Next chapter in the saga.
I can't wait till it's deep enough into the story and I can say that.
Teehee.
I promised you guys a chapter, so here it is.
Some comedy included.
"But this has to be the book," Harry said kind of pleadingly. Hermione shook her head.
"Merlin, this was all for nothing!"
Harry looked at her, "No, it can't be." He paced for a moment, "Hermione, I mean think about it, a boy shows up with what has to be The Last Time Turner, then some we now know to be Jade shows up, giving us notes and things- and- it has to all fit, it has to!"
Harry looked at the ceiling, "Maybe, maybe we're meant to save my parents."
Hermione looked at him sadly; Harry looked down at her, "Harry-"She couldn't bare the look in his eyes. "-Maybe we are."
He smiled at her, "Thanks Hermione, even though I know the truth."
She nodded. "Let's get to dinner, I'm starved and I have to get a hold of Sirius and tell him it's not a date!" Harry laughed, "What do I do about my mu- my date?" Hermione giggled inside thinking about Harry dating his mother, "That's sick." She laughed.
Harry just rolled his eyes at her, "Oh really, I didn't know, thanks."
Hermione stopped laughing, "Listen, that can't happen for several reasons, one of them being 'it's just plane weird.'" Harry nodded. "I'm sure you'll ruin the date, just like fifth year."
"Must you remind me?"
Hermione nodded, "You did a terrible job!"
"It was your fault!" Harry said nudging her with a grin.
"Not really, I mean you and Ron just don't know how to talk to girls."
Harry stopped for a second, picturing Ron and Ginny at the wedding. "How do you think they're doing?" Hermione shrugged, "I really can't guess."
"Do you think they're okay, Hermione?" Harry asked picking up the book. "I know Ginny is pretty strong, and Ron-"Harry smirked as he put the book back in its place, "Ginny is there to protect him." Hermione laughed, "Honestly that is mean, and Ron can protect himself." Harry nodded.
Harry and Hermione left the library, Hermione inside dreading their time in the past, as Harry was ecstatic to have dinner with his father, his godfather and his mother.
When they arrived at the table, room was made for Harry in-between Remus and Sirius.
Hermione took her seat beside Lily, facing Sirius. James was sitting next to Lily but wasn't looking at her, or anyone, his eyes glued to his plate. Jade and Adelina were in a deep conversation, while Peter was discussing something with Tiffany.
Harry was asking Remus about how he and James knew each other; Hermione was intrigued by the story. "Well, to be honest, I didn't know any of them until my first year here." He chuckled, "Sirius and James didn't get along off the bat, just up until the end of our first year really." Sirius piped up, "Well, he knew I was a Black, which is cruel people really, ahh I love mum." Remus and Sirius grinned.
James hadn't looked up so Sirius poked him, "Hey, mate, we're telling our glorious story, care to help?" James shook his head and continued eating. Sirius and Remus eyed each other as if saying 'we'll ask him later.'
"So, how'd you three end up friends?"
"Us four," Peter squeaked. Harry eyed him, Harry knew he had yet to betray his parents, but it couldn't help him from hating Peter. "Peter can't forget him," Sirius said with a roll of his eyes. "It's not that James and I didn't get along, I'd wanted to be in Gryffindor since my first day on the train, I didn't appreciate my mum telling me I had to be in Slytherin." Remus smiled, "Do you remember the notes that you got from her?"
Sirius mimicked the sound of his mother's voice. "Sirius Black, how dare you betray us like that, I bet when they placed the hat on your head you were thinking of those stupid muggle girls from your school!" Peter and Remus laughed. "How I miss Cynthia, she was quite the looker."
Harry smiled thinking of Sirius at a muggle school. "So, the point is, we got along, he just never really trusted me, until our last day." Remus nodded, "Bellatrix, Sirius' darling cousin was humiliating Samuel Marks, a very nice young muggleborn boy."
"And I of course," Sirius put a hand to his heart, "Saved dear Samuel from Bella's hex."
Remus chuckled, "Levitating him into a tree wasn't really a save." Sirius looked shocked, "I levitated him to protect him!" Remus nodded with a laugh. "It was when Sirius dueled Bellatrix- and lost- that James truly trusted him."
Sirius pushed Remus slightly, "I wouldn't have lost if Samuel hadn't gone and fell out of that tree!" Laughter echoed from one side of the group to the other. "Beside the point," Remus smiled. "As for Peter, he's been tag- with us since the start." Harry had a burning question, "Why is that you seem to dislike your cousin- and er- family?"
Sirius shrugged, "There's a loony running around threatening all the muggleborn's or something, and he's recruiting, Bella has already joined, as has a few still here in school- known for fact." Peter twitched, "They're weird," he squeaked. Sirius nodded, "His name is Moldy something, he's killed a few muggles, some muggleborns, and it's been terrible."
Harry seen from the corner of his eyes Lily at Sirius, she seemed distraught for a second. "My mum and dad want me to join, Regulus the little suck up already has."
Sirius mimicked his mother's voice once more, "Sirius Black, why aren't you more like your brother, oh the honorable Regulus Arcturus Black."
Hermione and Harry both caught each other's eyes, the look on each face the same.
Hermione stood up, "Er- bathroom," she said as everyone looked at her questioningly.
Harry gave it a moment and followed her suit, "Er- bathroom, too."
As Harry scurried away he heard Peter say, "Maybe it was the turkey, I knew it smelled funny." He was pulled into an empty classroom by Hermione. "Harry-"Harry jumped up, "I know Hermione, its Regulus!" She nodded, "I think so, I mean it would all make sense right!"
"But what does this really mean? We're not in the future, we can't talk to Kreacher, we- Hermione, what-"He shook his head. "What, Harry?" He shook his head again. "Never mind," he shook his head for the third time. "Harry, I think we should get back."
"No." Harry said quickly. "We can't." Hermione looked at him pleadingly, "Harry, we've found something that could be so much help." Harry looked at her pleading eyes; he remembered how selfish he felt, how selfish he was being. "You're right."
She nodded, "Come along, we have to get back to dinner." They made their way back to the table. When they arrived back James was finally speak, but Harry noticed Lily had left, Tiffany had also gone missing. "James, mate, you can't be so gloomy." James shook his head, no one paid attention to Harry and Hermione. "I can't try anymore, I'm giving up." James shook his head. "Sirius, she hates me, not dislikes me, she hates me."
Remus spoke up, "James, she doesn't hate you- a lot. Why don't you just do I as I told you to, why you don't just try." James looked at him hysterically, "I've been trying!"
Remus shook his head, "How? You call what you've been doing trying? Oh well try again, James, stop sobbing, either you do as I said, or give up, don't blame Lily."
Jade popped in, "It's not entirely James' fault. Lily is stubborn." Remus nodded in agreement, "But she's complaining about how he's immature, show her different, then ask her what to complain about." Sirius was just snoring.
When Remus poked him, his eyes popped open, though he had been acting. "ah-we-er, oh are you done giving him bad advice?" Jade scowled, "Bad advice, Sirius you told him to corner her with love potion!" Sirius nodded, "Good advice, but I've got better."
James looked at him, with a look, a look that Harry understood that Sirius was who-in a way, James looked up to, believed and understood better than the rest. "Well tell me then?" Sirius sighed, "Make her jealous." Jade laughed, "Oh that'll work."
James looked around for a second, "With whom?" Jade and Remus ranted against it. "James, you can't be serious!" Sirius sighed, "How many times must we go through this, of course he's not I am!" Adelina who had been quiet interjected, "That joke is so old it makes your mother look young." Everyone at the table laughed, even Harry and Hermione.
"Back to the plan-"
"Oh great now it's an official plan!"
"-Yes, it is, shut up Jade! Back to the plan, we just need to find one girl, you'll get together with her, fall in love-"
"Sirius, you want to hurt some poor girl."
"Ah- I did last week?"
"Sirius, you heartless-"
"Jade, when I want to be insulted, I'll go to the Ravenclaw table and ask ex-girlfriend if it bothered her when she found me with her best friend, okay."
Jade rolled her eyes.
"So, fine, to make Jade happy we'll let the girl in on the plan, so she'll have to be a friend. We'll show how mature you are, to make Remus happy, and we'll show how wonderful it is to be in love with James Potter."
James smiled, "I like it."
"Knew you would, Prongs."
Jade, Remus and Adelina all looked extremely stressed. "Oh fine you big babies!" Sirius looked at Hermione, "Miss Granger, do you have a better idea?" Hermione bit her lip, "Well, I agree with Remus." Sirius sighed, "I've lost you to the smart side, what a shame. What about you Poetry?"
Harry thought for a moment, Sirius' plan didn't sound foolproof but either did Remus'.
From what Harry remembered hearing that James had matured, but he always felt there was more to the story. "I like Sirius' plan."
Sirius put his hand up for a high-five, "Poetry, a true marauder!" Harry slapped Sirius' hand and laughed. "So, majority rules, Peter, what do you think?"
Peter squeaked, "Sirius' plan sounds more exciting." Sirius put a thumb up to Peter, "Well, looks like I win!" Sirius stood up, "I'm off to finalize the plans." He ran off out of the hall. Jade looked at Remus, "Who do you think the girl will be?"
Remus shrugged, "It can't be you, or Adelina. Lily knows we take Adelina like a sister, if not just one of the marauders. I'm not sure." Adelina coughed, an unmistakable cough, because she had coughed a name. "What was that Adelina?" Jade was grinning. "Kermione." She coughed again. Jade smiled at Hermione, "I think she means you."
Hermione shook her head, "Oh no, no, not me." Adelina nodded, "You're new, quite new, so Lily doesn't really know you, meaning we can mold you."
Hermione looked at her shocked, "Mold me…. into what a candle?" They laughed.
"No, Hermione, into the perfect girl for James."
Harry looked at them, "No, that won't work, I'm sure you can find someone else."
Jade shook her head, "No, I think Hermione is it. It's settled, James what do you think?" James looked at Hermione, "Well, if she doesn't mind, I'm very much okay with the idea." He winked at her.
Remus was the voice of reason, to Hermione, "I don't fancy the idea anymore than you do, Hermione, but you would be suitable for this. I think, being the most reasonable people at this table, we can trust each other."
Hermione pleaded for help from Jade, "Jade this is wrong, you can't trick Lily into liking James, don't you think? Be responsible, be sensible! " Remus, Jade, James and Adelina laughed.
"Jade's been in on more pranks than Peter!" James laughed harder.
Remus nodded, "She does fight with Sirius quite a lot, which I think is why you she is sensible, but she and Sirius always have the same beginning of term fight." Jade smiled, "It's been a tradition since I became a prefect, before that I use to help him."
"Wait-so-er, you're-"Hermione couldn't finish. Hermione looked at Remus, "But you made it seem like she was-"Hermione just stared, Harry hadn't said anything. Remus nodded, "She is scary, just not in an authority way."
"So does this mean you'll do it, Hermione?" Hermione nodded at Adelina, without thinking. "I s'pose so." She got up and walked it off. Making her way to the common room where she found Sirius planning the master plan. "Looks like I'm your girl."
He looked up at her with a grin.
"No! No, I mean for the plan."
Sirius nodded, "I figured that. What'd you think I thought?" He smiled.
Hermione sat opposite him, "Never mind."
Not soon after Jade walked in, followed by Remus, followed by Tiffany, and followed by Peter. "Where's Harry?" Hermione asked looking at them as they each took a seat in the common room. Tiffany comfortably next to Sirius, Jade and Remus cuddled on the sofa, and Peter on the heart rug.
"He and Adelina had walked of, talking about something." Jade shrugged, "Looked serious." Sirius opened his mouth but Tiffany put a hand to it. "Please, it's truly old, Siri." Sirius grinned at her, "Siri?" She nodded with a smile, "It's a nickname."
Sirius opened his mouth to say something but Remus intervened. "Sirius, put it back into deep storage, because the content in which you are about to say is inappropriate." Sirius nodded, "He's right." Tiffany laughed at him. She grabbed her wand and waved it across her face, removing the make up.
Hermione admired Tiffany's natural beauty, even with out make up she was stunning.
She then moved her wand to her long black hair and the red streaks vanished. "Much better," she smiled at Hermione who had been staring at her. "Lang, ever think of just dressing normal?" Tiffany glared, "Shut up!" Sirius stood up and walked up the stairs to the boys' dormitory. Jade leaned over to Hermione, "Tiffany fancies Sirius, he's such a heartbreak that James would never let it happen." Hermione nodded.
"One day… one day…" she sighed. "I'll see you guys in the morning." She said standing up and going to her dorm. Jade sighed, "I wish she could pluck up the nerve to ask him out already."
Peter squeaked, "He'd just dump her in a month!"
Jade shook her head, "He wouldn't do that to Tiffany, not her."
Remus nodded, "She'd be treated differently, but Sirius doesn't keep relationships."
Jade shook her head, "Remus, be quiet, what do you know!" Remus looked a bit hurt at the statement, Hermione shrugged at him and he smiled. "I'll have Sirius and Tiffany sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G by the end of this year!"
Hermione giggled, "Nice use of words." Jade nodded, with a smile, "You're muggleborn right?" Hermione nodded. "Me too, well, my mum is a muggle and my dad is a wizard."
Remus yawned, "Well, you two ladies have a lot in common." He stood up stretching, "I'll be in bed." He kissed Jade on the cheek and Hermione felt herself burst for a moment. Remus waved good night to Hermione and walked up the stairs.
Jade sat next to Hermione. "You really love him?" Hermione asked smiling.
Jade shrugged, "No one in the world like Remus J. Lupin, but it's complicated."
Hermione questioned her, "How so?"
Jade sighed, "It's a long story, and it goes all the way back to my fourth year actually."
Jade made her self comfortable, "I love Remus, how can you not, he's perfect. I originally was with Sirius, well only for a month, I didn't mind, Sirius and I was quite the same. We didn't like one relationship for long. About four months later I ended up with Remus and my streak broke. I love these boys, they're like my family. Minus the fact that I had gone out with Sirius, there aren't any feelings there- but what's holding me back with Remus is he's always so secretive, he's hiding something."
Hermione laughed, "But Remus is- as you said- perfect." Jade nodded, "I've heard rumor that once we're out of here he wants to purpose." Hermione's eyes opened wide.
It made Hermione wonder what changed in the future and why Remus wasn't with Jade.
"If he does, will you accept?"
Jade bit her lip, "The question I keep asking myself." She laughed lightly, "He's so mysterious, I mean I know every detail, down to his favorite book, but he's hiding something and if I don't find out soon enough- I just can't have a relationship like that.
It's the reason my mum and dad don't get along, he had a secret and didn't tell her.
She resents him for it still."
Hermione looked at her, full of sympathy for Remus, who was hiding his furry problem.
"Well, I think that one day you'll find out." Jade nodded, "I'm sure I will, even if I have to torture it out of him." She laughed.
Hermione looked around; she had a burning question, which she knew she shouldn't ask.
"Jade-er- how much do you know about Sirius?" Jade laughed, "almost everything, call me the James of the female world, why do you ask?"
The words came out of Hermione's mouth like vomit, "Does Sirius fancy Tiffany?"
Jade nodded, "Well, Sirius will fancy anything with a skirt and a pretty face. I think Sirius and Tiffany has a close bond though, Sirius lived with them, up until this year, he'd ran away form his parents; they're big Moldy Wart believer's. I think he, deep down inside, takes her like a sister, just as James does, though with the chance would probably snog her, Merlin's doesn't that sound terrible. Why do you ask?"
Hermione shook her head, "Just curious." Jade laughed, "Don't worry Granger, he does fancy you. Sirius was never a one fancy kind of guy." Hermione shook her head, "Oh I don't-"Jade stopped her.
"Yes, I'm sure you don't. Just so you know, because I'm sure Sirius comes off as the worst type, he has never cheated on one of his girlfriends." Hermione looked surprised.
"Yep, he's never gone out with two girls at once, well at least not with out both of them knowing, once he went on a double date, meaning he was with two girls at once, but don't let him fool you, he has a heart."
Hermione yawned and Jade nodded, "I've said too much, I've bored you to sleep." Both of the girls laughed. "No, I'm just very tired." Jade nodded, "Well being prefect I must go look for our missing friends. Remus was suppose to patrol with me tonight, lazy little git."
Hermione chuckled, "If you want, I'll go wake him, telling him how angry you are, exaggeration should wake him." Jade laughed and nodded, "Oh that would be wonderful of you." Hermione stood up and stretched before making her way up to the dormitory.
She opened the door and looked around. She found Remus very quickly, from his obvious clean bed area; s book on his side table, trunk closed and neat, and his just worn robes neatly folded on top. Hermione moved over to his bed, pulling back the curtains, only to reveal an awaken Remus. His eyes wide open and staring at her, a huge smile on his face, he whispered, "Sirius' bed is two down from mine, on the left." Hermione shook her head, an odd feeling in her stomach as she looked down at Remus, "I didn't come for Sirius."
Remus' mouthed twitched as he asked her, "How can I help you?"
Hermione smiled and bent down, "Jade is really angry, you were meant to patrol tonight."
Remus nodded, with a look of disappointment, which Hermione expected from not being able sleep. "
Yes, of course," He yawned and jumped out of bed. "Down stairs, I presume?"
Hermione nodded. "Do you want to stay and bother Sirius, or come with me?"
Hermione looked at him with a smile that meant she would rather go with him, Remus nodded.
Remus tugged at her sweater indicating they should leave and they walked down the stairs to the common room where Jade was pacing. "Is everything okay?" Jade looked at Hermione and shook her head, "I don't know, James, he hasn't come up!"
Remus shook his head, "Probably by the lake, weeping over Lily?" Remus yawned.
Jade sighed, "Well let's go look." Jade looked at Hermione oddly, "Would you like to come with us?"
"Isn't it wrong, shouldn't it only prefects patrol?" Jade laughed, "Is that a no?" Hermione shrugged, "it's a yes."
Jade seemed frustrated at how much Hermione followed the rules, "You remind me of Remus, he's just like you, I don't even know how he's a marauder."
The three made their way down the stairs and into the entrance hall. Walking out of the great hall they found James. "James, you do know you have to go to the kitchens after dark." James nodded at Jade, "Just wanted to have some alone time." Jade looked odd, as if she hadn't expected to hear that.
James sighed, "I'll see you two tomorrow." Remus stopped him, "Do you know where Addy is?"
James nodded, "Yeah, she's with Poetry, by the lake." He nodded one more time and walked off.
Hermione was very upset that Harry spent so much time with someone from the past, and she knew that Adelina was the girl from the note, so why was Harry with her.
Once close enough, it wasn't very hard to see Harry with Adelina by the lake.
Not far from each other and laughing. Jade smiled, "Looks like love is in the air, eh?" Remus nodded, "That's our girl."
Jade laughed and looked at Hermione, "Adelina usually- let's just say she's taking it quite slow."
Thank goodness for the shrubbery for them to hide behind. They pushed closer, though the conversation was loud, Hermione stepped on a something that made a cracking noise. Jade, Remus and Harry had not turned their head, but Adelina snapped her head in Hermione's direction. "Who's there?"
Harry looked at her confused. "Just me, Addy," Jade walked out with her hands up.
Adelina waited, "I knew that, Remus come out, Ganger too!" Remus walked out smiling. "Only you." Adelina rolled her eyes, "Yes well, it's wonderful isn't it?" Remus smirked, "Rather have yours than mine."
Harry seemed confused. Hermione walked out looking rather embarrassed.
Adelina sighed, "Who else is with you?" Remus shook his head, "This is it."
Adelina put her head up, taking in the night's air. "Don't lie." She said looking back at him.
Jade looked at her suspicious, "We're not." Adelina got up, grabbing Harry's hand to get up.
"Come on, back to the castle." She said frightened. Everyone followed her, once back she grabbed Remus and took him to a corner whispering.
Harry, Hermione and Jade were all confused. Jade looked at Hermione, "See he always has secrets."
When Remus and Adelina returned Remus hurried them upstairs, saying it was late.
Hermione didn't bother talking to Harry, she just returned to her dorm and her bed.
The end of the next chapter, wooohoo.
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