Chap.3

Up in Dumbledore’s study he made four chairs appear with a flick of his wand. He moved to a shelf and pulled down a brown, ugly hat. The sorting hat that is used to put students into their houses. There is Gryffindor, James, Lily, Sirius, and Remus’s house, of course, Slytherin, where Father, Bellatrix and Snape were, then Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.

“Okay.” Dumbledore put the hat on my head and it slid down to my chin and started talking to me in my head.

“Mmm, smart, been though hard times, from the future, I see . . . yes, but where to place you?”

The sorting said more useless things, I had zoned out until it thought, only to me, “Best be Slytherin.”

“No!” I snapped out loud- oops.

“No? Mmm.” The hat thought back, and then bellowed- out loud- “Gryffindor!”

The others applause- as though the hat had done well on O.W.Ls (Original wizarding levels) the hat was gone and I could see again, only Severus didn’t seem happy.

Suddenly Sasha said from my bag, “Let me out!” before I could, or even respond, she came out by herself since my bag was just closed, not zipped. My bag had also been in Lily’s lap.

One look, eye to eye, and Lily screamed and dropped my bag-and Sasha- on the floor. “Snake!” She yelled, as though she just happened upon it. I burst out into fits of laugher- her face was priceless and panicked!

“Sasha n-no.” I managed as Sasha opened her mouth to bite, and end, Lily. Sasha stopped but didn’t look pleased, and slithered away muttering about mudbloods and blood-traitors.

“You speak posmouth?” James demanded, looking stunned and a little mad.

“No,” I said sarcastically, “I can just speak to snakes, perfectly normal, definitely not posmouth.” I gave him a dirty look.  

“Who cares, just please keep it on a leash.” Lily begged.

“Okay . . . Anyway ‘it’ is Sasha.” I informed her; Lily smiled, but still looked a little scared.

Lily and Serves ditched us after we left the Headmaster’s office, Dumbledore told me he would send my bags to Gryffindor common room later today. I had missed out on the two classes’ we had so the boys lead me to the grounds to goof-off and talk.

“I don’t think Lily likes you much, James.” I said as we all sat down by a beach tree- in the shade.

“I know, I wonder why.” He said, trying to act as if he didn’t care but it was easy to tell he did.

“You have an ego problem.” I stated simply, watching the students wonder around talking. I saw Author Wesley talking to his will-be-wife Molly. I could see Bellatrix and Voldemort (Tom in this time) laughing about something Lucius Malfoy had said. People I knew and heard of, some people I killed. It was strange, and kind of confusing.

“An ego problem? No way.” James said, his golden eyes wide with surprise. His hand went to his hair, he messed it up to look as though he just got off his broomstick.

“Yes, no ego problem here.” I said, rolling my eyes, I raised my hand and tried to make James hair lay flat for a few minutes – it did not work.

James, Sirius, and Lupin laughed at the look of annoyance on my face. I stuck my tongue out at them – making them laugh harder. Petter looked at us in awe, he creeped me out. 

“Well, I’m going to go – I have adult things to do.” I said pointy.

They all said a chores of ‘Bye’s’ and ‘see you’.

I went to Tom and Bellatrix’s group; they all stopped laughing and talking.

“What do you want?” Bellatrix demanded, looking angry.

I addressed Tom in posmouth. “I heard things.” A look of shock passed over everyone, even Tom, but he hid it well.

“I heard things too, I pose they are true.” He answered in posmouth, a smile coming to play on his face.

“I’d say they are.” I smiled at him.

“Can we talk later – in privet?” he asked, his head cocking to one side.

“Okay – tonight in the Room of Requinment.” I called over my shoulder as I walked away, towards Lily and Serves.

Tom didn’t answer but I knew he had agreed.

“Hey, Jessie!” Lily called as I came up to them.

I smiled and Lily continued.

“We started to think you had joined the Power Puff Girls over there.” She said nodding towards James and the others.

“I’m on everyone’s side, Lily.” I informed her, sitting down next to Serves. They gave me disapproving looks but didn’t argue the matter anymore.

 “Okay, so, for question ten, I’d say the answer as to why someone can’t go back in time for a long time is because . . . if they do their younger self will die – thus killing them both.” Lily said, and I froze.

“Wait – what?” I demanded, looking at her quickly.

“If someone goes back in time and tries to stay then the self that experienced that time will fade – die in other words. This is why you’re not to do it. Plus what if you change something important?” Serves said, showing me the book that he was holding.

My stomach dropped, Voldemort and Bellatrix sent me back so I would take care of Harry for them and so I would kill myself – two targets one stone. Them stupid, son of a – .

 “Are you okay?” Lily asked, looking concerned.

“Um, yes . . . ,” I paused, they knew something was up by now so why not? “I’m from the future.”

For a moment they were quite, mouths open but no sound coming out. Then . . .

“Why would you come back? That is so stupid!” Lily ranted, panicking.

“My dark-Wizard parents told me to . . . to change something.” I said, looking away from her, I felt stupid – really stupid.

“Well . . . I don’t pose you are?” Lily said finally.

“Right, I hereby make it my mission to make sure what they want stopped goes though like it should.” I agreed, screw them, they may get rid of me but I will make sure Harry James Potter exists someday – even if it’s the last thing I do.