Disclaimer: Everything you recognize is someone else's, mostly JKR's. Things you don't recognize are mine, though, even if there isn't much.

Author's Note: I just love time travel stories! As such, I just had to try writing one. So, I give to you...

Heart's Desire

Chapter 1

No particular point of view

It had been a cold, depressing day. Of course, what else could you expect on December 27? Harry pondered this as he sat in an open window at the top of North Tower. You couldn't really expect much else. It was winter, which was always cold, especially when it snowed, and Christmas had passed. Well, that was why it would be sad to most people, but Harry wasn't most people. While he had experienced the after-Christmas adrenaline let down, that wasn't the only reason. He was still depressed over what had happened in the Department of Mysteries six months before.

Yanking his mind back to the present and away from those particular unwanted memories, Harry smiled grimly. Hermione and Ron would kill him if they knew where he was right now. Actually, now that he thought about it, Neville, Luna, and Ginny would probably help. The six had grown a lot closer after the battle. They had been training together for the first half of the year. They had Transfiguration training, which had helped them become animagi. It turned out that you could have more than one form, it was just harder work to get more than one, and you had to be more powerful to have two than if you just had one. There came a point, no matter how hard you worked, that you just couldn't have any more forms, because your magical potential wouldn't allow it. You could choose to be a magical animal if you wanted. Ron had did that the first time, and decided it was too much work. Harry had tried it his second time, and found much the same thing, but decided it was worth it. Harry was currently working on his third form, while Hermione was working on her second. Ron had just finished his second. The other three had stopped with just one, for now, anyway. They had extra potions, to almost everyone's unhappiness, although Harry also had to continue Occlumency with Snape. They also had extra Defense Against the Dark Arts classes with Professor Lupin. Harry also had dueling lessons with Professor Dumbledore. He had really improved, he knew. At the beginning of the year, Dumbledore could beat him without any problem. Now, however, Harry could put up a much better fight, and could probably beat anyone else at Hogwarts. No, scratch that, could definitely beat anyone else at Hogwarts.

Harry let out a soft sigh before turning to look at the almost full moon. Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him that almost made him fall out of the tallest tower at Hogwarts.

"Hello, Harry," Professor Dumbledore said when Harry had gotten fully balanced and turned around.

"Professor," Harry said, still recovering from the near fall.

"It's very peaceful up here, isn't it?" Dumbledore continued, ignoring the interruption. "I was hoping to find you here, as there was something I needed to tell you." He paused here.

"Professor?" Harry prodded after Dumbledore had paused for a good ten minutes.

"Ah yes. Harry, your parents weren't supposed to die," Dumbledore said simply. He had the sound of someone who was telling Harry that it was night, or that it was two days after Christmas.

"Really?" Harry asked excitedly.

"Yes. I was reading a book written in an ancient text that I recently learned the translation spell for. It was about correcting the misdeeds of the past. I performed a short spell that told if something was not supposed to happen as it did. The spell told me that Sirius was not supposed to go to Azkaban, and that your parents were not supposed to be killed by Voldemort that fateful night. There is a spell within the book that will let you go back in time to the point when things started to go wrong. I have no idea when, exactly that point will be. It could be when your parents made Pettigrew their secret keeper, or it could be around the time he became a Death Eater. I also don't know what was supposed to happen. It could very well end up being that James, Lily, or Sirius could die in the past fifteen years. My, that sounds odd, doesn't it? Another thing I need to tell you. You don't have to travel alone. You may ask the others if they would like to accompany you. I have no doubt that Mr. Longbottom will jump at the chance, seeing as it would give him his parents back as well. Now, I do believe its after curfew, so why don't you start back to Gryffindor Tower. I'll see you tomorrow after dinner for your decision." With that, Dumbledore turned and left the room. Harry stared after him for a moment before activating the map. He had absolutely no intention of going back to the Tower. That was, however, before he spotted Filch heading his direction. Harry swore under his breath before putting his invisibility cloak on and heading out of the tower.

When he finally made it back, Ginny was the only person still in the common room. "You know, you didn't have to wait up for me," Harry teased, settling down beside her.

"Course I did. 'Mione woulda killed me if I hadn't," Ginny said with utmost sincerity.

"Uh-huh," Harry said, clearly amused. "I'm going to bed now, so you can, too. Although, I do have to talk to all of you tomorrow morning. See you then!" With that, Harry went up the stairs to the boys' dormitory. Ginny, laughing, went to her dormitory as well.

The next morning, Harry awoke extraordinarily early. After not having any luck falling back to sleep, he decided to go to the Great Hall for breakfast. He met Ginny and Hermione in the common room.

"Ginny said there was something that you wanted to ask us," Hermione said as Harry entered the room.

"Yes, there is, but I want to talk to all of you, so it can wait a while. By the way, when did you and Ginny talk?" Harry said, heading towards the portrait hole.

"Ginny stopped by my room last night after you came in. You didn't think she was the only one waiting for you, did you?" Hermione asked.

"Yes, Hermione. Sleeping is also known as waiting," Ginny said, rolling her eyes.

"I was not sleeping!" Hermione said indignantly.

"Then could you please teach me how to snore convincingly while awake?" Ginny asked innocently.

"I do not snore," Hermione said, throwing back her head.

"Yes, Hermione, you do," Ginny said in a tone that suggested she was speaking to a stubborn five-year-old. The pair continued this, um, conversation, almost the entire way to the Great Hall, where they were met by Luna.

"What are you arguing about?" she asked dreamily. If Harry didn't know that she sounded like that all of the time, he would have thought she was still asleep.

"They are discussing whether or not Hermione snores," Harry said, rolling his eyes. Luna nodded in understanding. At that moment, Ron and Neville came bounding down the stairs, landing practically on top of the group as Neville tripped and Ron fell over him.

"Well, now that we're all here, we can go into the Great Hall for some breakfast. After all, I've got something I need to tell you," Harry said as he helped Ron to his feet. Ginny had already helped Neville up.

"Well, what is it?" Hermione asked once they were all seated. Ron had instantly started filling his plate. That was all the encouragement that Harry needed to pour out all that had happened the night before.

"So," he finished. "Do any of you want to come?"

"I do," Neville said instantly. Ron nodded after thinking about it for a moment. Ginny looked thoughtful.

"I guess we've gotta go back," she said, motioning to herself, Hermione, and Luna. "Someone has to keep those three out of trouble."

"Sounds good to me," Luna said.

"I'll go," Hermione said. "Now, what all are we supposed to bring? How are we going to get there? When are we leaving? Who knows we're going? What-" Harry cut her off.

"Hermione, breath. In. Out. In. Out. Good. Now, we're supposed to bring everything we have here, because we don't know how long it will take. I don't know how we're going or when, exactly, we're leaving, just that I had to tell Dumbledore whether or not you're going by tonight. So far, I think only Dumbledore knows." Harry finished, looking somewhat amused.

"Alright, then lets go get ready!" Ron exclaimed, jumping up from the table, all thoughts of breakfast long forgotten. Harry couldn't help but laugh. They walked out of the Great Hall. When they reached the fifth floor, Luna broke off to go back to Ravenclaw Tower. They were going to meet after lunch. Harry was just glad it was a Saturday so they wouldn't have to stop for classes.

"Do you know how long we'll be there?" Ron asked as he tried to organize all of the stuff he still had to fit into his almost full trunk.

"Not really. It would have to be long enough for them to trust us. We can't exactly just go up to them and say 'don't ever trust Wormtail with anything life threatening.' They'd never believe us. Would you believe it if some group just showed up and told you never to trust me?" Harry pointed out.

"Yeah, but that's different. I know you'd never betray me," Ron said.

"Is it? I know I'd never betray you, too, but don't you think that the Marauders trust Wormtail like that, too? I mean, would you trust any one of us, meaning me, Hermione, Ginny, Luna, and Neville with your life?"

"Yeah, I would," Ron said, starting to see where this was going.

"So did they. We are going to have to get them to trust us like that. You've saw how much Sirius and Remus trusted each other. It's not like we can show up, tell them not to trust Wormtail, and leave. All that would come of it are some strange looks." By this time, it was almost lunchtime, and the boys had finished packing. Neville had finished an hour ago, and had left with Hermione and Ginny to walk around the lake. "Lets go. We've got to meet the others soon." With that, both boys left the room.

They walked as quickly as they could down to the Great Hall. On the fourth floor, they caught up with Luna.

"Hey, I don't guess you've seen the others, have you?" Ron asked. Luna just shook her head.

"About an hour ago, I saw them walking around the lake, but I haven't seen them since," she responded. The trio continued down the stairs, until they finally met up with the other three in their group right outside of the Great Hall.

"Do you want to eat in the kitchens?" Ginny suggested, spotting Ron, Harry, and Luna coming down the stairs. "We figured we could talk easier if we got food and took it to the Room of Requirement or something."

The three that had just finished packing nodded. They spent the rest of the day in the Room of Requirement. They didn't leave until after dinner, seeing as the house elves had packed more than enough lunch for them to have another meal with the left overs. After leaving, they went to talk to Dumbledore. It was only upon reaching the stone gargoyle that they realized that they didn't know the password. They started guessing every candy they could think of, but it wasn't until Hermione said 'Mars bars!' that the gargoyle moved. They reached the top of the stairs, and Ron reached up to knock on the door. Just before his hand hit the wood, they heard, "Come in!" from inside the office.

"I take it you all want to go, then?" Dumbledore asked, glancing up as the six filed into his office. Most were looking around interestedly. Of course, Dumbledore's office was an interesting place, and it was the first time most of them had been there.

"Yes, sir," Harry said, sitting down in a chair in front of Dumbledore's desk. The rest quickly did the same, with Ron and Hermione on either side of Harry, and Ginny and Luna next to Ron, leaving Neville to sit next to Hermione.

"Ah, then, when would you like to leave?"

"As soon as possible," Hermione answered.

"Very well. If you want, you can leave later tonight. First, however, we must get some things straightened out. You cannot tell them anything until they know you're from the future, and they trust you. You also can't just tell them you're from the future, they have to figure it out on their own. If the spell decides you've been too obvious, it will bring you back, and you won't get another chance. Now, do you have any questions?"

"Sir, what if you place a memory charm on everyone after we leave?" Ginny asked.

"I will not know you're from the future," Dumbledore explained. "To me, you will be transfer students, plain and simple. Do any of you have any ideas for a cover story?"

"We came up with one," Neville said hesitantly. "Well, actually, Hermione did." Hermione blushed, and motioned for Neville to continue. "We'll say we're from a village that is made up completely of muggleborns and half bloods, as well as their families. We've been very secluded, so as to stay safe from You-Know-Who. However, the security has been breached, and the children are being sent away for their own protection. Our parents decided to send us to Hogwarts, although most thought it would be safer to send their children to a small school in the US. We can't disclose the name of the village because of security, and we can't tell the name of the other school, because we don't know it."

"Very good," Dumbledore said thoughtfully. "I particularly like the part about the names. That way, no one can find out your lying without a lot of effort. Also, it's less to remember. Have you given any thought to your names?"

"I'm going as Neville Jones," Neville answered quickly.

"Ron and I are going as Ginny and Ron Welker," Ginny supplied.

"Hermione and I are posing as twins, and going by Harry and Felicia Granger. We figured her last name was common enough not to draw attention, and she wouldn't' be related to anyone," Harry explained.

"I'll be going as Laura Anderson," Luna said, staring at one of the silver objects on a nearby table.

"It seems you all have it pretty well covered," Dumbledore said thoughtfully. "Are you ready to leave?"

"Just as soon as we get our trunks," Ron said. The group stood, and left the room. They hurried back to their respective dormitories. They shrunk their trunks and put them in their pockets. They quickly hurried back to Dumbledore's office, not finding it at all odd that they didn't meet anyone on the way.

"Alright, we're ready," Ginny said, as the last of the group entered.

"Oh good. If you don't mind, please follow me to just inside the Forbidden Forest. That is where you port-keyed to, if anyone asks. That also gives you a way to say you just arrived, instead of arriving in a flash of light." The teens nodded, and followed Dumbledore out of the castle.

"After this, you're on your own. Remember, we're not sure exactly what time you'll end up in, seeing as you're going back far enough to prevent what happens. Good luck." Dumbledore then pointed his wand at the group, and mumbled something they couldn't hear. Suddenly, in a flash of bright blue light, the group vanished.

Author's Note: Well, how did ya like it? I've got a question for you. Should I make it a fic where Dumbledore isn't completely a good guy? I don't want to say evil, because he wouldn't really be evil, but just not as nice as he's usually portrayed. Anyway, review! Thanks!