Harry Potter & How Time Began

Chapter 11 - Pick a Side

" Such beautiful words I keep hidden in my heart, of whom decided to bless me with you?"

- Horatia McGonagal, - Excerpt from The Time Keeper - Letters

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She ran as fast as she could. In hope to get as far away from Bellatrix old gang as possible. An ache formed in her chest , each breath seemed harder than the last. Now nearer to the rest of the school, she slowed her pace; panting heavy. She rested herself against the stone wall, it cooled her skin.

"Psst" She heard. The young Slytherin girl gazed around , terrified someone waited for her with wand in hand.

"Psst!, Horatia!" Said the voice again. Her eyes moved again only this time , found the owner of the vice. The famous messy black hair, round glasses and handsome figure, it could only belong to one person; James Potter.

Just as she was about to utter a help, she realised he was floating and to speaking to her through a window. No sooner had she realised this, he let out a snort laugh, leaned forward, grabbed and helped her on the broom he was on.

"James!" She yelped.

"Easy there love, you'll tip us, now hold on tight" He leered, stearing the broom up-ward.

"To what?!" She gaped. He answered her with a flirtatious look. "Salazar sake" She groaned , wrapping her arms around his chest, resting her head down and as soon as she was safe, the broom shot off like a rocket.

Now, she knew she was a lucky, she could say half the female population of Hogwarts would kill to be in her place, now including Lilly Evan's (who is still in denial) But , her thoughts drew to someone else, with brown eyes and a suggestive smile. The summer air rushed through them as they flew around the other side of the castle and they soon landed not to far away from the Quiddich stadium. Waiting till he put two feet on the ground, she let go of him and slid off the broom.

"Why are we here?" She asked him. James frowned slightly, taking his broom carrying it on his shoulder.

"The party of course" He pushed up his glasses.

"I thought it was just for Gryffindors? " She asked as they began to walk together.

"And guests and we picked you as our guest , it's all really mixed" He answered waving her off.

"Oh, when you say 'we'?" She saw him leer as she paused.

"He means us" Said a voice behind her.

She spun quick with fright. Making the teenage boys that surrounded her laugh. Though she ignored the laughter, for her sight was taken, by those big brown eyes and suggestive smile that lingered in mind.

"Hello angel" He purred.

"Mr Black" She answered with continuation of a slight pause, swept up in each other's gaze.

"Okay, we're here too!" James cleared his throat. Horatia grew suddenly embarrassed and moved her eyes to Remus, still feeling Sirius's on hers.

"Hey RJ" She grinned.

"Time" He answered pulling her in for a hug.

"They gave me my name, for I was obsessed with time, needing to know it constantly, always in a rush and it was Sirius that told me to calm down, for I had all the time in the world, soon in great Maurder fashion, they gave me 'Mother Time', or 'Time' for short, it stuck, I rather liked it"

"Hello Peter" She said as she waved over Remus's shoulder. He laughed girlish and waved in return. Her and Remus let go of there embrace, but he kept his arm around her shoulder.