Awaken before the Emerald Dawn

By: trappedineternity

Disclaimer: I don't own any of it. The characters belong to J.K Rowling. The plot bunny belongs to Black Ice. I am the owner of the fleshy part in the middle. This does contain spoilers. So if you have no read the 5th book, time to turn away. That and I am horrible at accents, so bare with me.

Warning: This story will contain yaoi. If you don't like it, I suggest you leave now. It might contain a few lemons and limes, but there will be warning at the beginning of the chapter and before the lime or lemon begins for those who don't wish to read them, they may skip over it ahead. Furthermore, this fic is dark and thus contains thought and possible acts of suicide and depression. Not your type of thing, I suggest you find something else… I'll accept comments and criticism but nothing about what I've just warned about.

Summary: check first chapter.

Note: I don't know all the names of the professors back then… hell, I think I can safely say that McGonagol, Flitwick, Binns was probably there… maybe Sprout. In any case, I will invent a few of the professors. If you can remember some of the professors that taught, review me and tell me and it will be changed at once.

Warning for this chapter: There is a bit of shounen-ai in this chapter. It is blocked off with ------------It isn't too much, just a bit of kissing and cuddling. Not your thing, well, you can skip over it... there's still story there though, but I'm sure you can figure out what happened... And without further ado, onward into...

Chapter 3

The Morning After

Slowly, Harry walked over to the Gryffindor common room. He was very much lost in thought. Why would Severus throw him into the past? He understood that it got him out of harms way fast enough, but the past…? He would disrupt everything… He groaned as he grabbed his head. And should the media find out that he was here with all the people he loved were young and alive, they would twist it around so that he was the bloody tragic youth searching for his missing father figures…

In his musing, Harry didn't notice someone plow into him. He found himself on the floor, staring back into a familiar pair of onyx eyes. He blinked and looked over the young man on top of him, in a rather compromising position… The boy was straddling his waist, gripping his chest, probably to keep them both from toppling over.

Harry recognized him immediately. It was a young Severus Snape. He seemed rather dazed, and at least had the decency to flush a pale pink when he saw their position. Shouts echoed behind him, and thus, without a word of apology, Severus scrambled off him and gathered his things.

"Snivellus, where did you go?", a voice asked, joined by a bark of laughter. He recognized that as well. It was Sirius. He quickly rose to his feet and saw them; the Marauders were walking down the hall. Harry's heart fell a moment. Snape had been right… his father did strut… Severus got up and dusted himself off, looking to the approaching Marauders. Sirius let out a bark of a laugh as he saw him. "Hey, Snivellus, what are you doing to the new Gryffindor?", he asked outraged. Severus growled. "Absolutely nothing." Remus sighed as he watched them and shook his head as he went to help Harry up. "Are you alright?" Harry nodded. "Yes I'm fine. Nothing happened. I just tripped." Sirius looked at him curiously. "If I had to guess, I would say that you were plowed into and molested... But I guess that would be giving Snivellus too much credit." Harry shook his head. "No, nothing liked that. I fell..."

Sirius nodded, clearly not believing him, but letting it go. He watched him curiously. "Hmm... You know, I think I know who he reminded you of Moony. He looks like James..." James looked to Harry curiously. "He does... its uncanny... Who are you? I have never seen you in the Gryffindor common room..." Harry rubbed the back of his head. "Um... I got transferred from Beaux Batons... I was just studying abroad; Dumbledore thought it would be a good idea. I didn't like it… So I came back to Hogwarts..." They nodded slowly, accepting his explanation.

Remus looked still curiously. He reached over and moved Harry's bangs and showed the lightning shaped scar. He analyzed it as Harry started to grow pink from the attention. Sirius let out another bark of a laugh. "Moony, let the poor lad breath! If you don't stop, he'll think you're coming onto him..." Remus blushed a deep rosy pink and moved away. He shuffled embarrassedly and moved back towards Sirius who wrapped an arm around him, pulling him close. "Sorry Padfoot, you know that's not how I meant it." Sirius grinned and kissed the top of his head. "It's fine Moony, no need to worry."

Harry watched them in shock. He had always suspected that Remus and Sirius were... together. They looked at him, Sirius was angry and Remus seemed embarrassed and upset. Harry shook his head and smiled. It was really great for them to be together like this. He was glad, really. They, at least, didn't have to be alone.

The thought upset Harry more than he wanted to let on. Alone… like he was… He shook his head as tears threatened to spill down his cheeks. Remus walked over to him and lightly touched his shoulder. "Are you ok? Come on, let's get you to the common room." Harry let himself be taken away by them, tears rolling down his cheeks before he could stop them. Remus in the present must be angry with him, killing his mate, even as if was an accident…

The Gryffindor common room wasn't exactly like he had expected it to be… It seemed larger than he remembered, and the furniture was really out of date, but the fire was warm and thus everything seemed cozy. Harry sat down near the fire to warm up as the Marauders sat around him.

"What's you're name?", James asked. He looked up at his father. "Harry.", he said slowly. James smiled and nodded. "I'm James Potter, this is Sirius Black, his partner Remus Lupin and that's Peter Pettigrew." Sirius and Remus were holding each other close to the fire. Harry grinned as he saw them; they were so adorable in a sense. He was glad to see his godfather was happy once…

He closed his eyes; this would be difficult without him thinking that everyone was dead in the present. They might be happy now, but they had no idea what would be in store for them later on… a few more years before everything would change… Harry kept his eyes close, keeping this world in darkness. He sighed as he rose to his feet. "I'm going for a walk...", he said softly. They all looked up at him in a moment of concern. "Did you want some company?", offered Remus. Harry shook his head. "No, I will be fine, thank you... I will be back in a little while.", he said quickly. He needed his space, and air.

All this reminded Harry of his summer; happy faces beaming up at him quite like his picture book… He had missed them so much, but then, there was nothing he could do about it then either. Even now it was like watching them in a picture, seemingly out of the loop… out of the picture.

Harry walked outside without really thinking. The winter chill didn't even touch him. He just kept walking and then decided to lean against an old oak tree overlooking the frozen lake. He was disappointed it was frozen, not that his mind could register much of what was going on. Mostly it was just that he found that the waves were really soothing to him. Without them, he was stuck staring off at the sky. It was a pale greyish blue, white wisps of cloud floated along, as if they didn't have a care in the world. Harry much wished that he could be like that… but knew it would never happen…

The crunching of shoes in the snow pulled him out of his reveries. He looked over to see Sirius looking at him curiously. "Moony… I mean Remus sent me out here… To check how you were… He seems really concerned, though I just think he overreacts on things… He also said that you leaving might have something to do with us… You're not homophobic or something, are you?" Harry looked at the younger version of his godfather in surprise. "Homophobic? No… Not at all.", he replied, keeping his gaze out on the lake and the sky, the horizon, anywhere that wasn't Sirius.

Sirius didn't seem to mind this, at least not to the point where he would voice it. "So… Why are you out here, freezing?", he asked. Harry gave a shrug. "I'm not quite sure myself...", he lied. Sirius could see through that easily enough… It didn't help matters all that much either. Sirius growled to himself as he leaned against the tree beside Harry. "I haven't exactly known you long… but, you've been acting strangely ever since we found you with Snivellus. Did he do anything to you? Truthfully?" Harry shook his head. "No... Nothing. He just tripped that's all. There was nothing behind it..."

His future godfather nodded, seemingly relieved a moment. "Well, that's good news. Seeing as you're new here, a word of advice. Stay away from Snivellus! He's not worth your time.", he said. Harry sighed and nods. "I'll keep that in mind. But what's wrong with him? He seemed alright to me... a little edgy maybe...", Sirius shook his head. "He's scum, a total prat... Just stay away from him." Harry nodded slowly. "Don't worry, I will..." Sirius grinned and nods. "Come on, we should be getting to bed... The first day of class is always the longest..." Harry nodded his head in acquiescence and they both returned to the castle together.

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The sleeping arrangements were strange to say the least. It was ironic... cruelly so. He had to sleep with the Marauders... He slept beside Remus, who in turn slept beside Sirius. James and Peter slept across from them, James being closest to the wall and across from Harry. Falling asleep was fairly simple. The waking up was something else.

Harry's wizard alarm blared and he woke with a start. He stretched and groaned as his back popped. He sighed in relief and relaxed back into the bed, starring at the ceiling. He was about to drift back to sleep when he heard the squeaking of bedsprings and growling. He looked over and he could see the shadows of two people in Remus' bed. "Siri... shouldn't we be a little more silent... what if Harry hears...?" Sirius gave a low, annoyed growl. "Come on Moony... We're not doing anything wrong! I'm just cuddling. I promised to be well behaved..." He gave a soft purr which seemed to calm Remus. They cuddled up and sighed. "We should wake up Prong and Wormtail..." Sirius lets out a low laugh. "Merlin's Beard, Remy! Harry was fine with us. He was worried about something else. Probably misses his boyfriend." Remus blinked. "What? You think he's..?" Sirius shrugged. "It doesn't matter. He ain't getting my Moony." Remus chuckled and Harry heard the noise of kissing. "Come on, let's wake them. We shouldn't be late." "You're hurting me, Moony... You know that?" Remus kissed him again. "I'll make it up to you, promise." Sirius grinned and climbed out of bed. "PRONGS, WORMTAIL, HARRY! TIME FOR CLASS!"

James woke with a start. "Evans I didn't..! Oh... um.. Morning..." He flushed a deep red. He shook his head and climbed out. Everyone did their thing. They showered and dressed, getting ready for their first day of the new year. Remus stayed away from Sirius, as if to take away temptation, but Sirius was watching him like a starved man. It wasn't long before they all were ready for breakfast.

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The morning went well, and Harry was confused to see that everyone was so happy. He imagined his parents having a great childhood now that he thought about it. James was always hitting on Lily Evans, and didn't seem to care if anyone saw him acting like a love sick fool. Also, Harry came to understand how they had underestimated Peter. Peter sat there like he didn't exist, barely speaking. It was as if he was there for show, a shadow that followed James and Sirius around. Lupin had his nose buried in a Lycanthropy book, not paying attention to Sirius who was craving his eye. All in all, they seemed relatively happy... which of course, in its own way, made Harry all the more depressed.

Across the Hall, a pair of onyx eyes watched the Marauders and their seemingly newest addition. He had never seen Harry before, and frankly, he was sure that he was necessarily warned against him. Severus turned back to his Advance Potion's book and started to read over the newest potion, half his mind wandered over to the Marauders, wondering how they would torment him today, and what Harry would mean to his future. Would he be a tormentor like the others? Of course he will be… Why else would he be with them if he wasn't like them…

Severus' own thought turned inward as he brooded. He was sick of this life… All he had really were his potions, and his dark arts. There was nothing else he could possibly do to make life better. Everyone hated him because he kept to himself… But then, that was just the way he was. Ever since childhood, he had always been a little more paranoid and less trusting of his peers. The Marauders had proven him right in that aspect. People could be cruel, hell, people were cruel. He supposed he, in his own way, was just as bad as them…The brooding boy shook his head as if to dismiss the thoughts

Harry sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair. He was a year younger than the Marauders, so he wouldn't be joining them in their classes. He grabbed his bag and waved to him as he went off to his sixth year classes, knowing he would be doing something similar back in the present. He shook his head as he went and came to the halls. He would have no one to talk to, no one he knew, but then, what did it matter, he didn't know anyone here either. Well, he would just have to pretend things were normal… And live with it… Besides, this was no different than the present… He was alone there as well.. Just here, it seemed much worse….

To be Continued

Note from author: What will happen now? Will Harry ever get over this alone complex? Will Sirius and Remus show their affection in public? What about Severus?

The next chapter is dedicated to my lovely Severus, for I think there should be at least one chapter about him. Sweet sweet Sev… How I love thee. Anyways, please review if you enjoyed it, it will only spur on my creativity to write more. Your opinion is what feeds the beast after all. Thanks for reading And thank you for all the reviews so far, it is much apprechiated. And Thanks to "Tonks" for beta-ing my fanfic. I'm grateful for the corrections. Hopefuly I got them all…