Chapter One. "Are you James, or are you Harry?"
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"Look Lils," James murmured, "I... I love you alright? Can you just, please give me a chance? I can show you I am not really like that. I -"
His murmuring was interupted by a crash and a piece of rubble fell on top of his head.
"Arg!" yelped James. He rubbed at his head. He knew he shouldn't have stayed in the common room near that broken area roof that Sirius and him made.
It was nightfall at the moment and his three best friends were currently in detention and Sirius' three-way mirror was currently in his trunk. His invisability cloak was taken by Lily... He wished he had been more careful and now he had to steal it back. He sighed and plopped down onto the cushy recliner behind him, rubbing his head where a bruise was forming. That rubble hurt like hell.
"Prongs get your arse out here!" he heard from the entrance of the portrait hole, causing James to fall off the recliner in surprise. He got up and scampered ove to the entrance. He opened it in confusion to see Remus, Sirius, and Peter... Remus was holding a little boy though who was unconscious with a bruise on his forehead and a lightning bolt scar next to the bruise.
"Oh thank Merlin, it wasn't really James!" yelped Sirius from what James could tell had thought the boy was James. They did look alike...
"Where and How?!?" was all James could say from his speechless state of shock.
"We found him just come out of nowhere past out on the floor next to the entrance hall and we thought he was you... well we thought he was you and you were shrunk or something."
"Let me get the map." James said quickly.
"- what map?" came a voice, "Don't tell me you didn't just have a cloak... you have a map now?" It was Lily.
"Lils! Not now!" James barked. Lily looked stunned. Not caring if he just called her Lils. He sounded serious... no pun intended. She looked over him and gasped at the sight of the unconscious little boy. She followed the four boys as they ran to the Headmaster's office. They didn't care if she was following right now...
"Gummy Worms," chorused Lily and Remus. The gargoyle moved aside and the group ran up the revolving stair case with ease.
"Enter" said the ever so familiar voice of their headmaster. They entered and Remus set the boy gently on the sofa in the office. Albus looked at the child curiously.
"Erm sir... well,-" Lily began but I quickly interupted knowing she was upset with the fact a little boy was unconscious next to her. "We found this little kid-"
"I'm...not...a...little...kid..." spoke up the boy. Everyone turned to him who was trying to wake up but clearly didn't have alot of strength.
"Well hello child," chuckled Dumbledore. You could obviously tell he knew who the boy was.
"Who is he and why is he here?" James asked curiously.
"...I believe the name is Harry James Potter or something like that. I recieved a letter telling me that this would happen. He is from the future and I believe he is James Potter's son." Dumbledore answered.
"Son of... me??!?" James questioned. Dumbledore nodded. James quickly got from my seat and ran to Harry. Harry was struggling to awaken.
"Who is his mother and you mean he is from the Future??" Lily asked.
Dumbledore chuckled alot more and said, "My dear I well let you four figure out his mother and yes he is from the future. Indeed, my older self from the Future sent a letter saying a boy might land here someday by complete accident. His potion must have exploded I am betting. But before I can send him into the future Harry must be raised here for one year or almost one for it seems he can only return there. Now I am putting you four in charge of caring for the young Harry. Now, off you go with him and tell him he is in the past when he wakes up. Oh as well give him this letter." and with a quick nod he shooed us out.
"Don't... die... DumbleDore..." murmured Harry still trying to wake up. We looked at him curious in what was in the future and what he was dreaming of.
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"So let me get this straight- you have to raise your Baby Cousin now at SCHOOL?" moaned Lily's friend Anney as they had to lie to her about that. The four nodded giving Anney a huge shock. "Wait he is Potter's baby cousin right? But if you ask me he could be Potter's baby BROTHER!" laughed Anney. Sirius and Remus fell over laughing but James only stared at the child in curiousity and worry of his future son that Lily was holding carefully letting him rest his body on the couch but his head on her lap, How she felt alot of worry for him too.
Harry's Pov
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I tried to wake up as hard as I could but hearing the voices I calmed myself until, when I felt myself on someone's lap, I seemingly woken up finally but my eyes half opened. I moaned a bit but heard a "Everyone he is waking!" People surrounded me and looked at me waiting to see if I was okay.
"Harry! You okay?" cried outloud a voice I knew was Sirius, my godfather, oh wow I wish he was still alive but wait! Am I dead?
"Who...are you?" I croaked but then it came to me.
"I'm who I guess you know as Daddy and this is Sirius and Remus oh and Lily." James snickered from hearing himself call himself daddy.
I slowly got up rubbed my eyes open and looked at them. "Daddy" I thought looked down but before I could talk about my small body I read the letter
Dear Harry,
I trust you are doing well. Yes, I knew you would be sent to the past by a potion accident. Think of this as a vacation and become a kid again. I see this as your second chance, until I send someone to come get you of course. Have fun being five.
Thankyou,
Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts school of WitchCraft and Wizardry.
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"So... We have a couple of questions to ask you but I am sure you wonder where you are and when you are." Lupin replied breaking Harry out of his Concentration.
Firstly they all stared into Harry's identical eyes to someone...someone who had those same green ones.
"Lily! Blimey it's you! Your his mother I bet!" Cried James outloud with eager in his tone.
Harry was a bit confused so Lupin ignored the others and explained, "You landed outside the common room out cold. Dumbledore says your from the future and that you accidentaly transported yourself to the past using a mistake from your potion. Well as you just heard I am betting you know those two (Gesturing towards Lily and James. Harry's eyes got bigger.) are your parents in the age of 17." When Lupin finished explaining Harry sighed wanting to tell them how old he was.
Instead he started to talk, "Yes my mum-my is her. (Lily and James stopped fighting and looked at Harry. Harry uneasy about desguising his attitude that would mark him as a teenager.) I can only remember dropping something into this uh-bubbly thingy and I just woke up."
"How old are you?" Sirius asked mischieviously. "f-five." Harry said at last after restraining himself from saying anything else, like fifteen or sixteen.
Harry blushed as everyone smiled at him, adoring the young five-year-old child. A few minutes later Harry yawned quietly when everyone was chilling around talking to one another, Anney reentered missing all that news luckily.
"So he woke up!" Anney claimed. Harry looked up at her puzzled. "He is really cuter than his older cousin here." gesturing to James. James winked giving Harry the knowledge Anney didn't know about him. "How old are you sweetie?" Anney said leaning over in her calm baby like tone so she wouldn't scare Harry but just by seeing he up in his face made him jump back a bit.
Harry answered slowly, "Five." and turned away. Anney awed smiling at him then turned and dragged herself to bed dozily.
"Don't worry she'll be herself tomorrow." Sirius reassured the shocked Lily and James seeing as Anney never had that kind of tone for anyone before.
Harry dozed off while the Marauders held a nice game of Exploding Traps and Lily was beside him reading a book. She put her book down finding him asleep in her lap she smiled.
She combed his Jet Black Hair back with her hands and gave a bit of a giggle seeing how cute her future son is.
The sunrise had risen the next day as Harry was the first in the boy's dormentory to wake. He quickly showered and changed (With the clothes and supplies Dumbledore had sent to him over night) into a T-shirt with nice plain blue Jeans. He ruffled his hair knowing it wouldn't flatten and ran down to the common room secretly not to disturb James and sirius but he wondered where Lupin was.Without thinking as he reached the portrait hole he was about to open it when he realized he didn't know the password. Quickly a girl in the Common Room, although shocked at his appearance, told him and with that he left. Harry had fun walking around exploring his favorite secret passages and most of all the outdoors. He wish he could use his magic but there were clearly students all very near the grounds he knew better but just kept walking around until someone had caught hold of his hand firmly.
"Who might this little prat be? He looks like a mini potter! I bet he is." Harry turned around to find a group of Slytherins around him and the one holding onto him was Snape.
Harry could only let out a whimper as he couldn't use magic. Fortunetly just in the nick of time as Snape almost hexed harry, Lupin had hexed Snape away from Harry. To Harry's relief he was saved but he knew he would maybe get scolded for leaving alone around the Corridors.
"Harry! What on Earth do you think you are doing? Sneaking around Hogwarts unsurpervised. You might have gotten lost. Come with me," with that Lupin grabbed hold of Harry's wrist and walked him straight back to The common room where James and Sirius including Lily were mumbling clearly worried about him.
"Harry James Potter!" Screeched Lily that almost everyone turned to stare at James but came to attention she was reffering to the little boy.
Lupin explained he found him outside about to get hexed by Snape. Harry feeling childish hid behind Remus. Sirius snickered after hearing that Remus hexed Snape into a wall knocking him out. James on the other hand had felt a bit furious and concern but felt hungry.
After majoring Lecturing from Lily at Harry they went to the Great Hall. They knew Dumbledore wanted them there to introduce Harry so they dragged him along as well.
"Good Morning Students. I notice some of the students here must know that we have a young boy, Harry Potter, cousin of James Potter in our hands here at Hogwarts but for reasons I must not explain. But for Further reply on this manner anyone hexing this child will deal with immediate punishment for 'harming an innocence age.' age the ministry puts that. Now that I have finished my announcement, lets EAT."
Students began chattering of young Harry often searching for James to find Harry next to him. Everyone couldn't help but Awe in admiration for the boy.
Yet James and him seemed like brothers. They resembled eachother Too Much...
