**Author's note**We did it! They're gone! It was a joint effort but we got those annoying little commentators out of here. We have dragon's guarding this baby now so they won't be coming back anytime soon ^_^ ! Enjoy the reading folks! And now on with the story, when we left off, Remus had just told the rest of the marauders and Lily that Harry might be in danger. Meanwhile, in Harry's world, Harry, Ron and Hermione are headed off to Divinations.
Upstairs in the North Tower, most of the class was seated around in their large armchairs, wondering where Professor Trelawney was.
"Maybe she won't show up today, Harry," said Ron. "Maybe you won't die this week. But if she does, I wonder what she'll predict for your death, maybe, by a screaming Mandrake?" Harry chuckled, and Hermione rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe how they could take classes so lightly.
Divinations went on as usual, the normal prediction of Harry's death, and Neville breaking yet another tea cup.
The next class they had was Care of Magical Creatures. They headed down to Hagrid's hut and arrived before the Slytherins.
"Ron," asked Harry. "Do you think that the Mirror of Erised was destroyed after our first year?"
"Harry," said Hermione. "Dumbledore specifically told you to never go looking for that mirror again."
"I know, but…"
"The Mirror of Erised?" Harry was interrupted by a very excited Hagrid. "Why, that thing was never destroyed. I remember your parents and their friends talking about it. They had been very excited because it showed you, Harry. You were standing in the mirror, facing them. And even Sirius Black…"
"Black? Mad-Man Black?" It was Draco. He, Crabbe and Goyle had came up behind Hagrid and started listening to their conversation.
"You better stay out of this Malfoy before I…" Hermione had started to raise her hand. Ron grabbed it and looked at Hermione rather shocked.
"Why don't we get on with class?" During the class, they learned about Hippogriffs, proper etiquette, which ended in Malfoy having a nasty gash on his arm.
Defense Against the Dark Arts was taught by, who Harry, Ron and Hermione all agreed was the best teacher they've ever had, Remus Lupin.
"Boggarts," began Lupin. "Can turn into you're worst fears. But, you can get rid of them with a simple spell. Riddickulus!" Lupin spun around, startling the class. "We will begin working with them tomorrow. Class Dismissed." Harry, Ron and Hermione got up out of their seats and started walking towards Lupin, who was headed into his office. Hermione suddenly stopped dead in her tracks.
"Harry," she said. "I know where the Mirror is."
"The Mirror? Of Erised? I thought that it was gone!" shouted Ron.
"Hermione," said Harry. "Are you sure?"
"Yes," she said. "I know what I have seen. The mirror is in the room, right behind that door!" She pointed towards Lupin's office. Harry immediately rushed over to the door and knocked furiously on it. Lupin cautiously opened the door and stepped out from behind it.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione," he said, "what's wrong? Is it an emergency?"
"Well, yes," said Harry. "What is behind your door?"
"My office."
"What else?" asked Ron.
"Nothing." Harry, Ron and Hermione scowled at Lupin. He finally gave up his stare. "Okay…I can't tell you yet. Please go back to the common room before you see something you're not supposed to." The three students let out a large sigh as they walked out of the classroom.
"Ron, Hermione," said Harry. "I need to see my parents again. Tonight, we are going to get my father's cloak out again and go into Lupin's office."
"Okay," they both agreed, even though Hermione seemed very reluctant.
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That night, Remus, Peter, Sirius, James and Lily went back to the Mirror.
"James," questioned Lily, "Do you think he'll be there again tonight?"
"Lil," said Remus. "He will always be there. He is an apparition. He is not real, as of now."
"Will I see him?" said Peter. The whole group shrugged their shoulders. They weren't exactly sure what they were going to see that night. All they know is they wanted to see if Harry was in danger. They reached the room where the mirror was and approached the it. As they were trying to take off of the cloak, they felt as if they were traveling by floo-powder. Their surroundings went blurry, and then it stopped. The five of them landed with a thud in front of the mirror, but it was in a different room. All of a sudden, they heard a loud rustling noise coming from nearby.
"What was that?" questioned Sirius.
"I dunno," said Remus. "It was probably Filch."
"Let's get back to the common room and go to sleep before we get in trouble," suggested Lily.
"Yeah," the guys agreed. They made their way up the stairs.
"Puddlemere!" said James.
"What are you doing?" said Lily. "That's not the password. Hopkirk!" The portrait door suddenly swung open.
"When did the password change, Lil?" questioned Peter.
"What did you say?" she questioned as they stepped through the hole.
"I said," continued Peter as the five tore off the cloak, "when did the…"
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
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"Is everyone underneath the cloak?" questioned Harry as they stepped through the hole.
"Yeah," whispered Ron and Hermione. They made their way through the corridors to Lupin's office. They opened the door and stepped towards the mirror. All of a sudden, they heard a loud rustling noise coming from nearby.
"What was that?" questioned Ron.
"I dunno," said Harry. "It was probably Filch."
"Let's get back to the common room and go to sleep before we get in trouble," suggested Hermione.
"Yeah," the guys agreed. They made their way up the stairs.
"Puddlemere!" said Harry.
"What are you doing?" said Hermione. "That's not the password. Hopkirk!" The portrait door suddenly swung open.
"When did the password change, Hermione?" questioned Ron.
"What did you say?" she questioned as they stepped through the hole.
"I said," continued Ron as the three
tore off the cloak, "when did the…"
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
Harry, Ron and Hermione stared at the five people who appeared out of thin air.
"Is that him?" a girl with red hair and green eyes questioned.
"I think so," said a boy with dark messy hair, that looked like Harry's.
"Yeah," said another boy with dark hair, his neatly styled. "It's my godson, Harry."
"Godson?" questioned Ron. "We don't even know your names.."
"Not to mention," interrupted Hermione, "what you are even doing here."
"This," said a boy with brown hair, pointing to the girl and the messy haired boy "is Lily Evans and James Potter." Harry, Ron and Hermione gaped at them.
"Did you say Potter?" questioned Hermione.
"Bloody hell, Harry!" said Ron.
"I-Its…my parents!" cried Harry. He couldn't resist the urge to go and give them a hug. Sirius noticed the emotion in the boy's eyes and realized that Harry must not have seen his parents for a long time.
"And this," continued the boy, pointing to the pale faced blond haired boy, "is Peter Pettigrew." The introduction brought the focus from the Potter family back to Remus. He then pointed to himself. "I am Remus Lupin."
"NO WAY!!" shouted Harry, Ron, and Hermione at the same time. Remus took a step back in shock.
"You know me?" he questioned.
"You're… Professor Lupin?" questioned Hermione. The three heard a large snort in the direction of the last dark haired boy, still waiting to be introduced. Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared him down, as he continued to laugh in hysterics.
"You…A professor?…Who would have guessed?" said the boy in between laughs. Even James and Lily had smirks on their faces.
"And I'm…"started the boy, only interrupted by a loud "SHHH!" from Hermione.
"I think we should go to bed before we get caught," she said. "Lily, you can sleep in my dorm for the night. The boys can take the cloaks and head to bed with Harry and Ron." Everyone agreed and they headed off to the dorms. "I'm Hermione, by the way," she said as she and Lily headed up to the dorms.
