Chapter 26
For the next week, Hermione, Lily, Tonks and Ginny spent all of their free time in the library, searching for something to help them create a spell to defeat the dark lord. They had all gone to see Professor Dumbledore, and he had given them a pass for the restricted section. Harry, Ron, the younger Sirius and Remus, Charlie, James, and the older Sirius and Remus were in the room of requirement, searching for any forgotten spells that could be altered to assist them in their goal.
"I'm pretty sure that with enough stupefy stickies, we could knock him out. The problem is how to destroy him," Charlie said.
Harry ran his hand through his already messy hair, "We know how he came back in our time, the problem is that we don't know what he did in this time to make himself so powerful."
"What we need is someone who knows what he did, or at least has an idea," James said.
The older Sirius and Remus shared a look with Harry and Charlie, "Snape!!!" Charlie and Harry exclaimed together. The other boys just looked at the two, wondering what they were talking about.
"You made us promise to leave him alone, Harry," the younger Sirius said.
"What does he have to do with it?" James asked.
Harry held up his hand, "I think that I have an idea."
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Lily and Ginny walked back to the common room, their arms loaded down with books. "I think that I can come up with a spell to defeat him. But I need more information," Lily told the younger girl.
"My information wouldn't help you, it's all from when he comes back. I know what he did to come back, but not how he was before," she answered. "Maybe Harry and James have come up with something." They arrived at the portrait hole, "Devil's snare," Ginny said to the fat lady. The portrait opened and they went through the opening.
"Is there anyone in your time that would know? Would Dumbledore?" Lily asked, dropping her books on the table and sitting down. Before Ginny could answer, the portrait opened again, letting in a loud group. Harry, Sirius, James, Remus, Charlie, Tonks, Hermione and the older versions of Sirius and Remus stepped into the common room and headed over toward Ginny and Lily.
"Harry has an idea, has anyone seen Peter?" James asked.
Ginny shook her head. "Not today, what do you need Peter for?" Lily asked.
The younger Remus ran up the stairs to the boy's dorm, searching for Peter.
"If he's not up there, James can go and check the marauder's map," Harry told them.
A few minutes later, Remus came down the stairs, Peter following behind.
"Guys, help Ginny and Lily with the books. We need to go to the room of requirement," Harry paused, looking at the assembled group. "It's time to tell Peter what is going on."
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"I couldn't have done that," Peter told them.
The older Sirius looked at his old friend, "Wormtail, you not only handed Voldemort Lily and James, you helped him to come back and try to kill Harry."
He looked at his friends, trembling. "Why would I do something like that?"
"We don't know, but we want to prevent it. We don't want you to go over to Voldemort, we want you to stand by our sides and help us destroy him," the younger Remus told him.
"If he didn't have you, Peter," Harry said. "He wouldn't have been able to come back in my fourth year. I was sent back here to change time, I don't want you to turn on your friends. It hurt them when they found out that you had given my parents to the Dark Lord, you spent seven years as friends. That means more than power that you will never get."
Peter looked up, twelve sets of eyes met his. "Alright, you have my promise. I will not join Voldemort, I will stand with my friends and fight for them, and I'll even die for them if I have to."
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"As much as he hates us Harry, we're the ones that have to do this," the older Sirius told him. "Sending a letter to Dumbledore is one way, but the best thing to do, is for us to go and work with him."
Remus patted Harry's shoulder, "I'm sure that Severus will be able to come up with something. He's a brilliant man, and if anyone can come up with a potion to destroy Voldemort in this time, it's him."
Harry smiled at them, "Make sure that you tell him that I made sure that the marauders of this time would leave him alone. Maybe he won't hate me as much now."
"We'll be back, send us anything that you come up with. Any spells that the girls create, write them out and describe them. Maybe we can kill him off before spring, and then you can go back to our time, and spend time with your parents. But then they'll be old enough to be your parents, instead of classmates," Sirius told him. Sirius and Remus walked out of the common room and up to Dumbledore's office to go back to the Hogwarts of the future and try to find a way to defeat Voldemort.
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"Albus, I'm not sure that I will be able to come up with something to destroy him," Severus told him.
"Severus, Sirius and Remus will be coming back to this time, and they want your help finding a way to destroy the Voldemort of your school days. If he is destroyed in the past, you would never become a Death Eater, and you would not be risking your life to spy for us now. Just think about what your life could be my boy."
"Send them to the dungeons when they get here. I'm going to start searching for something to destroy him," the potions master told him.
"Lily, Miss. Granger, Auror Tonks and Miss. Weasley are trying to invent a spell to assist. Hopefully they will find something that will work with the assistance of a simple potion," Dumbledore said. Severus Snape stalked from the room and headed toward the dungeons to find a way to destroy Voldemort. He wanted to destroy him before he had a chance to join as a young man, things would be so different if he had never joined him. He allowed a small smile to creep up on his lips, searching his mind for a potion that would kill when combined with a spell.
For the next week, Hermione, Lily, Tonks and Ginny spent all of their free time in the library, searching for something to help them create a spell to defeat the dark lord. They had all gone to see Professor Dumbledore, and he had given them a pass for the restricted section. Harry, Ron, the younger Sirius and Remus, Charlie, James, and the older Sirius and Remus were in the room of requirement, searching for any forgotten spells that could be altered to assist them in their goal.
"I'm pretty sure that with enough stupefy stickies, we could knock him out. The problem is how to destroy him," Charlie said.
Harry ran his hand through his already messy hair, "We know how he came back in our time, the problem is that we don't know what he did in this time to make himself so powerful."
"What we need is someone who knows what he did, or at least has an idea," James said.
The older Sirius and Remus shared a look with Harry and Charlie, "Snape!!!" Charlie and Harry exclaimed together. The other boys just looked at the two, wondering what they were talking about.
"You made us promise to leave him alone, Harry," the younger Sirius said.
"What does he have to do with it?" James asked.
Harry held up his hand, "I think that I have an idea."
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Lily and Ginny walked back to the common room, their arms loaded down with books. "I think that I can come up with a spell to defeat him. But I need more information," Lily told the younger girl.
"My information wouldn't help you, it's all from when he comes back. I know what he did to come back, but not how he was before," she answered. "Maybe Harry and James have come up with something." They arrived at the portrait hole, "Devil's snare," Ginny said to the fat lady. The portrait opened and they went through the opening.
"Is there anyone in your time that would know? Would Dumbledore?" Lily asked, dropping her books on the table and sitting down. Before Ginny could answer, the portrait opened again, letting in a loud group. Harry, Sirius, James, Remus, Charlie, Tonks, Hermione and the older versions of Sirius and Remus stepped into the common room and headed over toward Ginny and Lily.
"Harry has an idea, has anyone seen Peter?" James asked.
Ginny shook her head. "Not today, what do you need Peter for?" Lily asked.
The younger Remus ran up the stairs to the boy's dorm, searching for Peter.
"If he's not up there, James can go and check the marauder's map," Harry told them.
A few minutes later, Remus came down the stairs, Peter following behind.
"Guys, help Ginny and Lily with the books. We need to go to the room of requirement," Harry paused, looking at the assembled group. "It's time to tell Peter what is going on."
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"I couldn't have done that," Peter told them.
The older Sirius looked at his old friend, "Wormtail, you not only handed Voldemort Lily and James, you helped him to come back and try to kill Harry."
He looked at his friends, trembling. "Why would I do something like that?"
"We don't know, but we want to prevent it. We don't want you to go over to Voldemort, we want you to stand by our sides and help us destroy him," the younger Remus told him.
"If he didn't have you, Peter," Harry said. "He wouldn't have been able to come back in my fourth year. I was sent back here to change time, I don't want you to turn on your friends. It hurt them when they found out that you had given my parents to the Dark Lord, you spent seven years as friends. That means more than power that you will never get."
Peter looked up, twelve sets of eyes met his. "Alright, you have my promise. I will not join Voldemort, I will stand with my friends and fight for them, and I'll even die for them if I have to."
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"As much as he hates us Harry, we're the ones that have to do this," the older Sirius told him. "Sending a letter to Dumbledore is one way, but the best thing to do, is for us to go and work with him."
Remus patted Harry's shoulder, "I'm sure that Severus will be able to come up with something. He's a brilliant man, and if anyone can come up with a potion to destroy Voldemort in this time, it's him."
Harry smiled at them, "Make sure that you tell him that I made sure that the marauders of this time would leave him alone. Maybe he won't hate me as much now."
"We'll be back, send us anything that you come up with. Any spells that the girls create, write them out and describe them. Maybe we can kill him off before spring, and then you can go back to our time, and spend time with your parents. But then they'll be old enough to be your parents, instead of classmates," Sirius told him. Sirius and Remus walked out of the common room and up to Dumbledore's office to go back to the Hogwarts of the future and try to find a way to defeat Voldemort.
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"Albus, I'm not sure that I will be able to come up with something to destroy him," Severus told him.
"Severus, Sirius and Remus will be coming back to this time, and they want your help finding a way to destroy the Voldemort of your school days. If he is destroyed in the past, you would never become a Death Eater, and you would not be risking your life to spy for us now. Just think about what your life could be my boy."
"Send them to the dungeons when they get here. I'm going to start searching for something to destroy him," the potions master told him.
"Lily, Miss. Granger, Auror Tonks and Miss. Weasley are trying to invent a spell to assist. Hopefully they will find something that will work with the assistance of a simple potion," Dumbledore said. Severus Snape stalked from the room and headed toward the dungeons to find a way to destroy Voldemort. He wanted to destroy him before he had a chance to join as a young man, things would be so different if he had never joined him. He allowed a small smile to creep up on his lips, searching his mind for a potion that would kill when combined with a spell.