Chapter 4:

September:

On Platform 9 ¾, Hermione, Severus, Lily and Petunia were standing in the midst of chaos as they waited for James, Sirius, Remus, and even Peter to appear. Once they were sighted, Sirius immediately began talking to Hermione, causing Severus to growl at him like an overprotective brother, and Lily had to grab his hand to stop him from threatening Sirius physically. James, meanwhile, had begun talking to Petunia, or as he liked to think, began to woo her. Remus just watched his friends with a smile on his face, and looked over to where Narcissa Black was standing next to her younger cousin Regulus. It was a little known fact that Remus liked Narcissa, he had barely had the guts to tell Sirius, and that was only after Sirius guessed it.

"Come on," Hermione called just as Peter ran up to them, "Let's get a compartment to ourselves."

"'Kay 'Mione," Sirius said as he began guiding Hermione onto the train, "How are you Pete?"

"Fine," Peter replied, huffing from having run up to the group, "Mum dragged me to all of the Pureblood events. You weren't there," Hermione noticed a tough of hurt and resentment in his voice, and wondered if this was how it began.

"Sorry 'bout that, Pete," Sirius said absentmindedly as they walked down the aisle of the train, "I finally escaped my parents." The last bit was said with a smile.

The group found a compartment, and the train began to pull away. James shouted his undying love for Petunia out the window as the train pulled away, causing her to blush beet red as she stood beside her parents.

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"This year we will have a special surprise," Dumbledore had just finished his beginning of the year announcements, which Hermione noticed hadn't changed much in the years until she entered Hogwarts as Hermione Granger. The boys, especially Peter, were waiting impatiently for the food, but at Dumbledore's announcement they payed more attention. Hermione even felt like laughing when James and Sirius stopped fighting over the last of the Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans to pay attention. Eyes twinkling, the Headmaster continued, "We will be having a talent show over Christmas break for those of you who are staying." Whispers broke out across the Hall, and people were already talking about their plans to stay over break.

"Are any of you going to do something?" Lily asked the Marauders once the food had appeared.

"That depends," James replied.

"On what?" Lily asked, slightly suspicious of the smirk residing on James' face, but curious nonetheless.

"On whether it will make you leave Snivellus for me," now James was grinning, and for once, he wasn't being completely serious while asking Lily out.

"JAMES POTTER!" Lily shrieked, obviously outraged by James' suggestion and nickname for Severus. Most of the Great Hall looked up from their dinners at her outburst.

"Shh," Hermione said, "He wasn't serious, and didn't mean any of it, did you James?" the last bit was said in such a menacing tone that James gulped before shaking his head rapidly.

"No," James sounded nervous, and Hermione almost wanted to laugh because of how much he looked like his son. That thought brought Hermione up short, she had gotten used to Severus and Lily being a couple, and thought they were perfect together, plus, the more she watched James, the more she saw how wrong he was for Lily. She didn't want anything to change the way they were now, but she couldn't be certain that she would change anything about the future she had come from. Hermione was brought out of her thoughts as James said, "—Honestly, now that I've met Petunia, I like her a lot." Lily smiled at the sincerity on James' face, she would be happy if this worked out for James.

"I think that she likes you," was Lily's comment.

"Really?" Hermione, Sirius and Remus burst out laughing at the look of wonder on James' face, he obviously hadn't believed she would like him.

"Yup," came Lily's reply, "If you married her, you could be my brother." Lily's smile was huge, and James choked on his pumpkin juice. He really liked Petunia, but he hadn't thought that far ahead. Seeing James' surprise, Lily's voice dropped to freezing levels as her eyes narrowed, "You were planning something like that, weren't you? You weren't just messing with my sister, were you?"

"Of course I was Lily," James began to placate her once he had recovered from his shock, "I just hadn't expected it to come up in conversation so soon. I would never toy with Petunia's emotions."

"You better not," Lily looked as though she could succeed at any threat she made, and James paled as he gulped and nodded.

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"Hermione?" Remus questioned softly when he walked into the Common Room to find her staring at the fire. He had just come in from getting a snack in the kitchens, his excuse for watching Narcissa in the library, and following her back to the dungeons. Hermione looked up, startled out of her thoughts by his appearance in the Common Room. She had been thinking about how this was her first, first night at Hogwarts without Harry and Ron since her first year. She hadn't truly realized how much she relied on them until they were gone.

"Yes Remus?" she replied, looking away from the fire to where he was standing just inside the portrait hole.

"I have something to tell you," he said after a moment's hesitation. Seeing his look, and suspecting what he was about to tell her, Hermione just patted the cushion beside her. After sitting down, Remus looked at his hands. He had no idea how to tell Hermione his secret, but he knew he could trust her, and he knew her beliefs about Werewolves and only hoped they wouldn't change now that she knew one personally. Taking a deep breath, and looking into her concerned eyes, he stated, "I am a Werewolf." Hermione's eyes flashed understanding, and she leaned over and hugged him. Remus sat still for a moment, he had never even guessed that this might be her reaction, "Aren't you going to run away screaming?" Remus didn't know whether he should be thankful for Hermione's acceptance, or worry for her sanity.

"No?" she pulled back to look him in the eyes, "Why would I? Did you think I was going to run screaming? Even after our discussion about Werewolf rights?" Hermione could see the answer in his eyes, and hugged him tight, "Oh you silly wolf, I wouldn't do that to you, you're my friend."

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Hermione began tutoring Peter, hoping to keep him from feeling the need to turn to Voldemort. Sirius had been hanging out with Hermione a lot, much do Severus' irritation, and he obviously liked her. However, Hermione would just brush Sirius off, reminding herself that this was Harry's godfather. Lily and Severus' relationship had grown so strong that Hermione doubted that anything could get in their way, but she knew something would, and her heart ached for the tragic ending she knew was to come. Remus had taken to shyly following Narcissa around to classes, he wasn't trying to stalk her, it was just that his friends were all absorbed in other things, and he liked her. Hermione had also met Alice Prewitt, a distant cousin of Molly Weasley's, and it was easy to see that this was Neville Longbottom's mum. Even before Alice began talking about how Frank Longbottom, who had graduated the year before, was her boyfriend, Hermione could see Neville in her open and warm face. Alice seemed to bounce around, and she excelled at Herbology, which caused Hermione to study with her often, as she had with Neville.

October:

Sirius was still pursuing Hermione, and she was beginning to wonder if he truly liked her. He hadn't gone out with, or even hooked up with, any girls since the beginning of the school year. Hermione just hoped that he wasn't just playing with her heart, and hoping to make a notch on his bedpost. James had begun to owl Petunia almost daily after Lily had grown irritated with his constant questions about her sister. Thought they had only met face to face once, James and Petunia were getting along great, and despite living in completely different worlds, they had multiple things in common. Remus had finally gotten up the nerves to talk to Narcissa. Despite being a Slytherin, she had been kind and polite. To Remus, it was easy to see that she was related to Sirius, despite his constant affirmations that he was nothing like his family. Peter had actually become a good friend to Hermione, and she helped him study frequently. She also noticed that Peter was being included into the group more because of her actions. She smiled, almost positive that she was changing the future.

November:

Life continued as it had been, Sirius continued his pursuit of Hermione, Lily and Severus were still going strong, James rarely stopped talking about Petunia, Remus had gone on a successful date with Narcissa, and Peter wasn't as shy as he had been, and was almost constantly speaking his opinion and contributing ideas. The pranks on Slytherins had noticeably lessened, and they were nowhere near as dangerous as they had been. The pranks that were played, were also nonlethal, and funny to almost all. Despite the fact that nothing seemed to be going the way it had been in her time, but she was happy.

Hermione was extremely flattered by Sirius' interest in her, which she had previously assumed was only a brief phase, but she was now convinced that it might be something more. This was causing Hermione to drop her guard around Sirius more, and she often had to force herself to remember Sirius as she had known him, Harry's Godfather who had unjustly spent 12 years in Azkaban.

While Hermione was extremely happy about how happy Lily and Severus were, she couldn't help but feel that she was betraying Harry by not interfering and helping James and Lily get together. Now that James was getting on so well with Petunia, Hermione wondered what had happened there, and if it was what had caused Petunia to treat her only nephew so horribly. Finally, Hermione decided not to dwell on it, and that the family was slightly messed up, and she should allow them to work themselves out.

When Remus asked Narcissa out, everyone was surprised, but they were even more surprised when she agreed. The Narcissa Hermione knew was the cold wife of Lucius Malfoy, so she was pleasantly surprised by Narcisssa's kind attitude. Remus was over the top that the date had gone well, and had even asked Narcissa to be his girlfriend. When she accepted, Hermione wondered how much more whacked up this timeline could get.

Peter had shown that he had a quick mind, and a good eye for pranks. This had previously gone unnoticed by the Marauders, but now Hermione brought it out in him. Peter had in fact been the mastermind behind most of the pranks that had happened this year, due to his counterparts chasing, and mooning over girls. People were talking about how some of the pranks had been the funniest that the Marauders had ever accomplished, and no one would have believed that Peter was the one accomplishing them. When she heard that talk, Hermione was convinced she had made a difference, after all, if Peter was playing the funniest, and nicest pranks the Marauders had ever played, then surely he wouldn't hurt his friends.

A/N: I seriously need ideas about what everyone should do now. I have some ideas that I definitely want to incorporate, but I also really need filler ideas to make the story more enjoyable, and fun. So if anyone has any plot bunnies, or even ideas for a scene or two in a timetravel fanfiction that you haven't been able to use, let me know, and I will use them (and give you credit, of course!)