Chapter 1

Hermione Granger was just starting to wake the morning of the beginning
her seventh year. She'd gone back to Hogwarts after Voldemort was
defeated last year. The school had been repaired over the summer, and
looked better than she'd ever seen it. She tucked her emergency bag into
her shirt next to her time turner and left the room for breakfast. She knew
what she wanted to do with her future, so she took as many classes as she
could. She'd tired of war, and loved learning. She wanted to help others the
same way her teachers had helped her. She would be a Transfiguration
teacher. She also studied with Madame Pomfrey so she could learn healing
spells. She took all of her regular classes, plus her apprenticeship to
McGonagall, plus her homework, detailed as usual, plus the animagus
training she did every evening plus her training with Madame Pomfrey. With
all of that, McGonagall had allowed her another time turner. She nodded
politely to the Head Boy as she ran through her common room. Really, why
McGonagall appointed Malfoy as Head Boy anyone could only guess. She
hurriedly ran to the infirmary. She was only a minute early when she
arrived.
"Ah, there you are Hermione. Did you have a good weekend?" Hermione
grinned.
"Yes thanks, Madame Pomfrey. What do you want me to work on today?"
Madame Pomfrey grinned.
"You've been improving greatly, dear. How about you give Professor Snape
his checkup?" Hermione gasped softly. No one but Harry, Dumbledore and
Madame Pomfrey had been admitted to see him, and Harry only to give him
his memories back. The three of them had gone back to get his body, so
he'd be buried with honor, and they'd found him alive, but only just. She'd
used dittany on his wound to close it up after carefully extracting as much
venom as she could.
"Do you really mean it? Am I ready?" Madame Pomfrey nodded her head,
amused.
"Go on, you silly girl. I believe in you, and you should believe in yourself."
Hermione nodded and gathered the supplies she'd need for his checkup and
daily medicine then set off for the private room that he'd been given. She
entered slowly, cautiously heading towards his bed. He looked up and his
eyes widened to extreme measures.
"Puella." He whispered softly. "POPPY!!!" Madame Pomfrey ran in, took one
glance at the two of them, and sighed.
"Severus Snape! Calm down this instant!" Hermione watched wide-eyed.
"Don't tell me to calm down! Tell me why she looks like... like..." They both
noticed that she was still there at the same time. Hermione was, of course,
confused.
"I'll tell you later, Severus. Miss. Granger, why don't you continue?"
Hermione continued and left swiftly, hovering outside afterward. She
wouldn't have normally, but this situation was in no way normal!
"Poppy, she looked almost exactly the same as... oh dear Merlin!" Hermione
could hear the distress in his voice.
"I know, Severus, I know. It surprised me when I first saw her after the
summer also. Puella Lupus was a considerate girl. Miss. Granger has
received a time turner this year from Minerva, do you understand?"
Hermione was disturbed by the change of topic, but stayed still. She heard
mutterings. "Good." She heard footsteps and slipped silently but quickly
down the hall. She made it to her desk just in time for Madame Pomfrey not
to be suspicious.
"Madame Pomfrey?" Hermione asked timidly. The mediwitch's head turned
towards Hermione. "Who's Puella? Professor Snape said the name when I
came in, just before he called you. Who was she?" The older woman sighed.
"Puella was a friend of mine; she went to school with Severus and Harry's
parents. She was often in the hospital wing because of one thing or another.
She was transferred here in here seventh year because her whole family
was killed, poor girl. She became Professor McGonagall's daughter, but kept
her last name, as a memento to her family." Hermione sighed.
"She must have been a wonderful girl."
"Oh, she was. She had more boys after her than anyone else at the school
at the time, including Sirius Black, who was known for being a player."
Hermione frowned.
"Did she look like me? Only I'm not that pretty and Professor Snape said I
looked sort of like her." Madame Pomfrey smiled.
"You are pretty, Miss. Granger, but yes she look like you, but with a few
differences. Her hair was slightly longer, and was in gentle curls, she was a
bit curvier, a bit tanner than you are also and she had the prettiest amber
eyes you ever did see. They were a mix between amber and honey brown,
you see." Hermione nodded. "Oh, and she had a birth mark, not as if I know
if you have one, my dear. It was a red mark that contrasted beautifully with
her tan. It was shaped like a crescent moon and it was on her left...or was it
right?" Madame Pomfrey murmured to herself for a bit.
"Left Poppy. She wrote with her right, don't you remember?" Hermione
jumped and spun, staring wide-eyed at one person she never expected to
see alive. He was also staring at her. "Puella?" He whispered softly, and then
fainted. Hermione whipped out her wand and performed a cushioning
charm.
"Madame Pomfrey!" Pomfrey ran forward, lifting him onto a hospital bed.
"Diagnostic check?"
"Heart normal, breathing normal, a few minor wounds but nothing serious."
Hermione said as she performed automatically. Pomfrey gave her a weird
look but it passed quickly. They healed his wounds then Hermione woke him
up. "Erenevate!" He opened his eyes slowly.
"I thought I was dreaming! You're back!" He pulled her to his chest roughly,
hugging her tightly. Her eyes widened.
"Professor Lupin? Are you ok?" He pulled her away slowly and looked into
her eyes. "Harry will be beyond ecstatic that you're alive Professor." He
looked to Poppy, who shook her head sadly.
"Remus, that's Hermione."
"Hermione?" He asked, his voice hoarse. Hermione nodded slowly. He let
her go and she moved away slowly.
"Madame Pomfrey, I have to get ready for classes, may I be dismissed?"
"Of course, dear. Tell Mr. Potter that Remus is alive and that he can visit
during lunch."
"Yes Ma'am." Before she left, Hermione saw something that stopped her in
her tracks, before she stumbled out the door. Snape pulled Remus to his
chest and they both broke into sobs.

Chapter 2
Harry and Ron were, of course, relieved and happy to hear that Professor
Lupin was alive and couldn't wait to see him. Hermione, though glad of
course, couldn't get what happened in the hospital wing out of her head.
Everything buzzed around in her head for weeks, not knowing what to think
of the developments. Once out of the hospital wing, Professor Lupin
cornered her when she left the Great Hall after dinner.
"Miss. Granger, may I speak with you privately?" Hermione nodded and
shooed the boys off. They waved to Lupin and left. She followed him to his
room in the Hospital Wing silently.
"What did you need to talk to me about sir?" Lupin eyed her steadily. He
sighed and looked away after a few minutes.
"I wish to apologize to you for my outburst a few weeks ago. Puella was a
very dear friend of mine, as close as James and Sirius, closer than Peter, in
school. I had thought that you were her as the two of you look similar."
Hermione opened her mouth, and then hesitated, glancing at him.
"Professor, what... what happened to her?" Lupin flinched. "I'm sorry. Forget
I asked." Hermione mumbled.
"No, no it's fine. Ella meant a lot to me. She was a good friend. We had a lot
in common. I saw her first. She had been hurt, and she only had enough
strength to apparate to the station in Hogsmeade, and then passed out.
Luckily, The Marauders and I were there. We had just got off the train and
she was there. She was a marvelous woman. I heard Poppy telling you
about her. Poppy spent a bit of time with her, for one reason or another. It
was mostly because of pranks we pulled, though we hardly ever surprised
her. I swear, no one could surprise that girl." He shook himself out of the
trance and glanced at her. "You remind me of her sometimes. Small things
you do. But you wanted to know what happened to her. She left one night,
leaving a note for each of us. We never did tell each other what she said.
One thing was certain though. She said that she would see us all again and
that she wished we had more time. We weren't the same afterwards. Peter
drifted away, I was quieter, Sirius and James stopped playing pranks, not
even an occasional one, and Lily wasn't as enthusiastic in class, she meant a
lot to all of us." Hermione sighed.
"You must miss her a lot." She said, not knowing what else to say. He
sighed.
"Oh yes, every day. I'll miss her for the rest of my life." Hermione nodded.
"Thank you for sharing that with me, Professor." He nodded.
"You should get going; the boys will need help with their homework, if I'm
not mistaken." She rolled her eyes, grinning.
"True, 'night Professor."
"Good night Hermione." Hermione headed towards the Gryffindor Tower,
thinking as she went. This Puella Lupus looked similar to her, had her
birthmark, and was very similar in character to her. She remembered what
Madame Pomfrey said to Professor Snape.
"Miss. Granger has received a time turner from Minerva, do you
understand?" Could it be that she, Hermione Granger, would go back in time
and become Puella Lupus? It was crazy! She'd have to leave behind Harry
and Ron and Ginny! It couldn't be her; it simply wasn't possible to go back
that far. If it was, Voldemort could've done that and killed either of Harry's
parents before he was born! That might have made Neville the Chosen One,
but Voldemort wouldn't care about details like that! Neville, no offense to
him, might've been an easier target than Harry! It wasn't possible.
No matter how much she denied it, the thought kept creeping into her head
for the next few weeks. Finally, to soothe her nerves, she put things into her
emergency bag on her neck just in case she did go back. She didn't tell
them why, but Harry and Ron knew something was up. They let her be,
knowing she'd tell them if they needed to know. Finally, Hermione had
gathered everything but two items. The last two would be the hardest to
get. She kept on with her studies, but her mind was forming a plan to get
the Marauders Map and Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. She couldn't ask for
them, because she knew he'd want to know why. She got her chance one
night when Remus called the boys down to his office. She snuck into his
room while they were gone and grabbed the two, leaving a note saying she
needed them. When the boys got back, they saw the note, but didn't
question her, for which she was thankful. How would she explain that she
had a feeling that any day now she could be yanked back into the past to
when Harry's parents were in school? She'd sound crazy. With that off her
mind, she continued excelling in her classes. Finally, the day before the first
Hogsmeade trip, she achieved her animagus form.
"Ok, Hermione. The way you've been working, you should be able to
achieve your animagus form today. You won't be able to choose your form,
so we'll be surprised. Are you ready?" Professor McGonagall asked.
Hermione nodded, determined.
"What do you think I'll be, Professor?" McGonagall looked amused.
"No one can know that dear, your animagus form is who you are,
underneath everything. Dogs show loyalty, Cats show detachment, Lions
show strength and courage, stags show pride, swans show grace, owls show
intelligence, it all depends on you major traits, and what shines through."
Hermione looked thoughtful. Then she nodded eagerly.
"I'm ready; I want to see what I am." McGonagall laughed.
"You are a combination of several things, Hermione, but let's see what
shines through." Hermione nodded again and began to concentrate. She
pictured her body changing, into what she didn't know, but saw her body
transforming. She felt nothing but when she opened her eyes, WOW! The
colors, the sounds, the smells were all enhanced. She cocked her head as
she heard a sound and turned to find McGonagall staring down at her. She
didn't know what she was, but she was big, she had four legs, and she was
about the height of McGonagall’s waist. She saw a flash of light and then
heard the voice of her teacher. "Change back, Hermione." She nodded her
head and concentrated on her human form. She changed back quickly, no
hesitation. "Very good, Hermione! Wonderful! It takes some people ages to
transform that gracefully!" Hermione nodded.
"What am I?" she asked curiously. McGonagall smiled.
"You have chosen the correct career path, Hermione. Your loyalty and your
teaching ability exceed all else. You're a wolf." Hermione thought this over.
Then she smiled. "Look at your eyes Hermione." Hermione looked in the
mirror McGonagall had conjured and gasped. Her eyes, once chocolate
brown, had lightened to a honey color and held amber flecks inside them.
They were the eyes the Madame Pomfrey had described Puella Lupus
having. Hermione transformed again quickly and looked into the mirror. Her
fur was a slightly darker color than her hair, and her eyes were exactly the
same. Her body was sleek and powerful. She ran around the classroom
easily, and then changed back. She easily moved in and out of her forms,
sliding from one to the next as if she belonged in both. She hugged a
surprised McGonagall.
"Thank you Professor!" McGonagall chuckled.
"Of course dear. Let's have a cup of tea, and then you can go. You have the
day off tomorrow for the Hogsmeade weekend after all."

Chapter 3
Hermione entered the bookstore eagerly. Harry and Ron were with their
dates and she was where she wanted to be. She browsed for a bit before
picking out a few books and paying for them. Then she sat and read others.
She went to the Three Broomsticks for lunch, and then headed back to the
bookstore. When it was time to go, she headed towards the path back to
Hogwarts, only to find it blocked by two figures. She was the last one left in
Hogsmeade as she had lost track of time in the store. She stopped,
recognizing the figure on the left
"Hello." She called. "You're in my way; I need to get back to Hogwarts." The
figures laughed.
"Are you scared Granger?" Hermione glared at them.
"Get out of my way Parkinson!" Hermione growled. Pansy Parkinson threw
off her hood, and so did the girl next to her, Millicent Bulstrode.
"Don't order us around Granger! You're nothing but a lowly mudblood.
Voldemort may have been defeated, the half-blood fool, but he almost took
Potter down with him. You can't escape the dark forever, Granger."
Hermione had been concentrating on the two of them and didn't notice the
person behind her. She was stunned, and then kicked brutally. The light was
fading, but she felt a crack of several ribs breaking and another as her time
turner broke. She disappeared, leaving three shocked people behind.
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Hermione felt a spinning and a squeezing, as if she was apparating and
using her time turner at the same time. It went on like that for a long time.
Then it stopped. She staggered forward, recognizing Hogwarts station
quickly. She knew what had happened and felt a sinking feeling in her
stomach. She quickly made the changes that Madame Pomfrey had told her
about, and then waved her wand. Words appeared in mid-air.
Hermione Jean Granger
Born: September 19, 1979
Status: Muggleborn
Current Date: September 1, 1977
She quickly changed her information so that it would fool anyone, including
Merlin himself. Not many knew how to do this, but Hermione wasn't the
smartest witch of her age for nothing. It now read:
Puella Tura Lupus
Born: September 19, 1959
Status: Half-blood
Current Date: September 1, 1977
She made the words disappear then sank down onto the bench. She heard
the train pull up but didn't look around. She sat for minutes hearing talking
and laughter. She felt a hand on her shoulder and quickly pounced, drawing
her wand and placing it at the person's throat. She didn't recognize him, but
one glance around told her who this was. James Potter, Peter Pettigrew and
Remus Lupin stood not to far away, first shocked, and then laughing
hilariously. She pretended not to know them and turned to her captive. He
tried to joke.
"Hello, pretty lady. If you wanted a go, you could've asked." She snarled at
him, and then grinned savagely. She had to keep up the act of not knowing
who he was and just coming from a Death Eater attack that killed her
parents. His eyes widened.
"Don't you know not to joke around when you're captured, with a wand at
your throat?" She asked. She raised an eyebrow as he nodded. "What's your
name, boy?"
"Sirius Black." he told her, his voice not as strong. She snarled.
"Black!" she hissed, keeping up the act. His eyes widened as she pushed her
wand harder into his throat. He whimpered.
"GUYS! A little help?" She raised an eyebrow at him. She ignored the others
and grabbed his arm. She stood, pulling him up with her. She pulled up his
sleeve to reveal a bare left arm, just as she knew she would find. She
nodded, removed her wand from his throat, but kept it ready, and pulled his
sleeve down.
"Err...Miss?" She turned to find Remus Lupin a few steps closer than the
other two. She narrowed her eyes. She inspected him, and then raised an
eyebrow. "As you can see, Sirius isn't a Death Eater. He's not like his family,
who you've obviously heard of." She nodded stiffly, then froze Sirius and
moved forward until she was right next to him. She raised an eyebrow at
him. "I'm Remus Lupin; this is Peter Pettigrew and James Potter." She
visibly relaxed at the name Potter, continuing her act. She leaned forward
until her mouth was by Remus' ear.
"Do your friends know what you are, Remus Lupin?" She whispered. He
stumbled back, looking pale and wide-eyed. She smirked, and then
beckoned James forward. "Potter!" He jumped, moving forward slightly.
"Can you vouch for the rest of these boys, especially Black?" He nodded
shakily. She grinned, unfroze Sirius and then sank back onto the bench once
more, her injuries catching up to her.
"Are you ok?" Sirius asked. She looked up, and smiled gently.
"Not really." He felt his sleeve, and pulled his hand away to show the others
that it was soaked in blood. They stared at her wide-eyed. "As you can see,
I'm not at my best at the moment. We were attacked."
"We?" James asked. I flinched and they jumped.
"We." I confirmed. "I need to speak with Professor Albus Dumbledore. Can
you take me to him?" They nodded and lifted her up. She stumbled slightly,
falling. Remus and Sirius grabbed her arms and supported her. They made it
just in time to catch the last carriage. As they went along, they questioned
her.
"What happened to you?" Sirius asked.
"Who's 'we'?" James asked.
"Who are you?" Remus asked, speaking for the first time since she'd
revealed that she knew what he was.
"My name is Puella Lupus. My parents loved to study; they passed that onto
me, so when I was born they named me in Latin."
"Girl Wolf." Remus whispered. She raised an eyebrow at him, impressed.
She nodded.
"Yes, girl wolf. My parents are...were obsessed with wolves. It makes sense
since our last name means wolf in Latin. Also, wolves are family creatures,
as loyal as dogs, to one another at least. They're teachers. They taught
Indians how to survive. It's why my parents loved them so." They were all
staring at her. She shrugged. "Like I said, my parents were obsessed. I like
them too. Anyway, it's who I am. We had pet wolves where I lived, we
raised abandoned ones from pups and they grew. We had a whole pack.
They fought for us, when the time came. Right before I turned twelve, I
received my letter. My parents hadn't told me about the Wizarding World
before that. My dad was a pureblood, my mum a muggle. I couldn't go to
Hogwarts because if I did, our pack wouldn't see me enough and they
wouldn't know it was me. They'd attack me when I came home for holidays,
so dad homeschooled me. Early this morning, we were attacked."
"Death Eaters." James whispered. I nodded sadly.
"The wolves fought for us, but in the end, my parents and my little brother
were killed. My little sister got away with a younger member of the pack
into the woods, she knows those woods as well as anybody can, and I
apparated away when I saw that she was safe. The wolf is my sister's and
my protector, Ara. She takes care of us. If I'd gone after them, they
would've died, because they would've tracked me to them. I'm still worried
about them tracking me, that's why I came here." She made tears appear in
her eyes. The boys shifted uncomfortably and she laughed lightly. "I
should've expected that you boys couldn't stand to see a girl cry." She
joked. They laughed lightly. She shifted and felt a searing pain in her chest.
"Ow!" They jumped.
"We should really get you to Madame Pomfrey. She's been Hogwart's
mediwitch for a long time, she's great!" Hermione shook her head.
"Dumbledore first, then Madame Pomfrey. I'm fine for now." They nodded,
looking skeptical. She sighed, raised her wand and performed a few
nonverbal spells. Instantly, she stopped bleeding, the blood disappeared
from Sirius' and her robes, her cuts were healed and her ribs were bound.
She raised an eyebrow.
"You're really advanced." Remus commented. Hermione shrugged.
"I didn't know about the Wizarding World until I was almost twelve, I didn't
want to be behind if ever I left home and came here so I studied
everything."
"You recognized my name." Sirius commented. Her gaze hardened.
"Do you know a Bellatrix Black?" He looked away, nodding.
"My cousin." She snarled.
"Your cousin tortured and killed my little brother." She said, her voice low.
He flinched. Her voice returned to normal as she continued. "Not that I
blame you for that, of course."
"You're one scary bird, do you know that?" Peter whispered. She looked to
him for the first time, hiding her hate. She raised an eyebrow at him and he
sank back into his seat.
"Yes." She said, amused. "I know." Her eyes widened as she realized that
she was getting too close, too soon. She sighed and looked out of the
window. Not too long after, the carriage pulled to a halt. Hermione got out
carefully. It was easier to move, but she didn't want to push it. She
straightened her robes and swept forward gracefully. "See you boys later."
She called over her shoulder. They stared after her, and then hurried to
catch up. As she reached the main doors, a boy stepped out in front of her.
She raised an eyebrow at him, noting mentally that she was doing that way
too often. "Yes?"
"Severus Snape. You're new right?" She nodded.
"Puella Lupus. Yes, I'm hoping to transfer here this year." He nodded.
"You might want to watch out for those four, they're bullies." He told her,
pointing towards the Marauders. She looked over her shoulder at them.
"Oh really? Interesting." He nodded, moving out of her way. His black eyes
hardened as the Marauders approached. She wordlessly put a shield around
him, and then turned towards the four boys. They approached cockily and
turned towards Snape.
"What are you doing Snivellus? Trying to grease up the new girl?" Sirius
taunted. He shot a spell at Snape, looking surprised as it bounced off. All
five turned to the only other one there, Hermione. Hermione raised an
eyebrow at the boys. They sulkily marched into the hall. Snape turned to
Hermione once they were out of sight.
"What'd you do that for? I can take care of myself." He demanded.
"I know, Severus. Frankly, I don't like bullies, and if I'm around I'll stop
them no matter who it is being picked on." He stood, speechless. "You might
want to go into the Great Hall before the first years get here." He glared but
left. She waited until the first years came and went, waiting until all of them
were sorted before entering.
"Welcome to a new school year..." Her entrance cut Dumbledore off and
everyone turned to stare at her as she walked up to the teacher's table. She
bowed her head to him once she was in front of him. He stepped around the
table and bowed his head back.
"My name is Puella Lupus. Are you Professor Albus Dumbledore?" The whole
hall was quiet as they listened.
"I am." he said, staring at her.
"Might we talk in private, Professor?" He nodded, gestured to McGonagall,
and led her away. The hall burst into noise as the two left, only to be
silenced moments later by Professor McGonagall. They were silent until they
reached his office and sat.
"Lemon drop?" She shook her head. "Continue, Miss. Lupus." She told him
her story, then sat back to wait. "That is very interesting Miss. Granger, very
interesting. What have you told the people you've met so far?" She told him
about her conversation with the Marauders, explaining everything. Then,
she had a thought.
"Professor Dumbledore, might I make a suggestion?" He nodded. "As I said,
I told them that I had a little sister that escaped. Might I adopt a small
magical girl, of maybe nine or ten, and implant memories of her being my
sister?" He thought about it for awhile.
"Interesting question, Miss. Granger. I don't believe that would be possible.
To take away every memory someone has and replace them is a tragic
thing." Hermione argued back.
"Professor, the little girl that I'd adopt would have no family, she would be
an orphan. I believe that if she'd spent her life there, she wouldn't want to
remember it. It's the same as Mr. Riddle. It is a muggle theory, but the
same can be said for the magical world, that no one is born evil, evil is
made. If Tom Riddle would've had a proper home, a proper family, then I
doubt he'd have turned out this way." Dumbledore was silent.
"You wouldn't be able to adopt her but you said that Professor McGonagall
adopts you? I'll talk this all over with her and see how she takes it. I'll give
her your cover story, of course." Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Before we do that sir, I have a question." He motioned for her to go on.
"Professor, do you think the future can be changed?" He looked at her
curiously. "Well, in third year, when Harry and I saved Sirius, we caused
things to happen that wouldn't have happened if we hadn't gone back but
that we had experienced already. Does that mean that if you go back in
time, you can't change the future?" He thought it over.
"That's a very interesting question also. I believe that it is our choices that
effect what will happen, more than what has already happened. For
instance, if you'd let Mr. Potter be seen, certain events would've changed.
Here, let me show you." He pulled three pens from the drawer and laid
them an inch apart. He pointed to the first. "This is the time line you have
experienced." He pointed to the middle pen. "This is the time line that
Professors Lupin and Snape experienced." He pointed to the third. "If you
make a different choice than you did in the second pen, you will switch
automatically into the third pen. Do you understand?" She nodded. He
smiled gently. "Now, I believe we need to get back to dinner and sort you."
She nodded and followed him out.

Chapter 4
James, Remus and Sirius burst into whispers as soon as Dumbledore and
Puella left the hall. Peter sat beside Remus, silent as usual.
"What do you think of her?" Remus asked them. Sirius grinned.
"She's hot." He commented. Remus rolled his eyes. "C'mon Remus, you
know I'm right."
"Yes, you're right. She's very pretty." Remus admitted. "Happy Pads?" Sirius
nodded, chuckling.
"Intelligent too. Very quick with her wand." James threw in. Remus nodded
slowly.
"Yes, she moves like she's been trained for war." Remus muttered.
"We all know a war is coming. People have been dying since our second
year. Maybe her dad and mum wanted her prepared." James commented.
Sirius nodded. McGonagall quieted the hall down after a bit.
"As you can see, we have a visitor. I will expect everyone to be on their best
behavior! You may talk quietly among yourselves until Professor
Dumbledore returns. The moment he enters the room, I expect absolute
silence!" She announced. Everyone nodded and continued talking about
their 'visitor'.
"Prongs!" Sirius whispered. James turned from staring at Lily Evans to
looking at Sirius. "Let's welcome Puella." James shook his head.
"I'm HB this year, Pads. No more pranks." Sirius and Remus' jaws dropped.
Remus put a hand against James' forehead.
"No fever. I think he's cracked, Pads." Remus commented, still stunned.
"I'm serious guys."
"Is this about Evans?" Sirius asked.
"Partly, but it's more than that. It's Evans and Puella and this war and
everything else. People are dying and sometimes our pranks hurt people.
Madame Pomfrey needs to worry more about people that really need her
help. Puella lost most of her family, Evans is muggle born, who knows how
many Slytherins are Death Eaters, who knows what's next." Remus shook
his head.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm with Sirius on this one mate. I agree
that we should calm down a bit, but harmless things that make everyone
laugh won't hurt. Besides, what's the harm in welcoming Puella with some
glittery letters?" James sighed.
"Fine, but we are calming down. We can't do much anymore anyway without
the map." They all sighed. The map they'd created in fifth year had been
lost. They'd searched the hallways for weeks without luck. Remus had even
tried summoning it, but nothing worked. Sirius and Remus nodded. They
waited until Sirius and Remus could hear Puella and Dumbledore, and then
pointed their wands in the sky. They finished just before the two walked into
the room. Each table had words above it, in the House's colors. Slytherin
had Welcome to, Ravenclaw had Hogwarts Puella, Hufflepuff had From,
and Gryffindor had the words The Marauders! The beaming smile that
Puella sent them was worth it, though Remus frowned in thought. The
students and teachers clapped as slowly the glittering words faded, leaving
behind the glitters that now floated down t land on each students plate. The
glitters then transformed into a Custard Cream so that each person in the
hall had one.
"Well done, boys! Impressive! 5 points each to Gryffindor for the four of
you." Dumbledore announced. The Marauders stood and bowed. Remus and
Sirius heard a small snort come from Puella. "Now, onto business. I would
like to introduce you all to this charming young lady. This is Puella Lupus.
The last name is similar to our own Mr. Remus Lupin. Ms. Lupus has been
home schooled all of her life, but recent circumstances have demanded she
come to Hogwarts for her final year. Please welcome her and show her
around. Introduce yourselves and meet Ms. Lupus. Now, since we've already
sorted the first years, we'll sort Ms. Lupus, and then we can eat. Madame, if
you please." Dumbledore enlarged the stool and she sat gracefully, looking
out at the hall as he placed the hat on her head. It fit, not falling down
around her eyes as it had as a first year.
Welcome to 1977, Ms. Granger. I hope you find your stay...enjoyable.
I'm sure I will. Could you please explain to me what you see?
I'm sure you know that in 1991 there were two choices of where to put you.
That isn't the case now. You would do well in all except Hufflepuff.
Ravenclaw would do well with your talent as with Gryffindor and your
bravery. You could even do with Slytherin, as your act will need many lies
and much cunning.
Do I have a choice?
Of course, it is our choices that decide who we are. Think well about your
choices Ms. Granger. Each will hurt and help you in different ways.
Hermione thought about it. She knew that people were getting worried. She
closed her eyes, blocking them out.
Gryffindor. I can only trust one person in Slytherin, none in
Ravenclaw. I can trust Sirius, Remus, James and Lily at the very
least.
If you're sure.
I am.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat called. The Gryffindor table applauded as she stood
and slid over to their table. Before she could sit with the boys, a red haired
girl stood in front of her and held out her hand.
"Hello Puella! My name's Lily Evans and I'm Head Girl at Hogwarts. The
Head Girl is..." Hermione stopped her.
"I know. I've read Hogwarts: A History before, wishing I could go here, but I
didn't want it to happen like this." Hermione let tears creep in. Lily looked
shocked.
"Oh Puella! What happened?" Lily questioned. Hermione spun and put her
wand at a man's throat as he came up behind her. He froze.
"You've got to stop trying to hex me, love." Sirius grinned at her as she
grinned back, putting her wand away. Hermione saw the others behind him,
trying to hold back laughs.
"Don't sneak up on me. Next time, I might just damage something on
accident." His eyes widened, and then he burst into laughter, accompanied
by the other three. Lily looked shocked. "Sorry about that Lily, these four
are the ones that helped me from the station to Hogwarts. Anyway, you
were asking what happened. Death Eaters happened. Maybe we should sit;
my legs are starting to hurt." They all hurried to sit, everyone gathering
around her. "Have you heard of Death Eaters?"
"Who hasn't?" Lily questioned. I nodded.
"Well, I'm half blood. My dad was a pure blood, my mum a muggle. I didn't
know anything about magic until I got a letter from Hogwarts. For reasons
I'll explain later, I couldn't go to Hogwarts, so I was home schooled. Well,
because I was trained by my dad, we got farther than Hogwarts students
are. I'm way advanced. I'm not advanced enough though. I was powerful
and You-know-who wanted me. He told my parents to give me to him, but
they wouldn't so he killed them in front of my brother, my sister and me. My
sister got the chance and ran into the woods nearby. They didn't care about
her except for something to hurt me with, and they had my brother for that,
so they let her go. We shared a protector, the two of us. Our protector went
with her." Lily gasped. She knew what a Protector was.
"Oh my! Having a protector is really, really rare! You are so lucky!" I
grinned.
"Of course they're rare! What do you expect, people to meet every single
animal in the world to try to find their legendary Protector? Even if you
knew what kind of animal, it's almost impossible to find. It's even rarer for
two people to share a protector unless they're blood siblings."
"Blood Siblings?" James asked. It was Lily who answered as the others let
my information sink in.
"Blood siblings are like soul mates, except it's for people who are extremely
alike. Sort of like you and Black. There's no way for blood siblings to have a
romantic relationship. One person can communicate with their blood sibling
or their protector through thought. Also, you know if you're blood sibling is
killed, you feel it. One person can only have two blood siblings in their whole
life." James nodded his understanding. Hermione nodded to herself.
"Right, so my sister is one of my blood siblings. It's interesting, but I'll
continue. Anyway, so my sister ran into the woods. If the Death Eaters
would've known that she was my blood sibling, they probably would've
caught her, but they didn't. They let her go and turned to me. They told me
that unless I joined You-know-who, my brother would be killed. I would've
done anything to save him, of course, but my mum and dad expected that
Voldemort would come for me. They made all three of us swear that no
matter what happened, no matter what the situation, we couldn't join
Voldemort. The Death Eaters didn't know about that, of course. They still
think they have a chance of getting me. So, a female Death Eater tore off
her mask, showing me who she was, taunted me, and then started torturing
my little brother. He was only eight, but he didn't scream no matter how
much she hurt him. He was very strong. She stopped torturing him and
both of us knew she was going to kill him. He found the strength to face
me, smiled, and mouthed 'I love you big sis' before she killed him." There
were tears in her eyes as she imagined the scene she was describing to
them.
"So what's going to happen to you now, do you have somewhere to go?"
James asked. Lily looked surprised at his compassion. Hermione smiled.
"Professor Dumbledore's going to find a teacher to adopt me and my sister.
I made my sister promise that if this happened she'd get to Hogwarts. I just
have to hope she survived, and wait for her to show up." They nodded,
doubtfully. Hermione knew that they didn't think her imaginary sister had
survived, but didn't want to say so. "She's all I have left." Sirius shook his
head.
"Nope, you have us now. Welcome to the family Ella." He announced. The
other two nodded eagerly, Peter following a second later, less eagerly.
Hermione smiled.
"Thanks guys." Lily spoke up now.
"Don't think these clowns are all you have, Puella. I'm here too." Hermione
glanced to Sirius and back.
"I know you are. And as Sirius pointed out so subtly, Puella is a mouthful,
you all can call me Ella." Lily grinned as Sirius gaped. "I'll see you later, I've
gotta get to the hospital wing for some medical help." Lily gasped.
"You're hurt?" Sirius laughed. Lily glared at him.
"Hey! Don't look at me like that! I didn't touch her. I was laughing because
when we found her she was bleeding badly and her ribs were broke and she
still got the best of me! She healed herself a bit in the carriage so much that
no one's noticed that she was hurt at all!" Lily gaped.
"You're really advanced!" Lily exclaimed.
"I've already said that." Hermione grumbled. Lily shot her a hurt look.
Hermione sighed. "Sorry Lils, I'm getting a bit cranky. I was woke up at six
in the morning to a Death Eater attack, my parents and my little brother
was killed, my sister's missing, and I'm injured. I'd just gotten to the station
five minutes before the train, where I tried to rest but was interrupted by
those four. This has easily been the most exhausting day of my life."
"Oh Ella, I'm sorry. I would've collapsed hours ago if I were you."
"You're lucky you're not me. I've been well trained to battle, to have good
stamina and to survive. Now, I need someone to take me to the Hospital
Wing, and then I'll leave you to your dinner." Hermione stood. Remus
followed.
"That's ok, Ella. I'm done anyway. I'll meet you guys in the common room."
Hermione smiled at him. They walked in a peaceful silence to the Hospital
Wing where Hermione saw a younger Madame Pomfrey stocking her
medicine cabinet. "Madame Pomfrey!" Remus called.
"Oh Remus! Hello dear! How was your summer?" Hermione closed her eyes
as the familiar voice overwhelmed her. Remus took her contentment for pain
and quickly explained her story to Madame Pomfrey. Madame Pomfrey
quickly fixed up her wounds, though they were still sore. She muttered
while she worked, and Hermione listened in.
"My, my! What kind of civilized people go after innocent people? These
Death Eaters are more trouble than this world needs!" You have no idea.
Hermione thought. "There you are, dear! All done, just be careful the next
few days! Off you go dears! See you in a few days, Remus!" She called,
hurrying away. Hermione guessed that her protective nature had come from
years of war. Remus led her to the common room, and said goodbye. She
quickly fell asleep, knowing that tomorrow would be interesting.

Chapter 5
Hermione entered the Great Hall to find Remus and Lily sitting a little away
from each other. She sat down next to Remus and began to eat.
"So, where are James, Sirius and Peter?" Remus jumped and looked over to
her.
"Sorry, I was thinking. What'd you say?"
"I asked where James, Sirius and Peter are." He rolled his eyes.
"Still asleep. You can't wake them up until ten minutes to the time the bell
rings. It's exhausting having to run to class just because they won't get up."
Hermione grinned and raised her wand.
"Up and at 'em boys! Time for class! Remus is already downstairs as am I.
Get up cause we're not coming to get you. Expecto Mesigi Patronum!" Her
little otter zoomed out of her wand, gave her a playful salute and rolled and
spun out of the hall.
"What was that?" Remus asked, amazed. Hermione grinned.
"A message patronus. My cuddly otter is going to deliver that message to
the boys, including wake them up. If they don't listen, the message gets
steadily louder." He laughed. His laugh sounded to her like wind blowing
through trees in the middle of a forest. She chuckled along with him. Five
minutes later, James, Sirius and Peter stormed into the hall and marched
straight over to her. She grinned to Remus and turned to face them.
"Good morning boys! Nice sleep?" Remus burst into laughter and she
quickly joined him. The other three couldn't help it and quickly joined them.
Everyone else were too shocked to see the Marauders up this early to do
anything. The day passed quietly until dinner time when Dumbledore burst
into the hall.
"Miss. Lupus?" Hermione raised her head and looked to the Headmaster. His
eyes twinkled. "A girl of sixteen was found with a wolf. She told me to tell
you 'Golden Trio'. Anyone you know, my dear?" Hermione gasped and ran
towards his office, following the act. Dumbledore followed behind, chuckling
as the Marauders sat in silence.
"Golden Trio?" Sirius asked, confused. Everyone else shrugged.
Meanwhile, Hermione was entering Dumbledore's office to find Ginny
Weasley with a suitcase in hand, waiting for her. Hermione gasped and they
hugged tightly.
"How'd you get here?" Hermione asked. Ginny blushed.
"Harry and Ron were worried, even after Professors McGonagall, Lupin and
Snape told us you were ok. They wanted to come but from what Professor
Lupin told us you used as your cover story, they wouldn't work. They argued
with me for hours before letting me break a time turner we managed to get
a hold of. I packed everything I needed and broke the time turner. We didn't
even know if I'd go back the right number of years so it was really risky, but
it worked. I actually did bring a wolf, one from a muggle zoo that was really
tame. I used a taming charm on it so that it obeyed me and my Blood
Siblings. I haven't named her yet though."
"Ginny Weasley, you're a miracle worker!" They laughed together. "Let's fix
this." Hermione waved her wand and words appeared.
 Ginerva Molly Weasley
Born: August 11, 1981
Blood Status: Pureblood
Current Date: September 2, 1977
She thought for a moment before waving her wand as she had done before.
Abbigale Virginia Lupus
Born: August 11, 1961
Status: Half-blood
Current Date: September 2, 1977
She looked to Ginny for confirmation and was glad to see her smiling. Then,
Hermione showed her every memory of what she'd done in the past. Ginny
grinned in approval. Hermione used her wand to change Ginny's hair to a
sandy light brown. Hermione shrunk the luggage Ginny had brought and put
it in her pocket before changing Ginny's clothes to ragged, dirt-stained,
ones. She observed the work, and then conjured a mirror to let Ginny do
the same. Ginny grinned widely. Just then, Dumbledore entered. Hermione
met his eyes, replaying the last few minutes, and then looked away.
"Ah Miss. Lupus, I presume this is the little sister you speak so much
about?" Ginny giggled, looking up at Hermione and Hermione smiled.
"Yes sir, she is." He smiled.
"Good, good. Now there is a simple matter of the wolf. It was found with
Miss. Lupus and wouldn't let us get near her, so we had to stun it. Do you
know anything about this?" Ginny gasped
"You didn't hurt her, did you sir?" She asked, worriedly.
"I see that you do know something, no, she wasn't hurt."
"Calm down." Hermione whispered. Ginny automatically relaxed. "The wolf
is our Protector. My sister and I our Blood Siblings." Dumbledore gasped
softly, loud enough for only Hermione to hear. "Ara is very protective of the
two of us, but she went with Abby when she escaped. We are worried for
her."
"I understand completely, Miss. Lupus. I will arrange for the wolf, Ara was
her name? Yes, I will arrange for Ara to be given back to you."
"Thank you professor!" The two girls chorused. Professor Dumbledore
smiled into his beard and ushered the girls out.
"I've spoken with Professor McGonagall and she will be your guardian until
you turn seventeen."
"Thank you, Professor. I really appreciate this." Hermione told him.
"No trouble at all, dear." They entered the hall and everyone fell silent as
the saw the pretty girl with Hermione and Professor Dumbledore. "Good
Morning! As all of you know, last night Miss. Lupus here joined our school
because of an attack on her family. Luckily, Miss. Lupus' sister, Abbigale,
made it away from the house along with their pet, a wild wolf named Ara."
Several students began to murmur. "Abbigale will attend sixth year classes.
Professor McGonagall has agreed to accept guardianship until Miss. Lupus is
seventeen, which is in seventeen days time, and able to support her
younger sister. Now, to sort Miss. Lupus." The sorting hat appeared in his
hand, Fawkes the phoenix on his shoulder, in a flash of fire. Ginny stepped
forward confidently and sat on the enlarged stool, which had also appeared.
It took a little time, less than Hermione but longer than usual before the hat
placed her in Gryffindor.
Hermione grabbed her Ginny's hand and hurried over to where the
Marauders were still sitting. Hermione grinned at them and sat down. next
to Remus, Ginny sitting between Hermione and Sirius.
"Hey guys! This is my sister Abby. Told you she'd come." They stuck their
tongues out at the boys at the same time. Everyone laughed. The girls
made their plates and began to eat.
Hermione watched Ginny, who was in a discussion with James and Sirius
about food while eating at the same time. Remus' cough brought her head
back around.
"How did you know it was Abby earlier?" She must have looked confused
because he explained. "When Dumbledore said that she said 'Golden Trio'."
Hermione grinned.
"It's what my brother, my sister and I called ourselves. We were so close
that my mum and dad called us a trio. We wanted to make it more exciting
so we added the Golden part. I guess we're the Golden duo now, though."
Remus winced.
"Sorry." Hermione waved it off. "She seems to get along with James and
Sirius." He observed.
"I doubt anyone wouldn't, they're more kids than teenagers and kids are
easy to like." He laughed, an emotion in his eyes that looked like...was that
relief? She shook off the thought and turned to her sister. "Abby, did these
boys introduce themselves?" Ginny grinned sheepishly, copied by James and
Sirius. "I didn't think so. The fools that you're talking to are Sirius Black,
James Potter, and over there behind James is Peter Pettigrew. This over
here by me is Remus Lupin." Ginny pretend to be concentrating hard.
"Ella? Is Remus the boy from the story of the she-wolf?"
"No. The Remus in that story died, remember?" Hermione said, grinning as
Remus chuckled and the others looked confused.
"Oh, yeah. Does that mean that Remus is going to die?" Hermione chuckled.
"No, dear one. This Remus doesn't have a twin, I don't think." Hermione
raised an eyebrow at Remus who shook his head, grinning. Ginny yawned
and Hermione grinned lightly.
"Looks like someone's tired." Hermione stated teasingly. Ginny shook her
head.
"Am not!" Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"Am not, infinity times two! So there." Ginny stuck her tongue out as the
boys burst into laughter. Hermione chuckled.
"Abbigale Lupus!" Ginny bowed her head, knowing the tone that said not to
argue anymore or you get hexed.
"Sorry Ella." Hermione softened.
"It's ok. You have to be exhausted though, you've traveled for more than
thirty hours with just Ara. C'mon." Hermione got up and Ginny followed.
Remus also got up.
"I'll come too, I'm finished anyway." Hermione smiled at him and the three
left the hall, not noticing the three pairs of eyes following them.

Chapter 6
The next day, I woke early as usual and woke up Ginny. We went down to
the common room to find a white wolf with black accents around its face
and eyes. It trotted up to us and sat down gracefully. I patted it carefully,
then changed into my wolf form with Ginny keeping an eye out and
established dominance over it. It bowed down gracefully and licked my chin.
I changed back and it trotted obediently at my side as we left for the Great
Hall. Ginny and I sat down next to Remus, ignoring the stumbling idiots
trying to get away from our familiar.
"Ara, this is Remus." Ara approached the boy, ears back in fear. "Remus,
hold out a hand, palm up. Then growl at her and point at me." Ginny
giggled, but he did so. Ara looked from me to him, then relaxed and licked
his palm. He looked relieved.
"What did I say?" Ginny giggled again and nudged me but I silenced her
with a glare.
"I'm going to do it with the others too; it says that you're friends with me,
in human terms. In wolf terms, it means you belong to me and she's not to
hurt you." He blushed as Ginny giggled harder. "Shuddup, Abby, or I'll tell
James and Sirius it was you." Remus looked confused as Ginny gasped.
"You wouldn't!" I nodded. "Ah, come on, Ella!"
"What'd she do?" Remus asked.
"ELLA!" A chorus of two voices echoed through the hall as Sirius and James
made their way towards us with Peter following behind, laughing. Their hair
was bright green with pink stripes. Remus chocked on his laughter as they
came closer. Words were printed on each of their foreheads. 'I love Lily
Evans.' on James, and 'I love my hair.' on Sirius. Ginny, Remus, and I were
literally rolling on the ground, holding our sides laughing.
"N...N...Not me!" I got out.
"MOONY!" They tried again. Remus, unable to say a word, just shook his
head. The boys looked confused before eyeing Ginny. "Abby?" Ginny grinned
viciously and nodded, still laughing. They stepped forward but I stopped
laughing instinctively, eyes narrowed and raised my wand, stepping in front
of Ginny. They eyed my wand apprehensively.
"Don't touch my sister." I growled. The nodded eagerly and sat down hastily.
Ginny put a hand on my shoulder and began muttering so low that even
Remus, with his advanced hearing, couldn't hear what was said.
"Herms calm down. Remember, this is the past. There's no Death Eaters,
Mione. We're safe." I slowly relaxed. No Death Eaters, just four highly
confused boys.
"Oh, no! Guys, I'm so sorry!"
"Ella, we get it! You just got Abby back after not knowing what happened to
her after a Death Eater attack. We really do get it!" Remus said. The other
two nodded, but Peter still looked wary. I nodded.
"Ella, we need to get the other three instated with Ara before she attacks
them." I chuckled as they noticed Ara for the first time. She was leaning
against Remus, watching them warily but not about to attack.
"Yeah, ok. Now, boys, I want Sirius to hold out your hand to let her sniff,
good, now growl and point at me." He did so and she nodded her head to
him. "Now, James and Remus, do the same, but point to Abby." They did so
while Ginny glared at me. I chuckled.
"What did we just do?" Sirius asked, eyebrow raised. Remus explained his
own initiation and blushed as he described what they'd said.
"I would've had James say he was Lily's as only females can be alpha in this
pack, but Lily isn't initiated yet, and you four are going to be around her a
lot." All of the boys were blushing heavily. "Now, we need to get to class
before we get in trouble." It was only then that they noticed that the bell
had rang. We ran to class and spent the day laughing. The boys tried to
prank me several times but they didn't get it. According to Remus, I had to
last at least a year with these maniacs. It would be a fun year.

Chapter 7
"Are you completely sure, Miss. Lupus?" Albus Dumbledore was the most
infuriating man. I'd said yes thousands of times.
"Professor, kindly do not ask me that again. I will be leaving Abbigale in the
company of Aunt Minerva and will be leaving tonight." It was the night
before the graduation ceremony and everyone had already taken their
N.E.W.T.s. I wasn't going back to my original time; it would feel too foreign
to me now. I was going to kill Voldemort. I'd already destroyed Ravenclaw's
diadem, there was four left. The locket, the ring, the cup, and the diary.
Harry's scar and the snake hadn't been made into Horocruxes yet, and I'd
killed the diadem. I knew that it was time to go. I hadn't told Ginny, though
I thought that she knew. I'd be leaving all five of them letters. Finally,
Dumbledore nodded.
"Good luck, dear. I hope to see you in the future."
"As do I, sir. It will mean that we are both still alive." He nodded again.
"Give this to Aunt Minerva, and read this when I'm gone." I handed him two
letters, each labeled and then turned and left his office, throwing my cloak
around me. I no longer thought of it as Harry's. It'd been eight long months
since Harry had used this cloak. Eight months since I'd been thrown back in
time and joined the Marauders. Seven months since I'd fallen in love with...
Couldn't think of that. I was leaving tonight and no one would be going with
me. The person I desired didn't belong to me, but to his future. A future
that I would fix. I entered the dorms silently, moving swiftly. I reached
inside my pocket and pulled out four letters and laid them on the bedside
table of each of my boys. My boys. How long since it had been Harry and
Ron that had held that position? I sighed heavily, the only noise that I'd
made since I'd said the password to the common room. I cast one last
glance at the people who'd become my family all too quickly. I turned and
fled down the stairs before I could change my mind. No time for that, I
must deliver Lily and Ginny's letters and then leave before anyone wakes
up. I did so, taking longer than necessary by Ginny. I'd explained to her, in
the letter. No one but the recipient could read the letters, so I wasn't
worried. According to the old Remus, they hadn't shared the letters anyway.
I sighed again, and held my breath as Ginny twitched. I moved out of the
room once she'd settled again, checking my pocket to make sure I still had
my minimized trunk. I whistled for Ara to come and she did so, slumped
slightly in sadness. I held my wand steady, the cloak over us as we moved
out into the cold. Once at Hogwarts gates, I apparated us away, not
knowing when or if I would see them again. The last thing I saw was a pair
of blue eyes looking from a window in the castle. The eyes had stopped
twinkling.
Dumbledore
The poor child. No, not child. Miss Granger had grown up into a woman
while she was here. I sighed in sadness before opening the letter she'd
given me. I had no doubt that Minerva and I were not the only ones who
had gotten them.
Professor Dumbledore,
You told me once that you thought that parallel universes existed, so that
the future is changeable. I don't know if you're right, but I'm going to try. If
I die, I want you to give the container inserted in the letter to Ron and
Harry once I disappear. They had already begun to suspect that I'd been
hiding something from them. Tell the Remus, Severus, Minerva and Poppy
of that time that I'm sorry I won't be coming back to them. If I succeed, I
expect you to destroy the container. No one else is to listen to it, not even
you. Only those six. I hope that you won't have to give it to them, but if I
die, it will be needed. Keep it safe, it is my life. Thank you, for supporting
me. I believe that you should know that I've enclosed a spell inside Ginny's
letter that will allow her to go home, if she chooses. If she doesn't, she'll be
Abbigale Lupus totally and completely. Do not forget what you promised me
two months into my visit here. Thank you.
Hermione Granger, Puella Lupus, Savior, Defender, Hope, Light, and fifth
Marauder.
I sighed as I took the container that had been magically inserted in the
envelope and locked it away with my treasured possessions. I hoped that I'd
never have to give it to the six. They'd be heartbroken. As light filled the
sky, I heard two distinct howls of pain and knew that Mr. Black and Mr. Lupin
had found their letters. An explosion in the dungeons, loud enough to wake
the whole castle, showed the Mr. Snape had also found his. I sighed; it was
not a good day.
Sirius
I woke up to light filtering in the windows and birds chirping. We were
graduating today. The day I'd been awaiting and dreading all of my life. It
was a happy day. I yawned and stretched like the dog I was, before getting
up. My stomach dropped when I saw Remus staring at his table. I saw a
letter with my name on it on mine. It shouldn't have made my palms sweat,
or my stomach clench in fear. It shouldn't have, but it did. For some illogical
reason, I was afraid of what that letter might contain. I hesitantly reached
for it, and saw Remus do the same across the room. I recognized the
handwriting immediately. Ella. I read, stomach clenching tighter at each
word.
Sirius Black, Padfoot, Loyal Friend, Brother, Light, and second Marauder.
Sirius, this is so hard. You have no clue how hard. How does one tell her
family goodbye? How does one move from the brightest light, into the
darkest shadow? That is what I'm doing. I'm writing this, because it would
be too hard to face you and tell you goodbye. To tell all of you goodbye.
You'll probably hate me for this. I'm not coming back until Voldemort is
dead, by my hand or someone else's. I know how to destroy him. Abby will
try to follow me, I know she will. Don't let her. McGonagall and Dumbledore
will take care of her, but she'll need you and Remus and James and Lily. I'm
taking Ara, so she'll be all alone. She knew nothing, so don't blame her for
not realizing that I would be leaving. Neither did anyone, except
Dumbledore. He knew the exact date that I would leave. There will be
nothing but grief for me unless Voldemort is dead. I beg that you
understand, but will understand if you don't. I have a few pieces of advice
for you. First is Peter. He doesn't feel like he belongs in the Marauders.
Make him feel like he does. Second, don't let James, Lily, Remus and Peter
drift away or become lost in depression. Third, and most importantly, do not
try to find me. I am going where no one can follow and will be facing
dangers that Alastor Moody couldn't handle. Take care and know I'll always
be there when you need me. Remember one thing, live as if every day is
your last. Live as if you won't be here tomorrow. Live and do all you keep
putting off. Live for me.
Puella Lupus, Ella, Wolfpaw, Savior, Defender, Hope, Light, and fifth
Marauder.
Always, Forever, Once and for All, I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No
Good.
I gulped back tears that threatened to overwhelm me. My friend, my pack-
mate, Ella was gone. It overwhelmed me and I howled with tears as my
other form would do. I howled with sadness and despair and knew Moony
was doing the same. Somewhere in the castle I heard a humongous boom
and knew that she must have left Snape a letter too.
Remus
Ella. The name rang through my head as I looked at the letter on my table.
I wouldn't open it, not yet. Sirius' face told me enough. She was gone. She
wasn't coming back. Ella. Abbigale too? I didn't know, and I didn't care. Ella.
Moony howled in my chest, and the human part was in complete agreement
for once. We howled together, out loud, letting our pain fill the room,
ignoring all else. I vaguely heard James and Peter scrambling out of bed,
begging Sirius and I to tell them what was wrong. All I could do was point at
their letters. James paled as he read his, Peter fainted, James rushed to the
bottom of the stairs and I heard him bellow for Lily and Abbigale with a
hoarse voice. Ella. I heard him desperately cry for Ella as if she'd answer if
he called hard enough. Ella. Sirius collapsed in exhaustion, falling
unconscious. I would follow soon. She's gone. That was the last thought I
had before collapsing on my bed. I vaguely recalled Abby rushing in, tears
streaming, face pale. Ella.
I want to know what you all think of this change in direction

Chapter 8
Occasionally, I sent letters. Occasionally, I stopped by and watched them,
not telling them I was there. Occasionally, I sent Howlers to their houses.
Nothing worked. I'd left later than the older Remus had said I would, so
Lily's class work didn't suffer, but that was the only thing that was different
from what the older Remus had told me. Peter drew away from his friends,
he was hardly ever with them, Remus was even quieter than before, hardly
ever speaking, Sirius and James didn't play any more pranks, didn't make
any jokes, Lily didn't smile or laugh. None of them smiled or laughed
anymore. Ginny was worse. She hadn't gone home; she'd grown too close
to the others to do that. She'd stayed, and suffered with the rest. Ginny had
lost her spark, her eyes were dead. Ara often whined to get to her, but I
always shushed her. One time, they'd saw me, as I was leaving. I stopped,
but didn't turn. They'd see my eyes; they'd see how much it hurt to leave.
My voice would stay steady, but my eyes would give me away.
"Ella." That one voice broke my heart. A strangled whisper, as if a prayer. I
swallowed heavily.
"Yes." I confirmed, still not turning.
"Ella." Another voice made me turn in surprise. Severus. I knew that they
were all having a meeting at Lily and James' house, but I didn't know he
was here. That was weird, James, Sirius and Severus getting along. They all
looked at me in confusion, hurt and pain. Except Ginny. She looked at me in
understanding. I knew what she was going to do, and I hated it.
"Ella." She said. The others backed away ever so slightly so she could be
closest to me. I guessed they'd elected her as speaker. "Ella, I..." I knew
then, that she'd done something forbidden in the letter I'd given her.
"What did you do?" I asked. She flinched, and then lowered her shirt from
her shoulder. I gasped and stumbled back.
"Ella."
"I told you no, Abbigale." She flinched back into Remus, who steadied her
without a word.
"I don't care." I blinked. She had never told me that. Not caring what I'd
said. Everyone had always depended on me for my input, my knowledge. No
one had ever said that, and meant it like she did.
"We have too, Puella." I flinched at the cold use of my full name coming
from James' mouth. He never called me that, only Ella or Wolfpaw. I looked
away and nodded.
"If that's what you want, I will oblige. See you at the end of the war, if we
all make it that long." I pulled the Marauder signature from my wrist and
threw it to James. He caught it, surprised. I kissed Abby's cheek, and then
spun away.
"Ella, what are you doing?"
"Leaving."
"Why?"
"Don't you remember the Marauder code? ‘If or when there is such a time
when one Marauder is no longer welcomed in house or group, another will
name the Marauder something else except for their common name, a playful
name, or their nickname.' My common name is Ella. James has spoken. I'm
leaving now."
"No!" I turned to see James thinking hard. His face lit. "Wolfpaw, Wolfpaw,
Wolfpaw! Ella, Ella, Ella!" I hid a grin at his obvious exaltation. I rolled my
eyes.
"Had to think about that one, huh Jamie?" He flushed.
"Not everyone memorizes rulebooks, Ells." Sirius said, his affection clear in
his voice. I grinned lightly.
"You'd have to know them to break them, Siri." His face lit in the first grin
I'd seen from any of them since I'd left two months ago. I sighed in
sadness.
"You're not back to stay." Remus commented, his first words since I'd come.
The others looked shocked, like they hadn't even considered the possibility.
I nodded.
"You weren't even supposed to see me today. I check on all of you, every
once in awhile. I send letters and howlers also, in case you hadn't noticed. I
have to be the one to end this, and I can't take you all with me."
"You were there." Lily whispered. "At our wedding, you were there. I heard
Ara, but I thought I was imagining it." I looked away and nodded.
"I wouldn’t have missed your wedding. Ara misses all of you so much. Every
time I bring her she purposely makes some sort of noise to see if you'll
come check and find us. I shush her, but the damage is already done."
"Damage." I flinched at the cold tone but nodded.
"Damage. Up until this point, I'd done it secretly and I hadn't wished for you
all to know that I was here." I confirmed.
"Ella. Don't." I looked to Ginny and sighed.
"It's..."
"It is not. How many are left, Ella? How many?"
"I've got four of the five. One's left." She sucked in a breath.
"It's almost over." She whispered. I nodded.
"It's almost over."
"Three years left. Merlin, you did it!" My eyes narrowed.
"No, I haven't. I've gotten four, there's one left, plus I've got to kill him. The
last one will be easy, but I've still got to kill him." Ginny nodded, but still
looked exalted.
"What are you two talking about? Four of five? Three years? Last one?" I
paled at Remus' voice. It was a voice I recognized from my third year. I
glanced outside and gasped.
"Abby, transform now." I whispered. She did so without question. "Everyone
else better do so as well." I said before transforming. That was when the
moonlight hit him. The clouds had been moving away from the moon when I
glanced outside. Everyone transformed as he did. The Marauders had
obviously taught Severus, who flew around the room in his raven form. Lily
was a doe, Ginny a fox. I howled and Remus did so as well. 'Pack brother,' I
said in wolf language. 'I mean no harm, neither do the others, but you must
curl up and lay down until the moon goes.' His eyes narrowed and he sniffed
me. He sensed no harmful intentions.
'Why do you ask this of me, pack sister?' He asked.
'Our pack mates could be hurt and the prey will run if we give chase tonight.
Let us go another night." He nodded and curled up. I turned to normal at
the same time as Ginny and we put a strong sleeping spell on him. One of
us wouldn't have been able to do it alone, but together it worked and he fell
asleep. The others transformed back. "I've stayed too long. I'll see you
when this war is over. If I don't survive, just know that I love you all. If that
does not satisfy you, a package will be delivered to each of you upon the
event of my death. If I die, the packages will be delivered. I ask that you
not open the packages at the same place, as each of you will have
something that belongs to you and only you. Tell him for me, will you? Also,
tell him, I’m sorry. I can’t explain now. At the end, if I’m still alive, maybe."
Before anyone could object, I transformed and leaped out the window. I
apparated to France, and then to my home. They wouldn't be able to check
the records of Apparition in France, so I was safe.
 Chapter 9
I jumped and dodged, heading towards my target. Ara followed me, right on
my heels. It was finally time. I knew that it would be my death or his
tonight. I was hoping for his. I ran on, stunning several Death Eaters. I saw
Remus, Sirius, Severus, Lily, Ginny and James, all fighting against Death
Eaters. As I ran past, they quickly stunned their opponent and followed me.
We were now 19 and 20 years old. It was December of 1979. I ignored the
group at my back, heading straight for my target. I got there just as
McGonagall was put under the Cruciatus Curse.
“TOM RIDDLE!” I shouted. He lifted the curse and turned towards me. His
face showed a bit of shock.
“Who are you that you dare to speak my old name?” Voldemort asked, voice
a hiss.
“I am one that will defeat you.” He threw back his head and laughed, but
everyone was now watching the two of us. I could feel my friends stop five
feet away.
“You? Defeat me? You’re nothing but a half-blood bitch.” I heard one of my
friends growl loudly, only to be stopped from stepping forward by Ginny.
“She’ll be fine; she doesn’t need to worry about you too.” I heard her
murmur.
“Yes, I defeat you. I may be a half-blood bitch, but you’re a half-blood
bastard, literally.” I heard Ginny groan slightly as Voldemort’s eyes
narrowed. “You will die tonight.”
“Crucio!” I let the light zoom toward me. I let the spell hit me and didn’t let
myself scream, though I couldn’t help the fact that I fell to one knee. I
shakily stood up, despite the fact that he kept the spell on me.
“You…will…not…win.” I said, fighting the curse. Finally, I threw it off, just as
Harry always threw off the Imperius curse. The Cruciatus was harder, but it
was a good thing to throw off. I stood tall.
“You’re a brave bitch, I’ll give you that. But you have no tactic. You’re weak.
Your friends know this. Why did your sister go against your wishes? Why
does she no longer look to you for advice? You’re useless. You aren’t need,
or wanted. The one you love doesn’t feel the same about you.” I could feel
his needle pushing deeper but I shoved it out. “Ah, an Occlumens.
Wonderful. I love a good challenge. Now, you were saying something about
wanting to kill me, girl? How? You’re death stare? Drowning me in papers
and books? Or how about doing what that pathetic werewolf friend of yours
will not. Why don’t you rip my throat out?” I practically felt Remus flinch. I
grinned viciously.
“Unfortunately for you, I’m not Remus Lupin. My name is Puella Lupus. My
sister and I are daughters of the moon and you’ll die tonight, Tom Riddle.”
“What makes you so sure that you will succeed where others have failed?”
He asked, amused and curious. I grinned.
“Your Horocruxes are gone, Tom. I destroyed every last one of them.” He
pales and stumbled slightly. I smiled grimly. “Didn’t think anyone knew your
secret, did you?” I clucked at him a few times. “Shows how mighty and all-
knowing Tom Riddle is, doesn’t it.” I flicked my wand in the air.
Puella Tura Lupus
I flicked it again.
Rasleua pulupul

Voldemort paled drastically.

“You!” He breathed.

“Me.” I confirmed. “I am Rasleua and I am your death.” I transformed and

jumped at him, the wolf flying through the air effortlessly. I held him down,
muzzle at his neck. He lay as stiff as a board. I hesitated. Then, I moved
slowly backwards until I had all four feet on the floor. I changed back. “You
are a disgrace to the title wizard. I will not sink to your level.” I whispered.
“Attack, Ara.” She eagerly leapt at the wizard and he was dead moments
later. I felt someone pull me into their arms, but I didn’t realize until that
person kissed me who it was. I gasped in shock and he deepened the kiss
eagerly. I matched him. When we pulled apart, I noticed everyone staring at
us. I glared.

“What?” I demanded.

“Finally!” Ginny exclaimed. I grinned and put my head into his chest. He
wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tightly.

Chapter 10
Hermione looked up at him and smiled.
“Did you really think…the things he said?” His expression was deadly
serious. I looked away. “Ella, did you?” I sighed.
“Yes, I did.” He pulled me into a kiss, holding me close.
“Never again. Don’t think those things ever again.” I smiled lightly. “What
did you mean, daughters of the moon? And who is Rasleua?” I smiled and
shook my head, pulling away. I opened my arms and Ginny hugged me
tightly.
“I love you, Mione.” She muttered, low.
“Go home to your family, Gin. Your mission is done.” She stumbled back.
“No.” She said aloud, not lowering her voice anymore.
“Abby, please.” She shook her head.
“No, Ella.” She stared at me intently before paling. “No.” Instead of being
forceful, her words were pleading. “No, please tell me I’m wrong.” I sighed
and hung my head.
“You’re not wrong. Go, Abby. I don’t want you to be here.” She took my
hands, despite my trying to back away.
“No, I’m not leaving. The boys and Lily and I, we’ll find a cure. Severus will
help.” I smiled at the desperation in her tone.
“There was always a chance that I would die.” The boys paled and Remus
drew in a breath.
“NO!” Ginny exclaimed, sobbing. I sighed and turned away. I transformed
and dashed up to the Gryffindor tower. I could hear them following me, but
I paid it no mind. I went to the tower and lay on the couch by the fire,
turning back to human. I sighed.
“This always was my favorite place.” I said, knowing they were there. “It’s
so peaceful, watching the fire.” I heard Ginny sobbing and knew that the
others probably had tears in their eyes.
“What did she mean, about you dying.” I sighed and waved to the other
couches.
“Sit.” They sat and I saw their faces. They were filled with pain. “Abby and I
haven’t been entirely truthful with you, and I haven’t been entirely truthful
with her, yet.” Ginny eyed me. “My name is Puella Lupus, but there was a
time that I was called something different. I found some things on my
travels. I found my life story.” They took in a breath. “In 1979, there was a
couple with ten children. The couple had all boys and wanted girls. On
September 19th, of that year, the mother gave birth to twin girls. The very
day after their happiest moment, the law decreed that all girls between 0
and 17 would be sold to rich families for work. The mother and father
decided, since no one yet knew of their girls, that they would give their girls
to a different family in hopes of a happier life.” I paused. “They took the
girls to their close friend, a man by the name of Samuel Granger.” Ginny
gasped but I ignored her. “Samuel knew that the parents wished for the
children to be kept together, but he also knew that they wanted the girls to
be happy. Samuel gave one of the girls to his son and another to a man that
he’d met one day in the park, who said he and his wife were trying for a
baby girl. The man refused at first, but he met Samuel in the hospital one
day. Samuel saw that the man was deeply grieved and asked what was
wrong. The man told him that his wife had lost their baby, and it had been
the wished for girl. Samuel gave the baby to the man, doing a blood ritual
to make the girl look a year younger and exactly like the dead baby. So the
girls were separated.” I paused for a breath. “The two girls grew up, not
knowing they were adopted or that they had a twin sister. The two girls met
again, but didn’t know they were family. The Granger girl, named Hermione,
was friends with her twins adopted brother. The other twin was named
Ginerva, but called Ginny by all. They went through seven years of
adventure and sorrow, because they were the best friends of the only one
that could defeat Voldemort, a boy named Harry Potter.” James gasped and
everyone looked from him to her. “Finally, Harry defeated Voldemort, but
many were killed in the process. Hermione realized that it was her destiny
to stop the killings that had already happened, and so prepared. The day
came when two girls attacked her. She was sent back in time and was met
by four boys. Her sister, who she didn’t know was her sister, deliberately
followed her back in time to look out for her friend. You should know the
rest.” I stayed silent, watching the fire. I saw Ginny trying to take it all in.
The others were figuring it all out now, I knew. Everything I’d kept from
them.
“Rasleua?” Ginny asked.
“There was a prophecy I found when I found out about our origins. It goes:
After the chosen defeats the evil, two will rewrite. Red and brown, one but
two, Rasleua. Brown will go, Red will stay. White will triumph and brown will
sicken from the spoils of her mission. There is one that will die, and three
pairs will love. Brown and Red will rewrite and the world will be at peace.
After the chosen defeats the evil, two will rewrite.
“There is one that will die…” Ginny repeated. I sighed and nodded. “That
doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be the one to die!” I shook my head
and turned back to the fire.
“Remember Dumbledore, Ginny.” She paled.
“Please Hermione, you can’t leave me. I need you.” She begged. I smiled
and shook my head.
“That’s not true. You’re an adult now Gin. You’ll be fine. Just let Harry now
all about his Aunt Ella when you see him.” I closed my eyes and smiled. I
heard the door open but didn’t open my eyes.
“Am I too late?” I opened my eyes in surprise as I saw Severus enter the
Gryffindor common room.
“Hey, Sev. Come to join the party?” He scowled but moved closer.
“Lupin, please don’t hit me for this.” He bent down and kissed me. I felt him
sucking more than kissing, like a Dementor would. I heard Remus growling
but being restrained. Finally, Severus pulled back, breathing heavily. He
stumbled and my eyes widened.
“What did you do?” I whispered. He let out a small pained smile.
“I recognized the symptoms. Bad part is that it works faster now that I’ve
sucked it out.” I slowly shook my head. “I couldn’t tell any of you before I
did it or you wouldn’t have let me.”
“Bloody Hell! Of course I wouldn’t have let you! You’re absolutely INSANE!” I
yelled. He let out a small laugh and nodded. I turned to the others, who
were obviously confused. “The bloody idiot sucked the poison into his own
system. He’s going to die in minutes.” They looked stunned and I saw a tear
fall down Ginny’s cheek. She moved over to him and stroked his cheek.
“Thank you.” She whispered. He leaned into her hand and I could tell that
he was feverish.
“Lily…Ella.” Both of us came over to him while Ginny moved back to the
boys. “Love…both. First…first friends.” I smiled and nodded while Lily leaned
against me in tears. He turned his head to Lily. “Sorry…fifth year…didn’t
mean to…different for you.” I knew what he was talking about and looked
away.
“You never answered me about why?” She whispered, tears falling faster.
“I…love…you. Potter…better …but…love …anyway.” He struggled out. She
pecked his forehead as he closed his eyes. I bowed my head as she cried. I
sighed.
“There is one that will die, and three pairs will love. Brown and Red will
rewrite and the world will be at peace.” I muttered.
“I guess things have a way of working out.” Ginny muttered. I nodded,
biting my lip. I picked up the light body and carried it out of the tower. No
one suggested magic, and I didn’t use it. I carried him all the way to the
Hospital wing on the first floor. Madame Pomfrey was rushing around but
stopped when I pointed at Severus and shook my head. She blinked away
tears and pointed to a pallet on the floor by her office. I put him there and
went out the door. I waved my wand at Lily and watched as her stomach
glowed blue.
“I thought you might need some happy news. Congratulations, Lils, James.
It’s a boy.” I walked away before anyone could say anything. I went down to
the Great Hall, going to Dumbledore. “I was dying. He sucked the poison
out. He’s dead.” I whispered. Dumbledore wrapped me in a hug that
definitely felt grandfatherly.
“Live for him.” I nodded.
Eight months later, Harry James Potter was born to James and Lily Potter.
Sirius and I were named godparents. Remus and I married a month later, in
a double wedding with Sirius and Ginny. We never went back to our old
names, keeping Puella and Abbigale. Our children will grow up in peace.
THE END