When Harry awoke the next morning he felt much better than he had the night before. He had just had the best sleep he had, had all summer. Mostly due to the fact that last night was the only night he hadn't dreamed about Sirius or Voldemort. Lately it seemed like if he hadn't been dreaming of one he had been dreaming of the other.
At the moment Harry was feeling to good to think about Malfoy. It was just one of those days when you wake up feeling everything's going to be great. You can take anything the world can throw your way, and from experience Harry knew a great deal about what the world could throw your way. Opening his curtains Harry saw that he was the only one awake, the rest were still fast asleep. Looking down at his watch Harry saw the reason why; it was five thirty in the morning.
Getting dressed Harry went down to go get some breakfast.
Reaching the Gryffindor, table Harry saw that a few other people were awake as well. One of them being Professor McGonagall, who had started walking over to him the moment she saw him. He knew he hadn't done anything wrong because there was a broad grin on her face, very unusual.
Reaching Harry she said, "Good morning, Potter. Here is your class schedule and a note about the Quidditch team this year.''
Handing these things to Harry Professor McGonagall headed back to the teachers table, still smiling.
Harry immediately went for the Quidditch note, who cares about classes right now? Opening it Harry read it and reread it.
Dear Mr. Potter,
You have been selected to be the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain. Before Friday you should meet with your head of house, to set up a date for Quidditch tryouts.
Good luck.
Congratulations.
Professor Dumbledore
Professor Dumbledore
After reading this a second time Harry yelled, 'Yess!' and ran out of the hall to tell Ron what had just happened.
At the teachers table Professor McGonagall, looking down at her food, shook her head and continued to smile at Harry's behavior.
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"Ron! Ron, get up!'' Harry yelled as he shook his best friend awake.
"What—what happened? Is it mom or Ginny?'' Ron asked as he shot straight up in his bed, still blurry eyed.
"Did they fire Snape?'' Neville asked hopefully.
"No, no. You guys they just made me the Gryffindor Capitan!'' Harry said beaming.
There was a bunch of congratulations from everyone in the room.
Throwing a pillow at Harry, to get his attention, Ron grumbled, "Couldn't you have told me all this later? I was in the middle of a good dream.''
Harry walked down to breakfast a second time this day, but this time with Ron and Hermione by his sides.
"This years team has to be the best Harry. I bet Malfoy isn't the team Capitan.'' Ron had been going on like this for a while now.
Not even when they had reached their table and had begun to eat did Ron stop. Very soon everyone knew that Harry had been made captain and were walking by to congratulate him or say how bad the felt for Gryffindor this year. By the time Professor McGonagall came around to hand out the rest of the Gryffindor schedules Harry was more than glad for the distraction.
"They're going to kill me they are.'' Ron gasped while looking at his schedule, "Snape the very first day and the first class.''
Immediately, reaching for their own schedules too, Hermione and Harry soon found that they too had Snape for their first class.
"Damn.'' Said Harry scowling at his schedule.
"Well at least we only have him for one more year, after this.'' Said Hermione on the bright side.
Well it seemed that the world was definitely not tired of throwing things Harry's way. Gathering their stuff together the trio marched off to their first class of the day.
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Waking up, it took Remus a few seconds to remember why he was sleeping in the hospital wing. When he did remember he jumped right out of bed and started to change his clothes. It was still kind of hard believing that they were in the future, but he didn't think that the professors would go through all this for their own amusement. He could be wrong but he didn't think so. This was the chance of a lifetime.
What had people accomplished in the future? Had they found a cure for werewolves? Wishful thinking. Most surprising was James's son Harry. Remus wanted to meet him very badly. Would he be the same as James? Probably not, his life was too different. Who would have thought that James's son was the only one who could defeat Voldemort?
After Remus had finished getting dressed he took his pillow and proceeded to Sirius's bed. Reaching it, he swung the pillow onto Sirius's face.
"Youuu!'' yelled Sirius at Remus's retreating back.
Walking over to James Remus did the same thing he had done to Sirius.
"It wasn't me!'' James said as he shot up in his bed.
"Come on you two we're already late.'' Lupin said.
"Late for what?'' James grumbled.
"On introducing ourselves to the future.''
"Yeah, I hope they're ready for us.'' Said Sirius with an evil smile curling on his lips.
Today was going to be memorable.
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Reaching the Gryffindor table the Marauders were happy to find that there was still some food on the table. They decided that it must be just a little after class had started.
When the Marauders had finished with there breakfast Lupin and Black both turned to James.
"Well?'' they both asked.
"Oh yeah.'' James said as he started to look through his robe pockets.
"Here we go,'' said James as he pulled the paper out of his pocket, which Sirius took away from him immediately.
"He has potions right now,'' Sirius said while looking at the paper.
The Marauders got up and headed to the dungeons.
"You guys what am I going to say to him?'' James asked.
"I'm your long lost father come over here and give me a kiss.''
"Sirius.'' Said James sternly.
"Well what else are you going to tell him.''
"I don't know, but not that. You know if I were Harry I'd think I was crazy. I mean come on anything I say is going to sound crazy.''
"Well the whole school saw us come last night, so he probably wont think your that crazy.'' Moony said.
"Besides, judging by what Dumbledore told us last night, I'd say Harry has to be a little of his rocker living what he's been through. So there's a good chance he wont notice anything weird.''
"Sirius!'' growled James while punching him in the arm.
"You wound me, James,'' said Sirius while holding one hand over his heart.
"I'll do more than that if you ever say anything like that again.''
"I was just joking,'' replied Sirius, "but never the less Moony and I have our wands ready if your kid attacks us unprovoked. I don't really have that much confidence in his genes.'' Sirius finished smiling at James.
James just glared at him and began to walk away.
"We can just go in, ask for him, and we can all explain this to him, later.'' Moony said trying to calm James.
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"That slimy git.'' Ron whispered to Harry.
Harry nodded his head in agreement it was not fair.
Snape had not stopped going on about how he thought many of the people in the room right now shouldn't even been there. These comments were all directed at the Gryffindor side of the classroom. When Snape started going on about how at least the 'mess-up' was no longer there Harry could no longer stand it.
All the hatred Harry had ever felt towards Snape had built up over the summer and was ready to be let out. Standing up and shacking slightly with anger Harry turned to Snape ready to give Snape a piece of his mind.
Snape seeing this turned to Harry with a look of utter loathing on his face and hissed, "Potter.''
They were so intent on each other that they did not see the dungeon door open and three figures stepping into the room.
Well, not until one of the figures hissed, "Snivellus.''