Peter Pettigrew silently crept into the Gryffindor common room around midnight. Not wanting to draw suspicions to his whereabouts all evening by entering his dormitory so late, he made his way over to the sofa in front of the fireplace for the rest of the night. As he laid on the sofa, he began to go over an event, one of many, that had happened that evening.

"Pettigrew. The Dark Lord will not tolerate incompetence. Did you not vow your life to him? Did you not receive the Dark Mark?" Severus Snape stared down at Peter, who was on his knees, trembling and bowed before Snape.

"Y-yes, I did." Peter answered, still trembling, in fear of Snape.

"Then why won't you obey the Dark Lord orders?" Snape, who was clearly angry, shouted.

"They are my friends." Peter answered, upset that Snape would question his refusal to murder them.

"You really are full of stupidity, aren't you? Potter, Lupin, and Black are anything BUT your friends. Trust me, someone else will come along and replace you, and they will forget all about the boy who just follows them around. They only allow you to be their 'friend', because you are so pathetic. The Dark Lord needs more forces and if they refuse to join, you have to kill them."

"Yes, Severus."

"Good."

Peter stared into the flames of the fire. He slowly lifted the sleeve of his robe to reveal the Dark Mark that had, only hours ago, been burned onto his flesh. He touched the Dark Mark softly before concealing it once again. He then settled himself into the sofa, while sighing, wondering if he had made the right decision.

Upstairs, in the Boy's Dormitory, Harry laid in bed, staring at the ceiling, tears silently falling down his cheeks. He could not believe that only hours ago he and Hermione were being told they were going to be sent to the past. Now, not only had they been sent back, they had been reunited with Professor Dumbledore, begun seventh year classes, he had joined the Quidditch team, and they had met and befriended his parents, his godfather, and Remus. It was unbelievable. When Harry had first seen his dad in Advanced Potions, he wanted so bad to run to him and hold him. The same with his mother. It took all of Harry's self control to not draw her into his arms in love and adoration.

Then there was Sirius. Harry could still feel the emptiness in his heart from Sirius' death, but now here he was—alive and only footsteps away. Harry and Sirius had developed a friendship during the day, but it was not the same for Harry. The only thing worse than my mom and dad and Sirius being dead, is them being alive, but not knowing who I really am. The thought broke Harry's heart. Then there was Remus—Professor Lupin. He now had so much more life to him. He was not the empty man Harry knew him to be. His eyes, along with Sirius', were so full of excitement. It did not seem fair to Harry that these people, who he loved, were destined to such horrific fates. It suddenly occurred to Harry that he needed desperately to talk to Hermione.

In the Girl's Dormitory, Hermione was lying awake in her bed, staring through her canopy at the wall, her heart full of emotion. She had yet to succumb to sleep, due to the thoughts running through her mind. She was simply trying to fathom how just a short time ago she and Harry had been sent back in time, started classes at Hogwarts, met Harry's parents, and had been reacquainted with people she held dear in her heart, that she thought she had lost forever.

Professor Dumbledore was as warmhearted as she remembered. He had constantly met with her throughout the day to just make sure she was doing well. She wanted so bad to tell him how she missed him and loved him; however, she knew this Dumbledore did not know her well yet, and she did not want to create a feeling of awkwardness for either of them.

Then there was Sirius. She had not known him as well as Harry, but she had grown to love him all the same. She remembered the way Harry changed after Sirius' death, but now Sirius was here--alive. It all seemed so unimaginable. Thinking about Sirius, she could not help but think of when she first met him, and what an absolute mess he was then. However, when she met him today, she was nearly taken aback at how attractive he was. He had the most striking eyes, which were full of exuberance—and his smile was so alluring--he was just very handsome.

Then there was Remus. He was the only person she had ever met that was as passionate about learning as she was. Also, he was so charming and polite to her. She was so thankful they had met early in the day, because his presence made the day so much better, especially since Harry had spent most of the day with James and Sirius. She could not remember seeing such life in the Remus she knew. The death of two friends, supposed death of one, and imprisonment of one, had taken the best of him. It was not fair. She quietly began to cry, before finally drifting to sleep.

Sirius, however, had yet to fall asleep. He could not help but wonder where Peter was, since he had not come up to the dormitory yet. He, also, could not stop thinking of Hermione. When he first saw her at breakfast, he thought she was very pretty, but once they met and talked, he knew there was someone about her. She had the most stunning features, yet was so sweet-tempered. He just could not get her out of his thoughts, much like someone else in the room. He finally fell asleep with Hermione still on his mind.

Remus was lying on his back staring at the ceiling. He kept thinking of Hermione. He remembered how lonely she looked in Advanced Arithmancy, which is the reason he decided to introduce himself to her. The moment he did so, he saw her eyes light up and from then on, he found himself constantly thinking of her. Not only was she beautiful, yet she also was uncommonly sweet. He knew, however, he was not the only one with these thoughts. He saw the way Sirius watched her--and Remus had seen that look before.

So, yes, I know--this is not the longest chapter, but I promise, the next one will be longer. I have just been so constantly busy this past week and this seems like a good cut off point for the chapter. Hope ya'll like it! Please review.