Title: Lost in the Marauder's Time
Author: Miss Park Avenue
Rating/Couple: PG, Remus/Hermione
Disclaimer: None belongs to me, it all belongs to the talented Miss J.K. Rowling
Chapter Three: Discovered and Explanations
Hermione went through the halls to get to Dumbledore's office. So far, her day had been good. But it didn't exclude that she met Severus Snape in her classes. He, of course disliked her and spent all his time trying to curse people under the table. Hermione sighed.
If being a teacher means dealing with those people...I think I'm not gonna last 2-
Hermione, not watching where she was going, bumped into something. She fell on the hard stone cold floor and looked around. There was no one in sight. Then a sudden thought came to her mind. Lupin and the others. They must be on one of their adventures. She looked around and heard someone grunting. She got up and walked towards where she bumped into the "thing". She saw two arms sticking out and a pair of legs. She bent down, felt around, and felt a silvery, cool cloth. She snatched it up and there were Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, James Potter and Remus Lupin, laying on the floor.
She didn't move and looked at them. Sirius, Peter, Remus, and James looked at each other. The worried expression on their faces made Hermione realize that she had discovered their secret. She looked at them and said, "Well, I'm going to tell you one thing, I already know everything."
"Professor, we can explain-"
"We can't tell you, that's of course if you already know-"
"Please don't punish us. We were only-"
"We were just looking around, you know? A little stroll-"
Hermione held up her hand, saying that she wanted no more explanations.
"I already know of your little "nightime strolls". And about the Marauder's Map and invisibility cloak. And that Remus is a werewolf. Three of you are Animagi. Peter is a rat, Sirius is a dog, and James is a stag. I also know that Remus is "Moony", Peter is "Wormtail", Sirius is "Padfoot", and that James is "Prongs." So please spare me the explaining. And you better hurry out to the Shrieking Shack before Remus turns into a were-"
Hermione clamped her hand over her mouth before she could blurt out anything else. James, Sirius, Peter, and Remus looked at her in shock. They had never anyone who knew this much info on them. Peter looked like he was about to cry.
"Professor," said Peter shakily. "How did you know about us? I mean you just got here."
"I-I-I um...-"
Before Hermione could continue, Remus froze. He said slowly and softly, "I feel it. Hurry up."
As quick as a flash Sirius and James turned into a dog and a stag. Peter stayed as a human to help Lupin walk. Lupin looked tired and weak. Slowly Peter lead Lupin out with Prongs and Padfoot following behind. Lupin looked back at Hermione and said,"You won't tell anyone will you?"
Prongs and Padfoot looked back at her with worried eyes. She replied quickly, "No, I won't tell, ok? Now go."
Lupin nodded and left with Peter, James, and Sirius. Hermione watched them as they go towards the Whomping Willow and enter the Shrieking Shack. She stood there, so lost in her thoughts about blurting all she knew about them, she didn't notice someone walking towards her.
"Miss Granger?"
Hermione jerked her head up from her thoughts and looked up. Albus Dumbledore looked at her with the twinkle in her eyes. She blushed. "I'm sorry, I was a little busy."
"That's all right Miss Granger. Do you want to come to my office now?"
"Yes, thanks."
Dumbledore lead the way to his office while Hermione followed, deep in thought. She decided she was going to tell Dumbledore about the future. She knew it was risky because now she could ruin time. But she needed to decide if she should tell that Peter was going to betray James and Lily. And that a person called Voldemort will rise as a dark wizard. And that thousands of people will die.
Hermione walked up the stairs to the Headmaster's office. She sat down. Dumbledore sat down behind his desk. She looked up and saw that he was waiting for her to say something. She played with her hair while she waited. She then said, " Professor Dumbledore? I've been thinking. Well, I don't know if you know yet, but in the future, someone evil will rise and well, kill many people. I don't know if I should prevent it, or leave it alone. And I don't know if I should tell you, because it can change time."
Dumbledore listened to her words. She saw that he was thinking. After a few moments, he broke the silence. "Miss Granger, I feel that, you telling me what happens, will affect the future. It will affect it so much that no bad will happen. But, in you telling me the events that will happen, there will be no morale learned. If this dark wizard was not to rise because I knew, maybe someday later, an imitation might happen. So people will not be ready and prepared for this change. And wizards and witches won't know if this is good or not. I do see your point Miss Granger, but I feel that we should not interfere."
"But Professor, James and Lily Potter will die. Sirius Black will be put in Azkaban for something he didn't commit, and Peter Pettigrew will walk free for what he did and not Sirius!"
"James and Lily? Hmm...I always thought that. But I will not ask you anymore. Except this. Who defeats this dark wizard?"
"Harry Potter, sir."
"Harry? Possibly the Potter's son?"
"Yes, sir."
Dumbledore leaned back in his chair. You could tell he was not prepared for this. He sat there, deep in thought. Then replied, "I see your point and as much as I hate to say this, but we must leave time alone. You never know what might happen. If I interfere, who knows? You might not even exist in the future."
"But-"
"I see you aren't satisfied with my decision. Let me give you an example. Let's say I prevent Lily and James from getting killed. And Harry has his parents. Now, do you know Harry?"
"Yes, I do. He's one of my closest friends."
"Is he nice, and sometimes felt sorry for because of the loss of his parents? And is he understandable of people's troubles because he has his own?"
"Yes, he is, sir."
"You see, if Harry does have his parents, he might not learn those morales. And if strange events occur, then he might become the next dark wizard. You see? Anything can happen when you mess with time. Anything."
Hermione swallowed Dumbledore's words. That was crazy. Harry? A dark wizard? No way that could happen. But Dumbledore did have a point. If he changed time...
"Miss Granger? I suggest you get some sleep. Tomorrow is a school day and you have to teach."
Then a thought occured to Hermione. "Professor, how am I going to get home?"
Dumbledore looked at Hermione with thought. "Do you still have your Time Turner with you?"
"Uh, no I don't. While I continued falling, I dropped the Time Turner. That's probably why I'm not somewhere even further in the past. I looked back at the staircase, and I couldn't find it."
"Well, in that case, you can't go back until you find your original Time Turner. You can't go back with another one. I'm sorry."
Hermione looked shocked. She couldn't go back. She couldn't go back. She couldn't go back until she found her Time Turner. And what are the odds of finding it? Probably a million to one. She stood up, ready to leave. "Thanks Professor."
"I will try to find your original Time Turner and where it went. Until then, will you remain our Defense Against the Dark Arts substitute teacher?"
"Yes, I will, I guess. It's not like I have anything better to do."
Dumbledore smiled at this comment. "And one more thing Miss Granger. Please don't tell anyone what is to happen in the future. I trust you not to do this. But if you meet a person that is trustworthy, you may tell. But remember Miss Granger, you can affect the future greatly if you are not careful."
"Yes, Professor. I won't tell anybody."
Dumbledore smiled then stopped to yawn. "You best be getting to bed Miss Granger. Or rather, Miss Rivera?"
Hermione smiled and left Dumbledore's office.
~*~*~*~*~
Remus, James, Sirius, and Peter returned from another adventure and slipped into the common room quietly. It was almost 11:30 but none were sleepy. Each one was accounting the event that happened when they bumped into Professor Rivera. James then finally broke the silence. "She just got here! How did she know?"
"Maybe she can tell the future!" replied Peter.
"Wormtail, that's nonsense. If she did see the future, she would be the divination teacher then!" said a irritated Sirius.
"Don't forget guys, she also knew I was a werewolf," said Remus.
"Yeah, how did she know that too? And Moony, did you see that Professor Rivera was looking at you when she mentioned werewolves?"
"Yeah, I did. But wouldn't have Dumbledore told her? I mean she's staying here for 2 weeks, and she's a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. She would've found out about me anyway."
"But how did she know about my invisiblity cloak and the Marauder's Map? Really, I think she was snooping around in our dorm."
"No way. Not that I would mind anyway," said Sirius with an "evil grin" on his face.
"Sirius! Be serious!" shouted the three remaining Marauders.
"I am acting like Sirius! And I like to act that way, thank you very much," said Sirius smoothly.
The other 3 Marauder's looked at each other with a "Why doesn't Sirius ever act serious" look.
Sirius knew they were giving the "look" so he started to laugh. The other Marauders started to laugh also. Luckily the four of them shared a dorm and hurried up there. They finished laughing and continued the conversation.
"I don't deny it though. She is pretty." said James.
"Tut, tut, tut James. You already have Lily. So don't."
"I know that! I wasn't planning to cheat on her or something! I love her!"
"We all know that Prongs."
"I think she's beautiful." said Remus absentmindly. "She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. She has the most warmest brown eyes I've ever seen and-"
Remus suddenly turned crimson. The other Marauders were looking awestruck.
"Ooh! Moony has a crush on Professor Rivera!"
"Oh no," said Remus gloomily.
When the Marauders tease, they tease, bad. Remus had an expression on his face that plainly looked like it was the end of the world. Remus stood up and plainly said, "I'm going to bed."
"Oh, for what? So you can dream about Professor Rivera?" said James.
Remus then went to his bed and took out his wand. "Silencio!"
Then immediatly James, Sirius, and Peter were mute. Remus then put a charm on himself that made him not hear James, Sirius, and Peter, but other people. He layed on the bed and soon drifted off to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
Hermione woke up at six, getting ready for her classes. They were going to start werewolves and she was a bit nervous. She got dressed and went down to the Great Hall for breakfast. She entered and went to her seat with the other teachers. She sat down next to McGonagall and helped herself to some bacon and eggs. She looked around the table. Dumbledore was there talking with Professor McGonagall about muggle sweets. Then the usual flood of owls came in. Hermione didn't get anything but when she saw that McGonagall got the Daily Prophet, she snatched it.
Dark Forces Gathering
The Daily Prophet has confirmed that dark forces are gathering. There have been some muggle attacks and wizard deaths. A strange mark has also appeared in the sky several times. It appears to be a skull with a snake coming out of it. We have heard it is called a Dark Mark.
We, are not sure what is happening, but wizards and witches are claiming to go over to the dark side. And the wizard who seems to be in charge of this trouble has called himself Voldemort. We offer advice: Don't trust anyone, anyone could be on the dark side.
The Ministry of Magic is doing all they can to stop the chaos, but are having no luck. They plan to have more and more Aurors trained to help. But who knows what might happen. (continued on page 5.)
Hermione looked up at Dumbledore. He was staring at her with a fire in his eyes. He looked like he was going to go and change his mind about his decision about keeping time the way it is. But no, he couldn't and he can't. She suddenly lost her appeitite.
Hermione walked to her classroom to prepare. She had to pass by the Gryffindor table and noticed that the Marauders except Remus were smiling. Remus had turned away and Hermione looked concerned. She walked over to the table and asked, "What's wrong? Are you ok?"
"Uh, yeah. Just nervous about something."
"Oh, then, will you four come with me to help prepare?"
"Sure, all right," they all replied.
They left the Great Hall and walked towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Hermione of course had already set up. She was just using this as an excuse to talk to them. When they arrived she turned around to face them. "Now, I think you know by now that you're not here to help me set up, but about yesterday night."
The Marauders nodded.
James spoke up. "Professor Rivera? How much do you know about us?"
Hermione pondered the question. "I guess some, like the basics, but actually not that much. I do know that Sirius played a prank on Severus and that James saved his life."
The Marauders looked at each other stunned. How did she know? thought Remus.
"Listen, I'm not going to tell any more or anyone about your little "fun." But I want you to know that you can trust me, ok?" said Hermione.
And with that, the students filed into the classroom.
Author's Note: Well, I hope that chapter was long enough. And I hope that explaining part wasn't too confusing. Pleze R&R! I'll write more soon!
Later Dayz, Miss Park Avenue
