A/N: Well, here you go Nevvy! You get your cameo in this chapter. (evil grin) I hope you like the name I picked out for you, LOL. Enjoy your time with Sirius! I hope I didn't make you too grouchy. Also, the spiked hair is back, just for you, Tem, if you're still reading my stories. :)

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Halloween, 1979

Hermione slowly walked down the steps to the common room. It was time for Halloween dance. Her face brightened as she saw Remus waiting for her. His tux looked rather shabby, but Hermione didn't care. It was his eyes that she got lost in as she approached him, smiling. (He spiked his hair) she noticed with amusement, but didn't say anything to him. He took her hand. "Let's go," he said excitedly. James and Lily followed.

"Where's Sirius?" wondered Hermione. She felt sure that he wouldn't have any trouble getting a girl to go with him.

"He's picking up Jillian J. Jenkins, a Ravenclaw," Lily explained.

To her disappointment, Hermione noticed Peter trailing them. He didn't have a girl, but evidently that didn't deter him. (If I stick with Remus, he'll leave me alone) she hoped. Remus, noticing her looking disdainfully at Peter, squeezed her hand.

They all sat down at a table. Sirius and Jillian sat down with them a few minutes later. "Julian, I don't believe you've met Katie. Katie, Julian, Julian -" Sirius started.

"It's Jillian, Sirius! Not Julian,Jills, Peanuts and Jelly, Jellybean, or whatever other name you can come up with!" Jillian said, annoyed. Sirius was quite the tease. He knew how much it annoyed her when people called her Julian instead of Jillian. "Hi Katie, nice to meet you."

"Pleasure," said Hermione. During dinner, they mostly listened to Sirius and Jillian bantering back and forth.

After dinner, Remus and Hermione danced song after song. It was one of the first dances Remus got to go to, as they usually fell around the time of the full moon. Thanks to the Wolfsbane Potion, he finally felt up to going to one. (Thanks to her, actually) he thought, gazing at her in adoration. "Want to go for a walk outside?" inquired Remus.

"That sounds wonderful," she responded. As they walked out, who did they bump into but Resda.

"You're going out with him? Do you have any idea what he is?" she asked incredulously, her voice

dripping with disdain.

Hermione's eyes narrowed to mere slits. "I know perfectly well about his condition. I, personally, think it makes him special. You are nothing but a discriminatory biggot."

"You are an idiot. It'll be your own fault when you share his condition, or worse!" she screeched, turning on her heel and storming off.

Remus pulled Hermione aside and kissed her intensely. When they broke apart, Hermione asked, "Am I going to get rewarded with that every time I defend you?"

"Whenever you want," he whispered.

As Hermione gazed into his eyes, she found that she had to tell him the truth about herself, no matter what the consequences. She couldn't bear to keep it from him any longer. "I - I haven't been one hundred percent square with you, Remus. My name isn't Katie, it's Hermione Granger."

"Why didn't you tell me your real name to begin with?" He looked confused.

"Dumbledore had me do that because - because - I'm from the future."

Remus decided he must not have heard her right. "What did you say?"

"I'm from the future, eighteen years from now," she repeated.

"You're from the future," he repeated, digesting this. "Aren't you supposed to go back?" His heart sank at the thought.

"Well," she said. She still really missed her own time. "I can't, Dumbledore tried, but for some reason it didn't work. I'm stuck in this time." She bit her lip. "You aren't mad at me, are you? I really didn't want to keep the secret. It's just, the danger is real to both of us. If I change the past too much, people could die that aren't supposed to, or worse."

He felt a bit irritated, but then again, he hadn't told her his secret either, and might not have if she hadn't found out on her own. "I understand," he said slowly. "Do I know you in the future?" He smiled. (She probably did, that would explain why she seemed to know me so well at the beginning)

She hesitated. "Maybe you will," she said ambiguously, thinking. "Well, ok, you did know me, but I don't know if you will now, because I might have changed something. Besides, it doesn't look like I'll return to my generation, so we won't be separated, I think."

"How did you know me?" he wondered.

She giggled. "You were my professor. I was just leaving detention with you when I got knocked back in time."

Remus laughed out loud. "Really? What did you do?"

"I sprinkled shrinking powder on Malfoy," she explained.

"Why did you do that?" Remus figured it was just because Malfoy was mean, but he sensed there might be a special reason.

"He - he killed my parents," she said in a barely audible whisper.

"Shrinking powder? He did that and you only gave him shrinking powder?" Remus asked incredulously. He saw Hermione give him a funny look, then she started to cry. "Hermione," he started, using her real name for the first time. "Is there anything I can do?"

She gazed at him with tear-filled eyes. "No," she said. "Wait, there might be something..." she contemplated. (My parents are still alive. I could go see them, even if I don't talk to them, I would just love to see them again.) "I don't see how we could manage it, but I was wondering if it would ever be possible to visit my muggle parents."

Remus grinned. "Sirius could cook up something, I'll bet," he said. "I don't think this would be the first time he'd done something like this."

"You really think so?" Hermione asked, her hopes rising.

"I'll talk to him tonight before we go to bed," Remus promised. "I'm sure he'll do it."

Hermione hugged him tightly, feeling the best she had since she fell back in time. "Thanks, Remus. Tomorrow I'll brew the Wolfsbane Potion for you."

Remus held her for a minute, thinking over all the things he wanted to say. "Hermione, do the Marauders stick together in the future, or do we drift apart?"

Silence met his question. Hermione struggled with herself. Here was her chance to save Remus from a lifetime of pain and loss. (If I tell him, though, the consequences would be quite grave...Voldemort might not ever be destroyed. And I'll be there to help him through it, the best I can.) "Remus, I don't think I should tell you," she whispered hoarsely. "The consequences are so grave, I'm afraid it would destroy all of us."

"We must play a very important role in the future," concluded Remus. Her tone was dark and full of pain, which gave him a deep sense of forboding.

"Yes," she confirmed. They stood silent a bit more, before Remus led her back inside the Great Hall.

Halloween, 1997

Remus sat quietly at the teacher's table, supervising the Halloween dance. He'd agreed to be there to make sure everything ran smoothly. His idle gaze followed Ron and Luna for a minute, before settling on Harry, who sat by himself. Earlier, Harry had danced with Ginny, but now he didn't feel like dancing anymore. He couldn't help but think that Hermione was the one he'd rather be dancing with.

Remus decided to go sit by Harry, and tell him about his latest memory. He was worried about Hermione trying to see her parents. It would be so easy for her to get in serious trouble. He sat down next to Harry, gently laying a hand on his shoulder. "Hello Harry," he said. "I have some news."

"Hi Lupin," responded Harry. "Go ahead."

"Hermione has enlisted me and Sirius to help her see her parents. Quite frankly, I quite worried. I do wish I had been more sensible and tried to get her to change her mind." (I didn't because I cared so much for her, I just wanted to see her happy) he added inwardly. He didn't think Harry needed to hear that.

"What do you think will happen? Will she be in danger?" asked Harry, quite concerned.

"I'm not sure, Harry. I think that as long as her parents don't know who she is, and Sirius goes quietly there and back, it might be all right. Unfortunately, I don't think we can count on Sirius not to have a bit of fun with the whole thing." Remus smiled sadly.

Harry pounded his fist on the table in frustration. "I wish there was something I could do!"

"We could ask Dumbledore," suggested Remus. "I can't really see what he could do, but it's worth a try. Why don't we talk with him tomorrow after classes?"

"I'll meet you at three," Harry promised. "At his office."

Remus nodded. "In the meantime, Harry, I think you should have a bit of fun. I think Ginny would fancy another dance." He had seen Ginny periodically glance Harry's way with a hopeful look on her face. He noticed a wistful smile on Harry's face. "I know you're rather be dancing with Hermione, but wishing isn't going to bring her back. Believe me, though, I want her back as much as you do. I'd better go, I do believe a couple Slytherin girls are having a hissy fit over there." Remus left to break up the fight.

Harry got up, approaching Ginny. Remus was right; As Dumbledore had said long ago, it didn't do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live. Ginny eagerly accepted when he asked her to dance, and the pair continued together until it was time to leave the Great Hall for their respective dorms.


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Preview of next chapter: "That sounds fun," said Remus enthusiastically.

James and Sirius agreed. "You'll have to take some Aging potion, Hermione, so no one will recognize you," suggested Sirius.

"Good idea," said Hermione. (I've been around the Marauders too long) she smiled to herself.

"Lily," said James, "Why don't we tell them now?"