Everlasting
By LadysWords

AN: Dodges sharp knives and other potentially dangerous objects. Please note: If you kill the author of this story, then there will no more story. Nervously laughs…Sorry… for the lateness of this chapter XD Erm Review please? Oh and the poll is still up, so for those you have that yet to vote.. please do so! The sequel is in the lead so far.

Previously on Everlasting:

Before they knew it exams had arrived. The students did many strange things for their defense class exam. The first step was to wade across a paddling pool containing a grindylow. Then, oddly enough, cross a series of potholes full of Red Caps. Afterward, they crossed a marsh while being fed misleading directions by a hinkypunk which was a small, one-legged creature that appeared to be formed of wispy grey, blue or white smoke. To make matters worse, they even had to battle a new boggart that the professor managed to find.

The Slytherins, found the exam amusing and promptly proclaimed that professor was as, "Daft as the headmaster."

In all honestly, even Harry didn't know what had entered Professor Lupin's mind while he created the test. Or perhaps he just did it because he felt it was amusing, judging by his grin after they spent hours in front of a trunk.

It hadn't been just Professor's Lupin exam that was odd. Professor's Elric's was as well.

Professor Elric had forced the entire class to run around the school grounds witless while he flew above them on a hippogriff called Stormswift yelling out questions. Some of them had not known the answer to the questions, and whenever the Professor heard the incorrect answer he would always throw a ferret at them- much to the dismay of the hippogriff. When such an act occurred the students would scatter in disarray as the hippogriff dove to just above their heads trying to catch the treat.

It certainly wasn't the traditional way to take an exam. By the end of them most of the student's were feeling quite abused. Harry did not particularly care about Professor Trelawny's bogus exam at all. In fact he couldn't care less about the other exams as. He could only hope the rest of the exams weren't as strange as Professor Elric's and Professor Lupin's. Though, he supposed he shouldn't hold his breath. It was a feeble hope. After all, he was in a magical school where strange was the norm.

Chapter 24: Skelton's in the Closet

"Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet."

-Johann Kaspar Lavater

Why?

That was the question of the hour Edward couldn't help but think to himself. Was his misfortune that great? Was so fate cruel and unjust that he was condemned to the have this…oh..damn it.

He was going mad. No rather, he was mad already. Mad over the fact that his eyes were beginning to twitch at the mere sight of paperwork. Seriously, he was misfortune was great with the amount of paperwork that he know understood why Roy Mustang always tried snap his fingers at the mere sight of paperwork. Now, he couldn't blame the man. Even though he, himself did not conduct a test for his class for finals, he did however had his students to write an essay of what they had learned. Sadly to say, most of what was written by his students consisted of utter bullshit. Pardon his French, Edward supposed that they hated him for what he made them do for his for the main exam and just in general.

In other words, considering his past pupils and this year, he had little to no hope when it came to his students actually understanding Alchemy. Though Edward supposed, there could be a light at the tunnel, and that light was Hermoine Granger. Of all the students he had ever had, she held the most hope in actually understanding Alchemy.

'About time.' Edward thought to himself as he smiled at the competent facts Granger wrote in her essay about Alchemy and decided after reading it perhaps there were still hope for Witch and Wizards to understanding Alchemy. As he read the final essay he thought with frown he thought and with a shake with his head he concluded; no there is no hope for Witches and Wizard after all. 'Idiots all of them...except that Granger girl, shame she should've been sorted in my house….'

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In a almost empty library Hermoine Granger loudly sneezed and with a dark glare from the Librarian, quickly apologized for the noise. Looking at clock and the surrounding empty area, and the now distracted Librarian, she concluded, that it was time. With a smirk, she clasped her hand over the chain that was given by Professor McGonagall early in the year, the device known as the time turner. Prior warning from the Professor Gently, she touched the crown part of the time turner, and turned it backwards three times. When she stopped turning the crown, her vision began to blur as she turned backed time. 'And Ronald wonders how I take classes at the same time.' Hermione thinks smugly.

Even though the finals were over, she still has other classes to attend to.

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Golden eyes eyed the remnants of the botched up meat that had been devoured in front of him and felt sick to his stomach.

'I think I'll become a vegetarian after this…' Ed thought queasily to himself as he watched Stormswift continuing to devour his dinner shamelessly.

It had been a week since the exams, and Edward enjoyed every moment he could. After all there were no more papers to correct besides homework,and his students still got for that part wrong.

Unfortunately enjoying free time was limited, and at this moment he was on 'official business' as he would like to call it.

'Official my arse.' Edward snorted, and scanned the Dark Forest for signs of his Sirius Black acquaintance to arrive.

Ed pinched his nose, and sighed.

He watched in his peripheral vision as noticed movement coming from the edges of the forest.

At the snap of a twig he found who he was looking for, and as glanced at his old military watch to for the current time, he said, "You late."

He noticed besides the rugged look from Black appearance that he felt smudge.

"Sorry. I got hold up… by well let's just say you don't want to know."

Edward raised an eyebrow and replied, "Is that so?"

"So…." Black said nervously, "Care to tell me why you extended a meeting with me as well. I for one don't think that this isn't an entirely good idea- for one.." Black began in his monologue speech.

"Well... if it's my old acquaintance, Snuffles." The voice of Remus Lupin suddenly ranged out in the small clearing of the Black Forest.

Edward blink, he hadn't even noticed him arrive.

Black's widened at his former friend and breathed out, "Moody?"

The two in the forest eyed him and Edward just smirked knowingly at the surprised faces. Edward frowned and as they both looked at him confused, and then he realized they will both start the twenty questions… like how come Black is here at all.

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Harry Potter was in pain; for one thing his arm was killing him even though the training was supposed to help him in defending against those Dementors or Lethifolds, but in his own case the Dementors in particular. Since they seem to love him so much. The Expecto Patronum, was no doubt a difficult, but useful charm. Sure he was getting it, thanks to the subtle teaching from Professor Lupin in the evenings through out the semester. But still, even though the wand waving was consist when it came to wizardry, it still bug him how many times his arm hurts

'ow..' Harry winced as he tried to homework for Professor McGonagall even though the exams had finished.

Harry frowned after a few hours later when he heard the familiar voices of Ron and Hermione

"Your blasted pet you call a cat, killed Scabbers! No, he probably first traumatized Scabbers by chasing him all around the castle, and then maimed him and, then decided kill him for breakfast out of sympathy!" He heard Ron roar as he entered the room of Gryffindor tower.

"Out of sympathy?Crookshanks is a cat Ronald! What do you think it will do if it finds a rodent? It kills it for food!"

"Exactly! And what do you think cats love to eat? Rats and mice, and other innocent rodents! Face it Hermione that devil of a cat you call a pet, ate Scabbers! A Poor innocent rat!" Harry watched Ron yell at Hermione.

At that response, Hermione narrowed her eyes and huffed as she placed her hands on her hips and replied," If he did then it isn't his fault, cats eat rodents like you said. So, You can't blame a cat's natural instinct to eat a rodent in the first place!"

"Ah ha! So you admit it!" Ron triumphantly yelled in retaliation.

"Well what makes you think it was Crookshanks? It could've been any cat… in Hogwarts!" Hermione yelled as she pinched her nose in annoyance.

"But you didn't deny the fact it could've been him though!" Ron yelled back.

"Just because I didn't deny it, doesn't mean it was him!"

"Er, Guys-" Harry began hesitantly, but was interrupted by Ron again.

"Because Scabbers is always near where I am, and Crookshanks is always near you! So-" Ron continued as ignored him.

"That doesn't mean anything and you know it! That still doesn't prove anything at all Ronald!"

"Uh Guys?" Harry hesitantly tried to break up the argument, which they have had the entire damn year.

"No it is obvious, because obliviously that cat-" Ronald looked around the room to see the supposed murder of his family beloved rodent.

"Will you shut it?"

The two oblivious friends turn to see Harry who informed, "Great now that I have both of your attention, I supposed you two have forgotten that we are supposed to see Hagrid, and were late!"

"Oh…" Ron and Hermione both said unison and Hermione continued to say, "Why didn't you say so in the first place, Harry?"

"I tried to, but you two were arguing like an old married couple." Harry replied, at that response Ron and Hermione sputtered in outrage, "We don't argue like an old married couple!"

Harry rolled his eyes knowingly as they left the tower to go to Hagrid's hut he replied, "Could've fooled me."

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It was an hour before sunset when the trio went down the slops where Hagrid hunt was. Before they did they spotted the familiar hair of Draco Malfoy and his two lackeys. As quickly they arrived on their friends doorstep they knocked loudly enough so they could be heard. Shortly, Hagrid opened the door and beckoned them in.

"How have you been, Hagrid?" Harry began as he sipped his tea which Hagrid had gave the trio as they sat down.

"Well, I've been good and all. Been 'bout and stuff, and helpin' with Professor Elric, and the headmaster and what not." Hagrid informed him.

"Professor Elric?Why? What is he-" Hermione asked as she was interested as too why he was helping the Alchemy Professor.

Hagrid cut her off with a dismissive hand wave and added by saying, "Can't tell ya, and even if I could, I wouldn't tell ya. Cause even I don't know what's he's been asked to do and wha' not, but I've been helpin' him around the year. He's a good fella, and bloody brave and smart too, I'll give him that much. Dunno where the Headmaster meet him actually."

"Oh." Hermione replied, and blushed in embarrassment and mumbled out,"Right."

"Oh and Ron, before I forget. I found that rat of yours." Hagrid said suddenly as he stood up to go and turned to fetch the said rat that was in the back room of his small cottage.

"Ya know, if I didn't recognize the poor traumatized fella, I wouldn't gave him a second thought before giving him to one of the cats that live here for dinner. After all those cats clean up the rodent problem here."

Hagrid squinted his eyes as he noticed the dim sunlight widen in surprise and thought 'It's gettin' dark awefully fast...'

"I forgot! You three shouldn't be out here past sunset! Those dementors will be on the look out and plus I got company company comin'." Hagrid drawled, and as he did he began shoo them to the other side of the cottage, so they make it time back towards the castle with haste so they won't be caught out.

As the trio quickly retreated from the hut they hid themselves, and noticed the three people coming down the hill. They recognize the Headmaster, however there were two others that they did not recognize. One was dressed in black and held a long curved botching knife and the other a hat that covered his face.

Quickly as possible the trio retreated back where they had come from just in time. Suddenly Ron yelped in suspire, and Harry narrowed his eyes at him as Hermione frowned at him, and opened her mouth to reprimand him for being loud, in fear of being caught out of the grounds of the castle. However she narrowed her eyes at the crimson following from his finger and instead asked him,"What happened?"

"Scabbers! He bit me!" Ron stated as he glanced frantically around for the said rat

Harry sighed as he pinched his nose with a roll with eye he added,"He's also running away too... some pet Ron."

"Oh, shut up, Harry! Help me catch him again." Ron yelled at him as he ran after his rat as he noticed to see going the other direction they were headed.

"Ron!" Hermione and Harry shouted after him, as they joined him in the chase of his rat stopping in there tracks as they saw a very familiar dangerous tree. Harry gulped when he realized what tree exactly that was before them and thought, 'The Whomping Willow...'

"Ron, Run! That's the-" Harry yelled at his friend, trying to inform his oblivious friend to obvious danger that was right behind him that was in the form of a tree.

Suddenly Ron stared at them with fear with his as he clutched his pet that he managed to grab. Harry narrowed his eyes, he was fearing the tree that was dangerously behind him, rather something that was behind them. Harry gulped, as he turned around after Ron shouted and pointed past them, "Harry and Hermione run! It's the Grim!"

As quickly as they could, they both turned around to see a large black dog, it was indeed the Grim as Ron stated. As soon as Harry and Hermione noticed the black dog behind them, it leaped up past them and headed for Ron. Harry blinked in surprise, "What?" 'It went after Ron?' Harry could only think in shock.

But before either of them could stop the Grim taking going after Ron, the Grim had managed to take a bite out of Ron, and pulled towards the The Whomping Willow and slid down towards a hole they didn't notice.

Before they could react, the tree lashed out at them in as it had nascent vengeance for disrupting its peaceful slumber and finally lashed out at them. Harry and Hermione groaned as they picked themselves up from the grass. Harry motioned Hermione to come with him. Harry as he narrowed his eyes at the said tree. It may be a dangerous tree, but that wasn't going to stop them getting to Ron. After challenging a tree, they went after the dog that took their friend by the leg. Quickly as they could they heard the pained screams of Ron and followed them to where they came from.

"Ron!" Harry shouted as he noticed his friend in a building, and then he looked around noticed the old room and the bed near the wall. ' Is this the shrinking shack?' Harry couldn't help but think as he noticed the building they were suddenly in. Hermione asked at Ron, "Where's the Grim...?"

As they came towards Ron, he began pointing to where the door had been swung wide open. Ron answered with fear,"It's him that's the Grim! Sirius Black!"

Shocked, Hermione stood protectively around Harry and Ron. "If you want to come after you'll have to go through me first." She stated firmly as she grabbed Harry's wrist, which prevented him slugging at Black for death of his parents.

Before anyone could answer anyones questions, a stomping noise could be heard, as someone else joined them from the stair case. Much to there own flabbergasted faces it was Professor Lupin that had spoke.

"Wait, you? All along you been his acquaintance?" Hermione breathed out in shock as she finally realized the truth.

Black and Lupin narrowed there eyes and Lupin stated,"It isn't what you think-"

"I should've known, all this time you were his friend!"

She was interrupted by a sudden abrupt shout from the voice of Professor Snape, "Expelliarmus!"

"I can understand you two idiots being here but, what in blazes are you doing here, Professor Elric?" Snape snarled as he zeroed in a form that had been hidden in the shadows.

"Everyone here has secrets and I am no different, isn't that right?" The voice of Professor Elric informed them as he revealed himself from the shadows and narrowed his eyes at the accusing glares of the occupants in the shack.

"Be that as it may, you will explain yourselves.. all of you. Black, Lupin you get out-" Snape growled out as pointed to the two old friends who were now his enemy.

"Brilliant, Snape! Once again you just jump to the wrong conclusion! Are always this narrowed minded, or are you just plain stupid, Snivellus?"

In his peripheral vision he noticed that Potter grabbed the Granger's wand, and pointed it to to Lupin. Or so he thought,before Snape could notice, Potter directed his friend's wand at him, then Potter shouted, "Expelliarmus!" Knocking Snape into the shabby bed that inside of the room much to everyone's shock.

"I want answers, and I want them now!" Potter demanded as he held the wand in his hand threateningly at,the other occupants of the room.

"All right, lower your wand and I will explain." Lupin began as he put his hands up to calm tension down.

"Don't listen to him! He's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes!" Hermione abruptly yelled as she pointed an accusing finger at Lupin.

Lupin laughed at her, he couldn't help it,"How long have you known?"

"Since Professor Snape sent the essay."

"You really are the brightest Witch of your age." Lupin complimented her.

"Enough talk Remus, let's kill him."

"Alright, I will show you just give me that rat you call a rodent and a pet, Weasley."

"And he is right there!" Black pointed at the Ron.

"Me? Are you mental? I'm-" Ron began to explain to Black. 'Does he not know who I am? Or something?' Ron thought worriedly.

"Not you! That rat in your hand!That's been in your family for twelve years!"

"Scabbers is just a Rat that has longevity!Not my fault that I keep a common garden rat for longer then usual!"

"That's preposterous! Don't be naive, and don't make things up!Rats don't normally live that long! Especially living twelves long years!"Professor Elric barked at him.

"Pettigrew is dead!You killed him." Harry quickly pointed his wand back at Black.

"That's what I thought, until you told me other wise, and considering what Professor Elric informed as well-"

"It must've been a lie then!" Harry said shakily as he no longer knew what was the truth.

"That's not possible..."

"The map never lies!"

"Speaking of the map, how on earth did you have the whole time?" Lupin asked.

"I'll explain how I had gain the map in my possession..." Professor Elric informed them.

"I had acquired it from an old acquittance, an old house elf from the house of Black known as Kreacher."

Black stared at Elric,"Wait Kreacher?Then you- " Edward nodded as he recalled the memory.

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December, 1982

London, England

It was dark and the bitter fog had not helped his vision or situation for the matter. Edward sighed as he walked up the cobble streets of London once more. Searching for a hidden house for it was well invisible, as he was informed by the such to make it visible for him to find, he had help from the man named Mad-Eye. To Edward, the name for the man was rather fitting. The old man with eye patch was certainly mad, and suspicious of everything. Edward snorted, and as he remembered as saw the man twitch from the slightest of movement. Edward snickered as he remembered teasing at the mans nickname when he meet him.

"I need you to find me an item, Professor Elric." Dumbledore informed him at the Headmasters office on a bright sunny day.

Edward inwardly sighed, the only reason he was doing favors or 'missions' as he would like to call it, for the headmaster was because it was part of his agreement to him when he meet the man in Surrey. The man hadn't exactly trusted him completely and wanted to test where his loyalties were. As such to avoid conflicts or doubts he complied,after all he was use to missions-he had grown in a Military after all.

Edward nodded in understanding,as he knew where this was going. "What item do you need me to find?"

"It is a item that a former pupil and his groups friends created.. it's called the Marauders map. The most ingenious use of parchment paper I have ever heard of, and if you ask me it is a brilliant map." Dumbledore twinkled his blue eyes at Edward.

Edward blinked in bewilderment at the him,"Wait? You want to me to find a bit of parchment paper?"

"It is not just any bit parchment paper, it is a map. Quite frankly speaking- it is ingenious... no wonder they had never got caught sneaking about late at think I had only heard of recently it from Lupin."Dumbledore chuckled as he mumbled to himself. Edward narrowed his eyes angrily as he listened to the headmaster who was sitting at his desk in his oval office and then let his famous Elric temper flare.

"Are you telling me that finding a map made out paper with a few simple spells cast on it, is more important then looking for the Philosopher's stone that could be in the wrong hands!? You've got to kidding! Right tell me what I am really looking for old man! I don't have time to waste on finding a map with spells on it!" Edward found himself yelling at the man, frustrated at the fact he was called back to the castle to look for some sort of a map. A map! And he was told it was an important assignment. But apparently he was wrong and could just lost a lead to finding his father's stone.

The headmaster looked at him stunned and sighed,"I apologize, but I must say this. It is true that finding that stone that belonged to your father is important-more important than a map. But so far your searches for the stone has been for naught. I hardly think you would have found a genuine lead for the stone that at any rate. In the mean time, I still need this map, for old time's sake." Dumbledore told him seriously and then he continued.

"Besides just like if the stone were to be in someone else's hand and used wrongly, the map could cause trouble in the wrong hands as well."Dumbledore finished and the continued,"However, to get this item Lupin has informed me of it's whereabouts already, and told me that his former friend mass murderer: Sirius Black had taken the map before they departed..."

"Alright, so where did this Black live?"

"Thing is, the residency of Black can't be entered by any normal means...even for a Witch or Wizard. For that reason, I will call a acquittance of mine to assist you to get in it to house of Black... "

"Who is it?" Edward asked.

"His name is Alastor Moody." Edward found himself scowling at the headmaster and couldn't be help but think,'Why couldn't he just send that man instead of me?'

"Hey Moody? Are you still moody?" Edward amused himself at his own joke and as he heard the growling noise next him coming from the man that was Alastor Moody himself he laughed loudly.

Alastor, narrowed his one eye and lowered his voice dangerously as he spoke,"You whelp, my name is-

"Moody! I know!" Edward couldn't help but cut the man off and looked at him face that was covered healed injuries, and then he noticed that a chunk of his nose was missing. The had dark grey, grizzled hair and like him Moody had a missing leg and eye. He glanced at the man eyes and narrowed his own at them, the mans eyes, one was small and dark, but the other was a vivid, electric blue magical eye which he had noticed moved around independently from his normal eye,"Or is it Mad-Eye? Which is it Moody?"

"Why you insolent-!" Edward watched Moody explode in anger.

"Why are you so twitchy at everything?" Edward caught the man off. He was after curious after all.

"One must always must always exert, no matter what situation, constant vigilance!" Edward rolled his eyes at barked out answer from the man and couldn't help but think, 'Constant Vigilance?' Edward couldn't help agree that this man had clearly gone mad. Edward sighed as followed the man as they walked down the street to their destination.

"Who goes there?!" Shouted a voice from darkness of the house.

"I am Professor Elric, with permission from the Headmaster of-" Edward began, but the house elf, however abruptly yelled at him once more.

"That old fool?! I do not like him! Get out you filthy mudblood! None but the noble of the House of Black may enter here!" Kreacher shouted at him, clearly angry at with him at his and Moodys mere presences.

"I am only here to retrieve something!" Edward yelled at the old house elf of the belonged to House of Black, as he was throughly annoyed at the elf.

"Retrieve something from my Mistresses noble house? I think not!" Kreacher yelled at him and Edward thought annoyed, 'Looks like I have to do this the hard way.'

Sighing Edward pulled out his wand and quickly pointed at the elf, and muttered a quick stunning charm before the elf could counter it with it's own magic.

Edward watched the elf collapse on the floor as soon as his charm had hit him, 'Of course the headmaster did say he would be rather difficult.'

Grumbling to himself he informed Alastor to help him find the map that was supposedly in the house and within a few hours of searching high and low they manged to find it, and after it was revealed to them after self after saying the magic words, ' I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.' 'Finally' Edward thought,'Mission accomplished.' Quickly as they had came to the house, they left just it quickly, however with the still unconscious form of Kreacher on the floor.

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"After that the headmaster asked me to keep an eye on the castle and the surrounding area for the duration of my stay, but he asked me to keep a vigilant eye particular for this year." Edward concluded his tale. They stared at him.

"I knew that rodent which you called a pet was nothing but that murderous human, Peter Petergrew all along, which was why I let Black go, when he entered the castle. I knew it wasn't him at all, and his eyes confirmed it as well." Edward summarized for them.

"My eyes?"Sirius repeated him,"How did my eyes...?"

Edward nodded and explained further as too why he let the man go, "Yes, your eyes were not that of a cold blooded killer they said that you were, so I let you go when I saw them."

"I see." Black murmured.

"Enough talk!" Lupin snarled,"Let's get that damn rat!"

"Peter! You should know, I always did thought the from of a rat was perfect for someone like you!"Black agreed with Lupin as he approached Ron who was at the other side of the small room in the Shrinking shack.

"It can't be him! It's just a rat, I tell you. You've got it all wrong!" Ron yelled in denial as he clutched his rat closer even as the rat began to shrieked as struggled to get free from the clutches of his owner once more.

All the wizards pulled there wands out as they saw the rat try to escape once more, however before it could reach the door; Lupin, Sirius and Edward pulled out their wands, pointed them and waved at the rat to try and reveal the true form of the animagus, Petegrew the rat. As quickly as they could, they waved their wands frantically trying to aim the said rat, as the rat neared the door Lupin managed to successfully aim at the rat, and the rat, finally revealed it was not a rat vanished and suddenly a man appeared in its place instead. In the eyes of Black and Lupin recognition settled in as they saw there former friend: Peter Pettergrew.

Aghast at the truth Ron found himself suddenly on the floor distraught at the fact his rat was not in fact a rat and the others had been right all along. Quickly before the man could leave the room, Lupin and Remus tackled him and pushed down towards the floors of the room and, as they did Edward clapped his hands and blue lightning danced around his hands and he grinned as it watched twirl and dance towards the wooden door frame and his alchemy oscillated the door frame to forcefully expand the wooden door to close the empty space, so there prey could not escape. 'Now the rat can't escape.' Edward though smudgily to himself and grinned as he watched the process of alchemy and others reaction at his small display of alchemy. As sudden alchemy appeared the wizards in the room were shocked at looked at the Professor of Alchemy in grinned as he felt the familiar alchemy in his hands as he watched the wooden door frame.

"Now, as I believe we have our true murder.."

"Professor Elric? I don't understand what your doing here at all." Hermione Granger lowered voice her voice as it was laced in suspicion at the Alchemy Professor,since she tried to reason with her self the possibilities as too why he was acquainted with other two, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.

"He's here, because he planned for the whole confrontation to occur." Lupin explained to her.

Hermione gasped in surprise as she watched Professor Elric nodded in agreement and explained of what happened,"I knew that Sirius Black was no mere murder as they had claimed and the government got it wrong. So, I asked Professor Lupin and Mr. Black to assist me, in correcting the matter -as well as finding the true murder of your family, Mr. Potter. Which we managed to do so luckily." As Professor Elric finished he eyed Peter and then at Harry who looked stunned.

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'That's Right,' Edward thought, and he glanced at Lupin and Sirius and Edward remembered when the game of twenty questions had began.

"Moody?"

"Snuffles?"

Edward watched as Sirius blink in surprise, and felt amused as they stared at each other after for not seeing each for a long time.As the friends of old blinked in shock they then both turned towards to him with expressions of disbelief and eyes with shock.

"You knew? How?" Lupin questioned him. Edward nodded and explained to the two that stood before him,"It was a matter of simple deduction between the truth and lies.. and all the events in between."

"Back then, where you could've taken me in, you said that you knew that I was no murder because of my eyes... what exactly did you mean?" Black asked Edward in the clearing in the Black Forest as they all idly looked at the loitering threstals.

"I meant what I said. You can tell the difference between the eyes of the murder and who is not."Ed repeated himself as he answered Blacks's question.

"So... you arranged a meeting with me.. why?"

"To set things right... I know where our prey is."

Lupin glanced at Snuffles and nodded at Elric in understanding,"Very well.. where shall have our reunion?"

Edward smirked,"A place you know well enough, Lupin, The Shrinking shack."

Edward watched as the two nodded in agreement, smiling to themselves as they both will finally get their revenge for their fallen friend James Potter.

"Now.. the only thing that we need is the presences of those three and the rat."

"But how will we corner our rat?"

Smirking Black them,"If both of you are willing to work with me, then we should be able to corner our rat."

"Well I suppose that settles everything.." Harry muttered as he listened to the end of Professor Elric's story.

"So, what are you going to do know that you the truth?" Lupin informed questioned as he was curious to know what his best friend's son would do.

Harry sighed,"Honestly I'd want to kill him.. but I've got a better idea for him." Harry pointed at Petegrew who was cowering in fear as Black and Lupin pointed there wands at him and continued,"you can take Sirius's place in the Azkaban Prison!"

Everyone in the room nodded, and Harry noticed Ron's downcast eyes as he mutter,"I'm sorry Harry, If I had known..."

"It's alright, Ron you didn't know."

"Let's go..I'm tired of this." Professor Elric said suddenly and at that everyone blinked at him and Professor Elric continued. "Besides, the sooner we get back to castle with our rat, the sooner Snuffles here can get his freedom back and as soon as that happens I'll finally have some shut eye..."

Muttering in agreement, all the occupants of the room left, expect for Professor Snape who still laid forgotten on the collapsed bed. Shrugging and muttering Edward watched the others left the room as he strode towards Snape. 'Someone has too wake him up. And I never did get him back... so this might be my only chance... ' Ed grinned evilly when at the thought and then pulled out his own wand and with a flick of his wand and he thought, 'Levicorpus!'

Before the man yelped in surprise at being suddenly being in midair, Edward ran out of the room rejoining the he left the room, he heard a yell and and which followed a loud thud and another a yell that was more furious then first and then Edward found himself laughing as he heard Snape yell out his name in frustration.

Edward snickered at a job well done, he can now say he pranked the most unprankable teacher, Professor Snape.

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Outside of the Shrinking Shrink Harry found himself conversing with the convict of the group as they looked at the looming castle that was in the distance. Standing beside a tree, that was far enough from the Whomping Willow, Harry listened to the conservation.

"That was a noble thing you did back there Harry, your father would have been proud..." Sirius Black compliment him as they stood waiting for Professor Elric.

"Thanks, but I thought he deserved it... after what you had to endure all those years in that prison, and even though I wanted to kill him like everyone else, I can't really feel myself being a killer."Harry stated as he watched the man next him.

Harry saw in his peripheral vision that Sirius noded and replied,"No, you are not a killer, nor do I think you will be true one.. it's like that character Professor Eric had said. The only way to know a killer is through the eyes... after all as they say, the eye is the window of the soul, and your eyes, Harry are like that of your Mothers."

"My mother's eyes..."

"Did you know that Lily and James made me your Godfather?"

Harry eyes widened in shock,"Godfather?"

"Yes." Black nodded.

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Hermione Granger watched as Lupin struggled to hold down the former Rat that was known as Scabbers, as Harry and Sirius stood away from them.

"I was your rat, wasn't I a good pet? A good pet?" Petergrew shouted at his former owner as he struggled in Lupins strong grip.

"You were no pet! You deserve what your going to get with those dementors comin'!"

That was when she had realized something, the moon was big and round like the-

She gasped when she realized in three thoughts.

The full moon.

Werewolves.

Professor Lupin.

'Oh no, Professor Lupin!' Hermione thought in panic and screamed in fear as she pointed at the moon,"Harry!"

Stupefied at her sudden yelling all heads slowly where she was pointing at, which was the moon that had shown dangerously bright.

Time slowed for Hermione, Ron and Harry as they watched there Professor for the Dark Arts transform. Suddenly there was a terrible snarling noise. They watched as Lupin's head was lengthened along with his body. His shoulders were hunching. Hair was sprouting visibly on his face and hands, which were curling into clawed paws. Harry panicked and swallowed his fear as he thought,'Werewolf..'

"You know the man you truly are! This heart here!" Sirius shouted at his friend as he struggled.

"There you are Potter!" Snape yelled at the trio as he had suddenly burst out of the whole of the Whomping Willow after being hit.

"W-werewolf." Ron stuttered as he back towards the tree behind him, which was just nearly as dangerous as the beast before them.

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Shakily Harry threw a rock before it could harm his Godfather. That brought the attention of his Professor. Snarling it growled at spat saliva at Harry. Harry shivered, he knew one thing he was either insanely stupid at the moment or insanely brave. Harry believed it could be either. Harry watched as the Werewolf approached at him with its large legs. Slowly it stood up, matching his own height.

However, before it attacked Harry, another howling noise was heard. Distracted by the noise, the werewolf before him ran towards the origin the howl. Harry was filled in fear as he saw his godfather, Sirius Black, tumble out of bushes where he was.

Harry could only comprehend one thing after the events of tonight-his godfather grievously injured by his best friends father. Harry gulped in his nervously and bolted after his godfather.

Running down the hill as quickly as he could, Harry stumbled to reach his godfather in time. But as as he did Harry heard the pound that was beside him shutter and groan as it unnaturally changed into ice.'What-' Confused of what had occurred, Harry looked around for the answer and found it in the sky. Nervously he gulped, and then went white as the ice like the lake had turn into he breathed out, "Dementors.."

The atmosphere Harry noted, just became fervid and chilled as the dementors commenced their more Harry Potter found himself chilled to the bones by the dark creatures as they flew towards him.

As Harry stumbled and tried,"Expecto patronum!" All harry could do was produce a inchoate Patronum charm to protect himself and his though the incomplete spell hardly wardered off the creatures it stand Harry persisted to undulate with his wand as the black hodded creatures were unyielding. Before Harry could yell out the patronum charm a dementor was too close to comfort. Harry's eyes widen as he felt memories of past being forcibly resurfaced.

"Harry!" His mother voice cried out- a woman with brown hair and eyes like his.

Distant crying and distant evil laughter was heard.

"No! Leave Harry alone! Take me instead!I beg of you-"

Flashes of green and the sounds of thuds reached Harry as he saw the man in a black cloack with a wand pointing at him smiling evilly at him.

Ignorant of the danger little Harry Potter found him self simling at clapping at the pretty show his parents were doing.

Little Harry soon realized something was terribly wrong, and no this was not a show,when the last thing he remembered was seeing a bright green light once more.

"Those fools, thought they could be brave and foolish by dying because their love for an infant." The evil man said as he approached to the infant with green innocent eyes.

Little Harry did not understand or could comprehend the current predicament he was currently in or his parents for the matter.

'Focus!' Harry screamed at his own mind, 'I can't lose focus here because of my memories!'

As Harry struggled to focus on the more important matters rather the matters of his past and yelled once more with a wave of his wand,"Expecto Patronum!" This time the light from his wand expanded and thwarted the black creatures that had surround him.

Dimly Harry saw a stag of pure white at the other side of the bank of the large lake, and someone that looked familiar behind the creature. Harry blinked and thought as he narrowed his eyes,'Is that dad?'

As the light that had came from the pure white stag, expanded his eyesight dimmed and everything felt numb. Exhausted Harry found himself on the ground unconscious because of the relentless attacks from the Dementors.

Authors Note (continue):Ok, so in this chapter it is revealed how Edward got his hand on the map. I hope it's a good explanation and . Also now you know why Edward vanishes during the summers and what not.. Tell me what you think and what you liked from this quotes you like so for in this story?Review!

TBC- Next chapter: Time Paradox