Chapter 15: New Discoveries
Lily, Arabella and Stefanie rushed out of the Gryffindor tower. They stood in front of the portrait of the Pink Lady.
"Wait a minute. Anyone of you know where's his office is?" Lily asked. Arabella and Stefanie shook their heads.
"We've to find the guys. They had been there at least a hundred times already." Stefanie suggested. They hurried towards the hospital wing where the guys were serving their detention.
BBAAAAMMMMM!!!
"Ouch!!"
"Watch you steps!!"
"What was that??"
"What the hell!!"
"My head hurts!!"
"James??" Lily looked up, rubbing her slightly reddish forehead.
"Lily??" James looked up, rubbing his chin.
"Wah, where are you girls hurrying to at this time of the night??" James asked teasingly.
"Where are you guys rushing to in such great hurry??" Lily replied with a question.
"We erm.. need to find Dumbledore regarding something." Remus said.
"Well, we came to find you because we need to go and find Dumbledore and ask him something." Stefanie said.
"What makes you think we know where's his office??" Sirus asked.
"Well, you guys had been in there about a hundred times at least, not to mention that the last time was this morning." Arabella said.
"It's getting late. We better hurry." James got up and helped Lily and the rest up.
"..James did a spell without wand.."
"..Lily healed my sprained ankle.."
"..Sirus made the pail fly by staring at
it.."
"..Arabella had a premonition about me Stefanie.."
"..Stefanie made the pillow fly with her eyes closed.."
"Calm down calm down, my dears. Let me hear the story from each of you. James, you start first." Dumbledore smiled as James started telling his version of the story of the whole pail incident.
"How about you Lily??" Lily told Dumbledore everything, including the part where she healed Stefanie at the park when she was seven.
Sirus said about the part where he made his toys fly by staring at them and Stefanie added on the part she could make things fly using mind power. And the twins started arguing which was better, the usage of eye power or mind power.
"Both are just as important, cool off my dears." Dumbledore smiled at the identical twins. Twins. Remind me of Nicholas and myself back then. We aren't related, but we're close at brothers. Sirus was one minute older than Stefanie. Both of them had dark brown hair and blue-green eyes. Sirus was taller; standing 1.55m while Stefanie was only 1.5m. Both of them had sun-streaked skin tone and blessed with a baby face. They were identical replicas except the fact they are of different genders.
"Arabella, what about you??" Arabella started saying that she started having premonitions in dreams and in sudden jerks as far as she can remember. She mentioned that she had dream of the supreme seven several times and that's why she knew about the story. She had never heard or seen books regarding that. It was all part of the dreams she had.
"What about you Remus??" Dumbledore looked at Remus.
"I don't think I've any powers, Sir." Remus looked down. He could feel every pair of eyes staring at him. Why would a werewolf have any powers??
"If the story was true, twelve years ago, since the day when you all were born, it would had been fate that you all meet someday and get together finally. It appeared that your life did cross one another at some point of time back then." Dumbledore told them patiently. "So Remus, how did you became a werewolf??"
Remus was rather shocked at the question, but none of his friends appeared to be in surprised at that. He started telling them what had happened when he was seven at the park. How he got bitten when he tried to save a girl from a full-grown werewolf.
"That was you!! Oh Remus!! Thank you!!" Stefanie rushed and gave Remus a grateful hug. Tears were flowing down her face.
"Er.. Hush! Hush!" Remus hugged her back and patted her back. He did not know what he should do at such emotional expression.
"The power of seven involved the one who can perform wandless magic, which is James; Sirus' eye power; Lily the healer; Arabella the seer; Stefanie with her mind power; the time traveler and the animal communicator." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes under the half moon spectacles. "Remus could be the time traveler or the animal communicator. But I believe that Remus cannot be the descendent of Salazar Slytherin, who was a parseltongue, so that left with the time traveler."
"I'm the time traveler?? That's not possible. They had all display their unusual magical talent at a tender age. While I did not even felt a bit more magical than today." Remus said truthfully.
"How about all of you hold hands and form a circle?? Remus, concentrate on a time frame that you want to head towards." Remus nodded and all of them held hand.
After five minutes, nothing happened. The sextet opened their eyes.
"It's not me." Remus said sadly.
"Maybe you need a time-turner. Here is mine. Put it on. Try again. Don't give up." Dumbledore suggested, as he put the chain holding the time turner over Remus' neck.
This time Remus concentrated even harder. He was thinking of heading forward twenty years down the road but remain in Hogwarts grounds.
When all of them open their eyes, they did not notice any difference except the absence of Dumbledore. However, Lily and James spotted some differences in Dumbledore's office.
"Look, there's a phoenix!!" Lily shrieked. She had seen pictures of red phoenix in books from Hogwarts. But this was the first time that she had actually seen one. The phoenix looked at them and made a sound.
"What's that??" James pointed at a metal bowl with some silver liquid inside. He peeked in but decided to leave it. Afterall, it could be anything.
"Does that mean that we had travel forward time?? Let's go and explore the grounds a little. But be careful people might spot us. Let hold hands, so in any case of emergency, we can travel back." Remus said happily, glad that he had some sort of super magic in him.
The sextet held hands and walked out of Dumbledore's office. They saw a boy with messy black hair and spectacles with a lightning scar on his forehead. Beside him was a boy who had red hair and a lot of freckles.
"Hi, you all look like first or second years. Are you lost??" The boy with lightning scar and emerald green eyes said kindly. "Don't be afraid of us."
The six of them muttered a soft hello and stepped backwards, still holding onto each other hands.
"My name is Harry Potter and he is Ronald Weasley." The boy said gently.
"Harry Potter??" All of them looked stunned and stared at each other in awed. The guy named Harry gave them a knowing look but nevertheless smiled at them.
"Ok, we're leaving now. Bye." With a wave, Harry and Ron left the corridor.
"Let's travel back." Remus said and started concentrating onto Dumbledore's office.
By the time they opened their eyes, they realized that they are back.
"..there is a red phoenix.."
"..a boy name Harry Potter with James' hair and facial features but Lily's eye colour.."
"..little changes in the office.."
"Calm down. I believed you all traveled twenty years down the road right??"
"Yes, sir. I supposed." Remus answered unknowingly.
"So that Harry Potter can't be the current Minster of Magic now. It's not possible that he is James' father. I think he could be your son, James." James looked shocked.
"He had Lily's eye color." Sirus added on. Both James and Lily started blushing furiously. The rest of them broke into small giggles.
"It's curfew time. Let me give you some important reminders. These supernatural powers are highly confidential. You must keep it among yourselves, just the six of you. You all are here for a reason. Let's wait for the seventh person to turn up. Besides, I'm sure the evil side had already sent people to come and break you apart and destroy each of you. But regardless what happen, never disclose this secret to anyone even if they are the trustworthiest members in your family. You never know who are on the evil side. Never discuss or display your powers out of this room. The rest of the staff would not know about this. Meanwhile, protect yourselves well and just be careful. You may go off now." Dumbledore instructed.
"I can't believe what happened." Lily, Arabella and Stefanie said at the same time the moment they laid on their respective beds.
"What happened??" Joey asked curiously. She was lying at the opposite bed from Lily.
"Nothing much except the fact that Lily declared her love for James today." Arabella said quickly.
"ARABELLA!!"
"I can't believe it!!" Joey and Samantha chorused.
"Neither can I." Lily sighed; they were talking about total different things. I declare my love to James Arrogant Potter. No way. I don't like him, do I? Nah, that's not possible. But the Harry Potter boy did have my eyes. Oh my god. It can't be James and my son right?? Eeewww!! What a thought!! I don't like James Potter. Lily could feel her cheeks reddening at the thought. Luckily Bell and Stef can't see my face.
I can hear your thoughts you know.
What?? Who are you??
Your beloved Bell, at the bed next to you, of course.
You're kidding.
Don't believe?? Just turn around.
Arabella winked at Lily through the curtains.
Oh my god!!
Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.
It's not a secret!!
It isn't??
Don't tell anyone!!
So is it a secret or not??
Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!
See, I'm right.
Don't ever enter my thoughts again!! Arabella Varol Figg.
Well, then I enter your thoughts.
What?? Stef!!
Yes, that's right.
Lily looked over at Stefanie and found her giving her the I-know-what-you-are-thinking-about wink.
Oh my god!!
Relax, I won't tell the guys anything!!
So you two had been in my thoughts since the beginning??
Yes, since we step out of Dumbledore's office.
Oh great!! So great!!
Lily heard both Arabella and Stefanie giggled in the next beds.
I want to sleep. I want to sleep. Sleep!! Sleep!! Sleep!! One sheep fly over my bed!! Two sheep fly over my bed!!
More giggling heard.
What with the sheep and the flying over your bed??
Get out of my thoughts!! Don't invade my privacy!!
Don't worry, Lils, we won't laugh at your thoughts although it's a little amusing.
More giggling heard. Louder this time.
I'm not going to think about anything.
She's asleep.
Wait for her to dream.
Hey, look, isn't that James??
Ooooo.. that's so sweet!!
James was sleep talking. He was muttering something that sounded like 'zilly'.
James was sitting along the beach at one of the Potter's summerhouses. He was wearing his favorite beige colored Quiksilver surf shorts and his Oakley sunglasses.
Just then a girl with flaming red hair ran passed wearing two-piece.
Hmm.. look like Lily. James smiled at the thought and adjusted his sunglasses for a clearer view.
The girl turned around as if she heard him.
"Lily!! What are you doing here??"
"What?? You invited us to your summerhouse during the break. Are you dreaming??"
Yes, I'm. James thought dreamily. His jaw dropped upon seeing Lily in a drop-dead yellow two-piece.
"Earth to James." Lily waved at his face.
"Huh??" James was in a dazed, he could feel that he was drooling and quickly wiped his mouth.
"We're all over there in the water. Stop daydreaming and come and join us." Lily smiled and grabbed his hand.
Wow. An electric feeling went up to his body the moment Lily touched him. This is really strange.
"Hey James, what taking you so long that you need a gorgeous girl to drag you into the waters??" Sirus yelled over at him teasingly.
"I-I was changing." James was thinking up of some excuse. He thought he vaguely heard some "Yeah, right" from Remus and Stefanie though.
They played in the waters for some time and headed back to suntan on the sand.
Stefanie used her mind to move the mat where the girls were about to lay on.
"Can you help me apply the suntan lotion, James?" Lily asked seductively.
"Huh?? O-Ok." James was totally surprised at what Lily just said. Afterall this is a dream, I can do anything I want.
He took the suntan lotion and squeezed some on his hands and start applying on Lily's back.
Hmm, why is it so rough??
James opened his eyes.
"Aarrggghhh!!" James jumped in shock.
"What were you dreaming??" Remus asked with a sparkling glint in his eyes.
"N-Nothing." James said, feeling rather mortified.
"Then why did you start rubbing my leg??" Sirus asked, trying to hold back his outbreak for later.
"Why did you put your leg on my bed in the first place??" James retorted.
"Your hands looked like you want to rub something. Si thought it was funny if you start rubbing his leg." Remus said and burst into hysterical laughter.
"You rubbed my leg sooo gently like, you know." Sirus said and started laughing hilariously.
The other boy who stayed in the same dormitory with them heard the commotion and had a small laugh before he slipped out of the second-year boy dorm. The three of them never knew his name or who he was because he had kept to himself all year round. They can barely recognize him even if he walked right in front of them.
"It's not funny, you know." James said, his face reddening in both anger and embarrassment. But the James Potter is usually not embarrassed by such minor pranks. He already had his ultimate embarrassment last year within the first month in Hogwarts.
Lily woke up from her wonderful dreams. She had dreamt a date with James Potter at some muggle restaurant having a romantic candlelight dinner. James had bought her a bouquet of lilies and picked her up from her house in his huge limousine. They ate their dinner at some fanciful restaurant where he had booked the whole place just for the two of them. Then after dinner, there were musicians playing some classical music with violin and he invited her for a dance. Well, luckily it's all a dream.
Lily dragged herself out of bed. She turned and saw Arabella and Stefanie still sleeping soundly. I'm so glad it's a Saturday. By the time Lily washed up, Arabella and Stefanie were already up.
"How was your dream??" Arabella asked sleepily but in a rather amusing tone.
"What dream?" Lily asked innocently.
"We were just wondering how did the candlelight dinner go, you see. We only managed to stay up to watch the part that James invited you for a dance. So, did you two kiss in your dream??" Stefanie asked teasingly.
Lily looked at them in horror. Arabella and Stefanie gave them an I-know-who-you-dreamt-of look.
"Oh no!! You two didn't??"
"Yes, we did." Arabella smiled at Lily.
"Oh my god!!" Lily groaned and she climbed into her bed and hide under her covers again. Knowing them, they're not going to let me off with that.