15.- A new life.

When Harry closed his eyes, completely asleep, Snuffles picked him up and turned around towards the castle, followed by the very worried Ron and Hermione, and the surprised Professors and Marauders.

"Madam Pomfrey." Said Snuffles. "Could you take a look at Harry?"

"Of course, follow me." Said the astounded nurse.

They all headed towards the hospital wing, some because of worry and others because they wanted an explanation. When they reached the infirmary, there was barely place to walk, which annoyed Madam Pomfrey, and she made everyone leave except for James, since she wanted to check him out to make sure he was alright. They didn't like it, but she didn't give them a choice, and they had to wait until the nurse came out.

"How is he doing?" Asked Snuffles.

"Well, he's fine." Said Madam Pomfrey. "He's just completely exhausted, which is not unusual after all he has done. He just needs a bit of rest, or rather, a lot of rest. I think he should stay here until the end of term."

"And James?"

"He's fine." She said calmly. "Considering he would be dead if it wasn't because of Harry, he's perfectly alright. I just want him to stay until tomorrow to make sure."

"Well, I think you owe us an explanation." Said Dumbledore.

"Of course, Headmaster." Said Snuffles. "Although it seems I'll have to start from the beginning. It's not fair that only you and Professor McGonagall know the truth. First of all, and as you probably know by now, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and I come from the future. From twenty-two years into the future, to be exact." There were small gasps coming from most teachers. "My real name is Sirius Black, and I'm also that boy standing there." More gasps. "Harry is really James' son, not his cousin, and Lily is his mother." The teachers were unable to react. "We came to this time to protect Harry from Lord Voldemort, because he had been trying to kill him since he was born."

"That's what Minerva and I knew." Said Dumbledore. "Why don't you tell us the rest?"

"Very well, Headmaster. As you have seen, Harry isn't a normal boy, not only because of his power and because he has always been more responsible and mature than any boy his age, but also because he is the descendant of Godric Gryffindor, making him Voldemort's main objective."

"The prophecy." Said McGonagall.

"Yes, the old prophecy that said that one of Godric Gryffindor's descendant would be much more powerful than most, more powerful than he himself had been. When Voldemort found out, he decided it was not a good idea to leave the remaining descendants alive, which became even worse, when his spy told him that Harry was that wizard. So, he used our trust in his spy and at Halloween, when Harry was only one year old, he attacked Godric's Hollow. James and Lily died at his hands, trying to protect their family, but Harry didn't. When the killing curse touched Harry, it turned around and flew to Voldemort, only giving him the scar he has on his forehead with the form of a lightning bolt. On the other hand, Voldemort wasn't as lucky, and he was reduced to a mere shadow."

"But if he was reduced to a shadow, how comes we saw him?" Asked Professor Flitwick.

"Because from the moment that Harry defeated him, he has been searching for a way to come back, and last year, he finally managed it. During that summer, he attacked Harry's house, and we didn't see any other way to protect him. We needed some time for his power to awaken, and we didn't know when it was going to happen, we only knew it would be after his fifteenth birthday." Ended Sirius.

"And what are you going to do now?" Asked Professor Dumbledore.

"We'll wait until the end of term, and we'll go back to our own time. I hope you'll understand that we're going to obliviate you; we can't risk changing the future, Harry might not be born."

"I guessed as much." Said Dumbledore. "Changing a small fact can have disastrous consequences in the future."

It took Harry three days to wake up, and even when he did, he could barely move. Ron and Hermione hadn't left his side, fearing how their friend was going to react after the battle with Voldemort. What if the nightmares about Cedric came back? Or the ones about his parents' deaths? And what if he became even more closed and quiet? Lucky for them, that didn't happen. Actually, Harry felt like he was free for the first time, and he was feeling carefree.

It had been two days since he had woken up when some people came to see him. The Marauders.

"Come in." Said Harry when they knocked on the door, while stroking Saïl, who had already reached his adult form. He was nearly as big as a cat.

"Hey, Harry, can we come in?" Said James looking into the room while the others waited behind him.

"Hello. Come in, come in!" He said happily.

"How are you feeling?" Asked Lily once they were inside.

"Much more rested." He smiled, but since they were looking at him distrusting he added. "Don't look at me that way! I'm fine. I guess, you would like an explanation?"

"Actually, only one." Said Remus.

"Ask away."

"How on earth did Sirius end up being a teacher?" Asked James, Lily, Remus, and Peter at the same time.

Harry looked at the surprised for a few moments, and then he started to laugh loudly, while the Marauders looked at him surprised and Sirius hurt.

"Sor...sorry, but that was about the last thing I thought you were going to ask." Said Harry between laughs. "Sorry." He said again when he was calmer. "Well, Sirius didn't end up being a teacher, at least, before this he wasn't; maybe after these months he has taken a liking to it. Who actually ended up being a professor was you, Remus."

"Me?" Said the boy.

"Yes, you, you were, or are going to be, my DADA teacher in my third year."

"Really?"

"Really. The best we've had so far, and if Snape had kept his mouth shut, you would have been the first to last more than a year."

"Snape is a teacher too?" They all cried at the same time.

"Unfortunately for me, yes." Said Harry. "He's my Potions professor."

"Poor you." Said James, horrified.

At that moment, someone knocked on the infirmary door, and when it opened, they saw Ron and Hermione pecking in, large smiles on their faces. Harry recognized those smiles; they knew something he didn't. How he hated when that happened.

"Hey, Harry." Said Hermione.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Going on? Nothing." Stated Ron, but it was obvious he was lying.

"You're hiding something."

"We? Oh, Harry, we've never hidden anything from you." Said Hermione.

"You're one to talk, I could think of a few things." Said Harry, making Hermione nervous. "What's going on?"

"Actually, nothing." Said Ron. "You just have some guests."

"Guests? Snuffles?"

"No."

"Then?"

The door opened again and a lot of red head appeared. Eight to be exact: the Weasleys. As soon as Mrs. Weasley saw Harry, she rushed to hug him.

"Oh, Harry! Harry!" She said while hugging him.

"Mrs. Weasley, I... can't... breathe." Said Harry.

"Molly, dear, if you don't let him go you're going to kill him." Said Mr. Weasley.

"Oh, Harry, dear, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Hey, Harry!" Cried the twins. "How did the pranks go? Did they work?"

"Fred! George!" Chastised Mrs. Weasley.

"Wonderfully." Smiled Harry. "We still have a good laugh when we remember Snape and the changing spary."

"What did he turn into?" Asked George anxiously.

"In a goat!" Laughed Ron. "He ate his own potions notes!"

Everyone started to laugh, except for Mrs. Weasley who looked pretty annoyed.

"Oh, come on, Mum, Snape is not our teacher here! Allow us to take a bit of revenge for all those times he has given us detention!" Said Ron.

"Oh, Alright." She said in the end.

Everyone started to laugh, even Mrs. Weasley this time. It was just then when Harry noticed a pair of special blue eyes and everyone started to smile, except for the Marauders, who didn't understand what was going on. A moment later, they were herded outside while someone picked up Saïl.

"What's going on?" They asked once outside.

"Those two need some time alone." Answered Hermione.

"Who is she?" Asked James.

"That's my sister, Ginny, and Harry's girlfriend." Said Ron.

"Girlfriend? We didn't know he had a girlfriend!"

"They got together halfway July. They were both embarrassed when Percy saw them kissing." Laughed Fred. "It just had to be Percy!"

"Why?" asked Lily.

"Because when Ginny was a first year, she caught Percy kissing his girlfriend Penelope in an empty classroom. Percy nearly begged her to not say anything." Laughed George. "Of course, the two of them didn't even have the chance to ask, we came in just behind Percy."

"Yes, and you made sure the whole house knew." Said Percy annoyed.

"Well, not everyone, Professor Lupin and Snuffles don't know. They weren't there." Said Fred and with an evil smile he added, "How about we tell them now?"

"Don't even think about it!" Cried Mrs. Weasley. "They will tell them when they are ready."

The Weasleys stayed in the past until the end of term, they would all go back together, and just as Sirius had said, just before they left, after the leaving feast, the adults and Harry cast an obliviate spell. Of course, they got the results of their OWLs before that. The three of them had got very good marks, Hermione got seventeen, Harry sixteen and Ron fourteen (It was obvious that Snape didn't teach them potions, because they all got owls in it).

So, when the feast ended and they had finished casting the spells, the rings they were wearing and that they used as portkeys started to shine, and slowly, they all returned to their own time, where the whole school was waiting for them.

"Welcome back!" They all shouted when they appeared.

The news that Voldemort had disappeared had arrived, and everyone seemed very happy and grateful. It had finally ended! But there was something strange going on, no one seemed to be afraid of Sirius; on the contrary, they were treating him with respect. They thought it was strange, but Hermione, who was the first to notice, brought up the first real sign that something was wrong.

"Harry!" She whispered scared and surprised. "Your scar, your scar!"

"What's wrong with it?"

"It's not there!"

"What!?" Everyone shouted.

Harry put his hand on his forehead and he saw she was right; the scar was not there. But if his scar was not there, then it meant that Voldemort hadn't cursed him, and if he didn't do it...

"Harry..." He heard while arms enveloped him.

When he turned around, he came face to face with bright green eyes. It was a red-haired woman, on her late thirties. It was his mother! And his father was standing next to her!

"You shouldn't forget that we're the Marauders, Harry." Whispered Lily. "We made sure that you wouldn't be able to erase out memories, and when the time came, we didn't trust Peter. We changed history, and now you have parents. We have a lot of time to make up to you, dear."

Harry's eyes filled with tears and he hugged his mother and then his father. Without meaning to, he had changed the past, and he had done it for good. Voldemort didn't exist anymore, Sirius was free, and most important, his parents were still alive. Now he would be able to start a new life.

The End

A/N: Well, that's it with the translation. I don't think I'm going to do that again, I just had the temptation to change so many thinks even if I loved the fic from the moment I read it. My mind couldn't help but wonder what would have happened if... well, I'm sure you know how I feel ^.^ Once again thanks for all your support and thanks to Khari for allowing me to translate her fic and to Vinnie for beta reading it. I hope I was more or less up for the job of translating this.

Hugs to all,

Star Polaris