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A/N For those of you who read the previous chapter when it was one big jumble; it is the same chapter only it is straightened out. Sploogal fixed it. :-D I promise we didn't mess with it or change it.

Chapter 8

James and Sirius were silent as they sat in the common room. Everyone else had left them and the room was deadly silent. Remus had gone to bed hours ago as had Ron, Hermione, and Harry.

James looked up at the clock; it was going on three A.M. He shook his head, still unable to comprehend that he had married Lily Evans, had a child with her, and then was murdered because one of his closest friends betrayed him. Why had he not had Sirius as his secret keeper; or Remus, why hadn't he had Remus do it? It was something that was going to haunt him and he knew it.

Sirius looked at the fire; he didn't know what to think. His best friend was going to die, he was going to be sent to Azkaban accused of the murder, and then he was going to die defending Harry. How was he supposed to take this? What about Remus? What about Peter? How could little Peter Pettigrew do something so terrible to his friends? These were thoughts that he didn't want to deal with, things that he didn't want to know. 

"Padfoot?" James asked softly

Sirius looked up, "Yes Prongs?"

"We need to talk to Remus."

Sirius shrugged "He looked like he is taking things alright."

James shook his head, "No, I mean older Remus, Professor Lupin. He knows what happens he knows things that Harry, Ron, and Hermione can't fill us in on. We should ask him."

Sirius shook his head, "And say what? 'Oh hello Remus, never mind it is an ungodly hour but could you answer some questions for us? Perhaps on how things went after we were murdered and you lost your friends at the hand of a mad man?' Oh yeah James, that would be a pleasant conversation."

James shook his head, same old sarcastic Sirius no matter what. "No you git, more along the lines of things we haven't been told. You know, information; things that Remus knows that would explain what happened."

Sirius shrugged, "Alright, let's go."

James and Sirius got up, they seemed to forget it was three in the morning, and trudged down to Professor Lupin's room.

When they got to the door Sirius knocked and waited for the door to open.

The door slowly creaked open, tired eyes looked out at the two boys. "Come in," Professor Lupin said sleepily.

Sirius and James hesitated slightly, remembering it was extremely late (or early, depending on how you look at it).

"Sit down, I will make some tea. What do you two need at three in the morning? Please tell me you didn't wake me up so that I would help you with a joke." Professor Lupin muttered.

Sirius and James half smiled but fixed a more serious look.

"We were wondering if you would tell us a little more about our future selves." James said.

"Why?" Professor Lupin asked sharply.

Sirius was slightly taken aback by the tone Professor Lupin used but answered his question all the same. "Well, Harry, Ron, and Hermione told us that we are dead."

Professor Lupin nodded, "Yes, that is true." His eyes were full of pain and sorrow; it was obvious to James and Sirius that he missed his friends greatly.  

"Would you please tell us more about what happened?" James asked "Dumbledore is going to wipe our memories anyway; we might as well know what happened."

Professor Lupin nodded "Alright, take a seat and I will tell you a little more about what happened."

Sirius and James sat down and made themselves comfortable while they waited for Professor Lupin to begin.

"Where would you like me to start?" He asked

"From the beginning." Sirius said.

"Well, once we had finished school at Hogwarts, things were getting worse. The killing of Muggles along with the torture was getting worse. Times were dark and it was hard to trust people; anyone could be a follower of Voldemort. We were still friends though, you, Peter and me.  We promised we would watch out for each other and that we could always rely on one another. Then James asked Lily to marry him.

James and Lily had been head boy and head girl…"

Sirius wrinkled his nose "You were head boy?!"

James shoved him, "Let him finish."

Remus chuckled and continued "They had gotten together in our seventh year and we all accepted Lily as one of our friends. When they decided to get married Sirius was of course the best man. Peter and I were invited but we didn't have any major role in the wedding.

By that time Peter was already working for Voldemort. He was feeding information about what was happening with our side and Voldemort was rewarding him for it."

"Why would Peter do that?!" James asked, "He was our friend we trusted him!"

Sirius growled "Now we know why his Animagus was a rat; he is a human one."

Professor Lupin nodded sadly, "Yes, sometimes the ones we trust, we shouldn't."

"I noticed," Sirius said sardonically

"Continue." James said

Professor Lupin nodded, "Well after the wedding James and Lily moved into their house. Lily soon found out that she was pregnant with their first child. They decided to name Sirius Godfather to the baby and Peter and me Uncles. Their baby was born in July; they named him Harry James Potter.

They decided that since they were parents they might as well go to school and get some jobs. James studied and became an Auror and Lily worked with Charms. I am not too sure what she did exactly. Well a few months after James started work they learned Voldemort was after them. Dumbledore suggested they go into hiding; they agreed.

From what I have found out, James asked Sirius to be secret keeper but Sirius refused; suggesting they use Peter instead. Sirius, James and I knew that there was a traitor among us but we didn't think it was Peter. Sirius thought it was me, and I thought it was Sirius. I found out later that it was Peter but Sirius found out Halloween of that next year.

Sirius told me this a little less that three years ago; he was going to Godric's Hollow to check on James, Lily, and Harry. When he got there he found the house in ruins he met Hagrid while he was there and asked for Harry. Hagrid told him that Professor Dumbledore wanted the baby and that they would tell Sirius about it later. Sirius gave Hagrid his flying motorcycle so that he could get Harry to Dumbledore safely."

"A flying motorcycle? Wicked!" Sirius exclaimed.

James grinned "That sounds great mate! I can't wait until you get one of those."

Professor Lupin smiled "You get it when you move out. That should be about this summer."

James and Sirius stared at Professor Lupin. "Why do I move out?"

Professor Lupin smiled sadly "Your family."

Sirius and James nodded "Yeah that makes sense."

Professor Lupin continued his story, "Well after Sirius gave his motorcycle away he went in search of Peter. He found him in a crowded street and was all set to kill him when Peter screamed that Sirius had murdered James and Lily Potter. Peter then blew up the street behind him, bit off his finger, and then transformed into a rat."

"Peter framed me?" Sirius asked baffled

Professor Lupin nodded, "Yes, and he sold James and Lily to Voldemort."

Sirius nodded, at a loss for words.

Professor Lupin smiled and continued where he left off, "Peter had killed thirteen Muggles when he blew up the street and it looked like Sirius had killed them. Ministry officials were soon swarming the streets and took Sirius away while he laughed like a maniac."

"He is a maniac." James muttered

Sirius glared and shoved him "I am not!"

Professor Lupin chuckled and shook his head. "You acted like one."

James's brows knit in confusion, "Why did he start laughing?"

Professor Lupin shrugged "I guess because Peter had bested him."

"Oh," both boys said together.

"Well Sirius was taken directly to Azkaban without a trial." Professor Lupin started

"That's not fair!" Sirius protested "I didn't do anything wrong and I am taken away without a trial? Where is the justice in that?"

James was glaring, "How could they do that? How could they think Sirius would do something like that?"

Professor Lupin looked sad, "He was a Black."

"But I am different!" Sirius was practically screaming

"They can't judge him on his family! That isn't right! What did his parents think? What did my parents think?" James asked

Professor Lupin sighed, "Sirius's parents had disowned him by that time. And as for your family James, they died. Voldemort killed your parents a few years after we left Hogwarts."

James and Sirius both looked furious but they said nothing and let Professor Lupin continue with his story.

"Harry was sent to live with Lily's sister, her husband and their son. Harry grew up in a family that hated wizards and hated him. He wasn't abused but he was neglected and grew up faster than most boys his age." Professor Lupin told them more about the trials Harry had been through.

"What about you?" Sirius asked "What happened to you?"

Professor Lupin shrugged "I went from job to job. No one wanted to hire a werewolf."

"Oh, sorry Moony." James said.

Professor Lupin smiled slightly. "I got a job here three years ago and now I am teaching here again."

"Isn't that when Sirius escaped from Azkaban?" James asked

Remus nodded and explained everything about that year to them.

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