Y/N POV

The next day, we all got ready for the Hogwarts Express. I packed my trunk and bags along with Snowball's cage, while Luna and Lana were packing theirs. While we were getting ready, Crookshanks found his way in and met Snowball, who took an immediate liking to the ginger-colored cat. We did have some problems with one of our books since it was literally alive, so we just casted a Total Body Bind on them.

Hermione did come in after her cat and helped us pack our bags. We just made more small talk. Hermione turned to me and asked, "What are you excited about this year?"

"Oh, definitely Care for Magical Creatures!" I said very excitedly. "I can't wait to see some more creatures! What about you, 'Mione?"

"Oh, of course, you're excited about that." She giggled. "I think maybe Muggle Studies, we have that together too, right?"

"Yep, we do. But how come you decided on Muggle Studies? You were raised by Muggles. No offense."

"I thought it would be interesting to study them from a wizarding perspective." She said. "And none taken."

She looked at Lana, who, to my curiosity, winked at her as Hermione looked back at me. "Hey, Y/N, I was wondering..."

"Yeah, 'Mione?"

"I was wondering," She repeated. "Would you like to go to Hogs-"

Before she could finish, someone knocked loudly on the door, revealing Ron and Harry.

"The Ministry cars are here." Ron said. "They're going to escort us to King's Cross."

'Thanks for interrupting us, Ronald.' Hermione scowled in her head.

"We'll be there soon." Lana said as she continued to pack her and Luna's things. Ron and Harry took their leave as I turned back to Hermione. "What were you going to say?" I asked her.

"It's nothing." She said quickly. "I'll tell you at Hogwarts."

Damn it, Ron. You just had to interrupt her. Now I'll stay curious.

We made our way to the cars, where they drove us to the Station. As we arrived, we put our things in the trolleys and searched for the barrier. Eventually, we made our way to the Engine and took our seats in the compartment with a man who seems to have fallen asleep already. He kinda looks familiar. Wait a minute...

"Who do you think that is?" Ron asked.

"Professor R.J. Lupin." Hermione, Lana and I said together.

"How is it you all know everything?"

"It's on his suitcase, Ronald." Hermione said, pointing the briefcase next to him.

"And he's our godfather." I said as I looked closer. "Remus?"

No answer. He was truly out like a light.

"He's your Godfather?" Harry asked. "How?"

"He was friends with our mum." Lana said. "From what she told us, Dad asked him to be godfather when we were born."

It's true. Remus did visit us when we were younger from time to time. Mum said she saw him as the brother she never had. But there was also the fact that he's a werewolf.

Yep, bitten by Fenrir Greyback himself. But when he had to turn, he never hurt us or Mum due to the Wolfsbane Potion that she made for him. But when he wasn't a werewolf, he would tell us stories of him and his friends. We didn't know at that time that it was Lily or James Potter. He never really told us about anyone else or to anyone the fact he's a werewolf.

"Do you think he's really asleep?" Harry asked as he looked around.

"He's out like a light." I said. "Why?"

"I have something to tell you." He said as he closed the doors.

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"So let me get this straight." Ron said, trying to understand what Harry just told us. "Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban... to come after you?"

"Won't they catch Black?" Hermione asked. "They've been having him on Muggle news too."

"Sure." I said. "But no one has ever escaped Azkaban."

"And he's a murderous, raving lunatic." Ron added.

Suddenly the train came skidding down the tracks to a stop and the lights started to flicker. No one else noticed the windows, cause ice was starting to form on them.

"Why are we stopping?" Hermione asked as she took my hand. "We can't be there yet."

Ron looked out the window and started to whimper."There's something moving out there. And it's coming in."

A bony hand reached in, pushing the doors open and a dark clothed ghost figure came in. Hermione tightened her grip on my hand and came closer to us, but it wasn't interested in her.

It was interested in Harry, Lana and I.

The figure came closer to us and it's hood was in front of my face. It made a small sucking noise as it laid it's hands on me while two others came in for Lana and Harry. But I couldn't hear them. I couldn't hear Hermione who was sitting right next to me. All I heard was,

"Addison, take Lana and Y/N! He's not getting to you!"

"Langden, please don't do this!"

"We both know he's not leaving without you on his side! Just take the kids and go in the house! I love you, Addi-"

"Avada Kedavra!"

I heard a thump fall to the ground as a laugh crackled loudly in my ears. God, I haven't felt like this since Qurriel's double-sided head. I was sweating profusely and my head was burning up. But the strangest feeling was that I felt cold like ice.

"Langden!" A voice cried as more laughs were heard. Then that cry turned to rage. "SECTUMSEMPRA!" The voice yelled and someone fell to the ground. I heard blood spewing from their bodies. Several other spells were yelled in rage and their outcomes were just like the first. This must have been what Riddle was talking about.

The night my dad died.

The night that Mum raged and killed every Death Eater there.

"CONFRINGO!"

"DIFFINDO!"

"STUPEFY!"

I couldn't handle the pain going in my head and I passed out.

Lana POV

The pain felt like it was blasting my head and burning it from the inside. I couldn't take it much longer until a light shone from behind me. The figure in front of me covered it's face and fled with the others.

"Are you okay?" A voice said to me. "I need to know my goddaughter and godson are okay." I focused my eyes and saw Remus, er, Professor Lupin in front of me and handing me a chocolate bar.

"My brother -- where is he, Remus?"

From the corner of my eye, I saw Harry on the floor, surprised at what happened, Y/N unconscious and Hermione talking to him and Ron afraid for his life.

"Y/N, say something!" Hermione said as she placed her hand on his cheek. "Come on, please!"

"Ugh, what happened?" Y/N said as he woke up, to be surprised by Hermione hugging him tight and kissing his forehead, his cheeks and his head.

"You really scared the life out of me!" She cried. "You couldn't hear me and you felt really cold to the touch." She then took his hands in hers, rubbed them to warm him up and brought him next to her, sharing her body heat with him.

Remus then came over to the both of them. "Here, Y/N. Take this." he said as he gave him and Harry another chocolate bar, which he shared with Hermione and Harry shared with Ron.

"What was that thing that came in?" Harry asked.

"It was a dementor." Remus said. "One of the guards of Azkaban. It's gone now. It was searching the train for Sirius Black. If you'll excuse me, I need to have a word with the driver." He then went off on his way.

"What happened to us?" I asked.

"You three went rigid." Ron said. "But we figured Harry was having a fit or something."

"And did... either of you two...you know...pass out?" Harry asked.

"No, I felt weird though. Like... I'd never be cheerful again."

"But someone was screaming... a woman."

"I didn't hear screaming, Harry." I said. "I heard spells being fired."

"Me too." Y/N said as Hermione laid her head on his shoulder and took his hand. "I heard rage behind each of them."

For the rest of the trip, we tried to forget what happened as we bought some sweets. I brought a chocolate frog, Ron bought Every-Flavor Jelly Beans, Harry bought some Treacle Tarts, and Y/n bought him and Hermione Cauldron Cakes and Pumpkin Pasties, since he knew those were her favorite. Later on, Luna, Neville and Ginny came into our compartment and talked to us. I noticed Hermione eventually kept nearly falling asleep on Y/N's shoulder as Luna was stroking Snowball's fur. Y/N noticed her doing the same and adjusted himself to make Hermione comfortable on him.

She moved herself on him, wrapped his arms around her and smiled at him as he kissed the top of her head. Soon enough, the both of them were fast asleep. "Hey, Lana." Neville asked as he looked at me. "Are Y/N and Hermione dating?"

"Not yet, Neville." I whispered so that they wouldn't hear me. "They're cute together, aren't they though?"

"Definitely." Ginny said. "Can't wait to see them get together. Some girls I know are practically jealous that she's always around Y/N."

I was really surprised. Other girls wanted to go for my brother? But he's Hermione's. "Which girls, Ginny?"
"Oh, a couple from what I know." Ginny said. "Lavender Brown, Daphne Greengrass, couple of Hufflepuffs..."

Okay, wow. I can't believe it. Hermione has competition for my brother!

And I hope she wins.

Hermione POV

I felt the train stop eventually and I stirred awake in Y/N's arms as I looked at him. "Hey, Y/N... We're here." I said quietly to wake him up.

"Mhm?" Y/N said. "Oh, hey, 'Mione." He looked at me with a smile. "We're here? Oh, alright." He let go of me as we both stood up and followed everyone else in the carriages and into the Great Hall for the Sorting. But before the Sorting started, Professor McGonagall called us. "Miss Granger, Lovegoods? May I have a word with you three?"

Y/N, Lana and I walked with her to her office, where she began to speak. "I'm sure you three are well aware how you are going to get to your classes?" She asked as we all nodded. "Good then. Now I am going to give you these." She then opened a drawer and pulled out three golden necklaces, each with a few rings around them with an hourglass in the middle.

"These are the Time Turners you have to use." McGonagall said to us. "Miss Granger, as you are close with both my grandchildren, when you go to Arithmancy, they are to go to Dumbledore for training. They will take care of their affairs as will you. No-one is to know your intentions with the Time Turners. Is that understood?" We all nodded once more.

"Good. Miss Granger, can you wait outside for a moment?" McGonagall said. Before I stepped outside, Y/N turned to her and asked, "Um, Grandma? I mean, Hermione knows about the Time Turners, isn't it fair that she knows what we had to do over the summer? If that's alright with you. I trust her with that."

"Me too, Grandma." Lana added.

"Very well." Grandma said kindly. "Miss Granger, you can stay. Now, with formalities out of the way, do you both know? What you are?" She said excitedly.

I'm a bit confused. What did she mean? I still questioned it until I saw Y/N get on all fours and saw his body contorted to become a smaller body as he eventually turned into an Arctic Wolf. I looked to my left where Lana was standing only to find a Harpy Eagle standing in her place.

"They're Animagi?" I asked Professor McGonagall. "How?"

I looked down at Y/N, who was standing as a wolf looking at me, and strangely enough, I kneeled down and rubbed my hands on his fur as he brought his head to mine as I laughed. If I thought Y/N was cute when he was just himself, he was even cuter as a wolf.

"Indeed they are, Miss Granger." McGonagall said as Y/N and Lana returned to their normal forms. "It is part of what Dumbledore, Addison and I made as a way for them to be in case If He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named returns. Now, I do believe you three would like to get back to the feast.

As we exited the offices with our Time-Turners, Dumbledore began his annual speech.

"Welcome!" Dumbledore announced while Y/N and I took our seats at the Gryffindor table while Lana joined the Ravenclaws . "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts!"

"Psst! Potter, Lovegood!"

"Now, I'd like to say a few words... before we all become too befuddled by our excellent feast. First, I'm pleased to welcome Professor R.J. Lupin... who's kindly consented to fill the post... of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." A round of applause came around as Professor Lupin stood up and waved. "Good luck, Professor."

"Potter! Lovegood!"

"Of course!" I said to the other four. "That's why he knew to give you both chocolate."

"Potter!" Malfoy whispered-shouted. "Is it true you and the Lovegoods fainted?"

"Shove off, Malfoy." Ron spat as he turned Harry around.

"Did Lovegood need his Mudblood girlfriend to wake him up?" He sneered.

Y/N perked his attention from Dumbledore and into Malfoy with a scowl on his face and his right eye was electric blue. "I thought you and your father would stop using that, Mouth-boy." He said coldly. "Or does he need another lecture from me? Cause I remember saying not to call Hermione a Mudblood!"

He clenched his fists and the Slytherin table began to shake uncontrollably. Malfoy looked back at Crabbe and Goyle in fear as they watched Y/N, who started coldly once more. I took my hand and intertwined my fingers with his as he looked at me as the blue in his eye diminished. I warmly smiled at him as I moved closer to him and the table stopped shaking. I rubbed my thumb on his palm as he smiled back at me and we continued to listen to Dumbledore's speech. From over back at the Slytherin table, I noticed a girl frown slightly as I still held hands with him.

"Our care of Magical Creatures teacher... has decided to retire... in order to spend more time with his remaining limbs. Fortunately, I'm delighted to announce that his place will be taken by none other than our own Rubeus Hagrid."

Y/N's light lit up with happiness as he heard the announcement. And frankly, so was I. Hagrid would make an excellent teacher, even if he did possess dangerous animals and dragons.

"Finally, on a more disquieting note... at the request of the Ministry of Magic... Hogwarts will, until further notice, play host to the dementors of Azkaban... until such a time as Sirius Black is captured. The dementors will be stationed at every entrance to the grounds.Now whilst I've been assured... that their presence will not disrupt our day-to-day activities... a word of caution.Dementors are vicious creatures.They'll not distinguish... between the one they hunt and the one who gets in their way.Therefore, I must warn each and every one of you... to give them no reason to harm you.It is not in the nature of a dementor to be forgiving.But you know, happiness can be found... even in the darkest of times... if one only remembers to turn on the light."

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"Fortuna Major." A Gryffindor student said as we waited for the Fat Lady.

"Here, listen." The Fat Lady insisted as she held up her glass.

"She just won't let me in." The Gryffindor said. "Fortuna Major."

"No, no, no. Wait, wait." The Fat Lady said before she shrieked or sung in a horrendous tone, causing everyone to cover their ears. The Fat Lady took her glass and smashed it on the wall behind her and brought it back for us to see.

'Oh, amazing!" She said with glee. "Just with my voice. Yes, all right. Go in."

The rest of the Gryffindors flooded in with whispers of "Still doing that after three years." or "She can't even sing."

The girls made their way into our dormitory, while the boys went to theirs. Before Y/N went with Harry and Ron, I grabbed his hand. He looked back at me. "What's up, 'Mione?" He asked me.

"Oh, I just wanted to tell you good night." I said. "And sweet dreams." I then kissed his cheek quickly and took his hand.

"Good night to you too, 'Mione." Y/N said as he rose our hands and kissed my hand. "Sweet dreams to you, too." I giggled at him before I hugged him quickly as he returned it. I walked back to the girl's dormitory before smiling back at him as he smiled back. This boy just really makes my heart beat faster.

But as I walked back, I noticed Lavender Brown staring out the door watching Y/N walk back and glaring at me. What was that about? She continued to glare at me as I made my way. But still I'm excited for tomorrow's classes tomorrow.