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NEED TO KNOW∞ Ginny dies in the final battle, Fred doesn't ∞Harry has raised Teddy since he was three months old because of Mrs. Tonks death… she was attacked by death eaters ∞ takes place during the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I will not include a lot of details from the book because I don't feel like typing it all and my copy is at my parents' house

History is always written wrong, and so always needs rewritten. - George Santayana.

Into the Past

"I know, I know." For the first time in a long time Evan found himself crying. Not just crying, but bawling his eyes out. He clutched Sirius and held onto him like he was the only thing keeping him grounded. Sirius held onto him just as tightly. He let the young man cry on him. He let him mourn all those that he had lost. He held him as his sobs quieted into hiccups and until he became hushed into silence. The whole time he whispered comforting words to him hoping that it helped if even only a little. Once Evan's breath evened out and Sirius was sure he had fallen asleep, he laid him back into bed and tucked him in. Sirius wiped away the tear tracks that stained the young man's face.

Then Sirius conjured a chair and sat down. He fell asleep watching as Evan got the first restful night's sleep he had in months.

Chapter 19

Evan was embarrassed. The previous night he had had a nightmare bad enough to wake up his surrogate son, and then he cried his eyes out on the shoulder of a man he had already grieved for. He hated being weak and that was how he felt. Evan had already lived through this. He had handled it just fine then, had never cried himself to sleep like a little baby. What was wrong with him? Sirius probably thought he was some little nancey boy. Maybe, Uncle Vernon was right? No!

He had put all of their insults behind him. He was better than this. It didn't matter what anyone thought about him. All that mattered was saving those he cared about from the war and keeping Teddy safe and happy. Evan told himself trying to shake off the plaguing thoughts as he walked to breakfast early in the morning.

He had awoken that morning to find Sirius in a chair by his bed and Teddy asleep in bed with Remus. He left the teaching suit without waking any of them. It was early and he hoped he could get through breakfast without running into anyone. It hurt to realize that no one here knew him well enough to notice his suffering. Except Teddy. It was a sad day that a child was able to spot just how messed up he was.

Finally he reached the head table and fixed himself some toast and jam with a steaming cup of earl grey. Alas his alone time was not meant to be. Luckily for Evan it was Snape that intruded his private tea solace. The man was many things, but a vivacious conversationalist wasn't one of them.

"Snape," nodded his head at the man in acknowledgement.

"McFly," the man responded inturn. The duo continued in silence for several minutes before Snape broke the silence. "It would be beneficial to my research if I would be able to test possible theories on a similar subject."

Evan froze with the cup halfway to his mouth, "I might be able to attain a similar… subject shortly before Christmas break." His mind going straight to Nigina, instead of killing her straight off, he would stun her and bring her to Snape for experimentation. Normally her would not condone a doing such a thing to another living creature, but two reason that he was willing to do so were that the snake was already corrupted by the piece of Voldemort's soul and because it would be the only way to test if something could kill the horocrux without killing Harry. Besides this might be the perfect way to lure Snake face out of hiding. Of course if it does that then Snape's spy days are over, but hopefully he won't need to be one for very much longer.

"Very well, that will give me time to harm out a few theories." Both men were oblivious of the attention they were attracking. Although not many students were in the Great Hall there were a few early risers and those that left homework for the last minute. And those students were intrigued to find one of the all time favorite instructors being sociable with their most hated of all time.

Slowly the room began to fill as more people began to get ready for class. The rumor about Snape and McFly getting along flew widely and quickly causing Dumbledore's eye twinkle, twinkle at full force.

Mid way through breakfast the owls came into deliver the mail. Evan deftly ignored the hubbub as he opened the paper. He immediately spat out the tea he had just drank at the sight of the headlines. He couldn't believe it. It was absolutely absurd to think that anyone would believe this rubbish, but he had no doubt in his mind that they would. It looked like it was time for Lord Hogwarts to make another appearance.

Evan tried his best to forget the news that had been delivered this morning, while also trying to avoid Sirius in both human and dog form needless to say the day. In addition to that he had an excited third year that blew up half of his class while practicing the reducto curse.

Monkey/monkey/monkey/monkey/monkey

Albus sat at his desk a pondered the ever curious Evan McFly. It was odd that he lack interest in the Order meeting when his younger self was so determined to get into them. Of course that could be a case of the grass is always greener. Furthermore, he knew the young man was interested in the war as the ever growing dark circles under his eyes suggested he had experience many sleepless nights since coming to this time.

Albus wondered how he was handling the stress because as far as he knew Evan had yet to speak with anyone about what he was going through and Albus knew that everyone needed someone to vent to.

Maybe Severus would be the chosen confidant after all he too had heard the rumors that before he came to breakfast the two men had shared a pleasant conversation. Or perhaps it would be William Weasley he would confided in the two had become friends these past few months.

Today Evan had acted particularly stressed. Albus wondered what the cause could be. Maybe something happened the previous evening, or he remembered something he previously had not, or just maybe it was this morning's paper that set him on edge.

Monkey/monkey/monkey/monkey/monkey

Sirius slowly awoke wondering why he was in a chair and began to rub his sore neck before the last nights events hit him like a freight train. Teddy coming to him in the middle of the night, Evan having a string of nightmares for who knows how long. At the thought his head whipped to the now vacant bed. "Ahh," he cried out at the sudden pain in his neck.

He needed to talk to Evan about what happened last night. Sirius passively wondered if Harry had nightmares as well. One thing was for sure though; he didn't want his young godson to go back to his relatives' that summer.

He wondered out into the suites living room only to pause in the door way. Remus had made breakfast in the kitchenette and Teddy and Tonks were sitting at the table enjoying it. They were goofing off changing their appearances. The little boy was giggling uncontrollably. Remus look at the other two with such love on his face. They looked like the perfect family.

Sirius hoped that Tonks and Remus would see how perfect they were together and work things out quickly. He stood there and watched them for a few minutes before interrupting, "Morning."

"Hey Padfoot," Remus called. "Want some breakfast? Does Evan?"

"Sure, I will. Evan already left." He replied jovially.

"Okay what did I miss?" Tonks asked confused. "First Remus comes out of his room with Teddy and then you're in Evan's room but he's not."

"Daddy had a nightmare," Teddy said calmly.

"He did," she asked surprised at not only Evan's nightmare, but that Teddy wasn't more upset.

The little boy nodded his head, "He has them a lot more here than at home."

"What did he do when he had a nightmare at home?" Sirius asked hoping for some insight as to what actions he should take.

"Aunt 'Mione and Uncle Ron would talk to him," he responded easily. "Aunt 'Mione usually ended up hitting the back of his head and yell at him not to be so dense."

Tonks was first, she tried to stifle he giggles behind her hand, but failed. Sirius fallowed; Remus held out the longest, but the image was just too funny, it didn't help that the other two supposed adults were dying from laughter.

a/n: I'm sorry for the wait, and that this is a short chapter, but I promise to update soon. So, what does everybody think? What was in the paper? Any ideas? Brownie points if your right.