Timeless Escapades
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"And now," he said, "it's time for two of our number to recognize each other for what you are. Sirius... if you could resume your usual form."
The great black dog looked up at Dumbledore, then, in an instant, turned into a man.
Mrs. Weasley screamed and leapt back from the bed.
"Sirius Black!" she shrieked, pointing at him.
"Mum, shut up!" Ron yelled. "It's okay!"
Snape had not yelled or jumped backward, but the look on his face was one of mingled furry and horror.
"Him!" he snarled, staring at Sirius, whose face showed equal dislike. "What is he doing here?"
"He is here at my invitation," said Dumbledore, looking between them, "as are you Severus. I trust you both. It is time for you to lay aside your old differences and trust each other."
Harry thought Dumbledore was asking for a near miracle. Sirius and Snape were eyeing each other with the utmost loathing.
"I will settle, in the short term," said Dumbledore, with a bite of impatience in his voice, "for a lack of open hostility. You will shake hands. You are on the same side now. Time is short, and unless the few of us who know the truth do not stand united, there is no hope for any of us."
Very slowly — but still glaring at each other as though each wished the other nothing but ill — Sirius and Snape moved toward each other and shook hands. They let go extremely quickly.
"That will do to be going on with," said Dumbledore...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, pg. 712, by: JK Rowling
Timeless Escapades
Chapter 4
Harry had been pacing outside the Great Hall for about ten minutes now. He was about to be introduced to the entire school. Harry halted his progress as he thought about all of the faces, all the upturned faces looking at him. And those face included his parents... and godparent... and teachers...
Harry shook his head. He couldn't do this... he may be in Gryffindor, but he sure as hell didn't feel like it at the moment. What if his dad rejected him? What would he do? He couldn't take losing Sirius or his parents, AGAIN. In a way that would be even worse than having them dead! Having them be maybe even five feet from you but not able to get to know them.
"Moony, you didn't see it! He was like an exact replica!!!!"
Harry swivelled around so fast that his neck felt like it had twisted off his shoulders. There, coming down the main stair case towards the Great Hall, were the famous Marauders. The inspiration of the Weasley twins. They were all there... his dad and godfather were there.
Some sort of explosion had taken place in Harry's stomach. Harry's eyes were attracted immediately to the boy with round glasses and unruly black hair. It was his dad. Harry had been told his entire life that he was the splitting image of his father. And indeed, it was true. The boy was so care free, his hazel eyes shining with anticipation (could be think of a prank, perhaps?) and a light of laughter. He was just as Harry had imagined him.
Harry then turned his eyes to the boy right next to this father. A boy with shoulder length black hair, and eyes that were a misty bright blue. The boy who would later be his godfather... the boy who would later die because of his godson. Harry felt a kind of loneliness and loss as he looked at Sirius Black. This was a dream come true, after all. When would you see a godfather who had been dead for at least half a year? Sirius laughed as a younger Remus Lupin pursed his lips in frustration at Sirius and James's antics.
"Well, maybe it was just a coincidence!" Remus conceded, shouldering his book bag.
"It was a coincidence my arse!" said James. "It was freaky! Like he was a mirror image of me! I even reckon I heard him call me 'dad'!"
Harry blanched. James had heard him calling him dad. Taken that he wasn't really in the right state of mind, or anything, but Harry thought that he could've held off on the 'dad' part until he had gotten to know his father.
The three Marauders walked straight past Harry, who had turned his back to them, waiting for them to pass. He let out a sigh of relief as the doors to the Great Hall closed with a bang. Just then, Dumbledore came sweeping down the staircase, dress in robes of a soft lilac colour. His bright blue eyes twinkled as he put a gnarled hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Are you ready, Mr. Potter?"
Harry gulped, "Yes, sir."
Dumbledore nodded and pushed open the doors to the Hall, leading Harry to the front. All of the heads turned towards him and whispers broke out every, like snakes hissing in a nest. Harry could feel all of the eyes... even a pair of hazel in there, watching him. Throughout the Hall, Harry could hear random phrases such as, "Who is he?" and "Isn't that James Potter?"
James gasped when he saw who it was that the Headmaster was leading up the Hall. It was the boy that had fallen out of the cupboard! James turned to face a shocked looking Sirius.
"It's him!" Sirius hissed, looking awestruck.
"I know!" James answered. "See? Didn't I tell you Remie! Doesn't he look just like me?"
Remus scowled at the nickname, "Maybe your just distant relatives."
Dumbledore brought an end to the conversations as he cleared his throat loudly. Harry stood next to him, as apprehensive as ever, looking towards the Gryffindor Table. Even amongst the sea of black, he could make out a girl with fiery red hair. It was Lily Evens, his mother. Harry shut his mouth which was opened in shock and turned back to Dumbledore, who was now addressing the Great Hall.
"It seems that we have an exchange student!" Dumbledore began, beaming around at everyone, as though it was the biggest treat in the world. "His name is Harry Prowner. Harry is a former student of Beauxbatons Academy. Mr. Prowner has already been sorted, and his new house is Gryffindor!" Dumbledore paused as the Gryffindor table burst into applause, Harry could even hear Sirius whooping appreciatively. "I expect all of you to make him feel welcome here at Hogwarts. Now enjoy your meal!"
The student body all turned back to there meals as Harry made his way over to the Gryffindor Table, legs as stiff as a wooden boards. There was only one open seat at the table. It was in between Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. Harry numbly made his way over and collapsed onto the bench.
Remus Lupin, ever the gentleman, was the first to act. "Hello, I'm Remus Lupin! I'm one of the Gryffindor prefects! If you ever need anything, just see me!" Remus brought his hand foreword.
Harry shook the hand, feeling more at ease. He could handle this, if all of the Marauders were like Remus, then he shouldn't really have that much trouble at all!
"I'm Sirius! Sirius Black! Pleased to make your acquaintance!" Sirius butted in, grinning at him. "And that one over there is James. A bit conceited there, watch out for him."
Alright, maybe he would have a bit of trouble after all.
James stuck out his tongue at Sirius, who was now spooning a portion of porridge into his bowl. James turned back to Harry, eyeing his face.
"Harry, is it?"
Harry nodded. He was so scared, so scarred that he would screw this up. The one chance to really get to know his dad.
James squinted at Harry's forehead. "Funny looking scar you got there." he pointed at Harry's lightning bolt souvenir. "What's it from?"
Harry bit down on his bottom lip, stopping the stupid thing from quivering. "I got it the night my parents died."
Remus snapped his head back to look at Harry and James. And Sirius, also looking just as shocked, dropped his spoon on to the table with a clatter, sending the oatmeal everywhere. James starred at Harry. He — he hadn't known that Harry didn't have any parents... poor kid.
"I'm so sorry, Harry. That wasn't any of my business, anyway. James Potter." James looked at Harry in a truce, sticking out his hand.
For some reason or another, this only served to make Harry angrier. Something about the tone of James's voice didn't sound right to Harry. It almost sounded like James was feeling sympathy towards Harry.
"Don't! Don't — just pity me." Harry told him, still not shaking James's hand.
"I'm not pitying you!" James shot back, why wasn't the boy shaking his hand!? "I'm just admiring you. It must be tough not having any parents."
Harry sighed and took James's hand. It seemed that the whole table had been holding their breath. Waiting for the two boys to come to an agreement. Sirius beamed at them.
"Well!" he said, clapping a hand on the each of the boy's shoulders. "Now that that's all settled, we have to get to Transfiguration! Come on, I still need help on my pin cushion..."
James snorted into his bowl of cereal. "Padfoot, you couldn't turn a rat into a pin cushion unless it stayed still and was stuffed with cotton."
Harry laughed, as did Remus, when Sirius started to turn a bright shade of magenta. Remus tugged Harry toward the stair case, telling him about Sirius and James.
"You've just got to be really careful around them. There good guys, but sometimes things can just get a little bit out of hand." Remus told him. The had made it up to the door of the Transfiguration classroom. Professor Mcgonnagal was already inside, putting cages of rats on each work desk. "Oh yeah, and if you want to survive the school year, you sure as hell don't want to eat anything good that they give to you without drinking an anti poisoning draft first."
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Hello there! Another chapter for you all! I know that it's short, but school is just around the corner and I have to finish the summer homework and go shopping.
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