Chapter 1

Working as an Unspeakable was not her primary choice. She had wanted to play for the Harpies just like her mum. She had wanted to be one of the most famous Seekers in history. She had been for three short months. Three months where she caught the Snitch four out of the six times they played and two of those times had been within an hour of the game starting. But, then she took a tumble off her broom and it ended her career. She could never play professionally again. She broke several bones which really wasn't that bad but the real damage was to her heart. It stopped beating for several seconds. And, it didn't start again until she reached St. Mungo's. They told her that if she took another injury like that she would be dead. So, she quit begrudgingly and took up a new job as an Unspeakable after her Aunt Hermione got her in. It wasn't bad work but it was still hard to reconcile her desires with her physical capabilities. She could play Quidditch theoretically but the accident frightened her Captain and her parents enough that she quit. And, it hurt so much. Her dreams were broken.

"Lily. The Veil has moved" Her supervisor Padma informed her. "We need to go and check on it" Padma began walking. Hermione had told her about Lily and asked if Padma would accept her. And, she did after Lily sat some practical exams to determine her capability. She felt sorry for Lily but she couldn't just let her into the Department of Mysteries without proper examination.

Lily was excited. It was the first time since joining that she was allowed near the Veil. And, it had moved. It was a bit of excitement in a day that was otherwise all about recording all the data about the Unspeakables' tests. "Moved how?"

"It's apparently separated itself from the original wall it was against and is now floating completely alone. It's also more opaque than it was before" Padma explained as they reached the room that the Veil was in.

It had been there since before the Ministry according to legend. No one really knew what it's purpose was but she remembered her dad telling her about his godfather Sirius who fell into there and was never seen again. She looked at it. She was certain she could hear voices. Soft, ethereal voices beckoning her. She took an inadvertent step towards the Veil. The voices were growing clearer. She took two more steps before she felt Padma's hand on her shoulder.

"Lily. Leave it alone" Padma warned sternly. She had never felt the call of the Veil but she knew the stories. Many people had wandered into it to never be seen again and she wouldn't let Lily do the same. "If you need to, you can leave"

Lily briefly snapped out of whatever reverie she was in. "I'm fine. It won't happen again" She lied. She could still feel it singing to her. Still hear the voices that were just a little too quiet to understand. Maybe, if she got a little closer. She was within touching distance. All she needed to do was stretch her hand out. She just wanted to touch the Veil. Maybe, then she could hear the voice's that sung out to her. She could hear Padma calling to her but the lure of the Veil was too great. She could not be stopped. Her fingers touched the Veil and she felt the gauzy nature of it momentarily before everything went black.

"Lily!" Padma realised too late and tried to pull her back. But, she had to let go if she wanted to survive. It began to glow a greyish silver and she moved away as it took Lily. She couldn't stop it.

The girl hit the ground with a thump. One minute, they had been playing chess near the Great Lake and the next there was a girl sprawled out across the grass. Sirius darted towards her followed by his friends as he saw the pretty redhead open her eyes.

"What the hell?" Lily sat up slowly. She looked around. She was in Hogwarts. Was that what the Veil was? A portal to Hogwarts? She was conscious of an elegant looking dark haired boy peering nervously at her. He looked familiar. She stood up and felt dizziness overtake her body. Her considerably shorter and not as developed body. She felt a stabbing pain attack her head.

Sirius just about grabbed her before she fell back to the ground. "What happened to you? Who are you?" He asked querying the beautiful redhead in front of him. She looked to be about their age but he couldn't be certain.

"And, why did you just appear on the grass?" James Potter looked disbelieving. No one could Apparate in or out of Hogwarts like that.

Remus saw the look of confusion cross the girl's face. "Let's take her to Poppy. She looks about ready to keel over" And, it was true. The girl stood unsteadily on her feet with a worrying look of puzzlement.

"I'm fine, I think" She felt another pain pass through her body. "On second thoughts, let's go" Madame Pomfrey would know what happen. Though, she hoped this was just a dream. In fact, she was certain this had to be a dream. Her grandad, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and that traitor Pettigrew were standing in front of her. She made as if to attack him but felt herself constrained by who she really hoped wasn't Sirius Black.

"Madame Minister, Head Patil is here to see you" Hermione's receptionist ushered in a shaking Padma Patil. Hermione wondered what could have happened. Surely, Lily hasn't caused a problem so soon.

Hermione motioned to Padma to take a seat and offered her a cup of tea. She had such a look of terror. "Padma, what happened?" Hermione tried to wait patiently. She had never been a patient person but experience told her not to rush. "Has someone upset you?" She was unused to this behaviour from Padma. Parvati had certainly been more emotional and harder to coax but Padma was usually more to the point.

"It's Lily" Padma choked out. She didn't want to be fired but she would be after Hermione learnt the truth. "She fell into the Veil" Padma described the sequence of events as accurately as she could despite being so shook up.

Hermione felt like she had been punched in the stomach. Lily had fallen into the Veil. Just like Sirius. How could she tell Harry and Ginny? How could she tell them that their daughter fell into the Veil? "Thank you for informing me" She muttered out mechanically.

"Please don't fire me" Padma was genuinely afraid for her job. She loved working in the Department of Mysteries and to lose her job would shatter her. It was fascinating and well worth the long hours.

Hermione looked up abruptly. "I wouldn't fire you, Padma" Her voice was incredulous. "From what you said, Lily made her own choice" And, Hermione knew it was true. Lily had always been curious and headstrong. A combination that meant she was often in trouble as a child.

"I wonder who she is?" They crowded round her bed as James posed the question. "And, what she was doing?"

Sirius looked over at her with curiosity written all over his face. She had arrived in a rather dramatic fashion and with injuries that Poppy couldn't fathom. "I don't know" He felt someone tug at his hand and looked up. The girl was awake.

"This isn't real" They heard the girl mutter several times and they wondered what had happened to her. They knew of the threats that He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named had posed to the Wizarding World and of his victims. Maybe, this girl was one such victim.

Albus Dumbledore had entered the room. "I assure you this is most certainly real" He sat next to the girl. He whispered something to Poppy before all the boys found themselves ushered out. "What is your name and how did you come to be in Hogwarts?" He was intrigued by the girl. She looked rather familiar and he had a great many theories running through his mind.

"I don't think I should tell you" Lily was amazed by the site of Albus Dumbledore. Her brother's namesake and one of the greatest wizards of all time. "If this is real" She tagged on still uncertain. She spotted the Daily Prophet lying on the bed next to her and quickly skimmed it to find the date. 1977. It couldn't be. Could it? So, the Veil had assumedly taken her back in time to her grandad's sixth year. It was incredulous.

Dumbledore noted her look after seeing the paper. She looked both amazed and unsure at the same time. He had no experience with cases like this but he could make a well educated guess. He noted her clothes, nothing that resembled this time and in particular her shoes which were made of what appeared to be a rather advanced but unknown material. "I believe you are not from this time and if so you need have no fears. I am remarkably adept at forgetting things which need to be forgotten should the need arise"

"Lily Luna Potter" She had to trust Dumbledore's word. If she was stuck in 1977 then she needed all the help she could get. She needed to get back to her time. To her life. "I'm from 2030"

Padma returned to the Veil which was no longer emitting that silvery light but rather now had a man hunched over next to it with shaggy dark hair. She quickened her pace and briskly pulled him up before he got pulled into the Veil. And, then she screamed. She recognised that face. Sirius Black. She pulled out her wand and pointed it at him. There was no way that Sirius Black was stood in front of her alive.

"How long has it been?" His voice was gruff as he took in his surroundings. He was back in the Department of Mysteries. The place that he had fallen into the Veil. He did not know the witch by name but she looked familiar. He had seen her once upon a time, though she had been much younger, when he broke into Hogwarts. "And, where's Harry?"

Padma jabbed her wand next into his neck. "Prove you're Sirius Black" He looked no older than when he went through. She had seen the posters of him and he looked the same. If in fact younger.

"And, how would you know?" Sirius questioned with a dark look. "You don't know me and I don't know you"

Padma begrudging admitted that he had a point. She had no way of proving who he was any more than he could. An idea formed in her mind. "Let's go" She would take him to Hermione.

"This place has changed" Sirius noted the new statues within the Ministry. Gone were the Pureblooded statues of wealthy people and instead there were statues of everyone. There was even one of him though it definitely didn't look like him.

Padma stood outside Hermione's door, her wand still firmly pointed at his back. "I'm here to see Minister Granger" Her voice shook a bit. First, Lily and now the supposed return of Sirius Black.

Sirius could not believe it. Except, he could. If anyone was to be the Minister of Magic it had to be Hermione. She was after all one of the most intelligent witches around. This would be lucky. He could prove himself to Hermione. And, then find Harry. He went into the office. And, nearly faltered. Hermione was stood there but so was Harry. And, he looked so much like James. His mouth went dry. "Harry?" His arms were outstretched but Padma forced him to the ground.

"This man claims he's Sirius Black" Padma explained.

Harry felt his legs shake. "Sirius?" He could not believe it. His daughter goes missing in the same Veil that took Sirius except now Sirius is stood in front of him. He instinctively moved towards him but felt Hermione stop him.

"Sirius" Hermione was in shock. If it really was him then it was impossible. But, she needed to check. "What form is your animagus? And, who created the Map?" Her voice quivered but it needed to be asked.

In response, Sirius transformed himself into Padfoot instantly. And, then changed back just as fast. "I did along with Prongs, Moony and Wormy" He saw Harry barrel towards him and pulled him into a bear hug.

"I had to ask" Hermione uttered out quietly as she too made her way towards Sirius who pulled her into a hug too.

Sirius grinned. "Of course you did. Moony drilled that into all of us. How is he? And, Tonks? And, Andy and Ted?" He fired off the questions hastily. He could tell time had passed because Harry was now greying and Hermione had a few wrinkles but he didn't care. He was back.

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