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so here's chap. 4 for you guys, and this is the best chappie yet...Ok, you guys have to calm down! I've had the plot worked out for months... we won't be seeing harry for another couple chapters still... and snape, oh snape... how could I leave snape out? I love making you guys think...

Chapter 5: You're even better

Hermione, Ginny and Luna stood outside the library, in which they had discovered how they were going to get themselves out of their situation.

" You know what I was thinking," Hermione began facing Ginny and Luna as they walked to Defense against The dark arts class " Is that maybe the students now would be adults in our time."

Luna and Ginny pondered this fact for a few moments. " But wouldn't of we recognized them yesterday?"

Luna was now twisling her wand around her fingers. " I think we were too occupied and worried to recognize anything, actually." she stated, still keeping eye contact with her wand.

The other two girls considered this fact, and nodded their heads in agreement. Before the girls could speak any longer they had reached the classroom.

"Hermione?" Ginny asked, trying to get her friends attention "If were in the same class as you, does that man we're in 7th year?"

Hermione stopped in her tracks as she went to take a seat in the back of the classroom. " I suppose it does..."

" I knew we always acted more mature than our age." Luna stated, referring to her and Ginny.

Hermione gave a little chuckle at this remark.

"Did you recognize anyone from our time, Hermione?" asked Ginny changing the subject

"Well I'm sure I've heard of a James and Lily...something."

" James and Lily Potter." Luna said looking down at the floor.

Hermione thought for a moment " Harry's parents...?" she whispered mainly to herself.She then turned to Ginny and Luna " You relize that we can't have any romantic type of relationship with any of these people, we could change history... or worse."

Before they could continue on with their discussion a large group of students walked in.

The four marauders walked in first, making their way to the far corner in the back row. Then Lily came in, alone whom was followed by some other students.

Lily had a large smile on her face. She came up to sit with the three girls.

"Lovely day, isn't it?" She asked cheerfully.

Ginny and Hermione wondered why Lily was acting like this. She seemed like a totally different girl than they knew yesterday.

" I suppose it is..." Hermione responded.

" Where's Arabella?" Ginny asked Lily, facing towards her.

" Oh, about that..." Lily looked down at the floor and took a seat.

" Arabella can't- well let's just say she has a problem." Lily tried to phrase this in the best way she could. The three girls looked at Lily, quizzically.

" What I mean," Lily's voice was now down to a whisper " Is that Arabella can't do magic with her wand."

The three girls knew instantly what Arabella was.

" So, she's a squib?" Ginny asked, but before she could continue, Lily put her hands around her mouth.

" Don't say that! It's considered as bad as calling a muggle-born: " mudblood"." The girls facing Ginny had thought this was a very strange behavior. But what did they expect? After all it was 1977, and the rules must have been more strict back then...

Class soon started and the girls listened to the Defense against the Dart Arts teacher rambled on. Ginny tried to concentrate, but she couldn't help reacting to the charming glances, which were given to her by Sirius. And Luna tried to pay attention, but so many things were on her mind,

especially what she was going to do that night. And Hermione, of course payed attention the whole time...

When the girls were finished all their classes for the day, they began talking about who was who in this time and theirs. Except Luna. Luna was worried about tonight. Luna had a bad feeling abou what was going to happen. But at the same time, she had to remember that she had a bad feeling about " changing the future to save her father" but it turned out better than what she thought it would. So when she looked at it that way, it didn't seem nearly as bad...

In the Great hall for the dinner fest

The four Marauders sat at one end of the Gryffindor table, where they always sat.

" Where were you this morning, Moony?" Sirius asked facing Remus.

The goblet of Pumpkin juice which Remus had been drinking from was now slipping out of his hands. Remus didn't think that the other marauders would notice him gone, besides Peter didn't attend meals regularly and they didn't notice...

" I was-" Remus tried to make an accuse as quickly as he could. " I was attending werewolf training." Remus said proudly " It's to help calm my wolfish behaviors and become more...civilized."

Sirius and James gave a little chuckle at this " Well you're a lot more civilized than the people in here." Stated James referring to the students around the great hall who were shouting and carrying on.

" maybe they need to attend " werewolf training"." laughed Sirius, obviously finding his joke amusing.

Remus didn't like lying to his friends, but if he told them that Lily was his best friend and he really liked her a lot, then James would probably kill him. Remus couldn't lose his friend, but he couldn't bear the thought of losing Lily, either. Remus knew he had to make a desicion someday... but that would have to wait. Remus was going to hold on to his pack , as long as he could...

" Anyways..." Sirius continued " I can't get over her..." Remus and James knew who he was talking about " Ginny..." Sirius sighed lovingly.

So the boys discussed their lives, plots to wreak havoc ( in which Remus would try to prevent, but they wouldn't let him) and... girls, of course...

Luna didn't eat a thing all day long, and she wanted to keep it that way. She felt like her stomach was knotted up in confusion, and eating would just make the naught more tied up...

" I think I'm going to go to the common room, I don't really feel like eating..." Luna said to her friends and with that she walked towards the entrance of the great hall to head up to the common room. James noticed that Luna was leaving.

" Guy, I think I'm gonna go back to the common room." said James to his friends in a hurry as he headed towards the entrance door to follow Luna.

Luna went up to the Gryffindor common room. James could hear her having a disscussion with the pink lady. " What a lovely dress you have on!" Luna commented as the portrait swung open to let her in. James ran up to the entrance, but as soon as he came up to it, the portrait slammed in his face.

The fat lady got her usual stern look " Password?" she asked strictly

" You know me! It's James! Your favourite student!"

" I beg to differentiate..." The Fat Lady replied, obviously not impressed

" Fine... Flubberworm." The Fat lady swung herself over so the entrance was clear for James, when he ran in, Luna was gone.

She must of gone up to the girls' dormitory... James thought ...Boys aren't allowed in the girls' dormitory... James sighed and went up to his dormitory to get his invisibility cloak.

Luna lay on her bed and she stared up at the ceiling. Posted above her was an advertisement. An advertisement supporting "the veil", where wizards went when they deceased...good wizards, that is... She thought back to the time in her 4th year when she talked to Harry, about the veil. The real thing that had been troubling Luna all day long was realizing that James was Harry's Father. Luna thought that she had a chance...but it was the same thing. Luna felt something for Harry. It wasn't just a crush, like Ginny had. What she had felt for Harry was love. He was the only person that ever understood her. The only person who said they were her friend. And she loved him. That's why Luna's stomach was in knots, she liked James, but somehow Lily fell in love with him. Luna only expected this. Romance was never offered to her, it was only merely been taken away by others. Luna didn't know why, but as she lay on her bed, looking at the ceiling, silent and elegant tears began to slowly shed down her face. She lay there for a few moments, tears now streaming down her face, when she heard a sound of commotion come from downstairs. Dinner must have been over. Luna quickly got up and rubbed the tears away from her face. She got up and glanced at the veil poster one more time, and headed downstairs.

James had now snuck into the common room, with his invisibility cloak on. He waited for Luna to come...and waited...and waited...

Luna finally found Hermione and Ginny, and they were now alone in the common room, except for James who was hiding under his invisibility cloak and his broom a his side ( he decided to take his broom because if Luna saw him he'd say he was practicing for Quidditch)

" I'm going now." Luna whispered to them

" Are you sure you'll be ok?" Ginny asked cautiously. Luna nodded and exited the common room, with James only steps behind her.

Luna slightly tripped and James caught her back and lifted her back up onto her feet. She looked behind her to see what stopped her from falling. She shrugged her shoulders and preceded.

Luna walked through the whole school on the balls of her feet, so no one could hear her. She went by the great hall, the grand staircase, all the classrooms on the main floor, until she reached the entrance out to the grounds. She lightly pushed the door, but it wouldn't budge. She then took out her wand, which had been tucked behind her ear.

" Alahomora." She whispered, and with that the door made a quiet click sound, and the door opened. James then escaped before Luna could come out and close the door behind her. Luna then exited the school and shut the door carefully.

Luna examined the castle. She looked to see where the owlery was, and she headed into that direction. After about 10 minutes Luna got to the place she wanted.

Where she stopped there was a medium-sized barn in front of James. On the top on the barn there was a large sign that said: "Beware: Thestrals!". James widened his eyes when he saw this.

Luna then entered into the barn. James was going to follow her but then he began thinking. She must know what she's doing... she'll be fine, I'll just wait for her to come back and then I'll say I was practicing my flying...he thought

Luna walked cautiously up to the door. She opened it up and headed inside, leaving the door open behind her. The room was no barn on the inside, instead it was a crystal wall-covered cave. Luna looked around the crystal cave. The stones sparkled brightly and beautifully, even though each one was a deep black colour. Luna's mind blocked for a few moments, she had had many dreams of this place. When Luna was a small girl, her mum took her to a crystal covered cave just like this one. Her mum would sing to her, Luna couldn't remember what it was, but it was beautiful. The music filled her mind, and she soon found herself singing the words quietly but smoothly. The music seemed natural, like the words were rolling out of her mouth. When the flickering of the lights sparkled on to Luna's eye she began to cry. Silent tears fell down her rosy cheeks.

Luna looked down and kept on going. She walked cautiously forward. Then she stopped. The images of her mum and songs and love were disappearing. She gazed upon the sleeping black creatures on the floor in front of her. Her thoughts changed to the day when she died ,when there was a puff of green light and then... she was gone, just like that. Her life slipped away in just seconds. Luna tried to block these thoughts, but she couldn't. She didn't have the faitest idea on how to do legilimency or occlemency. Luna then, without thinking,collapsed onto her knees. She felt as if a knife had gone through her heart. A seeping pain of emotions. She was now sobbing into the ground, horrible memories filling up her mind. Her palms were getting damp and wet from her tears. She looked up at the Thestrals, still sleeping silently on the floor.

Luna did this sort of thing regularly. Getting all of her emotions out of her, but this time was the worst of rleiving her emotions, she tried, but she couldn't. The loss of Love was too much. The Thestrals were very beautiful creatures Luna noticed.

A drop of water from the ceiling dropped onto her shoulder. She looked over her shoulder to see what had hit her, when she saw something.

Luna immediately got up from the wet floor and then remembered what she was there for. On a pedestal in the corner, there was a book or what she thought was the book.

She ran up to it. It was entitled: "Time Turners, and how to use them."

Luna just had to make sure this was the same book. She was slightly shaking, because right beside her was a large Thestral, of whom Luna could feel breathing.

The book had thick and heavy pages. Luna flipped to the first page, and in the top corner it inscribed: also found in library

This was it! This was the book! Luna couldn't help but turn to the next page. As she turned it, the heavy parchment slitted a cut across her finger. She held her finger up to her face and sucked it to try to get the pain away.

Her heart skipped a beat. The Thestral beside her had now been awoken. She tried to think back to her Thestral class in 4th year. By the scent of blood, Thestrals automatically attempt to kill... Luna's eyes widened. Without hesitating, she took the book and ran for her life. Several other Thestrals had now woken up to chase their prey. Lunaran through the black crystal prysims and out the door, without shutting it behind her. As she ran out of the barn, she bumped in to James.

James' eyes widened as he saw the Thestral coming towards his way.

" I need your broom!" Luna said frantically, seeing James.

The Thestrals were getting closer by the second.

" Do you know how to ride one?" James asked quickly, Luna shook her head frantically in response

James mounted his broom and motioned for Luna to get on. Without any sign of hesitation, she hopped on, putting her arms around his aist, still holding the book tightly.

James kicked off hid broom and flew all he was worth. He had sweat coming down his face he was flying so hard.

The Thestrals were now flying at their tail. Luna felt horrible, but somehow, she felt same with her arms around James.

Luna came close to his ears and whimpered: " I know you can do it."

And with that James gave an extra jolt and they were flying at top speed. He was whizzing around the catsle, narowly missing hitting the wall. This made more of an obstacle for the Thestrals to keep up.

As James went faster, Luna held tighter onto him. And the faster he went and the more she held onto him, the safer they felt.

They had reached a bridge now, above the black lake.

" What I need you to do," James whispered to Luna " Look in my bag and find my rope." Luna was listening intently. " I want you to lasso each one of the Thestrals, then Hex them."

Luna nodded. " can I put my book in your bag?" she asked, James nodded.

Luna got out the long coil of rope out from James' bag and placed her book in side it.

Luna cut a peice of the rope with the Jinx. There was only three Thestrals following them now.

" Carpe Retractum!" She casted at the rope, directing to the three Thestrals. And with that, the rope lassoed the three thestrals in a large clump. The thestrals were very strang, and they were quickly escaping.

" Good," James urged " Now hex them, quick!"

Luna was lost for spells, then she thought of the perfect one.

" Partrificus totalus!" and with that the Thestrals were put into a complete body bind, and they fell down deep into the black lake.

Luna sat on the broom gazing at the Thestrals going deep down, her hand slightly shaking.

James smiled widely at her. " You were amazing!" He said excitedly. Luna look sadly at what seemed to be dead thestrals.

" Don't worry, They'll come back." reassured James " Thestrals never really die, because they resemble death..." Luna sighed with relief.

" You could see the thestrals, couldn't you?" Luna asked James, James nodded.

" Yeah, my sister." Luna listened intently " She was a squib. And the ministry didn't approve of her. And one day when I was 8, I saw people from the ministry taking her away, giving her a potion, which killed her." James whispered, blinking hard, trying to keep his emotions back.

" My mum, she was doing one of her experiments, and I saw a green light and when that green light disappeared she was gone...deceased..."

The two were silent now, for a few moments. " I've never told anyone before." James whispered

" I was always to scared. But why am I telling you?"

" Well, I think you could answer that question better than I." Luna said with a smile.

James smiled. He turned around and lifted up luna over his head and up in front of him.

" Bring out your arms." James whispered into her ear. Luna did what she was told and spread out her arms to the sides. James then did the same behind her and put his hands in hers. A tingly feeling went up Luna's spine when the warmth of his hand touched hers.

" What are you doing?" she asked slightly shakily.

" I'm teaching you how to fly." James whispered.

They were now up so high in the sky that the moon, full was just behind them. James saw now that those royal blue orbs looked so much more beautiful now that they really were shone my moonlight. Luna shut her eyes and felt the wind blow through her hair and on her face.

" We never did get properly introduced." James said admiring Luna " I'm James."

" Luna." she whispered with a smile.

James now was heading back to the castle, and as he did this he told Luna about his friends, his secrets, and Luna just leaned back into his chest, arms out still holding his warm hands, keeping her eyes closed the whole time. It seemed in such a small time that they reached the window of the Girls dormitory. Luna opened her eyes and looked at James.

" You remind me of someone." she began, referring to Harry

" This someone, a fellow, I presume... hope..." James replied with a smile

Luna laughed a little at his comment and nodded " He's smart and handsome and brave." she started " But most importantly he a great friend. He was the only on who ever referred to me as a friend and he was thee for me when noone else was."

James looked down. He feared that Luna like this boy better than him. James lifted her off the broom and into the dormitory window.

Luna came close up to his ear as a James hovered over the window. " There's one difference between you and him," James waited for her response intently. " You're even better." with that Luna smiled, worded a silent " Thanks." and waved goodbye.

James tried to keep his excitement back. He wazed a silent goodbye, and as soon as luna went into her dormitory. James got onto his broom and did many twirls and turns in the air in delight.

Luna peered from behind her window, smiled to herself and tucked into bed. She had dreams of James and flying and other wonderful things. And that spot in her heart that had always been empty seemed as if almost by magic, had filled.

I know! It was long! But you must admit, it was good...so please read and review...