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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 Ten: The Truth Comes Out and Hermione's Slip of the Tongue
Hours passed by, but Remus Lupin sat thinking about the last thing Melody Rivera said. 1984. He repeated the year over and over again in his mind. How could she be born in 1984 when this is the year 1979? Remus thought deeply. He suddenly stiffened. It all makes sense now. He couldn't stand it anymore. He had to know. Lightly, he shook Melody awake. "Melody? Love? Wake up."
She let out a long yawn, stretching her arms. She smiled and saw Remus's expression. It looked lost, but determined. She scrunched her brow, and asked, "Remus? What is it?"
He gazed at her and turned away from her. Hermione, confused about his actions, turned his head towards her, and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Remus emitted a long sigh, and spoke. "Do you remember the last thing you said to me before you fell asleep?"
Hermione searched through her mind to recover what she said. She recalled nothing. "I don't remember what I said. Why? What did I say?" She instinctively bit her lip. I hope it's not what I think it is...
Remus gave a look of concern, and replied, "I asked you what year you were born in." He paused and continued. "You said 1984."
Hermione realized her mistake and cringed. Oh god. He knows. He knows the truth...what am I gonna say now?
She felt the color drain out of her face and pondered for what seemed like forever on what to say next. Remus watched her intensely, waiting for her to say something. She finally spoke. "How did you figure it out?"
Remus took something out from under his robes. It was a time-turner. Her time-turner. Hermione's mouth fell open and almost grabbed it. "My time-turner! How did you find it?"
"I went to the staircase where I found you that day. I was curious as to why you were looking around there. I found it, and I kept it all this time." Remus sighed. "So, you're from the future?"
"Yes, I am. My real age is 17 actually...18 years from now."
Remus nodded. "Mel-wait, Melody isn't even your real name is it?"
Hermione slowly shook her head. "I can't tell you really. I mean, I want to, I do, but I can't. I risk too much-"
"Risk too much? What do you mean by that?" Remus interrupted.
"I'm saying that, since I'm from the future, there are things I know that you shouldn't really know about and giving you future information could affect everything that had happened."
"Can I at least have your first name?"
Hermione hesitated, but then said, "Hermione. My name is Hermione."
He said her name out loud, feeling her real name on his lips. He then had a sudden thought, and asked, "So, you know things that happen...about me, James, Sirius, and Peter right?"
Hermione stiffened at the mention of Peter's name, but she nodded. "Yes, I know what happens to you 18 years from now."
"So, that's how you knew all that stuff about us...the night we went out for my transformation. That's how you knew? How though?"
Dumbledore's words echoed through her head. 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. Hermione thought, and replied, "Actually, I found out about you from James's son."
"Son? James will have a son?"
Hermione grinned at the mention of Harry. "Yes, he will. I'm one of his closest friends."
Remus gave a smile, then said, "Let me guess. Lily and James right?"
"Mm hmm, it's sort of obvious though right?"
Remus gave a small chuckle. "Yeah, I suppose that's a given." He then paused, and mumbled, "So, what happens to me 18 years from now?"
Hermione bit her lip once more. She opened her mouth to say, but she closed it. Remus awaited her response. "Listen, Remus, I'd love to tell you, but I can't. I'd affect the future if you knew. You don't want to know the things that happen to you and your friends-"
"My friends? What about them? What happens-"
"I told you, I can't tell you. I'm sorry, but-"
"This is James, Sirius, Peter, and Lily we're talking about here Hermione and I'm not gonna sit here and wait for something to-"
Hermione couldn't take it anymore and suddenly burst into tears. She put her face in her hands and sobbed. Remus, taken back by her tears, took her into his arms. "Hey, listen, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have questioned you like that."
Hermione sniffled and sighed. "You have no idea how hard it was for me to lie to you like that. It was eating me away inside slowly, keeping this from you. Dumbledore made me stay quiet about it, but I couldn't look at your face any day and see what I was keeping from you. Then we had that Death Eater attack, and me getting into a coma, and all this stuff, it just piled up and it got too much and-"
"Shhhhh. It's okay. I know you've been through a lot. And I'm sorry if I ever was the cause of it."
"No, you were never. You actually made my day so much better." Remus smiled, and Hermione smiled also while letting out another sniffle. He kissed her forehead and they stayed like that throughout the entire day.
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"I presume she is here." The Dark Lord fingered his wand out of impatience. Crouching before the powerful figure was Wormtail, who was both happy at the success of the kidnaping of Melody Rivera but was also terrified of the figure standing before him. Although the plan had worked out, no one could not live in fear of having the Dark Lord feel that you had failed him.
"Y-yes, master," squeaked Wormtail.
"And the potion? It was administered?"
"Yes. Ev-everything is-is in place master."
"Excellent. Meanwhile, separate the boy and girl. I will soon go down there and deal with the girl myself." Voldemort dismissed Wormtail and went off to oversee other matters.
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Hermione was suddenly pulled away from Remus's warmth. Remus tried to grab onto her but the dungeon was split in two and there was a tall, thick wall separating the two. "Hermione! Are you okay?"
Hermione squinted through the darkness. "I think so. But where-"
Out of the darkness came Wormtail, holding out his wand. Anger and rage filled Hermione's body and she lunged forward to attack the traitor, but was held back by two Death Eaters. "You bastard! If I ever get my hands on you, I'll rip you limb from limb! You don't deserve to live!"
Peter, although shocked by her outburst, was suddenly smug. "Well, I apologize Professor-oops, I mean, Hermione." He spoke her real name with disgust.
Hermione was crying now. "How can you call yourself James' and Lily's friend when you betrayed them! You worthless piece of filth!"
Peter replied silently. "I did what was best for me. You don't understand what I had to do-"
"'What I had to do' my ass! That still doesn't change the fact that you were responsible for their deaths! And Sirius's life! And Remus's! How could-"
"Wait...what did you say? Their....deaths?"
Hermione instantly held her tongue. Oh no...what have I done...?
Puzzled, Peter stepped forward towards Hermione. "What do you mean...their deaths?"
Hermione refused to look him in the eye. "That's enough Wormtail. Let me ask the questions now. Step aside." A cold, menacing voice echoed through the dungeon. Already knowing who it was, Hermione raised her head slowly to meet a face that resembled a snake, skin whiter than a skull, and slits for eyes. Lord Voldemort.
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Remus attempted to get rid of the wall separating him from Hermione. Hermione. The name still felt weird on his tongue, but was her real name, nevertheless. His ears were then distracted by the fierce shouting from the other side. That sounds like Hermione's voice! "-I'll rip you limb from limb! You don't deserve to live!"
"Who doesn't deserve to live?" Remus wondered out loud. He couldn't hear the response from the other person in the room with Hermione, but he heard her response. "How can you call yourself James' and Lily's friend when you betrayed them!" What?!?! Betray? What the hell is she talking about? He listened more carefully. "-doesn't change the fact that you were responsible for their deaths! And Sirius's life! And Remus's!"
Remus backed away from the wall. James? Lily? Dead? No...no, that can't be right! What did she mean about Sirius and....and me? He heard someone enter the room. "Let me ask the questions now. Step aside."
Remus recognized the murderous voice. It was Voldemort.
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Yeah, I know...very short chapter. :-\ But, otherwise, still a chapter! I apologize for the extremely delayed chapter. Right now, it's Spring Break and that is how I'm able to get something out. The teachers actually gave us homework over the break, which I will never forgive them for. I am aiming to finish this fic before finishing How it All Began. If you have any ideas, e-mail me at milkncookies24@hotmail.com and I'll see what I can do! Thanks to all the dedicated people out there who have been patient! (although I'm sure that most of you have forgotten about this fic, :-\) I will try and get the next part as soon as possible, but for those of you who have been waiting, here you go!
