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LILY: I know what you're thinking. She's into HP as well?! And YES I AM! And this is my first HP fanfiction. I sincerely hope you enjoy!
MIRAI CLONE: *sweatdrops* Why do I even bother to comment? She'll only hit me, or worse, banish me to the couch or the garage or *something* like that. *shutters*
LILY: Anyway, ignore my mate, I do. About my fic, I already said, it's my first HP and it may be my only, if it gets good enough.
MIRAI CLONE: *sweatdrops* You seriously need to spend significantly *less* time around my father, Lils, you're starting to sound like him.
LILY: You, shut up! You're starting to annoy me! Don't make me get out the crockpot!
MIRAI CLONE: *gulps* Shutting up now.
LILY: *nodding her head* Good. So, disclaimer, I don't own the characters of Harry Potter. I still own my clones, my own mate Mirai Trunks *points to her mate who just sweatdrops but doesn't say anything*, Mystic Gohan, Gambit from X-men Evolution, Neil from the Final Fantasy Movie, Kou Leifoh from the Bouncer for the PS2 game, and my newest clone, Inuyasha, my Demi- Demon Doggie! *gives Inuyasha Clone a bonecushing hug* They're all mine, except for Gohan, he's my best friend's mate. So now on with the story.
MIRAI CLONE: *blinks*
LILY: Oh, and keep them reviews coming, k? Enjoy ladies and gents.
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OUT OF THE ASHES
Chapter 2
There was complete silence as the occupants of the room, save for Dumblemore himself, stared at James Potter in complete shock and utter disbelief. Remus and Sirius stared at their long lost friend, daring not to believe he was really there. McGonagall was absolutely speechless as she stared uncertainly at the man, confusion and disbelief clearly visible on her face. Snape was so busy wondering how it could even be possible for his long dead rival to be suddenly alive again, that he didn't even bother to glare at James.
It was James who finally spoke, raising an eyebrow slightly as he eyed his two best friends curiously.
"So, are you two just going to stand there all night, or are you going to at least give me a 'hello'?" James asked. Almost immediately Remus and Sirius jumped forward and tackled the last and final member of the Marauders.
"Bloody hell, James is it really you?" Sirius asked as James smiled and nodded.
"It's me, Padfoot, though I can't begin to fathom the reasons to how and why." James began, looking over at Dumbledore who smiled kindly at the trio.
"That would be my doing, Mr. Potter. Please, make yourself comfortable, and I shall try to explain everything to you. Starting with how you're here, alive and kicking as the muggle saying goes." Dumbledore said, using his wand to summon another chair for James, who nodded at the Headmaster before taking a seat inbetween his best friends.
"To start with, I'm afraid I have some terrible news, James. What is the last thing you remember about the night you were killed?" Dumbledore asked as James's deep blue eyes darkened sadly.
"I remember Lily and I getting Harry dressed up to go out trick-or- treating. I remember hearing a knock on the door, and I knew that it could only be either anyone who knew of our location or the secret-keeper himself, so naturally, I though it may have been either you two or Wormtail. But.....when I got to the door, I say Voltemort and immediately told Lily to take Harry and run. I stayed behind to hold him off, and.......we dueled for......I guess it may have only been a few minutes, maybe less. The last thing I remember is Voltemort pointing his wand at me, muttering something low, and then......a bright flash of green light.......and then, nothing. I guess.....that was it." James said softly as Remus and Sirius looked down at the floor.
"The Killing Curse. Yes, I see. I'm afraid dear Lily suffered the same fate in trying to protect your son, Harry. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you that, James." Dumbledore said as James looked up at the Headmaster, his eyes a mixture of emotions.
"Then Lily and Harry? I failed them. No. You shouldn't have bothered to bring me back, Headmaster. There's nothing that can be done now." James said, frowning darkly as he glared at the ground at his feet, cletching his fists in rage.
"Ah but there is, James. Harry survived that night. And Voltemort was defeated. But sadly, he wasn't completely destroyed and as of just last year he has returned. Your son Harry, is a remarkable young lad. He's famous. 'The Boy Who Lived' as he's called. As a matter of fact, it was Harry that we were previously discussing before you were asked to come here." Dumbledore said as James whipped his head up.
"Harry? Harry's alive? How is he? How old is he now? Has he been to Hogwarts? What house is he in? Griffindorr of course, right? Does he like Quittich?" James began all at once as Sirius and Remus chuckled softly.
"This coming year will be his fifth year at Hogwarts. As for your other questions, he's fine. He's living with your muggle sister-in-law and her husband and their son. And of course he's in Griffindorr, as if there'd be any doubt, Prongsie 'ol lad. And I'd say he's rather fond of Quittich. He made seeker his very first year at Hogwarts with absolutely no previous wizarding training or knowledge before receiving his acceptance letter." Sirius said with a laugh.
"None at all? But how is that possible? You're his Godfather, Sirius, why was he living with that horrid muggle sister of Lily's? You were to take him if something......." James trailed off painfully as Sirius sighed deeply.
"Believe me Prongs, I would have liked nothing better than to take in young Harry. But sadly, I couldn't. After what had happened, I......I tracked down that damned rat, Pettigrew. I had him cornered but before I could confront him about his betrayal, he turned the tides on me, calling me the traitor, and blowing up the street and fifteen innocent muggle bystanders along with him, leaving a thumb behind to identify himself, before turning into a rat and escaping through the sewers. I was arrested and sent to Azkaban for thirteen years, before I escaped and went to Hogwarts after I had learned that that damned rat was pretending to be a family pet of the Weasley family, and as 'luck' would have it, Ron, the youngest son was in Harry's year. Best friends with Harry as a matter of fact." Sirius said bitterly as James stared at his best friend in shock.
"Azkaban? No, but you were completely innocent, Sirius! Wasn't there *anything* you could have done, anything at all to prove your innocence? I can't simply believe....." James began as Remus shook his head.
"I'm sorry, James, but what he say's is true. With you and Lily.......and Pettigrew supposedly dead as well, there was no one to prove Sirius's innocence. I myself had my doubts, which Sirius already is well aware of my deepest regrets." Remus said as he hung his head.
"It's in the past, Moony. We are to blame if anyone. Lily and I had begin to separate ourselves from the rest of you after Harry was born, and to make matters worse, when rumors began to spread of Voltemort beginning to rise to power, we couldn't take any chances. I'm terribly sorry, Moony, we didn't have enough trust in you, and when Sirius begged me to chance the secret-keeper to Wormtail, I agreed. Sirius and yourself were after all, the obvious choices and I wanted no harm to come to either of you. I'm sorry, my friend." James said as Remus smiled kindly at him and nodded.
"Wait a damn minute here! I don't know what in bloody hell is going on, but how are we supposed to know that this is the *real* James Potter?! For all we know, it could be Voltemort or even your traitorous little 'pal' Pettigrew using a highly effective disguising potion!" Snape suddenly said as the rest of the adults turned to look at the Potions master, suddenly remembering he was in fact, still in the room.
"Serverus Snape? You haven't changed a bit in these last years. Still the same old 'Snape the Snake' you were back when we were in Hogwarts, eh?" James asked with a smirk as Sirius burst out into laughter as Remus tried to bit back his own bought of laughter, McGonagall smiling softly to herself.
"Potter! You.......you're just a stuck up little Griffindork, along with your damned little friends! You always were!" Snape spit as James raised an eyebrow at him and grinned at him even more cockily.
"After more than fourteen years, you *still* can't think of a better insult, than *Griffindork?*" James asked as Sirius and Remus burst into laughter, Snape's face turning an interesting shade of red, then blue, then purple, before returning to red.
"You think he'll explode or die of lack of oxygen first?" Sirius asked James who shrugged his shoulders.
"Three sickles on exploding. Moony?" James asked as the werewolf thought for a minute.
"I don't know, he's been holding his breath for an awfully long period, and the brain can't properly function without the right amount of-" Remus began but was cut off by Sirius as he rolled his eyes.
"Come on Moony, sometime today! I say lack of oxygen. I mean, he's already lost quiet a bit of his braincells that we knew of back when we were kids. I'm shocked he can still walk and talk and all that junk.." Sirius said with a smirk.
"You damned criminal deliquent-" Snape began as Sirius frowned at him.
"Hey! I'm offended by that! There's no proof that I'm a deliquent!" Sirius said as James and Remus starting laughing again as Snape grew madder and madder.
"James, I believe Serverus has a very just reason, and although I myself am certain of you being the real James Potter, would you please oblige us by transforming? A stag I believe, correct?" Dumbledore asked as James turned to look at his two friends with a murderous look in his blue eyes.
"Which of you to prats told?! We made a pact! We signed it in blood!" James declared as McGonagall looked at him strangely.
"Transform? You mean you can turn into an animal? You're an amigamus?" McGonagall asked as Snape stared at his rival, his blood boiling.
"There's no way! You're not registered! You can't be!" Snape declared as James smirked again, before looking at Sirius.
"Sirius can too, isn't that right, 'ol Padfoot?" James asked as Sirius batted his eyes at him.
"I go by Snuffles now, Jamesie." Sirius said as the three burst out into laughter again before Dumbledore was able to get them to settle down.
"If you would, James." Dumbledore said.
With a sigh at the Headmaster, a glare at Sirius and Remus, and a smirk at Snape, James transformed into a beautiful fully grown stag. After a few moments, he reverted back to his human form, and looking at his friends, bowed deeply.
"Same old Prongs!" Sirius said with a laugh.
"Now that that is settled, I have a very important matter to discuss with you all concerning Hogwarts this year." Dumbledore said, drawing the attention of the adult again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
LILY: I know what you're thinking. She's into HP as well?! And YES I AM! And this is my first HP fanfiction. I sincerely hope you enjoy!
MIRAI CLONE: *sweatdrops* Why do I even bother to comment? She'll only hit me, or worse, banish me to the couch or the garage or *something* like that. *shutters*
LILY: Anyway, ignore my mate, I do. About my fic, I already said, it's my first HP and it may be my only, if it gets good enough.
MIRAI CLONE: *sweatdrops* You seriously need to spend significantly *less* time around my father, Lils, you're starting to sound like him.
LILY: You, shut up! You're starting to annoy me! Don't make me get out the crockpot!
MIRAI CLONE: *gulps* Shutting up now.
LILY: *nodding her head* Good. So, disclaimer, I don't own the characters of Harry Potter. I still own my clones, my own mate Mirai Trunks *points to her mate who just sweatdrops but doesn't say anything*, Mystic Gohan, Gambit from X-men Evolution, Neil from the Final Fantasy Movie, Kou Leifoh from the Bouncer for the PS2 game, and my newest clone, Inuyasha, my Demi- Demon Doggie! *gives Inuyasha Clone a bonecushing hug* They're all mine, except for Gohan, he's my best friend's mate. So now on with the story.
MIRAI CLONE: *blinks*
LILY: Oh, and keep them reviews coming, k? Enjoy ladies and gents.
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OUT OF THE ASHES
Chapter 2
There was complete silence as the occupants of the room, save for Dumblemore himself, stared at James Potter in complete shock and utter disbelief. Remus and Sirius stared at their long lost friend, daring not to believe he was really there. McGonagall was absolutely speechless as she stared uncertainly at the man, confusion and disbelief clearly visible on her face. Snape was so busy wondering how it could even be possible for his long dead rival to be suddenly alive again, that he didn't even bother to glare at James.
It was James who finally spoke, raising an eyebrow slightly as he eyed his two best friends curiously.
"So, are you two just going to stand there all night, or are you going to at least give me a 'hello'?" James asked. Almost immediately Remus and Sirius jumped forward and tackled the last and final member of the Marauders.
"Bloody hell, James is it really you?" Sirius asked as James smiled and nodded.
"It's me, Padfoot, though I can't begin to fathom the reasons to how and why." James began, looking over at Dumbledore who smiled kindly at the trio.
"That would be my doing, Mr. Potter. Please, make yourself comfortable, and I shall try to explain everything to you. Starting with how you're here, alive and kicking as the muggle saying goes." Dumbledore said, using his wand to summon another chair for James, who nodded at the Headmaster before taking a seat inbetween his best friends.
"To start with, I'm afraid I have some terrible news, James. What is the last thing you remember about the night you were killed?" Dumbledore asked as James's deep blue eyes darkened sadly.
"I remember Lily and I getting Harry dressed up to go out trick-or- treating. I remember hearing a knock on the door, and I knew that it could only be either anyone who knew of our location or the secret-keeper himself, so naturally, I though it may have been either you two or Wormtail. But.....when I got to the door, I say Voltemort and immediately told Lily to take Harry and run. I stayed behind to hold him off, and.......we dueled for......I guess it may have only been a few minutes, maybe less. The last thing I remember is Voltemort pointing his wand at me, muttering something low, and then......a bright flash of green light.......and then, nothing. I guess.....that was it." James said softly as Remus and Sirius looked down at the floor.
"The Killing Curse. Yes, I see. I'm afraid dear Lily suffered the same fate in trying to protect your son, Harry. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you that, James." Dumbledore said as James looked up at the Headmaster, his eyes a mixture of emotions.
"Then Lily and Harry? I failed them. No. You shouldn't have bothered to bring me back, Headmaster. There's nothing that can be done now." James said, frowning darkly as he glared at the ground at his feet, cletching his fists in rage.
"Ah but there is, James. Harry survived that night. And Voltemort was defeated. But sadly, he wasn't completely destroyed and as of just last year he has returned. Your son Harry, is a remarkable young lad. He's famous. 'The Boy Who Lived' as he's called. As a matter of fact, it was Harry that we were previously discussing before you were asked to come here." Dumbledore said as James whipped his head up.
"Harry? Harry's alive? How is he? How old is he now? Has he been to Hogwarts? What house is he in? Griffindorr of course, right? Does he like Quittich?" James began all at once as Sirius and Remus chuckled softly.
"This coming year will be his fifth year at Hogwarts. As for your other questions, he's fine. He's living with your muggle sister-in-law and her husband and their son. And of course he's in Griffindorr, as if there'd be any doubt, Prongsie 'ol lad. And I'd say he's rather fond of Quittich. He made seeker his very first year at Hogwarts with absolutely no previous wizarding training or knowledge before receiving his acceptance letter." Sirius said with a laugh.
"None at all? But how is that possible? You're his Godfather, Sirius, why was he living with that horrid muggle sister of Lily's? You were to take him if something......." James trailed off painfully as Sirius sighed deeply.
"Believe me Prongs, I would have liked nothing better than to take in young Harry. But sadly, I couldn't. After what had happened, I......I tracked down that damned rat, Pettigrew. I had him cornered but before I could confront him about his betrayal, he turned the tides on me, calling me the traitor, and blowing up the street and fifteen innocent muggle bystanders along with him, leaving a thumb behind to identify himself, before turning into a rat and escaping through the sewers. I was arrested and sent to Azkaban for thirteen years, before I escaped and went to Hogwarts after I had learned that that damned rat was pretending to be a family pet of the Weasley family, and as 'luck' would have it, Ron, the youngest son was in Harry's year. Best friends with Harry as a matter of fact." Sirius said bitterly as James stared at his best friend in shock.
"Azkaban? No, but you were completely innocent, Sirius! Wasn't there *anything* you could have done, anything at all to prove your innocence? I can't simply believe....." James began as Remus shook his head.
"I'm sorry, James, but what he say's is true. With you and Lily.......and Pettigrew supposedly dead as well, there was no one to prove Sirius's innocence. I myself had my doubts, which Sirius already is well aware of my deepest regrets." Remus said as he hung his head.
"It's in the past, Moony. We are to blame if anyone. Lily and I had begin to separate ourselves from the rest of you after Harry was born, and to make matters worse, when rumors began to spread of Voltemort beginning to rise to power, we couldn't take any chances. I'm terribly sorry, Moony, we didn't have enough trust in you, and when Sirius begged me to chance the secret-keeper to Wormtail, I agreed. Sirius and yourself were after all, the obvious choices and I wanted no harm to come to either of you. I'm sorry, my friend." James said as Remus smiled kindly at him and nodded.
"Wait a damn minute here! I don't know what in bloody hell is going on, but how are we supposed to know that this is the *real* James Potter?! For all we know, it could be Voltemort or even your traitorous little 'pal' Pettigrew using a highly effective disguising potion!" Snape suddenly said as the rest of the adults turned to look at the Potions master, suddenly remembering he was in fact, still in the room.
"Serverus Snape? You haven't changed a bit in these last years. Still the same old 'Snape the Snake' you were back when we were in Hogwarts, eh?" James asked with a smirk as Sirius burst out into laughter as Remus tried to bit back his own bought of laughter, McGonagall smiling softly to herself.
"Potter! You.......you're just a stuck up little Griffindork, along with your damned little friends! You always were!" Snape spit as James raised an eyebrow at him and grinned at him even more cockily.
"After more than fourteen years, you *still* can't think of a better insult, than *Griffindork?*" James asked as Sirius and Remus burst into laughter, Snape's face turning an interesting shade of red, then blue, then purple, before returning to red.
"You think he'll explode or die of lack of oxygen first?" Sirius asked James who shrugged his shoulders.
"Three sickles on exploding. Moony?" James asked as the werewolf thought for a minute.
"I don't know, he's been holding his breath for an awfully long period, and the brain can't properly function without the right amount of-" Remus began but was cut off by Sirius as he rolled his eyes.
"Come on Moony, sometime today! I say lack of oxygen. I mean, he's already lost quiet a bit of his braincells that we knew of back when we were kids. I'm shocked he can still walk and talk and all that junk.." Sirius said with a smirk.
"You damned criminal deliquent-" Snape began as Sirius frowned at him.
"Hey! I'm offended by that! There's no proof that I'm a deliquent!" Sirius said as James and Remus starting laughing again as Snape grew madder and madder.
"James, I believe Serverus has a very just reason, and although I myself am certain of you being the real James Potter, would you please oblige us by transforming? A stag I believe, correct?" Dumbledore asked as James turned to look at his two friends with a murderous look in his blue eyes.
"Which of you to prats told?! We made a pact! We signed it in blood!" James declared as McGonagall looked at him strangely.
"Transform? You mean you can turn into an animal? You're an amigamus?" McGonagall asked as Snape stared at his rival, his blood boiling.
"There's no way! You're not registered! You can't be!" Snape declared as James smirked again, before looking at Sirius.
"Sirius can too, isn't that right, 'ol Padfoot?" James asked as Sirius batted his eyes at him.
"I go by Snuffles now, Jamesie." Sirius said as the three burst out into laughter again before Dumbledore was able to get them to settle down.
"If you would, James." Dumbledore said.
With a sigh at the Headmaster, a glare at Sirius and Remus, and a smirk at Snape, James transformed into a beautiful fully grown stag. After a few moments, he reverted back to his human form, and looking at his friends, bowed deeply.
"Same old Prongs!" Sirius said with a laugh.
"Now that that is settled, I have a very important matter to discuss with you all concerning Hogwarts this year." Dumbledore said, drawing the attention of the adult again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~