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A/N: Hi guys, well exams are over, for the moment, and I have no revision sessions to spend writing. Sorry it's been so long since I updated, I haven't had time with all the relaxing I've had to catch up on. I know, I'm evil.


Ch 8 – Name Change

I'm going to bed," Sirius declared half an hour later. The group-Sirius, James, Remus, Lily, Hermione and Lupin-had spent the last thirty minutes discussing ideas on what Lupin and Hermione should do now that their true time was destroyed.

"Me too," James decided, standing up.

"Hermione, you coming?" Lily asked.

"Yea, in a minute," Hermione answered.

"Fine, but don't be too long." Lily, James and Sirius turned and walked upstairs, Lily kissed James goodnight and Sirius walked briskly past them.

"I'm going to go and talk to Dumbledore. Goodnight," Lupin turned and walked out of the Gryffindor common room.

"I talked to Sirius," Hermione told Remus.

"And…?"

"It's over between us, although he's a little upset," Hermione stated looking guilty.

"Would you rather make him feel worse by seeing both of us?" Remus asked.

"I suppose not," Hermione said wrapping her arms around Remus' neck.

"I'm sorry, Mi. It's just that…I don't know."

"Hey, it's ok. I guess I'm just too nice," Hermione told Remus, sliding herself onto his lap.

"It's not possible," Remus stated kissing her lightly.

"If you say so," Hermione said kissing Remus back.


"O.K. What's up? You didn't look right."

"Hermione broke up with me," Sirius answered.

"What? Did she say why?" James asked.

"No, but I know anyway," Sirius answered.

"How?" James asked sceptically.

"I walked in on her and another guy whilst wearing your invisibility cloak," Sirius answered.

"Who! I'm going to kill him," James stood up.

"James, shut up. I don't care that much. I can see how much he likes her. It's Remus."

"Oh. Are you ok with that?" James asked.

"Well, no, not really. But I will be, I think. He's liked her for years, I knew that and I asked her out. He was really upset when he found out. I'm a terrible friend," Sirius finished looking at his feet.

"Sirius, you're not a terrible friend, you're just blind when it comes to girls. You ok, mate?" James asked his friend.

"What? Oh, yea, I suppose," Sirius replied feeling as if he'd murdered Remus.


Lupin guessed the password to Dumbledore's office and walked up the stairs. He knocked on the door and Dumbledore's voice came from inside. "Come in."

Lupin pushed the door open. "Professor, I'm …oh, sorry for interrupting." Dumbledore was sitting talking to a woman that Lupin identified as Professor Walker.

"That's quite alright. Lucy, it's been a pleasure working with you and it's going to be difficult to find a replacement," Dumbledore said to Walker, shaking her hand. Walker strode out of the room. "Remus, did you do whatever it was that was so urgent?"

"Yes, sir, and I apologise for running out. I did, however, find a piece of important information. You know that this isn't Hermione Granger's true time? Well, neither she nor I can return to the future, it's been destroyed."

"I see, so what do you plan to do?" Dumbledore asked.

"Well, I don't know. I could wait and see if the future reappears. But until then, I don't know."

"I see. Well, I'm now down a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, if a job would help pass the time," Dumbledore suggested.

"Are you serious? Professor, that would be … brilliant! Thank you," Lupin added.

"I'm afraid that I have nowhere for you to sleep tonight, although I can guess you can think of somewhere. Lucy Walker will be leaving in the early hours of the morning and her lesson plans will be left in the main DADA room. You can't use your real name, I'm afraid. Think of a false surname, you can use your own first name," Dumbledore explained.

"I'll be Remus … Remus Longmoon," Lupin decided.

"OK. Come with me and I'll introduce you to the rest of the staff," Dumbledore instructed Professor 'Longmoon'. They walked to the staff room in silence. Dumbledore opened the door and both he and Longmoon walked in.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know, Lucy Walker has decided to retire. It is my pleasure to introduce the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Remus Longmoon. Remus, this is Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick…" Dumbledore continued to name the rest of the occupants of the room.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Longmoon commented politely. "Now, if you'll all excuse me, I'd best be going to bed. Goodnight," Longmoon walked out of the staff room and towards the Room of Requirement.


"Hey guys, you know that Walker retired, right? I wonder who her replacement is," Hermione commented as the marauders, Lily and she walked down to the Great Hall on Monday morning.

"Good point," James said as he sat down to the Gryffindor table. "But I hope the newbie's less … strict."

"And more fun. God, I never listened in a single class of Walker's. She's as boring as Binns." Sirius added.

"Sirius" Lily scolded.

"Just kidding, Lils. No-one's as boring as Binns," Sirius muttered under his breath. Just then, Dumbledore stood up.

"Hem hem. As you may know, Professor Walker has decided to retire. It is my pleasure to introduce you to your new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Longmoon," Sirius, James, Lily, Hermione and Remus all turned towards the teachers' table and gaped at the man they saw.

"What the…" James started before Lily hit him.


"Good morning, class," Professor Longmoon greeted his seventh years. "As Dumbledore told you this morning, I'm Professor Longmoon and I'll be teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts for the rest of the year. Today, however, will just be a review. All you'll need is your brain." With this the class groaned and James muttered something to Sirius. His reply was a scowl. "OK, I want you to get into mixed groups of five or six people. Between you I want you to pick a team name." Longmoon waited for the movement and talking to stop. He pointed to the first group, James, Sirius, Remus, Lily and Hermione. "Name?" he asked.

"Well, I'm James, this is Sir…"

"Team name, Mr. Potter," Longmoon interrupted James' list.

"Oh, right sorry. Merlin's Minds," James told Longmoon. The teacher proceeded to the next teams. There were four teams, split directly into Slytherin and Gryffindor.

"The rules are simple, answer as many questions correctly as is possible and the winners' house gains fifty points. At the end of the lesson, each person in the room must have answered at least one question. Each incorrectly answered question will be written down by me and your homework will be to answer the list correctly. Everyone nodded or mumbled some kind of acknowledgement. "First of all, Merlin's Minds, creatures or curses?"

"Creatures," Remus replied to his older self.

"Where is the werewolf believed to have originated from?" As soon as Snape heard the word 'werewolf' mentioned, he paled. Biased teacher, he thought to himself.

"Northern Europe," Remus answered immediately.

"Correct. Slytherin's Snakes, curses or creatures?"

"Curses," Snape said almost as quickly as Remus had given his answer.

"What's the incantation for the charm against a dementor?"

"Expecto Patronum," Snape answered after three seconds.

"Correct. Gryffindor Group?" Longmoon continued the quiz until the end of the class. "The scores are tied. Would one member from Slytherin's Snakes and Merlin's Minds join me here?"

"Mione?" James asked.

"No, Remus," Hermione said watching Longmoon as he nodded at her suggestion.

"OK." Remus agreed as he stood up. Snape also stood up smirking.

"This question requires two answers. The first to give me both correct answers wins the points. OK?" Snape and Remus nodded. "Which two prey do werewolves prefer above all others?"

"Humans and unicorns," Remus answered as soon as the question was out of his older self's mouth.

"Correct, fifty points to Gryffindor," Longmoon said, but he was barely heard over Merlin's Minds' cheers. "Yes, yes, well done Merlin's Minds, but all of you, your homework tonight, and due in next lesson is this sheet of questions. Scripsi," Longmoon muttered then handed a copy of the sheet to each student. The bell rang. "Class dismissed."


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