The Mystery Of Time
Chapter 01: The Stranger
Hermione and Ron sat at Gryffindor table and poked at their food. The Welcoming feast wasn't the welcoming feast without Harry. Their best friend had disappeared two month ago without a trace. Though Professors Lupin, Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape had been strangely optimistic, as if they knew he would come back or where he was. They were all (except the Slytherins) very sad about Harry's disappearance. Everyone believed that he was dead. That he had died in the attack on Privet Drive.
The headmaster suddenly cleared his throat and stood up again. Everyone, pupils and staff alike, looked up at him, confused. What did he want to say now? Hadn't he said everything he had wanted to in his welcoming speech? "It would seem that we will not have the new class this year, since we could not find a qualified teacher and –"
He was cut short, however, when the doors of the Great Hall banged open and everyone was able to see the silhouette of a tall man with long, silky black hair, which reached past his shoulders, who was clad all in black and a griffin. Two deep forest green eyes glittered coldly, like emerald ice, in the twilight. Hermione watched as the man walked a few steps into the hall, stopping directly in the middle of it, his robes billowing out behind him.
His griffin started to walk past him, but he said in a very quiet voice, that rang out through the hall: "Stay, Rahel. It would seem that they do not trust or recognize us." And he was right: The older pupils and the staff all had their wands pointed at him. Except Professor Lupin, who stood with wide eyes. Hermione saw Professor Dumbledore's eyes start twinkling again and Professor McGonagall's eyes widen, when the man had said that.
The man's green eyes, full of sorrow, pain and coldness, narrowed slightly, as he scanned the High Table. He nodded briefly at Snape, who sat down again, much to the others' amazement, smiled at Professor Flittwick, who followed Snape's example, smirked at Professor McGonagall, winked at Professor Dumbledore and then, all of a sudden, a bright smile lit his face, especially his eyes, and he said softly: "Hello Remy" He made another step forward and then, noticing that his griffin didn't follow him, said: "Come, Rahel. Why are you sitting there? I thought you 'wanted to follow me around wherever I go'?"
He then walked straight to Professor Lupin, drawing a chair next to him with a casual flick of his wrist. He sat down and whispered something into the Professor's ear, who, in turn, blushed lightly. Then, Hermione gasped, when they kissed softly on the mouth and smiled at each other.
"Hey...", Lupin whispered, but his voice carried throughout the hall. "Good to be back, Rem. I've missed you so much! It was terrible, being locked up in there! (He turned to Dumbledore) Honestly! I wouldn't have gone and had any weird thoughts like 'My, my, I'm gonna change everything, because I'm in the mood to do so!' (a few people giggled, but Hermione frowned.) You don't know how it feels to be away from Remus for such a long time! And I wanted to say tha-"
Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling more than ever. "So you just thought, you'd come here, am I right, Alec?" "Partly." "Oh? And why, pray tell, only partly?" "I heard that you needed a proper teacher to teach Duelling and such?" 'Alec' said cheekily. Dumbledore's bright blue eyes twinkled more than ever as McGonagall groaned. "Please, Albus. He alone is worse than the Weasley twins and the Marauders combined! You wouldn't want him in the castle, pranking everyone with Remus!" She said all this in an uncharacteristically whiny tone, but had a smile on her face.
Dumbledore cleared his throat and 'Alec' looked hopeful, along with Lupin. "My dear pupils and staff, May I introduce our newest Professor: Mister Immanuel Alexis Gabriel Jameson. He will teach the Duelling Club and if anyone looks for him, he will be found in Professor Lupin's rooms." To be honest, Professor Jameson looked a little too overjoyed... He sat down in his conjured chair and smiled at Professor Lupin, who smiled back. Hermione bit her lip. She had noticed that the rather handsome stranger had looked over to Gryffindor table a little too often. And he seemed to know almost everyone.
Professor Jameson seemed to have noticed, that he was being stared at by everyone present in the hall. He raised his eyebrows amusedly, before he said: "What? Anything interesting here?" Most of the pupils flushed and went back to eating their feast.
Hermione smirked. She didn't know why, but she already liked the stranger and trusted him. She ate her Yorkshire pudding and looked up at the head table again. Lupin and Jameson were kissing softly once again and Hermione wondered just how long they hadn't seen each other.
Next to her, Pavarti Patil sighed dreamily. "It's a pity, he's gay..." Lavender Brown sighed from opposite her. "You don't know, he could be bisexual..." Pavarti said mysteriously. Hermione rolled her eyes. "We could turn him of course. That is, if he only likes guys..." Lavender said, batting her eyelashes. Hermione couldn't help it, she broke down into a fit of giggles along with Ginny. Ron and Neville turned and stopped their conversation about Harry not being dead to stare at them. Lavender and Pavarti raised their eyebrows at them.
Ginny just kept on giggling, while Hermione calmed down and said: "You don't really think that you could do that, do you? He won't start anything with a pupil and much less with anyone female. By the way, he seems to love Professor Lupin very much and in my opinion, they are more than boyfriends, you know, possibly bonded and married. And-"
"I couldn't have said it better myself, Miss... Granger?" a deep voice said from behind her. She jumped and turned around in her seat. Professors Jameson and Lupin stood behind them, holding hands and smiling at her, Professor Lupin had a slight pink tinge to his cheeks, but said nonetheless: "Only so you know, he's mine and he will stay that way!" All of the surrounding pupils blushed, along with Professor Jameson, who then grabbed Lupin's hand and dragged him out of the hall, leaving heavily blushing Gryffindors and a smirking Hermione.
A/N: Hi and thanks to all my readers ! You could call this a little cookie from much, much later chapters. Most of the story is dealing with how it came to what happened in this chapter. Then a small part will deal with what happens afterwards. And if you haven't already guessed or read my bio, then yes, Immanuel Alexis Gabriel Jameson is Harry Potter.
Keep reviewing! Constructive critic is very much welcome!
PS: I know Remus and Harry are a little OOC in this chapter, but I won't do that again, I promise!
Chapter 01: The Stranger
Hermione and Ron sat at Gryffindor table and poked at their food. The Welcoming feast wasn't the welcoming feast without Harry. Their best friend had disappeared two month ago without a trace. Though Professors Lupin, Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape had been strangely optimistic, as if they knew he would come back or where he was. They were all (except the Slytherins) very sad about Harry's disappearance. Everyone believed that he was dead. That he had died in the attack on Privet Drive.
The headmaster suddenly cleared his throat and stood up again. Everyone, pupils and staff alike, looked up at him, confused. What did he want to say now? Hadn't he said everything he had wanted to in his welcoming speech? "It would seem that we will not have the new class this year, since we could not find a qualified teacher and –"
He was cut short, however, when the doors of the Great Hall banged open and everyone was able to see the silhouette of a tall man with long, silky black hair, which reached past his shoulders, who was clad all in black and a griffin. Two deep forest green eyes glittered coldly, like emerald ice, in the twilight. Hermione watched as the man walked a few steps into the hall, stopping directly in the middle of it, his robes billowing out behind him.
His griffin started to walk past him, but he said in a very quiet voice, that rang out through the hall: "Stay, Rahel. It would seem that they do not trust or recognize us." And he was right: The older pupils and the staff all had their wands pointed at him. Except Professor Lupin, who stood with wide eyes. Hermione saw Professor Dumbledore's eyes start twinkling again and Professor McGonagall's eyes widen, when the man had said that.
The man's green eyes, full of sorrow, pain and coldness, narrowed slightly, as he scanned the High Table. He nodded briefly at Snape, who sat down again, much to the others' amazement, smiled at Professor Flittwick, who followed Snape's example, smirked at Professor McGonagall, winked at Professor Dumbledore and then, all of a sudden, a bright smile lit his face, especially his eyes, and he said softly: "Hello Remy" He made another step forward and then, noticing that his griffin didn't follow him, said: "Come, Rahel. Why are you sitting there? I thought you 'wanted to follow me around wherever I go'?"
He then walked straight to Professor Lupin, drawing a chair next to him with a casual flick of his wrist. He sat down and whispered something into the Professor's ear, who, in turn, blushed lightly. Then, Hermione gasped, when they kissed softly on the mouth and smiled at each other.
"Hey...", Lupin whispered, but his voice carried throughout the hall. "Good to be back, Rem. I've missed you so much! It was terrible, being locked up in there! (He turned to Dumbledore) Honestly! I wouldn't have gone and had any weird thoughts like 'My, my, I'm gonna change everything, because I'm in the mood to do so!' (a few people giggled, but Hermione frowned.) You don't know how it feels to be away from Remus for such a long time! And I wanted to say tha-"
Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling more than ever. "So you just thought, you'd come here, am I right, Alec?" "Partly." "Oh? And why, pray tell, only partly?" "I heard that you needed a proper teacher to teach Duelling and such?" 'Alec' said cheekily. Dumbledore's bright blue eyes twinkled more than ever as McGonagall groaned. "Please, Albus. He alone is worse than the Weasley twins and the Marauders combined! You wouldn't want him in the castle, pranking everyone with Remus!" She said all this in an uncharacteristically whiny tone, but had a smile on her face.
Dumbledore cleared his throat and 'Alec' looked hopeful, along with Lupin. "My dear pupils and staff, May I introduce our newest Professor: Mister Immanuel Alexis Gabriel Jameson. He will teach the Duelling Club and if anyone looks for him, he will be found in Professor Lupin's rooms." To be honest, Professor Jameson looked a little too overjoyed... He sat down in his conjured chair and smiled at Professor Lupin, who smiled back. Hermione bit her lip. She had noticed that the rather handsome stranger had looked over to Gryffindor table a little too often. And he seemed to know almost everyone.
Professor Jameson seemed to have noticed, that he was being stared at by everyone present in the hall. He raised his eyebrows amusedly, before he said: "What? Anything interesting here?" Most of the pupils flushed and went back to eating their feast.
Hermione smirked. She didn't know why, but she already liked the stranger and trusted him. She ate her Yorkshire pudding and looked up at the head table again. Lupin and Jameson were kissing softly once again and Hermione wondered just how long they hadn't seen each other.
Next to her, Pavarti Patil sighed dreamily. "It's a pity, he's gay..." Lavender Brown sighed from opposite her. "You don't know, he could be bisexual..." Pavarti said mysteriously. Hermione rolled her eyes. "We could turn him of course. That is, if he only likes guys..." Lavender said, batting her eyelashes. Hermione couldn't help it, she broke down into a fit of giggles along with Ginny. Ron and Neville turned and stopped their conversation about Harry not being dead to stare at them. Lavender and Pavarti raised their eyebrows at them.
Ginny just kept on giggling, while Hermione calmed down and said: "You don't really think that you could do that, do you? He won't start anything with a pupil and much less with anyone female. By the way, he seems to love Professor Lupin very much and in my opinion, they are more than boyfriends, you know, possibly bonded and married. And-"
"I couldn't have said it better myself, Miss... Granger?" a deep voice said from behind her. She jumped and turned around in her seat. Professors Jameson and Lupin stood behind them, holding hands and smiling at her, Professor Lupin had a slight pink tinge to his cheeks, but said nonetheless: "Only so you know, he's mine and he will stay that way!" All of the surrounding pupils blushed, along with Professor Jameson, who then grabbed Lupin's hand and dragged him out of the hall, leaving heavily blushing Gryffindors and a smirking Hermione.
A/N: Hi and thanks to all my readers ! You could call this a little cookie from much, much later chapters. Most of the story is dealing with how it came to what happened in this chapter. Then a small part will deal with what happens afterwards. And if you haven't already guessed or read my bio, then yes, Immanuel Alexis Gabriel Jameson is Harry Potter.
Keep reviewing! Constructive critic is very much welcome!
PS: I know Remus and Harry are a little OOC in this chapter, but I won't do that again, I promise!