Wayfaring Stranger

I looked at the poorly concealed smirk on James' face. I narrowed my eyes at him and he looked away. Scanning for any tampering with my food. I almost  immediately spotted a sort of potion mixed with my drink and I hid a grin. It wasn't as if it would affect me but I decided to get the prankster quartet back. 

Taking my drink I pretended to not notice anything before downing the whole cup of orange juice. I doubled over fighting back a laugh. Using a bit of my power I conjured up the illusion of blood pouring out of my eyes and nose before dramatically jumping from my seat and falling to the floor. 

From the looks of horror on the marauders faces I knew I had them. They were so shocked that they even failed to notice that I had stopped time around us again. I began to spasm on the floor, while clawing at my throat. 

"Fuck! Vela what the fuck was in that potion!" 

"I DON'T KNOW! IT WAS JUST A HAIR GROWTH POTION. DAMN IT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING!" 

"What did you do!" 

"SHUT UP MOONY, THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!"

With a final twitch I laid it on thick by letting out a rather convincing death rattle. James jumped up off his seat before running over to where I was laying. Fear and worry etched on his face. 

"We're going to get sent to Azkaban, my mother is going to kill me." 

"Peter calm down, we need to fix this right now." 

"Fix this? He's dead!" 

"No…. We fucked up bad Prongs." 

"Stop it, I'm sure we can fix this." 

"Azkaban….. mums going to kill me, oh… I think I'm going t-" 

I couldn't hold it in anymore and started laughing as Peter fainted. Jumping back up on my feet I grinned at James before vanishing the fake blood on my face. 

"Got you." 

"Theseus you're alive!" 

"Yeah no shit."

"That wasn't funny! We thought we killed you." 

"Please," I rolled my eyes. "you couldn't kill me even if you shot me with a bunch of killing curses." 

"Fuck off. Vela say something." 

"He did pull one over on us Prongs. As tasteless as it was, he got us good." 

"Damn it Padfoot you're supposed to be on my side." 

Vela shrugged and turned to Remus who was enervating Peter who was still passed out on the floor. 

"Alright, I admit. I may have gone too far with the blood and theatrics but you did them to slip something in my drink." 

"A bit ?! Poor Wormy nearly had a heart attack." 

"James has got a point," I turned to Remus. "You went overboard."  

I rolled my eyes. "As if you guys haven't done much worse. Should I mention that incident with Miss Black here where she led an unsuspecting Mister Snape to the Shrieking Shack?" 

Vela paled, "How do you know about that?" She whispered. 

"Like I said, I know things. Relax," I raised my hands in surrender. "I can help you guys with your pranks. I just don't appreciate people slipping me stuff in my food or drink." 

"Is it true?" 

"I'm sorry, you'll have to be more specific, sweetheart." 

Vela blushed, "That you're a god." 

"That's for you lot to decide. I could be, or I could just be a 'powerful wizard'." 

James blanched as I repeated the words he said the night before. 

"Which is it?" 

"Tell you what, why don't you pray to me."

Vela crossed her arms and frowned, "I'm sorry… what?!" 

"Pray to me, I'll even turn around so that I can't use Legilimency on you." 

"Fine." She closed her eyes. 

I had only recently ascended to godhood, this would be a learning experience for me as well. I have read stories where characters gain divinity and are able to hear prayers that their friends made. 

'If you can hear me, please… please let James notice me as more than just a sister.' 

I turned around and raised my eyebrow at her, she noticed and looked away. She failed to hide the growing blush on her face.  

"Vela? What happened?" 

"Miss Black, I think you don't need much help in that department. He notices you, you just have to make your intentions clear." 

"Vela what is he talking about?" 

"Are you blushing?" 

"Shut it Moony." 

"Oh Merlin she is blushing." 

I watched the four friends start bickering and sighed. Unpausing time I made my way out of the hall unnoticed. With the fact that I was in an alternate universe to the canon Harry Potter all but confirmed I made changes to my plans. 

Voldemort may as well have not created horcruxes in this reality, though as long as he didn't interfere with me I wouldn't act. I'd make sure that people didn't die needlessly, but I also wouldn't go out of my way to interfere with the world more than I already have. For all intents and purposes, I was but a simple 'background character'. I'd go to school, make friends, even explore what this world had to offer. 

I made my way to my first class of the day, Defence Against the Dark Arts. With this being an alternate reality I had no idea who the professor was. Hell, even if it was the canon reality I still wouldn't know who the professor was. JKR never really went into detail on the Marauders timeline. 

Once I was in the room I scanned the students, I had the class with sixth year Slytherins. Taking a seat in an inconspicuous corner I discreetly listened in on the various conversations going on around me. 

Many students discussed mundane topics such as crushes and general gossip. There were a few discussing some rather pompous things such as who got a new broom or the acquisition of property. I found several students discussing joining the Death Eaters in hushed whispers. What really caught my attention was the discussion of a betrothal contract between some twat named Ruddoofus or some shit and Bellatrix. I figured it was one of the Lestrange brothers. 

The things they were discussing were rather disgusting so I tuned it out, up until plans to ambush Narcissa and Andromeda were made. It sounded like Lucius Malfoy wanted to stake his claim to the youngest Black sister who was reluctant to marry him and to 'get even' with Andromeda for being with Ted Tonks. 

The things they said brought up some memories that I buried quite a while ago. Memories that made me see red, memories of my little sister who has suffered the same fate the three were planning on inflicting on Andromeda. 

Hatred bubbles up in my gut, I stood up from my seat. Feeling my fingers twitch in anticipation of smiting these idiots. I turned to them and sighed. 

"Look Lucius, we seem to have angered the mudblood yank." 

"Why it seems he wants to strike us Rabastan." 

"What are you going to cry mudblo-" 

Before he could finish his sentence I summoned the future terrorist violently across the room into my waiting hand. Everyone jumped to their feet and back up to the edges of the room as I hoisted Rabastan by his throat. 

"It sickens me that you cunts are what passes as 'high society' in this world. Tell me, why shouldn't I snap your fucking neck right now?" 

"You wouldn't dare mudblood." 

A feral grin lit up my face, "What are you doing to do Lucy? Cry to daddy?" 

"You-"

"Be silent when your betters are talking." 

Lucius Malfoy drew his wand and tried to cast a spell, only for me to send him crashing through the door into the hallway with a flick of my hand. 

"Now, where was I?" 

"Unhand me you dirty mu-" 

I tightened my grip on his neck causing him to turn purple. Behind me Rodolphus finally broke free from his shocked state and drew his wand. 

"AVADA-" 

I summoned him to my other hand, now carrying the two Lestrange brothers I walked to the window and shattered it open with a telekinetic blast. Holding the two by their throats I dangled them out of the room. 

"Mister Dimiourgos! Let those children down now!" 

Without even turning I identified the condescending tone and smiled at the two I was still holding. 

"Now is that a really smart thing to say Dumbledore? Let them down? Really? While they're dangling hundreds of feet in the air?" 

"Let them go or I will be forced to-" 

"Do absolutely fucking nothing you old sack of shit." 

"You'd let these rapists walk free while punishing those who would act against them. You don't get a say in this." 

I felt the buildup of magic behind me and spun around just in time to catch a stunner with Rabastan. I dropped the unconscious boy who crumpled onto the floor. 

"My my, attacking students behind their back? What would Ariana think Albus?" 

Dumbledore's eyes widened at my mentioning of his sister, his wand clattering to the floor. My anger still at an all time high, I threw Rodolphus at his feet.

"You would do well to remember wizard, I can burn this whole planet down to ashes with a snap of my fingers. Not even your phoenix would survive." 

With that I teleported back to my temple and immediately started throwing various elemental attacks at the pillars. My anger slowly began to recede and I cursed the temper I had inherited from Poseidon. The same temper that had led to me potentially ending my 'vacation'  early. 

'Cats out of the bag now.'