Chapter 3: "No really, who are you?"
Everything was silent for a few moments as James, Sirius, Remus, and Lily took in this
information. Then James suddenly burst out, "Hey cool! We have the same surname!"
Everyone turned and stared at James, who looked at them with confusion on his face.
"What?" he asked. I think that that's kinda cool! 'Potter' isn't a very common name,
you know. Hey, Harry! Do you think we are related? I mean, we kinda look alike."
"You look totally alike!" exclaimed Sirius, who had found his voice.
"Ummm, I'm sorry," Remus said. "But seriously, who are you? No, Sirius, no pun
intended!" he exclaimed when Sirius tried to speak. "I mean, I've never seen you guys at
Hogwarts before, let alone in the Gryffindor common room."
"Pssst, Remus," Sirius mumbled in his friend's ear. "They must be first years."
"We are not first years!" Ron exclaimed. "We are sixth years! Next you'll be saying
that we're Slytherins!"
There was silence for a couple seconds, then James asked, "Are you?"
"NO!" Ron yelled in outrage. We're Gryffindors!"
"But you aren't in our dormitory," Sirius said to Harry and Ron.
"And I've never seen you in the sixth year girls' dormitory," Lily said to Hermione.
"Uhh, question for you," Harry said, knowing the kind of things the Marauders do and
getting an idea about what had happened. "What year is it?"
"That's a stupid question," James said. "It's 1976!"
Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at each other, their mouths slightly open.
"Actually, it's 1996," Hermione said.
These words took awhile to sink in. Then Lily suddenly screeched, "Black, what did
your potion do to us?"
"It worked!" Sirius cried with glee like a child on Christmas. "Time sped up! A little too
quickly, but he overall effect was achieved!"
"I can't believe you!" Lily screamed. "I told you I should never have tried that potion!"
But Sirius wasn't listening to a word she was saying, seeing that he and James were
doing a little victory jig.
"Hmpf!" Lily exclaimed. "There's got to be someone at this school who I know, even if
it is 20 years in the future. I'm leaving!" And with that, she stomped away, leaving the
other six staring after her.
"What's her problem?" James asked. He had obviously not heard any of the previous
conversation.
"Yeah, and where is she going?" Sirius said.
"She's probably trying to find a way back to 1976," replied Remus simply. "And to tell
you the truth, I think she has the right idea."
"Hey, you still haven't told us who you really are. Like are you related to me?" James
asked Harry, forgetting about Lily completely. "I mean, I guess there's a chance since we
are 20 years in the future."
Well, er..." Harry said. "Actually, uhh-,"
"Spit it out already!" James exclaimed.
"I'm your son," Harry said simply.
Again, silence as the group registered this new bit of information. Then Sirius suddenly
started laughing hysterically.
"What's your problem?" James asked him harshly.
"Haa! You, you... you're, you're a," Sirius choked. "You're a father! Yeah right! You
can't even take care of yourself, let alone a kid!"
"Shut up, Padfoot! Harry's joking, aren't you?" James asked, sounding a little worried
about the answer.
"No, I'm not," Harry replied.
This just made Sirius laugh harder.
James shrugged. "So I have a son. Yippy skippy!"
Sirius had finally calmed down. "Wow," he said. "That felt good, just to get in a good
laugh, you know?"
"Sure Padfoot, whatever," James replied.
"Hey you guys," Remus spoke up. "Not that this isn't exciting or anything, but do you
think we should go look for Lily?"
Sirius and James looked at each other for a second, then answered in unison, "Nah!"
"This is so cool!" Sirius continued. "The potion worked, sort of; we get to see what
Hogwarts looks like in the future; we may never go back to the 1970s; Prongs found out
he's a father...ouch!" he said as James slapped him. "And the best part is, no Snape for who
knows how long!"
"Er..." Harry, Ron, and Hermione said, looking at each other.
"What?" James asked curiously.
"Well, just to let you know, Snape is the potions master now," Hermione supplied.
"Greasy git," Ron muttered.
Sirius and James smiled. "Hey Prongs," Sirius said. "I think we're going to fit in with
this group perfectly. And it's all thanks to my brilliant potion. Am I a genius or what?"
"Or what?" James mumbled under his breath.
"Hey, I heard that," Sirius exclaimed.
"So Snivellus is the potions master," James said. "Man, even in the future we can't get
rid of him!"
"You'll be happy to know that everyone hates him," Harry said. "Well, everyone except
the Slytherins."
"He actually found someone who likes him?" asked a shocked Sirius. "Hey guys, I don't
think we went to the future. I think we've all gone to Hell!"
Oh no, Padfoot!" James said sarcastically. "I've heard about this. If you break too
many school rules, you get sent to Hell!"
"Dammit, Prongs!" Sirius yelled. "I told you not to drop that Dungbomb in Defense
Against the Dark Arts today! Now you've landed us in Hell!"
Harry, Ron, and James were laughing hysterically. Remus and Hermione, however,
were looking as if this was a very sick joke. Remus even rolled his eyes, leaned over to
Hermione, and said, "You get used to it after awhile."
"I was only joking, Padfoot," James coughed.
"Oh, well, umm. . ." Sirius said, looking slightly stupid.
"Hey you guys," Hermione said. "It's almost dinner time, so what do you say we go
down to the Great Hall. Then we can tell Dumbledore what happened."
"Wait a sec," James said. "I just had an idea! Let's not tell Dumbledore! It would be so
cool!"
"Sure Prongs," Remus said. He turned to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "So Dumbledore is
still Headmaster?"
"Yeah," Hermione said. "And as cool as it would be to not tell Dumbledore about your
little adventure, he's going to find out anyway, so we might as well tell him."
"Party pooper," Sirius muttered. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Well, let's go down to the Great Hall," Remus said. "I'm starving!"
"Yeah," agreed Sirius. "Time travel is hard work!"
With that, the six new friends went down to eat.
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Author's Note: Ok, now that I have seen my reviews, I am going to thank my reviewers.
Titanicbabe: I hope you like this next chapter! Thanks for reviewing!
Pained Soul Wolf Goddess: Here ya go! In my opinion, this is the funniest chapter yet.
jennifer: Was this soon enough for you? Enjoy!
The all mighty powerfulM: I'm glad you're liking it! I hope you enjoyed the newest chapter!
jessica: Thanks for reviewing! Enjoy the rest of the fic!
girlknight: I'm glad you think it's funny! I was really trying to make the readers laugh
because of what James and Sirius say. Please keep R&R!
onlyGodcanjudgeme: Thanks for the advice! I'm really happy that fanfic is working again! In
answer to why the Marauders drank the potion even though Lily disappeared; they're
the Marauders. They love adventure!
Silvercrystal77: I was hoping someone would mention something about the characters'
personalities and their reactions! Thank you so much for reviewing!
Rosaleena: Sorry I stopped there. It just seemed a really dramatic spot to end a chapter! I
hope you'll forgive me!
washu: I hope this chapter is more the length you had in mind. Thanks for reviewing!
Everything was silent for a few moments as James, Sirius, Remus, and Lily took in this
information. Then James suddenly burst out, "Hey cool! We have the same surname!"
Everyone turned and stared at James, who looked at them with confusion on his face.
"What?" he asked. I think that that's kinda cool! 'Potter' isn't a very common name,
you know. Hey, Harry! Do you think we are related? I mean, we kinda look alike."
"You look totally alike!" exclaimed Sirius, who had found his voice.
"Ummm, I'm sorry," Remus said. "But seriously, who are you? No, Sirius, no pun
intended!" he exclaimed when Sirius tried to speak. "I mean, I've never seen you guys at
Hogwarts before, let alone in the Gryffindor common room."
"Pssst, Remus," Sirius mumbled in his friend's ear. "They must be first years."
"We are not first years!" Ron exclaimed. "We are sixth years! Next you'll be saying
that we're Slytherins!"
There was silence for a couple seconds, then James asked, "Are you?"
"NO!" Ron yelled in outrage. We're Gryffindors!"
"But you aren't in our dormitory," Sirius said to Harry and Ron.
"And I've never seen you in the sixth year girls' dormitory," Lily said to Hermione.
"Uhh, question for you," Harry said, knowing the kind of things the Marauders do and
getting an idea about what had happened. "What year is it?"
"That's a stupid question," James said. "It's 1976!"
Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at each other, their mouths slightly open.
"Actually, it's 1996," Hermione said.
These words took awhile to sink in. Then Lily suddenly screeched, "Black, what did
your potion do to us?"
"It worked!" Sirius cried with glee like a child on Christmas. "Time sped up! A little too
quickly, but he overall effect was achieved!"
"I can't believe you!" Lily screamed. "I told you I should never have tried that potion!"
But Sirius wasn't listening to a word she was saying, seeing that he and James were
doing a little victory jig.
"Hmpf!" Lily exclaimed. "There's got to be someone at this school who I know, even if
it is 20 years in the future. I'm leaving!" And with that, she stomped away, leaving the
other six staring after her.
"What's her problem?" James asked. He had obviously not heard any of the previous
conversation.
"Yeah, and where is she going?" Sirius said.
"She's probably trying to find a way back to 1976," replied Remus simply. "And to tell
you the truth, I think she has the right idea."
"Hey, you still haven't told us who you really are. Like are you related to me?" James
asked Harry, forgetting about Lily completely. "I mean, I guess there's a chance since we
are 20 years in the future."
Well, er..." Harry said. "Actually, uhh-,"
"Spit it out already!" James exclaimed.
"I'm your son," Harry said simply.
Again, silence as the group registered this new bit of information. Then Sirius suddenly
started laughing hysterically.
"What's your problem?" James asked him harshly.
"Haa! You, you... you're, you're a," Sirius choked. "You're a father! Yeah right! You
can't even take care of yourself, let alone a kid!"
"Shut up, Padfoot! Harry's joking, aren't you?" James asked, sounding a little worried
about the answer.
"No, I'm not," Harry replied.
This just made Sirius laugh harder.
James shrugged. "So I have a son. Yippy skippy!"
Sirius had finally calmed down. "Wow," he said. "That felt good, just to get in a good
laugh, you know?"
"Sure Padfoot, whatever," James replied.
"Hey you guys," Remus spoke up. "Not that this isn't exciting or anything, but do you
think we should go look for Lily?"
Sirius and James looked at each other for a second, then answered in unison, "Nah!"
"This is so cool!" Sirius continued. "The potion worked, sort of; we get to see what
Hogwarts looks like in the future; we may never go back to the 1970s; Prongs found out
he's a father...ouch!" he said as James slapped him. "And the best part is, no Snape for who
knows how long!"
"Er..." Harry, Ron, and Hermione said, looking at each other.
"What?" James asked curiously.
"Well, just to let you know, Snape is the potions master now," Hermione supplied.
"Greasy git," Ron muttered.
Sirius and James smiled. "Hey Prongs," Sirius said. "I think we're going to fit in with
this group perfectly. And it's all thanks to my brilliant potion. Am I a genius or what?"
"Or what?" James mumbled under his breath.
"Hey, I heard that," Sirius exclaimed.
"So Snivellus is the potions master," James said. "Man, even in the future we can't get
rid of him!"
"You'll be happy to know that everyone hates him," Harry said. "Well, everyone except
the Slytherins."
"He actually found someone who likes him?" asked a shocked Sirius. "Hey guys, I don't
think we went to the future. I think we've all gone to Hell!"
Oh no, Padfoot!" James said sarcastically. "I've heard about this. If you break too
many school rules, you get sent to Hell!"
"Dammit, Prongs!" Sirius yelled. "I told you not to drop that Dungbomb in Defense
Against the Dark Arts today! Now you've landed us in Hell!"
Harry, Ron, and James were laughing hysterically. Remus and Hermione, however,
were looking as if this was a very sick joke. Remus even rolled his eyes, leaned over to
Hermione, and said, "You get used to it after awhile."
"I was only joking, Padfoot," James coughed.
"Oh, well, umm. . ." Sirius said, looking slightly stupid.
"Hey you guys," Hermione said. "It's almost dinner time, so what do you say we go
down to the Great Hall. Then we can tell Dumbledore what happened."
"Wait a sec," James said. "I just had an idea! Let's not tell Dumbledore! It would be so
cool!"
"Sure Prongs," Remus said. He turned to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "So Dumbledore is
still Headmaster?"
"Yeah," Hermione said. "And as cool as it would be to not tell Dumbledore about your
little adventure, he's going to find out anyway, so we might as well tell him."
"Party pooper," Sirius muttered. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Well, let's go down to the Great Hall," Remus said. "I'm starving!"
"Yeah," agreed Sirius. "Time travel is hard work!"
With that, the six new friends went down to eat.
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Author's Note: Ok, now that I have seen my reviews, I am going to thank my reviewers.
Titanicbabe: I hope you like this next chapter! Thanks for reviewing!
Pained Soul Wolf Goddess: Here ya go! In my opinion, this is the funniest chapter yet.
jennifer: Was this soon enough for you? Enjoy!
The all mighty powerfulM: I'm glad you're liking it! I hope you enjoyed the newest chapter!
jessica: Thanks for reviewing! Enjoy the rest of the fic!
girlknight: I'm glad you think it's funny! I was really trying to make the readers laugh
because of what James and Sirius say. Please keep R&R!
onlyGodcanjudgeme: Thanks for the advice! I'm really happy that fanfic is working again! In
answer to why the Marauders drank the potion even though Lily disappeared; they're
the Marauders. They love adventure!
Silvercrystal77: I was hoping someone would mention something about the characters'
personalities and their reactions! Thank you so much for reviewing!
Rosaleena: Sorry I stopped there. It just seemed a really dramatic spot to end a chapter! I
hope you'll forgive me!
washu: I hope this chapter is more the length you had in mind. Thanks for reviewing!
