Everlasting
By LadysWords
Previously on Everlasting:
All Edward could remember after waking up on the infirmary was Mustang shouting out him 'Don't die on me, Fullmetal', after he managed to save Fuehrer Grumman and Mustang from the assassination attempt. As such, it was quite understandable when he blinked in confusion when he saw a paw instead of his hand. Well put like this: when you wake up as an animal and not exactly remember as to why or even how you were turned to one in the first place; you would be confused as well.
Yes, you would. Thank for very much.
As such his reaction to his sudden predicament was perfectly acceptable.
Right? Of course it is, a panic attack was perfectly acceptable.
'Oh shit. Oh shit.. what in the hell is going on? Why am I a-' Edward turn around his head to see a tall and then looked down, and to his horror to see four short legs.
'I have a tail...I tail..' He thought faintly as he stared at the said bushy tail, currently ignoring the fact he was shorter than normal, and that he had four legs.
"Calm down you!" He heard a women's shrill voice spoke to him.
'Calm down? Calm down? How the hell should I calm down. I have a tail and four legs! ' He wanted to say but he however could not because of his current state.
"I suppose... it's understandable." The women mused as she watch him panic. Then as Edward stared at her, she pulled out a stick from her sleeves and waved it at him. "This will be a bit simpler."
Then suddenly he was back in his human from and the first thing he wondered as, "W-what happened." Edward stuttered out as he stared at the stick, and blankly trying to comprehend the idea of a stick managing.. return him to normal.
"You were petrified is what happened." He blinked in suspire as he saw the women a bit better, the women as plump and had a strange hat.. who was she?
"What?" Edward stared at her not entirely understanding as to what the word ' Petrified' even mean.
"Petrified, meaning, your body was frozen like the Petrificus Totalus curse. Had it not been for Potter and his friends..."The women in front of him babbled on trying to explain of what had happened.
He blinked at her, still not understanding his situation. "The what curse?" Edward repeated, 'What's a curse?'
"Professor Elric, are you alright?" He looked at her to find she was worried.
"What did you say?" Edward said. 'Why did she call me a Professor?'
Edward stared trying at the women trying to remember if he could remember her but only found he could not for a strange reason, "Who are you?"
"I am Professor Sprout.." Professor Sprout looked worriedly at him and he suddenly found himself thinking, 'What's going on here?'
"Did you say something?" He looked at her, he could have sworn she had said something.
"I said Professor Elric, are you alright." Professor Sprout repeated to him and continued looking more worried.
"You said I was a Professor." Ed stared at her and asked, "Why?"
"Because you are the Alchemy Professor of course." Professor Sprout looked at him strangely.
'Why on earth would I become a Professor? I know I'm good and all..at Alchemy, but I have no patience for children.'
The word Alchemy acted like a trigger as the sudden return of his memories hit his head like a sledgehammer and caused him to clutch his head in from the sudden pain.
"Professor Elric, Are sure you feel alright?" Professor Sprout asked him once more.
"Eh?" As the only thing he could say intelligently at the moment as the memories returned to him.
"I asked if you are alright."
He stared at and blinked at her and replied, "I will be. Thanks, Professor Sprout for the cure."
She frowned at him and smiled when she realized, "I suppose you remember everything then... Professor Elric?"
"Yes."
Later Edward frowned when Professor Sprout left and thought as recalled everything... magic, his father, his travels with his younger brother in Amestris, but the thing that irked him most the most was thought that he was... a Professor for witches and wizards at a school.
It was just ludicrous of an idea to think that he was one at all.
Chapter 17: Hello, Goodbye
As Edward closed his eyes he remembered everything like, how he got here in this world in the first place.
"No! Fullmetal!" He heard General Mustang scream his name one final time as he felt his conscious slip. As he let his eyes close for the last time, he then saw the all to familiar Gate of Truth.
'If there is one place in life one should not continuously visit it's this damned place.' Edward thought as stared at the said looming Gate that belonged to Truth.
"I'm dead, aren't I?" Edward said before he let Truth say anything.
Truth as it was grinned at him, "This time, yes."
Edward sighed and replied, "Damn."
"However, do you want to live?" Truth asked of him.
"Do I want to live?" Ed repeated and then he yelled back at Truth his definite answer. "Of course I do! What sort of question is that?"
Truth grinned even wider and then said, "Well then, Mr. Alchemist. If you can figure to bring back your soul,to this side of the gate, you will be able to."
"Huh?" Was the only thing Edward could manage to say to Truth.
"I believe, your father who is on the other side of the gate, felt your soul separate from your body... and decided to save you from certain death."
"My father?" Edward responded, and as he did frowned while he thought, 'Isn't my old man dead?'
"Yes."
"Why? How did he-"
"That, Mr. Alchemist, is something you should ask your father, if you can remember that is..." Truth chuckled at his confused face.
Then Edward remembered the tall looming gate that belonged to Truth open it's door, and he remembered entering and then after that everything went blank.
OoO
"Where were you?" might as well become the question of the year Edward annoyingly thought to himself, as yet another pupil of his came up to him and ask that very question, and then, like to the rest of his pupils that have asked that very question he replied: "That's not your concern where I have been." Then as usual he scowled as the student scampered off in the hallway and out of his sight.
'Life isn't fair.' He mused to himself. ' Why did I get stuck with this job..'
"Damn, why did I chose to be a Professor again?" He murmured to himself out loud, as he walked towards the Great Hall for the end of the year feast.
"To teach Alchemy." He heard Professor Snape voice's reply behind him, making him turn in surprise.
"Yes I know that but they are never going to use it combat." Edward replied.
Snape arched his eyebrow,"Neither are they going to use potions in combat either."
"That is true."
"So why does it matter, if the children don't use it in the mist of a battle?"
"The reason why I choose to teach students here alchemy is not so they can abuse it like magic. But, so they can learn the follow of the world and to see if they would use there magic a bit more wisely, however that may be."
Edward could only stare at the man and then smirked, "Besides, I hardly accept them to become master, and to what you said earlier, Severus, only the ones who know alchemy like the back at their hand can use it battle."
"Perhaps we should test which is better, your alchemy or our magic."
"Perhaps."
"The feast should be starting." Edward said as he remembered.
"Indeed." Snape replied, then together they walked towards the feast in the Great Hall.
OoO
"Welcome!" Dumbledore said spoke out loud to the pupils of Hogwarts. "Once again another year has gone!"
Like usual, he turned out the end of the year speech that the Headmaster all ways says.
As he glanced around he saw Hagrid, who had just been released form Azaban prison, sitting in his usual spot.
Then he noticed Mr. Filch standing content next to the Great Hall's entrance and hiding what he assumed was a smile as let his cat Mrs. Norris purr in happiness as she was once again in it's owners arms.
Then as Edward let eyes travel he saw the two other victims sitting in their respective houses.
"Welcome!" Dumbledore said spoke out loud to the pupils of Hogwarts.
"Once again another year has gone!"
Like usual, he turned out the end of the year speech that the Headmaster all ways says.
As he glanced around he saw Hagrid, who had just been released form Azaban prison, sitting in his usual spot.
Then he noticed Mr. Filch standing content next to the Great Hall's entrance and hiding what he assumed was a smile as let his cat Mrs. Norris purr in happiness as she was once again in it's owners arms.
Then as Edward let eyes travel he saw two other victims that were also had been petrified sitting in there respective houses.
"There goes another year." He muttered to himself as he lost interest in Dumbledore speech.
OoO
Later that summer when the student left had Hogwarts School of Witch craft and Wizardry, Edward found himself frowning as sat in his alone as he read the days newspaper.
Sirius Black Escapes From Azkaban
By Rita Skeeter
The notorious criminal known as Sirius Black escaped from prison.
Black was sentenced to Azaban because the murder of thirteen muggles...
after he famously betrayed the Potters on the fatal night of-
"Sirius Black? This should be interesting." He murmured, as he continued to read the newspaper.
'I have a feeling he'll be after Potter.' Edward thought while he frowned.
'If he managed to escape from that prison…I have a feeling that he'll able to enter Hogwarts as well.. and that's how he'll be able to get to Potter no doubt.'
Edward sighed if he was right.. then he'll need that bit of parchment paper.
"Where did I put it?" He muttered to himself a little latter as he found himself looking around his desk for the parchment paper he was thinking of.
'Ah! Here it is… now what were there words for it…? Oh yes, now I remember.'
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Edward said as he pointed his wand to the parchment paper.
"Now next year will be a bit more a lot more interesting if I am right that is." Edward mused as he watched slightly while the blank piece of parchment revealed the words:
Messrs. Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present
THE MARAUDER'S MAP
Author notes: With that, book two is concluded.
TBC