A/N: I have go soooo many great reviews! Everyone seemed to have liked my Kreacher reference in last chapter! I did intend to make it funny! Some people thought I should have made Harry yell a bit more, well, I wanted to get it out quickly, but apart from that Harry knew he was going to break down completely and get really upset. And, if you're upset with your friends or anyone, the last thing you want is for them to see you cry or upset. So that is my reason. He will yell more in the chapter after this one, but until then. Nothing big really happens this chapter, it's a bit of a filler, but it should be a good one!
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'Where's Harry?' Professor Dumbledore demanded as he walked to the Gryffindor table, flanked by Professors McGonagall Remus Lupin and Snape. The latter leered unpleasantly at the group.
'He's um.' Hermione said, urging for help from someone. The Marauders all started with some ums and errs.
'Quidditch Pitch.' Ron said loudly enough to satisfy the onlookers.
'That Potter was in a real nasty mood last night.' One Gryffindor said from down the table. Ron glared at the fourth year and tapped at his Prefect badge. The kid looked away hurriedly.
'Come with us to find him.' McGonagall said harshly, giving them all accommodating glares.
They quickly got up and followed the three teachers and Remus to a chamber off the Hall which Dumbledore locked and silenced.
'Do you know where he is?' James asked immediately, the adults looking at him uncomfortably.
'No.' Big Remus said. 'But it is vital that we find him.'
'Obviously.' Sirius said sarcastically. 'It's normal that you want to find someone if you lose them.'
'It's not just that Sirius.' Dumbledore said. 'You've only been here a week, you don't understand. If the Daily Prophet found out that we, well I, don't know where Harry is, there would be uproar.'
Hermione nodded. 'All the other students will notice he's gone too.' She said. 'The Prophet is going to find out even of you try to hide it. Unless you imposter him.' She laughed nervously. The adults looked slightly guilty at this comment.
'No way!' Lily said angrily at the thought. 'He'll just get more pissed off at everyone.'
'And how would you do it?' Ron questioned. 'Polyjuice? It takes a month to brew! And you can't find any part of him lying around; it's not like he brushes his hair!'
'Of course we know that won't work Weasley, you dolt.' Snape said. 'You don't seem to realize that we don't need Polyjuice to get someone that looks like Harry Potter.' Snape smirked at James, bearing his yellowing teeth.
'Oh!' Little Remus said in realization. 'I know what you are going to do!'
'Is he?' Sirius asked, looking at James. Everyone then looked at James expectantly. It clicked.
'No!' He said, outraged. 'You can't do that, it's, it's, it's horrible! Like Lily said, he'll just be more upset!'
'Sorry James.' Big Remus said apologetically.
'It has to be done.' McGonagall said.
'No!' James said and ran for the door. Dumbledore shot him down with a "Finite Incantatem" that knocked him off his feet.
A tall boy with messy black hair and glasses lay on the floor where the brunette boy should have been laying.
'Why did you do that?' James grumbled, standing up uncomfortably.
'Had to.' Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling. 'Come here James. Time for some minor adjustments.'
James walked over to Dumbledore. 'At least I have my hair back!' He messed it up happily.
'Don't do that.' Lily, both Remus's, Ron, Hermione, Snape, McGonagall and Sirius all said as one. James's face fell.
Dumbledore tapped James's nose. It shrunk slightly. He then quickly added a "Head Boy" badge to James's robes.
'This bit is a little harder.' Dumbledore said, fingering his wand. 'Hmm… Aha! Switchio!' He pointed his wand from James to Lily then back again. Lily's eyes suddenly became hazel, and James's brown.
'And another one of these.' Dumbledore said as he "Finite Incantatem"ed James's new eyes, Lily's old ones, became the vivid emerald green. He quickly changed Lily's eyes to brown.
'You can't fake a sparkle.' Dumbledore said serenely as he tucked his wand away, explaining the change.
'He loves his job too much.' Ron whispered to Big Remus, who smirked to the younger boy.
'So... I'm Harry now?' James asked.
Dumbledore nodded. Snape shuddered.
'There's too many of you filthy mutt Potters.' Snape muttered. Sirius took the "mutt" comment as a personal insult. He fingered his wand in his pocket longingly.
'If I'm Harry, does that give me permission to do say, this?' James asked, and he punched Snape in the nose.
'That's been coming for seven years.' Sirius said happily as James examined his knuckles, as Remus, Lily and Ron laughed openly. Hermione tried to hide hers.
McGonagall also tried to hide a smile, but couldn't help when she looked at Professor Snape, now nursing a blood nose.
'Yes, I guess it does.' She said, smirking at her colleague. Big Remus looked at the seventeen year olds. He was so amazed, so happy to see his old friends, even in these different forms; they still radiated the people with whom he grew up with. He would absolutely adore even ten minutes being able to talk to them, being able to speak to himself. But he couldn't. Finding Harry was what was vital at that moment.
'Are you going to look for him now?' Hermione asked, glancing at the new "Harry".
'Yes.' Big Remus said. 'I'll check all the Marauder spots.'
'Floo the twins, they might have found some new ones to check too.' Ron said to Dumbledore, who nodded.
'Who's the twins?' Little Remus, Sirius and James asked together.
'Ron's brothers.' Dumbledore said.
'Your successors.' McGonagall said. The Marauder boys eyes opened widely with glee.
'I take it he took the map and the cloak.' Snape said, stemming the flow from his nose, getting up from the floor and eyeing James as if he would love nothing better to send a good curse his way, or even to thump him back.
'Duh.' James said, looking proudly at his work on Snape.
'You five can go.' Dumbledore said. 'But I do have a horrid feeling that I have forgotten something.'
'Of course!' Hermione said. She pulled and ordinary red muggle felt tip pen out of her pocket. She stepped closer to James, pulled on the top of his robes so his face was at her height.
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Her lips met his, and they pulled together, evoking their passion for each other. James's eyes opened to begin with, but he settled in and put his arms around Hermione's waist.
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Yeah right.
Hermione uncapped the pen and started drawing a lightning bolt scar on James's forehead.
'You forgot that?' Big Remus asked Dumbledore. 'You're losing your touch.'
'Bet Harry wishes he could forget that.' Ron said darkly. The teens looked at each other then to the teachers, expecting a lecture coming, Sirius made a quick escape plan.
'Bye!' Sirius said brightly and took the Marauders, Ron and Hermione with him as he paced out.
The Marauders, Ron and Hermione all walked out the chamber into the Entrance Hall.
When out in the empty Entrance Hall, James tried to snake his hand into Lily's. She stopped and looked at him.
'I'm sorry, but I don't like you like that Harry.' She said quietly, grinned and looked away.
'Ah, of course.' James said. 'Am I pulling it off?' He asked Ron and Hermione excitedly, grinning proudly.
'You're too loud.' Ron said.
'And a bit too, um, sure of yourself.' Hermione added
'I think she means arrogant.' Remus said.
'No he's not.' Ron argued. 'Harry is plenty arrogant.'
The rest of the school chose this time to exit the Great Hall. They all looked at James, some even diverted their path to avoid him. They had all heard of his outburst the previous night.
James shrugged, and turned with his friends before he was greeted by someone he didn't want to see.
'Potter!' Draco Malfoy called gleefully, followed by his storm of Slytherins. 'Have fun in the hospital wing?'
'Yeah.' James said. 'I enjoyed myself more at the big party I threw in the common room last night. You know, celebrating Gryffindor's win. Why aren't you expelled though?'
'You know that Professor Snape would never kick me out.' Malfoy said. 'And Dumbledore is too gutless.'
James quickly pulled out his wand.
'Take that back.' James said.
'Don't Harry.' Hermione said, emphasizing his "name". James quickly pocketed his wand.
'C'mon.' James said Harry like, and the Gryffindors walked off. They were soon bombarded by another.
'Harry!' Susan Bones called out. James turned around and smiled at her.
'Hey Susan!' James said, trying to take on a Harry like tone of voice.
'Is something wrong?' She asked. 'You seem different.'
'No, nothing's wrong.' She didn't seem to believe him.
'Oh, ok. Where's Jason?' She asked.
'He, err, he had to go to the err, Hospital Wing!' Little Remus said, thinking fast.
She looked at James once again. She stepped closer to him and whispered.
'I know that you're not Harry.' She whispered angrily. 'Don't even try lying about it.' She added as he opened his mouth to argue. 'By the way fake, your scar is the wrong way around.' She licked her thumb and wiped it against the fake scar, smudging the pen.
'We have a smart one here guys!' James called to his friends, and they all looked shocked. 'I'll explain, just somewhere else.'
Susan eyed him angrily.
'How do I know you're not a Death Eater or something?' She asked suspiciously.
'He's not, Susan.' Ron said quietly. 'C'mon.'
They dragged the Hufflepuff into a nearby classroom.
'Out, Peeves.' Lily said to the poltergeist.
'No, new kid.' Peeves said, upturning some more desks. Sirius smiled at his mess.
'Peeves, go put something on Filch's chair.' Remus said.
Peeves' face lit up, and he quickly left the room, searching his pockets.
'Who are you then?' Susan asked.
James grinned cockily, and tousled his hair. 'Someone.'
'You look a heap like Harry. Even your eyes.' Susan examined. 'And you can't fake a sparkle. Everyone knows that.'
'You mean he looks like me.' James said. 'And the eyes aren't mine normally.'
'Really?' Susan asked. 'How did you do the eyes then?' Her voice had changed from anger to examination.
'See, I borrowed them.' James said, glancing to his girlfriend, who smirked. 'A switching spell.'
'Interesting.' She said. 'But I've never seen anyone with eyes like Harry's. And I s'pose you transfigured the rest.'
'No.' Remus said. 'Only the nose.'
'And the eyes aren't from this time-line.' Sirius said. 'None of us four are.'
'Susan, you are not going to believe it, but I assure you it is true.' Hermione said. 'You see… Um,'
'You've seen Harry's photo album, haven't you?' Ron interrupted.
'Who hasn't?' Susan said and smiled.
'Well, let's go about it this way, Twenty Questions.' Ron said. 'One, These four are in it.'
'No idea.' Susan said. 'But I'm guessing you're Jason?' She raised her eyebrows at him. He nodded and pretended to blush. Sirius tried not to laugh.
'Two.' Hermione said, sitting down on a desk. 'None of them got along with Snape.'
'That's most people.' Susan said. 'Next.'
'None of us really look like we should at the moment,' Remus said. 'But one of us is close.'
'More please!' Susan said, seeming to enjoy the game.
'Four.' James said. 'I hook up with her!' He grinned and did a little victory dance. Lily smiled and looked away.
'More please.' Susan said again.
'In this time,' Sirius said solemnly. 'He's dead, She's dead, He's hated by most of our kind and I'm dead the criminal godfather of "Jason" and "Rose's" son.'
It clicked. She looked from Sirius to James then Lily, back to Sirius, Remus, Hermione, Lily, James, Ron, Sirius, Ron, the floor, Remus, Sirius, Remus, James, Ron, Hermione, Lily, Remus, Sirius then addressed Hermione, her mouth hanging open the whole time.
'No, No way!' Susan said. 'No wonder he's annoyed.'
'Um, Yeah.' Ron said.
'By the way,' Susan said to Sirius. 'When you are twenty you take my second cousin out to dinner. She liked Chinese.'
Everyone stared at her.
'Your just taking it?' Ron asked. 'You're not questioning it?' She nodded and smiled.
'Hufflepuffs.' James muttered.
'Houseist.' Susan muttered back. 'This is good though. Has Harry ever lied to you two?' She asked Ron and Hermione.
'Yes.' Ron said.
'No, he hasn't.' Hermione said thoughtfully. 'I mean, he hasn't told the truth sometimes, but he has never straight-out lied.'
'Exactly. He's never lied to me either.' Susan said. 'Last night he told me he was going to come and talk to me in the morning. So-'
'He's gonna come!' Lily said. 'So when he ambushes you, you can make him come out of hiding!' The door slowly opened behind Susan.
'That's what I thought!' Susan said. 'So, when I see Harry, I will try to get in his ear, to you know, ma- aargh!'
Susan suddenly disappeared. They could hear a muffled sound and a "shh" in a deeper voice. Footsteps were heard then none more.
'Susan?' Hermione called.
'Damn you Harry!' James said and kicked something.
'Don't talk to yourself dude.' Ron said, raising his eyebrows to the three passing first year Ravenclaws that were visible through the ajar door.
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'Nice hiding spot Harry.' Susan said as Harry ripped the cloak off them in the Seventh Year Boys dormitory. 'Right under their very noses.'
'Yeah.' Harry said, his puffy green eyes lined with red. 'Here and the Quidditch changerooms.'
(A/N: I thought it was funny because Ron is always right when he jokes, like he did earlier in this chapter, so well, yeah!)
Harry sat down uncomfortably on his bed, his head in his hands.
'Oh, Harry.' Susan said, sitting next to Harry, putting her arm around his shoulder.
'I take it they told you.' Harry said, sitting up straight to look her in the eyes.
'I knew he wasn't you straight away.' Susan said. The corners of Harry's mouth turned up.
'How?' Harry asked, hoping to get a certain response.
'His hair's a bit darker, and you're a bit taller then him.' Susan started. 'His nose is a bit different and your scar was the wrong way around on him. Your skin's more tanned, and he doesn't have that funny freckle below his ear.' Harry rubbed the afore mentioned freckle.
'Dumbledore did a good job faking me.' Harry said. 'You know, you can't fake a sparkle.'
'I know.' Susan said, her eyes crinkling up in the corners, trying not to smile.
'What are you doing watching me like that?' Harry said, changing the subject, a bit happier, his eyes twinkling a bit. 'I only noticed half and I've known myself for, going on seventeen years now.'
'Well, it's hard to get away from your big head.' Susan joked. Harry looked at her incredulously. 'Well, I would have noticed anyway.' She smiled nervously.
'Good.' Harry said, looking at her for a second. He then leant in and kissed her hungrily before quickly pulling away. She looked at him oddly.
'Um, yeah, sorry.' Harry said, his face reddening, scratching the back of his head awkwardly. She looked at him funnily.
'So you should be.' Susan said in mock anger that Harry thought was real for a moment. 'Did I say stop?' He grinned at her, and pulled her back towards him.
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The Marauders, Ron and Hermione decided to spend the morning looking for Harry, as it was a Sunday. They had informed the others who shared the dormitory with the boys, Seamus, Neville and Dean that "Harry" wasn't really Harry but "Jason". They didn't divulge his real identity though, or anyone else's. ("Are you really a fake?" Seamus asked James, who nodded. "Didn't know Dumbledore learnt how to fake a sparkle." Neville noted). The group had then decided to split up, each taking a floor and promising to meet in the Common Room when they had finished.
Sirius spent a while searching the third floor, briefly talking to Big Remus; which he found a bit awkward. When Sirius had decided Harry wasn't on his floor, he decided to go back to the Common Room, which was full, but completely devoid of his friends. He then decided to go up to his dorm. He wearily climbed the stairs and pushed open the door to see a boy with messy black hair and glasses snoggin a brunette girl on the floor
'Geez, Get a room Prongs and Lily!' Sirius said, disgusted, before slamming the door shut. He paused out side the room, realizing that they did have a room. Shrugging Sirius wandered down the stairs back into the Common Room to see the Portrait hole opening and seeing Little Remus, Lily and James enter.
'Hey!' James said, walking over to Sirius. 'You haven't been waiting long?'
Sirius's jaw dropped, realizing that James was in front on him, not somewhere upstairs with Lily, who was also here.
'I just saw Harry.' Sirius said, rubbing his head in disbelief, quite upset with himself.
'Where?' Remus asked. 'Did he say anything to you? Did you stop him leaving again?'
'I thought it was James!' Sirius explained, seeing the incredulous looks on his friends' faces.
'What?' Lily said. 'That's not a good enough excuse! They don't look that much alike!'
'Well, one guy with messy black hair snogging some girl on the floor looks like any other!' Sirius explained angrily.
'Oh.' Lily said in understanding. The four of them ran up into the boy's dorm.
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'That was so funny!' Susan said in an abandoned classroom five minutes later. 'They ran up the stairs, expecting you to still be there!'
'No chance.' Harry said, grinning at the memory of four seventeen year olds all running off in the middle of a conversation for no apparent reason.
'We have to do something like this again tomorrow or something!' Susan said happily.
'Ahh, great idea!' Harry said. 'Tomorrow, havoc shall rule. We'll be worse then Fred and George when they sent off the fireworks!'
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A/N: Did you like? As I said, a bit of a filler, but it was fun to write! So, please review!
