Ch. 11- The Whole Story
Hermione sighed and looked around the Common Room.
"Sirius, where's Peter?" she asked.
Sirius and Remus looked at her and then each other.
"He's in the library," Sirius answered.
"Good, let's go to your guy's room," she said and led them up the stairs that led to Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter's room. Once they had all filed in, Remus and Sirius went to sit on Sirius's bed. Lily and James sat on James's bed after giving her a suspicious look. Hermione ignored it and locked the door so that only she could unlock it and then warded the room. No one outside the room would be able to hear what was said.
"What's going on," James asked when she rejoined them sitting next to Sirius and looking at the two across from her.
"To make a long story short, I'm from the future," she said and then held her breath as the news registered into the other two's mind. Lily was the first to speak.
"You… you're serious," she said. It wasn't a question but Sirius answered.
"She's serious alright," he said and Remus chimed in.
"Dead serious."
James looked from one to the other and frowned.
"You two knew? How? And why didn't you tell us? Or Peter?"
Hermione interjected as Sirius and Remus tried to start their story at the exact same time.
"They knew by accident. The two of them overheard Dumbledore talking with me in the hospital wing, though I do believe that Remus had guessed before that."
She smiled at Remus, who nodded, before continuing.
"I didn't tell you and Dumbledore told the two of them to not tell anyone and so we haven't, that is until now. And there are reasons we haven't and won't tell Peter which I will get to in a moment. But first you must know the whole story."
"Why are you telling us if Dumbledore doesn't want anyone to know?"
"Because… well, let's just say that it will save a lot of hardships for one of my best friends where I come from. And because, while it might not seem so, it's the right thing to do. I know it in my heart."
Lily and James nodded and kept silent.
"I am from the future where Sirius and Remus are thirty or so, and I am best friends with Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley," she said. "I am in my seventh year there like you guys are in your seventh year."
"Seventeen years before that, James, you and Lily were in hiding from Voldemort. You named Peter your secret keeper after Sirius decided that Voldemort wouldn't believe that you would name such a weakling as your helper. Sirius also believed Remus to be the spy for Voldemort, who in turn believed it was Sirius. None of you suspected little Peter Pettigrew to be the spy, but that he was and when you named him your secret keeper you sealed your fate. Since you guys kept the switch of Secret Keepers between yourselves, when you guys were found dead, everyone believed that Sirius had betrayed you. In truth, it was Peter. After finding the dark mark above Godric's Hollow—where you two lived—Sirius realized he had been wrong and knew what Peter had done. He advanced on Peter, a whole street of muggles had gathered to watch, and had seen Sirius blow up Peter and half the street, killing thirteen muggles. It had been Peter who, with a wand behind his back, blew up the street and then transformed. The largest piece of Pettigrew they found was his finger, he had cut it off before he transformed. It was the perfect alibi, setting Sirius up, framing him for your murders. And so Sirius was sent to Azkaban and Peter ran."
She paused for them to take this in, even Sirius and Remus where silent. They hadn't heard this story.
"How do you know us then?" Sirius asked.
"I'm getting there, but it's easier to tell you everything," she said and cleared her throat. "Hagrid found your son in the rubble, James. Harry James Potter; he had escaped Voldemort's curse with little but a scar on his forehead, shaped like a bolt of lightning. He was known from there out as the "Boy Who Lived" and was famous before he could walk or talk. Hagrid took him to his aunt's house on Sirius's flying motorcycle—"
"I have a flying motorcycle," Sirius interjected. Lily, James, and Remus shushed him.
"—That Sirius had given him saying he wouldn't need it anymore. That was before he cornered Pettigrew. And so Harry went to his dreadful relatives, the Dursleys. He grew up there under their constant abuse, never knowing who he truly was, until he turned eleven. So he enters his first year, as do Ron and I, and at first we don't get along—I acted snooty and too book smart—but an event dealing with a troll set our friendship for life. The Sorcerer's Stone, a stone made by Nicholas Flamel that has the power to turn any metal into pure gold and produces the elixir of life, was hidden in the school after someone tried to steal it from Gringotts. Finally, at the end of the year, thinking Professor Snape—yes, Severus Snape—was going to steal it, we set out to get it first. We passed a three-headed dog named Fluffy, got passed Devil's Snare, flying keys, a giant Wizard's Chess board, a potions riddle, and then Harry went on to face Snape alone. Though it wasn't Snape, it was Professor Quirrell, our Defense teacher, and on the back of his head was Voldemort. Voldemort had used Quirrell as parasite, living off him. Lucky to say the least, Harry beat him. The next year, the Chamber of Secrets was opened again, and after being paralyzed myself, Harry and Ron—with a last hint from me—got through and saved Ron's sister. Our third year is where you two come in," she said, looking at Remus and Sirius. "We first met you on the train, Remus, as you were sleeping in our compartment. We didn't know who you were at first but then I saw your briefcase, which said 'Professor R.J. Lupin' and realized you were to be our Defense teacher. Harry told us, while you slept, that Sirius Black had escaped and was after him. At the time, this scared Ron and I, as we still thought you to be bad. Dementors came on to the train and searched it, looking for Sirius. It was cold and I could hardly breath, but Harry fell off his seat and started twitching. When he came to, you gave him chocolate, Remus and then went to talk to the driver. Later in the year, you and Harry became close. You helped him learn the Patronus Charm, and you covered up for him with Snape about the Marauder's Map and then confiscated it. At the end of the year, Buckbeak, Hagrid's hippogriff was scheduled to die. We went down to see Hagrid and then found Scabbers, Ron's rat that had disappeared. The committee members and Dumbledore were coming and so we had to hurry out. We were close to the castle when Scabbers bit Ron and ran. Ron caught him but then a dog bounded out of nowhere and pushed Harry down and went for Ron, dragging him into the Whomping Willow. Ron had wrapped his leg around the tree trunk but his leg broke. Harry and I kept getting swatted by the tree until my cat, Crookshanks, pressed the knot on the tree. Harry and I entered, following Crookshanks, and Harry had accidentally left his Invisibility Cloak—your cloak, James."
She took a breath and continued again.
"Once we reached the room in the Shrieking Shack we found Sirius had been the dog—was an animagus—and thinking he was there to kill Harry, I was scared. Harry hated you, Sirius, believing that you had betrayed his parents when he over heard McGonagall say that in the Three Broomsticks. He attacked you and had his wand at your throat before Remus came in and expelled both the wand he and Sirius had. He then helped you up and embraced you like a brother. It was this that set me off. I told Harry and Ron not to trust you, Remus, and then told them that you were a werewolf, something I had found out long before. You said nothing but I could see it bothered you, hearing the hate in my voice, the fear. Then Snape came, having used Harry's left invisibility cloak, and he wouldn't listen to us. Harry, Ron, and me used the disarming spell on him. Three spells at once sent him flying back into the wall, knocking him out. You two then went on to explain that Sirius was not the betrayer, but that Scabbers was. You told us that Scabbers was Peter Pettigrew. Looking at his tiny paw, I saw that one finger was off. It got me thinking. You told us of how you four made the Marauder's Map, and then Sirius took Scabbers and the two of you forced him to show his true form. Peter Pettigrew took form before our eyes and finally we, Harry especially, now believed you. We set out of the Shrieking Shack but once we reached the outside, the clouds shifted and the full moon shown. You had not taken your Wolvesbane Potion—a concoction that let you keep your mind when you transformed—and so you transformed and Sirius transformed into a dog, and then Scabbers, who we had tied up, transformed and ran away, but not before knocking Ron out. I had to pull Harry away and the fight between you two went to the lake. Remus finally ran into the forest and Sirius, we heard you whimper and ran for you. Dementors swarmed towards us and we tried the Patronus charm but to no use. Later we woke up in the hospital wing and Dumbledore had us go back in time, using my Time Turner that I had used the whole year to get to my classes, and had us save more than one innocent life. We went through the time and saved Buckbeak and then you, and the two of you flew off together. The forth year Hogwarts hosted the Triwizard Tournament and Harry was named the fourth competitor. The last task was a large maze and when he and Cedric touched the cup, they were transferred to a gravesite. It was there that Peter killed Cedric and Voldemort returned to his body. Harry dueled Voldemort and then Prior Incantatem brought the shadows of all those that Voldemort had killed, including Lily and James, and Cedric. The shadows held Voldemort back so that Harry could grab Cedric's body and port back to Hogwarts. It turned out that Professor Moody had been an imposter. The real Moody was kept in his trunk all year and was being portrayed by Barttimus Crouch Jr. In our fifth year, the Order of the Phoenix was reinstated and was station at Grimmauld Place. Voldemort had used Legilimancy on Harry the whole year and finally had sent Harry a dream that showed Sirius being tortured by Voldemort. The three others and us flew on Thestrals to get to the Ministry of Magic and then we went to the Department of Mysteries. In the Prophecy room, we found a prophecy that was about Harry and Voldemort. Harry took it and then a group of Death Eaters came and tried to get it. It was obvious that Sirius had never been there and that he was not in danger and that we were now in danger. We ran and I got hurt but the others continued to run from them. In the room where there was a veil and whispered voices, members of the Order came—Moody, Tonks, Emmeline Vance, Sirius and Remus, and Kinsley Shacklebolt—and fought them. Sirius fought against his cousin and was hit and fell back into the veil. Sirius, you died that night. Harry tried to go for you, but Remus held him back. Harry then dragged Neville, who held the prophecy, but it broke and no one heard what was said. Harry ran out after Bellatrix and threw curses at her and then Voldemort came and finally Dumbledore. Voldemort fled after dueling and we all returned back to Hogwarts. I was in the hospital wing and my side hurt but I was okay. We never heard what the prophecy said. Last year, things were sad and quite. I was quite depressed, but Harry and Remus were the worse. Nothing happened last year other than gaining more members for the Order and times being easier since it was now known that Voldemort was back."
Hermione sighed and wiped away the tears that had trailed down her cheek. Sirius pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear.
"It's alright, love," he said. "I'm right here. I'm right here."
Lily and James were speechless, and Remus was slightly pale. He had realized that, in the future, he had lost everything besides, perhaps, Harry.
"Remind me, in the future," James began, a grimace on his face, "to never talk to Peter again, and to give him a good kick."
Remus and Sirius nodded.
"Oh, we'll do more than that," Sirius said.
"No, you can't," Hermione said, sitting up straight and looking at Sirius. "You aren't even suppose to—"
"I wondered when you would tell them everything," came a voice at the door. "There stood Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling.
Review Reviews:
As I promised, here are my replies to your reviews. Be sure to review this chapter to see a reply on the next chapter.
Rane2920072 Yes, I know. Poor Remmy! Don't worry. He's deffinately not going to be left out of the fun.
Blue-Fuzzy You mean the wolf or the dog. XD They are both smart and equally hot. But I already have it figured out who she'll end up with.