June 20th 2016 I groaned loudly at the sound of my phone blaring beside my ear. I had stayed up all night rereading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for the 6th time. I don't think I had fallen asleep until well after 4 in the morning. My eyes glanced over to the clock across the room and my eyes widened.

3:28 p.m.

I was late! I was meant to be meeting my mom almost half an hour ago. I shot up and grabbed my phone that was still blaring Blank Space by Taylor Swift.

"Hello," I whispered, closing my eyes and prepared for the lecture that I knew was coming.

"Andie! Thank goodness! I've been calling for the past 15 minutes. Where are you?"

"Um.... so funny story, mom..."

"Andie! You know how important this dinner is to me! They don't give out life achievement awards to anyone. I want you to be there to share it with me."

"Mom, I'm sorry! I honestly didn't mean to oversleep, it jus-"

"I'm 30 minutes out. You better be ready when I get there." The line went dead and I pulled my phone away from my ear to see that she had hung up. I sighed and rolled out of bed. I grabbed my dress hanging on the door and made my way to the bathroom to quickly do my hair and make-up.

It wasn't like my mother was a bad person or that I didn't like her. On the contrary, I quite liked my mother. She was all I had. My mother was one of the most celebrated surgeons in Boston. She had adopted me when I was only a few months old and it had just been the two of us ever since. She worked hard to make sure that I never went without anything that I needed or wanted. She was one of the most sought after surgeons in the country and brought a lot of revenue to the hospital. Tonight the hospital was honoring her with a lifetime achievement award. It was a huge deal. She had been talking about it for weeks.

I hurriedly pulled my hair up into a messy bun and did some natural make-up. I grabbed my short black dress and pulled it on. I did a once over in the mirror before making my way back to my room. I walked over to my closet and pulled on my black pumps. When I straightened up, I began to feel a little dizzy. I grabbed my head with one hand and reached out with the other to steady myself on the desk beside my bed. My hand missed and suddenly I was on the floor. I stared up at the glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling and then everything went black.

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The first thing I noticed when I came too was the smell. It smelled musty and dusty, like a place that hadn't been lived in for a long time. The next thing I noticed were the unfamiliar voices of the people in the room with me. My body stiffened and I kept my eyes closed, hardly daring to breathe.

"She looks just like her mother!"

"Quiet Sirius! You're going to wake her!"

"I don't care! She looks just like her mother!"

"Yes, alright we've established that. Now be quiet!"

"I have an idea, why don't you both be quiet!"

"Oh come on Remy, Nymphadora and I were just having some playful banter. Weren't we Dora?"

"Sirius I swear I-"

"Be quiet all of you, she's awake. Sit up girl." came a gruff voice. I slowly sat up on the dingy couch I was laying on. I looked around to stare at the people that were crowded in the small room with me. Huddled in a group just feet from where I sat was a small mousy looking woman with bright pink hair, a tired looking man with scars on his face, and a shaggy looking man with smile lines near his eyes. In the corner sat a disfigured man with only one eye and one leg. I stared at them all for a second before I burst out laughing. I was barely aware of the disfigured man leaving the room.

"This is some sort of joke, right?"

"Um... this is not the sort of reaction I was expecting." The Sirius Black look-alike said muttering.

"Oh really Sirius? What exactly were you expecting?" The one who I assumed was supposed to be Remus Lupin asked.

"Well, for one thing, I thought there would be a lot more screaming, Moony." This brought on a new round of laughs from me. They were really taking this seriously- pun definitely intended. When I had finally caught my breath I looked up at the three people who were staring at me as if I was crazy.

"Ok seriously, Ashton, you can come out now!" I said loudly with a big smile on my face.

"Er....Who's Ashton?" Tonks inquired.

"Ashton Kutcher. I'm being punked, right? It was a really funny joke. You had me going there. I must say, you guys really look like your characters."

"I'm sorry, characters?" Tonks asked with a grin.

"Yeah. You're Tonks, he's Remus Lupin, he's Sirius Black, and the man that left is Mad-Eye Moody." I watched as the three exchanged shocked expressions.

"How- how do you know our names?" Remus said slowly.

"You're kidding right? We are still playing? C'mon give it up." They continued to stare at me with blank expressions so I just sighed. "I know all about you guys. I read the books. Tonk's is a metamorphmagus and she hates to be called Nymphadora. She was in Hufflepuff when she was at Hogwarts and now she works for the ministry as an auror. Lupin was the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts for a year before everyone found out he was a werewolf. He and Sirius were both part of the Marauders along with James Potter and Peter Pettigrew. Sirius was wrongly imprisoned in Azkaban for 12 years because of Peter. He escaped because he's an animagus and was able to turn into a dog, tricking the dementors and slipped through the bars. Did I get that all right?"

The three of them stared at me with open mouths. They were actually pretty good actors. I probably would have broken character by now if it had been me. Sirius was the first to snap out of his trance.

"I'm going to get Dumbledore!" He said in a scared voice.

"There's no need Sirius. Alastor has already informed me that Miss McKinnon is awake." My eyebrows furrowed at this. My last name wasn't McKinnon. I turned around to face the newcomer and this time it was my turn for my mouth to drop. In the door way stood Albus Dumbledore. In the back of my mind, I knew that it couldn't really have been him but it honestly looked just like him. His nose even looked like it had been broken multiple times, just like the books had said.

"Whoa..." I breathed out.

"Whoa indeed Miss McKinnon. I see you've met Tonks, Sirius, and Remus. I'm Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardary and the founder of the Order of the Phoenix." He held out his hand for me to shake and I grabbed it quickly, shaking it enthusiastically.

"I know who you are! I love you... I mean... I really think that... I mean... wow... I'm shaking your hand way to long aren't I?" I pulled my hand away and tried to keep down the blush that was creeping up my cheeks. It wasn't easy when I heard Sirius's barking laughing behind me. Dumbledore chuckled and smiled at me kindly.

"That's quite alright. Did they explain to you what's going on?" Dumbledore asked me gently.

"No. This is some sort of big joke right? You can lay it on me Dumbles." I said solemnly. I heard Remus gasp behind and Sirius let out a huge snort. This brought a small smile to my lips.

"I afraid this is not a joke, Miss McKinnon." The smile fell from my lips and I scrunched my eyebrows together.

"Why do you keep calling me Miss McKinnon? My name is Andie Jameson!"

"Ahh see that seems to be the issue Miss McKinnon. In another universe your name might have been Andie Jameson but in this universe, the universe that you were born in, your name is Andie McKinnon. Now let me conjure up a chair and I can explain everything to you more fully." Dumbledore turned and waved his wand. Right in front of me a chair appeared. I looked up into the eyes of Albus Dumbledore and I realized that this wasn't a joke.

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." I whispered and then turned over the side of the couch as the contents of my stomach came rushing up.