The Girl From Tomorrow ~ Remus Lupin ~ Marauders Time Travel

Chapter 32

Natalia

A lot of the fears we watched as everyone had a turn at the boggart were well what I had expected. Snakes, spiders, failing exams, and a few disappointed parents in there. What I did notice was how carefully the Slytherins were avoiding the boggart. Hell, they couldn't even be blamed for it with the parents they have. It's not like I wasn't doing the same thing too. When James stepped in front of the boggart I sucked in a breath watching curiously until a feeling of realisation flooded my brain. His parents. Old. They both had fully grey hair, defined wrinkles and worst of all they looked weak. 

"Riddikulus," James says the spell confidently and his parents start dancing around sillyily causing me to fight a chuckle. Remus and I both stay behind the others, we both notice each other staying back, but neither of us says anything to the other.

"Nat you should have a go," Sirius tells me grabbing my arm and pulling me forward,

"Sirius don't," I respond harshly pulling away but Sirius grabs me again pulling me forward again,

"Come on Nat it'll be fun!" He laughs as he continues to pull me forward,

"Sirius I will kill you!" I yell in his direction as I shove an elbow into his stomach. Sirius lets out a small grunt,

"Nat it won't kill you!" He protests continuing to shove me forward,

"How do you know? It could!" Sirius shoves me forward in front as the boggart zeros in on me. I send one final glare at Sirius before crouching down knowing that I either do it now or my legs will give in on their own. Changing from a snake and a small baby sits in the middle of the room crying a lightning scar on his forehead, a shaky sigh escapes my lips, Harry has to grow up to do everything he's done, it started with that scar, I think before pulling my wand out of my robe a point it at the boggart,

"Riddikulus," The spell leaves my lips and I clench my jaw seeing the familiar room. I purse my lips spotting Hermione withering in pain on the floor Bellatrix's face is blurred but I know who it is as I hear the all too familiar cackle as she continues to yell crucio. I can spot myself in the corner changed to the pillar trying to get to Hermione pleading with them to curse me instead. Tears now build in my eyes making them shine but I refuse to let them fall, I've cried enough over my old life. Not being able to protect Hermione,

"Riddikulus," Muttering the spell once again and Jack, Hermione, Harry and I are sitting on a log outside the tent we stayed in for months slowly growing older, Ron never coming back,

"Riddikulus," I hiss and with a pop, the boggart is me in the summer of my third year holding Ginny close to me as she sobs clinging onto me for dear life. A moment later Fred and George walk through the door and sit us up resting on either side of me and Ginny, the three of us telling stupid jokes until she stops crying and cracks a smile, Ginny being possessed,

"Riddikulus," The spell is mumbled so quietly I barely hear it off my own lips as the boggart spins Ginny and her room disappear and so does Fred but George looking at me the same way he did that day. Utterly broken,

"N-Nat, Fred h-he didn't," George stutters as tears stream down his face. I purse my lips forcing back tears. Fred dying.

"Riddikulus," I murmur, the boggart in front of me doesn't change much at all. Only the small little freckle above the little crinkle near his left eye from when he laughs. In front of me stands as much of a mess as George was before him,

"George...Nat...George the wall..." he whispers in disbelief as if the truth hadn't set in. I have to take a shaking breath and pursed my lips. Fred and George lose each other. This time I can't even attempt the spell that keeps failing me, before my eyes the boggart continues to taunt me. The people I long to see but in a way that terrifies me, in the form of my greatest fears. George dying.