had been.

HE had been the one person, who had done nothing wrong, yet he was being punished more than anyone else. First they thought he was a spy...which he couldn't understand. What had he ever done to make to four of them distrust him like they had? He could see nothing.

Then, when Lily and James died...he had gotten a letter from Christmas, not placing the blame on Sirius, but on him! He could remember the letter word for word. He had sat there for hours staring at it, trying to make sense of it.

(FLASHBACK)

Lupin,

Lily and James are dead. Sirius is in Azkaban. I hope you are happy. You should have seen what was going on! You should have noticed something was wrong with Sirius! You however, were to busy doing whatever the hell it is you do, and now, Lily and James have been MURDERED. Harry is gone, off to live with those horrid muggles (the only people who can protect him) and I have nothing left but memories.

I hope you rot in hell, Christmas.

(END FLASHBACK)

He still couldn't believe it. Everyone had been ignoring back then...well, not right out ignoring him. They had never talked about anything to do with their going into hiding around him. He had known they thought he had betrayed him, he had never been stupid. What he could not see, however, was why. Remus has been the best friend he could be, and yet they shunned him. It made no sense to him.

Having to get Christmas for Dumbledore had been hard. It had brought back memories he did not want to deal with. Christmas had not helped either. She totally ignored him, both when he went to get her, and when they arrived at Hogwarts. Instead, she went to talk to Sirius. SIRIUS! The person everyone for years had thought to be behind the scheme. She could forgive him, but not Remus.

Remus sighed as he sat down on the edge of the water. He stared blindly at the castle for a few moments, then looked around the lake. He stopped when he noticed another person on his side of the lake. He could not tell who it was, so he went to investigate.

The first thing he thought was 'This is MY side of the lake, damnit!' He grinned at the thought...it wasn't his...but he was one of the only people who ever dared to venture out that far away from the school. Curious, he continued to sneak up near the other person (being a werewolf had some very good points). He was about to speak when he was finally able to see who it was.

Harry Potter.

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There is chapter two...in chapter three:

* Christmas will explain to the others what made her act like that * Lily and James will take about being dead * Sirius will talk about Azkaban * Remus will talk with Harry... * and more on the sudden "change" in Harry's friends...are they really acting like that, or is something making them do that?