Hey guys! I have a quick question about how you feel on the Fred/Sophie relationship... I'm actually really loving the thought of it and I have great ideas for them, including a couple of books that branch off of this one! Review and let me know what you think. And by the way, I see Sophie as the very talented actress, Gina Rodriguez.
Hogwarts was always the safest place a young witch or wizard could learn the craft of magic, and how to use it properly. Well, it was the safest place, until it suddenly wasn't so safe anymore.
After the Battle of Hogwarts, certain precautions were taken to ensure that Hogwarts could once again become the safest place a magical child could be, including making sure that no more unsafe teachers were hired.
In the summer preceding the first year Hogwarts would be reopened since the Battle, the newly instated Headmistress, McGonnagall, was on the search for the best professors that she could hire. Many of the positions were filled by previous and trustworthy professors, but the one position that couldn't seem to stay filled was Defense Against the Dark Arts.
To her surprise, and utter horror, McGonnagall's salvation came in the form of the two surviving Marauders, James Potter and Sirius Black.
The two were more than qualified to take the job, she guessed, having been Aurors in their young days; and very skilled Aurors at that. Overall, they were her best options at the moment and school was beginning soon. The previous year's professor had already resigned, so McGonnagall had to act quickly so there'd be someone to teach DADA in the fall. She decided to sit down and send letters to both Black and Potter explaining the situation and her offer.
That's how James and Sirius came to be patrolling the halls the on a breezy September night, searching for children out past curfew.
"This is so odd," Sirius mused as he and James walked down the corridors, wands lighting the way. "I feel like we should be under the cloak, hiding from all of the professors."
"Yet, here we are, looking for students sneaking about," James sighed. "We are the professors, now, Padfoot. We're Professor Padoot and Professor Prongs. God that sounds even weirder than Professor Moony."
Sirius barked out a laugh. "Moony was a damn good professor, though it seemed. We'd be much better off together."
James nodded in agreement. "It's like when we were kids and only three of us were put in detention. It's just not the same when it's not all of us together."
"Ugh," Sirius groaned in frustrations. "I just really wish he would Return! I mean we're wizard for Godric's sake, we should be able to make him fall from the buggin' sky with the wave of a wand!"
For emphasis, Sirius pointed his wand toward the high ceiling of the school, in one frustrated swipe of his arm.
Suddenly, and with a crack of lighting, two bodies dropped to the floor.
"Ugh," the female groaned, "Remus, is that you?"
"Yes, Dora, it's me," the very familiar voice of Remus Lupin spoke out.
"I'm bloody Merlin," Sirius mumbled in awe as he looked from his still raised wand to the pair on the floor.
"Moony?" James called out incredulously. "Is that you, mate?"
Remus' head shot up, his amber eyes opened wide and staring at the Potter man. "Prongs? Padfoot?"
"Hey, Moony, old pal," Sirius grinned jovially as him and James surged forward to pull their friend from the ground and into a three way hug. "We missed you so much."
"Y-you're here," Remus choked out over all of his emotions that were bubbling to the surface. He tightened his grip on the two men as he mumbled over and over again, "I'm not alone, you're here, I'm not alone, you're here."
"Godric, Moony," James sighed sadly as he felt tears flooding his hazel eyes. "We never meant to leave you alone here, mate."
The three reluctantly released each other, but still stayed close together nonetheless.
"But, you weren't truly alone, it seems. You've got a gorgeous wife," James continued to speak as rinks blushed red with embarrassment, "and you've got an absolutely precious baby."
"Teddy?" Both Remus and Tonks said at the same time.
Remus continued to speak as he wrapped his arms around his wife, who began to cry silently at the thought of their son being without them. "James, you've seen Teddy? You've seen my son? How is he? Is he alright? What's-"
"Moony," James cut Remus off as he began to ramble. "The boy's perfect. He's got your eyes and nose, but the rest of him is all Tonks according to Harry and Ginny. Right down to her apparent clumsiness."
"That's right," Tonks laughed in delight. "I am clumsy, very clumsy in fact. It's great to think that he got something from me, even if it's such an irritating trait to have."
"You do know that he's a Metamorphmagus also, right?" Sirius asked his cousin as he raised an eyebrow in question.
"He is?" Tonks asked hopefully as her eyes once again filled with tears.
"The little bugger gets turquoise hair when he's real happy," James informed the tearful couple.
"God, we've missed so much," Remus sighed with anguish. "I feel like I've let him down somehow."
James stepped forward and placed a comforting hand on his friend's shoulder. "I know how you feel, Moony. Lily and I felt the exact same way with Harry."
Remus shook his head shamefully. "Godric, Prongs, I'm so sorry. That was incredibly insensitive of me. You missed almost two decades of your son's life and I'm not even thinking about it. How are you doing?"
"That's not what we're talking about, Remus," James sighed. "You alway do this, mate. You change the topic when we're talking about you. Okay, listen, you haven't let your son down. You're back now, and you're going to be the best father you could possibly be. I know you will. You and Tonks are going to be amazing."
"Thanks, James," Remus smiled gratefully as he felt tears stinging at his eyes.
"Good," Sirius nodded happily, "now, let's get our arses down to the Auror's Office to get you two officially named as Returners."
"Let's," agreed Tonks as the foursome side along apparated in pairs to the Auror's Office to give Harry yet another shock.