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First of all: I'm so sorry for the delay! School is asking a lot off my time. I think that for the moment I'll try to update every two weeks. Hopefully it will be better after New Year's.

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In this chapter we will also meet some of the other Sixth year students of Gryffindor. So tell me what you think about them in your reviews.

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So on with the story now.

Disclaimer: The plot and anything you don't recognize, is mine. All the rest is JK Rowling's property.

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Chapter 5: Talking and Dormitories

In the sixth year boys' dorm room four boys were getting ready for bed. Peter was in the bathroom while the other three were in the dorm. Sirius and James were inspecting Remus' work on the Marauders Map. Their trunks were already emptied, their clothes and stuff put away.

"So what exactly did you do with the spell you found?" Sirius asked Remus.

"Well it shows the passwords of any secret passageway you want to take. If it has a password of course." Remus explained.

"Cool! Have you tested it yet?" Sirius asked him enthusiastically.

"No, I thought we could do it tomorrow? If it doesn't work I'll need to try the spell again or look for a similar spell in the Library." Remus took his pajamas out of his closet and put them on his bed. Then he untied the cord of his robe.

"Have you got any new idea's how to put a copy of our personality in it? 'Couse that would be so cool! Imagine Snivillus trying to figure out how the map works and only get some insults thrown at him!" James laughed. He put the map safely away in his drawer while Peter came back in their dorm.

"Nope, I'm still trying to figure out how we could do that." Remus said and then added, "But I'm leaving that part for after we get the basics worked out. We still need to put name tags next to the person's footsteps. And we also need to put a password on it. We don't want anyone else being able to read the map." He was folding his uniform before placing it on the chair next to his bed.

"'Kay Moony, sounds like a good plan." James told him and then began to look through his closet for his own pajamas.

"So guys, what do you think about the new girl?" He asked timidly while sitting down on the side of his bed, facing his friends.

"I kind of like her" Remus told him, a faint red blush appearing on his cheeks. But fortunately none of his friends noticed.

"She looks good! I wouldn't mind taking her out to Hogsmeade sometime or just a random closet." Sirius flashed his trademark smirk and fell down on his bed.

"Yeah, too bad she's Dumbledore's granddaughter. She would probably tell him all our plans before we would be able to prank someone." James said dejectedly. He took his pajama and went to their bathroom, but left the door open so he could hear the conversation taking place in his dorm room.

"I didn't even think of that! Do you really think she would do that?" Sirius sat back up on his bed and looked as if he was rethinking his earlier plans with Maya. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and faced Remus and Peter questioningly.

"Would she Remus?" Peter asked uncertainly.

"I don't know. It's too soon to know I guess." Remus told his friends. They heard a loud noise coming from the bathroom.

"Sorry guys! That was my fault. I dropped my cup." James had put his head through the door to talk to them, "If she's not only Dumbledore's granddaughter, but also Lily's friend, then you can be certain she'll tell a teacher all our secrets. We shouldn't tell her anything Marauder related." He decided for the group.

"Guys, we had forgotten she's deaf. She wouldn't even hear us talking about anything Marauder related." Remus rolled his eyes at his friends. He and Peter were now both under their covers, but still sitting up in their bed. Remus was doing a check-up on his schoolbag to see if his stuff for the following day was in it.

"Uh." Sirius seemed as if it was the first time he heard the fact, "Oh yeah, that's right. I had forgotten all about that."

James re-entered their dorm, "Sirius, you really need to pay more attention to the people around you. Especially if you want to snog them sometime in the future." He rolled his eyes at his best friends' antics.

"Hey! It's not my fault it's not obvious she's deaf! I constantly forget about it. By the way, if she's deaf than how does she talk?" Sirius pondered.

"Her being deaf has nothing to do with Maya being able to talk. She probably turned deaf after she learned to talk. And that's would probably be the reason why she hasn't got an accent." Remus explained to his clueless friend. By now all of them were under their covers, ready to go to bed.

James looked at his watch; it read 10.45 PM, "Guys, it's getting late. We can talk about it more in the morning, Sirius. If you still have questions that is.

"Yeah, yeah", the Black heir told him while lying down and turning away from the others, "Goodnight"

"'Night" His friends said back and Remus turned the lights out.

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At the other side of the Gryffindor Tower, four girls were also getting ready for bed. Lily was looking through her closet for some clothes to wear the next day, while Maya was inside the bathroom brushing her teeth.

Alice Lightwood was a round faced, blond sixth year student in Gryffindor. She was good friends of Lily and had a boyfriend in Seventh year, Frank Longbottom. They had been together since the beginning of last school year. She was a lively young woman who loved to talk and laugh. Her favorite subject at school was Herbology.

And last but not least, there was Samantha Carter. She was the on-again off-again girlfriend of Sirius Black. She had long wavy black hair that reached her mid-back. She had stunning dark grey eyes and an expressive face. She looked as if she always said what she was thinking. She looked strong too, probably because she was a Quidditch player. Her favorite subject was Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Alice was putting on her pajama and Alice was making her school bag for the following day. Alice had been talking nonstop since Lily and Maya had come in. She was telling them about something that had happened over the summer when she was visiting Frank and his mother. Maya had taken her pajama as fast as she could and fled to the bathroom. The first evening had been awkward enough and she didn't want a repeat of it.

Lily was humming in answer of Alice's story, while Samantha wasn't even trying to pretend she was listening. Maya came back inside their dorm just as Samantha was about to leave it. They awkwardly tried to pass each other.

"Lily? How well do you know Remus and his friends?" Maya asked. She hadn't noticed that Alice was still talking and that she was interrupting her. Alice looked shocked at her as if she couldn't belief Maya would just interrupt her.

"I know Remus pretty well. We study together sometimes. I know Peter a bit too, but not very well. He's a bit shy, but he's nice." She told Maya. "Potter and Black… Well, let's just say that we don't get along all that well." Lily flinched at the thought of being friends with them.

"Oh" Maya folded her robes, while thinking about her best friend Harry. If Lily and James didn't get along, then how is it that they get married in a few years? It almost seemed as if Lily hated James.

"Why do you want to know?" Lily asked her. Meanwhile, Alice was listening to their conversation and putting her school uniform away. She was curious about the new girl and wanted to know as much as she could about her.

"Well, I was down in the common room this morning to read some and Remus joined me to read some himself. He seems nice, but there is something strange about him. I just can't point my finger on what it is." Maya explained. "And then there is the fact that he is so much different from the others. James and Sirius seem to be trouble makers and jokers. Peter is like a sidekick or something. But Remus seems a reasonable guy, like the sensible one. You know, the one who follows the rules."

"You're right, actually. Remus is the responsible one. They are an odd group, but somehow it works for them." Lily shrugged her shoulders while taking the books she needed for the next day. "Personally, I think he is the brains of the group. He keeps them in line school-wise and is the one who finds the spells for their prank. But that isn't based on evidence, so I wouldn't really know."

"Oh." Maya nodded her head while putting her schoolbag next to her bed and getting under her covers. Samantha came back in the dorm and they all got in their own bed. Lily put out the light and it was quiet inside the sixth year girl dormitory.

Maya couldn't sleep at first. She was thinking about their friends, Ron and Harry and all the others. She missed them and really wanted to be able to go back to her own time. But deep down she knew she couldn't. She knew Dumbledore wouldn't be able to find a way for her to go back (or forward, it depends on how you look at it).

So she had to get used to her now friends, her new time and new family. But she wasn't about to give up completely and just let time run its course. She would try to finds a way to save as many people as possible. That way, something positive could happen due to her leap in time.

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