A/N: It's the end.
Oh, and to stop any confusion ....
Old Sirius = Padfoot
Young Sirius = Sirius
Old Remus = Moony
Young Remus = Remus
Old Snape = Severus
Young Snape = Snape
CH14: You Can't Change Your Past
"She'll be better in a few hours," Severus said, finally cleaning up his potion supplies.
The Hall let out a collective breath of relief. But it wasn't over.
"Now, can we get some answers?" Sirius questioned, studying his older self with interest.
"I think we'd all like that," said Dumbledore.
"Well," Moony began. "It's quite a long story .... "
"We're from the future!" Padfoot said.
"Maybe it's not that long of a story."
"Who - huh - what?" Madame Pomphrey stuttered.
"Mr. Black - " Dumbledore started.
"Call me Sirius."
"Sirius," he amended. "What brings you to the past?"
"Now 'that' is a long story."
Moony clapped a hand to his forehead. "Oy!"
"You'd better ask Harry."
"I would, but .... "
"But what?"
"He's not here."
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Meanwhile, Harry was walking towards the Quidditch pitch, deep in thought.
'Why? Why did they have to find out? I can't face them .... '
He jumped on one of the school broomsticks and took off into the air.
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"Where could he have gone?" Padfoot asked frantically.
"Calm down, Siri," said Moony. "I'm sure he's fine."
"You know, Harry. "He didn't want them to know in the first place .... "
"Who to know?" asked Dumbledore.
"His par - nobody," Padfoot changed hastily.
"He has to be nearby somewhere," Severus said.
"Maybe he went to Hogsmeade?" said a young Amos Diggory.
"Why would he go there?"
"If he's that upset, he might have gone out for a drink," said a Slytherin 4th year, matter-of-fact.
"He can't drink!" Padfoot burst out. "He's only sixteen!"
"I think we need the whole story," said Sirius.
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"...... so then we came here, to stop Voldemort from killing Lily and James."
"Let me get this straight," James said. "We are Professor Jamison's parents?"
"Yup."
"Whoa. Lily - " he stopped. "Where's Lily?"
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"Harry?" a voice broke through his thoughts.
Harry swooped down and came face to face with his speaker. His mother.
"Er - "
"I was worried about where you went," she explained. "Sirius is having a fit in there. Your Sirius, I mean."
"He told you, didn't he?" whispered Harry.
"Yeah, about me being your .... "
"Oh."
"It's weird, but it really explains a lot .... You have my eyes ..... "
"So I've been told."
"What?" Lily's eyes widened in understanding. "That's why you didn't want us to know. We ... "
"We're killed when I was one."
"Oh, Harry." Harry breath stopped as Lily wrapped her arms around him.
"I love you, Harry."
"I - I love you too, Mum."
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"Have a good trip!" James shouted as the time travelers gathered in the center of the Hall.
"We will." Harry smiled. "Try not to destroy Hogwarts!"
"Listen Severus," McGonagall said. "I want to thank you for what you did - "
"It was no problem," said Severus. "Though, you could go easy on my younger self ... "
"We've taken him over to our side!" exclaimed Padfoot.
"God help me."
"Just what we need - another Sirius," Remus groaned.
"Come on, guys!" Harry said.
They waved to the occupants of Hogwarts, before disappearing once more.
"That's it then," Professor Sprout sighed. "They're gon - "
An invisible haze fell over the school.
Sprout shook her head. "What was I saying? Oh, yes. Has anyone seen Professor Jamison?"
"Not all day," McGonagall replied. "I haven't seen Night or Nyx either, for that matter."
"Strange, very strange. I wonder .... " Dumbledore stopped abruptly and changed demeanor. "Oh well. I'll just go draft some ads for the 'Daily Prophet'."
And life in Hogwarts went on as usual.
THE END
Oh, and to stop any confusion ....
Old Sirius = Padfoot
Young Sirius = Sirius
Old Remus = Moony
Young Remus = Remus
Old Snape = Severus
Young Snape = Snape
CH14: You Can't Change Your Past
"She'll be better in a few hours," Severus said, finally cleaning up his potion supplies.
The Hall let out a collective breath of relief. But it wasn't over.
"Now, can we get some answers?" Sirius questioned, studying his older self with interest.
"I think we'd all like that," said Dumbledore.
"Well," Moony began. "It's quite a long story .... "
"We're from the future!" Padfoot said.
"Maybe it's not that long of a story."
"Who - huh - what?" Madame Pomphrey stuttered.
"Mr. Black - " Dumbledore started.
"Call me Sirius."
"Sirius," he amended. "What brings you to the past?"
"Now 'that' is a long story."
Moony clapped a hand to his forehead. "Oy!"
"You'd better ask Harry."
"I would, but .... "
"But what?"
"He's not here."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile, Harry was walking towards the Quidditch pitch, deep in thought.
'Why? Why did they have to find out? I can't face them .... '
He jumped on one of the school broomsticks and took off into the air.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Where could he have gone?" Padfoot asked frantically.
"Calm down, Siri," said Moony. "I'm sure he's fine."
"You know, Harry. "He didn't want them to know in the first place .... "
"Who to know?" asked Dumbledore.
"His par - nobody," Padfoot changed hastily.
"He has to be nearby somewhere," Severus said.
"Maybe he went to Hogsmeade?" said a young Amos Diggory.
"Why would he go there?"
"If he's that upset, he might have gone out for a drink," said a Slytherin 4th year, matter-of-fact.
"He can't drink!" Padfoot burst out. "He's only sixteen!"
"I think we need the whole story," said Sirius.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"...... so then we came here, to stop Voldemort from killing Lily and James."
"Let me get this straight," James said. "We are Professor Jamison's parents?"
"Yup."
"Whoa. Lily - " he stopped. "Where's Lily?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Harry?" a voice broke through his thoughts.
Harry swooped down and came face to face with his speaker. His mother.
"Er - "
"I was worried about where you went," she explained. "Sirius is having a fit in there. Your Sirius, I mean."
"He told you, didn't he?" whispered Harry.
"Yeah, about me being your .... "
"Oh."
"It's weird, but it really explains a lot .... You have my eyes ..... "
"So I've been told."
"What?" Lily's eyes widened in understanding. "That's why you didn't want us to know. We ... "
"We're killed when I was one."
"Oh, Harry." Harry breath stopped as Lily wrapped her arms around him.
"I love you, Harry."
"I - I love you too, Mum."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Have a good trip!" James shouted as the time travelers gathered in the center of the Hall.
"We will." Harry smiled. "Try not to destroy Hogwarts!"
"Listen Severus," McGonagall said. "I want to thank you for what you did - "
"It was no problem," said Severus. "Though, you could go easy on my younger self ... "
"We've taken him over to our side!" exclaimed Padfoot.
"God help me."
"Just what we need - another Sirius," Remus groaned.
"Come on, guys!" Harry said.
They waved to the occupants of Hogwarts, before disappearing once more.
"That's it then," Professor Sprout sighed. "They're gon - "
An invisible haze fell over the school.
Sprout shook her head. "What was I saying? Oh, yes. Has anyone seen Professor Jamison?"
"Not all day," McGonagall replied. "I haven't seen Night or Nyx either, for that matter."
"Strange, very strange. I wonder .... " Dumbledore stopped abruptly and changed demeanor. "Oh well. I'll just go draft some ads for the 'Daily Prophet'."
And life in Hogwarts went on as usual.
THE END