[AN. and I'm back.  Happy New Year everyone and I hope you enjoyed the holidays.

Reviews:

Sara Minks ~ that's for me to know and you to guess.  If you have read my other story though it might be a little easier

Lum ~ some of your guesses were right while others were way off.  If you want to try guessing again do so in this chapter.  You were right about who Leilani is trying to catch and who her mother is and half right about who received the potion.  It's not fair though you guessed two people.]

Disclaimer: the characters of Leilani, Junko, Anastasia Kou Cosmos and Rosaline Kou Cosmos are mine everything else belongs to J. K. Rowling. Also the Heaven's Gate potion is an idea of my own creation.  If you wish to use it please ask and I'll be happy to let you make use of it.

"           "-Talking

'           '-Thinking

          -Cosmonian

^          ^-Telepathy

Chapter 10 ~ To be a Teenager Again

            The rest of the day after Leilani's appearance passed by relatively normally.  Neither Rose nor the other recipient of the potion noticed anything wrong with them selves.

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            The next morning Rose awoke and looked around her room in confusion.  'How in the world did I get in here?' Rose asked herself as she looked at each object in the room.  'Oh well, I better get out of here before I get in trouble.'  Rose quickly glanced around the room for some of her robes and realized that there were none to be found.  "The Marauder's.  How could I have been so stupid as to forget?  There probably the one's who put me here," Rose said aloud to the empty room.  Conjuring up some robes she quickly changed into them.  Rose then headed to the door and slowly opened it.  Seeing no one there she cast an invisibility spell on herself and exited the room.  Rose quickly made her way through the school to the dungeons.  There, standing outside the wall that hid the Slytherin dormitories, was Severus.  He was reciting all the passwords that had been used to guard the Slytherin dorms.

            "Hey Sev, what's wrong?" Rose asked as she removed the invisibility spell and walked over to stand beside him.

            "The doorway won't open.  It's like someone changed the password," Sev told Rose as he turned to face her.  "I also woke up in another room.  Whoever lives there though must have an extremely dark personality.  All the décor in the room was done in black, green, and silver."

            "Weird, I woke up in a different room too.  Betcha 10 gallons that this is a Marauder prank," Rose said to Sev as she placed her hand on the wall that guarded the Slytherin dorms.

            "No way.  It would be a bet I would lose anyway.  What I want to know is how they got us in those rooms?  None of them can brew a potion to save their lives, and the shield spell would have prevented Stupefy from working."

            "There are other ways of knocking a person out than potions or spell.  The correct amount of pressure on a nerve in the neck can knock a person unconscious.  Ah here we go, the password is Mudblood," Rose told Sev, her face constricting in disgust.  "That does it, I'm changing this.  Give me an obscure potions ingredient Sev," Rose asked as she looked over her shoulder at him.

            "Wolfsbane," Sev told her with a smile.

            "Right," Rose said, as the last of the magic's required to set the password slid into place.  Rose stepped away from the wall, removing her hands from their places on it, before speaking again.  "That's settled, Wolfsbane," Rose told the wall in font of her.  The wall slowly rearranged itself until a doorway was formed in the wall.  Just as Rose was about to enter the common room she had an idea.

            "Hey Sev, want to go reset all the common room passwords?" Rose asked Sev as she turned to face him.

            "Your on, I get to choose the Griffindor password though."

            "Be my guest, Sev."  Having said that the two disappeared to leave mayhem, chaos, and destruction in their wake throughout the school.  After the duo had disappeared from the corridor leading to the Slytherin dorms, two figures stepped out from the shadows in which they had been hidden.

            "You are going to be in so much trouble Lei," the one figure said to the other.

            "Only if I get caught Junko," Leilani told her friend as she looked over at her.  "Come on, I'm expected in the Great Hall and I want to be there when they arrive."  Junko rolled her eyes and followed after her as she led the way up through the school.

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            From her seat at the staff table Ana watched the doorway for her sister and Severus.  Ana had already sent Snuffles to search the halls of the school for them.  As she was watching the doors she noticed Leilani and Junko entering the hall.

            "Leilani, Junko," Ana called out as she beckoned the two of them to stand before the staff table.  "I'm afraid that the reports Rose asked you to deliver aren't here yet.  Rose has yet to appear this morning," Ana told Leilani as she looked at the two of them.  "Leilani what have you been up to?  You have that 'I've-just-pulled-a-prank' look on your face.  This wouldn't have anything to do with why Rose hasn't shown up yet this morning would it? Ana asked as she looked the two girls.  Just as Leilani was about to answer Snuffles bounded into the hall and raced up to the staff table.

            ^We have a problem,^ Sirius told Ana as he sat at her feet.

            ^What is it now?^ Ana asked as she looked down at Sirius and patted him on the head.

            ^I just saw a 15-year-old Rose and Severus running through the halls.^

            "What?" Ana shouted as she looked at Sirius in shock.  As what he had told her sunk into her mind however her gaze flew to the two girls who stood before her.  "Care to explain yourself?" Ana asked as her gaze bore into the two girls.  For a second time Leilani was interrupted as the doors of the Great Hall flew open.  Through them walked the last person the Weasley family ever thought they would ever see at Hogwarts, their mother Molly Weasley.

            "Molly, what a pleasant surprise.  What bring you here?" Ana asked as she looked at the mother of one of her dearest friends.  When Molly answered, she did so in a language that only a handful of those present in the hall understood.

            Where is she? Molly asked as she glared at Ana.

            I'm to take it that this isn't a social call then, Ana sighed as she relaxed back in her chair.

            Ana, Molly began, only to be cut off by Ana.

            If you wish to know where my sister is perhaps you should ask Leilani.  She knows more about this situation then any of us, Ana told Molly as she looked at Leilani.  Molly turned her glare from Ana to Leilani.

            Well, Leilani began.

            "In English Leilani, so that everyone can understand you, please," Ana told Leilani.  Leilani took a deep breath before she began again.

            "Well, the Lady Rosaline asked me to asked me to give some help to the Weasley twins so they might actually be able to pull a successful prank on her. (The twins in question sank low in their seats to avoid their mother's glare.)  They had tried everything but a potion, so I gave both the Lady Rosaline and another a potion to prove that they would work on a potions mistress," Leilani explained, her head bowed in preparation for the explosion to come from Ana.

            "What potion did you use Leilani?" Ana warily asked.

            "A de-aging potion.  Both the Lady Rosaline and Professor Severus Snape have de-aged 20 years both physically and mentally," Leilani informed Ana as she wished for the floor to open up and shallow her whole.

            The students in the Great Hall stared at Leilani in shock.  No one had ever pulled a prank on Professor Snape before.  It was one of the unwritten rules of Hogwarts.  To play a prank on Professor Snape would mean having detention for the rest of your school career.

            Of all the stupid, idiotic thing to do.  How could you be so careless?  You may have heard stories about Rose when she was younger but she has matured greatly since then.  However by de-aging both her body and her mind you have effectively rendered Rose next to helpless, or did you forget it wasn't until after she finished attended Hogwarts that she really began to learn how to use her powers? Molly asked as she stared at Leilani.

            "Oh Merlin," Leilani said as her face contorted in horror.  "I'm such an idiot."

            "No you are not Leilani, you are impulsive.  You don't think through the consequences of your actions before you do them.  You need to learn some self-control," Ana told Leilani as she came around the staff table to stand before the young girl.  "You need to start taking responsibility for your actions, beginning now."  Just as Ana was about to continue a gasp came from the direction of the doors leading into the Great Hall.

            "Ana?" Rose asked, confusion laced throughout her voice.  The eyes of every person in the hall slid to the two figures standing in the doorway, one of which was shrouded in shadows.

            "Where are we?  What's going on?" Rose asked, hysteria rising in her voice.  The other figure in the doorway stepped out of the shadows and many of the students in the Great Hall found themselves going into shock.  The second figure was Professor Snape with one difference.  His hair didn't appear to be greasy.  Sev placed an arm around Rose to comfort her, unaware that he had just sent the majority of the student surrounding him into shock.

            "What is going on?" Severus asked as his eyes bore into the older eyes of Ana.

            "It's my fault," Leilani said as she turned to face the two victims of her prank.  "I forgot that the potion I used react badly to pumpkin juice, the acids change the purpose of the potion.  So instead of giving your older counterparts a time-delayed de-aging potion, they drank a time-delayed time warp potion.  It switched you with your older counterparts, you're here  while they are back in your time," Leilani told them.

            "How far into the future have we traveled and how long will we be here?" Severus asked, his voice hard with repressed anger.

            "The potion was set to de-age both the Lady Rosaline and yourself 20 years, so you are 20 years into the future.  The potion will last for 3 days before you will go back," Leilani answered, standing tall under Severus' piercing glare.

            "So, for the next 3 days we get to attend school in this time.  I have one question, who won the prank war?" Rose asked, an impish smile spreading across her face as she relaxed.

            "The Heaven's succeed in outsmarting the Marauder's. They conceded defeat when you pranked the very school itself," Professor Dumbledore told Rose as he came over to join the group in the middle of the hall.  "I believe that the two of you should join the 5th year Slytherins for their classes.  Until the potion wears off however I'm afraid that I shall have to cancel potions classes," Professor Dumbledore informed the students in the hall.

            "That won't be necessary headmaster.  Leilani can teach the potions classes.  She knows enough about potions to teach even the 7th years," Ana informed Albus as she looked at Leilani.

            "Is this true, Miss…" Albus paused, realizing as he did that he did not even know this young woman's full name.

            "Tenshi," Leilani completed.  "My name is Leilani Tenshi, and yes it is true.  The only thing that prevents me from already having my potions mastery is the rule the council created which states a person must be 16 before they can attempt the mastery exams."  Professor Dumbledore stared at the young girl as he debated the issue in his mind.

            "Very well," Professor Dumbledore said as he nodded his head in approval.  "You may teach the potions classes.  I will give you my copy of our potions master's lesson plans.  You are to teach only what he has indicated would be taught in each class."

            "Of course professor," Leilani humbly told the headmaster.

            "Will you be alright teaching the DADA classes by yourself Ana, or do you need help?" Albus asked, as he turned to face her.

            "Already taken care of Albus," Ana replied as she conjured a piece of parchment with words on it.  "Junko take this to Kiara if she says that she is unable to come, return immediately and let me know.  If she came come however ask her to come as soon as possible.  Do you understand?" Ana asked the black-haired girl in front of her.

            "Of course your highness.  I shall leave immediately," Junko replied as she took hold of the parchment and left the Great Hall. Ana's eyes looked over the 5th year Slytherin's until her eyes fell on a familiar blond.

            "If you would come here Mr. Malfoy," Ana called out to the Slytherin.  Draco looked up at his name before slowly standing and making his way over to the professor.  As Rose's eyes caught sight of his figure they narrowed in anger.

            "Lucius," Rose hissed as she glared at the boy.  Draco stopped in shock, as Ana quickly turned to correct her sister.

            "This is not Lucius Rose, this is his son, Draco Malfoy.  Draco I want you to show the two of them around, they will follow your schedule for the 3 days that they are here," Ana informed the blond Slytherin.

            "Of course professor," Draco replied before turning to the two de-aged professors.  "It is a pleasure to meet the both of you."

            "Now that, that's settled, I believe that everyone has classes in 10 minutes.  Leilani I want you to behave yourself.  You may get away with your pranks and tricks at the Academy, but they will not be tolerated while you are here.  Do you understand me, Leilani?" Ana asked her golden eyes boring into Leilani's silver ones.

            "Yes your highness," Leilani answered before turning towards the headmaster.  "If you would be so kind headmaster as to show me those lesson plans you told me you had."

            "Of course my dear, if you'll follow me we can get you ready for your first class," Professor Dumbledore told her before sweeping out of the hall, Leilani following after him.  Slowly the students in the Great Hall began to leave as they realized just how late they were going to be for their classes if they didn't leave now.  Rose continued to gaze warily at Draco.

            Ana, I don't trust him, she told her sister.

            Two words Rose, Personality Potion.  Ana smirked as her sisters eyes flew to her and her mouth dropped open in shock.  You yourself brewed and administered it to Lucius when he finally pushed you patience to far, Ana informed her sister.  You took great pleasure in informing him about the potions effects.

Rose smiled at her twin and visibly relaxed.  "Well Dray what do we have first?" she asked as she turned to look at the blond Slytherin.  Draco's looked startled at the quick change of Rose's attitude towards him.  When what Rose had finally penetrated his shocked brain he blurted out "Dray?"  Severus rolled his eyes at his companions' behavior.

            "It a habit of Rose's.  She is forever shortening names into a one syllable nickname," Severus informed Draco.  Rose tapped him on the arm trying hard to look offended.

            "I don't shorten everyone's name.  It case you hadn't noticed Ana is two syllables and I call James, Jamesie all the time, and that two syllables too," Rose informed Sev before turning her attention back to Draco.  "If you don't like it, I won't call you that," Rose told him as she smiled at him.

            "No that's Ok, I like it," Draco told her as he returned her smile.  "To answer your question Rose, we have Herbology first.  We better go before we're late," Draco informed the two of them before leading them out of the nearly empty hall.  After they had left the hall, Ana turned to face Molly.

            "I'll let Rose know that you wanted to talk to her once she is back to normal.  It maybe a couple of days after though because I believe that she will want to add on to Leilani's punishment," Ana told Molly as the two women walked out of the Great Hall.

            "If you would, I just want to know what's going on," Molly informed Ana.

            "Well in that case why don't I drop into the Burrow after classes today and explain everything to you," Ana suggested to her dear friend.  Molly nodded her head in acceptance and the two separated.   Ana looked down at the grim-like dog trotting at her side and sighed.

            ^Why can't we ever have a peaceful day Sirius?^ she asked as the male in question butted her hand for a pat.  Ana gave in and petted his head for a minute.

            "Come on Snuffles, let's see if the 3rd years have started hexing each other yet," Ana said as she began her walk down the hallway again, the big, black dog trotting faithfully at her side.

[AN. and another chapter bites the dust.  I heard the best news the other day.  Harry Potter book 5 comes out on June 21.  I'm so excited, and I can't wait to read it.

For those who would like to read the original story of Prophecy of Shadows I will have the story posted up soon as I make a few corrections on it.  It will be found under the title Spirits and Rings, Prophecies and Shadows.  It is a collection of pieces written on the theme of romantic fantasy.

The next chapter shouldn't take that long to come out as I am out for exam week starting Friday.  I'll try to get another chapter up before February but I'm not going to make any promises.

Till next chapter,

Silver Tenshi]