Chapter 24
Hermione grabbed the tome and pulled it toward her. "It's a book of ancient prophecies, what is so interesting in here?" she asked, looking toward Lily.
Lily sighed and pulled the book toward herself, "Right here," she said, pointing to a passage in the middle of the page. "Rowena Ravenclaw was a seer, these are her prophecies. Read it Hermione, and then tell me why it's so interesting."
Hermione grabbed the book and read it. When she had finished the page, she looked up at Lily and handed the book to Ginny. "How can we be sure that it's right?" she asked.
"We can't, but Hermione, what are the chances that it would be so close to what is going on right now?" she asked.
Ginny dropped the book and looked at the two girls. "That prophecy says that we are supposed to save James and Lily."
Hermione sighed, "Well not exactly, it says that the boy-who-lived is supposed to go back to the past and change the way things have become. It doesn't mean that he's supposed to save his parents."
"It might mean that he's supposed to destroy Voldemort in this time. So that he can never come back in your time," Lily told the younger girl. "If he destroyed Voldemort in this time, during this year, none of the deaths that happened after this year would happen."
"That is brilliant, Lily," Ginny told her. "If we could destroy Voldemort, everything would change. You and James would still be alive, Sirius would have never been a wanted man, and Harry would have never had to live with those awful muggles."
Lily got up from her chair and hugged Ginny, "I'm so glad that Harry has found such a wonderful girl. I couldn't imagine anyone better for my son."
Ginny blushed bright red, "Now all we have to do is convince him."
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The five boys sat in the common room waiting for Hermione, Ginny and Lily to return from the library. The older Sirius and Remus, Charlie and Tonks were in Dumbledore's office discussing ways to improve the wards on the castle, to better protect Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione.
"I wonder what is taking them so long?" James asked. "How much studying can you do in one day?"
Ron rolled his eyes, "Hermione could spend all day in the library, but I've never known Ginny to study for so long. She likes to have fun too much, I'll be surprised if she hasn't pulled some kind of prank on Hermione and Lily."
"I hope that she hasn't, Lily hexed me the last time I tried to pull a prank on her," Sirius told them. "It took two weeks for my hair to change back."
Harry started laughing, "What did she do to your hair, Sirius?" he asked.
"A charm to turn it Slytherin green and silver," he told them.
Ron looked over at Harry, "Remind me to never get your mum mad at me."
Remus cleared his throat, "Alright, enough of that. Is everything ready for the three of you to try and win the hearts of the lovely young ladies that should be coming back any second?"
James blushed bright red, "I have the flowers for Lily, and I bought her some candy too."
"I think that I'm just going to give Ginny the flowers and tell her that I'm sorry for not noticing what a wonderful young woman she had become. Then I'm going to tell her that I don't think of her as Ron's little sister anymore and see where that gets me," Harry told them.
Ron looked at the others, "I'm going to give her the flowers and then I'm going to kiss her."
Sirius whistled, "It seems that tonight might just be very interesting to watch."
The portrait hole opened and the older Sirius and Remus came in followed by Charlie and Tonks.
"How are the plans going?" the older Remus asked.
The younger Sirius smiled, "Do you think that we could fit three of us under each of the invisibility cloaks? I don't want to miss a second of this."
Harry looked over at his teenaged godfather, "I don't know if you'll fit, but if you're going to find out, you had better get a move on."
The six of them ran up the stairs to the boys dorms, grabbed the invisibility cloaks and ran back down to the common room. They found seats in the back of the room, with a clear view of the three boys. The boys were each sitting in one of the large armchairs, waiting for the girls to come back. "I don't think that we'll miss anything from here," the younger Sirius said.
"We had better put silencing charms around us, just in case we can't control our mouths," Charlie said, laughing. "I'm sure that I won't be able to be quiet when I see little Ronnikins kissing Hermione."
With a wave of their wands, the older versions of Remus and Sirius put silencing charms up around the sofas that they were sitting in. A few minutes later, the girls walked in.
Harry was the first one up from his chair, he grabbed the flowers that he had gotten for Ginny and walked toward her with them hidden behind his back. "Ginny, can I talk to you for a minute?"
She smiled at him, "Sure Harry," she said. He handed her the flowers and lead her over to the chair he had been sitting in.
Ron and James quickly followed, James gave Lily the flowers and led her to his chair. Ron handed the flowers to Hermione and quickly leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on her lips.
Hermione grabbed the tome and pulled it toward her. "It's a book of ancient prophecies, what is so interesting in here?" she asked, looking toward Lily.
Lily sighed and pulled the book toward herself, "Right here," she said, pointing to a passage in the middle of the page. "Rowena Ravenclaw was a seer, these are her prophecies. Read it Hermione, and then tell me why it's so interesting."
Hermione grabbed the book and read it. When she had finished the page, she looked up at Lily and handed the book to Ginny. "How can we be sure that it's right?" she asked.
"We can't, but Hermione, what are the chances that it would be so close to what is going on right now?" she asked.
Ginny dropped the book and looked at the two girls. "That prophecy says that we are supposed to save James and Lily."
Hermione sighed, "Well not exactly, it says that the boy-who-lived is supposed to go back to the past and change the way things have become. It doesn't mean that he's supposed to save his parents."
"It might mean that he's supposed to destroy Voldemort in this time. So that he can never come back in your time," Lily told the younger girl. "If he destroyed Voldemort in this time, during this year, none of the deaths that happened after this year would happen."
"That is brilliant, Lily," Ginny told her. "If we could destroy Voldemort, everything would change. You and James would still be alive, Sirius would have never been a wanted man, and Harry would have never had to live with those awful muggles."
Lily got up from her chair and hugged Ginny, "I'm so glad that Harry has found such a wonderful girl. I couldn't imagine anyone better for my son."
Ginny blushed bright red, "Now all we have to do is convince him."
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The five boys sat in the common room waiting for Hermione, Ginny and Lily to return from the library. The older Sirius and Remus, Charlie and Tonks were in Dumbledore's office discussing ways to improve the wards on the castle, to better protect Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione.
"I wonder what is taking them so long?" James asked. "How much studying can you do in one day?"
Ron rolled his eyes, "Hermione could spend all day in the library, but I've never known Ginny to study for so long. She likes to have fun too much, I'll be surprised if she hasn't pulled some kind of prank on Hermione and Lily."
"I hope that she hasn't, Lily hexed me the last time I tried to pull a prank on her," Sirius told them. "It took two weeks for my hair to change back."
Harry started laughing, "What did she do to your hair, Sirius?" he asked.
"A charm to turn it Slytherin green and silver," he told them.
Ron looked over at Harry, "Remind me to never get your mum mad at me."
Remus cleared his throat, "Alright, enough of that. Is everything ready for the three of you to try and win the hearts of the lovely young ladies that should be coming back any second?"
James blushed bright red, "I have the flowers for Lily, and I bought her some candy too."
"I think that I'm just going to give Ginny the flowers and tell her that I'm sorry for not noticing what a wonderful young woman she had become. Then I'm going to tell her that I don't think of her as Ron's little sister anymore and see where that gets me," Harry told them.
Ron looked at the others, "I'm going to give her the flowers and then I'm going to kiss her."
Sirius whistled, "It seems that tonight might just be very interesting to watch."
The portrait hole opened and the older Sirius and Remus came in followed by Charlie and Tonks.
"How are the plans going?" the older Remus asked.
The younger Sirius smiled, "Do you think that we could fit three of us under each of the invisibility cloaks? I don't want to miss a second of this."
Harry looked over at his teenaged godfather, "I don't know if you'll fit, but if you're going to find out, you had better get a move on."
The six of them ran up the stairs to the boys dorms, grabbed the invisibility cloaks and ran back down to the common room. They found seats in the back of the room, with a clear view of the three boys. The boys were each sitting in one of the large armchairs, waiting for the girls to come back. "I don't think that we'll miss anything from here," the younger Sirius said.
"We had better put silencing charms around us, just in case we can't control our mouths," Charlie said, laughing. "I'm sure that I won't be able to be quiet when I see little Ronnikins kissing Hermione."
With a wave of their wands, the older versions of Remus and Sirius put silencing charms up around the sofas that they were sitting in. A few minutes later, the girls walked in.
Harry was the first one up from his chair, he grabbed the flowers that he had gotten for Ginny and walked toward her with them hidden behind his back. "Ginny, can I talk to you for a minute?"
She smiled at him, "Sure Harry," she said. He handed her the flowers and lead her over to the chair he had been sitting in.
Ron and James quickly followed, James gave Lily the flowers and led her to his chair. Ron handed the flowers to Hermione and quickly leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on her lips.