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Chapter 9
The next day, after classes, the six friends met in the library and now they were on their way to Dumbledore's office.
"Are you sure this the right thing to do?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, it has to be." James answered.
"Does anyone know the password?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah, I do." Lucius answered.
"Good." Sirius said, as they approached the gargoyles in front of Dumbledore's office.
"Licorice wands." Lucius said, and the gargoyles moved aside. Lucius knocked and they were allowed inside.
"Hello, what do you need?" Dumbledore asked.
"Um..well, sir, I have been having these weird dreams and I wondered if you could explain them." Harry answered.
"Explain the dreams, Henry." Dumbledore said. Harry scowled at the use of his first name, as nobody really used, unless he was in trouble.
"Well, I was in the future and I was this boy named Harry Potter." Harry explained.
"Where was this boy?" Dumbledore asked.
"He was either at Hogwarts or his summer home." Harry answered.
"So, we conclude that he is a future student and James' future son." Dumbledore concluded.
"Yeah, but I have no more information." Harry said.
"Not even the year?" Dumbledore asked.
"No, wait, yes I have the year." Harry said.
"What is the year?" Dumbledore asked.
"The year my dream takes place is 1996." Harry said.
"So if this Harry Potter guy is Lucius' age, then we can conclude he was born in 1980." James said.
"In 1980, we will be twenty and Lucius will be twenty-four." Lily said.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Sirius asked.
"Well, everything, because between now and then, anything could happen." Lily answered.
"So, if one of us dies, then that would totally change the entire time line?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah." Lily said.
"Dumbledore, what could we do to figure out who this Harry Potter guy is anyway?" James asked.
"Well, nothing, unless you see anything else in your dream." Dumbledore answered.
"Nothing?" James asked.
"No, nothing." Dumbledore answered.
"Alright, then I will tell you whenever I have another dream, then." Harry said. Dumbledore nodded and watched the six friends walked out of his office.
Later that night, when they were getting ready for bed, Harry went in the common room, where Lucius was sitting.
"Lucius." Harry said.
"Yeah?" Lucius asked.
"I plan on actually seeing how long my dream last this time." Harry answered.
"What do you mean?" Lucius asked.
"Well, before I would just wake up." Harry answered.
"Well, good luck, then," Lucius said. "I hope you actually get some useful information."
"Me too." Harry said and then went to bed. He started dreaming as soon as he fell asleep, but he never found out anymore information.
The next morning when Hay woke up, he left his brother sleeping for thirty more minutes, then woke him up. After that Harry and Severus went to breakfast and sat next to Lucius.
"So, find out any more information?" Lucius asked.
"No, I didn't." Harry answered
"What are you talking about?" Severus asked.
"I tried to find out more information, while I was dreaming that dream." Harry said.
"Oh." Severus said.
"Hey." James said coming over to the Slytherin table.
"Hey." Harry said.
"We better go or we will be late." James said.
"Alright." Harry and Severus said.
Later, after classes, the six friends continued their animagus training.
"I think, if we keep practicing like this, we will be able to run with Remus by third year." Severus said.
"Yeah, I think so to." James said. The rest of the group nodded and continued working hard.
Over the next few of practicing, they almost got it down, yes, they could change quickly, but it the matter of staying in their form for than ten minutes and not giving in to the animal instincts.
"This is hard!" Sirius said.
"We just have to keep trying." Severus said.
"But, we have been trying for the past year!" Sirius complained.
"Not really, just since the beginning of the school year." Lily said.
"Let's just keep trying." Harry said."
"Alright." Sirius said. The six kept trying over and over, until dinner and after dinner they had to do homework. After that they all went to bed. When Harry went to bed, he never had a single weird dream, at all and over the next few nights, he had no weird dreams that had to do with the future. Harry and Severus were in the library finishing up homework, when James came bursting into the library.
"Harry, Severus!" James yelled, with the librarian glaring at him.
"Be quiet!" Harry whispered.
"Sorry." James said.
"Now, what what is it?" Harry asked.
"It's Sirius and Lucius!" James answered.
"What! What happened to them?" Harry asked, concerned.
"They were studying by the tree, when a group of older Griffindors and Slytherins came and attacked them." James said.
"Where are they now?" Harry asked.
"The hospital wing." James answered.
"What hexes make someone have to go the hospital wing?" Severus asked.
"The hexes that are more powerful, but the weren't hexes, they were curses." James said.
"What else happened?" Harry asked, trying to get as much information as possible out of his friend.
"They also got beat up and are unconscious, with several broken bones." James answered.
"Geez, why did they get beat up for?" Harry asked.
"For hanging out together." James answered.
"That's stupid." Severus said.
"Yeah, I know." James said.
"Can we go visit them?" Harry asked.
"I think so." James answered.
"Then lets go!" Harry said, waking out of the library. The three boys made it to the infirmary and walked inside. They sat by their beds and watched them.
"I wish they would get better." Severus said.
"I do too, Severus." James said. After awhile they left and went back to their dorms so they could go to bed. The next morning when Severus and Harry woke up, they went to the great hall and sat next to their friends.
"Hey." Harry said, sitting next to James.
"Hey." James said.
"How are Lucius and Sirius?" Harry asked.
"Better." James answered.
"When will they be let out of the hospital wing?" Severus asked.
"I don't know." James answered.
"That's okay." Severus said.
"I think we should talk to Remus about our animagus forms." Harry said.
"Why?" James asked.
"So he knows what we plan on doing." Harry answered.
"Oh, alright." James said. Later that day they did tell Remus and then they went to visit Lucius and Sirius.
"Maybe they are awake now." Harry said.
"Maybe, but if they are not, then we should stare at them until they do." James said, smiling.
"No we shouldn't," Severus said. "cause that's just creepy."
"I know," James said. "buts lets do it anyway."
"Fine." Severus said. James, Harry, and Severus watched Lucius and Sirius until one of them woke up.
"Why do I feel as if I'm being watched?" Lucius asked.
"Cause you are being watched." James answered.
"Why, did you feel the need to watch me?" Lucius asked.
"Cause he thought it would be fun to freak you out." Harry answered.
"Well, he certainly succeeded," Lucius said. "now lets just wait until Sirius wakes up." the four boys waited and when Sirius woke up, he freaked out cause there were four pairs of eyes on him."
"Why, did you do that?" Sirius asked.
"Like I told Lucius," Harry said. "James wanted to see you freak out."
"Why?" Sirius asked.
"I wanted to see your reaction." James answered.
"Well, you saw my reaction," Sirius said. "now lets leave." The other four boys nodded and walked out of the hospital wing, grateful to leave.
"So, what happened while we were out?" Lucius asked.
"Nothing much, we got the work you missed while you were out, though." Harry said.
"That's nice." Lucius said. The five boys walked to the great hall for dinner and sat next to Lily.
"Hey." Lily said
"Hi." the five boys said.
"What's up?" Lily asked.
"They decided to scare us." Lucius said, pointing to James, Severus and Harry.
"Actually, only James decided to scare you," Harry said. "we just followed along."
"Same thing." Lucius said. Later, they went to library to study and after that they went to bed, thinking about the upcoming months.
Two months later, the small group was getting better at controlling the animagus form and getting closer to being able to run with Remus during the full moon.
"So close!" James shouted.
"Seriously?" Sirius said.
"Yeah, Sirius." James said.
"Why can't I get it?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know," Harry answered. "just keep trying."
"Fine." Sirius grumbled. A few hours later, they went to bed, dreaming about the night and running free, with their werewolf friend.
Two days later they group was sitting at the Slytherin table, eating lunch and outside it was raining, so any quidditch practice was canceled.
"Why, does it have rain?" James asked.
"Cause it does and its natural." Lily answered.
"I know, buts its annoying." James said.
"I just how you feel, mate." Harry and Severus said at the same time.
"Finally, some who understands!" James said.
"Hey, maybe we could fly in the rain?" Sirius suggested.
"No!" The group shouted at the same time.
"Alright, alright, I was just kidding." Sirius said.
"Sure, you were." Lily said.
"I was, I really was!" Sirius defended himself.
"Yeah, totally." Severus said sarcastically.
"Come on, guys." Sirius said.
"Lighten up Sirius, we were teasing." Harry said.
"Yeah, we were." Severus said.
"Really, you didn't mean what you said?" Sirius asked.
"No, we meant what we said, cause we know you really would go out in the rain, but we were just teasing." Severus said.
"Do you seriously want to fly in the rain?" Lucius asked.
"No, that would be stupid without the right gear." Sirius answered.
"Good, for a second I thought you were Serious." Lucius said.
"But, I am Sirius!" Sirius shouted.
"You know what I mean." Lucius said.
"No, I don't." Sirius said.
"He means, he thought you were serious about going out in the rain to fly your broom." Harry said.
"Oh." Sirius said.
"Yeah." Harry said.
"Well, we better get a move if we don't want to be late for classes." Lily said.
"Alright, lets go." Severus said. The group walked out of the great hall and to their class. After classes the group were in the library studying and looking over notes for their latest exam.
"Why do we have to have tests?" James asked.
"To prove if we know the material or not." Severus answered.
"I hate tests." James said.
"We all do, now shut up and study." Lucius said.
"Alright." James said. The group continued to study until dinner and after dinner as well. After hours of studying, the group finally decided to go to their dorms and get ready for bed. When Harry and Severus walked into the common room, they saw Lucius reading a book.
"Lucius, why are reading?" Harry asked.
"Cause I like to read." Lucius answered, never taking his eyes off the book.
"Come on, we were studying all day and you want to read?" Harry asked.
"Yeah." Lucius simply answered.
"I challenge you to a game of wizards chess." Severus said.
"Alright." Lucius said, putting down his book.
"Amazing, how challenging him to chess makes him put his book down." Harry said.
"I have some new strategies that might help me beat Severus." Lucius said.
"We all want to beat my brother don't we?" Harry asked.
"Yep." Lucius answered. The game went on for an hour and when it finally came to an end, Lucius lost.
"You cannot beat me at chess, Lucius." Severus said.
"I will beat you one day," Lucius declared "one day, Severus!"
"Yeah, Yeah sure." Severus said.
"This should be awesome!" Harry said.
"What should be awesome?" Severus asked.
"Lucius just declared a chess war!" Harry said, smiling.
"Its on, starting tomorrow!" Severus said. The three boys went to bed thinking about he chess war, the animagus training and summer.