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" Alohomora" – spells/Parseltongue
"Let's finish this" - dialogue
" Can it get any worse? " - during flashback/ Creatures
" Not so easy after all " - thoughts/Legilimency
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any other part of the franchise...otherwise the last two books would have been TOTALLY different nor I get money for this.
I MAY have changed the ages of some characters as well as used few OOC moments, you are advised ^ ^
So, yes, Tonks here is OLDER than canon, I had her life "happening" few years before so to have her already as an Auror and have a "link" for Sirius there.
Chapter 3: The marauders join the mission, but who's the "responsible adult" of the group?
Azkaban – minimum security cell -
"Sirius?" a disheveled man asked nearing the bars of the cell, an hopeful expression on his face
"Yo Moony! Why so serious? That is usually me!" Padfoot answered grinning at his own Older than Merlin joke
"Good, you are still the same, I feared the prison turned you into a fool...no wait, that would be normal" Remus 'Moony' Lupin said grinning
"Ha-ha! You instead learned how to be funny" the other answered sticking out his tongue
"I talked to Madame Bones, apparently you are innocent, right now Fudge is trying to save his sorry arse by putting the blame of your lack of trial on whoever was even remotely near you that night" Lupin said
"Really?"
"Yep, last time I saw him he was denouncing one of the janitors as one of the responsible of your capture...it was kinda sad"
"And that Toad-like woman? Wormbitch?" Sirius asked
"Umbridge, she is still...peculiar in her own way, she still insist in cleaning the bathrooms of the Ministry with her tongue and kiss the Elf statue's ass before starting her day, strangely she still cries every time she bow to an house-elf, a muggle-born or at one of those half-breed she was accused to hate" Lupin answered shrugging
"Commotion?" Sirius asked
"Pain and shame if you ask me" the other answered
"Bah! Whatever, what are you doing here by the way?" Sirius asked leaning on the bars, a curious expression marring his unshaved face
"I am here, my fellow Marauder, to tell you that you can take your wrinkled ass out of this cage and follow me to Hogwarts to meet the son of Prongs and his friends" Lupin said with a wide smirk
"I am free!?"
"Whoever send those memories said that they have the bastard in a cage waiting for the Auror to grab him, they even paid the fee for the outlaw-animagus detail" Lupin said nodding
"For Merlin's secret lacy thong! The idiots finally understood that it wasn't me! Hahaha!" Sirius said with a literally barking laugh
"Take him out please, we have too little time to reach Hogwarts so we need to hurry" Lupin said to one of the guards
"Why? What do we need to do?" Sirius asked
"Today will be Harry's first fly lesson, you really want to miss it?" the werewolf asked with a raised eyebrow
The noise of bending metal echoed in the room as a determined-looking Sirius all but teared down the cell's door in his haste to exit, snatching away from the hands of the guard his robes and the box with his belongings before marching down the stairs, shoving away the few Dementors standing in his way.
"Those...those were mithril-made bars..." one of the guards stammered in awe
"He Loves Harry and adores Quidditch, put those two together with him seeing Harry as his son in all but blood..." Lupin answered smirking
"REMUS JENNIFER LUPIN! MOVE YOUR PALE ASS AND GET ON THIS DAMNED BOAT!" Sirius' voice roared over the storming sea and inside the prison, making the guards crack up a smile at the man's second name
"For one time that I got drunk..." the werewolf muttered blushing as he sprinted to join his friend on the boat, cursing himself for slurring out what the 'J' in his name REALLY stands for that night they drank in honour of Harry's birth.
Azkaban – docks -
"Ready to go, Black?" the man steering the boat asked
"Just shut up and move, NOW!" the former prisoner yelled
"YES SIR!" the man answered shaking as they left the dock of Azkaban.
Hogwarts – that same morning – Great Hall -
"And so I dodged those pathetic muggles as I flew pass them, they were still trying to catch me while I casually dodged their nets by briefly flying upside-down..." Draco kept telling stories about his memorable adventures on a broom, as always embellishing the thing with astounding, and normally unbelievable details of his maneuvers.
From the Slytherin table Harry, Ron and Hermione were failing to reign their smirks and snorts every time he added new, incredible details.
"How many cars there were the last time he told that one? Sixteen?" Ron asked almost choking on his breakfast
"Now they became twenty, apparently he miscounted" Hermione answered giggling
"To think that I was believing those things the first time I heard him" Harry said with watering eyes while trying to not laugh out loudly.
"Eh! You are new to magic, Harry, it's normal that you could fall for that at the beginning" Ron answered, fortunately their laugh at the way he said "new" went covered by the ones coming from the blond Gryffindor stories
"Yeah, kinda sad too" the bespectacled boy said nodding
"I don't think it's sad, Harry, being Muggle-raised had you being cut-out of our world, it wasn't your choice either" Millicent said smiling
"Millicent is right, Harry, being ashamed of something that is not your choice is not befitting of a member of this table, I know you are better than that" Daphne said with a BARELY noticeable smirk
"Ooh, Daph! If only I wasn't so much interested in Hermione, I would feel kinda flattered at that" Harry answered
"I don't mind sharing my boyfriend if you wonder" the bushy-haired girl answered with a devious smile, making the Greengrass girl cheeks take a slightly pink tint
"Those are not things a lady should say" she muttered
"But they are funny nonetheless" Fred Weasley said as he and his twin reached the table, each twin moving an hand on Ron's shoulder in a clearly painful grip.
"Ronnie...we couldn't help but notice..." George started
"That a certain object in our possession went missing..." Fred said
"Before we boarded the train..." George then said as the grip strengthened
"After we helped you with your trunk" both finished with a cold tone
"Technically, that object is not yours" Harry chimed in with a sweet smile
"Mister Potter says so" Fred said smirking
"Does it means that you have it?" George said smiling as well
"Yes and no...I consider it an heirloom of sort, one that I won't partake from" Harry answered
"So you know how it works, impressive" Fred said nodding
"What are you people talking about?" Zabini asked
"Personal matters, nothing world-shaking" Hermione said casually
"We still wish to have it back though, we have some projects that needs it" George said
"Only in Britain exists over thirty-two different bowel-loosening hexes and even more pimple-inducing ones...I was kinda bored and learned most of them, wanna see how many I can cast in a short time?" the raven-haired boy said
"Harriekins should know that spells are prohibited in the Great Hall" Fred answered in a sing-song voice
"Harriekins hate that nick-name, you know?" Harry answered
"Pity, sounds cute" George said
"Listen, I can let you two borrow the Marauders Map, but my father, my godfather and my unofficial-uncle worked on it when they were just students, you can't ask me to renounce to one of the few things still linking me to my family" he whispered leaning closer, cautious at not having people listening
"Which one?" the twins whispered as one their question
"Prongs, my godfather was Padfoot and the other was Moony, Wormtail was a bastard that betrayed them and I don't think he even gave a so big help in creating it" Harry answered
"Can you prove it?" Fred asked
"Come" Ron said as the three kids plus Gryffindors left the Great Hall
Hogwarts – corridors -
"Here! I solemnly swear I am up to no good" Harry said taking out the white parchment, tapping it with his wand
"Good, you know how to take out the map, what about you being the Son of Prongs?" George asked
"I think the map is answering for you" Harmione said pointing at the names in the map's corner
Sir Prongs is happy to see his legacy joining the Marauders- appeared under the names
Sir Padfoot will like to add that the others were funny too- the Map answered
Sir Moony thinks that even if funny, Prongs Junoir has all the rights to keep us- a third text added
Sir Prongs is with Sir Moony, adding that if his Legacy wants he can share our Knowledge – it finally said before turning back into a map
"Apparently the Map recognize Harry's magic as coming from Prongs' family" Hermione said smugly
"And Wormtail?" Fred asked
Sir Padfoot, Prongs and Moony don't give a flying-hippogrif fuck about what Wormatil thinks – the Map said in answer crossing out Peter's name from the list.
"They must have add a way for the Map to know when one of them betray the others" Ron said surprised
"FINE! You can keep it! Since it's a family heirloom you have all the right, but we will still like you borrowing it from time to time" George said
"Yeah, you can even join us if you want" Fred said smirking
"I will let you know, thank you" Harry answered nodding, erasing the Map with a Mischief Managed
"Now, sorry, but we have a flying lesson to take" Hermione said grabbing both boys' arms to drag them
"Good luck, Ronnie! Do not take the worst broom!" the twins yelled to the retreating trio before laughing at their expenses.
Hogwarts – flying lesson -
"So? What do you think? Should we give them a nice show?" Harry asked
"I don't really mind, but if we play things as they were the first time then we risk having to wait for you to finish training" Ron answered
"And the one that spent the most studying the past here is you so I too would like to see you NOT joining the Quidditch Team" Hermione added
"You have no idea how good it feels being the researcher of the group for once" he answered smiling wide
"Don't think this will be the norm now, darling, you still are the dashing hero, I am just letting you fit in my shoes for once" the bushy-haired girl answered smirking
"And me?" Ron asked
"The sidekick" the other two answered in chorus
"Ow Come on!" the Weasley moaned throwing up his arms
"By the way, let's show some ability in flying but stop from attract too much attention" the girl of the trio added
"As if it will be easy" Harry said as the three summoned the brooms in their hands as they did the first time
"Is not like we didn't know what we are doing" Ron said sitting on the broom with crossed arms, his feet dangling few inches from the terrain as he was quietly hovering in the air
"Show off" Harry said smirking
"At least I have no more fear of heights" Hermione said looking down, moving too much to the side and ending upside-down with a subtle EEEP! And trying to stop her skirt from covering her face and showing what was hidden under it.
"You know? Is not bad flying like this either" Harry answered moving in the same position as her
"It gives a nice show too" Ron said laughing
"Oh shut up you two!" the girl said as the three calmly descended to the ground with the others looking quiet surprised
"...Let me guess...we attracted their attention" Ron muttered
"No really? I thought they were watching us surprised because we sprouted horns" Hermione said rolling her eyes
"Sarcasm is not exactly what I was expecting from you, you know?" Harry said as Neville shot up in the sky screaming like mad
"Broken wrist, right?" the girl asked watching him
"Yes, if I remember correctly, Harry do you mind?" Ron asked
"Why me?" he asked back
"After this we should have Malfoy playing the idiot with the remembrall, I have a plan for that..." Ron answered muttering something in the others ears
"You REALLY want to brag about it" Hermione said surprised
"Please? We will decline the Team if they still offer it, but at least I will have something to rub my brothers face in...please?" the red head asked with pleading eyes
"Why Harry taught you his Puppy eyes...FINE!" Hermione growled angrily
"Yeah!" the boy cheered happily
"Prat" Harry sighed jumping on the broom as Neville crushed against the wall, pushing the old broom to its limits he moved to grab the falling boy, surprising students and Professor by standing with one foot on the tip of the now vertical-standing broom before both moved back into riding it.
"Awesome" Nevile had the time to say before fainting from the fact that his head impacted with the solid rock of a wall.
"I told you to pay attention, Longbottom!" Madame Hooch said as she levitated the fainted boy
"I'll take him to the infirmary, when I am back I want all of you still with both foot planted on the ground, or I will have you out of this school faster than you can say Quidditch" the woman said moving the boy inside
"At the count of three..." Hermione said rising three fingers
"One..." Harry said smirking
"Two..." Ron said with matching smile
"Three/LOOK!" as the Silver Trio count reached the end Malfoy moved up his hand to show the shining glass ball
"I am surprised that this has not changed" Harry commented
"The squib lost his remembrall" the blond boy said in glee
"He is an idiot, independently from which house he is in" Hermione said shrugging
"Hey Potter! Since you are so good, why don't we see if you can take this from somewhere high, like the top of a tree" Draco said as he moved towards the sky with his broom
"Can I?" Ron asked
"Be my guest, I will wait over there" Harry said as both moved up
"Oooh! I see that Ginger-head pretends to know how to mount a broom! I thought that your family was so poor to not even have money to buy a PICTURE of a broom" Draco sneered as the two reached his position
"Well, let's put it like that, I have a pleasant life as it is, at least my father doesn't need to continually pay a lot of gold to save his arse from prison" Ron answered smirking
"Why don't you give us the remembrall before you end up joining Neville in the infirmary?" Harry said smirking
"Tche! You want it? Then be a good half-blood dog and catch it!" Draco said throwing the ball away.
"Thank you!" Ron answered smirking as he moved to take it
"I knew that Keeper was my ideal role" the boy answered passing the remembrall down to Harry, to the surprise of both their bookworm friend was already waiting for it, rapidly moving in front of the boy
"What the..." Harry muttered as the girl jumped from the broom grabbing its front, swinging it towards the ball just like a Beater would do to a bludger before returning to sitting on it with a fluid motion and a knowing smirk on her face.
"Holy quaffles!" Ron said with wide eyes while Harry launched the broom up and on a nose-dive to recover the little thing, moving up few instants before hitting ground and landing gracefully as the other two joined him
"Wha-wha-wha...!" both boys were stammering in disbelief
"I was tired of hearing Ron boasting about the talent the both of you had on a broom, so I trained a little in secret...am I good enough?" Hermione asked smirking
"Can I change idea about leaving her?" Ron asked jokingly
"Nope, she is all mine!" Harry answered hugging the girl in a possessive way
"Just remember that I can use a bat with a frightening accuracy in case we argue...I have to admit that being a Beater is almost relaxing, you can discharge a lot of stress by hitting those bludgers" she replied hugging back
"WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE!?" Professor Hooch bellowed in rage
"YES! JAMES LIVES!" an unidentified voice also yelled in happiness from the window of McGonagall's office where two shadows could be seen dancing together, apparently Lupin got an hold of Professor McGonagall and was now spinning her around.
"You could have hit the ground Mister Potter! Miss Granger, that maneuverings was impressive I admit that, but failing of even an instant could have had you falling down! Mister Weasley...other than disobeying my orders of not flying I have nothing to say, nice catch by the way" the woman said glaring at them, ignoring the smirking Draco behind her.
"Actually, even if disobeying your orders I have to admit that it was a wonderful show of talent...pity you are wearing the wrong robes..." McGonagall groaned as she, Sirius, Lupin and Snape reached the class.
"Potter...you..." Snape tried to find the words for a witty remark/insult, but his practical mind was still registering that those three could be a wonderful addition to the Slytherin Team for the upcoming matches, first year or not.
"YES! Green robes or not you were amazing!" Sirius beamed crushing the boy in a fierce hug
"And you are?" Harry asked managing to control himself enough to not end up crying at seeing him alive once again
"Don't play with me, Prongs junior, I know that you are the one that helped me getting out...even if I don't know how you did it" Sirius whispered winking
"Later" the kids muttered
"So, Severus...I was wondering if you would suspend them, after all, it was Mister Malfoy's fault if everything started, I will have him in detention of course, what about you? They are your students after all" McGonagall said with a little smirk on her face
"Me? They are three dunderheads, but as you said it was YOUR students to start everything, I will just punish them for letting themselves being caught by such a blatant trap and disobeying" Snape answered
"Sounds right to me...listen, if you don't mind me asking, I was thinking about making an exception and having them play for Gryffindor, with the added pact of keeping them on the ground should our houses face each-other, do you mind? A good Seeker and a Keeper are rare to find and having a spare for the Weasley twins is not bad either" the stern professor asked, pleased by the potion master's fuming face
"Slytherin or not, I'll have them play for me" she thought with narrowed eyes
"Other than being against the rules, I inform you that those three will be part of MY Team, Potter! Weasley! Granger! Tomorrow we will talk to Marcus Flint about your joining. Don't you dare make me regret this" Snape answered glaring at the three kids, his tone getting ice-cold towards the end before stalking back inside the castle with a dramatic billowing of his robes.
"Damn! I hoped that he would have accepted" McGonagall cursed with a low voice
"Sorry, professor McGonagall" Harry said
"Don't worry, Mister Potter, for all that is worth, I still think that your place should have been with us, but this won't mean that I will turn my back on you, I owe you this both as professor and friend of your parents" the woman answered
"Thank you, professor" Harry said smiling wide
"Come on! We need to talk about a lot of things! We have years to recover!" Sirius said pulling him inside
"We will take them with us for a little while, Madame Hooch, it won't take long" Lupin said
"Go, I can see that those three had too many emotions as it is, for today it's enough adventure for them" the professor answered
"Harry? He is Sirius Black...are you sure you want to go with him?" Daphne asked worried
"I was declared innocent miss, I won't harm him" Sirius answered
"Can my friends come too?" Harry asked pointing at Ron and Hermione at his sides
"I can't see why not, Nice to meet you Harry, I am Remus Lupin, an old friend of your parents" Lupin said presenting his hand
"Their friend? Really?" Harry asked
"Yes...sorry if I couldn't help you, I have...certain problems that stopped me from taking you with me" Lupin said with a sad smile
"Don't worry" the boy answered as they moved inside the castle, leaving the rest of the class to finish the flying lesson to move towards one of the corridors
"I don't mind your being a werewolf at all, Moony" Harry said smirking at the man's shocked expression
"What!?" Lupin asked with wide eyes
"I have the suspect that those three knows more than what they give out, and this is starting to worry me" Sirius said as his smile slowly faded from his face.
"Then just follow us, we will explain everything" Ron said guiding the two adults towards the Room of Requirement
"Why here? There is just this tapestry" Lupin asked curious, his eyes darting towards both ends of the corridor
"As if We don't know you already know about this place, do you mind, my dear?" Harry asked
"With pleasure" Hermione answered walking up and down three times, summoning their secret base.
"So you know about the room eh?" Sirius asked as the group entered
"Of Course, what I don't understand is why it doesn't appear on the map" Harry answered showing how their name appeared on a void part of the map
"We tried, but we had to give up since the room can change size and configuration, the part of the charms on the parchment covering it simply failed every time those tried to show the room, this place is just too chaotic and unpredictable to actually show up in a comprehensible form" Lupin answered
"Sounds fair, so? Ready for some answers?" Ron said smiling
"Those are better be good, because right now I can't believe that a trio of firsties could pull all of this off by themselves" Sirius said sitting on one of the chairs in the room
"Then what about a Pensieve? The room can create a functional copy, we tried to take it out, but it just disappear once we leave the room" Hermione said pointing at a stone basin in a corner
"I noticed Harry calling you dear? Is there something I need to know?" Sirius asked grinning
"Well...we kinda are together" Harry answered blushing
"Kinda? two people kinda together don't spend the whole night snogging" Ron said smirking
"Those are details, Ronald" Hermione answered with narrowed eyes and a completely red face.
"Ooh! I am so proud of you right now!" Padfoot said happily
"Well, after this little parenthesis I think we are ready for that trip in your memories...whatever you have planned to show us is better be good" Lupin said getting up
"Wait! There are few details we can show ONLY to Sirius, please understand" Harry said getting up
"Really? Do tell" the man answered
"A minute" Ron said as the three deposited what was an HUGE quantity of memories in the Pensieve, shocking the two Marauders
"That's a lot of things to show" Lupin commented
"And those are only the highlights, the most important details" Hermione answered
"Oh well, I will be back soon" Sirius said shrugging, immersing his face in the full-to-the-brim thing
"While we wait, tell me, why you all ended up in Slytherin? With all due respect, a Weasley there is a first since the family birth while I am pretty sure Harry could have be sorted everywhere but there, no offence miss" Lupin asked
"No problem" the girl answered
"Will you believe us if I tell you that we ASKED to be put there?" Harry said grinning
"Why if I can ask?" Lupin asked
"To torment Snape and Dumbledore of course...sure the Sorting Hat asked us to look underneath Snape's arse behaviour, but we still took few revenges on him before starting our research, it was something we felt was our right" Ron answered
"Really? Why?" the werewolf asked curious
"You will soon see, once Sirius finish his turn we will show you" Harry answered as said man resurfaced with a furious expression on his face
"REMUS!" he yelled
"What did you see?" the other asked nervous
"Padfoot, remember what you saw and that it still has to happen, it was a good thing and we were hoping for it to happen again" Hermione said glaring at him
"Yes but...he has..." Sirius stammered in rage, his wand pointed at Lupin's crotch
"Whatever you saw I can explain...but what do you mean with it still has to happen?" the man asked with a worried tone and both hands cupping protectively his wand.
"Look yourself, Moony" Harry said taking away few memories before signaling him to enter
"I don't understand" Lupin said
"Just shut up and go in!" Sirius ordered pushing his friend's head inside
"Tonks? TONKS!? why her, of all the witches why he had to put his hands on her!?" the former prisoner roared once the werewolf became engrossed in the memories
"They were happy together, it took years but those two eventually got closer with Tonks managing to have Moony understand that his furry little problem was not important to her, they even had a son as you saw, we were hoping to have those to get together this time too, possibly earlier" Harry answered
"But...Tonks..." Sirius whined
"Look at it this way, better with one you know than with a perfect stranger, at least you know which face to punch should things don't work" Hermione said
"I...I don't know if I can..." he said with death in his voice
"Oh Come on! Try to give Lupin some credit! You know him!" Ron said
"FINE! FINE! I will give him ONE occasion, but if he fails I will kick his arse and you three with him" Sirius said
"Sounds good to me" Harry answered smiling as Lupin too resurfaced
"YOU LET THAT CRAZY BITCH KILL YOU!" Lupin yelled in disbelief
"Yeah-yeah, I was bragging about in front of the Veil of Death, but it's the past...or the future?" Sirius said dismissively
"This doesn't mean that you can say it like that! I still can't believe you got back in time" the werewolf said collapsing on the floor
"Cool, eh? Harry here managed to complete the ritual and send us here, I am surprised you are actually give it some thought, we feared that both of you would took it as a prank" Ron answered
"Had you not showed knowledge about Peter, my and Remus existence and animagus/werewolf status, the whole Secret Keeper thing and detailed information of how my House at Grimauld Place looks like down to the screaming portrait and that crazy bastard of Kreacher, I would have called it a joke, unfortunately I am forced to accept this as the truth...no matter how unbelievable it sounds" Sirius answered groaning
"Don't forget the fact that they knew how Lily and James' graves looks like and the fact they know about the Order Members" Lupin added sighing
"Horcrux...and my brother actually tried to destroy one before dying, he was fighting with the Light the whole time" Sirius said sighing
"Yes, Sirius, we need your help in dealing with them since as you saw Dumbledore was playing with our lives in his war against Voldemort" Harry said
"That's true, and apparently we all danced following his tune...but that's beside the point"
"And what's the point then?" Hermione asked
"I was BORING! A BORING MASS OF BORING BORINGNESS!" the man answered in despair and face-palming
"WHAT?!" the three kids yelled in disbelief
"What?" Lupin asked with wide eyes and mouth hanging open
"Come on! You saw me! I was all whining and sad, ME! The funny one of the Marauders! The Coolest wizard of Hogwarts spending all his time closed in a decrepit house with only Buckbeck as his company and a crazy elf that apparently was also the cause of his death, what the hell happened to me?!" Sirius yelled in dismay at the great offence to his Charming Cool Persona.
"You actually escaped Azkaban during our third year, probably those two extra years with the Dementors managed to have an impact even on you and your awesomeness" Harry answered
"You also had to spend the rest of your life on the run, that stress too could have had his weight on the whole thing" Hermione added
"It's not enough as an excuse! I am supposed to be the COOL uncle, the one Harry is supposed to love and worship as an hero, the one supposed to corrupt you with booze, porn and other bad habits!" Sirius said crossing his arms
"I think of you as a cool guy, Padfoot" Harry tried saying
"You are saying that only to make me happy" He whined
"And if we have to be perfectly sincere, I was the cool uncle there, I taught Harry the Patronus Charm and how to fight Dementors, they even remembered me as the best DADA professor ever" Lupin said smugly
"WHAT!? You are a book-snogging man, I am...was the one with a flying motorbike, beat that!" Sirius answered with a triumphant expression
"A bike you gave to Hagrid and that you could never ride again, and I managed to make them laugh even while studying, so I was Cool enough to make even studying funny" Lupin answered
"If you ask me, I think you are Cool the same, so please stop arguing" Harry asked pleadingly
"We will finish this later" Sirius said with narrowed eyes
"Yes, we will...by the way, I saw Hermione here talk with someone about a cure for werewolves, is that true? Does it work?" Lupin asked hopeful
"Actually no, Harry was tasked with that" Hermione answered looking down
"Sadly, me and few others arrested the one responsible of the experiments, he used to abduct people to turn them, this way he could have all the specimen needed for his experiments, and each one of them failed, most of the time in a cruel, gruesome way" Harry answered
"Gruesome?" Lupin asked paling
"The Majestic Werewolf Cure of Doctor Baldanders: it doesn't work but it has nice negative effects: Ruptured organs, bleeding from every pore, puking their own heart, liquefied bones...which one do you prefer?" the raven haired boy answered
"We studied the data he had and will work on it once resolved the whole Voldemort problem, but do not bring your hopes up, we can easily end up without a cure, we could not even going close to it after all" Ron said sighing
"I understand, thank you all the same"
"What now?" Sirius asked
"Well, the Locket is in Grimmauld Place, the Cup in the Lestrange vault was taken care off when I went there with Hagrid and the Diadem was destroyed by us the first day we reached here after the lessons, my scar also stopped working as one when my Magical Core, Soul and Mind re-entered this body, frying it in the back-lash of power" Harry answered
"This leaves the Ring in the Gaunt Shack and the Diary in Lucius Malfoy possession, Nagini became one after our Fourth year so we can rule it out, if we destroy those and kill Quirrell then Voldemort's soul won't have anchors keeping him here, forcing the monster to finally die forever" Hermione said
"This makes things a lot easier then...Dumbledore will play the whole Mirror of Erised trick during Christmas, you planned in taking the stone, right?" Lupin asked
"Uh-hu but we have to renounce to that since at Halloween we will have the right occasion to kill Quirrell while he plays dead" Harry said sighing
"Actually..." Hermione said looking down
"Spit it out Mione, come on" Harry said
"I was hoping we could fight the troll...I would like to take revenge for the way he scared me" the girl answered blushing
"You do know that if it wasn't for that smelly idiot we wouldn't be friends, right?" Ron asked
"I remember it was your fault to begin with if I was there at all" she answered
"Touchè" the Weasley boy answered rising his hands
"Sorry if I sound like a smart-ass, but you can always do it in the forest, you know? By your memories Harry casually found the Mirror during Christmas and the old goat was there only later when you returned again, in that case you can simply check in case he was there since the first time" Sirius said lost in thought
"And the Stone?" Ron asked
"The Mirror protects it, right? The reflection showed a copy of Harry pocketing it and the real one finding the thing in the same pocket...what if the image swap the real one with a fake?" Sirius answered
"It couldn't work, I managed the first time because I wanted to Find it but not using it, now I pretty much WANT to use it and have a Millennia-long vacation on a southern island" Harry answered
"Knowing Albus, he created the protection so that only who wanted to have the Stone for the Greater Good could actually take it" Lupin said
"And you mean?" Ron asked
"When Harry received the Stone for the first time it was because with that in his hands Voldemort couldn't have been able to use it to become immortal, now will be basically the same...only with string attached, we can at least try" the werewolf answered
"Sounds good to me, but won't Dumbledore discover the fake?" Harry asked
"You play it like the last time and he won't suspect a thing, you are an eleven year-old boy after all, you can't outsmart the great Dumbledore" Sirius answered smirking
"That is also true, a little subtle use of Occlumency and fake memories and he should be convinced" Harry said nodding
"I so can't wait to see his face when he discover that the Stone was switched with a fake" Hermione said grinning
"Serve the old bastard well" Ron said nodding
"So we have a plan then? Me and Moony here will take care of the Diary and then we all will destroy the Ring after you switched the Stone, that way by the time the Dark Dork goes out Hunting Unicorns we will be there waiting" Sirius said with a fierce expression
"Works for me, now, before we send dear Peter to the Aurors...do you wanna have some fun with him?" Harry asked pointing at the cage containing the trembling rat
"Ooh! What a nice godson you are, Harry!" Sirius cooed with a sick smile
"Really a boy with a golden heart" Lupin said smirking evilly.
As the spells keeping Wormtail isolated from the world were removed, he could see the two smiling faces of his old friends pointing their wands at him
"Oh...bugger" Peter Pettigrew mentally whined as the first of a LOOONG series of spells rained on him from both Marauders' wands.
Hogwarts – in the meantime – Albus' Office -
The headmaster was once again kneeling with his head in the fireplace, trying to talk with the goblins of Gringotts about retrieving moneys from Harry's vault.
"But, dear master Toothblade, I am forced to insist on it, we are not talking about an huge quantity of gold after all, I can act in virtue of the loco-parenthys position given to me by my position as Hogwarts Headmaster" Albus replied for what must have been the fifteen time since he started
"And as I told you dear Headmaster, due to the recent discovery of Sirius Black's innocence we can't let you in anymore since the man had requested and obtained full guardianship on the boy the instant he left the prison, voiding any need for you to act as one" the goblin answered with a deep sneer and disgust at the dear word, following Harry's requests about blocking the old man access, request that was then reinforced by Sirius now innocent status.
"But it is exactly for the boy that I am retrieving that gold" Albus countered
"Then fly a formal request to both Mister Potter and Mister Black and have them tell us, they will then personally give you the money you need" Toothblade answered growling
"I don't think you understand the importance of the situation and..." Albus tried saying before the goblin interrupted him with a string of profanities and insults in his native language before interrupting the communication.
"There was no need to say those thing about me, nor to suggest me to shove my wand and hat in those orifices" the Headmaster muttered
"What's wrong Albus? Can't get others money without their permission? It must be a new experience for you Hehehehe!" the Sorting Hat said with a long laugh
"You don't understand, my friend, with those money I planned to buy a broom for Harry, that way he would have been grateful and it would have helped me getting close to him" The old man answered
"And why don't you buy it with YOUR money then? It's not like you are poor" the Hat asked managing a smirk
"WHAT!? Do you now how much a Special-edition Nimbus 2000 will cost me? I need those money" Albus said in anger
"And what may be so important to have you pillaging a young boy's vault instead of using your wallet?"
"Do you have any idea how many SACKS of Lemon Drops I could buy with all that gold? This not forgetting that I need a new sets of robes and my Beard's weekly mask of Beauty, my beard is not easy to maintain! This fluent mane of hair is a vital part in my powerful wizard image, I can't appear like an old sage with grease stains or unruly hair! What am I, a savage?" Albus whined sitting at his desk
"Are you serious?" The Hat asked with the holes acting as eyes getting somehow larger
"No, I am Albus, why?" the other asked with a dumbfounded expression
"Forget it, buy the boy a broom with your money if you are so hellbent in making him closer to you or change your plans" the Sorting Hat said inching away from the old man
"I wonder if I can still suffer from Dementia even if I am an hat...being so close to such a severe case may be dangerous even for me" The Hat thought inching a little bit more away, looking pleadingly at Fawkes for help
"You are on your own, sucka! Once I am old enough I will recover the Diary and leave this old idiot behind, maybe bond with the Bushy-haired Girl, she seems nice enough" The young Phoenix sent his thoughts to the hat with narrowed eyes, waiting for his body to mature enough to run away from the old fool.
"Traitorous ingrate!" the Hat yelled mentally in anger only for Fawkes to answer with the bird-version of a middle finger
"That's it, I will use my money...sure it won't be a Nimbus 2000, but I will give him a nice broom all the same, the boy will still adore me, ah!" Albus said in triumph, missing the groans of the former Headmasters and Headmistresses' paintings.
Later that day – Hogwarts – Great Hall – Dinner -
The four tables were full of students enjoying the huge quantity of food in front of them, chatting amiably about the day and what they were expecting from the next one.
"So you three may be part of the Slytherin Team eh? You must be the first..." Theodore started saying
"The youngest Seeker in a century, the youngest Keeper in ninety-six years and the youngest Beater in eighty-nine years" Harry finished for him
"I was hoping to say it myself" the boy sighed in annoyance
"It's because you are too slow, Nott!" Blaise said smirking
"Shut it Zabini! No-one asked you anything"
"Calm down you two, congratulations by the way, does it mean that you three are able to have a broom even if in the first year?" Millicent asked curious
"It's a given, I still can't find a spell to fly without one, maybe I should look in the forbidden part of the library?" Hermione answered sadly
"I hope there is one, it could be so cool to fly by myself" Ron said smirking
"The Flying Ginger-head, or maybe the Flying Freckles, both sounds terrible, just like you" Draco said nearing the table
"Guys, please send him away, I am trying to enjoy my dinner" Hermione said as Crabble and Goyle moved to shield her
"You two are the worst! I can understand that those blood traitors are trying to ingratiate Pottyhead, but you two are supposed to follow ME our families have a tradition as allies!" Malfoy said sneering at the two
"We know about it as our fathers and their fathers know about it, we never forget, we just choose to serve another" Goyle answered
"No-one says that we have to follow you while we are here, that pact works only out of Hogwarts" Crabble said
"My Father will heard of this! And you, dirty mud.." Draco said with a deep sneer
"Finish that sentence and this time my crows will hurt you seriously" Harry said calmly as the walking stick appeared near him
"You dare threat me? a Malfoy? Then I shall teach you what it means going against a pureblood family like mine" Draco said seething in anger.
Barely hiding their smirk the three turned to face him.
"Really? What are you gonna do? Whine until I pass out from boredom?" Harry said with an amused tone.
"Insolent fool! I challenge you to a wizard's duel! Midnight in the trophy room, don't be late, Potter, I will teach you a lesson you won't forget!" Draco said
"If you say so...that's okay, I will turn you into a ferret to use for a new purse" Harry answered smiling deviously
"I can't wait to destroy you, Potter!" the boy said leaving for the Gryffindor table, a wide berth opening to let the blond boy eat alone and ignored, as usual since he arrived.
"You don't think to go there, don't you? It's clearly a trap!" Daphne said worried
"Of course it's a trap, I am not an idiot" Harry answered "not anymore at least" he then muttered with a low voice
"I guess there is no other choice then, we'll have to punish him" Ron said sighing dramatically
"I think you are right, any ideas?" Hermione said looking at the glasses-wearing member of the trio
"Well..." Harry said with a dark smirk that actually scared even the older students of the table
Teacher's table
"Why do you think Mister Potter is smiling like that?" Flitwick asked worried
"I don't know, but I know that I don't like it at all...he is smiling...Siriusly" McGonagall said with narrowed eyes
"Professor Snape, what'ya doin? Ya're shiverin'" Hagrid asked watching the Potion Master
"I am...fine" the greasy haired man answered with a trembling voice, shivering harder as Harry's stare momentarily moved towards him, getting even more malevolent, making the professor even more worried as it remembered him the same look James had whenever he was ready to unleash his WORST prank on young Snape.
"It's unfair! I am the one with the dark glare that makes people restless, not Potter! Let's take the stone now so I can show him who is the boss!" Voldemort whined in Quirrell's mind
"Not now, Master, just wait a little longer, I still need time to discover what kind of defences are there after the Cerberus" the DADA professor pleaded with a new head-ache coming from his guest laments
"Oh! Why didn't I posses that sexy chick that could use her hair to fight, she even used them as clothes! She was sooo cool with the guns on her heels and hands and those sexy-librarian-like glasses, I bet that with a few winks here and a little cleavage there she could have been assumed as professor here, but NOOO I had to take the body of a fool following a vampire in a forest!" Voldemort whined as the images of the sexy witch once again filled his and his host's mind, both enjoying how the skin-tight black dress accentuated her curves with the two long red ribbons on her head waving hypnotically in the wind.
AND DAT ASS!
"I was hunting down the worst kind of vampires, my Lord, the Sparkling ones! I couldn't leave those abominations go around RUINING the bad-ass image of the vampires...at least I managed to destroy the last one before you entered me, Master" Quirrell answered in pride
"What was the idiot's name again? Shovel face?" the spirit asked
"Edward something...I don't quite remember, but I know it was Funny making his head explode and then burn the body before scattering the ashes to the wind...after peeing on them" the professor answered smirking
"Good times" Voldemort commented sighing
While everyone was calmly eating, Albus was having a silent heart attack at seeing Harry's evil smile (Now back into a more normal one) with his mind assaulted by images of young Tom Riddle in his time as a student.
He was wondering if Tom too started in his time at Hogwarts or not, if only there had been some kind of "Signals" about him being evil when he was still at school.
Flash-back – Hogwarts – When Tom Riddle was still a student -
"Professor Dumbledore?" The Headmaster called out the old man
"Yes, Headmaster Armando?" Albus answered
"I think young Riddle is up to something" The man said worried
"What makes you think that?" the 'young' professor asked
"There are voices about him roasting puppies alive while chanting profanities and prayers to Dark Gods of The Abyss"
"I think people are over-reacting, I am sure everything will be okay in the end, it's just a phase of his adolescence" Albus answered smiling
"Are you sure?" Dippet asked worried
"But of course, Headmaster! We would have seen immediately if there were chances of him turning into a Dark Wizard" Dumbledore answered with a goofy smile.
Some time later -
"Professor Dumbledore, Tom Riddle is starting to worry me" a young McGonagall whispered as she neared the professor
"What do you mean, my dear?" Albus asked
"He was seen desecrating tombs with feces and burning churches, justifying it as him being the new God of our world" she answered
"Don't worry, I am sure that he is just trying to express a little need of rebellion, it's normal at his age" the man answered
"Are you sure?" McGonagall asked with a REALLY worried tone
"My dear, had he become a Dark Wizard everyone would have noticed the change, don't you think?" he answered with twinkling eyes
Some MORE time later -
"I would like to complain about Riddle's behaviour, professor" a young witch said entering Albus' office
"What happened, Miss Cleverel?" Dumbledore asked
"He tried to rape my owl professor, he said that from their union a new EVIL race would be born to serve him" the girl said with watering eyes
"My dear, he was probably joking, I would have noticed had he become evil" Dumbledore said with a grand-fatherly tone
"I AM EEEEEVIL!" Tom's scream echoed in the corridors outside the room
"Are you sure, professor? He seems determined into committing every possible act against nature and humanity" the girl asked worried
"I PERFORMED A DARK RITUAL TO BREAK MY SOUL TO PIECES!...BY MURDERING INNOCENTS!" the boy screamed
"Completely sure, my dear. Mister Riddle is completely okay" Albus said
"I AM A FUCKING EVIL DARK WIZARD HELL-BENT ON GAINING IMMORTALITY AND WORLD DOMINATION!" Tom screamed again
"Completely okay" Albus said again
A LOT of Time later -
"Good morning Tom" Albus said from his seat as Headmaster
"Fuck you, I am Evil!" Tom answered without stopping raping the corpse he had with him
"I heard that you wanted to work here as professor, Defence Against the Dark Arts, am I right?" Albus asked while the other kept humping the rotting carcass covered in five-pointed stars and other unholy signs
"Yeah, since I am a DARK EVIL WIZARD I want to teach to impressionable kids how to be evil so to become my Dark Army to use when conquering the Wizarding World" Tom answered between grunts, moans and profanities
"Kinda a difficult project, won't you settle to just being a professor? I am sure that you are not evil as people believe you are" Albus said
"Yeah, take it bitch! I know you like it...no I really want to turn this land into my domain and enslave everyone in it so to rape them, kill them, torture and force them into hearing my poetry about killing babies and raping puppies" Tom answered switching position with his 'partner'
"Sadly I can't help you then, your appearance may have people think that I am employing a Dark Wizard, even if there are no proof of that you are one, never thought about tanning a little? You look so pale and emaciated, a little time in the sun may help you" Albus said sadly
"Fuck you, fuck that dry crotch of your mother and fuck that Goat-fucker of your brother, I am evil and will curse the position you denied me, and now I will avenge this offence by sacrificing four hundred virgins to the devils of Hell! I AM EEEEEEVIL!" Tom screamed in rage as he disappeared from the office with a string of DARK EVIL magic pronounced in a unholy language prohibited by God himself, making blood rain from the sky and wolves howl in despair as the moon covered the sun in an EVIL eclipse that made plants wither and small animals die, the cute ones by exploding gorily.
"It was good seeing such a good boy again, I hope he won't stray towards the Dark territory over this little detail...naah! He is a good wizard, he won't hold a grudge over this, I am sure" Albus said cheerfully as damned souls of the Underworld filled his office attracted by Tom's Dark magic, simply exorcising them with a flick of his wand
"This castle really needs some cleaning, even the ghost are complaining" the old man said sighing.
End of the flash-back – Hogwarts – present time -
"I can't dwell in the past, I was young and not ready for the sacrifices the Greater Good requires nor I was able to see the subtle changes in Tom's behavior, Harry need to see me as a mentor, otherwise I won't be able to guide him towards his fight against Tom, this War was long enough, it's time to end it" Dumbledore whispered to himself while watching the young Potter boy, oblivious that the other professors inched a little away from him, looking at Harry in apprehension.
"I am sorry, Harry. But we all have to make sacrifices, if everything goes as I think they will, should he try to use the Killing Curse the Horcrux in your head will be destroyed without you dying, I only need to instruct you into what to do...we still have time" he thought with a determined expression.
Once the war will be over the boy will thank him for his guidance, he was sure of it.
Later that night – Hogwarts – near the Gryffindor entrance -
"Ready?" A disillusioned Harry asked at his friends
"Yes" both Ron and Hermione answered, a sudden noise stopped them on their tracks
"Stupid Malfoy and his stupid Leg-locking hex, why we got him while Slytherin got Harry, Ron and Hermione, those three at least are nice people" Neville grunted while marching towards the portrait.
"Password?" the Fat lady asked as her head peaked from a corner of the paining, she was leaving to join few friends in another part of the castle
"Pig Snout" Neville answered sighing
"Close the door behind you, I am late" the woman said as she moved away
"Great guardian for our dormitory...one day she or another will even let a mass-murderer pass because he has the passwords, I am sure of it" the boy said entering, not noticing the three invisible students following him
"Aren't there wards to stop this from happening?" Ron asked whispering
"Hogwarts itself must be remembering us from the previous time-line, the Hat told us, Magic is above Time and Space" Harry answered as the three were looking fondly at THEIR seat in front of the fireplace.
"And common sense too, don't forget" the Weasley boy answered sitting down
"Ooh! How I miss this place, remember? The others kept joking about us using always this one, Fred and George even wanted to put a plaque with private property on it" Hermione said
"We have a mission, we have to be strong...even if some uncivilized monkey filled it with crumbs, animal" Harry said before sneering in disgust
"They should be asleep by now" Ron said looking towards the First Year dormitory
"Yep, Malfoy is in his bed, I thought he would have presented himself this time, it's curious, the big things change but the small details remains" Harry answered looking at the Marauders Map
"What will we do? I suggest the Acromantula's colony" Ron said smirking
"Too lethal, petrified by Salazar?" Harry asked
"Too evil, Dumbledore may start to panic...what about Fluffy?" Hermione said
"Why not? Let's have the little shit a taste of what we had to endure the last time because of him" Harry said nodding
"Fine by me, I will take care of having everyone stay asleep, memory charms is up to you, Mione" Ron said
"I will do it, nothing better than scrambling few brains before sleep" the girl answered
"That's official we corrupted her completely" Harry answered as the three smirking time travelers moved towards their prey.
The next morning – Fluffy's room – third floor
"SOMEONE HELP MEE!" Draco screamed as the three-headed dog tried once again to jump and catch him, the beast's teeth barely an inch from the boy's head as he was dangling from the ceiling
"GROOOAAAR!" the three heads roared as the cerberus prepared a new attempt, using all his strength and reaching for the boy's head, tearing away an huge chunk of hair as he descended, making Malfoy shriek in an high pitched voice as his now bald head was already getting red from the abuse.
"Fluffy! Down! Bad doggie, bad doggie! Ya don't attack students!" Hagrid said slapping one of the dog's snout with a rolled paper, making the beast whimper and lie down with six pair of ears lowered and a low puppy-like whine.
"I told you that a simple lock was not enough, Albus" McGonagall said as she and Dumbledore moved the scared boy towards the ground
"Who was the culprit?" Albus asked
"Can't say, the Magical signature is scrambled beyond recognition, this is an Auror-level job" Flitwick answered sighing
"A professor?" McGonagal asked worried
"I don't think so, the wards of the school do not registered an outsider either, maybe a senior student whose family is not so friendly with the Malfoy" Albus answered
"May explain why there are three distinguished signatures, it makes things harder to trace since whoever they were, they used more than a spell to cover their identities, their magic twisted and fused into a mess, even if I try it may take months to separate every spell, counter it and then reconstruct the original signatures" The Charm professor said
"For now we will take the boy top Madame Pomfrey, then we will add few protections to the door as well, can't have a student enter with a simple Alohomora" McGonagall said
"Make him take a shower too" Flitwick suggested seeing the various stains of urine and feces on the boy's pajama, sign that the poor lad had lost the control of his bowels the instant he understood what was happening and continued to release on himself the whole time.
"Anything from his mind, Headmaster?" the professor asked
"No Filius, Mister Malfoy was apparently abducted without him even noticing, we will keep an eye opened" Albus answered sighing
"Fine by me, have a nice day Headmaster, I'll see you all at breakfast" the little man answered leaving the floor
"Let's go Hagrid, we too have duties to perform before starting our day" Dumbledore called out
"Coming, Professor!" Hagrid answered as he stopped scratching the huge dog's belly, making it whine at the loss
"Unfortunately I can't charm the door closed, I know that one of the professors is a spy of Tom, I need the room to be easy to access in order to drive the impostor out, if only the wards could exactly pin-point the source of the dark magic, but since Severus' Dark Mark is covering it with its presence I can't have an exact reading, I have no other choice than to play this risky game if I want the spy to come out" Albus thought as he and the Half-giant moved down to leave the third floor.
Hogwarts – Great Hall – some time later - breakfast -
"Did you hear? Malfoy was found in the Room at the third floor, he was scared beyond belief" a third year Slytherin said
"Yeah, I wonder what happened, maybe he really was waiting for me in the trophy room" Harry answered
"I don't think so, voices said that he was still in his pajama, a girl from Ravenclaw saw him enter in the infirmary and lay on the bed near hers...she said he smelled terribly" Millicent said
"I can imagine" Ron said smirking
"Hey Harry? Isn't that Hedwig?" Hermione asked in fake surprise as the white owl left a long envelop on the table, the bird landing on the boy's shoulder with a shriek of happiness
"Here girl, thank you for the delivery" Harry answered giving her his bacon
"I wonder what is inside this BROOM-SHAPED package...a book perhaps?" Ron asked smirking
"Whoever send it he wasn't paying attention at making it discreet" Tracy said giggling
"The letter says to not open it at the table since it contains a new broom" Harry said reading the letter
"Why not? Practically EVERYONE in school knows that you three are in the Team, is not so strange for you to have a broom now, is not like the ghosts weren't gossiping about it"
"I am of the same advice, if you want, I don't think that people will mind should you open it here" The Bloody Baron, Slytherin table's Ghost, said hovering near the boy
"Oh well, let's open it" Harry said as the three started tearing open the paper, before them and the others at the table started laughing, loudly
"A...A Cheapstar? I thought those were all used just to clean now" Zabini said between snorts
"You don't say? It must be someone trying to have fun with you, that's the crappiest piece of wood you can find in shops, whoever it was wanted to play a prank on you, no chance someone REALLY wanted you to feel grateful for something like that" Ron said while trying to recompose himself
"It's a 01 model too, Potter! The one that send it must be the cheapest idiot on the face of the planet, that thing is a first model, not even collectors want it due to the poor quality, he must have found it in the garbage and tried to sell it for a good one" a tall sixth year said snorting.
As the laughing started again no-one noticed the now sulking headmaster as he eating his breakfast with a dark mood.
"I am not cheap, that's a wonderful broom" Albus commented
"You do know that since you were young brooms changed, right?" McGonagall asked
"It was my first broom, I thought that having the same model that I used to have would have been special to him" the Headmaster said
"How much do you paid for it?" the woman asked
"Fifteen sickles and one knut, the sickles were to have the broom's magic revitalized since the clerk was using it to clear the floor" Albus answered
"Compared to that even the school's brooms are first class" Flitwick muttered.
It was in that moment that three other owls flew in the Great Hall in formation, each one with a broom and a box tied to their legs.
"What the..." Albus said as the three landed in front of the Silver Trio, turning the laughs into awed whispers
"'Lo pup! I was informed that the old goat tried to retrieve YOUR money without us knowing, probably for the broom trick he used last time since an old friend of mine told me about his gift he bought at his shop, so both me and Moony decided to Stealthe scene with this little present, he is sulking right? I bet the old man is sulking like a child now!" the letter said, as the three kids looked towards the Headmaster they could see him pouting in offense at the difference between his present and the Marauders' one.
"Two Nimbus 2000 and...what's that?" Millicent asked
"That, my dear, it's a Ferrarini, Italian counterpart of the Nimbus 2000...really classy stuff, usually preferred by beaters since slightly slower than a Nimbus but with a better handling" Zabini answered pointing at the race-red broom with the black Prancing Dragon ("Draghetto Rampante") on a yellow shield on the tip.
"It has Hermione engraved in it, I guess it's yours" Ron said passing her the thing
"There is a ticket on mine...don't tell Sirius, but I had an old 'Friend' tuning the broom a little...a VERY illegal tuning, but I am the cool uncle, right? -Lupin-" Harry said reading
"I heard about that, it's pretty illegal to have one, last one he tried to use that kind of modified broom during the Cup was sentenced to Azkaban for two months" Theodore said
"Then I won't let people check mine" Harry answered smirking
"Our armours arrived as well, why did you insisted for use to order them, Harry?" Hermione asked
"Those Top-of-the-line Dragon hide-reinforced armours will help us in case some incidents happen during the game" Harry answered crossing his arms
"Like what? A rampaging budger?" Ron asked smirking
"Or a jinxed broom?" Hermione asked with a similar smile
"Now you are exaggerating, what else do you three fear? Dementors invading the pitch?" Daphne asked, unable to understand while the three started laughing at that
Teachers Table -
"Now THAT is a cool thing to give to a boy as a present, I am a little jealous myself" Flitwick said smiling
"Show off" Albus said grunting
Azkaban – with Peter and Amelia Bones -
"Now Peter, we are making repairs in some of the empty cells, leaving us without a free one to give you" Amelia said sighing, but with an evil glint in her eyes
"So you will let me go?" Wormtail asked in hope
"No, fortunately one of our guest accepted to share his cell with you until an empty one will be ready" the Warden said smirking
"R-really?" Peter asked
"But of course, here let me introduce you to him...then he will be the one to introduce himself" Amelia said guiding him towards a rather isolated door.
"W-What do you mean? Why your tone changed?" Wormatil asked as for some reason his butt clenched tightly by itself
"What a strange question, as if we will ever put you with some sexual deviant that may satiate his urges with you for hours to no end, making the whole thing repeat over and over and over thanks to the Dementors forcing you to relive the thing in the scarce pauses between rounds" the Head of the DMLE said innocently
"Yeah...as if we were so bad" the warden said with an evil laugh
"Can I be kissed?" Peter asked
"I don't know if he is into cuddling, you can always ask...whenever your mouth is free of course" the Warden answered
"I was talking about the Dementors..." Wormtail said whining, fat tears escaping him
"Now-now barely here and already forming an harem? You work fast, Peter" Amelia said smirking as they reached the cell
"Here is your new friend, Bubba!" the Warden said smirking as the door opened
"Oooh! Some company finally! I was starting to desperate" the man said licking his lips
"I plea for the death penalty!" Peter screamed
"I love when they play hard to get...they get me hard myself! Hahahaha!" Bubba said with a lecherous laugh
"HEEEEELP!" the rat animagus screamed as the huge man pounced on him
"We will leave you two lovebirds alone to know each other better, have fun!" Amelia said as she and the Warden walked away, leaving behind the screaming man.
"Should we tell him that the handcuffs will stop him from transforming?" the warden asked
"...Let him discover it by himself, like that it will be easier for him to understand" Amelia answered
"But the Magical shock those will give him in punishment will paralyze him, making him unable to move" he said
"KYYYYYYYAAAAAAAH!" Wormtail's shrieking scream echoed in the prison
"I know, and I bet that dear Peter know it too now" she answered with an evil smile
"You are scary, Madame Bones" the warden said shivering
"Thank you, I do my best Hahahahaha!" Amelia answered with a terrible laugh that scared even the Dementors.
"Mistress! I love you! Let me serve you until the end of time!" a woman screamed in ecstasy from a cell
"SHUT UP BELLATRIX!" Amelia bellowed
"Yes mistress" Bellatrix answered meekly.
Hogwarts – later that night – Slytherin male dorms -
The trio was once again on Harry's bed to plan, the three of them with an annoyed expression on their face.
"So they managed to talk us into joining the Team" Hermione said sighing
"That's also your fault, do you really had to swing the training bludgers into a bulls-eye?" Ron asked with narrowed eyes
"They were laughing at my being a girl" she muttered in answer
"Talks the one that caught every ball, mister Super Keeper" Harry countered
"Can't help it, I am just too good" Ron answered with his ears turning brightly red
"Whatever, at least we'll have something to do to pass the time, my only regret is that Slytherin will win this time" Harry said sighing
"Yeah, both House Cup and Quidditch Cup, it's the downside of being in a different house" Ron answered
"Snivellus' threat about suspending us if we didn't accept may have helped too" Hermione said
"So, what are we gonna do?" Harry asked
"I think we can do as Sirius suggested, those two will take care of the diary while we swap the Stone with a fake when you find the Mirror of Erised, then, after HERMIONE'S revenge" Ron said making the girl blush
"We will wait for Voldemort to go in the forest to hunt unicorns" the red head boy then finished
"Crap! I almost forgot about Norbert! We will need to rake care of that too" Harry cursed with a pained expression
"I was hoping to forget that, the little bugger almost teared my finger off" Ron said whining
"We will take care of that too...you know? This whole Going Back in Time is not as funny as I thought" Hermione said sighing
"Yeah, there were a lot of details I forgot about those seven years" Harry answered
"Well, we can't go back now, we have to go on, no matter how boring or annoying is to live everything AGAIN" Ron said sighing
"The bright side is that at least we will suffer only this year while we adjust everything, then we will have the rest of our lives to do as we please, without menaces of wars or dark lords" Harry said
"It sounds so good, imagine, being BORED!" Ron said ecstatic
"Having nothing to do after homework, no research about Giant Basilisks, no hunt for Horcruxes or trying to survive a Wizarding Tournament" Hermione said with a dreamy expression
"No running from Dark Lords, death traps or such, only us and so much free time to not know how to use it" Harry said
"..."
"..."
"..."
"OH GOD, THE BOREDOM!" Hermione said in disgust
"Yeah, how did the others stand that? What the hell they do after classes?" Ron said in shock
"They must have a lot of patience, because I can't imagine a life that plain" Harry said in denial
"Okay, I vote to enter the Auror Corp together, at least while Hermione try once again to become Minister we will have some adventure...damn you Harry! It's your fault, I was such a lazy kid back there" Ron said with narrowed eyes
"Fine by me, but I think you should play for some Quidditch Team instead, at least you will have a solid background to become Head of the department ONCE AGAIN" Harry said
"Dark-wizards-hunting sounds good, we will be one of those Battle-couples that people talk about" Hermione said smiling
"Your being so clingy was one of the reasons we moved apart, you know?" Ron said with a raised eyebrow
"And your snoring" she countered
"I don't snore!" the boy screamed in denial
"Snape was forced to add silencing wards to your bed, Ron, the others threatened to close you out of the dorm otherwise" Harry answered
"Whatever, let's go to bed...in YOUR bed Granger, you are still too young for THAT" Ron said before dragging the sulking girl away
"But I want to!" she whined
"I think he has a VERY strong head-ache that will probably pass only after his fifth year here" Ron answered
"Prat" the girl said with a displeased moan
The boy-who-lived snorted in amusement as the two kept bickering the whole way towards the girl's dorm, picturing Ron bodily throw her inside and closing the door before returning.
It was nice to be back after all, he mussed.
The end of the chapter -
Extra scene – Alternative Triwizard Tournament 1 – First Task -
"I don't understand, Voldemort is dead and I still have to take part?" Harry groaned in the champions tent
"Apparently Barty Crounch wants some form of revenge" Hermione said sighing
"The idiot hopes for you to die during the Tasks" Ron said waving at Fleur, the girl looking away sneering
"Oh well, at least I had the occasion of nailing Fleur again" Harry said grinning as the French champion kept stealing glances at him
"YOU WHAT!?" both Ron and Hermione yelled in disbelief
"Why do you think she never insulted me after my name came out and was so eager to kiss me? She liked my being not so leetle where it counts" Harry answered
"When that happened?" Hermione asked glaring at the Veela
"Originally, before the second task, I went to the lake to try and understand how to breath under there, I kept watching the water until I felt the need to...well, to water the bushes, so I went behind a tree to relieve myself, and she saw me" the boy answered
"She liked?" Ron asked with wide eyes
"Yup, I wanted to be sure so I did it again...for five times, at the end of the week it was just an excuse for a quick randez-vous between us" Harry said with a wide smile
"That's why you were always that tired..." Hermione said in understanding
"Yeah, sorry for that, this time it happened again but before the first one, but in my defence it wasn't intentional" Harry said rising his hands
"Since she is clearly ogling you, I will tell her that it was a one-time deal that it will never happen again, understood?" Hermione said with a growl in her voice
"Of course dear, as you wish!" Harry answered rapidly
"Good, I will tell the same to her now, before her turn comes" the girl said marching towards the French girl.
"Will it work?" Ron whispered
"I hope so, she can be scary when angry" Harry answered shivering
"I know that first hand" Ron answered twitching
"Harry..." Hermione said in discomfort
"What happened?" he asked "She refused? She threatened you?" he said worried
"No-no...not exactly, she just...it's embarrassing" the girl said squirming a little
"Tell us, what did she say?" Harry asked
"Well...she said.." Hermione said whispering something in Harry's ear that Ron couldn't catch, but he saw how the boy's glasses somehow cracked by themselves as his eyes glossed over.
"I vill vait the tvo of you near ze carriage, 'Arry!" Fleur said blowing him a kiss before leaving the tent
"What did she said?" Ron asked worried
"She said that she is a Bi..." Hermione said looking down
"A Bi? As if in..." Ron asked with wide eyes as his voice failed him
"She said that I have a wonderful pair of Almond-coloured eyes" the girl answered blushing while Harry was still in his happy place with a silly grin in his face.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" the Weasley boy screamed in absolute rage as he stormed out of the tent, his old jealousy returning full-force
"For once I don't blame him for being jealous" Harry muttered
"Lucky bastard" Cedric muttered with clenched teeth
"Vhat a..." Victor Krum said before erupting into a long string of curses in Bulgarian muttered in a low voice
This was only the first signal that the Triwizard Tournament would have been TOTALLY different this time.
The End! I hope you liked this chapter as well, I tried hard to make it enjoyable, as you saw the Master Manipulator Dumbledore has some hidden malfunctioning that will slowly come to surface as time passes and his various plans fails.
I think this won't be a particularly long fanfiction since the trio already knows what will/may happen and what stopped Voldemort from dying the first time, so acting to finish this quickly is not so impossible since right not the DARK WIZARD is just a plume of smoke inhabiting a body, or so I am justifying this ^ ^
Next Chapter, Quidditch match and Hermione VS Troll: the Final Showdown! Can't wait to write it ^ ^
Any suggestions for Voldy bashing, death Eaters Bashing and Dumbledore bashing are well accepted, let me know okay?
Have a nice day
tremor230 ^ ^