Disclaimer: As much as I would love to own Harry Potter . . . or a certain George Weasley . . . I do not and will never own a thing.
Oh The Things We'll See
It was just supposed to be a trip to the library, but ended up to be so much more. The four Marauders take a ride through the future, each to discover that life after Hogwarts isn't how they imagined it to be, and sometimes, the things that you want and think that you need, really come from the struggles that we survive.
"Bloody hell," Remus said as they landed once more in a heap on the wooden floor. "You'd think that we could at least land on our feet." Pushing James and Peter off of him, Remus got to his feet, brushing off the dust on his robes.
"Well," James said, nudging Sirius' arm. "I can certainly tell who's house this belongs to."
Sirius looked at James and smiled. "Are you suggesting that this is my house? Come on Prongs, do you honestly think that I would live in a house such as this?"
Remus nodded, agreeing with James. "This does indeed look like the type of house that you would live in, Padfoot. I mean, with that litter of cats that you mentioned earlier," he said, grinning devilishly before Sirius threw him against the wall, coating his robes with dust.
"Say any more and you won't have a future." He said with a smirk, letting go of Remus' collar and allowing him air.
Remus brushed off the dust on his robes, smiling to himself. "You should write yourself a reminder to buy a duster in the future."
"Just wait, Moony my friend," Sirius said, "We have yet to see your future." Taking a few steps toward the large canopy bed that was placed in the middle of the room, Sirius leaned forward after almost tripping over a bottle of fire whiskey. "Now what do we have here?" he said, leaning down and taking the bottle in his hand.
"No way," Peter said, hurrying over to the bed to ran a hand over the blue silk sheets. "You must have some money to buy these kind of sheets!"
Remus coughed, quickly adding, "Or he stole them,"
Sirius' eyes grew wide at the site of the sheets, obviously too delighted by the bottle of whiskey to even notice that they were there. Dropping the bottle, Sirius jumped on the bed, kicking out his feet and resting his hands behind his head. "Now this is the life."
Remus, Peter, and James laughed at the site, but their attention was quickly drawn to the door when a young, brunette haired, hazel eyed woman burst into the room, followed by the older and much more attractive Sirius Black.
Seeing this, Sirius flew up from the bed, joining his friends at the corner of the room. "Just look at that, boys. I have a woman and a somewhat nice house."
Remus pressed his finger against his lips, pointing in the direction of the fighting couple.
"I can't take it any more, Sirius!" The woman said, throwing her arms in the air as she made her way to the small balcony on the other side of the room.
"Anna," Sirius said, grabbing her arms and trying his best to calm her. "Please, love, just sit down and talk to me."
The girl known as Anna shook her head, pulling her arms from his grasp and continuing to walk to the balcony, throwing open the doors and pressing herself against the rails.
"Love," Sirius said, approaching the balcony with caution, afraid of what she might do. "Please just talk to me. W-We can sort things out." he said softly, almost in a whisper. "I love you."
Anna let out a wail, grasping her heart as though she had just been hit with the killing curse. "I-I thought t-that you loved m-me, but you don't! Not after y-you cheated on m-me!" she said, grabbing for the bottle of whiskey on the table next to her and pouring the liquid down her throat. After the last bit of alcohol was gone, Anna threw the bottle against the house, the glass shattering into a thousand tiny pieces.
Sirius stepped forward ever so slowly, holding his hands in front of him. "I think you've had plenty enough to drink tonight, love. You simply imagined that I was cheating on you, when the truth was, I was only showing a young woman the direction to the loo."
Just as Sirius stepped forward, Anna took a step closer to the railing. "Just tell me the truth, Sirius! Just admit that you slept with another woman!"
"Bloody hell Anna," Sirius' said, his lip quivering as he spoke. "What would make you think I would cheat on you when you know that I love you more than anything else in this bloody world? Why would I even think of cheating on you when I have planned to propse to you?"
Anna's sobs grew louder as Sirius stepped closer to her. "Get away from me," she said, holding her arms in front of her as she backed away from him.
Sirius didn't hesitate as he moved forward in one great motion, but he just wasn't quick enough. Anna had jumped over the railing, and was now dangling on the side of the balcony.
"Anna!" Sirius yelled, lunging forward and reaching for her hands. "Anna please don't do this! Please, please don't kill yourself over something as stupid as this!"
Anna winced, her pure white hands slipping down the railing. "I can't hold on . . much . . longer . . " she said softly, closing her eyes as the edges of the wood cut into her hands.
"Just take my hand!" Sirius pleaded, leaning as far over the edge as he could possibly go. "Everything will be all right if you just take my hand."
Anna shook her head, tears falling down her cheeks. "I can't hold on," she said, her fingers slowly slipping one by one from the railing. "I-I love you, Sirius." She said when she could take no more, removing her hands from the railing and falling ever so quickly to the ground beneath her.
"No!" Sirius screamed, pressing his chest against the railing, his shaking hands reacing out to her. "Please, please don't leave me! Anna, come back to me!" he cried until his voice went hoarse.
The Marauders were truly speechless as they witnessed this tragic incident. Neither Remus, Peter, or James could ever imagine their friends life to turn out as horrid as this. None could believe that the love of his life had killed herself, just because she imagined that she had witnessed Sirius cheating on her with another woman. He was right when he said that he could never cheat on her.
"Padfoot, mate, "James said, stepping forward and placing a friendly hand on Sirius' frozen shoulder. "We're really sorry."
Sirius nodded, his eyes never leaving the man that was sitting on the balcony, releacing all of the pain that he was feeling out into the open. "Life just isn't fair." He said softly, lowering his head.
Remus and Peter also stepped forward, patting their friend on the back. "Maybe now you can prevent this in the future? You can still be with her if you make sure that this never happens again." Remus said.
"I can only hope." Sirius replied, turning to face his friends, wiping a tear from his eye. Sigihing, he smiled weakly. "I think I've had just about enough of my future. How about we get moving to the next one?"
James, Peter, and Remus nodded in agreement, and James pulled out the book from his pocket. Just as the time before, the Marauders repeated the three words. and in a flash, they were gone.
Authors Note: Hey there! Thanks to everyone that reviewed on the last chapter, and a big thanks to everyone that has reviewed or is planning on reviewing this chapter! It means a lot. I've already finished chapter 4, so all I ask of you is to review, and maybe, just maybe I'll post it later tonight. Ah, and make sure to read CapnSilvers "Give Me A Haven." Seriously, it's awesome.
Jess