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Reading the books Marauder’s Era

Bloom Potter-Prologue

The marauders had just entered the great hall for breakfast. James Immediately saw Lily Evans sitting with her friends Marlene Mckinnon and Alice Fortescue. Sirius sat down at the Gryffindor table and started to chow down on all the food he could handle. While Remus was speaking to Peter about a class he didn't understand.

“Evans go out with me,” James said as he got behind her seat.

"Potter, I have said this every single time you ask in these 5 years; leave me alone, I will never go out with you!"

Sitting down and trying to ignore the three marauders across from her and James next to her as she spoke quietly with Alice on her left, while Marlene was across from her. She was wishing that Marlene sat next to her so James wouldn’t be able to.

Suddenly there was a swirl of golden sand that radiated power and the three different families stumbled out as if insanely dizzy.

"Mom? Dad?" This was said by James in surprise.

“Mother? Father?” Sirius with disdain as sneered in disgust.

"MOLLY! ARTHUR!" The Prewett twins cried, running to hug their very pregnant sister along with their two nephews, (Bill and Charlie) and brother in law.

"What is going on?" asked Dorea Potter, looking from her son to her husband to the Deputy Headmistress in the middle of all the staff at the head table. As the Headmaster was not in the hall but still asleep by outside forces, who did not want him there.

"I assure you all, I have absolutely no idea of what is happening right now. Though I think the Headmaster might. I shall go get him." Professor McGonagall said. Though right after she said that the great hall door’s slam shut and wards went up sealing them in with no way out. Before anyone could freak out, there was another swirl of golden sand that radiated more power than the one before.

There was a young girl maybe 22 years of age. She had blood red hair as long as her mid-back with green eyes that were the most unique eye color they have ever seen. She was wearing something that none of them regarding their blood status would wear. She wore a muscle tee that had a white skull, with skinny black jeans that had chains, rips, and zippers all over. She wore a Hufflepuff plaid shirt that was wrapped around her waist and black combat boots. She had a crescent moon choker around her neck with gold and diamond snake rings on her fingers. She had a spider in webs as her earrings. She wore a Ravenclaw theme bandana on her head and she had some piercings on her face. They were 2 on her right eyebrow, 1 on her nostril, 2 snakebites on her lower lips. As she opened her mouth to talk, people noticed that she has a tongue piercing.      

“Hello, one and all, My birth name is Izabella Harmony Moon, and I am the one to bring you all here,” Izabella said to us all.

“Why would you bring us here, where is the Headmaster, and why are you here?” Professor McGonagall demanded. 

“Well, if you had let me finish you would have all the answers you seek,” She said deadpanned to Professor McGonagall. Who immediately blushed and looked away to collect herself. “Now then, I have brought you all here to read a book about the future,” she paused looking straight at the marauder’s daring them to comment. They looked like they wanted to, but stopped themselves after hearing that this is from the future. She continued her speech “This book is about the adoptive daughter of James Potter and Lily Evans.” She stopped as she knew what was about to happen. 

“YES, YES I KNEW IT, WE ARE MEANT TO BE LILYPADS,” James shouted on the top of his lugs, as Lily Evans looked shocked.

“Yes, Yes congrats, now may I finish,” She looked annoyed yet fond, as James looked sheepish.

“Sorry,” James said.

“Thank you, now as I was saying, James and Lily’s adopted daughter Bloom Potter will be what this book is all about, and I have decided not to have the Headmaster here, as this book will not show him in a good light. I want to reduce the deaths, not cause them,” As she explained, the rest of us were getting nervous about what we might find out in the book. “And finally I am here to help explain and help you understand what you all may read. I will be calling a few others here either from your timeline or future’s that have already been explained to.”

"Well, then, let's get to it, wait you said your birth name was Izabella Moon, What’s your name now?" Professor McGonagal asked Izabella.

“I was wondering when someone would pick up on that. Yes, I was born as Izabella Harmony Moon, But I had gotten a name for one reason or another. The new name is Izaya Layla Peverell.” She had told everyone. As she was explaining her name change, there were more golden swirls. Those that were dropped were Alastor Moody, William Longbottom, Augusta Longbottom.

Everyone sat down at their children’s table, except the blacks who all went to the Slytherin table.

Walburga and Orion were questioning why Sirius would go from their family to another pureblood family and is so against them and with the stupid muggle lovers, now that they saw that he was definitely with the Potters.

“Nowhere, this is the book we shall be reading from.” She said to the hall as she waved her hand and a book appeared. “Who wants to read first?” 

“May I?” Dorea asked, wanting to read about her granddaughter.

“Of course, this book is called The Girl Who Survived ,” She told the rest of the hall.

Chapter 1: Baby Bloom

 Dorea started like all the other women except the blacks awwed.

James and Lily are walking down the sidewalk, hand in hand, and enjoying the crisp night air of July 31st. Right up until they hear sirens, and see a fire truck spraying water on a burning building.

“What’s a fire truck?” Arthur Weasley asked.

“How about you write all the things you don’t know and want to know about and during the breaks I will explain them to you,” Izaya explained to him before Lily could open her mouth.

“Okay ,” He said as he took out a quill and parchment and started to write on it.

Lily's breath catches in her throat, as she realizes…that fire isn't normal. It's magical. And the Muggles are never going to be able to put it out.

“What, why is there magical fire there?” Sirius Black asked. Everyone else shrugged their shoulders and looked at Izaya.

“If you read you shall have the answer’s you seek, as it would be an oxymoron to come here make you read the answer’s if I would just tell you instead.” She told him.

Sirius grumbled halfheartedly about more know-it-alls.

The two of them slip inside, keeping themselves undetected by the Muggles, only to hear…crying. There's a baby in here!

“WHAT?! Why is there a baby in the fire?” Molly Weasley asked as everyone else figured that the only way to get an answer was to read they all looked straight at the book.

They find the child quickly enough after abandoning their attempts to cancel out whatever spell was used to make the flames, a small girl with a fuzz of flaming hair on her head wrapped up in a blanket. When Lily reaches down for her, the flames instantly start dying down as her cries fade.

“I have never heard of any child or baby like that before!” Professor McGonagall exclaimed.

James looks around at the dying flames, then mutters "Bloody hell, Lils…"

"James! Language!"

"Look! I think she's controlling the flames!"

It takes only one look around for Lily to come to that same conclusion. They quickly decide to adopt her, after learning of her lung capacity.

‘What just happened?’ was everyone’s thought.

=O=

James and Sirius are playing with Bloom, who's nothing short of an adorable little angel once she realized Sirius and Remus weren't going to take her away from her new parents - who she seemed to choose all on her own and was perfectly determined to convince them to take her with them.

“That is one determined baby,” Alice said.

Mainly, by screaming at the very top of her lungs if anyone else tried to hold her until the married couple adopted her. Once that was done, she settled right down and has hardly fussed ever since.

“Your right Alice, this is one determined baby,” Frank said.

And she took to most of the Order members almost instantly and has made her way into even Alastor Moody's heart. How she managed that is a miracle nobody can explain even with her very obvious magic - whenever she laughs, whatever open flames are in the area will suddenly leap at least a foot higher, and if she claps embers and sparks rain down from her hands. If she wants something she can't reach, it 'mysteriously' falls from where it was…while glowing orange.

“I have never in all of my life have heard of such a thing, have any of you?” McGonagall asked her co-workers, who all shook their heads. 

And the time Molly offered to babysit Bloom - since her twin brothers are in the Order - she and little Ron got along great…and ended up chasing Molly's twin boys around, happily setting things on fire as she went and laughing the whole time. Molly, luckily, took it in stride, put the fires out, and said she'd be happy to watch over such a happy girl anytime Lily and James needed her to.

“Oh Molly, I am so sorry about her,” Lily said.

“You don’t need to worry dear, first this is the future, and second I don’t seem to mind so bring her over whenever you feel like, I would love to watch the little one,” Molly told Lily.

At the moment, she's sitting between Sirius and James - who she happily calls 'Unca Paddy' and 'Pongdaddy' since they all call each other by their Marauder names - and trying to catch sparks they've conjured for her. And then she gets up on her chubby little toddler-legs and tries to jump and catch them - she's a very active little girl, they've discovered, and has chased Sirius a few times around the small house while in his dog form.

“Mr. Black, you’re an animagus?” Asked McGonagall. As the rest of the hall tried to get the mouth off the floor, especially the blacks.

“Um, yes Professor,” Sirius started, “We all are Professor, and we started in second year and finished this year ma’am.” James finished for Sirius.

“I am deeply ashamed that you all didn’t come to me and had someone watch over you to make sure that nothing wrong would happen. You both and Peter Pettigrew shall be having detention with me this weekend where you shall be writing a 5-foot essay about the danger of becoming an animagus without a professional’s help.” Professor McGonagall told the Marauder’s though she didn’t blame Remus at all, knowing about his condition. 

“Yes Professor,” James and Sirius said together. 

“Why me?” Peter asked. Professor McGonagall just gave him a stern look that asks him if he thinks she’s stupid. “Yes Professor,” He said sheepishly.

There's suddenly a knock on the door, and Remus opens it saying "It's just us! Order meeting finished, so we figured we'd drop in."

“Order meeting? What Order?” Regulus asked. Those in the know just looked away and waved at the book. Making those who don’t know to lean in to find the knowledge it holds.

"Unca Moo!" The next thing anyone knows, there's a fire-haired toddler wrapped around Remus' legs - they still haven't gotten her to call him 'Unca Mooney' just yet, but it's so adorable that nobody remembers she's calling him 'uncle cow' instead of even 'uncle wolf.'

“Why uncle wolf?” A young first-year asks as the marauders all laughed at Mooney.

“I’m sure the book would explain it,” Mooney told the Ickle firsty. As he was glaring at the rest of the marauders to shut up.  

Remus bends down and picks Bloom up, saying "There's our little angel! The sweetest thing in the world, that's what you are." In response, Bloom wraps her arms around his neck and presses a sloppy toddler's kiss to his cheek.

“Awwe,” All the women but the blacks said.

He takes her back over to James and Sirius and sits down next to them saying "Lucky you, Prongs. This sweet little girl as your daughter."

James grins, right up until Sirius says "Just wait until she's a teenager, Moony. He'll be beating off the boys with a staff in one hand, and Hexing them to pieces with the wand in his other." James' look turns horrified at the thought of teenage boys trying to get anywhere near his little princess.

“Over my dead body,” James said loudly looking at every male in the room with protectiveness in his eyes.

“Potter, you don’t even have a daughter yet, so calm down,” Lily told James. Calming him from his over-protective dad mode.

Sirius says "How about we get something to drink? I know I've walked out of more than a few meetings with a pounding head. Prongs?"

Remus nods, as does James, and they summon a few of Bloom's toys for her to play with while they get some Butterbeer from the fridge. James is just saying he thought they should dress Bloom up for Halloween in a few days, even if they don't go out for it - and a description of how he wanted to Transfigure her clothes to look like the Muggles' Cleopatra, and how adorable she'd be - when there's a glass-shattering, ear-bleeding scream from the living room.

“WHAT HAPPENED,” Lily screamed as she asked her question. 

When everyone gets into the living room, they see Peter holding Bloom and looking terrified - understandable, given the detail that her screams can mimic the Caterwauling Charm with ease when she tries. She's screaming bloody murder and crying, and squirming while Peters tries not to drop her.

"I just picked her up, I swear!"

“What? Why would she do that?” Lily asked, looking at Peter. While Mad-eye looks suspiciously at Peter.

Lily takes Bloom from his hands, resulting in an immediate reduction in the noise level as Lily gently rocks her. Lily flashes him an apologetic look, then quietly says "Maybe she just needs a nap. I'll take her upstairs."

“Yeah maybe,” Peter said looking uncomfortable as everyone stared at him wondering why Bloom would act that way.  

Everybody nods, and James says "Sorry 'bout that, Peter. She hasn't acted like that since…well, since we adopted her. Before that, if anyone tried to hold her other than Lils or I, she'd scream like that until given back."

Peters blinks, then shakily says "Maybe she just needs a nap, as Lily said…"

=O=

Lily gets up to the room she and James converted into a nursery, murmuring "Quite the set of lungs and vocal cords you got, Firespark. You about blew out our ears that time." Bloom's hanging onto Lily's shirt, her crying reduced to sniffles and hiccupping, and Lily sits down in a comfy armchair with the young girl for the moment. "Now, what scared you, huh? Did Uncle Wormtail startle you?" She stands Bloom up on top of her legs, wiping at her tear-streaked cheeks with a finger as she talks.

“She sounds so cute,” Marlene said. Many others nodded in agreement.

To Lily's utter surprise, Bloom wails "Badman fight Daph-Daph! Scary old ladies hurt Daph-Daph! Worm feels like a bad man and ladies! Worm take you and Pongdaddy away to!" She bursts into tears again, burying her face in Lily's shoulder once more.

“What does she mean wormy?” James asked seriously.

“How would I know, this is the future,” Wormtail said. James nodded thoughtfully. 

Lily's eyebrow raises towards her hairline as she tries to make sense of all that - what they know of Bloom is that they found her abandoned in a building that was getting consumed by a raging inferno…andinferno…and not much else, aside from her name and the best guess as to her age. Far as they can tell, she's about a year old or so.

Her name, or what they assume is her name, was stitched in orange thread on the baby clothes they found her in, so that's what they used for her first name. This new bit of information about a 'bad man' and 'scary old ladies' and a 'Daph-Daph' is entirely new - 'Daph' could be short for Daphne, maybe, and Bloom's got a habit of nicknaming everyone she likes…

“I wonder who Daphane is?” Charlus asks to himself more than to anyone else.

James comes up to the Nursery about two hours after Lily took Bloom up and finds the two most important women in his life fast asleep in the comfy padded armchair Lily Transfigured just for occasions like this.

James looked so happy and smiled this beautiful calm smile that made lily’s heart skip a beat.

Bloom's sleeping against Lily's body, with her head tucked under her mother's chin and her arms hanging onto the shirt between them like it's a lifeline.

Lily, meanwhile, is leaning back in the chair with one hand over Bloom's back and the other holding her up. He's privately wondering just how, exactly, Lily got Bloom to go to sleep - usually, it takes Sirius turning into Padfoot and curling up around Bloom for her to settle down enough to fall asleep. Which made for some adorable photos taken in secret, as well as partially contributed to Sirius being named Bloom's Godfather. It was also counted as a true miracle that the first time, since nothing else they tried worked in the slightest and Bloom just wouldn't sleep on her own.

If someone tried to leave, she'd instantly wake up.

“I wonder how that happened?” Bellatrix asked thoughtfully looking down to herself, not seeing the looks of surprise from the rest of the hall.

If they all crept out under Silencing Charms or Levitation Charms, she'd wake up, get up, and follow them. No matter if she was in the crib or not, or how complicated the method they used to try and keep her there, she could get out in mere minutes.

Sirius eventually turned into Padfoot, curled up around her, and trapped her in a dog-hug of sorts by putting his head in her lap when she was leaning into his own body. Amazingly, she just wrapped her arms around his neck and went to sleep.

James instantly casts a Silencing Charm on himself, levitates a blanket over to Lily and Bloom's sleeping forms, and then creeps back down as carefully as he can without waking Bloom up. Sirius asks "Well?"

"Out cold."

“That’s one way to say it.” Professor Flitwick said squeakily. 

Sirius blinks, and asks "Without me?" He sounds a little hurt at that.

James shrugs and says "It's a miracle, Padfoot. Lily's sleeping with her, though."

Remus asks "Wasn't that the only other way you two could get her to sleep?"

James nods, and says "Yep."

“What are you two going on about?” Marlene asked.

Peter says "I swear, I just picked her up, I didn't-"James holds his hand up, and says "Relax, Peter. Maybe you startled her or something. She went off like that for a while until we finally got the adoption organized. Though, why did she go off now…" He shrugs, not having an answer.

“I don’t have a good feeling about this James,” Lily told him.

“You’re not the only one,” James said to her, looking around at everyone else in the hall.

"James, I swear that kid hates me. She even likes Moody, but she won't go near me."

There was that time she hid behind the Auror's wooden peg-leg a month ago. And when she hung onto McGonagall for dear life when it was just the three of them in a room together - Peter was talking theory with McGonagall for an idea he had for fighting, and Bloom seemed terrified for some reason.

Everyone looked at each other wondering why, as Mad-eye looks shocked that a baby would like him more than the child’s father’s friends.

She's also not that fond of Dumbledore either, though she loves Fawkes. And…she set his hair on fire and ran as fast on her little legs as she could, ending up hiding behind Frank and Alice.

‘What, why would she not like Dumbledore?’ was everyone’s thought process.

Sirius says "Once this war is over, and she's grown a bit, I'm sure she'll love you, Peter. Maybe it's just all the stress?"

Remus shrugs, and says "Maybe."

Peter sighs and rubs his temples, saying "I hope so, guys. I'm gonna go back home, see you at the next meeting."

“I don’t know about that,” Dorea said.

“Alright, who would like to read next?” Izaya asked.

“I would please?” Professor Sprout asked.

“Of course Professor Sprout,” Dorea said, sending the book to her.

“ Chapter 2: Leaving Bloom” Said Professor Sprout.

Chapter Text

Reading the books Marauder’s Era

Bloom Potter-Chapter 1

“Chapter 2: Leaving Bloom” Professor Sprout started.

Minerva McGonagall changes from her Animagus Form as Dumbledore walks up with his Deluminator, planning on telling the man that he simply can't leave poor Bloom Potter with the Dursleys. "Tell me the rumors aren't true, Albus. Tell me Lily and James Potter are still alive."

“What are you talking about Professor? What happened to Lily and James?” Dorea asked worriedly.

“I do not know Dorea. This is the future, why don’t we ask the person who brought you here.” Professor McGonagall said. Making everyone in the hall look straight at Izaya.

“It is only bad news with a sprinkle of good news,” Izaya told Dorea, “Lily and James Potter were killed by Lord Voldemort on Halloween night 1981.” She told the shocked and horrified hall.

“No, no, no, no not Lily and James, anyone but them,” Sirius Black stated as he broke down crying. Making the blacks very uncomfortable because they have never seen him so broken before.

“Yes, unfortunately, it is true,” Izaya said looking sadly at the couple that would die in the future if they don’t change it.

He just gives her that sad look and says "I'm afraid not, Professor. They are true - the good, and the bad."

“What does he mean the good and the bad?” Remus Lupin asked curiously.

“The book shall explain soon enough. I promise you that much.” Izaya told him.

"Where is she? Bloom?" Despite never having kids of her own, she's grown amazingly fond of young Bloom in the short time she's been here - she was found by Lily and James in a burning building at the end of July, only three months ago, and yet she made her way into the hearts of the entire Order. Even Moody, who's a paranoid loose cannon lately thanks to the war - not that anyone can entirely blame him, after the attack that cost him his eye - has warmed to the girl immensely.

“Wow, she can do the impossible, never thought that could happen,” Alice said quietly to Frank.

“Just because you whisper it doesn’t mean I can’t hear you,” Alastor yelled across the hall to her. Making everyone jump as they forgot he was here. “CONSTANT VIGILANCE.” Making everyone jump again as they didn’t think he would shout just then. 

And she's got an aptitude for magic unlike any the old Professor has seen before - when she claps, embers tend to rain down from her fingers. When she laughs, any fire in the area leaps higher and burns merrily.

The rumors say the Potters' house exploded, something about a gush of fire from the fireplace from the scorch marks - she can't imagine that sweet girl harming a fly, much less killing Voldemort.

"And…Bloom?"

“Yes, what about Bloom, Why isn't she going to Sirius or her Godmother?” James asked.

“That’s a good question,” Lily told James.

“Or even mom or dad?” Jame continued making everyone stop and realized that they must have died sometime before.

“Read and find out.” Was all Izaya Said. Making everyone grumble as they want the answers now not later. 

"Hagrid is bringing her. Not to worry, Minerva, there's not a scratch on her."

"Do you think it's wise to trust Hagrid with such an important task?" She doesn't doubt Hagrid's loyalty for an instant - he'd take a Killing Curse for Dumbledore without even thinking. It's his capacity for caring for a small human girl who's maybe a year old that has her worried - he's a half-giant, and he doesn't have the lightest of touches. He's amazing with Magical Creatures, but he just doesn't have the best way with humans some of the time.

“I would trust Hagrid with my life, Not my secret mind you, but my life always,” Izaya said looking at Hagrid with fondness.

“Hey, I was just wondering what house are you in?” Sirius asked.

“Padfoot?” Remus said.

“Yes Mooney, She is wearing colors from all the houses except Gryffindor, so I am just asking,” Sirius said back.

“It's alright,” Izaya said before Mooney can open his mouth. “And I am wearing a Gryffindor color, It’s my hair color. Anyway, I was a proud and noble Hufflepuff.” Izaya said to the shocked hall. As they have never in a million years would have imagined a Hufflepuff dressed as her.

"Minerva, I trust Hagrid with my life." There's suddenly a rumbling sound, and they see Hagrid on a flying motorcycle. "Hagrid, I trust everything's well?"

“Please say yes, please say yes,” James and Sirius said at the same time.

"No problems whatsoever, Professor. The little girl didn't even get cold, barely made a peep the whole way. She might've dozed off, but I don't think so." He shows them the bundle, and Minerva feels a weight lift off her mind when she sees young Bloom Potter wrapped in the blanket - from that description, she feared he'd accidentally lost her!

Minerva takes the young girl and starts looking her over immediately - as Albus said, there are no noticeable injuries on her. Not a scratch, despite the rumors saying she faced Voldemort.

“How the-?” Regulus started to say but was shocked into silence as what they just heard finally registered in his mind.

That's when she notices two wide-awake blue eyes staring up at her. She swears there's a bit of sadness in those eyes.

She quietly coos "Oh, you poor dear…"

There wasn’t a face in the hall that wasn’t sad, as most people who did know the potters had tears streaming down their faces.

One finger brushes along Bloom's cheek, which gets gripped in a small but strong hand. Her heart nearly breaks at that point, it's like Bloom's asking her to take her away from here - she wants to do so immediately, these people are the worst sort imaginable.

Dumbledore takes the baby from her before she can say as much.

“Albus Dumbledore, If I don’t like those people and think they are the worst sort imaginable, Then they must be, as I do not think that way of others often.” Professor McGonagall started to rant. “Oh, when I get my hands on you-.” Nobody wanted to know what she would do to him, so Professor Sprout continued before she could say anymore.

"Dumbledore, you can't mean to leave Bloom with these muggles! I've been watching them all day, and they're the worst sort imaginable! They are-"

"The only family she has left. She'll be safer here than anywhere else."

“Wait, the only family she has, Muggles-” Lily started to say. When she figured it out she let all of hell loose. “ALBUS DUMBLEDORE WHAT THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE DOING?” 

“Lily-flower calm down, Tell me what’s wrong?” James said, trying to calm Lily down.

“I DON’T WANT TO CALM DOWN! HE’S PUTTING HER WITH MY SISTER PETUNIA!” Lily yelled.

“IS HE CRAZY?” Severus Snape yelled across the room.

“Can one of you tell me, why that’s a bad thing?” Charlus Potter asked.

“My sister thinks of us magical people as freaks of nature, she would abuse her no matter what,” Lily told him finally calming down some.

“WHAT OH WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU ALBUS,” Dorea shouted, showing a bit of the black family madness. 

Minerva privately thinks the Fidelius Charm and early education in magic would be better protection - they could put her with the Weasleys, she'd blend right in! Nearly the same shade of hair and Molly adores young Bloom, and she and Ron seemed to get along the times they played together - bloody hell, Bloom and Ronald were running after the twins, chasing them down! As if anyone would suspect Bloom of not being related to them at first glance!

“Yes, Why not the Weasley's? It would be much safer and she would be cared for.” Lily said, making all of the Weasley family blush hard.

Dumbledore says "She'll be safest here, Minerva. I've erected blood wards around the house. So long as she calls Four Privet Drive home, she'll be safe from any attack in these walls."

“That only work’s if she calls the place home, and she is cared about and truly loved by the one’s raising her. She would be abused so that would have weakened the blood wards, add to the fact if she is abused she wouldn’t call that place home, but maybe hell instead.” Lily explained.

Minerva raises an eyebrow at him, and says "Wards such as those would require these repulsive people to care about her." She seriously doubts they care for anything other than themselves and their spoiled brat.

“Thank merlin, that someone agrees now to get my daughter out of that hell hole,” James said to the agreement of Dorea, Charlus, and Lily.

Dumbledore looks down at Bloom at that, to avoid his Transfiguration Professor's accusatory gaze…and finds something alarmingly similar in young Bloom Potter's blue gaze. He knows she's always been expressive in the months since she was found, but this is ridiculous - first, she won't let Peter Pettigrew anywhere near her, talking to everyone else like a duck to water, now she's giving him an accusatory gaze like she knows where he's sending her and what treatment she'll receive there and she doesn't approve.

“Okay then, that’s weird but I think we all agree with her there.” Lucius Malfoy stated as everyone else nodded in agreement.

He sets her down in front of the door quickly, and Apparates away before something can happen. Minerva shakes her head, sending Bloom one last longing look before Apparating away as well - Dumbledore is a good man, but everything he does is for the greater good.

“What the hell does that even mean?” A Slytherin second asked. “When does the so-called greater good mean more than a child that should be raised right.” Nobody had an answer to that so they just all stayed quiet and continued reading the chapter.

Which is, unfortunately, entirely unconcerned with the needs or wants of the individual. Something tells her, though, that he'll have quite a few problems with the way he seems set on treating her - that young girl has a sharp mind, even at her current age.

She doesn't doubt she'll have something to say about the Dursleys if McGonagall's impression of them after a day of observing them is accurate.

“Alright then, after the next chapter we may have some breakfast, as you all didn't have any yet,” Izaya said.

“Okay, who wants to read next?” Professor Sprout asked.

“I may as well.” Severus Snape said getting the book and opening it to the correct page. “Chapter 3: Finding Bloom.”

Chapter Text

Reading the books Marauder’s Era

Bloom Potter-Chapter 2

“ Chapter 2: Finding Bloom, ” Severus Snape said, getting the book and opening it to the correct page.

Hagrid gets to the lighthouse the latest letter for young Bloom Potter is addressed to, thinking about how McGonagall nearly had a fit at both the amount of letters that had been written for the girl…and the first address.

“Um, no offense to you Hagrid but why is he the one to introduce Bloom to the wizarding world? When it was always one of the professors who did it instead?” Charlus asked.

“Yes, I am wondering about that as well, but also I am wondering why professor McGonagall is worried about her letter? Or should I say letters?” James asked, looking worried. Nobody had a clue so they all became silent to hear the story that will most likely give the answers to the questions asked. They would have asked Izaya but she would have said that they would get the answer if they just read the story.

The Cupboard Under the Stairs.

It was as silent as a grave. They all hoped that they had heard wrong. That the heiress of an ancient and noble house wasn’t living under the stairs in a cupboard. But there was no mistaking it, the words were there and they weren’t hearing things as they all so hoped they did. 

“WHAT! PETUNIA!” Lily Evans shouted in anger at her sister and her family.”HOW COULD YOU?” 

That was what made everyone start into action, the purebloods felt justified that they were correct about muggles, but hated them for abusing a pureblood family heiress. The muggle-borns finally saw the reason why some purebloods hate muggles. The half-bloods just want justice for the poor girl. While the marauders have started a payback list on a piece of parchment.

The Half-Giant quickly shakes his head, trying not to think about McGonagall's wrath - which can be terrifying - and knocks on the door. Which falls to the ground, he accidentally knocked a little too hard.

“Oh, Hagrid.” Professor McGonagall said fondly. While looking pleased that her wrath is so very terrifying still.

He sees a boy with black hair pressed against a wall, and who he presumes to be Petunia and Vernon Dursley.

“Oh great, at least we don’t have to hear about how they look,” Sirius said happily.

Young Bloom, though, with her distinctive fiery hair he remembers from when he last saw her, is nowhere to be found.

“So she has red hair, I wonder how red it would be?” Remus stated. When James and Lily looked at him he quickly continued.” I just mean if Hagrid thought she had distinctive fiery hair, that must mean that not only does she have red hair, but that he never saw her shade of red hair before.” They started to nod and look away, as Remus let out a sigh of relief. You don’t want to piss Lily off with her temper or James with his, now that he thinks about it.

Vernon's face turns purple, and he yells "I demand you leave at once! You're breaking and entering!"

“Like that would mean anything, Hagrid only listens to Dumbledore.” Bellatrix snorted at the very thought that he thought he could order Hagrid around ignoring the look she got from her parents.

Immediately deciding not to fix the door, Hagrid walks over and says "Dry up, Dursley, you great prune." To get his point across, he effortlessly bends the barrel of the shotgun so it's pointed up.

“Thank you Hagrid,” Lily said looking relieved as did all those who grew up in the muggle world.

The resulting shot blows a hole in the ceiling - it also gets a chuckle that Hagrid picks up on. "Bloom?"

“Where is Bloom?” Regulus and Sirius asked at the same time. Making them look at each other and then Sirius looked away making Regulus sad. He really wanted his brother back, but it looks like he never would get him back.

It came from…the fireplace.

“What… Why would it come from the fireplace?” Remus asked, looking intrigued. 

She's hiding in the lit fireplace?!

“Why would she do such a thing, what if she got hurt?” Molly asked worryingly.

Sure enough, a head of fiery hair pokes out of the flames to stare at him warily.

“Oh Bloom sweetheart, Hagrid wouldn’t hurt a fly,” Lily said.

“Lily-flower you're talking to a book,” James said.

“I know that Potter, and don’t call me Lily-flower,” Lily said, blushing in embarrassment.

Vernon's face turns another shade of purple, as she comes out with nothing more than a bit of soot on her for the experience of hiding in a fireplace with a fire going, but Hagrid says "Got something for ya. 'Fraid I might'a sat on it at some point, but it'll taste good nonetheless. Baked it myself, words an' all."

“Oh no, sweetheart doesn’t eat it, I’m sorry Hagrid, it's just the food you make is barely edible as it is,” James said to the book then at Hagrid. 

“Oh it’s na’thing I und’stand, not tha’ great of a cook, nah need to apologize, James,” Hagrid said, understanding his reasoning.

When Bloom opens the box wrapped with some ribbon, her face lights up at the cake he made. "Thank you! It's wonderful." She holds it closer to her body after glancing at Dudley, who's staring at the box greedily.

“Oi! You little pig, don’t you dare eat her birthday cake,” Sirius yelled.

Hagrid also hands her the letter for her, but she grins at him and says "No need. I managed to read one already. Know it by heart by now. Didn't say anything about the first one, but then letters kept coming."

“Wow, it seems that she has more brains than James,” Remus said Jokingly.

“Yea-Hey Mooney why?” James yelled at Remus.

Vernon verbally explodes " WHAT?! "

“Uh-oh,” Lily started “Get outta there.”

Bloom grins at him half-cheekily, half-furiously, and says "Dear Ms. Potter, we're pleased to inform you that you've been accepted at Hogwarts, the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The rest is instructions, stuff I'll need - I memorized those as well if you're wondering."

"Wow, first off nicely done. At least she knows what was being sent to her. And second off, don't piss them off." Anthony Wood, a sixth-year Gryffindor and the keeper/captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Vernon yells "You'll not be going, you little freak! We swore when we took you in we'd put a stop to all this rubbish!"

"How dare that man yell at my granddaughter. Of course, she will be going to Hogwarts." Dorea Black yelled from her seat in anger at how Bloom was being treated.

"Don't forget dear, that man had also called magic 'rubbish,' for shame. And trying to stop Bloom’s magic could have killed not only her but the whole of surrey." Charlus Potter stated in anger. 

"And that's why I never told you about that first letter, just slipped it under my door for later. I'm going, and I'm not letting you stop me."

“That's actually a very smart idea, I'm so proud of you, baby girl!" Lily said happily.

"You could tell she doesn't have James' brains, as he would have opened his letter in front of them," Remus stated jokingly.

"You're talking as if Potter even has a brain. He's just a mindless, reckless, hot-headed lion. He just rushes into danger blind, which shows you how brain dead he truly is." Severus snapped with a scowl and a sneer in his voice.

"Shut your mouth Snivellus," Sirius sneered angrily at Snape. "Unless you want me to do it for you?" Sirius threatens Snape.

Before there could be a full-blown-out fight/duel between Severus and Sirius it got interrupted by someone unexpected.

"Enough Sirius" James said, shocking everyone in the great hall, especially Severus "I want to know more about my future daughter. And in this century please." James added. Severus, shocked by Potter standing up for him in the most subtle way possible, continued reading as thanks for stopping Black from threatening him any longer.

Petunia sneers at Bloom and says "I knew this day was coming. You're just like my freak of a sister. Just as strange and abnormal, just as unnatural. My parents were so proud when Lily got her letter - oh, we've got a witch in the family! I was the only one to see her for the freak she was. And then she met James, and got herself blown up - and then we got landed with you. "

The great hall is silent with horror at how Bloom found out about her parents' horrible demise. The purebloods were outraged by this woman and how she treated her own sister and niece. They would gladly put the fear of magic into her and her despicable family. The rest of the great hall felt anger, sadness, and disgust at what that woman just said. If any were to ever meet her she would wish she was never even conceived by the end of the meeting.

One thing registers with Bloom more than the rest - the words 'blown up.' "You told me my parents died in a car crash! You've lied to me about everything my whole life!"

Hagrid immediately notices the fire leap higher at Bloom's anger - he's about to say something when Vernon yells "You put that fire out this instant, you little freak! I won't have you-"

"How dare he-!” Professor McGonagall started, before cursing in Scottish.

“Oh, what’s a great muggle gonna do about it, huh?” Lucius Malfoy mocked, with a drawl and closed-off expression. 

" Out?! You want it OUT?! WELL HERE! " The fire blows out of the fireplace in a geyser. Bloom shouts "Now it's out! And so am I!"

"Oh, dear, it seems even though she was adopted she got not only my mother’s temper, but lily’s as well. I pity the poor souls on the opposite side of her anger. Though I would never pity those creatures that are your sister and her little family Lily-Flower.” James stated.

“Oh shut up, Potter,” Lily said as she had been blushing quite hard.

Dudley yells "Mummy! I want her cake! Make her give it to me!"

"Oh, cry me a river you Wittle Cry Baby.” Bellatrix mocked Dudley's tantrum. 

Hagrid gives him a pig's tail for that one.

The entire great hall was silent trying not to laugh until one of the Prewett twins (Fabian I think) let out a loud snort. Then like a dam bursting, everyone, everywhere in the great hall was laughing their arse off. 

Bloom glares at him, the fires around them leaping higher, and Hagrid says "Well, now, you're a thumping good Witch already, even without getting trained. Can't wait to see what you'll be doing once you've been trained."

"I stick by what I say, from the looks of it. She is a thumping good witch, Indeed,” Hagrid stated, nodding his head in agreement.

“I hate to agree with the help,” Lucius sneered, ”I have to admit that the oaf is correct, your daughter is indeed very powerful.”

The whole great hall watched in shock that Lucius Malfoy just agreed with Hagrid of all people. Of course, he still insulted Hagrid which many arents happy with.

He gets fixed with an intelligent blue gaze, and she says "You haven't seen much yet. Shall we be off? Before you ask if I'd rather stay, my answer is absolutely not."

Hagrid grins, then leans down and says "Don't, uh, don't tell anyone about that tail of Dudley's. I'm technically not supposed to do magic outside of the school."

"Oh, what am I going to do with you hagrid?” McGonagall asked, sighing in disbelief.

While Hagrid is turning ruby-red in embarrassment, the students in the great hall all laugh at the embarrassed half-giant. The adults are a bit more disappointed in how Hagrid used magic on a muggle when he wasn't allowed to do any magic at all.  

Bloom winks at him, and says "If you don't tell anyone about this."

The door comes flying into the wall, and the impact is hard enough to turn it to splinters.

"Deal."

Cake box in hand, she apparently calls all the fire in the room to form a barrier between her and her family - she walks out with her head held high, and soon enough she and Hagrid are high in the sky.

"That's good, at least she can still hold her head up high,” Lily stated in relief. “That means my sister and her family didn’t destroy her sense of worth.”

“Thank merlin for small miracles eh, Lilyflower?” James asked happily.

“Yes James, Thank merlin for small miracles,” Lily said unconsciously. “And don’t call me Lilyflower Potter.”

“Whatever you say, Lilyflower.” James argued back, “You do know that you called me by my first name right Lilyflower.”

“What no way, you must be hearing things, potter!” Lily stated, looking away so he couldn't see her blushing face.

And, as Hagrid learns, she loves it! And the cake she eats on the way, she loves that too - declares he must be a master chef to make a cake this good.

"And that’s the chapter done,” Severus stated as he closed the book.

“Very well,” Izaya stated, making everyone jump. “Now I believe it should be a good time for a small break. So everyone eats some breakfast if you haven't yet had the time. Mister Weasley if you need any explaining about muggle things please ask during this break and I shall answer any questions you have for me. If anyone wants to know the answers as well, you may come to hear them as well. And finally, after I answer your questions, Mister Weasley I shall bring forth some people from the future to read with you all.”

“Of course, thank you, Miss Peverell,” McGonagall said to Izaya.

“It's my pleasure,” Izaya said back to McGonagall.

~Break For Breakfeast~

Chapter Text

Reading the books Marauder’s Era

Bloom Potter-Chapter 2

~Breakfast Break~

Izaya walked to where Mr. Weasley was seated and sat down across him on Gryffindor table. While this happened everyone started to eat again and do some small talk about what they have already read. Though the moment Izaya started to walk they stopped to watch her every movement including the staff, students and the lords and ladies of every family that was there. They are all intrigued by her and any and all answer’s she will answer.

“Hello, Mr. Weasley you may start whenever you please,” Izaya said as she sat down.

“Are you alright sitting here at the Gryffindor table?” Arthur asked worriedly.

“I’m alright Mr. Weasley, this isn’t the first time I’ve sat at a different table other than Hufflepuff, let alone the Gryffindor table,” Izaya stated, calming Arthur down and intriguing the great hall. “Now Mr. Weasley, what's your first question?”

“Well, what is a Firetruck?” Arthur asked, looking at the top of his parchment paper.

“Very well, a Firetruck is a vehicle in the muggle world equipped with items to help them take care of fires, one of the items is a hose that holds water, and the hose helps muggles move the water where it needs to go. The Firetruck is ridden by muggles known as Firefighters. Firefighters are known to go into burning buildings, or even collapsed buildings to get any other people or animals trapped inside. Firefighters have been known to lose their lives to help and protect others. Firefighters are also equipped to help with other emergencies and even mundane everyday events, such as getting cats out of trees, and even getting snake’s that wander into the muggle's neighborhoods safely and carefully to both the snake and the muggles around them,” Izaya explained to the astonishment of the great hall, while Arthur Weasley wrote down everything she said.

“My second question is what did James mean by dressing up, oh and what is this Halloween he spoke of?” Arthur asked, getting more and more excited as he was learning a lot about the muggles.

“Well, Halloween is the muggle version of Samhain, although Halloween is the modernized version and because of that it has changed. Halloween is all about dressing up as someone else for a single day, on October 31, it can be anyone. It can be someone from history, a friend, someone you know or even a fictional or completely made-up person or creature. Once you are dressed up you would go trick or treating. Now trick or treating is simple, you go from house to house where you say trick or treat, and you get candy from the houses. This only happens on Halloween, and some people would do tricks for treats, but others mainly delinquents would do a nasty trick on people’s houses, though that only happens if they even gave healthy snacks instead of unhealthy candy, or they didn’t give any candy at all. Now trick or treating is only for the younger generation such as those younger than 1 years old to 19 years old, and that's punching it to some people. Though if you have kids, you can go trick or treating with them as well.” She explained to the horrified purebloods in the great hall and to the mischievous students. “Now all Hallows Eve, is the olden version of the muggle holiday Halloween. Now, All Hallows Eve is more about honoring your ancestries and those in the spirit world. It's also the day they believe when the dead walk among us and when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest. Many people celebrate this day by going to church, which is a place of God for those who wish to pray to their loved ones, and they also don’t eat any meat on this day. All Hallows Eve is a part of a three-day holiday, which all together is known as All Hallowtide. October 31 is All Hallow’s Eve, November 1 is All Saint’s Day and November 2 is known as All Souls Day. This is known to be the time to celebrate saint’s, a time to honor, pay respects, and pray for the day.” She finished her long explanation to the shocked great hall.

“Right, um, what is a, sorry um, who is Cleopatra?” Asked nervously and shocked looking at his question list.

“No need to be apologizing, Now Cleopatra is famous in the muggle world. Cleopatra is known as Cleopatra VII Philopater who was also the Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. Though she does have 3 spouses, who she was married with at the same time, and she did have kids and grandkids. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty; she was a descendant of the founder Ptolemy I Soter who is the wizard Claudius Ptolemy. She was the companion of Alexander the great. She is famous because she actively influenced Roman politics at a crucial period and was especially known for her relationship with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. She came to represent, as did no other woman of antiquity, the prototype of the romantic femme fatale. As such her story, rumors and myths about her and her kingdom has become huge in the muggle world. She was charismatic and intelligent, and she used both qualities to further Egypt's political aims. She was also ruthless, reportedly killing several family members in order to solidify her power. She was the only member of her house to learn Egyptian, she was said to be a popular ruler. She is an inspiration to female muggles and all different creatures around the world.” Izaya explained softly to Arthur Weasley and the rest of the Gryffindor girls who came closer to hear more about Queen Cleopatra. “Now, Julius Caesar was known for transforming Rome from a republic to an empire, grabbing power through ambitious political reforms. Julius Caesar was famous not only for his military and political successes, but also for his steamy relationship with Cleopatra. Also, he was married to 3 different spouses at different times, but not one was Cleopatra. And Mark Antony, known as Marcus Antonius, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire. Mark Antony was at war with Octavian for control of the Roman world, which he lost at the Battle of Actium. When Octavian's fleet gained the upper hand, Cleopatra returned to Alexandria. Antony joined her there. When Octavian arrived in Alexandria, first Antony and then Cleopatra committed suicide.” She finished explaining the history of Queen Cleopatra and the two men.

“I see, thank you,” Arthur said, unsure if he wants to continue at the moment as this was too much information.

“If you want, I can answer one more answer and you can ask the other one’s during a different break, I don’t mind waiting.” Izaya told Arthur.

“Please, if it’s not a bother.” Arthur said, continuing his question after seeing the smile on and small nod of Izaya. “Okay what is a Cannon?”

“Oh, that’s quite simple, a Cannon is a machine made by muggles that fire’s a heavy lead ball through the air, not unlike a bombarda spell, It was used in the past during wars, and on ships as well, to fight pirates or other ships.” Izaya said calmly and softly. “Well then, if nobody has any other question’s magical based from the books, I think it’s time for me to eat and then bring some guest.”

As Izaya was getting and placing an omelette on her plate with 2 pieces of toast that had butter and jam on the pieces, and strips of bacon with a glass of orange juice that popped up straight to her. James walked straight to her to ask some questions, he is hoping she will answer. 

“Um Miss,” James started, poking Izaya on her shoulder, jumping a bit from how fast she turned her face. 

“Yes Prongs,” she said with a mischievous grin on her face.

“Ho-o-o-ow?” James stuttered, shocked that she knew his nickname. Quickly continuing his questions once seeing that she wasn’t going to be answering him at all. “I have some questions about the book.”

“Of Couse, sit down and ask while I eat.” She said with a small smile on her face.

“Okay,” James said as he sat down next to her. “Do you know if Lilypad was right about Daph-Daph being a person named Daphne and who she is?” 

“Yes, Daph-Daph is a woman named Daphne and I will only be answering with the bare minimum, understand,” Izaya said, and she took a sip of orange juice, waiting for James to show that he did understand. Which she got from the nod from James, “Alright, Daphne Is Bloom’s Biological older sister that got cursed after getting Bloom far away from her home, where an attack was happening at the time.” Horrifying the residents of Hogwarts.

“Right, do you know why she can control fire, even as a baby so well?” James asked worriedly about the answer he may get.

“All you need to know is that fire is a part of her, and she got those gifts from her biological bloodline.” Izaya said after eating some of the omelette.

“Okay, why did who it was, put her in an abandoned building?” James asked a bit mad about that, as she could have been harmed or died.

“Well, because Daphne had to get her away as fast as she could, so she could really choose all she did was make sure that she would appear near those who would take care of her.” Izaya said, calming down the great hall from their anger.

“Why didn’t she sleep when we adopted her, why did she only sleep if we were there?” James asked.

“Because she still remembered about her family being attacked and wanted to make sure you wouldn’t either, so she kept all her eyes on you and young lily to make sure that her new family wasn’t taken from her also.” Izaya said with a sad small smile and a tear rolling down her cheek.

“I can ask my other question’s during another break, thank you for answering my questions, even vaguely.” James thanked Izaya. Izaya waved James off stating that it wasn’t a bother to her at all. After 10 minutes of eating breakfast, everyone finished. 

“Alright we will have two new readers from the future, please welcome the future twin sons of Arthur and Molly Weasley. Fred and George Weasley prankster’s extraordinary and honorary older brothers of Miss Bloom Potter.” Izaya stated to the great hall to the shock and horror of them all. 

Till Next Time. Lol