Chapter Forty-Eight
Get the Cloak
I'll do whatever it takes to turn this around
I know what's at stake, I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance, Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes
(Whatever it Takes - Lifehouse)March 17th, 1976The Marauders, in addition to Mia, were called into Dumbledore's office once
Remus calmed down.
The headmaster looked eager to take care of the situation as quickly as possible.
"Gentlemen, if you wouldn't mind waiting on the other side of the door. I must have a
quick word with Miss Potter on an unrelated issue," he said with a smile, his blue eyes
twinkling.
James and Peter each took hold of Remus's and Sirius's arms, as their two friends
were barely able to hold it together long enough to stand, let alone walk.
Once the door was shut, Dumbledore gestured to the chair opposite his desk, and
Mia took the seat with a sad smile.
"I'm sorry about this, Professor. I should have done something to prevent it." She
wanted to cry, but her eyes were dry and red. She had been emptied of all of her tears while
comforting Remus in the Room of Requirement that morning.
"You and I have had this conversation several times over the course of the years,
Miss Potter. And I reassert my position and advise to you to follow your Mr Lupin's letter.
May I ask, have you tried to change anything since you've arrived in this timeline?"
She sighed, biting the inside of her cheek. She had put a great deal of thought into
her time travel and what she could and could not do. "I don't know, sir. Sometimes I can't
tell if I'm purposely trying to fix something or if I'm just reacting normally. There are days
when I wonder if I'm not the catalyst you often talk about. If my being here isn't what
triggered a reaction, to begin with."