A/N (No spoilers): YAY! Half-Blood Prince is here! I read it twice on the first weekend! Yeah well, it makes this fic a bit AU, but I'm just going to label it a pre-book; people like those better.

'What's going on?' Sirius asked blankly as the party walked towards Dumbledore's office, still clinging onto his sandwiches.

'We're going back,' Lily said detachedly, James walking invisibly beside her. Remus was walking with Sirius, and Harry was a bit removed, walking between everyone else and Dumbledore.

They arrived at Dumbledore's office quickly, not talking anymore.

'Please take a seat.' The old wizard said. The teens obliged.

'I have found a way that will be able to safely return you to your timeline,' Dumbledore said. 'This,' he held up a time-turner that was covered in several layers of spellotape. James snorted with laughter. Lily slapped his arm, but still looked at the time-turner warily.

'Um, Professor Dumbledore,' Harry began. 'Are you sure that that thing will work?'

'Of course it will Harry.' Dumbledore said calmly. 'Now, I will need to send you back soon, before tonight, and now would be the best option.'

They all looked around at each other. Sirius had appeared to have abandoned his sandwiches.

'It's been a fun holiday,' He said after a pause. Harry grinned and looked at the ground.

'Yeah, apart from when I came off the broom,' James said.

The room went quiet. Harry was avoiding everyone's eyes.

'Before I send you back, I have some things that are necessary to do.' Dumbledore said. 'Like this.'

He waved his wand twice. Remus and Sirius changed back into their old selves. He did some weird swish of his wand, and Lily and James' eyes swapped. With another swish, Lily changed back to her red-headed self, but James didn't need to change, as he had already been changed back two days earlier.

'This is going to be sad.' Lily said, tugging on her hair, with the renewed auburn.

The room fell quiet again.

'I'm sorry, it must have slipped my mind,' Dumbledore began, his voice echoing in the quiet room, 'I have to have a brief chat with Professor McGonagall. I shall be back shortly.' Everyone knew he was lying, but Dumbledore sauntered out of the room.

'Well,' Harry said, looking up to see everyone again. 'This is weird.'

'This whole thing has been weird from the beginning.' Remus shrugged. Harry smiled sadly.

'I don't want you guys to go back.' He said, his eyes surveying the floor.

'Me neither.' James said.

'It's been good getting to really know you all.' Harry didn't look up from the floor, but his cheeks were going a bit red with embarrassment.

'Oh I hate you guys, show some bloody emotion for once!' Lily said, close to tears, and pulled all four boys off their chairs and into a group hug.

'When we go back, I'm going to kill Peter,' Sirius said. 'No joke, he's gone.'

The room fell quiet again.

'Do ya recon Dumbledore's standing outside the door?' James said, in an attempt to lighten the mood.'

'Probably,' Remus said.

Just at that moment, Dumbledore entered the room. 'I have returned, and now I really must send you four back.'

'I s'pose it is a good time to do it then, really.' Remus said quietly. Harry sat back down on his chair.

'Right.' Dumbledore said. 'I need you to stand close together, so the chain shall fit around all four of you.

They huddled together, and Dumbledore placed the chain around their necks. Harry watched from his seat, his face blank.

'Also, there is something of vital importance that I need to inform you of, something I feel is morally right to do.' Dumbledore said. 'I have charmed the Time Turner, so that as soon as you get back to your time, your memories will be wiped.'

'How much of it?' James asked, his eyes narrowed.

'Only what has happened in this timeline.' Dumbledore said. Lily and James turned to each other, faces inches apart.

'E-everything?' Lily asked.

'Come on, it's not that big a deal,' Sirius rolled his eyes. 'You were pretty much dating in our time too.'

'Was not!' James and Lily said at the same time. They turned and grinned. Harry watched them from his seat, his face still blank.

Dumbledore just looked at them.

'Let's just get this over with.' Sirius said. 'This wont hurt will it?'

'No.' Dumbledore said. 'On the count of three you will be sent back. One…'

Harry stared at the group. Remus and Sirius were young and healthy, or as healthy as Remus could be. They were a lot better than what he had became used to from them while they were adults. It was good to get to see them like that.

'Two.'

Lily and James were so bad; it was so obvious, just like Ron and Hermione. Via seventeen year old versions of themselves, Harry had finally got to know his parents. James was arrogant, but not in the sickly way that Snape's memory had shown. His mother was exactly like what the memory had shown. Kind and compassionment. Nothing like her sister. Harry suddenly felt emotion take over him. For the first time in his life, he knew his parents.

'Three.'

The Marauders and Lily all turned and smiled at Harry as they disappeared on the spot with a big flash of light.

Dumbledore sat down opposite Harry as he dropped his elbows to his knees, his head to his hands.

'That was a bit of an anti-climax.' Harry said after a moments quiet.

'How so Harry?' Dumbledore asked him.

'Well, I always knew that they'd be going back, but I expected, or well, hoped, that you wouldn't change their memories, and they would live, and everything would change.'

'No Harry, the past cannot be changed.'

'But, in third year…'

'In your third year, you had already done what you were required to do, whether you realized it or not.'

'Why did they come then?' Harry asked, looking up. 'Surely there is, you know Professor, some reason, some purpose…'

'Of course there was Harry,' Dumbledore said. 'You realized it yourself just minutes ago. It was for your benefit. You cannot pretend that this has not affected you.'

'Your right, it has.' Harry said. 'How?'

'Well, you have finally had the opportunity to do what the Mirror of Erised tempted you with those many years ago; you were surrounded by your family; though if you were a little more insistent with your thoughts, you will have realized it already. And now Harry, I think it is time you went to class. Merlin knows Professor Snape will be quite aggravated if you turn up late to Potions.'

Harry suppressed a smirk as he had another thought.

'What about the rest of the school?' Harry asked. 'What if they wonder where they've gone?'

'Ah, Harry, I have already thought of a solution to that.' Dumbledore said, strumming his fingers together in a way that was very Mr. Burns-esque.

'What have you done, Professor?' Harry asked suspiciously.

'Just don't drink any pumpkin juice for the next two days, no matter how thirsty you get.' Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling behind his half-moon spectacles. 'And make sure that anyone who you wish to remember them too doesn't drink it either, such as Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley.'

'You are one sneaky wizard Dumbledore,' Harry said, grinning slyly at the older man.

'I shall take that as a compliment, Harry, now off you go.'

Harry left Dumbledore's office, in a better psychological state then he had been for the past three or four years. He felt satisfied with his life. He knew that his parents couldn't come back from the dead, neither could Sirius, and this world's Remus would always be a touch sour with some things, but it didn't matter. The week and half he did get to spend with them was the best he could get, and was something he knew he could hold on to forever.

A/N: Well, that's that, hope you guys are satisfied. But it's not the finish! A short epilogue will follow, should be up, as they have been submitted at the same time! But please review!