Disclaimer:

I do not own the characters of Harry Potter, these belong to that wonderful author JK Rowling and the various publishing companies used to publish her works. I am however borrowing them, no not to make money but for fun and fun only.

Summary:

After Remus Lupin dies in the battle of Hogwarts he meets Fate and learns he must head back in time to change the future. Of course this means helping more people than just Harry. He will do his best to change more lives for the better too. Let the fun began as he gets a second chance! Strong T for violence, some language nudity and some talk of sexual stuff.

Now in this fiction Dumbledore is much as he is in cannon, an old man who has trust issues and he will suffer from guilt, depression and feelings of worthlessness. I see him as a man who feels he has to take on the weight of Voldemort himself but bound by the Prophecy he cannot destroy Voldemort. Add to that he cannot get as close to Harry as he should as he is afraid of the boy (we see this in cannon). Remus will get a change to not only help the world but help Dumbledore heal as well.

Remus will help Severus Snape too, he will do his level best to be a good friend to him though he will still have a humorist side to him too. Expect some silliness in this fiction, humor is a great healer and well Remus loves a good prank (he will not hurt or harm any as he knows that is not nice now) and will do a few harmless ones himself.

The Weasleys will be good here, I do not think they could be bad at all (yes even Percy who was a right jerk at times). They have their own problems and insecurities to get over just as Harry himself does. As I love healing type fictions that is exactly what this will deal with, healing and hope. As you should know by now from my profile there will be some religious elements, mainly Christian but other wonderful faiths as well, I am a Christian after all myself. :)

So anyway, on with the story!

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Chapter One: A Fateful Meeting:

Remus Lupin woke up naked but that did not bother him much, he had done so for so long after the full moon he hardly thought anything about it anymore. He was a slender man still well muscled with graying tawny hair with same colored hair on his chest. He had three scars on his face and a neatly trimmed mustache hid part of the worst of them. A ragged scar on his shoulder showed where years before when he was but a boy he was bit as a boy and turned to a werewolf. These were the only scars he had despite the abuse his body had gone through, for he was a werewolf through no fault of his own. His last scars were from Grayback marking him as a cursed creature. Yet the scars faded for the werewolf was dead and his body became whole again.

He sat up blinking and looked around with his intense blue eyes and saw he was in a Forest, he stood up and realized he was not alone, only then did his nakedness start to bother him but if it was Dora, well that would not matter if he was unclothed would it? He wished then for clothing and saw a set of navy robes on a tree and he grabbed them and tugged them on finding them soft and warm. He walked up to the person and saw a tall broad man clad in robes of green with merry coal black eyes and long black hair and beard. His skin was the color of dark oak and he bowed to Remus, Remus bowed in return ad he felt this was the correct thing to do.

"Hello, not expecting you here yet." The man said.

"I am dead though aren't I?" Remus asked running a hand through his hair, he had to be dead as the last thing he remembered before coming here was a flash of green light. "Where is Dora?"

"Well yes but you are not suppose to be dead. Word came from above that you are needed but I better let her tell you." The man replied.

"Who is that?" Remus asked.

"Well she is called Fate, now before you get started she is the one who deals with cases like yours. Most time things are allowed to play out but when one has a destiny they agreed to before birth like you well then she steps in." The man said.

"Who are you sir?" Remus asked.

"Me? I am Mercury, a messenger not a god." Mercury said then at the look from Remus, "expecting the Greek version of tall tanned beardless youth? You human mortals can be strange."

Remus did not say anything but followed Mercury down a path to a castle that looked a lot like Hogwarts yet with its own differences. He was led in and up several flights of stairs to a door, up one last set of stairs and into a tower office. It was a comfortable office that reminded Remus of his grandmother's office so long ago when he was a boy and visited his grandparent's small home with its one tower. Comfortable purple armchairs with lace dollies stood before a dark oak desk. There were books and toys on shelves around the office and a small play area with a small table and four chairs. Light came from four tall windows and a fire burned merrily in a marble fireplace. Remus turned to a plump woman clad in a purple velvet gown her white hair piled up on her head.

"Hello dear please have a seat." Fate said.

"Where exactly am I?" Remus asked.

"A safe place, you my dear were not to die this soon." Fate said, "in fact so many that did die should not have."

"Harry is he alive?" Remus asked.

"Yes but the world is not how it should be, take a look if you will." Fate said handing over what looked like a mirror to Remus. "It may be hard for you to see this but you must."

Remus looked into the mirror and saw Harry defeat Voldemort, he saw all the dead and the damaged castle. He saw Harry get married and have his children and saw those children grow up and go to Hogwarts. Things seemed to be going well until a dark lord rose once more and even Harry could not hold this evil back. The dark lord caused a horrible war not only in the magical world but the muggle world, setting nations on nations and causing a horrible nuclear war. When all was said and done the world was devastated, there were hardly any muggles alive and the Wizarding world was all but gone. Remus put the mirror on the table with shaking hands looking up at Fate with wide blue eyes.

"Who was the dark lord that did this?" Remus asked.

"Voldemort, seems there was one more Horcrux left, not Harry, no not the dear boy."

"What is a Horcrux?" Remus asked.

"It's an object where a witch or wizard can store part of their soul. One has to commit an act of cold blooded murder to split the soul and with an evil ritual bind it to an object."

"So Voldemort made one?" Remus asked. "No you said more than one, of course he could not make anything easy could he?"

"No, more than one, he in fact made seven." Fate replied, "normally I would not give this much information but I have been told by HIM that I must."

"Very well what are they?" Remus asked.

"Tom Riddle's aka Voldemort's school diary, that is already destroyed so that leaves the Gaunt family ring, Slytherin locket, Hufflepuff cup, Ravenclaw diadem, harp of Gryffindor, and Nagini."

"Voldemort's familiar, that is mad." Remus said.

"You will want to work with Sirius Black once he is exonerated, but I must warn you to not let anyone know you are from the future, you do and you will die in that instant understand?"

"Yes ma'am." Remus said, "I will tell no-one."

"So are you ready to go back?"

"Yes, I am." Remus said meaning it.

"Good, it will not be easy but you will make the difference, you will have to help train Harry and others not just to fight but to kill."

"I cannot kill or teach that." Remus said looking very upset, "I cannot do that."

"I said kill not murder, a very real difference we, no you are at war Remus." She said handing him a list of names, "these men and women have to die, there is no hope for them, if they do not the human race goes and as I am Fate for the human race so go I."

"So this self preservation and not only because God told you to?" Remus said looking a bit ill then looking over the list, "why is Lucius Malfoy's name not on this list?"

"He can be turned, in fact he joined Voldemort to save the Wizarding world, you will gain something to convince him of this." Fate replied.

"What of Severus, is he a death eater?"

"He was and now is a slave for lack of a better word of Dumbledore, you will help get him free. Dumbledore means well by him but refuses to give him the freedom he deserves."

"How can I do all this?" Remus said, "I am but a poor werewolf!"

"You will have help, but you can and will do this, Harry needs you. The world needs you, Mercury will send you notes on what you need to do as well."

"Alright why so much help, you are Fate, why would Fate do all this?" Remus asked.

"Well it's a bit hard to explain but as Fate I am suppose to help human history go right. I help keep time travel from changing history as how can mankind learn if time is meddled with all the time? However, I also am allowed to send back those that were suppose to help make the world a better place but were for some reason or other not able to the first time. I send them back with their memories but as I stated before they are not allowed to state they are from the future or make themselves seers or prophets."

The look on Remus's face was one of sorrow and shock and Fate did feel for him. She was not the cold manipulative creature that human history painted her as. No she was good and kind and caring and wanted only the human race to succeed. She had been given this job soon after the human race had messed up so badly God had flooded the whole earth. It seemed the human race could not be fully left on its own and there would be times she would be needed to step in. Now she had to tell Remus about Dumbledore and she did. She made it clear to him she did not believe Dumbledore was evil but his soul was so badly hurt he needed help to heal. It was why he had made so many mistakes, working on your own and not trusting did that she mused.

"So he is evil." Remus said after she had finished her tale.

"No he is not, just hurting horribly, you know pain and can help him." Fate said gently to the werewolf, "he will need you but at first he will not be happy. He might be angry at first but in the long run he will listen to you."

"He will blast me to ash if I confront him!" Remus said.

"Not when he sees how you teach and take care of all his students most notably Harry. You see he loves Harry like his own and well he gave him over to his aunt and uncle believing they would love him as their own."

"They did not." Remus said, "they were cruel and wicked to him!"

"The headmaster refuses to accept that as if he did he would blame himself, but you will find a way to help him. The world is hurting, most notably the magical world and you are one that can help began the healing process." At the look on Remus's face she went on, "yes I know you are but one person but you know how to work with others. You don't know your power but you have to get over your insecurities and help others."

"I can do that." Remus said quietly, "I will go back."

"Good Mercury please take Remus to the door." Fate said as Mercury came into the room.

"Yes Fate." Mercury said.

"Oh and Remus one more thing, teach Severus to laugh again." Fate said.

"That is a challenge I gladly except!" Remus said grinning.

Mercury led Remus down the stairs and to as small door. He gave Remus a smile of encouragement and Remus smiled back before he opened the door and stepped through. That was the last thing he remembered for a time as he fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.

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So there is Remus and Fate and his turn to go back and set things right as they should be. With his knowledge of the future this is going to be good. Now this is not going to be a Dumbledore bashing fic, while he has made a lot of mistakes instead this is going to be a fiction to help him heal. He desperately needs to as I see him as a very depressed man behind his smiles and twinkling eyes. He doesn't mean to hurt others but he does and his refusal to trust has got him to make huge mistakes. Remus will help him and others to heal as well. Oh and yes he will have to kill and teach others to as well as this is war! There is a difference from killing and murder as most of us know well.

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