AN: You'd probably prefer a chapter to a list of reasons why this took so long.  Let's just say, exams, exams, exams, and lack of computer/internet access.  This chapter is not really a continuation of my actual story, it's a side chapter.  It's about yet another world, and incorporates some of the ideas suggested by reviewers and some of my own.  I have done this chapter because: it's an idea that's been flying around my head, and it's been so long since I've worked on this story that I need it to rebuild the momentum of my writing, if you get what I mean.  So if you're not interested in what may have been in yet another world, then you don't need to read this, as it won't affect the actual story.

Thanks to reviewers for their kind input.  To those of you who said there were some parts that should be changed, I agree with you, but as I don't have original copies with me (don't know what I've done with them) I won't be making any changes to previous chapters.  In fact, I don't think I'll change anything in previous chapters, for now, as it'll be a little time consuming.  Oh, and I don't have OoTP at the moment, so I'm not sure if I spelt Regalus' name right or not…

Thanks to all reviewers:

Tonks5- sorry for the wait, hope it was worth it!

Kukil- I'll try to keep writing, but if next year will be more hectic than this year, I dunno… I'll do my best!

Emma Ackroyd- sorry, a little hard to hurry up with the chapters, but I'll try.

HarryGryffingirl- thanks!

Sarcastic spastic- hehe, like the name.  Thanks for your review.  Uh, didn't use your idea, although I love food too ^_^ and I so envy people who love food but stay skinny!  Well, my sister reads more than me so I do take her ideas into consideration.  Yeah, I know Harry wouldn't have thought of a story like that so easily, but oh well, let's just say it's a stroke of luck that the story walked into his mind at the right moment. ^_^

Crystaldreams611- I'm glad you liked it.  The up to chapter 11 was the actual idea I've had since the beginning of the year, so I hope whatever I make up later on you'll like as well.  I don't read that many L/J fics, but I think I read one called 'Royal Mixup' or something like that, and I enjoyed it.

Goddess of darkness3- here's the chapter, sorry it's late!  Hope you like it!

Potter-Freak123- I'm sure no-one else has used cat demon before, and I thought it'd suit him.  Yes, Magnolia changes, kinda like how when you go through hard times with someone, your attitude towards them just changes, that's the way I think it happens anyway.  ^_^ thanks for the review!

Z1x2c3v4- good point!  Well, as I do not have the means to change that right now, let's just say it was a smart assumption; there was no animal in there before, and as oHarry can change, and Sirius and Magnolia seemed to recognise it, he assumes that it's Harry!  ^_^

Authoress- Ooh, long review!  I'm glad you liked the chapter, and that you knew Inuyasha!  Weird ending?  I didn't think so, but if you think so… ^_^ and as an inexperienced writer, I'm glad I got everyone's reactions right.  Yes, I'll fix Magnolia up, or at least she won't be as spoilt as before.  Voldemort just escaped.  I'll try to write more, I mean, I could just end it here but it'll have a lot of loose ends (like what is oSnape gonna be doing in Harry's world) and if I ended it here, it doesn't really fit my summary, does it?  I had been tempted to leave it, but I know how annoying it is when you're reading a fic and the person stops writing!  It's bad enough when people update slow like me!  But if I ever do discontinue, I'll let everyone know what was going to happen in the story.  Thanks again for your kind review!

ShortySC22- thanks for the review.  I haven't read Inuyasha in ages, so I might go to the sight you suggested.  I'm glad you liked the chapter, next one should be a little quicker!

Sweet A.K- I think a cat suits Harry, and I'm glad you liked it.  Sorry I took a bit long, but the next one should be quicker.

KaLeigh1- thanks for the review!

Hexe605- of course someone likes Inuyasha, it's a great manga!  Sorry for the wait, it was unavoidable, and I've outlined my reasons above.  I'll try to make the next chapter sooner!

Kateri1- Thanks, I'm glad that you liked the chapter!

Alynna Lis Eachann- Well, Inuyasha is a great manga, I'm surprised you didn't know about it sooner! ^_^ and I've been thinking about Snape's reaction to his other self, should be interesting…

SndReAmer- thanks for the compliment!  As a first-time fanfic writer (I mean, I've done creative writing at school and stuff, but that's it) your compliment means much to me!  Hope this chapter doesn't disappoint you!

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tR00 kaNgaR00- Hmm, that's an interesting name, are you in Aus?  So how many different aliases do you have?  I'm glad someone can relate to my sense of humour, hope you enjoy this chapter!

SiriusAboutMarauders- Inuyasha is a great manga!  Have you read Ranma as well?  Personally I like Ranma better, but Inuyasha is comparable.  Yeah, I had to do Animal Farm in high school, it was a- different- book, I'd say.  As I've mentioned, I haven't had much chance to use the net, but I'll try to check out your fics when I have time!  Thanks again for the review!

Greyhound Master- I'm glad you liked the chapter.  I'm back on your fav stories list?  So does that mean I got taken off?  ^_^ no surprise there, I mean, I did take long enough to update, didn't I?  Sorry, can't be helped!  Hope you're still reading this, because until my work becomes too much, I will be continuing this fic!

Risi- thank you for the kind review.  It did take some internal debating over what oHarry would become, I had dog in mind from the start, but they are all so gorgeous I had trouble deciding which type!

Smile7499- I've never seen Inuyasha dubbed, do they really use Kilala?  I do intend to make Mags a more likeable character, I simply don't think she could stay spoilt if she's surrounded by all these 'good' people, they must have a good influence on her, and after the scare of being kidnapped she'd be a little more mature.  I do agree that some of my writing doesn't flow well, I have the tendency to write a heap, then go back and add some bits, then delete some bits, then leave bits I have no idea how to change, because I usually don't have the time to work on one whole chapter at a time so I do it over a few days, or even weeks.  And because I don't have my copies, it's a little difficult to change things at the moment, so things will stay the way they are.  Thanks for the critique, I'll try to improve that habit of mine ^_^.  Glad you liked it overall.

Sailor Sol- Huskies are just gorgeous aren't they?  If I was more responsible, then I wish I had one, or a German Sherpard.  Can they be goofy?  I can just imagine that!  You've got a spoilt dog, have you?  Well, as long as she's loyal.  Thanks for the review!

Disclaimer: this story is based on characters and situations created by JK Rowling.  I am not making money out of this, so please don't sue.

Chapter 12

It was a week or so after the events at Voldemort's headquarters.  Harry had wanted to stay at the Potter's home and enjoy some form of normal life, but he knew by now that whoever controlled fate would never allow Harry any normalcy.  So it was on that bright and warm night that Harry realised that the fates decided to play with him again…

"Ooo, come on Snitch, your hair would look great short!"  Magnolia cried, as she lunged after Harry with a pair of scissors.

"Mags, I already told you, that even if you cut my hair, it's gonna grow back anyway!"  Harry backed into corner, and Magnolia advanced slowly.  Harry was not sure what brought on this change to the girl.  oHarry had gone out with his muggle friends.  Harry, having nothing else to do, had decided to listen to Magnolia's tales of family adventures.  He had been enjoying them too, even though some of the facts were obviously a little polished.  And then the discussion of family somehow turned to the infamous Potter hair; Magnolia had never seen oHarry or her father with short hair, so Harry was the only option at present, and Magnolia had become quite confident around Harry over the past week.

"If it'll grow back anyway, then what are you afraid of?"  Magnolia smirked, reminding Harry strongly of Malfoy.

"To be honest, Mags, I do not trust you approaching me with that sharp object!"  Harry admitted.  Magnolia huffed and lunged at Harry, the scissors somehow being aimed at his arm rather than his hair, according to Harry's view.  In order to save himself from the dangerous scissor-yielding girl, Harry quickly transformed into the small-cat form and dashed out the door.

"Oh no you don't!"  Magnolia shouted, and ran after him.

The only way Harry could think of to get away from her was to hide himself in a small space.  But Harry still didn't know this house well enough to know what space was suitable for him to hide in I could just lock myself in a room, but Magnolia probably knows secret ways into it, this is, after all, a wizarding house, belonging to a Marauder.  Or I could just keep running until Magnolia gets tired… oof!

Magnolia had thrown a cushion at him, and Harry momentarily lost balance, and slipped.  He got up and continued running, to look back and see Magnolia had gained on him a little.  He flew down the stairs (not too sure if Kirara can fly in small form…), through the kitchen, through the hallway, looking ocassionally back to see what else needed to be dodged, through the living room, and stopping abruptly before flying into someone's head.  As luck would have it, Magnolia threw a pillow at him and Harry went flying into that someone's head, and he felt the definite pull of dimension travelling.

~*~

It was James' idea at first; of course it was, oSirius had been too busy teaching oHarry new tricks, and Sirius himself, with so much back in his own world to worry about, would never have thought up an idea as ridiculous as James'.

Before breakfast that morning, James pulled oSirius aside, out of ear-shot of the rest of the family.  oSirius recognised James' expression and listened intently.

"Hey Padfoot, wanna go on an adventure?"

oSirius' eyes brightened at the prospect of another adventure, "sure, when?  Where?"

James grinned, "how about now?  I was thinking of trying to reach other worlds, I am sure there are some worlds out there that are quite interesting that we must explore!"

oSirius thought for a while, a contemplative look on his face, "well, Dumbledore did say we could probably take more than one person at a time.  Reckon Moony and oMoony would wanna come along?"

"oMoony wanted to complete some work for the ministry, so let's ask your counterpart and Moony."

Five minutes after breakfast Sirius, oSirius, and Moony were gathered in the living room.

James then walked in, "I just left a note for Lily telling her we'd be gone for a day."

"Do you do that all the time?"  Moony asked with a raised eyebrow.  James shrugged, and oSirius grinned.

"How about Harry?  Let's take him for a ride!"  oSirius said.  Sirius, however, shook his head.

"I think that the kids need a bit of a break from adventure, besides, our Harry needs some normalcy in his life once in a while, he's been deprived of it for too long," oSirius seemed a bit put out that Sirius was so serious, but didn't say anything.

The Marauders stood in a circle, and James and oSirius began to chant the spell.  And the moment before the travelling occurred, something hit oSirius in the back of the head, and was transported with them.

~*~

As soon as the group felt they had arrived, James surveyed their surroundings and cast quick spells to make sure the area stayed clear.  oSirius turned around abruptly, "who threw something at my head!?"  Upon seeing Harry's small cat form, oSirius grinned, "hey, we took three people with us!  Look who got pulled along for the ride!"

"Harry, what are you doing here?"  Sirius walked over to Harry and placed a hand on his shoulder, looking slightly concerned that his godson was pulled into this world.

With a 'pop', Harry stood where the cat had been, "Magnolia threw a pillow at me, and I collided into you," Harry said to oSirius.  "Why are you dimension travelling?" he asked curiously.  One hand rubbed his back lightly, where Magnolia had ditched the pillow at him, while the other rubbed the side of his head, where it had collided with the back of oSirius' head. 

James clapped a hand on Harry's other shoulder, "just a little adventure.  Don't you want to satisfy your curiosity?"  James asked with a jovial grin.

"Uh, what curiosity?"  Harry looked at James strangely.

"We just wanted to see what other worlds are like," Remus answered, giving the other Marauders a look that said he didn't agree with what they were doing, but didn't want to miss out on learning anything new.  Harry smiled inwardly at that look, it reminded him of Hermione in a way.

"Looks like we landed in some forest clearing, good thing no-one is around though," James said after casting some spells to make sure there was no-one in the vicinity.

"Let's disguise ourselves and do some exploring!"  oSirius exclaimed.

After ten minutes of the Marauders transfiguring each others faces and Harry's, having a lot of fun doing so, the group stood there, looking nothing like their usual selves.  They also gave each other names as well; James was Jupiter (from previously), Harry was Larry (oSirius had also suggested Barry, Darry, and Garry, but Larry had been the first suggestion), Remus was Jonathan (his middle name, I think), oSirius was Rex, and Sirius was Buster ("come on, ya gotta have doggie names!" "shut up, Jupiter!").

"You stick with us, okay Harry?"  Sirius said to Harry in a very parental sort of way, Harry nodded, as Sirius placed a cap on Harry's head to cover his forehead in case something happened to reveal his scar.

As it turned out, the forest clearing they had landed in was the forest surrounding Hogsmeade, to their pleasant surprise.

James looked at the place, "it looks exactly like ours!" he exclaimed as Hogsmeade came into view.

"Maybe this world isn't so different from ours," oSirius thought aloud.

"Shh!  Does anyone hear that?"  Remus put up a hand and looked alert.  There were some sounds coming from the right, a little deeper in the forest.  As one, the group moved towards the sound.  The closer they moved to the source, the more they could make out that it was the sound of sniffs; someone was crying.

Through the bushes, they could see a little girl, who could not have been older than five, sitting at the base of a tree, hugging her knees, and sniffling softly into her knees.  If she heard the people approaching, she made no note of it as she continued to cry.

James knelt beside the girl and placed a hand on her shoulder.  She stiffened and looked up at James.  Her eyes had unshed tears, slightly hidden behind a dark fringe.

"Shh, we won't hurt you.  What's wrong?"  James whispered.

Her black eyes quickly surveyed the group standing around her, and somehow she decided to trust them, "I'm LOST!" she wailed.

"Shh, it's okay.  Tell us who your parents are, and we can help you look for them."

"Daddy said I can stay near the shops, and he'd come for me when he finished his job.  But then I saw this cute white rabbit (sound familiar? ^_^) and followed it.  Sniff and when I lost the rabbit, I tried to get back to the shops, but couldn't find them!"

James patted her gently on the back, "who are your parents?"

"I call them mummy and daddy…" she started.  It was obvious that she knew her parents by 'mummy' and 'daddy' rather than their real names.

"Well, what do they look like?  Do they have dark hair like you?  Are they thin?"

"Daddy is tall, and thin, and has dark hair like mine," her sniffs had died down, as she felt more comfortable with adults helping her.

"Okay kid, let's go to Hogsmeade and find your daddy," James said, offering a hand to help her up.  She took it, "I'm sorry we haven't introduced ourselves; I am Jupiter, and these are my friends Larry, Rex, Buster, and Jonathan.  What's your name?"

"I am Sylvia," the girl replied.  (You all thought Alice, didn't you? ^_^)

oSirius smiled, "that is a nice name, Sylvia."  The girl beamed through her tears.

"Trying to hit-on a little girl now, Rex?"  Sirius whispered.

"At least I know how to make one happy," oSirius whispered back.

Harry just watched on in amazement and a pang of envy; this world's James was so gentle with the girl, and not for the first time did Harry wish he had someone like that in his childhood.

~*~

Hogsmeade was reasonably busy; there were witches and wizards everywhere and families enjoying their holidays together.  Owls were fluttering into the village, obviously returning from sending morning mail.  Harry didn't see anyone he knew, but had helped pick out several people with dark hair, who turned out not to be Sylvia's father.  They were on their way in the direction of Honeydukes when Remus spotted a dark haired man walking swiftly away.

Remus Sylvia's shoulder, "hey Sylvia, is that your father?"

All eyes turned to the man, dressed in dark robes with long dark hair tied back, who looked around suspiciously as he made his way towards the corner.  Sirius and oSirius' jaw dropped, and James just stared at their reaction.  Remus' eyes widened as he recognised who it was, and Harry just looked on confusedly.

"That's not daddy," Sylvia said in the silence, shaking her head, and Harry wondered if any of the Marauders heard.

"Regalus!"  Sirius breathed out.

"Who?"  Harry asked, curious who could cause such reactions from the Marauders.

"Our younger brother," oSirius replied, eyes never straying from the dark-robed figure.  Harry was shocked; he had never considered whether or not any of the Marauders had siblings, and Sirius had never told him that he had a younger brother.  oSirius moved forward as Regalus turned the corner, "I want to see what he's up to."

"Me too," Sirius agreed.

"How about we meet at the Three Broomsticks at, say, 10 o'clock tonight?" James suggested, looking at his watch; that would give them a whole day to have a look around.  Both Sirius' nodded and made off after Regalus, waving good-bye to the rest.

Sylvia waved good-bye, and looked up expectantly at James.

"Rex and Buster knew that man, they just wanted to catch up with him," James elaborated, taking her hand and leading her through the village.

~*~

"Larry!  Hey, Larry!  Look at that!"

Harry turned to look at what James was yelling about.  Sylvia had Harry's hand in one hand, and a large sugar quill in the other, sucking on it silently.  They had been walking in and out of shops for the last quarter of an hour, and yet no-one recognised Sylvia, and Sylvia didn't recognise anyone.

Harry's eyes widened as he skimmed the poster:

SUMMER HOLIDAYS QUIDDITCH MATCH

NORTHERN NORWEGIANS VS. EASTSIDE ELVES

BEGINS 12:00 IN HOGSMEADE'S EASTERN CLEARING

"Da… I mean, Jupiter, we have to see this!"  Harry said excitedly.

James nodded in agreement, "Johnny, could you look for Sylvia's parents?  Not that we don't want to help, Sylvia," James patted her on the head and smiled, "but I'm sure that she doesn't need three people to take her around the place, and we just have to see this!"

With a sigh, Remus agreed to keep searching for Sylvia's parents, while James looked at his watch and quickly noted they had ten minutes to make it there.  James and Harry waved good-bye, and quickly left.  Sylvia, her hand now in Remus', while her other hand still occupied the sugar-quill looked up at Remus.

"Come on Sylvia, let's go find your daddy," Remus said with a smile, handing her a lollipop as she only had a small amount of the sugar-quill left.

~*~

Regulas was not happy; he had been stood up by the most annoying peple he had ever met, and those people will get what they deserved.  He walked swiftly towards an abandoned building on the outskirts of Hogsmeade, already a plan of revenge formed in his mind.

It was when he had turned the corner and was at the door when he realised that someone was following him.  He heard some footsteps and whispers, and pretended to be oblivious to it as he entered the building.  Looking through a crack in the shuttered window beside the door, he distinctly make out two men creeping towards the door, and his face broke into an evil smile as he saw who they were.  To his delight, neither of the men lingering outside had their wands out.

Pulling out his own wand, Regalus pointed his wand through a gap in the shutters and conjured ropes to tie the two men.  Smiling with glee, he stepped out, "well well, if it isn't the two men who stood me up?"

~*~

Sirius didn't like the tone of Regalus' voice, and the fact that he was bound did not help matters.  Why was he bound in the first place?

"Hello, how are you?  I think you have the wrong people, I don't even know who you are," oSirius said quickly.

"Oh, I know who you are alright, I'd recognise you even if you were burnt to ashes.  You have something we need, and we won't give up until we get it," Regalus answered, pulling on the ropes that tied the two men.

"I am quite sure you have the wrong people, you see, my name is Buster White, and this is my brother Rex," Sirius replied.

Regalus' smile widened, "then I do have the right people, Mister and Mister White," he led them into the building and towards the back.

Just great, we transfigure into people they knew, with the same names, great.  Just great.  Sirius thought to himself, and looking at oSirius, he could see that the same thoughts were running through his head.

Upon entering the wooden door to some room at the back, Sirius could see gathered none other than some known Death Eaters; Malfoy, Nott, Crabbe, and Goyle.

"Oh, so it's The Death Eaters Incorporated," oSirius couldn't help blurting out.

Malfoy looked at oSirius confusedly, "what are you talking about, Rex?"

Walking all the way into the room, Sirius frowned, "I thought you are Death Eaters."

"What's a Death Eater?" Regalus asked, sounding slightly interested, "never mind, but it's a good name though, maybe we can call ourselves Death Eaters?" Regalus asked the whole room.

"We'll have to ask the leader first," Malfoy nodded, "sounds good though."

oSirius grinned, "what, so are you guys called the, uh, We Hate Anything Muggle Associationg at the moment?  The WHAMA?"

"Nah Rex, must be the "We Are Going To Dominate All Worlds Association!  The WAGTDAWA!"  Sirius put in.

"Or Evil Wizard Alert?  EWA?"

"Shut up!"  Regalus shouted, sparks flying out of his wand, "you know very well that we are the Anti-Muggle Society!  Are you mocking us!?"  His face looked amusingly red, and both Sirius' were pleased they could push their brother's buttons.

"AMS?  Well, I guess that's not too bad, I mean, I knew this girl who had started this thing called SPEW…" Sirius started, but stopped when Regalus' wand was pointed at his face.

"You were not called to mock our Society, you were called to deliver the package, where is it!?"  Regalus snarled.

It was quite difficult to answer that question considering they had the wrong people, but seeing as Regalus' wand was pointed at Sirius, he decided he better say something, "uh, what package?"

Regalus stared at Rex and Buster's faces for a full minute, then turned around and consulted Malfoy, "they do not have the package, what do we do?"

"Our President won't be too happy about it…" Malfoy frowned.

At that moment, the door creaked open, and in came a man, "what won't I be too happy about?"

All the Death Eaters… no, not Death Eaters, AMS members, bowed their head in respect.  Sirius and oSirius stared at the man in the doorway; no way could that man be the President of the ridiculous society.  "Arthur Weasley!?  What are you doing with these people?"  They both exclaimed.

"Mr. President, they did not acquire the package," Regalus said with a bowed head, ignoring the exclamations.

Arthur shrugged and cocked an eyebrow, "to answer your previous question, I am a pure-blood, why shouldn't I be a part of this Society?  It seems as though you know who I am.  You should therefore know that for not carrying out my request, we will expose your friend's secret for all."

Both Sirius' knew this had to be something serious, and that they should at least act like they cared about what happened to this 'friend'.

"Please don't!"  They both cried out with false concern in their voices.

"I do not accept failure, and for that, through your friend, you will be punished.  I am sure there are other wizards out there who will be willing to help us in our cause," Arthur said calmly, and Sirius and oSirius couldn't helped but be shocked at how much like Voldemort he sounded.

"Come, you are to witness the punishment…" Arthur sneered in a very Snape-like way and turned to the door.  Sirius looked at oSirius, both hoping that they didn't subject an innocent to some punishment, and were thinking of ways out of the situation.

~*~

"AND POTTER SCORES, IT'S 120-90 FOR THE ELVES!"  The commentator screamed into the magical microphones.

Harry and James cheered with the crowds, "I'm so glad we came here!"  Harry exclaimed.

James grinned, "we should do something like this in our world, Summer Quidditch, it'd be great!  Watch the quaffle!"  James yelled to a chaser in the Eastside Elves.  They were both barracking for the Eastside Elves, since they had noticed Harry Potter was a chaser on that team.

No sooner had James yelled that that the seekers of both teams were diving for the golden snitch fluttering near the bottom of the stands.  The crowd held their breath as both seekers accelerated downwards, and both pulled out of the dive, but only one held the snitch.

"270-90, THE EASTSIDE ELVES WIN!"  The commentator roared among the cheering crowds.  Harry and James grinned and patted each other and the back and watched happily as the other Harry (oHarry) whirled in the air and then zoomed in towards a couple standing at the foot of the stands.  One of the pair ruffled oHarry's hair, while the other gave him a hug.  The dimension travellers decided to congratulate the team (and to get a better look at what this world's 'them' looked like)

"Hey Jupiter, you don't look much different," Harry commented to James as they approached the winning team.

"You don't look much alike though, you're a little fatter for one, and you don't have that scar," James commented, "because they can hold something like this during the holidays, I'd assume that this is a non-Voldemort world."

The closer they got to the Potter family, they began to realise that beside James was not Lily Potter, but…

"PETUNIA EVANS!?"  James hadn't meant to say it so loud, but it came out loud, and the person in question turned around and made eye contact with him, "Larry, I think I'm gonna puke!"

"I understand completely!" Harry hurriedly agreed.

Petunia made her way towards them, with the same bony figure and long neck that Harry remembered.

"Did you call me?"  She asked, looking happily from James to Harry, who both looked more than a little sick in the face.

"Uh…" Harry began, but didn't know how to end.

"Uh…" James began, but didn't know how to end.

"Mum, let's go…" oHarry came up behind her, and gave James and Harry a funny look.

"Uh… great game!"  James finished with not-so-quick thinking.

"I know!" Petunia squealed, "I think my son's team will win this year's Summer Holiday Quidditch.  The Daily Prophet loves to publish these types of article for our younger audience, and to be able to interview and write about my own son!"  Harry was slightly curious about how 'great' she'd make her son out to be in her article.  "Oh, would you mind if I took a photo and include some spectator's comments?"  Before either of them could answer, she already had her camera out and had taken a photo of them, "that was a nice photo!"  Harry had a feeling neither of them looked 'nice' in the photo.

At that moment, oJames came up and put his arms around Petunia's and oHarry's shoulders with a proud smile on his face, "celebrations at the Three Broomsticks?" he suggested, and the little family went away to celebrate.

Harry and James just stared after the happy family, jaws slack, unable to compose their thoughts.

"I can't believe it," James whispered, "how did I end up with her?  What happened to my Lily?" he sounded like he wanted to cry.

"I can't believe it," Harry whispered back, "how did I become her spawn in this world?" the desperation was also clear in his voice, "wanna follow them and, uh, find out about their pasts?"

James just had to know how he ended up with Petunia of all people, and nodded in agreement.

~*~

"DADDY!"

Remus and Sylvia had wondered the streets of Hogsmeade for a further ten minutes of Harry's and James' departure before they finally found Sylvia's father.  Remus' eyes followed the small form of Sylvia running up to the man and hugging his knees.  Her father lifted her up from and swung her around so that his back faced Remus.

"Daddy's been looking all over for you!  Where have you been?" his stern voice did not betray his happiness, and Remus recognised that voice, but couldn't quite place where he had heard it before.

"I followed a rabbit and got lost, these men helped me look for you!"  Sylvia exclaimed and pointed to Remus.

Sylvia's father placed her down gently on the ground and turned around.

"I don't know how to thank you for your help…" Severus Snape began.

Remus stared open-mouthed, but kept enough wits about him to answer, "it's okay, we did what had to be done."  Remus knew he had to get a photo of this… smiling… Snape.  This Snape was as tall and thin and greasy as the one he knew.  However, this Snape wore black leather robes, black leather pants, and adorned jewellery!

"…here, please, have these vouchers for free drinks at the Three Broomsticks, it's the best I can do for you now," Snape was saying, "and I can see you tonight and thank you properly…" Remus didn't really know what Snape was going on about, so he just nodded and accepted the vouchers.

~*~

"I mix the best drinks around here you know.  People tell me every day, they say, 'if I didn't have to work, then you'd be seeing me here all the time downing those things you make in those shaky thingies' and then they go off and tell their friends, and their friends tell their friends, and so on.  The business is quite good, and I have been established as the most well-known mixer in this continent."

Harry had simply come to get some butterbeer after James and he had finished their dinner, but instead he had glimpsed the shiny white teeth and couldn't escape in time.  The bar was surrounded by swooning females, and Gilderoy Lockhart's winning smile was now directed at Harry, the new-comer.

"Could I please have two butterbeers?" Harry asked a little loudly to over-ride the noise in the Three Broomsticks.

"I'm sorry lad, we're out of butterbeer today.  How about my famous Pumpkin Fantasy?  It blends in the sweetness of pumpkins with a little… something else, my secret ingredient," Lockhart said as he poured some orange liquid into his shaker and ducked under the counter for a moment, then reappeared, shaking the drink merrily, while Harry wondered why the pumpkin juice had to be shaken.  He then popped the lid open, sloshed it into a large mug, and pushed it into Harry's face.

"Here, my boy, try it!"  Lockhart asked eagerly, absolutely confident that Harry would like it.

Harry looked at the drink doubtfully, but took a small sip anyway.  It tasted quite nice, it tasted like…

"It tastes like the pumpkin juice at Hogwarts!"  Harry exclaimed to Lockhart, and could've sworn that Lockhart's hand twitched slightly at that.

Lockhart smiled his flashy-teeth smile, "I assure you my Pumpkin Fantasy is better than any pumpkin juice there is.  Here, you asked for two butterbeers, have two of my Pumpkin Fantasies instead," Harry, slightly surprised that Lockhart remembered that Harry had asked for two drinks in the first place, paid for the drinks, and made his way to the table near the centre where James waited.

James looked up at Harry eagerly, "you got the butterbeer?  Oh, it's pumpkin juice.  I'll drink it anyway.  This world's James is sitting over there by himself, I wanna go talk to him for a moment, do you mind waiting here by yourself?" James was rambling a bit.   Harry shook his head, and James grinned nervously and left.

Harry looked around; the place was quite busy with the majority obviously celebrating the Eastside Elve's victory.  Harry saw Aunt Petunia (Harry will never see Aunt Petunia as his mother) sitting with a group of women doing what Harry could only think of as gossipping, and oHarry, sitting in front of the stage, surrounded by his team-mates celebrating happily.  He was about to go and join them when someone approached his desk.

"This place is quite full today, do you mind if I take a seat here?"

Harry knew that voice, and looked up to see none other than Albus Dumbledore… looking quite different to the Dumbledore he knew.  Harry nodded numbly and openly stared at Dumbledore, looking away when he realised he was being rude.

Dumbledore chuckled, "haven't you seen an old man with a plait before?" he indicated his hair.

"Uh, no," Harry replied, and he decided to be brave, knowing Dumbledore won't take it offensively, "and I hope I don't offend you, but I've also never seen an old man wearing leather robes and jewellery before."  He looked down at his drink, and blushed slightly.  Who was he to talk about fashion?

"Really?  I rather thought that it was becoming the fashion," Dumbledore answered jovially, and took a drink out of the large mug he was holding, "but then again, I may be a little old and behind the fashion of these times."

"Don't get me wrong, I don't know anything about fashion," Harry admitted.  It was strange seeing this leather-clad and jewel-wearing old man, and if the man himself wasn't sitting right in front of him, Harry would have laughed.  Instead, he just smiled into his drink, hoping that Dumbledore wouldn't see him.

"Did you watch the quidditch game today?"  Dumbledore asked, obviously one who didn't like silence when conversation could be made.

Harry nodded, "yeah, it was great!  Everyone was quite good, the teams seemed well trained, and the seekers, their dives were excellent!"  Harry couldn't help but go on a rant about it; quidditch was one of the few things Harry could have long conversations about.

"Oh?  And do you yourself play quidditch?"  Dumbledore asked curiously.

"Yeah!"  Harry answered before thinking, "I'm a seeker for my House team."

"And what school do you go to?"

"I go to, uh, you've probably never heard of the school before," Harry decided that when he returned to his world he'd have to ask Hermione about some of the different wizarding schools there were.  He just hoped that Dumbledore would accept that answer.

"I think I just may have heard of your school.  You see, I used to be headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, so I am quite affiliated with a number of wizarding schools around the world," Dumbledore took a sip of his drink, and set it down on the table with a soft thud.  Harry noticed that Dumbledore was studying him carefully, and became a little nervous.

"I attend… Hogwarts," Dumbledore just said he used to be the headmaster, so Harry hoped that Dumbledore had stopped working there for the past few years.

"Really?  Now, that school I have heard of," Dumbledore smiled, "I love teaching, but there was another man quite capable of overseeing the duties of headmaster at Hogwarts, so I decided to teach in a different way to the whole world.  Although sometimes I go back to Hogwarts to help the headmaster…" Dumbledore seemed aware of Harry's nervousness, "but I don't see students often anymore."

Harry had hoped Dumbledore would tell him who the headmaster was as he couldn't exactly ask because he was supposedly attending this world's Hogwarts.

"How are you enjoying your studies?" Dumbledore asked in a grand-fatherly way.

"Yeah, it's great," Harry didn't quite know what he was supposed to say.  Should he go on and talk about his favourite subjects?  His favourite teachers?

"Yes, I knew that Thomas Riddle would run the school very well," Harry choked on his drink and spilt it all down his robes.  Dumbledore appeared by his side in an instant and was rubbing his back.

"There there, are you okay?"  He asked concernedly.  Harry nodded, wiping at some of the juice with a napkin.  Dumbledore took his wand out and cast a cleaning charm.

"What is your name, my boy?"  Dumbledore asked.

"Uh, Larry White," Harry replied, looking down at his drink.

"Is there something about Thomas Riddle you would like to talk to me about, Larry?"

"Isn't Riddle Slytherin's heir?" Harry blurted out.

Dumbledore frowned a little, "yes, he is, but I assure you he is a very capable headmaster.  If there are any qualities that you find worrying to have in him as a headmaster, feel free to point them out to the authorities and they should act upon it.  And how did you know he's Slytherin's heir?"

"He acts like a Slytherin," Harry lied, and to his surprise, Dumbledore chuckled.

"Yes, he does, doesn't he?  But he's a good man at heart," Dumbledore looked at his Rolex and sighed, "I was enjoying this conversation, but I must leave now.  Enjoy your pumpkin juice, and take care, Larry."  Dumbledore had put an emphasis on the name, and Harry had a feeling that was due to his inability to lie.

Harry kept his eyes on Dumbledore until he disappeared out the door.  He turned back to his drink.

"Next time, we gotta try this technique!"  One of the Eastside Elves exclaimed.

"Nah, that won't work, we're playing against the Western Werewolves, remember?"  Someone else disagreed.

"Yeah, with Lupin coaching…" for the second time that night, Harry choked on his drink.  He could see James coaching for quidditch, or even Sirius, but his Defense teacher?

~*~

"Yeah, you noticed her camera and the way she went on about the Prophet?  She's a reporter.  I mean, even being a muggle, there are jobs out there in the wizarding world for her," oJames skulled his beer.

James just stared at oJames; well, being a reporter for the Daily Prophet actually suited Petunia, she was quite the gossipper.

"Anyway Jupiter, I've been going on about myself for a while, how about you?  Who's the lady in your life?" oJames slurred a little.

James started, "well, my wife's name is Lily, and she's very pretty, and…"

"Lily?" oJames interrupted, looking startled, "I knew this woman called Lily, she was amazing, and I wanted to marry her," James noticed that oJames had a bit much to drink, "but she went off with him!  I trusted him!"  He slammed his mug onto the table, "then Petunia was there for me…" he dropped his head onto the table, and snored.

James sat up and shook oJames' shoulder, "tell me!  Who's 'him'!?"  But it was no use, oJames was out cold.

~*~

Remus walked into the crowded place.  The Three Broomsticks was sure popular today, and a quick look at some banners told him why; the Eastside Elves won in the Summer Holiday Quidditch, and there will be a live band tonight.  Remus saw James sitting in a corner with another James, and Harry sitting alone at a small table near the centre of the room.  He made his way towards Harry, moving around all the people, and took the vacant seat there.

Harry looked up from wiping his robes, "hey Professor… I mean Re… no Johnathan," Harry smiled sheepishly, "do you mind magicking this off for me?" Harry pointed to his robes.  Remus smiled kindly and cleaned his robes for him.

"Ah, much better," Harry commented.

"And was there a reason for your clumsiness?"  Remus cocked an eyebrow.

Harry grinned and took a sip, "well, have a guess at what you do in this world."

"… the Southern Serpents have quite a strong team too, what with Weasley as the seeker…" one of oHarry's friends were saying quite loudly.

"And Granger's got quite the power as a Beater…"

Harry was never gladder that he belonged to the wizarding world where spills could easily be magicked away, otherwise he would have had to change his robes for the third time that night.  Remus looked at Harry amusedly.

"So what am I in this world?"

"You coach the Western Werewolves," Harry stated simply, and looked at Remus closely for his reaction.

Remus just chuckled, "and I would really call my own team the Werewolves?"

"Maybe no-one knows you're an actual werewolf?  And I just can't imagine you drilling in strategies like Wood used to, he was obsessive!"

"Perhaps teaching is just a strong point of mine…" Remus began, when there was a drum-roll, and the lights dimmed.

A lone spotlight shone on the stage, glaring white light shining from Lockhart's super-clean white teeth.

"Witches and wizards, the moment you've been waiting for!  Tonight's entertainment is the world acclaimed band, THE TEACHLES!"

A fast drum-beat began with some bass, while Lockhart did a little dance to the music (imagine Mr. Bean dance).  Soon the rhythm and lead guitar was brought in, with the music building up to a climax, and as the climax was reached, Lockhart apparated to the side of the stage and in his place was The Teachles.

Harry and Remus gaped as The Teachles strummed/beat like professionals and head-banged with their music.  Lockhart made his way to centre stage again, the spotlight following him as he glided towards the centre.

"And let me introduce, vocals and lead guitar, SEVERUS SNAPE!"

Snape reached some very high notes on the microphone as the crowd rang with screams, his eyes closed as he sang with his heart (imagine Steve Tyler singing) and his fingers flew over the board as he picked out a very fast riff.

"Bass, ARGUS FILCH!"

Filch looked unhappy as ever as he played a blues-style bass tune.  The crowd cheered just loudly for him as they did for Snape.

"Rhythm, ALBUS DUMBLEDORE!"

Dumbledore strummed a few simple chords, and he was humming a simple tune as he did so, the crowd had quietened for this display, and roared after Dumbledore smiled and bowed his head.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaand on the drums, MINNERVA MCGONAGALL!"

The music stopped totally as McGonagall beat the ### out of the drums as though they were her past students.  She had her hair done Beatle-style.  The music started again after her drum solo, and she wiped her brow with her sequin adorned robe sleeve.

Remus recovered quicker than Harry did.

"Oh Harry, I forgot to tell you that I saw Snape today, he looked really different to the Snape we know," he commented.

Harry just gaped and didn't seem to comprehend what Remus said.

~*~

Earlier on…

"So where are we going now?"  Sirius asked Arthur as he was being pulled along by rope alongside oSirius.

"We need to make preparations on how to best expose your friend's secret," Arthur answered.

"And why are we going to the bookstore for that?" oSirius inquired.

"We need a thesaurus to determine which terms will have the most effect on the audience we are exposing this secret to," Regalus looked to Arthur worriedly, "Mr. President, it looks as though the store is closed.  I sent a letter to Pettigrew to leave it open for us, perhaps he did not receive the message…"

Sirius scoffed, "of course it is, it's past 5:00, you just had to stop for that hamburger, didn't you?  I don't think they'd open it especially for you…"

"Hey, maybe we can help you, we are very knowledgeable in our vocabulary," oSirius suggested, quite curious about what this 'secret' was.

"Be quite!  We can do this without your help, or anyone's, or anything's elses help!"  Arthur roared.

"Settle petal, we were just trying to be helpful," Sirius said soothingly.

"Perhaps Skeeter can help us…" Malfoy suggested.

Arthur rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "yes, you are correct, she is one to use fancy words."

"I'm actually feeling a little hungry, perhaps she can provide us with dinner," Regalus admitted.

And the group made it towards the other side of Hogsmeade.

~*~

"Do you mind if I place my drink on your table?" an all-too-familiar misty voice came from above.

"Uh, go ahead," Harry replied, as Trelawny placed her large mug on the table and sighed.

"I have foreseen that my partner will be appearing here tonight…" she began to no-one in particular as Harry turned back to the stage.

After Remus had brought Harry back to reality, Harry had been able to comprehend all that he was seeing.  Four of Hogwart's staff members were in a rock-band, clad in leather, wearing jewelry, and singing meaningful songs.  Harry now understood what Dumbledore meant by 'teaching in a different way to the whole world', they were teaching through their songs.  But to have Snape singing?  Harry would never have imagined that Snape could carry a tune, not to mention reach high notes.  Although the band name and McGonagall's hair suggested Beatles-style music, it was otherwise, it was a little more heavy, a little more rock.

"… And if you let your worries go Then you've only got strength to show"

The crowd screamed as Snape finished the song, and the loudness of the cheering compared to that on the Quidditch pitch.  The band really was quite popular, and Harry could see oHarry with fingers in his mouth whistling loudly.

No-one expected there to be any tomatoes…

~*~

James had recovered his ability to speak.  He looked at oJames as he jerked awake to the music.  Although oJames still looked drunk, the look he gave the band was one James was glad he was not on the receiving end of.

As the song finished, oJames reached into his pocket, pulled out his wand, and summoned a basket of tomatoes.

"TAKE THAT YOU CHEAT!"  oJames screamed as he threw the tomatoes at an unsuspecting Snape.

James thought he was just having fun, and threw some as well.

Snape looked at oJames horrified, and Dumbledore quickly conjured a shield.  Dumbledore looked upon oJames calmly.

"And to what occasion do we owe this greeting?" he asked amiably.

Wobbling as he stood up, oJames slurred, "I trusted you Snape, and then you go off with my true love, even though you knew I loved her!"

"Lily is an intelligent woman, she was well aware for what reasons she made her decision; she followed her heart," Snape replied, and the audience sighed at the beautiful reply.

Petunia gasped and stood up, whispered something quickly to oHarry, and made her way to oJames, her hands on his arms.

"I'm sorry everyone," she said to the whole room, obviously enjoying being the centre of attention, "my husband isn't one who can take in a lot of alcohol, and talks about nonsense once he's drunk," she turned to oJames, "come on dear, lets take you home…"

~*~

Remus looked on in wonder; James and Petunia, that's a laugh!

"Sorry about that," Snape said to the audience after he had cleaned his robes with the wave of his wand, "just an old dispute.  And although I am not here to talk about my personal life, I would like to thank that man over there," the spotlight was on Remus as soon as Snape pointed at him, "for helping my lost daughter this afternoon," a round of 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the audience.  "And for that, I'm giving you a copy of each of our albums," the albums appeared on Remus' table, "and I'd like to dedicate this song to you…"

While Snape was talking, James had made his way back to Harry's table, pushing past Trelawny, he talked loudly over the music.

"I see, so Sylvia was Snape's daughter, that's just scary!"  James said.

"Look at that!"  Harry pointed to the albums.

On the cover was a moving picture of the whole band, in very model-like poses.  Each album had different pictures, and Filch was even smiling in one of them, which was scary.

"Wait until Snape sees these!"  James exclaimed, looking at the album where Snape was dressed in a white sequined outfit, hair tied back in a high ponytail, and smiling, not sneering.

The music suddenly stopped, as another voice came on the microphone.

"Witches and wizards, I would like to interrupt this performance to bring you some breaking news," the wizard on the microphone was none other than Arthur Weasley.  Harry wondered if there was something wrong at the Ministry, and he continued, "recently it had come to our attention that there are… frauds… among our famous wizards," Harry instantly thought of Lockhart, "and one of them are here today… let me introduce to you Gilderoy Lockhart!"

All eyes moved to Lockhart, who tried to run away but was stopped by Malfoy and Regalus.

"You see, what you have been drinking all these years are not Lockhart's creations, but somebody's elses," he said as Lockhart was brought onto the stage, "for example, the so-called Pumpkin Fantasy is just the ordinary pumpkin juice from Hogwarts, delivered by his faithful house-elf all the way here to deceive you!"

"It was not my idea!"  Lockhart protested, "Buster and Rex suggested it, and they steal most of the recipes!"  Lockhart's wild eyes scanned the crowd, "see!  There they are!  It was all their idea!  I was simply to sell them because I am the best looking out of us three!  They could never sell drinks, no-one would ever approach them!"

Harry looked to where Lockhart was pointing at… Sirius and oSirius?  In his opinion, Buster and Rex was not bad looking, but Lockhart always did have a high opinion of himself.

The audience had long ago become quiet, and The Teachles just stood silently in the background.  Arthur looked at where Lockhart was pointing, and then looked confusedly to the side of the stage.  Nott appeared from the side with rope in hand, and pulled forth another Buster and Rex.

"There are two of you!"  Arthur exclaimed.

"I told you we weren't the people you were looking for," Sirius replied matter-of-factly, only to be faced with a wand and a reversal spell.

"Sirius Black!"  Everyone exclaimed.

Harry, James, and Remus looked at each other worriedly; if they exposed oSirius as well, or the Sirius of this world walked in, there'd be a bit of a situation.  But before they could do anything, a voice next to them screeched.

"Honey!  I've been waiting all night for you!  My 'eye' foresaw that you would appear, but not in this situation!  We are going home right now darling, prolonging our stay in these people's presence will surely cloud our eyes more, Sirius Junior is waiting for us at home," Trelawny made her way to Sirius' side, who gaped at her in alarm.

"Trelawny!?"

"Yes dear, I know who I am.  Let's go."

Arthur turned to oSirius and raised his wand, "and now I am curious as to who you might be…"

But before he could cast the spell, there was an explosion as the real Buster and Rex threw a bomb to distract the AMS members that were approaching them, and made their way to the front door.  Lockhart looked very panicked, and fainted when Nott threatened to slap his face if he made a move.  James took the chance and freed Sirius and oSirius, and the group made for the back door.

"Sirius, you still owe me five hundred galleons!"  Regalus cried as he grabbed hold of Sirius' sleeve.

"Uh, ask me again later," Sirius said and pulled his arm free.

"I'm gonna tell mum about this!"

Sirius rolled his eyes, "yeah yeah, go cry to mummy!" he said under his breath as he followed James.

Harry and Remus, who were not on the AMS 'to catch' list, made use of this fact by stunning a lot of the members.

"Who dares go against us?"  Malfoy roared as he looked wildly around him, and then fell as a stunner hit him.

Harry felt someone grab his arm.

"You dare go against us, boy?" Crabbe breathed in his face.

Harry was about to reply when Crabbe fell down.  Harry saw Dumbledore standing behind Crabbe, wand raised.

"No-one hurts a student while the Teachles are here!"  Dumbledore said, "and I daresay, you and your friends need to leave quickly."

Harry smiled a thanks, and Remus and Harry quickly made their way to the back exit.

"After them!"  They could hear someone yelling behind them.

"Great, we have to go to that place in the forest, which is on the other side of Hogsmeade!"  James, Sirius, and oSirius had been waiting outside for them, and were now running.

"I think it'll be quicker if we transformed," Harry suggested.

"I can't believe I'm with her in this world!" Sirius whined before he transformed into a dog.

"You won't believe what else we've seen then," Remus said lightly as he mounted Harry's form and Harry flew to the clearing.

Upon reaching they clearing, everyone resumed their human forms and they quickly travelled back to their own world.

~*~

AN: and there ends the interlude chapter.  You know, if I had included everything I wanted, then you guys would have had to wait for even longer for this update.  This chapter is quite long as it is.

I was going to call the band SMAF, as a rip-off of SMAP, but I decided most of you might not know the group.  They are a Japanese guy group (I guess they are kinda like Backstreet Boys).  Anyway, SMAF would have stood for the surnames of everyone in the group.  I then didn't know what to call them, so I thought that The Teachles would do (and I LOVE The Beatles!)  As for members of the Teachles, I just thought I'd include the people who we were least likely to imagine in the band (other possiblities were Percy Weasley, Trelawny, Vernon Dursley… who said it had to be wizards?).  And if you just imagine those people in the 70/80's style rock-band with all the funny clothes and jewelry, you get The Teachles!

I had originally thought Lockhart would be good in the band, but decided that if he was even going to act slightly like the Lockhart we know, then he wouldn't want to share any of his fame.  So I thought it'd be amusing if he was famous for something that's not his again.

A reviewer actually suggested Snape marry Lily, so I did that.  They also suggested having a fat Harry, but the way I did it, I just can't imagine Harry being fat if his parents aren't, so I made him a little larger than usual, which can be compared to Petunia spoiling Dudley.

I thought Petunia would make a nice rebound for James, and it also suggests a thought I had about Petunia.  If she hated magic so much, how did she remember something about the dementors (in OoTP)?  I thought, well, maybe she had fancied James, and hated both James and Lily and anything magic related after they got together.  Sound plausible?

Summer Quidditch, now that's something I haven't seen in any other fics I've read.  I thought having Hermione as a beater was totally out of character for her, so therefore I incorporated it into this fic.

Is it so obvious that Pettigrew is not a favourite character?  But at least he's mentioned, in my first version I totally forgot about him!  I just wasn't sure how to fit him in, I was thinking of having him in a gay relationship with Sirius, but Sirius would have been furious if I did that, I mean, Trelawny's bad enough!  But yeah, I doubt Sirius would have recovered from that shock.

I wondered how to fit Tom Riddle in.  I thought, 'well, that Phineas fellow was a headmaster, so why not Riddle?' and not to mention Riddle probably enjoys being the leader of something, ruling over people, so he's the headmaster of Hogwarts. 

It probably became obvious to you that I rushed the end a little, otherwise I would have brought in Lily and some others as well, but I did want to get this chapter done quickly so I can begin to work on the story again.  Any comments or suggestions, please leave a review or send an email to tonderumushi@yahoo.com.au

Ask Snape should be updated soon!

Toodles~