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"So how are we as parents?" James asks Harry as they roam Hogwarts. 
"Oh! Uhm-great." Harry puts on a small smile. 
"That didn't sound great." Jamie says, smirking. 
"Can't you just shut up for once Jamie?" Luna scolds, rolling her eyes. 
"I think school starts tomorrow." Hermione says, looking around. 
"Well, let's find out what year this is." Ron replies. 
"Let's just go ask Dumbledore. It can't be past our sixth year, because, well, you all know why." Lily, Remus, James, and Sirius look confused but don't ask. 
"How about we find out the fun way?" Eleanor suggests. 
"Oh no." Albus groans. 
"What?" Sirius asks. 
"When mom says, 'the fun way' we either wind up getting injured, doing something wrong, or having fun. You never know." Eleanor's cheeks turn a deep red, remembering that those are her kids. "Well this time it's going to be fun." 
The group agrees, letting Eleanor explain. "So we can split up into groups, and explore the castle, seeing if we can find any clues to point out the year. Hermione can go with Sirius and Luna, Ron can go with Lily and Jamie, Harry can go with James, and I'll go with Remus and Albus." 
Harry smiles widely at her, silently thanking her for giving him time alone with his father. 
"Okay, sounds good." Lily nods. 
"We will meet up back in the RoR in an hour, okay?" Hermione says. 
Everyone nods, splitting off in different directions. 
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"I think we should look in the girls bathroom." Hermione says to her group. "
What?! Why?!" Sirius protests. 
"It can tell us if it's our second year or not." Hermione replies vaguely. 
"The one about moaning myrtle?!" Luna asks, getting excited. 
"The one and only." Hermione grins, pulling the two into the large bathroom. They're greeted by a series of cries from the stall two to the left. 
"Is this really necessary?" Sirius asks, wanting the ghost to shut up already. The cries suddenly stop, and myrtle pops up right before them. 
"Visitors!" She cries. 
"Uhm. Hello Myrtle." Hermione smiles softly. 
"Hermione Granger? It's really you?" Myrtle looks closer at the three, "Who are these? And a boy! You brought a boy in!" 
"I told you!" Sirius shouts. 
"Hi Myrtle, nice to meet you. I heard so much about you! I'm Luna, that's Sirius." 
"Sirius?! Sirius BLACK!?" She shouts, crying again and going back into her stall. 
"What was that about?" Sirius wrinkles his eyebrows. 
"Who knows?" Hermione lies, going over to the sink where the chamber was opened from. 
"It's not our second year, the chamber is sealed and the snake is gone from the faucet." Hermione comments. 
"Good." Luna nods. 
"The chamber?" Sirius asks as they walk out. 
"We will explain everything when we're all together, it's quite the  story."
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 "Where are we going Harry?" James asks as they walk to the third floor. 
"Well, it's a lot to explain and I will when we're all back but we're going to see if this is my first year." 
"Oh okay, do you play quidditch?" Harry smiles, his father wants to get to know him. 
"Actually I do, I joined the team my first year, McGonagal recruited me to be Gryffindors seeker." James beams proudly at Harry, "First year?! That's great! I was a chaser." 
"Thanks."
 They reach the door, Harry motioning for James to stand back against the wall as he slowly opens it. 
"If it's our first year, there should be a three headed dog in here. Don't want to take any chances." Harry explains. 
James just nods. 
The door opens more, revealing an empty room and a boarded up trap door. 
"Thank Merlin!" Harry lets out the breath he didn't know he was holding. 
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"We need to find the daily prophet." Eleanor says to her group. 
"Why?" Albus asks, curious as to which year they are going to be looking into. 
"To see if Harry or Dumbledore are on the front page." 
"Harry was on the front page?!" Remus asks, astonished. 
"Yeah, in between our fourth and fifth year he was. I'll tell you more when we regroup." "McGonagal should have it, she always did in my year." Albus says. 
"Then we shall go to her office!" Eleanor points a finger, leading the two to the transfiguration classroom. 
"Ellie? What's this scar from?" Remus asks, finally seeing a small streak on the side of her face. Eleanor turns red, "Oh, Uhm, it's nothing." 
She bites her lip as they walk, her eyes on Albus, seeing if he would tell Remus. He doesn't though, which was good. 
"Did I do that?" 
"No! No don't think that! Of course you didn't. Don't worry." Eleanor shakes her head. 
Remus sighs of relief, at least he didn't hurt his daughter. 
"Can I tell him mum? Please!" Albus pleads. 
"It's really not a good story." Eleanor replies, turning a corner. "But fine."
Albus smiles, walking in pace with Remus, who's waiting for an explanation. "
Well, during the battle of Hogwarts-" 
"the battle of Hogwarts?" 
"You'll know more later. Anyways, mum was fighting a death eater, blasting him back with her awesome powers!" 
Eleanor laughs, she probably told him this story. 
"Then turned to see uh what's his name? Fenrir Greyback! Yes, she turned to see Fenrir Greyback mauling another student when she stupefies him. He went to bite her when she fought him back, only earning that very scar." 
Remus is at a loss for words, "Did you- kill him?" 
"Would you be mad if I said yes?" 
"Not at all." 
"Then yes." 
The three pause when they hear voices. 
"Get back here." Eleanor whispers, keeping the two behind her as she peers over the corner. Her heart drops at the sight, turning quickly back to her group. 
"We have to go, now!" She grabs their hands, the three running back to the RoR. 
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 "Why are we out here?" Jamie asks.
"To go see Hagrid of course." Ron replies. 
"Why do we have to go see him?" Lily asks, looking around. Hogwarts is still so similar to when she was there. 
"We're going to ask him what year it is." 
"That's cheating!" Jamie hollers. 
"It's only cheating if someone knows." Ron smirks. 
"Im telling!!!" Jamie shouts again. 
Lily rolls her eyes at his childishness, "Let's just go ask, I would like to see Hagrid again anyways." "I'm still telling." Jamie smirks, the Potter smirk, Lily knows it anywhere. Harry has it, James has it, and now Jamie has it. 
"What's that?" Jamie asks, pointing to the sky above them. 
Rons face pales, turning around and taking the two hands. 
"We have to go." 
"What? Why?" 
"I'll explain later, come on!" 
Lily and Jamie do as told, the three running through the corridors and back into the RoR where everyone is waiting.