Author's note: Please be aware that I own ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, everything, except my character OC(S) I place here, belongs to the wonderful Lady J.K. Rowling. THIS IS A TRIAL RUN! I would very much like to hear your thoughts. I was originally never going to upload this fiction, however, I know it was something I was looking forward to sharing. This is a Sirius Black/OC, maybe Severus Snape/OC, Fanfiction. So, welcome back, readers! I hope you enjoy this one as much as you have the first 2 Harry Potter stories! :) Do enjoy, this is the Harry Potter Era, so it's going to be a bit. Keep your heads up. Enjoy!

Updated: 12/2021

Chapter 3

Clearing his throat rather loudly and irritated, Snape glared at the redhead that simply found it necessary to just waltz into his classroom in the middle of him grading papers. This was his time to be in silence.

Hearing someone clearing their throat, Sage snapped her attention to Snape and glared, "Did you know?" She questioned him and held up the file.

Curious as ever, Snape stayed silent, waiting for her to enlighten him as to what she was talking about. Though he did have an assumption as to what she was talking about, and that answer to her question would have been yes, he knew.

Rolling her eyes, she handed him the file and watched him search the documents. "It seems that Professor Dumbledore has indeed done it… Truthfully, I thought he'd have done something better than this, however, considering your half-blooded nature I suppose it was either him or be caught in a lie and end up removed from Hogwarts as Headmaster. However, I must say, the title fits you well… Potter." He couldn't help but sneer at the name. It was still a bad taste in his mouth, he hated it so much!

Not taking his words kindly whatsoever, Sage took a strong intake of air into her burning lungs. Her jaw clenched with anger. "Why didn't you both just talk to me about -"

"Look, you came back in time to keep the boy safe. Your clean slate at being, forgive me, a 'nobody' has given Dumbledore what he's needed for years." Snape explained with slight annoyance. He could see her anger burning deep in her blue eyes as they brewed tears, and he knew he was making it worse. Snape couldn't believe this woman. If she was here to protect Harry, then she should be able to take whatever was thrown at her. However, he was not taking into consideration that she had left everything behind in her time to make the past right, to make the future better, that in her making this trip she had, in fact, lost everything. She had nothing left, and in fact, had no one. She had opened herself up to someone she thought may have understood.

"And what, may I ask, is that?" Sage slightly demanded, her voice cracking with her upset emotions. Albus had done this without her knowledge, without her permission in the first place then literally left her no choice in the end truthfully. Even if he had given her the opportunity to walk away from it. She felt… violated. Her Identity was being ripped away from her and now she has to pretend to be someone she wasn't. She had to lie to a boy who was going to live a life, for the time being, thinking she was his family. She couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he found out the truth? Would he hate her? Would he demand to go back to his current guardians? Where she knew little to nothing of Harry or others in their history of her time, she knew a few things about Snape. He was one of Voldemort's right-hand members, he'd succeeded in infiltrating the Dark Lord's forces, however, Severus Snape had been uncovered years later and killed. But she also knew he had a history with the Order. And more importantly, he had no one himself. She should have known better to think he'd have understood the need to have someone to talk to since he had no one over the years, he'd been left in the wolves dean and claimed by a rabid pack of beasts where she had not.

Sage's time was not very informed on Harry's history except that he was the only one who could have possibly helped or been the only way of destroying Voldemort, or likely been their only weapon against him, and when he'd been killed it had all gone downhill from there, and then some. No one in the New Order knew anything about him except how he died. Even Ted Lupin didn't know much about Harry Potter. Worst of all, his journal was now empty, nothing was written inside his pages. His plans, his ideas. Everything she knew she'd need or wanted to keep from her old timeline was gone! More heartbreaking for Sage was that the photos she had brought to keep as mementos, photos of herself with the others, from childhood to adulthood, her friends, were also missing. Like it had never existed. None of the photos she had of the previous Order members were with her belongings any longer. Not even Dumbledore's Army was in her possession. And Snape's words were not helping her at all.

She was 23 years old. She didn't have the tough spine the New Order had wanted her to have. She may not be someone you want to cross but she was still a soft person. She always felt they had made a mistake in choosing her to be the one to come back in time to stop this. Nesryn would have been a more ideal person or Alphard. Anyone but her! Why did it have to be her!?

Annoyed already as he was, Snape stood from his desk and sighed heavily, leveling a glare at her. "I just told you, you are from a future which no longer exists. He needed someone who didn't exist to make his needed move in getting Potter away from those ridiculous people he lives with. Vile if you ask me. Albus Dumbledore needed a nobody, someone who could pass under the radar and not be seen as a threat. And you showing up just happened to be convenient."

Taking in another breath, this one shaky as she fought back her burning tears as she gently took the file from Snape's grasp and closed it softly. He was right though, she didn't truly exist in this time, she was just a body from the future with a name who no longer existed, with memories that were no longer true, nor real. So, why did it matter that Albus had created a fake name for her? With a fake history? "A nobody? So, that's who I am? How interesting of a way to put it, Severus, thank you for the enlightenment." She coldly said, taking her to leave as the classroom doors opened and his students began to file in for the afternoon.

She walked as fast as she could, ignoring Minerva as she went.

"Sage? … Sage?" Minerva had called after the fleeing woman.

She didn't want to be around anyone at the moment. Harry was in classes and his teachers were watching over him, she was not needed at the moment. Walking anywhere she could, she found herself in an empty room in the Dungeons littered with pillars. The Castle was truly designed beautifully, she didn't want to think of what Voldemort had done to the historical beauty in her now nonexisting time. But she knew deep down that her time was now 1992. She was no longer Sage Minerva Elizabeth McGonagall. Albus Dumbledore had given her a new Identity as Sage Potter, if she wanted to be technical her new name was Sage Elizabeth Potter. It was just a name, where everyone may now think of her as James Potter's baby cousin, in her mind, heart, and soul, she would always be a McGonagall. But right now, some peace and quiet was what she needed for the time being.

Dueling Class

Sage spent the next few days helping where she could. Even in the Dueling class, and she had to say, she rather enjoyed dueling with Snape, she even got to knock Lockhart on his butt a couple of times. Fortunately, for Snape, he was a better dueler and had Sage gone flying more times than she could count.

Though he had to say, mostly to himself, that she was rather good for not being raised with her wand. Then again, Albus Dumbledore was a great teacher.

Harry and the kids couldn't help but be amazed as they watched the redhead duel their Potions Master. However, when she had grinned at Lockhart and asked if he was up for another challenge the man had paled a few shades and motioned for a pair of volunteers, calling Harry and Ron.

Snape had made a snide remark about Ron's broken wand and called Draco to the stage.

Sage had to bite back the urge to make her own snide comment about his rudeness, however, with the trouble that Ron's wand had been giving the poor boy, Snape may have been right. However, her heart had nearly stopped when Harry had begun to speak to the viper which Draco had sent at him, even Lockhart and Snape were in disbelief.

The display it had put on had many people thinking he was egging on the snake to try to bite one of the other students. Sage had no idea what to think, she'd never heard of this before. Many of their education in her time had been watered down to the New Order members' experience, it was difficult just to do simple research as it was then. This was new to her in every aspect. Just because she was from 300 years in the future meant nothing, the only person she knew who could speak to snakes was Voldemort himself and his offspring's he drained of life, and they never lived longer than 16 years old, 23 years was the maximum.

Everything was changed, nothing was how it would be. Hopefully, it was for a better chance. But she knew from here on out it was only going to get worse. Her 'education' was worth as much as any witch or wizard today in 1992. She was fine when it came to her education. However, in Harry Potter's history and many of those who were involved in the order, all she knew were their names, some of their family members, and how they died or the date of their death. She didn't even know who Harry's parents were, at least until she came back in time. Albus had equipped her with the Potter's and Evan's family tree. Now she supposed it was time she took the opportunity to learn about his family and those around her. Knowledge may just be the thing that kept her sane. She felt useless at the moment. Worst of all, Sage felt like a stalker… Sighing as she walked into Minerva's empty classroom, she sat at one of the student's desks at the very front and rested her forehead against the table.

A bit curious, Minerva's brow rose as she slightly glanced up from the paper she was currently grading. Silently sighing herself, Minerva placed her quill pen down and folded her hands atop her desk, "What is wrong?" She asked softly, giving the redhead all her attention.

Sitting up from her lazy rested position, Sage looked at her ancestor, "I'm a 23-year-old stalker to a 12-year-old boy, Grandmother. I feel rude, useless… And frankly, I feel gross… I'd rather babysit. Not to mention I'm technically a nobody with a clean slate that Dumbledore felt he could use as a new pawn."

Completely august at the young woman, McGonagall could help but sputter a little with shock that she would even think so lowly of herself. She wanted to give the woman a good whooping! "Sage, you are my descendant! You are not a nobody. Who on earth would have given you such an idea!" Minerva snapped.

"Severus," Sage said softly, feeling like a taddle-tail.

Narrowing her eyes on the redhead, McGonagall took a slow and controlled breath in, "Oh? And why did he feel the need to say such a thing?"

"Because I may have been a bit of a cry baby when Albus gave me my new and official Identity. Apparently, I am now 'James Potter's cousin'…I'm still trying to find my feet here, I don't know what the heck I'm doing. And you're busy and I really don't want to be annoying… but I ended up being a pain in the ass anyway." She stated, until her confusion set in. Minerva sounded surprised. Scrunching her brow. "Wait, didn't you know Albus did that Identity switch?" she asked with confusion, lifting her head to look at the woman.

Almost sputtering with disbelief Minerva stood from her seat, "No, I certainly do not know this! He changed your name?"

Sighing, Sage ran her fingers through her long red hair with a nod, "Yes, because technically I don't exist, so to give me an identity, he figured to use me as a way to get Harry out of his Aunt and Uncle's home, which by the way I'm beginning to see why." Sage admitted, standing from her seat. "I really shouldn't complain, and I'm sorry that I am. But I'm alone here, I barely know anyone, and I haven't been productive in any way in the few months I have been here. Harry's had a hell of a time as it is, the last thing he needs is me peeking around every corner. Don't worry, I still have eyes on him." She sighed, waving her hand off at the subject.

Curious as to how the young woman could have eyes still on the boy if she were in front of her was intriguing as it comes, "Oh? How so?"

Smiling wide with pride, she looked to the ceiling in thought before she glanced back to her ancestor, "Hedwig, she is a talker."

Now very curious, McGonagall nodded with small confusion, "H-Hedwig? Potter's Owl?"

"Of course, I'm an Animagus, remember." She reminded Minerva.

"But how are you getting into the boy's section of the dorm rooms?" She was shocked and confused. Only herself or one of the Professors could get into the Dorm rooms like that. With Sage being non-staff, she shouldn't have even been allowed into the Common rooms!

Sage saw Minerva's shock, and she had to say, she felt rather over-estimated, it kind of felt good. But she wasn't that good. Almost laughing at Minerva's shock Sage nodded in understanding. "Harry doesn't lock her cage, she comes to me. But I have a feeling she's been keeping more from me than I already believe." She wasn't going to lie about it, she knew Hedwig was keeping something from her. But the dang Owl wasn't fessing up!

"Oh, Really. Like perhaps that Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Mss. Granger brewed a Polyjuice potion and now Mss. Granger is in the Hospital? I'd think she is in fact keeping much more from you than you think, Sage!" McGonagall scolded.

Completely confused, not to mention shocked, Sage tried to not be so surprised, she should have known better. If she'd have done it, then they'd have definitely been likely to do it fifty times more than herself… And that said a lot about herself. More so for them. "I-I'm sorry, Hermione's where?"

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