Decisions and Allies
James was sitting in his office. Things were changing. After his talk with the Greengrasses he was even more determined. James was never the epitome of a light wizard. No. James has always been a little bit Grey. Maybe it was time for him to embrace his more darker side.
He looked out of the window, towards the garden where his Son, Godson and nephews were playing, completely carefree.
For their future. For their safety. For them. He would do anything and everything for them. If being Grey and change sides is the only way, then James would do it. It was time to accept his origin. He might be able to hide his true magic and his true core from others, but Sirius and Remus knew. Yes.
It is time for the Wizarding World to meet the real James Potter.
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"Padfoot, Moony. A word please." James called from the door. The Marauders nodded and followed him.
He was standing in frond of his office. Sirius and Remus were sitting on the chairs, looking at their best friend. "Prongs?" Sirius was the first to break the silence. James turned to look at them and they both sucked a deep breath. James had unleashed his true magic. Whisps of dark Red strands covered the office, James's eyes were glowing Gold. The power was making it hard to breath. "Boys. I've made my decision. We will not hide anymore. Albus and Voldemord made the mistake to attack my family. It is time for the Wizarding World to meet the true Marauders. They messed with the wrong family. As my grandfather used to say ' Family above all.' Are you with me brothers?".
Sirius said nothing. He stood up and unleashed his true magic. Grey strands danced with the existing Red, making a beautiful dark rose color. His eyes glowed like a frozen sea. Both then looked at the last person in the room.
Remus smirked and stood up. He unleashed his magic. Dark blue strands danced with the Grey and Red. His eyes glowed Gold. Their magic combined, and danced around the room. "We are with you brother. Till the very end."
"I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good"
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They needed Allies. But where to find them. Sure they had the Greengrasses but they needed more. Maybe they could pull a few people from the order, or even.... Maybe the Dark sect. The problem was that they've lost way too many people.
"Okey. Let's start with those we already know." Remus took his wand and started writing in the air. "Alright we obviously have the Greengrasses, the Weasleys, The Lovegoods, the Longbottoms, Amelia Bones. Who else?" Sirius answered "I could try talking to Andromeda. But do not expect much."
"Moony what about Creatures?" Remus looked at his friend. "Maybe. But the werewolves are on Voldemord's side." James smirked. "Are they?" Remus looked at him weird. "What do you mean Prongs?"
Sirius widened his eyes. Yup his best friend is bat shit crazy. "Well Moony. You are a werewolf. Correct?" Remus nodded. "And last time I checked, who was the one that turned you?" Remus's eyes were wide as sausages. "Fenrir Grayback. What are you on James?" Remus was pretty sure that his friend had lost his mind.
"What if I told you that we could help you kill Fenrir Grayback? You want revenge, don't you Moony?" James had a predatory smile on his face. One that promised chaos, mischief and trouble. It was the same smirk he had every time he proposed a new prank.
"Yes..."
"Great. Tell me, since he is the one that turned you, doesn't that make you his beta?"
"Yes"
"And who would gain the title of Alpha if, no, when the current Alpha dies?" Sirius was smirking making his eyes shine with the famous Black madness.
Remus swallowed. "Me"
"And let's just say, you were the one that killed him. What would that mean?"
Remus smirked and his eyes glowed. "That would made me the Alpha in the eyes of the pack. No one could challenge me since I'm their Alpha's cub. And Since I'll be the one that will kill him, I'll automatically become their Alpha, their Leader." Sirius smirked and kissed his husband. "Well then love, what are we waiting for. We have an alpha to kill."
"Yes, but first we need to gather more Allies. Once we've build a strong base, then we attack the werewolves. And we hail Moony king!"
"Where do we start Prongs?" Asked Sirius. "Amelia. That's where we start dear Padfoot and slowly, the Order."
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Thousand miles away. Three sets of eyes widen. The brunette of the three spoke.
"Boys. I think it's time for us to return."
The other two smirked "We're ready". Three people stepped to the sun. One brunette and two readheads.
Yes. The time had finally arrived. They were coming home.
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Harry was once again in Greengrass Manor. Only this time, Neville was with him and Daphne had a friend of hers Tracey. The kids were playing.
"Hey Harry" said Neville poking his best friend. "Yes Nev?".
"Don't you think Daphne is very pretty?" He asked. Harry nodded, looking at the girls. "Yes, she is very pretty." Harry honestly though that Daphne was the prettiest girl in the world. And Daphne, thought that Harry was very handsome. She was braiding Tracey's hair at the moment. They managed to convince the boys to play princesses. The boys were to be the princes and the girls the princesses.
Once ready, the kids started dancing. It was actually pretty fun for the boys. Daphne had asked from one of the house elves, to charm a few instruments to play the music. Even tho they started a "formal" dance, they ended up dancing crazy and bouncing on the couches, laughing like crazy. After that, they decided to play hide and seek. Neville was the first to start. Tracey managed to squeeze into a low cupboard. Daphne crawled under the couch and Harry hid behind the large curtains. Once Neville was ready, he started searching. Daphne was very easy to find, because she was laughing and he could see her feet.
He found Harry quickly too. Mainly because he was moving. Tracey took the longest time to be found. Neville searched everywhere, until he saw the cupboard open slightly. And that's how he found Tracey, who was actually very grateful. "Oof Nev if you haven't found me, I might have been forgotten in there forever!". Daphne laughed at her friend "Dramatic" she whispered to Harry, who in turn giggled.
"Hey Harry. Is it true that you can speak to snakes?" asked Tracey. Harry tilted his head and looked at his new friend. "How did you found that out?" Tracey blushed and Daphne bit her lip. Harry then turned to Daphne and raised one eyebrow, that made her blush and Harry sighed. "Yes Tracey, I can speak to them and my mama and papa can too. Padfoot and Moony are still having trouble." Daphne grabed his hand "You're not mad that I told Tracey?" she looked ready to cry. Harry smiled and hugged her "No silly. Papa and mama said it's not a secret. So I can't be mad." She smiled and kissed his cheek, making him blush.
"Hey that's not fair! Since when are you kissing Harry? Are you going to marry him?" Tracey chimed. Harry blushed, Daphne on the other hand smirked. "Of course I'm going to marry Harry. Same as you are going to marry Neville, are you not?". Neville's eyes widen and Tracey blushed. Harry and Daphne laughed, that made the other two giggle too.
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James, Sirius, Remus and Frank were sitting in Amelia's office. They had just explained everything, hopping she'll help them. Amelia was dumbfounded. Her best Aurors had dropped a huge bomb on her. The Wizarding World would go on an uproar when they'll find out that, James Potter, Sirius Black and Frank Longbottom changed sides. And on top of that, Lily Potter is a Parselmouth and a Slytherin. Merlin! Her job just became hundred times more difficult.
"So. Are you with us Amelia?" James's voice broke her from her thoughts. Her lips became a thin line "And what happens if I say no?". It was Frank who answered this time "Nothing. We are not Dark Lords, Amelia. If you want to have no part in this, then you have no part. It's simple." Her eyes narrowed "Look Amelia. You know us since Hogwarts. You know who we are, what we are. Hell you are James's, Sirius's and Frank's boss. You think they would try something like that on you? I know it's a lot of things to process. Yes Voldemort is gone, but for how long? Not only that, but the Wizarding World is split into two, Light and Dark. We, are going to be the balance, that's missing. We all, lost loved ones and we don't want to lose even more. We are at war.
When push comes to shove, you do what you've got to do Amelia. That's what we are going to do. With or without your help." Remus made his point and now Amelia was crossed. But, they were right. The Wizarding World is a mess. Honestly, between following Voldemort or Dumbledore, Amelia preferred the Marauders. At least they were honest and the craziest people she's ever met. Yes, well then.
" Alright boys. I'm in". The predatory smiles those four plastered, actually made Amelia rethink her decision. Well, too late now.
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Three cloacked figures approached the Giant castle. It was easier to hide in the darkness of the night. "How are we going to get inside?" one of them asked. The younger one smirked and pulled a parchment from his cloack. "Thank you, dear brother. Well boys, pay attention." He said and touched his wand on the parchment.
"I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good".
The others eyes widen and the youngest smirked " Gentlemen. I give you, The Marauder's Map". They smirked. Their job just became a lot easier.
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Minerva Mcgonagall was on hall duty, that very night. She was ready for any students, running around. What she wasn't ready for, was seeing three ghosts from her past. Minerva was petrified. "How? It's not posible... you're. Merlin You're dead! How can you be in here? You died!".
The three figures halted in frond of the Professor.
The brunette send a look to the other two " Go to the seventh floor. I'll meet you there, stay hidden." The other two bolted towards the stairs. Mcgonagall was in such a big shock, that she didn't even raised her wand.
" I'm sorry Professor. I didn't want it to be like this. Obliviate!" He then ran up the stairs.
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Harry and Neville were at Longbottom Manor. At the moment they were playing Aurors. They both had their toy wands at hand, they were on a 'mission', trying to find an evil wizard. Said evil wizard was Frank.
Frank had 'kidnapped' his wife. Queen Alice to be precise. Harry and Neville had bursted into the living room, the 'Evil lair' and found their Dark wizard.
"Freeze bad guy. Let the Queen go!" Yelled Neville, pointing his toy wand at his dad. "Don't worry your highness. We'll save you!" said Harry. "Muhahaha. You'll never save her. I'm going to be king!" 'Evil' Frank yelled. Both boys pointed their wands at him
"STUPEFY"
Frank fell down " Oh no! You beat me. You won!" And then he pretended to die. Alice run to the two boys hugging and kissing them. "Oh my heroes! Such strong Aurors. You saved me. Thank you!". Harry and Neville smiled and giggled. "Good job boys!" said a very alive Frank. Neville laughed and jumped on his dad's waiting arms.
"Alright boys. Enough playing for now. Time for dinner, come on let's go and wash up." Both boys pouted, but followed Alice.
Once clean, they all sat on the table. Gran Augusta arrived and hugged and kissed both of them. Frank had a thoughtful expression on. "Frank dear. Is everything alright? You seem pensive." Frank looked at his mother. "Nothing to worry about mother. I'll explain later. This is not a conversation for young ears." He said pointing at the two toddlers. Augusta nodded.
"Neville, Harry. Why don't you tell me what you did today boys?". Both boys brighten and smiled. "Oh Gran we had tons of fun. We played Aurors and saved mum from dad. And we played out in the garden and met a snake. Harry said that the snake really liked our garden, because it was full of flowers and plants. The snake said it's a grass snake and loves flowers. We haven't found a name for her yet. Oh yes! She said she is a girl, so we really need to find her a name.
She's very beautiful. She's dark green and has some blues in her skin. And her eyes are violet! Hey maybe we should call her Violet, what do you think Harry?". Augusta looked at her son and Daughter-in-law strangely. "Neville dear. What do you mean Harry said that the snake, liked the garden? Snakes don't talk honey."
Harry smiled. "They do Gran and I can understand them, I can talk to them to! Mama and Dada, Moony and Padfoot can too. Grandpa Sal says it's a family thing. Vica really likes talking with us. Oh Vica is our Family snake, she's very friendly and the best nanny ever!" Augusta blinked and looked at her son, he shook his head. "I'll explain everything later mother. But yes the Potters are Parselmouth and yes, they have a pet snake. As for who Grandpa Sal is, that will take a little longer to explain." She nodded "You better."
Harry and Neville looked at each other, grown ups were weird and very old. They giggled.
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It was night time. Lily was tucking Harry in his bed. "Alright sweetheart, what story would you like this time?" Harry pretended to think. "Hmm... Mama, would you tell me a story with papa?" She smiled at her baby. "Of course sweetheart."
"Once upon a time. In a castle on the hills lived three friends......."
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James, Sirius and Remus had returned after their visit on the Abbotts. They were even more optimistic. The Abbots had sided with them and agreed to go neutral. That was a huge win. It was at that time, a house elf showed up.
"Master James. There is some people waiting for master." James looked at Sirius and Remus confused. "Thank you Tilly. Could you take us to them?". The little elf nodded and lead them to the library.
Once in the library the strangers turned to look at them. Sirius gasped and his knees gave out. Thankfully a very pale Remus caught him. James kept blinking, not believing in his own eyes. Sirius managed to stand up and walked slowly to the middle figure. He put his hands on the young mans face, while tears were streaming down his cheeks.
"It can't be. No. I swear if this is some kind of a prank I'll never forgive you James."
"Padfoot I swear, I had nothing to do with it!" Sirius was in disbelief. "How, how is that even possible? And, and you two. You died. We came to your funeral. And they never found your body."
The young man smiled. "Why don't you sit down boys and let us explain everything?" The Marauders nodded.
"We know you are shocked but please listen. We had to 'die' it was the only way. We found out that, Voldemort had used a way to become immortal. It took us years to find out how. Turns out he had created Horcruxes. A vile magic that splits ones soul. So we searched for them, in order to destroy them. We managed to find and destroy three. We know you were all in pain but it was a necessary evil. The last one was at Hogwarts. But the reason we came back, is because we felt you. I felt your magic brother. I felt her calling me.
So we decided it was time to come back." Sirius was silently crying. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, or what he was seeing. His life turned upside down. "Wait. You said you destroyed three. Just how many did that bastard made?" Asked James.
One of the readheads answered " We think somewhere between five, to seven"
"We are not sure tho. It took us years to find these three."
Answered his brother. "Well boys we happen to know of one more. But thankfully it is destroyed" said Remus.
They looked at him. "What was it and how did you destroyed it?" James looked at the three 'ghosts' in frond of him. "It was my son. Harry. The night he tried to kill him. We found out a couple of months later and we went to the goblins, they took care of it." They were shocked. "He turned an innocent babe into a Horcrux??? That guy is way out of his mind. Merlin! Is Harry OK now?". James nodded.
"So. What are you going to do now?" Asked Sirius. The three smiled.
"Well Sirikins. We heard from a little birdie."
"That you guys are looking for allies."
"So we are here."
"To offer our services".
Sirius laughed. James smiled and Remus face palmed. "Well then. There's only one thing left to do" said James and the Marauders stood up.
"Welcome back Regulus, Fabian and Gideon. Let's bring chaos to the world boys."
Regulus Black, Fabian and Gideon Prewett smirked.
"I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up to No Good"