Chapter 17: Meeting the Marauders and Lily
Harry and Ginny sat down on the comfy chairs to wait for the four Gryffindors. A few minutes later, Professor Dumbledore came back into the common room.
"James, Sirius, Remus, Lily, this is Miss. Virginia Arthur and Mr. Harry James," he told the four students standing beside him.
Ginny stood up, "Just call me Ginny," she told them smiling.
"It's very nice to meet you Ginny, I understand that you are from the future," Lily said, looking from Ginny to Harry.
"Yes," Harry answered, "We've been sent her to protect us. Voldemort is after Ginny to get to me." Harry noticed the quick intakes of breath from the four students standing with Professor Dumbledore. "I don't fear saying his name, in my time I have faced him five times and survived, and I have every intention of continuing to survive."
James stepped forward, "Hello, Harry," he said, looking at Harry's hair, "You look and awful lot like me, except for your eyes."
"That would be because we are related, I can't explain the relationship right now, but I can say that I am very happy to finally meet you," Harry told him as he extended his hand.
James took the extended hand and shook it, "I guess since we are related, that you know Remus and Sirius?"
"Yes," Harry answered. "Remus was my defense against the dark arts teacher when I was in third year, and Sirius is my godfather," Harry told them, watching the Headmaster's face for signs that he should stop. He took a step forward and extended his hand toward Lily, "And you would be Lily Evans, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Lily took his hand and smiled, "Very nice to meet you Harry, why don't I show Ginny to her room and then we can all get acquainted." She motioned toward Ginny and they headed up the steps to the girl's dorms.
"Come on Harry," Sirius said, "We'll show you to our dorm, you'll be sharing with us." Harry followed them up the stairs and into their dorm room. "See Dumbledore already has your bed here and everything," he told him, flopping down on Harry's bed. "I know that you're not supposed to tell us anything, but I'm just going crazy wondering what happens to us."
Harry looked at the three teens, comparing the older Sirius and Remus that he knew, "I don't remember James, but like I said, Remus was my professor in third year, he was the best defense against the dark arts professor that I had in the five years that I finished. Sirius I met in my third year too, and he's been very helpful when I needed someone to talk to."
Sirius looked at Harry, "I thought that you said that I was your godfather?" he asked. "Wouldn't you have met me sooner if I was?"
"There were some problems, I didn't get to meet you until third year. My parents died when I was a year old, so I was raised by my muggle relatives," he told them. "Believe me Sirius, I would have loved to live with you, it just wasn't possible."
James sat down on the edge of the bed, motioning for Remus to join them, "Why don't you remember me?" he asked.
Harry swallowed hard, "That is one of the things that I can't tell you yet, I can only tell you if it will help to protect me."
Remus looked thoughtful, "Well, if we look at it that way," he said. "Everything you tell us will help protect you, and it might make it easier to understand why you look just like James, except for the eyes, but even your eyes look familiar." He paused, looking at his friends, "Maybe we should get Peter and let him in on this."
Harry threw himself down on the bed, "Alright, I'll tell you everything, but under no circumstances can you tell Wormtail anything."
The three friends looked at Harry shocked, "How do you know Peter's nickname?" Sirius asked.
Harry sighed, "I know a lot of things," he looked at his father. "You, James, are an un-registered animagus, your form is a Stag and your nickname is Prongs." He turned toward Sirius, "You, Sirius are a large dog that resembles a Grim and your nickname is Padfoot." At last he turned toward Remus, "You are a werewolf, and the reason that James, Sirius and Peter became animagi, they call you Moony. Peter is a rat, a very fitting form for a traitor."
Remus looked at Harry, shocked, "You know about what I am?"
Harry smiled at him, "Like I said, you were my favorite teacher. I don't have a problem with what you become during the full moon, you are a great person, and your secret is safe with me and Ginny."
Remus covered his eyes, "She knows too?" He hung his head.
"I'm sorry Remus, the whole school knew at the end of my third year, that's why you left," Harry told him, "We didn't want you to leave."
"What do you mean that Peter is a traitor?" James asked, looking skeptical.
Harry stood up, "I'm only going to tell this once, so I had better get Ginny and Lily. It's better if you all hear it at the same time," he said, walking toward the door. Before he reached it, the door swung open and the two girls came into the room. "Oh good, I didn't have to try and get up that charmed staircase. Why don't you both have a seat, I have a long story to tell."
Lily and Ginny sat down on the bed with the others, and then Harry joined them. "Does anyone know a silencing charm?" he asked.
Lily waved her wand and nodded for him to continue.
"I'm sorry Harry, she started asking questions and I had to give her some answers," Ginny told him.
He smiled, "That's okay, Gin. Remus convinced me that the more they knew, the better protected we would be. So I'm telling them everything."
Harry and Ginny sat down on the comfy chairs to wait for the four Gryffindors. A few minutes later, Professor Dumbledore came back into the common room.
"James, Sirius, Remus, Lily, this is Miss. Virginia Arthur and Mr. Harry James," he told the four students standing beside him.
Ginny stood up, "Just call me Ginny," she told them smiling.
"It's very nice to meet you Ginny, I understand that you are from the future," Lily said, looking from Ginny to Harry.
"Yes," Harry answered, "We've been sent her to protect us. Voldemort is after Ginny to get to me." Harry noticed the quick intakes of breath from the four students standing with Professor Dumbledore. "I don't fear saying his name, in my time I have faced him five times and survived, and I have every intention of continuing to survive."
James stepped forward, "Hello, Harry," he said, looking at Harry's hair, "You look and awful lot like me, except for your eyes."
"That would be because we are related, I can't explain the relationship right now, but I can say that I am very happy to finally meet you," Harry told him as he extended his hand.
James took the extended hand and shook it, "I guess since we are related, that you know Remus and Sirius?"
"Yes," Harry answered. "Remus was my defense against the dark arts teacher when I was in third year, and Sirius is my godfather," Harry told them, watching the Headmaster's face for signs that he should stop. He took a step forward and extended his hand toward Lily, "And you would be Lily Evans, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Lily took his hand and smiled, "Very nice to meet you Harry, why don't I show Ginny to her room and then we can all get acquainted." She motioned toward Ginny and they headed up the steps to the girl's dorms.
"Come on Harry," Sirius said, "We'll show you to our dorm, you'll be sharing with us." Harry followed them up the stairs and into their dorm room. "See Dumbledore already has your bed here and everything," he told him, flopping down on Harry's bed. "I know that you're not supposed to tell us anything, but I'm just going crazy wondering what happens to us."
Harry looked at the three teens, comparing the older Sirius and Remus that he knew, "I don't remember James, but like I said, Remus was my professor in third year, he was the best defense against the dark arts professor that I had in the five years that I finished. Sirius I met in my third year too, and he's been very helpful when I needed someone to talk to."
Sirius looked at Harry, "I thought that you said that I was your godfather?" he asked. "Wouldn't you have met me sooner if I was?"
"There were some problems, I didn't get to meet you until third year. My parents died when I was a year old, so I was raised by my muggle relatives," he told them. "Believe me Sirius, I would have loved to live with you, it just wasn't possible."
James sat down on the edge of the bed, motioning for Remus to join them, "Why don't you remember me?" he asked.
Harry swallowed hard, "That is one of the things that I can't tell you yet, I can only tell you if it will help to protect me."
Remus looked thoughtful, "Well, if we look at it that way," he said. "Everything you tell us will help protect you, and it might make it easier to understand why you look just like James, except for the eyes, but even your eyes look familiar." He paused, looking at his friends, "Maybe we should get Peter and let him in on this."
Harry threw himself down on the bed, "Alright, I'll tell you everything, but under no circumstances can you tell Wormtail anything."
The three friends looked at Harry shocked, "How do you know Peter's nickname?" Sirius asked.
Harry sighed, "I know a lot of things," he looked at his father. "You, James, are an un-registered animagus, your form is a Stag and your nickname is Prongs." He turned toward Sirius, "You, Sirius are a large dog that resembles a Grim and your nickname is Padfoot." At last he turned toward Remus, "You are a werewolf, and the reason that James, Sirius and Peter became animagi, they call you Moony. Peter is a rat, a very fitting form for a traitor."
Remus looked at Harry, shocked, "You know about what I am?"
Harry smiled at him, "Like I said, you were my favorite teacher. I don't have a problem with what you become during the full moon, you are a great person, and your secret is safe with me and Ginny."
Remus covered his eyes, "She knows too?" He hung his head.
"I'm sorry Remus, the whole school knew at the end of my third year, that's why you left," Harry told him, "We didn't want you to leave."
"What do you mean that Peter is a traitor?" James asked, looking skeptical.
Harry stood up, "I'm only going to tell this once, so I had better get Ginny and Lily. It's better if you all hear it at the same time," he said, walking toward the door. Before he reached it, the door swung open and the two girls came into the room. "Oh good, I didn't have to try and get up that charmed staircase. Why don't you both have a seat, I have a long story to tell."
Lily and Ginny sat down on the bed with the others, and then Harry joined them. "Does anyone know a silencing charm?" he asked.
Lily waved her wand and nodded for him to continue.
"I'm sorry Harry, she started asking questions and I had to give her some answers," Ginny told him.
He smiled, "That's okay, Gin. Remus convinced me that the more they knew, the better protected we would be. So I'm telling them everything."