Disclaimer: I in no way, shape, form or spirit, own any of the Harry Potter characters. But then you as readers of Harry Potter would know that.

Summary: Two years after Harry defeated Voldemort, his younger friend Serena decides to use the time turner to go back in time and stop a certain event from happening.

A/N: This story I wrote for fun to deal with my total obsession for Sirius Black and the other Marauders. It's all been written, so updates shall be as regular as rain... unless you live in a desert... then regular as sand

Chapter Two:

"You all should be in bed." McGonagall said harshly, though Serena thought she almost heard the sound of a small amount of fondness in her voice.

"Professor. We're seventh years. We don't have curfews." A young man said from a chair by the fire, his sandy blonde hair and messed robes, not to mention the book in his lap, immediately identified him as Remus Lupin. Serena swallowed hard. He was after all the only one of the group she had ever personally met. She had been quite attached to him even, if only from a distance. It was hard not to become fond of a man who always had a bar of chocolate in his robes...

"I just thought you would be tired." McGonagall said smoothly, a smile flitting around her lips.

"We'll go to sleep if you tell us to." A boy sitting on the floor said immediately. His round face, and wide eyes hoping to please, placed him firmly as Peter Pettigrew. Serena frowned looking at him, it was strange that he could look so much like the rat that he was.

"Shut up Wormtail. We don't have to go to bed, and she's not going to tell us to. Would you my lovely professor?" Jumping up from his place on the couch, he swept a bow to McGonagall, fluttering his eyelashes up at her.

"Honestly Sirius..." The only girl in the group, shook her head, though she was openly smiling at his idiotic behaviour. With her red hair, and eyes exactly like Harry's this could only be Lily Evans, and logic spoke that the boy dozing on her shoulder, his hair stuck up at odd angles, was James Potter. Serena swallowed hard staring at them, seeing in them their son, and seeing in them her entire reason.

Serena blinked though at the tall raven haired boy, who was still laying compliments on their head of house. Without hearing his name, she never would have placed him as Harry's godfather. Certainly she had seen pictures of the man, but they had all been after his 12 years in Azkaban. There was nothing of that defeated, time wizened man in this boy. His black hair fell into his face, but didn't hide his deep slate grey eyes, or the extraordinarily handsome face they were set in. She remembered then Harry telling her, depressed at the time of all the deaths that surrounding him, of his godfather.

"I only ever knew him after it all. He was a defeated man, with sadness pouring out of his eyes... The only thought he had was revenge... I think I might have given him a small bit of happiness. But it was never complete. He was still wanted for murder, he still had no revenge, and he was locked up... even if it was for his own safety. I have this picture of my parent's wedding, and there standing next to my father is Sirius. And I didn't recognize him until Lupin told me... He was younger sure... but that wasn't it. He was smiling, and the only thing in his eyes was happiness. He just didn't look how I knew him. And I just wish I could have known him just once as his old self. And then I felt guilty for even thinking that..."

The memory flitted out of Serena's mind when she realized that everyone was staring at her, including the now awake James. From the way he was rubbing his side it was apparent that Lily had used a little force to wake him up. Apparently McGonagall had introduced her, explaining her circumstances for being there.

"Apparently she has been struck dumb by my exceptional good looks." Sirius said, sounding completely serious as he moved closer to have a look at her. Everyone snorted, including Serena herself.

Sirius rose an eyebrow at that derisive snort, and Serena didn't doubt in the slightest that he was used to girls going all to giggles around him.

"Well then not dumbstruck by my looks. Then what is your name?"

"Serena Strangeblood. Do you always infect people with stupidity when they see you?" Serena smiled at Sirius who pulled back immediately, looking a little taken aback at her smile, but his mouth twitched at the question. Everyone else though sniggered, she didn't doubt it was from her last name though. Not that she herself didn't want to snigger, she thought her name sounded like a joke as well. She had spent her entire life dealing with the stupid comments from everyone, and it looked like this time period wasn't going to be any different.

"Strangeblood eh?" James bent over and started to laugh. Lily watched him for a minute before smacking him upside the head.

"Now if you're all done..." McGonagall shook her head, though Serena was positive this time that there was a smile tugging at her lips. "Remus, as a prefect for this house, and Lily as Head Girl, I want you both to show her around and help her out. Since she's a seventh year as well, she'll have most of the same classes as you two." She regarded the other three. "Though perhaps not the same as the rest of you, since you did so horribly in some of your OWLs. Though you Mr. Potter should also be able to help out since you're the Head Boy... Though I forget that sometimes." There was no mistaking the disappointment in her gaze as she looked them over.

James and Peter looked slightly abashed, but Sirius just shrugged. "I'm aiming to be held back so I can spend more time with you my dear." He winked at McGonagall, who shook her head and left, ducking out of the portait hole before Sirius could throw any more compliments at her.

"Well then..." Sirius turned and regarded the new student with great interest. She was still standing by the doorway, not sure enough of herself to have moved yet. "Weren't you the one who we saw flying out of the common room earlier?"

"Yes... I had to go see McGonagall. She had to tell me my schedule." Serena smiled at Sirius and held up a paper with the list of her classes. Sirius stared at the smile on her lips, before blinking and grabbing the piece of paper to cover up his stare. He whistled at the list of classes.

"You're taking this many classes?" He shook his head in mock disgust. "You're as bad as Lily and Remus..."

The aforementioned two, stood up and looked over Sirius' shoulder at the schedule.

"Remus and I take seven classes each. But... eight classes really is a heavy load." Lily looked at Serena, a glow of respect in her eyes. She then listed through which of them were in each of her classes.

Serena nodded at each of the listings of her classes. She had just agreed to take all the classes she would have been taking back in her own time. And she was lucky enough to have at least one of the marauder's in each of her classes.

"Your first one is double charms tomorrow. We'll take you down to breakfast tomorrow, and then show you where the class is. Until you know the building, we'll make sure you get to all your classes." Remus smiled. Serena smiled brightly back at him, still finding herself thinking of him fondly, even if this was 20 years before she met him.

"Thank you..." She paused before saying his name, since McGonagall had neglected to introduce her to these students properly, and she wasn't supposed to know who they were. "Was it Remus?"

He blinked at her bright smile, but nodded rather enthusiastically at his own name. "Remus Lupin. Pleasure to meet you." He rather adorably took her hand and brought it to his lips, kissing it rather sloppily.

He straightened up, his grin still on his lips. "The main frowning at you...for whatever reason... Is Sirius Black." He pointed to Sirius, who as he said was frowning at them. "That is Lily Evans, James Potter and Peter Pettigrew." She smiled at each of them, even if her smile to Peter was a little forced.

"So where are you from?"James asked.

"Why did you transfer here in your last year?" Peter then asked.

Serena blinked at them, and opened her mouth to answer when Lily interrupted. "Easy boys... It's late, she is likely tired, and I'm sure she'll be happy to answer your questions in the morning." Lily turned to Serena. "I'll show your our rooms up the stairs." With a quickly mumbled good night, she followed the red haired girl up to their rooms.

Remus stared at the doorway after they had gone.

"I think Moony has a little crush..." James said slyly, standing next to his friend and nudging him in the side. The sandy haired youth though, turning a bright red, denied it.

"Of course I don't."

"You were staring at her quite a lot..." Peter said, snickering slightly.

"So? She's new. Sirius was looking a lot as well..."

Sirius snorted. "She was pretty and I look at all pretty girls." He looked at the doorway though, a small frown on his face.

"Who says they even have to be pretty..." James asked innocently.

"Prongs... who says they even have to be female?" Sirius started making doe eyes at James, sidling up to him and making kissing faces at him. The others just laughed, as James tried to push Sirius off of him.

"She really was pretty though..." Remus said rather quietly. Everyone turned and stared at him then. James and Peter smirking as if their point had been proven. Sirius though regarded his friend strangely.