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Thanks to all you following my story. I think that this chapter is quite heart-warming but that might be just me. I've cleared up all about Sirius and so hope it will be enjoyable to read.

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Chapter 3: Back in time

'MR POTTER!'

Everyone turned to see a furious Madam Pomfrey standing at the door of the Great Hall, her hands on her hips, glaring at Harry. Said Harry who was currently looking around the room trying to find somewhere to hide, and in the end opted for behind Hermione.

Madam Pomfrey came storming up the aisle to where Harry and Hermione stood and stopped a few inches away from them. Hermione moved out of the way and so Harry found himself staring directly in a red-faced and furious nurse.

'So Mr Potter, care to explain yourself as to why you are here and not in your bed after being subjected to the Cruciatus Curse at least twice in one night?'

Harry gulped at the anger in her voice and gave a smile.

'Well I had to see whether my girlfriend was fine,' he smirked and sent a wink in Hermione's direction. She blushed.

'And is your girlfriend fine now Mr Potter?' Madam Pomfrey asked dangerously.

Harry nodded and looked as if he was mock-thinking, 'well she was fine as soon as I gave her the present I was meaning to give her since a while now so...'

Madam Pomfrey nodded slowly.

'Well if that is all, would you kindly GET BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WING AND GET IN YOUR BED!'

Everyone jumped as Madam Pomfrey shouted and Harry nodded like a scared obedient puppy.

'Yes Ma'am,' he said as he mock-saluted. Everyone chuckled at him.

Madam Pomfrey then turned to the side and pointed a finger towards the door. Harry started towards the door but paused and walked over to Hermione. He gave her an embrace.

'Come visit me later Mione, I'll be looking forward for it,' he whispered huskily and with a small peck on her cheek, he limped out of the hall, Madam Pomfrey hot on his heels.

Hermione sat down on the Gryffindor table and immediately the girls surrounded her and bombarded her with questions.

Up on the staff table, the professors were congratulating a stunned Sirius. He couldn't believe that Harry could establish what James couldn't do. He had announced to the whole school that he and Hermione were in a relationship. James would be proud.

'I must say that Harry is more of a Marauder than you and James,' McGonagall said.

Sirius looked at McGonagall with an indignant expression.

'I can't believe you would stoop that low Minnie,' Sirius said in mock outrage.

McGonagall tried to pull a stern face but she cracked and started to laugh. Soon enough all the professors were laughing along.

...

The next morning Harry entered the Great Hall to applause. Hermione was walked with him and he no longer had a limp. They were holding hands and they both stopped walking when Hermione buried her face in Harry's shirt to stop everyone seeing the blush on her face.

'Come on Mione,' Harry said trying to pull Hermione away.

'No,' Hermione managed to squeak out.

Harry sighed and an idea came to him. He smirked.

'Oh Mione, shall we have breakfast in the kitchens then?' he asked and Hermione nodded.

'Yes please,' she said.

Harry then made to turn around with Hermione but at the last moment scooped her up and carried her bridal style.

'Eek,' she said surprised and Harry laughed.

He walked to their usual place on the Gryffindor table, as Hermione hid her face in his shirt.

'I hate you Potter,' she grumbled.

'Love you too,' he winked and they sat down together. Hermione calmed down after a while and they chatted together.

Sirius had decided to go home that night, after meeting Harry at the Hospital Wing.

Flashback...

'Sirius what are you doing here?' Harry asked panicking and looking around for any dementors.

Sirius chuckled and took out a Daily Prophet newspaper dated a week ago.

'You're a bit out of date pup,' Sirius said and thrust the paper into Harry's hands.

Harry read the paper, as it described the capture of Pettigrew on the last raid at the Riddle House and then leading onto Sirius Black being omitted of all charges.

Harry happily hugged Sirius, and Sirius laughed as Harry bounced on his bed repeating, 'Sirius is free!' over and over again.

'And that's not all,' Sirius said. He pulled out a legal envelope addressed to Mr H. Potter and gave it to Harry.

'What's this?' Harry asked but Sirius motioned for him to open it.

Harry ripped over the envelope and unfolded the letter.

Mr Harry Potter,

I am happy to inform you that Mr Sirius Orion Black has been cleared of all charges and is now a free man. We, on behalf of all the Ministry of Magic, apologise for the unfair treatment of your Godfather.

We would therefore like to inform you that since Mr Sirius Black was cleared of all charges, he is now your legal guardian and has all rights over you. Since Mr Black has no heir, he has also legally adopted you, therefore your new legal name is Mr Harry Potter-Black and you are therefore entitled to the role of Head of the Black Family once you come of age or if anything was to happen to the current Lord Sirius Black. You are also the Head of the Potter Family once you come of age as well.

Thank you for your time and congratulations once again,

Amelia Bones,

Head of the DMLE

Harry dropped the letter in shock and processed all the information in his head. Now he was Sirius' son and had a father. He was the heir to the Black and Potter Family and Sirius was free.

'Well pup, are you okay with this? I know I didn't ask you before hand and I know I can't replace James but -,' Sirius said in a panic but was cut off when Harry pulled him into a hug.

'I love you... Dad,' Harry said overwhelmed and Sirius felt a few tears in his eyes when Harry addressed him as Dad. He hugged Harry hack.

'And I love you too Son,' Sirius said and Harry smiled. He brushed a few tears away impatiently and sat back down on the bed.

'Well I'll be waiting for you at the train station so look out for me,' Sirius said and ruffled Harry's hair.

'See you then Dad,' Harry said and Sirius smiled.

'You too pup.'

And with that Sirius strode out of the Hospital Wing.

Flashback end...

Harry took a bite of toast and smiled at the thought of not going back to the Dursley house ever! Hermione smiled as well and Harry wrapped a hand around her waist and pulled her close. He gave a peck on her cheek and she giggled.

'So Harry I see you finally got your shit together and asked her out,' Seamus said as he, Dean and Neville sat down opposite the two.

'Of course,' Harry said proudly, 'there was no way she wouldn't say yes.'

Hermione pulled a tongue out at him.

'No need to get cocky Mr Potter just cos I said yes. I could say no right now and dump you,' Hermione said and Harry looked at her.

'You wouldn't,' Harry said in mock outrage.

'Well then what would you like to say Mr Potter?' Hermione asked and smirked.

'Sorry Mione,' Harry said.

'Thank you. Now if you don't mind I'll see you later cos I need to hit the library,' Hermione said. She gave Harry a peck on the cheek and walked off.

Harry watched her and couldn't help but marvel at the way her brown hair bounced softly as she walked and it shone radiantly in the sunlight. Her clothes showed her curves slightly and her skin was flawless and shone like the moon.

Dean elbowed Seamus and Neville and they watched Harry with a smirk. Together they cleared their throats and Harry was thrown out of his stupor and blushed.

'She's got you whipped man,' Dean said and Harry threw scrambled egg at him. Dean ducked out of the way and it hit Seamus instead.

Harry burst out laughing but abruptly stopped when a goblet of pumpkin juice was thrown at him. He sat there surprised for a second, his hair dripping from the pumpkin juice.

He dried himself and was about to retaliate when Neville whispered 'McGonagall' and with a smile at the Professor, refilled his plate with food and started to eat. There was a rustle of wings a few minutes later and everyone watched the post come.

Not expecting anything, Harry carried on eating however a tap later and he saw a owl in front of him, with it's leg held out. There was a parcel and after untying it from the owl, the owl took off after nicking a bacon rasher.

'What you got there Harry?' Seamus asked and Harry shrugged.

'I don't remember ordering anything,' he said and he opened the box to find... an egg. It was gold and red and a note was attatched to it.

Picking the note up, he unfolded it.

A gift from a well-wisher. We'll meet soon Harry James Potter. I can't wait for us all to meet so we can have a blast.

Puzzled, Harry looked back down at the egg. What could it be? And what did the note mean?

Picking the egg up, he examined it. It looked ordinary and there were no cracks or dents. He looked over to the staff table and saw that Dumbledore was looking at him.

With a shrug, Harry looked back at the egg. He was about to pull his hand away when he felt a jerk under his navel. He froze and tried to pull his hand away but it was stuck. He gulped and looked back at Dumbledore, who was halfway up from his chair, when he vanished.

Everyone fell silent as Dumbledore rushed over to Harry's seat, where he sat just seconds ago, and picked up the note that had come with the egg.

Reading it he stood up and turned to everyone.

'I'm afraid that Lord Voldemort has taken Harry Potter,' he said gravely.

'NO!'

Everyone glanced at the door to see Hermione standing there, her face white and pale. She then fainted.

...

Harry's knees buckled as he hit the ground. He grunted and quickly stood up and took out his wand. His heart was thumping hard against his ribcage and he wiped his sweaty palm on his trouser leg.

He looked around at his surroundings and realised he was inside a house, in the basement. His hand ran along the slimy walls and he saw the entrance barricaded by bars.

'At least it's not a graveyard,' he thought and sat down on the floor. He thought of Hermione, how she would react when she found out he was gone. He wondered who had sent the egg.

The egg!

Harry looked around frantically and saw that the egg was against a stone pillar and picked it up. All of a sudden he heard footsteps and so stuffed the egg into his jacket pocket. He gripped his wand and moved to peer at the door cautiously from around the stone pillar.

The door opened and Harry saw a hooded figure enter the room. A death eater! That must mean that Voldemort summoned him. But how? Hogwarts was guarded against this wasn't it? That's what Dumbledore had said.

'Come here boy!' the man shouted and Harry contemplated. Should he go? There was a large chance Voldemort would kill him. But if he hid it would show that he was scared of Voldemort. Not going to happen. There was only one thing for it. He would run.

Creeping around the pillar he edged towards the door. The hooded figure was still looking for him with his back towards him and so he continued to creep to the door. Suddenly there was a crunch and Harry swore as he realised that he had stepped on some glass.

A pause and then the hooded figure turned and spotted Harry. He raised his wand but Harry was quicker.

'Stupefy,' Harry said and the man was stunned and fell to the wall, unconscious.

Harry then sprinted up the stairs and came to a long corridor. He then sprinted towards the window and looked out of it. He was on the ground floor but at the back of the house. He turned and sprinted in the other direction and burst through the closed door... into a larger room.

Confused Harry turned but came face to face with a dozen death eaters. He backed into the room and watched the death eaters warily.

'So Harry Potter, you finally decided to join us,' a voice said and Harry felt a twinge of pain in his scar. He ignored it and looked to see Voldemort approaching him.

'Hello Tom,' Harry said.

Voldemort hissed.

'How come I'm here? And where is here?' Harry asked and Voldemort laughed. It chilled Harry to the bone.

'Well since you are to die shortly, I'll be glad to answer your question. I have called you here to die. I sent you that egg so that you would be brought here away from Dumbledore. You're all alone!'

Harry snorted, 'Do you think Dumbledore won't find you? He knows everything about you Tom and he knows which places you are most likely to hide away like the snake-face bastard you are.'

Voldemort looked shocked but snickered.

'Aah, but does he know which time you're in?' Voldemort asked slyly.

Harry froze. What did Voldemort mean?

'W-What do you mean?' Harry asked nervously.

'This is the year 1970. Where I am at the height of my power. Where your pathetic parents are still alive.'

Harry froze again. His parents were alive!

'So why do you need me? It's not as if they know I am alive,' Harry scowled at Voldemort.

'Ah, but if I have you and your parents I can kill you all off together and fulfil the prophecy,' Voldemort said triumphantly.

'What prophecy?' Harry asked. Dumbledore had never mentioned a prophecy.

'Has the great Albus Dumbledore not told you about the prophecy? I thought he loved his golden boy. Well let me have the great pleasure of telling you,' Voldemort mocked and with that he repeated the prophecy to Harry...

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies ... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not ... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives ...

Harry was still but then smirked. So he had to kill Voldemort... well this would be fun.

'So Harry Potter, let the prophecy be fulfilled...' Voldemort said and with that he fired the killing curse at Harry. Harry leapt aside at the last moment and shot a stunner at Voldemort who deflected it.

There was a crash outside and aurors started to fill the house. The death eaters began to duel with them only to be overcome easily.

Meanwhile Harry and Voldemort traded curses and Harry ducked and rolled around to dodge them. All the death eaters had been knocked out and apprehended and so all the aurors were watching the Dark Lord battle against a fourteen year-old boy.

'Avada Kedavra,' Voldemort hissed. The green curse missed Harry barely.

'Sectusempra!' bellowed Harry.

'Crucio,' Voldemort shot the torture curse but Harry ducked it.

'Stupefy!' Harry shouted, but Voldemort deflected it.

'Petrificus Totalus!' Voldemort shouted back.

A petrifying curse fired at Harry who dodged it.

However it was a decoy as Harry was then hit by the Cruciatus curse. He thrashed around on the floor in pain but didn't let out a sound. After a few minutes the curse was lifted and Harry fell to the floor once again.

He watched as Voldemort walked over to Harry and nudged him over so that Harry rolled over onto his back. He was panting and trembling as Voldemort leered at him.

'We'll meet again Harry Potter,' he whispered before disapparating as the aurors closed in around him.

Harry then felt someone pick him up and disapparate. He heard the familiar sound of St Mungo's Hospital and as he was laid onto the stretcher, he finally succumbed to darkness.

...

'I believe Mr Potter has travelled back in time,' Dumbledore said and Hermione, Sirius, Remus Lupin, McGonagall and Snape all looked at him.

'What?' Sirius asked in disbelief.

'How can that be?' Remus asked.

'Apparently Voldemort had sent that egg Mr Potter received during breakfast and that was a portkey,' Dumbledore explained.

'So which year has Harry been transported to?' Sirius asked.

'This is where it gets complicated itself, the year that Mr Potter has been transported to is 1970,' Dumbledore said.

Remus and Sirius frowned and looked at Dumbledore.

'Isn't that the year that Harry's parents, Sirius and Professor Lupin were in their fifth year at Hogwarts?'

Everyone turned in surprise to Hermione. Although she was distraught a few moments before, she was now looking determinedly ahead.

'You're right,' Sirius exclaimed after a while.

'I remember now, there was an exchange student called Harry Potter during our fifth year and he stayed till we graduated. We all thought he was a cousin of James,' Remus said.

'Wait a minute there was another student as well that was his girlfriend,' Remus said after a while.

'Yeah they were always kissing and being romantic. I think her name was...' Sirius trailed off and looked at Remus, who was also remembered and his eyes widened.

'Err, boys?' McGonagall asked and cleared her throat. Both of them jumped and turned to look at Hermione.

'You were the other student... Hermione Granger, Harry Potter's girlfriend and also the other exchange student,' they both said and Hermione laughed.

'I don't care... Professor Dumbledore I want Harry back,' Hermione said with her voice cracking.

Dumbledore nodded and turned to Severus.

'Severus I need that potion you were working on,' Dumbledore said and Severus nodded and rushed off. He came back with a goblet of smoking potion a few minutes later.

'Good, now we need to say the incantation and then Miss Granger needs to drink it as soon as possible,' Dumbledore said.

'Go and get anything necessary such as the Invisibility Cloak and anything else, shrink your trunk and put it in your pocket. Then come back here,' Dumbledore said and Hermione nodded.

In her dormitory, she grabbed a few clothes, a picture of her parents, some advanced textbooks full of spells and potions and pulled on a travelling cloak. She then rushed into Harry's dorm and grabbed his invisibility cloak, the Marauder's Map, his Firebolt as she knew he wouldn't have a broom to fly and play Quidditch, and his photo album of his parents. She also stuffed some of his clothes and his travelling cloak as well as his money bag. When all that was put away she shrunk the trunk and placed it in her cloak's pocket.

She then hurried to the mirror and tidied herself up. With that she sprinted back to the office and entered the room. Snape was muttering an incantation and the goblet glowed blue.

'Now Miss Granger, you must drink this now,' Dumbledore said and she nodded.

'But how are we going to get back?' Hermione asked.

'I think that Voldemort has lured Harry there for a reason. When you defeat Voldemort then you may be able to get back. I will contact you with Fawkes,' Dumbledore said.

'Be safe Miss Granger,' McGonagall said and Sirius pulled her in for a brief hug.

'Look after Harry won't you?' he asked and she nodded.

'Here take this in an emergency,' Remus said and handed her a small package. She nodded.

'Look after Crookshanks and Hedwig,' Hermione said and with that she gulped the potion down. It burned her throat.

She stood there and a moment later vanished.

...

1970 – Dumbledore's office

Hermione hit the ground and her knees gave way. She picked herself up off the floor and dusted herself down.

Her eyes rested on the man seated behind the desk. His eyes twinkled as he met her gaze.

'Hello Miss Granger, I've been expecting you.'