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Authors Note: Yeah…I know. I broke my promise. For those of you who actually read this I'm really sorry. Really. Writers block is the worst thing you can curse someone with. And school isn't so great either. Ummm. Yes that's what I wanted to say. With this new review response thing I will be responding using that. Very convenient. For those of you who read and review anonymously I am sorry that I won't be able to respond. I hope you still read this and enjoy it though.
kupo14-No kupo. She is not going to be a death eater. No. I'm thinking that that is the name. Maybe I spelled it wrong. Quite probable. My spelling sucks. See you tomorrow for the regents.
missprongs07- I'm glad you like it and I'm sorry that it took so long.
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musicalmonk17- The thing is I'm kind of winging this so I only have a few things I definitely want to happen. I'm up for any suggestions anyone wants to make.
chica91- Well I hope that you stuck through this wait too. You are one of my favorite reviewers. I'm really sorry that this took sooooo long.
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beauty0102- As you can see by the wait I'm afraid I didn't have the chapter planned out. Unfortunatly. Then it would have been out sooner. Sorry.
amrawo- Thank you! Sorry this took so long. No Mandarb isn't actually Mary, but that is a very interesting thought. I might have to do something like that in a future story that I write. Thanks for the insperation.
Serindipity9- I'm probably not going to send one of his friends back in time simply because I think it would just be way too confusing for all of my characters. I think I rapped it up in this chapter. And I'm moving on. Next chapter will probably be around Christmas.
Kyntor ()- I agree, but this is still just how I interpreted it.
megan ()- You fool. It's a geologist now get with the program sista! Any way I know that you are never going to read this response but that is ok. How can you say I'm a great writer when a. You never read Harry Potter so you can't compare it to my writing, and b. You didn't even read my writing. Aim maybe and I'm with you about the computer part but my parents are stubborn.
pandas rule the world- Well not originally, but she is going to regret staying away for so long.
Time Reveals AllChapter 12
Harry woke to someone shaking him. Groggily he opened his eyes to find a girls face staring down at him. Groaning he sat up as she moved away. Even after three days waking up at 5 in the morning was a trial. Slowly he moved out of bed and dressed silently. He didn't want to wake the other Gryffindor boys and Mandarb seemed to understand because after she woke him she gave him a smile and left. He knew she would be waiting down in the Common Room for him. After Dumbledore's announcement the night before he had been the first person out of the Great Hall. Sprinting out onto the grounds he hadn't stopped until he was half way around the lake. Sinking down with his beck to a tree he had stared at the forbidden forest, slowly going over the day's events in his mind.
He was ashamed of his reaction when he had realized where Mandarb had been taking them. However he had been truly terrified. He knew that it was only luck of the rarest kind that had saved Ron and himself from certain death. He had never before felt so helpless. Not with the Dursleys, not against Voldemort, not even in the Ministry in 5th year. There had always been a chance, a hope that help would come, a way out. However as hundreds of spiders closed in from all sides he had been so sure that he was going to die. And that worst part was that he had taken his best friend with him. He imagined the Weasley's reaction to Ron's death. Would they blame him? Probably. And if he hadn't lived the Weasley's would have lost Ginny in the Chamber of Secrets.
He groaned as he thought of the dueling club. Curse Peter! Stupid rat! He had ruined any chance that Harry had of getting to know his father. He had no misconception that his father would want anything to do with him after this. Hell the whole school would be flinching when he walked by no matter what Dumbledore said. They would think him dark and that he would attack them at any moment. He wouldn't even be surprised if the marauders threw him out of the common room. This time he wouldn't even have Remus, Lily, and Mary on his side. He had seen the fear on their faces. This is what happens to the great Harry Potter. The boy who wouldn't bloody die. Thrown back in time and being feared and despised by his own parents. Oh yeah that's forgetting his training and being prophesied to kill a mad man. His life was just swell.
He didn't know exactly how long he sat there thinking, and watching the moon rise above the forbidden forest but the moon was reaching it's zenith when Mandarb appeared and told him that it was time for him to sleep other wise he would find training tomorrow particularly difficult. For a moment he contemplated telling her exactly what she could do with her training, but decided against it. She was right. He couldn't stop training no matter what. He could relax only when Voldemort was dead. Only then could he take time for himself. For now he must think of the good of the wizarding world whatever they thought of him didn't matter. Especially when it was in the past, in more ways than one.
"Ok, I think we're done for the day," Mandarb panted. They had worked hard all morning and Harry was thuroly exhausted. Now it was time for lessons with Moody. He was hungry because he had refused to eat breakfast, but he wasn't hungry enough to go and eat lunch in the Great Hall. Neither Marauders or Lily and Mary had showed up this morning. Harry hadn't expected them to.
As he and Mandarb entered the Main Hall Harry said, "I'm going to change," and headed for the stairs.
There was a sigh behind him, "Harry you can't keep running from these things. You have to face them or they'll never go away. You're being cowardly and that's not something that suits you," Mandarb said.
"How dare you!" Harry spun around fuming. After all that had happened! And she called him a coward! "How dare you call me a coward! How would you like it? Having all this responsibility forced onto you! Because of something that happened that you can't even remember! Both my parents died, I had come to accept that. Sirius' death was harder to accept, but I dealt with it. Then some messed-up-in-the-head headmaster, decided it would be a good idea to send me back in time to meet parents I never knew and see my godfather again. With this, however, I also have to see my parents being chummy with the person, who is the reason that they're dead. I have to also deal with first their hatred of me, and then their fear! And you, a person I barely know, decided to call me a coward! You have no idea! How could you? Just stay away from me!" Harry turned and stormed up the stairs.
Mandarb sighed and shook her head she turned around to go into the Great Hall, she needed to think about the best way to deal with this and there was no sense in doing so on an empty stomach. However thinking was postponed for when she turned she came face to face with a very pale Remus Lupin.
Mandarb sighed as she paced. She had, naturally quickly and quietly escorted Remus to her private rooms where she had pushed him into a chair and made him a strong cup of tea. As she bustled about making herself a cup of hot apple cider with cinnamon she asked Remus to relay to her exactly what he had heard. Unfortunately it was everything. He had claimed that he had forgotten his Transfiguration book and had left to retrieve it when he had come out and heard the entire conversation. When Mandarb had questioned him about why he and his friends had missed training he explained.
"I woke up at 7 and found that you and Harry had already left. Quickly I woke James and Sirius and we dressed. James knows a secret passage into the girl's dorm and he went up to wake Lily and Mary. By 7:30 we were heading outside, but when we got out their neither you or Harry were anywhere in sight. We did a lap around the castle and went in for breakfast. We spent the rest of the morning hanging out, outside looking for you, but we didn't see you so we went inside, changed, and went to lunch."
Mandarb frowned. Problems and possibilities were arising in her head by the score. Still she had more questions.
"What did you think of Harry's parsletounge ability?"
Remus paused, considering his answer. Finally he said, "Just me? Or all of us as a group?"
"Both."
Remus paused again, then he said, "Personally I think it's a really interesting and unique gift, you have to understand, I'm a werewolf, I admire and recognize the purpose of these gifts. But the others aren't so keen on it."
"How so?"
"They associate a parslemouth to being a dark wizard. James especially is concerned because his father's an auror and he doesn't want to be friends with a dark wizard," Remus said.
Mandarb sighed and slumped down into her favorite chair. She didn't know what to do. Harry had disappeared and she was stuck in a room with one of the only people who knew who Harry really was.
"I already knew," Remus said suddenly.
"What," Mandarb said her head shooting up, "What did you already know?"
"That Harry was from the future. I figured it out a while ago. The night you came here actually. I didn't know that his parents were dead. Nor did I know that Sirius was dead. I want to know why they died and why and how he came back in time, but I won't pester you or Harry if you don't want to tell me. I also promise that I won't tell anyone. You can even put a secrecy spell on me if you want," Remus explained.
" I see. No I trust you enough not to have to put a secrecy spell on you," Mandarb said.
"Well what now?" Remus asked.
"We keep this quite and don't let Harry know that you know. We also have to convince the Marauders that Harry isn't dark," Mandarb answered, "do you have any ideas for that?"
"I do actually, but I want to handle it. After all I know them better," Remus told her.
"Understandable. You go do that and I'll go find Harry," she said rising and leaving the room.
Remus followed her. He was going to have to make a trip to the library soon for some serious thinking.
Remus entered the common room to find the objects of his search sitting in the chairs around the fire with their backs to him. No one noticed his approach and as he took a seat they greeted him, surprised.
"Remus where were you? You missed Transfiguration," Lily asked.
"Oh I got caught up doing other things," Remus replied casually.
"Like what other things? You've never had anything more important that class," James asked while Sirius pretended to faint from shock.
"Things," Remus finalized, "Guys, we need to told about Harry."
Silence greeted his outburst. A few of them shifted uncomfortably.
"I can't believe that you think he's dark! James he put himself in front of that snake so it wouldn't attack you. He wasn't trying to scare you or attack you. Why don't you think he told us he was a parslemouth? Because he knew that you would react this way," Remus sighed. They still weren't sure. They were still thinking Harry evil. Time to use the guilt trip. "I don't blame him for not telling us either. After all I didn't tell you. I was scared you would reject me. Just like him. Both of our inflictions are generally signs of dark wizards. He couldn't help that he was born a parslemouth. I couldn't help being bitten. If you condemn him, you're condemning me too." Remus looked at them hoping it had worked.
It had. James and Sirius both looked ashamed and guilty. Lily and Mary however looked confused, but a little guilty. For the first time Remus noticed that Peter wasn't around. Where was he?
"Remus what are you talking about? What do you mean you were bitten?" Mary asked giving him a look of concern.
"Mary, Lily, you might want to sit down when I tell you this," Remus' tone was grave and they took seats. Before speaking again Remus put up silencing charms. "I'm a werewolf, have been for as long as I can remember. Mum says I was 3 when I wandered into the forest behind our house. I got lost. In the end I got bitten. I'm a werewolf. I'm a dark creature. Harry's a parslemouth, he has a dark ability. You condemn him and you condemn me," and with that Remus stood up and walked out of the common room.
James immediately rose to go after him and bring him back, but Lily stopped him. "He's right. We need to talk. We can't just keep switching back and forth between hating Harry and liking him. We need to decide."
James nodded and sank back into his seat. "Alright."
" I agree with Remus," Sirius said suddenly. When the others looked at him, obviously confused, he elaborated, "First James, It was rather obvious that he saved you. Second, it's just an ability. Just because he has an ability doesn't mean he's evil. And even if his family was evil and the ability has been passed down genetically, well, look at me. I'm living proof that an offspring can be born in a pure evil family and turn out ok. There is no reason for us not to be friends with Harry. Parslemouth or no."
Against that the other three couldn't hold an argument. All of them nodded their agreement, Harry was there friend no matter what.
"Okay. That's settled," Sirius said firmly, "Now James I've got a spell for the bubbles. I think it would be better though if several people set them off in several different places. James do you have a spell for the quills?"
"Yes, and the trigger word is mayhem."
"Brilliant. Now we should do it tomorrow morning. At 11:37. That is a quarter of the way through Slytherin and Hufflepuff 2nd years Transfiguration. McGonagall will throw a fit. Does that give you enough time to hex quills?"
"Plenty, I'll start now," James said shooting a spell across the room to where a third year had left her quill, ink, and homework on the table while she went to her dorm to get a book. "Now we are late to dinner. Lets go down and apologize to Harry and Remus."
Silence filled the corridors as a group of teenagers snuck into their places. They were grouped in twos. James and Lily, Remus and Harry, and Sirius and Mary. Remus and Harry were in the Entrance Hall while James and Lily were just inside the Great Hall. Sirius and Marry were on the fourth floor. They used James and Sirius' mirrors to communicate. It was 11:35
"Two minutes now, does everyone know the spell?" Sirius asked through the mirror.
"For the last time Sirius we do!" Lily said exasperated, "and before you ask the plan is to cast the spells, say the trigger word, and get out of here without being hit by a bubble, we know!"
"Ok, ok, just checking," Sirius grumbled.
"11:36," James reported nervously. He looked through the doorway at Remus and Harry. They had come down to the Great Hall and found the two of them chatting and eating happily. Both of them forgave the four of them immediately and were all too happy to help with the planning. Now Remus shot James a thumbs up.
20…19…Sirius was relaying last minute instructions, but no one was listening…13…12 …11…10…Lily held up her hands and started counting down the seconds for Remus and Harry, who nodded…5…4…everyone readied there wands…2…1… "NOW!" James shouted as 5 voices shouted the spell and five jets of light that turned into bubbles shot out of their wands. "Mayhem!" James shouted and shot his own bubble spell. "Run!" The four of them sprinted for the exit, dodging bubbles, as shrieks echoed throughout the castle as quills exploded either in bags of hands. Darting outside they sprinted towards the forbidden forest.
James checked his watch. 11:38. Sirius and Mary had 2 minutes to get out here. Mandarb was meeting them here at exactly 11:40. If they weren't all here by then she wouldn't back them up in their innocence.
Lily shifted nervously, "Where are they? I knew that setting them off on the fourth floor was a bad idea. They'll never get out in time!"
Privately James agreed with her. Yet Sirius had insisted. He checked his watch again. They had 30 seconds.
Remus looked nervous and Lily downright frantic. James felt worried too. He glanced at his watch again just in time to see the last second click past. As it did Mandarb stepped out from behind a tree. Looking at their worried faces she smiled before saying, "Well done you two. You have effectively worried your friends."
Much to Lily, James, and Remus' surprise Sirius and Mary also stepped out from behind trees.
"Ha! You should have seen your faces! Thanks Harry. If not for that secret passage we never would have made it in time," Sirius said laughing.
"Anytime," Harry said grinning lopsidedly. "Now I believe we have running to do."
The six of them walked into lunch chatting happily. Mandarb had said she had to go to her office and would meet up with them later. As they entered the Great Hall they froze at the comical situation facing them. Then they burst out laughing.
The scene that met them was pure humor. Many students bore singed faces, hair, clothes, or bags. Obviously from the exploding quills. Even funnier many people wore multicolored clothing. Some sported green hats with purple robes and yellow bags. Some even had there skin tinted. They had encountered multicolored walls and items in the Entrance Hall, but no bubbles. Now they realized that the bubbles must have bounced off to different parts of the castle. In the confines of the Great Hall bubbles were still bouncing around turning things different colors.
"Potter! Black! Lupin!" McGonagall had stood up. The boys doubled over in laughter at the sight of her. Her skin was neon pink with a florescent orange hat and bright green robes. "Are you responsible for this… this…outrage?" She sputtered.
The boys shook their heads, unable to talk from laughing so hard.
"Prove it!" She shouted, her face going red, "And undo this spell!"
"Don't…know how," James choked out.
"Didn't do it," Sirius gasped.
"It's true Professor. They were with me. They couldn't have done it. Where was it set off and when?" It was Mandarb coming to their rescue.
"At 11:37. The exploding quills ere random, all over the school, no house was spared. The bubbles were let loose in the Entrance Hall, Great Hall, and fourth floor corridor. What time did they meet you?"
"11:40. But unless you are suggesting that they set the bubbles off in the fourth floor, then ran downstairs and set them off as well as the quills all at the same time and then all met me out by the forbidden forest in 3 minutes…"she trailed off and raised and eyebrow.
"No I guess not," McGonagall grudgingly allowed shooting them a glare.
"I didn't think so. Now as Transfiguration professor I suggest you come up with a spell, and quick, to transfigure everything back to its correct color," She looked down at herself and then back up, "I don't appreciate being pink."
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