Chapter 33
The group, minus the marauders and Lily, headed toward the castle. Sirius looked around at them, "We're going to have to get ready to leave. Albus will want us back as soon as possible," he told them.
Severus looked over at Sirius, "We should be ready to go back today, at the latest tomorrow. The sooner we get this back to him, the better," he motioned toward the crystal in his robe pocket.
"Can we go back tomorrow?" Hermione asked. "I want to have the chance to say goodbye to everyone properly."
Remus smiled, "I'm sure that we can arrange that. We wouldn't make you leave without saying goodbye."
Severus smiled at the group of young Gryffindors, "Just make sure that you're all packed in the morning." He put his hand out and stopped Harry for just a minute, "You might want to write a letter to each of your parents. Tell them what ever you want, but you might want to mention Neville to them. I think that he would benefit from your parents being around, not to mention that his parents should have survived, now that Voldemort is gone."
"Thank you, sir. I will write to them, Remus, Sirius and Peter too. I'll be sure to mention Neville, and I would like it if they would continue their truce with you," Harry told him.
Severus laughed, "Harry, I'm pretty sure that they do."
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Ron threw the last of his things into his trunk, "I can't believe that we destroyed him."
Harry tossed a book into his trunk, "It's all over, Ron. I'm just wondering what is going to be different when we get back." He looked over at his best friend, "Are we still going to be friends? Is Hogwarts going to be the same?"
Ron smiled at him, "I'm wondering if your parents had any more kids. Maybe they even bought a house near where my parents live so that we could be friends from the time we were little."
Harry smiled and clapped him on the back, "That would be brilliant. Are we going to forget what happened in the life that we came from?" he questioned.
"Why don't we go and ask Dumbledore?" Ron said. The two of them moved toward the portrait hole and headed toward his office.
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Classes were canceled for a week, the celebrations continued through the wizarding world for a week after that. The body of Voldemort was burned on Hogwarts grounds and the ashes sealed in a container, Severus Snape held the crystal and the container with the ashes. He was returning both to the Headmaster of the future, so that they could be thrown into the veil in the Department of Mysteries.
They were returning to their own time today, he had spent the past week wondering just what changes he had missed by coming back to help. He was sure that he would have an overflow of memories when he returned, but he was more concerned about the four students that he had come back to help. They were going to have the memories of new lives as soon as they returned. Harry in particular, his parents were never going to have to face Voldemort and they would still be alive. Being in this time, they had no new memories yet. They would be swamped by them as soon as they returned, he wanted to be prepared to assist the four of them. He had been brewing potions for days, he didn't want them to spend their first days back in the hospital wing.
He walked toward the Headmaster's office, to discuss their departure. He wanted to get back, but he wanted to be sure that everything was ready. He was hoping that the Headmaster of this time had everything prepared, so that they could return to their own time with out any problems.
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There was a large group walking toward the Headmaster's office, the four females in the group were all sniffling and dabbing at their eyes. "I can't believe that you're going home," Lily told them. "I'm going to miss the two of you."
"We're going to miss you too, Lily," Hermione told her. They stood outside the headmaster's office hugging. "But you will remember us, the way we are now. Professor Dumbledore is sure that we will remember everything, I'm just glad that Harry may have the chance to grow up with you and James around."
"If we survive, we will be sure to search you out when you are very young, Hermione. That way you will have advantages over most muggleborn students, and Harry will be sure to have his best friends." She leaned in close to the two girls. "James and I have already discussed it, we're planning to buy a house in Ottery St. Catchpole. So that Harry can grow up near such a wonderful family. Ginny, I can never thank your family for all they have done for Harry. I plan to ask your parents to be Harry's guardians if anything would happen to us, I'm sure that he will be happiest with all of you."
Ginny squealed and hugged the other girl, "He hated going back to the muggles every summer, but he would be happier if you and James are there for him." She looked at the messy black head standing a few feet in front of them. "He has always missed having a family, I'm so happy that we have given him a chance to have his back.
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Harry handed each of the Marauders a letter, "Don't read these until after we have gone back to our time. I'm happy that I got to spend time with all of you, it's something that I have always wanted." He hugged Lily and shook hands with the four marauders, but he leaned in when he was standing in front of Sirius, Remus and James. "The map you made is great, but be sure that you keep up with all of your inventions. I would like to get to see all of them, not just the one's that the Weasley twins find." They laughed and watched as Harry walked over toward the group waiting for Dumbledore to weave the spell that would send them back to their own time.
Lily ran over to where Harry was standing, "Harry, if we are around, I'll be waiting for you outside the Headmaster's office. As soon as you get back, I'll be there."
Harry smiled at her, "I'll be looking for you."
A/N: Another chapter, just a few more and the story will be finished. Again, sorry for the long wait, but I live in the middle of nowhere (20 miles from the closest grocery store, and it's just one long road with nothing but fields and animals on the way there. I have to go 35 miles just to get to Wal-mart) and there is only the one internet company that has access numbers here. Which is why I had no internet while they were replacing the servers (it's a telephone co-op, it's very rural here) but now they are fixed and hopefully they will have DSL here soon (I've been here a year and a half and they said that it would be two years before they got it on our mountain) and I won't have to worry about dial-up.
The group, minus the marauders and Lily, headed toward the castle. Sirius looked around at them, "We're going to have to get ready to leave. Albus will want us back as soon as possible," he told them.
Severus looked over at Sirius, "We should be ready to go back today, at the latest tomorrow. The sooner we get this back to him, the better," he motioned toward the crystal in his robe pocket.
"Can we go back tomorrow?" Hermione asked. "I want to have the chance to say goodbye to everyone properly."
Remus smiled, "I'm sure that we can arrange that. We wouldn't make you leave without saying goodbye."
Severus smiled at the group of young Gryffindors, "Just make sure that you're all packed in the morning." He put his hand out and stopped Harry for just a minute, "You might want to write a letter to each of your parents. Tell them what ever you want, but you might want to mention Neville to them. I think that he would benefit from your parents being around, not to mention that his parents should have survived, now that Voldemort is gone."
"Thank you, sir. I will write to them, Remus, Sirius and Peter too. I'll be sure to mention Neville, and I would like it if they would continue their truce with you," Harry told him.
Severus laughed, "Harry, I'm pretty sure that they do."
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Ron threw the last of his things into his trunk, "I can't believe that we destroyed him."
Harry tossed a book into his trunk, "It's all over, Ron. I'm just wondering what is going to be different when we get back." He looked over at his best friend, "Are we still going to be friends? Is Hogwarts going to be the same?"
Ron smiled at him, "I'm wondering if your parents had any more kids. Maybe they even bought a house near where my parents live so that we could be friends from the time we were little."
Harry smiled and clapped him on the back, "That would be brilliant. Are we going to forget what happened in the life that we came from?" he questioned.
"Why don't we go and ask Dumbledore?" Ron said. The two of them moved toward the portrait hole and headed toward his office.
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Classes were canceled for a week, the celebrations continued through the wizarding world for a week after that. The body of Voldemort was burned on Hogwarts grounds and the ashes sealed in a container, Severus Snape held the crystal and the container with the ashes. He was returning both to the Headmaster of the future, so that they could be thrown into the veil in the Department of Mysteries.
They were returning to their own time today, he had spent the past week wondering just what changes he had missed by coming back to help. He was sure that he would have an overflow of memories when he returned, but he was more concerned about the four students that he had come back to help. They were going to have the memories of new lives as soon as they returned. Harry in particular, his parents were never going to have to face Voldemort and they would still be alive. Being in this time, they had no new memories yet. They would be swamped by them as soon as they returned, he wanted to be prepared to assist the four of them. He had been brewing potions for days, he didn't want them to spend their first days back in the hospital wing.
He walked toward the Headmaster's office, to discuss their departure. He wanted to get back, but he wanted to be sure that everything was ready. He was hoping that the Headmaster of this time had everything prepared, so that they could return to their own time with out any problems.
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There was a large group walking toward the Headmaster's office, the four females in the group were all sniffling and dabbing at their eyes. "I can't believe that you're going home," Lily told them. "I'm going to miss the two of you."
"We're going to miss you too, Lily," Hermione told her. They stood outside the headmaster's office hugging. "But you will remember us, the way we are now. Professor Dumbledore is sure that we will remember everything, I'm just glad that Harry may have the chance to grow up with you and James around."
"If we survive, we will be sure to search you out when you are very young, Hermione. That way you will have advantages over most muggleborn students, and Harry will be sure to have his best friends." She leaned in close to the two girls. "James and I have already discussed it, we're planning to buy a house in Ottery St. Catchpole. So that Harry can grow up near such a wonderful family. Ginny, I can never thank your family for all they have done for Harry. I plan to ask your parents to be Harry's guardians if anything would happen to us, I'm sure that he will be happiest with all of you."
Ginny squealed and hugged the other girl, "He hated going back to the muggles every summer, but he would be happier if you and James are there for him." She looked at the messy black head standing a few feet in front of them. "He has always missed having a family, I'm so happy that we have given him a chance to have his back.
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Harry handed each of the Marauders a letter, "Don't read these until after we have gone back to our time. I'm happy that I got to spend time with all of you, it's something that I have always wanted." He hugged Lily and shook hands with the four marauders, but he leaned in when he was standing in front of Sirius, Remus and James. "The map you made is great, but be sure that you keep up with all of your inventions. I would like to get to see all of them, not just the one's that the Weasley twins find." They laughed and watched as Harry walked over toward the group waiting for Dumbledore to weave the spell that would send them back to their own time.
Lily ran over to where Harry was standing, "Harry, if we are around, I'll be waiting for you outside the Headmaster's office. As soon as you get back, I'll be there."
Harry smiled at her, "I'll be looking for you."
A/N: Another chapter, just a few more and the story will be finished. Again, sorry for the long wait, but I live in the middle of nowhere (20 miles from the closest grocery store, and it's just one long road with nothing but fields and animals on the way there. I have to go 35 miles just to get to Wal-mart) and there is only the one internet company that has access numbers here. Which is why I had no internet while they were replacing the servers (it's a telephone co-op, it's very rural here) but now they are fixed and hopefully they will have DSL here soon (I've been here a year and a half and they said that it would be two years before they got it on our mountain) and I won't have to worry about dial-up.