Chapter 2
On entering the Gryffindor common room Hermione realised it might look a bit strange if she walked straight up to Remus as if she knew him. Instead she walked over to James. "Err its James, right?" She questioned him cautiously.
"Ahhh, if it isn't Harriet." The dark haired boy grinned down at her.
The grin was infectious, and Hermione found herself smiling back. "Yeah sorry about that." She apologised.
"No worries. So how can I help?"
"I'm looking for Remus Lupin, do you know him?" She asked innocently, knowing full well he was one of James' best friends.
"Sure I do" James chuckled, then shouting across the room he yelled, "Hey Rem, Harriet wants a word."
"It's Hermione." She told him carefully.
"Sure it is, but you shall be known as Harriet." He laughed bowing. "Now if you will excuse me." He turned and ran up the stairs leading to the boys dormitories.
Hermione turned to be faced by another boy, easily recognisable to her as Remus Lupin.
"You were looking for me?" Remus asked sticking his hand out. "I'm Remus."
"Errr, yeah. Dumbledore told me to stick with you today, and you would show me around. I'm Hermione by the way." She gabbled quickly shaking his hand.
"Ok then." Remus began, "Can I take it that you're in the Seventh year then?"
Hermione nodded. "Yeah, just transferred."
"Oh right, where from?" Remus asked interestedly.
'Shit' Hermione thought to herself, she'd really set herself up for that one. "Thargows" She replied.
"Never heard of it." Remus stated. "Well anyway lets see about introducing you to people."
When Remus was introducing to people, many who I was familiar with, if only by name, from my own time, I began to feel a greater sense of unease at my predicament. Before the problems I thought I as facing, were only standard responses from time theories. Now meeting Sirius Black, Lily Evans, Frank Longbottom and many others, I started to wonder how, intertwining my life with theirs what effect this would have on the future I knew.
Yet was the future I knew the right future? And what dictates if a future or timeline is right or wrong?
That was the moment I decided to settle in fully. After all why should I live for a future, where I wasn't?
A/N: Hello there people, I'm back for a bit now. Just to let you know this story is now finished and I'll be posting the chapters as soon as I can. (Reviews always work as a good kick up the backside)
Charlatan
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