Dwelling In The Past
By: Sailoranime
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and do not claim to do so. I am getting nothing out of writing this story, and since nobody is reading this, I'll just stop.
AN: Chapter 7: Hello, next chapter! I'm trying to do this as fast as possible. Hopefully I can finish before next term starts. ^_^
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Quote of the week:
" Harry, I've left a letter telling your aunt and uncle not to worry-"
" They won't," said Harry.
" That you're safe-"
" That'll just depress them."
" -and you'll see them next summer."
" Do I have to?"
Lupin smiled but made no answer.
Harry & Lupin's conversation before they leave #4 Privet Dr. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, Page 54
AN: Seeing as this will eventually show how Harry and Lupin manage to develop a healthy relationship with Lupin as Harry's guardian, I decided to put in something with both of them. I thought it's one of the best examples of their relationship during OotP.
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One again, the image shifted and the colors began to swirl until Harry felt slightly dizzy. When they finally stopped, they were in the stands in the Quidditch field. Harry looked around, and felt slightly disppointed when he didn't see Sirius or James. Harry and Lupin were both in between a 15 year old Remus and Peter. Then he understood why Lupin had chosen this memory. The Quidditch teams were coming out, and Harry could see what was unmistakebly Sirius's long hair and James's untidy head. He was going to watch his father and Sirius play Quidditch.
He turned to Lupin, who was watching the captains shake hands with a slightly sad expression on his face. He seemed to sense Harry's eyes on him, because he turned around and smiled at him. Harry turned back to the field in time to see them kick off. He watched as Sirius and his father started doing an elaborate set of tricks in the air, circling each other, flying straight at each other, and missing hitting objects and players by mere inches.
" There go Potter and Black, giving an example of what the new Sliver Arrow can do. Dunno how the Slytherins think they can win with two Silver Arrows on the team. They're the newest, and fastest brooms around." Harry looked up and saw the girl he knew was Neville's mother doing the commentary. Lupin followed his gaze and spotted her.
" Frank and Alice were both very good at Quidditch. Too bad Neville didn't inherit their talent." he said, Harry felt his stomach knot up as he thought of Mrs. Longbottom, whom he had seen at St. Mungos. Instead of wallowing in those feelings, he turned back to watch the game.
" James Potter in posession of the Quaffle.... He passes to Eileen... Ooh! Sirius Black, careful with those bludgers! Eileen passes to.... Oh! Slytherin in posession. It seems neither of the seekers have seen the snitch... wait!the Gryffindor seeker is diving, and Flint is following.... No! Longbottom was faking! He hasn't seen the snitch!"
Sirius was flying from one end of the field to the other, not only defending the team from the bludgers, but rather chasing after them and aiming towards the Slytherins, not letting any of them even get close to the other players. He stopped, obviously done whith whatever strategy had been planed, and flew towards the others. On the other side of the field, James was holding the quaffle and flying towards the goal post with Eileen following, Sirius quickly joined them, and beat away the bludgers the Slytherins had hit towards James.
" GRYFFINDOR SCORES! The Slytherin keeper is no match for Potter! Oh! Black takes bludger for the Gryffindor seeker! Slytherin is posession now... Malfoy flies towards the goal post... let's see if Wood can block it... Oh! Spinnet steals the quaffle! Gryffindor in posession now!"
James was flying below Spinnet, who was now being sorrounded by the Slytherin chasers. Spinnet noticed James, and dropped the Quaffle. The Slytherins noticed too late. James was had already scored by the time they realized what had happened. Not far from them, Frank Longbottom was chasing the snitch with Sirius flying around hims like a hawk, hitting all the bludgers the Slytherins were aiming towards them, their own seeker being on the other side of the field. Suddenly, two bludgers flew towards them, and Sirius did not manage to block both of them.
" Black gets hit by a bludger again! Oh! To the face! Too bad, cause he really is cute. Don't worry, Frank, you know I love you." Alice added as Frank, now having lost sight of the snitch, looked at her. After hearing her last comment, he blew a kiss at her and started circling again.
Harry's train of thought was interrupted by someone speaking behind him.
" Alice is right... Black really is cute." a girl was saying. Another voice answered, but this one was really familiar.
" Oh, see, it's comments like that that inflate his ego so much." Harry turned around, sitting behind him with all her friends was his Lily.
" Oh, yes. I remember. You like Potter better, don't you?" the first girl answered. Lily looked indignant.
" I do not! Besides, have you noticed something?" she said, and cocked her head in Remus's direction. Her friends giggled.
" It shouldn't matter if you don't like him." a second girl put in.
" Oh! Potter is hit and almost knocked from his broom by a bludger aimed at him by the Slytherin beater! Penalty for Gyrffindor!" Harry looked at James, who looked bloody even from a distance, and then to Sirius, who looked just as bloody, and then to Lily, who was standing up, looking angry.
" Bloody hell! What was that? He didn't even have the Quaffle! They just want to take him out of the game!" she practically yelled at her friends as she sat down. The anger had subsided a little and had been partly replaced by a worried look. All her friends exchanged a look.
" I thought you didn't like James?" a third girl asked with mock innocense. Lily turned pink.
" Well, I don't! But I do want Gryffindor to win, you know!" she answered with a glare, but the way her eyes kept darting to James gve her away.
Meanwhile, James had gotten the Quaffle and was heading towards the goal post once more. Sirius was following Frank Longbottom again, with the Slytherin seeker only meters behind them. Harry took a look at the Scoreboard. The Slytherins now had 50 points, but Gryffindor was winning by 30 points. James scored again, making the difference 40 points. The Slytherins were playing so dirty that Sirius and James now looked like they would need to take a trip to the infirmary. They actually cheated more than the Slytherins back in his own time. It seemed being the best players on the team meant they got attacked more often than the others. The Slytherins kept aiming bludgers at them in hopes of getting them out of the game, and the rest of the school got angrier at every attempt, shouting threats at the Slytherin players. Harry finally understood what Remus had said about James and Sirius being the most popular students at school, the best at everything.
Finally, just before the Slytherin seeker caught up to Sirius and Longbottom, Frank caught the snitch.
" FRANK LONGBOTTOM CATCHES THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS THE MATCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS THE QUIDDITCH CUP!"
The people in the stand roared with excitement. The Slytherin's booing was completely drowned by the cheers. Remus and Peter ran towards the field to meet James and Sirius, who were ow hugging, blood all over each other's robes. It wasn't long before a swarm of girls ran towards them, enveloping the whole team in hugs. The girls focusing mostly on Sirius and James. Harry was extremely surprised when an excited and screaming Lily ran towards them and hugged Sirius and James, giving them both quick kisses on the cheek and jumping with excitement. She then proceeded to hug all the other members of the team, leaving without another word to them. James looked shocked for a minute, and then grinned.
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AN: I think I outdid myself this time!!! No over-analyzing this time. Except, did anyone else notice green smoke came out of his gringotts vault the first time they opened it? ^_~ Oh, and I was worried about Wormtail's silver hand too, but werewolves aren't harmed by silver. They die if someone shoots a silver bullet at their heart, but I don't think silver will hurt them just by touching them. So unless Peter strangles him with that silver hand, I think our Moony is safe. ^_^ BTW, I made James a chaser because I remember the book saying he was a chaser, though I couldn't find it. And I finally stopped mistyping Peter as Petter, now I keep typin PEter for some reason.
Well, everyone wanted to know why Sirius was wearing a ski mask, but I can't tell you. : ( You see, Lupin says that "until this day, I have no idea." or something like that, so Moony can't show Harry. If I were to write what he was doing, it would have to be a sort of spin-off story. And unless people ask me to write it, I won't.
By the way, the Marauder Mayhem guild is now open! If you're a neopets member, please check it out. And if you're not, then sign up and check it out either way. ^_^ Even if you don't want to join, just let me know what you think or give me ideas. If you want to suggest a fanfiction we can link, let me know. ^_^ Anyway, it's under the account 'sailor_melody' Thank you, everyone. Soooo, if your interested in the Marauder guild idea, leave your neo username or e-mail it to me, and I'll send you an invite so you can take a look at it..
BTW, since you guys think cookies are cool, I'm starting up again. ^_^ *hands out brownies* I had a few left over from earlier today.
By: Sailoranime
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and do not claim to do so. I am getting nothing out of writing this story, and since nobody is reading this, I'll just stop.
AN: Chapter 7: Hello, next chapter! I'm trying to do this as fast as possible. Hopefully I can finish before next term starts. ^_^
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Quote of the week:
" Harry, I've left a letter telling your aunt and uncle not to worry-"
" They won't," said Harry.
" That you're safe-"
" That'll just depress them."
" -and you'll see them next summer."
" Do I have to?"
Lupin smiled but made no answer.
Harry & Lupin's conversation before they leave #4 Privet Dr. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, Page 54
AN: Seeing as this will eventually show how Harry and Lupin manage to develop a healthy relationship with Lupin as Harry's guardian, I decided to put in something with both of them. I thought it's one of the best examples of their relationship during OotP.
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One again, the image shifted and the colors began to swirl until Harry felt slightly dizzy. When they finally stopped, they were in the stands in the Quidditch field. Harry looked around, and felt slightly disppointed when he didn't see Sirius or James. Harry and Lupin were both in between a 15 year old Remus and Peter. Then he understood why Lupin had chosen this memory. The Quidditch teams were coming out, and Harry could see what was unmistakebly Sirius's long hair and James's untidy head. He was going to watch his father and Sirius play Quidditch.
He turned to Lupin, who was watching the captains shake hands with a slightly sad expression on his face. He seemed to sense Harry's eyes on him, because he turned around and smiled at him. Harry turned back to the field in time to see them kick off. He watched as Sirius and his father started doing an elaborate set of tricks in the air, circling each other, flying straight at each other, and missing hitting objects and players by mere inches.
" There go Potter and Black, giving an example of what the new Sliver Arrow can do. Dunno how the Slytherins think they can win with two Silver Arrows on the team. They're the newest, and fastest brooms around." Harry looked up and saw the girl he knew was Neville's mother doing the commentary. Lupin followed his gaze and spotted her.
" Frank and Alice were both very good at Quidditch. Too bad Neville didn't inherit their talent." he said, Harry felt his stomach knot up as he thought of Mrs. Longbottom, whom he had seen at St. Mungos. Instead of wallowing in those feelings, he turned back to watch the game.
" James Potter in posession of the Quaffle.... He passes to Eileen... Ooh! Sirius Black, careful with those bludgers! Eileen passes to.... Oh! Slytherin in posession. It seems neither of the seekers have seen the snitch... wait!the Gryffindor seeker is diving, and Flint is following.... No! Longbottom was faking! He hasn't seen the snitch!"
Sirius was flying from one end of the field to the other, not only defending the team from the bludgers, but rather chasing after them and aiming towards the Slytherins, not letting any of them even get close to the other players. He stopped, obviously done whith whatever strategy had been planed, and flew towards the others. On the other side of the field, James was holding the quaffle and flying towards the goal post with Eileen following, Sirius quickly joined them, and beat away the bludgers the Slytherins had hit towards James.
" GRYFFINDOR SCORES! The Slytherin keeper is no match for Potter! Oh! Black takes bludger for the Gryffindor seeker! Slytherin is posession now... Malfoy flies towards the goal post... let's see if Wood can block it... Oh! Spinnet steals the quaffle! Gryffindor in posession now!"
James was flying below Spinnet, who was now being sorrounded by the Slytherin chasers. Spinnet noticed James, and dropped the Quaffle. The Slytherins noticed too late. James was had already scored by the time they realized what had happened. Not far from them, Frank Longbottom was chasing the snitch with Sirius flying around hims like a hawk, hitting all the bludgers the Slytherins were aiming towards them, their own seeker being on the other side of the field. Suddenly, two bludgers flew towards them, and Sirius did not manage to block both of them.
" Black gets hit by a bludger again! Oh! To the face! Too bad, cause he really is cute. Don't worry, Frank, you know I love you." Alice added as Frank, now having lost sight of the snitch, looked at her. After hearing her last comment, he blew a kiss at her and started circling again.
Harry's train of thought was interrupted by someone speaking behind him.
" Alice is right... Black really is cute." a girl was saying. Another voice answered, but this one was really familiar.
" Oh, see, it's comments like that that inflate his ego so much." Harry turned around, sitting behind him with all her friends was his Lily.
" Oh, yes. I remember. You like Potter better, don't you?" the first girl answered. Lily looked indignant.
" I do not! Besides, have you noticed something?" she said, and cocked her head in Remus's direction. Her friends giggled.
" It shouldn't matter if you don't like him." a second girl put in.
" Oh! Potter is hit and almost knocked from his broom by a bludger aimed at him by the Slytherin beater! Penalty for Gyrffindor!" Harry looked at James, who looked bloody even from a distance, and then to Sirius, who looked just as bloody, and then to Lily, who was standing up, looking angry.
" Bloody hell! What was that? He didn't even have the Quaffle! They just want to take him out of the game!" she practically yelled at her friends as she sat down. The anger had subsided a little and had been partly replaced by a worried look. All her friends exchanged a look.
" I thought you didn't like James?" a third girl asked with mock innocense. Lily turned pink.
" Well, I don't! But I do want Gryffindor to win, you know!" she answered with a glare, but the way her eyes kept darting to James gve her away.
Meanwhile, James had gotten the Quaffle and was heading towards the goal post once more. Sirius was following Frank Longbottom again, with the Slytherin seeker only meters behind them. Harry took a look at the Scoreboard. The Slytherins now had 50 points, but Gryffindor was winning by 30 points. James scored again, making the difference 40 points. The Slytherins were playing so dirty that Sirius and James now looked like they would need to take a trip to the infirmary. They actually cheated more than the Slytherins back in his own time. It seemed being the best players on the team meant they got attacked more often than the others. The Slytherins kept aiming bludgers at them in hopes of getting them out of the game, and the rest of the school got angrier at every attempt, shouting threats at the Slytherin players. Harry finally understood what Remus had said about James and Sirius being the most popular students at school, the best at everything.
Finally, just before the Slytherin seeker caught up to Sirius and Longbottom, Frank caught the snitch.
" FRANK LONGBOTTOM CATCHES THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS THE MATCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS THE QUIDDITCH CUP!"
The people in the stand roared with excitement. The Slytherin's booing was completely drowned by the cheers. Remus and Peter ran towards the field to meet James and Sirius, who were ow hugging, blood all over each other's robes. It wasn't long before a swarm of girls ran towards them, enveloping the whole team in hugs. The girls focusing mostly on Sirius and James. Harry was extremely surprised when an excited and screaming Lily ran towards them and hugged Sirius and James, giving them both quick kisses on the cheek and jumping with excitement. She then proceeded to hug all the other members of the team, leaving without another word to them. James looked shocked for a minute, and then grinned.
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AN: I think I outdid myself this time!!! No over-analyzing this time. Except, did anyone else notice green smoke came out of his gringotts vault the first time they opened it? ^_~ Oh, and I was worried about Wormtail's silver hand too, but werewolves aren't harmed by silver. They die if someone shoots a silver bullet at their heart, but I don't think silver will hurt them just by touching them. So unless Peter strangles him with that silver hand, I think our Moony is safe. ^_^ BTW, I made James a chaser because I remember the book saying he was a chaser, though I couldn't find it. And I finally stopped mistyping Peter as Petter, now I keep typin PEter for some reason.
Well, everyone wanted to know why Sirius was wearing a ski mask, but I can't tell you. : ( You see, Lupin says that "until this day, I have no idea." or something like that, so Moony can't show Harry. If I were to write what he was doing, it would have to be a sort of spin-off story. And unless people ask me to write it, I won't.
By the way, the Marauder Mayhem guild is now open! If you're a neopets member, please check it out. And if you're not, then sign up and check it out either way. ^_^ Even if you don't want to join, just let me know what you think or give me ideas. If you want to suggest a fanfiction we can link, let me know. ^_^ Anyway, it's under the account 'sailor_melody' Thank you, everyone. Soooo, if your interested in the Marauder guild idea, leave your neo username or e-mail it to me, and I'll send you an invite so you can take a look at it..
BTW, since you guys think cookies are cool, I'm starting up again. ^_^ *hands out brownies* I had a few left over from earlier today.