Author's note: Wow, it has been a really long time! Well here is chapter 5, for those of you that are still keeping up with this story, we are very sorry for the insanely long delay and we won't do that again. We hope you like the story!
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"I can't believe that Dumbledore is still the headmaster!" Lily exclaimed.
"It doesn't surprise me much, who would ever want to get rid of him?" James answered. Harry beamed and agreed. Dumbledore was by far the best thing that ever happened to him. It was his letter that got him out of the Dursley's house, and now, he was allowing him to spend the whole day with his parents. His spirits couldn't be higher. The group of them were heading towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom which, the marauders were pleased to find, was still taught in the same place. Remus, however, was a bit more quiet about this whole event. He was nervous.
"And what's got your tail mate?" Sirius asked him, bounding over and putting his arm around his shoulders. "Nervous about how you'll react to yourself?"
"Well, yes, to put it bluntly, how would you react?" Sirius thought about this for a minute. It looked as though he was really contemplating it.
"Well, I would definitely tell the younger version of myself all the tricks I've learned since then." He responded. Ron in particular found this statement outrageously funny and found it very hard to stop laughing.
"Knock it off Ron! Profe- um, I mean, Re- er- He's right you know! There's no telling how anyone will react once they've realized what's happened!" Hermione scolded.
"Oh come off it Hermione, it could be worse, they could have brought Snape with them and then we'd really be in a rut." At this statement all four marauders burst into hysterics. Sirius tried to address James about Harry's comment through the laughter.
"Good on you mate, wish I had a son like him, that was bloody priceless!" If it was possible, Harry's smile grew even more with that comment. Hermione and Lily stood and watched sourly as the boys continued to make light of the situation.
"Boys!" Hermione complained.
"Yep." Lily agreed. The two girls watched the laughing boys for another second before both turning on their heals and walking away towards class.
"So," Hermione started. "I know this must be strange for you huh? Despite the problems it's bound to cause, it really is amazing that you're here, I mean, it's really lucky. Poor Harry, I mean, well it's nice that he gets to see his parents and all…Oh." Hermione suddenly fell silent, feeling that perhaps she had said too much. "I'm sorry, I-"
"No, it's alright." Lily said. "I know what you meant, it's ok. It is kind of nice to see him. I mean, if James and I really won't be able to, it's nice to know that he did alright anyway, and that he's got such great friends." Hermione smiled at the compliment.
"Thanks." She said smiling. "That really means a lot." Lily smiled back at her.
"Aw, such a touching moment." Someone called from behind them. The girls turned and screamed. The boys cracked up again. Sirius had snuck up behind them and was making a zombie face which was the first thing they saw when they turned. However, this time, Hermione and Lily did find it funny and the group of them all laughed as they absentmindedly entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. When they got there it was still an empty classroom. Professor Lupin was standing at the front of the class.
"It's about time someone got here, I don't know what's-" he had started speaking before turning around, and now that he had he stopped short. "James." He spoke the name as though it was one that he hadn't in some time. "And Lily too, God bless you," He walked over to the marauders and hugged each of them. "Sirius, my old friend, and Peter!" When he got to himself he made a funny face. "Well I have to admit this is a little weird." His younger self laughed as though he was thinking the same thing.
"Wait, not that this isn't a relief, but Professor, why are you so calm about this?" Hermione asked. Professor Lupin laughed.
"Well, you lot were in my office last night. I spoke to Dumbledore about it this morning and he mentioned something like this was possible." Young Remus had a look of admiration on his face.
"It never ceases to amaze me just how much he knows." Young Remus said.
"Yeah, if you ask me it's a little freaky." Ron remarked. A good amount of the room agreed with this statement.
"So you were pretty much expecting us then?" Lily asked.
"Yes, I was, but I still wasn't prepared to see you again." Professor Lupin answered her, looking at them as though he hadn't been this happy in years.
"So, what are we going to do about classes?"
"Well, you'll go to them, no one from this age will recognize you accept for the professors and staff, you'll just be like new students to them."
"So just act normal then? Blend in?" Sirius had a look about him, he shot a sideward glance at James who shared the same smile. "So tell me Moony, what's Peeves been up to?"
"No Sirius, don't start with that, try to behave like a normal student." Professor Lupin told him. Sirius looked at him and pouted, he moved back to young Lupin and leaned on his shoulder.
"You know what mate? You're boring when you grow up." Professor Lupin smiled.
"A lot's happened since 3rd year Sirius." Professor Lupin looked at James and Lily, and then at Harry. "Too much." He added, as though to himself. Still this comment was enough to sober Sirius up. The temporary silence was broken by the sound of Professor McGonagall's voice.
"Attention, 3rd year students can proceed to their normally scheduled classes, thank you for your cooperation earlier."
"I guess that means my class will be arriving soon. Why don't you lot take a seat." Professor Lupin told them.
Aside from the obvious weirdities, the class went by smoothly, and soon it was time to move on to the next class. The marauders had soon noticed that today would come with a going trend of professors having flashes from the past and looking teary-eyed at James and Lily.
A/N: Thanks for reading! We are working on the next chapter right now so we hope to get it up soon! We will also work on making the chapters longer for you. We just really wanted to update. Please review! We love hearing what you have to say! Moonz-n-Lil
