A/N: First multi chapter story. This is mostly just me experimenting with writing techniques, pacing, word usage, etc. Please review, I'd like your criticisms.
James Potter II, Albus Potter, Rose Weasley, Scorpius Malfoy, and Lillia Potter (known to be Lily) were currently gathered around in the Headmaster's office, nervous at what's to come. They didn't know much for they hadn't done anything wrong or had been caught in the act of doing a prank, not that they do many of those anyways.
"...Okay, so we're here. What now?" Albus Potter broke through the silence.
"I'm not sure, Al. All I know that Professor McGonagall came to us and asked us to speak with Professor Dumbledore," Rose replied, a little wary at being called to the Headmaster's office.
Lily looked up at that. "He does? We should talk to him then. No point in waiting, it must be really urgent."
"Indeed it is my dear," Albus Dumbledore's portrait cut in. "I need you to do something for me. You see, I need you to look in that top drawer, the password is 'Sherbet Lemons.' There, you should find a gold chain with a sand glass, a note, and phoenix tears. I need you to turn the rings surrounding the sand glass twenty-five times and then pour the phoenix tears on it. The note will explain your situation to whoever you bump in to."
"But sir, that oddly sounds like a time turner and phoenix tears amplify the effect of anything. We could go back twenty-five years instead of the usual twenty-five hours! Isn't that dangerous?" Scorpius interjected.
"You are very right. But you see, while the Golden Trio were at school, there was a strange occurrence where seven people came to the past, which included you five. In accordance, you will go, as to not disrupt the flow of time, however strange it may be. You all may be thinking it would be better to not go at all, but I was erased of anything you did there, so I do not know if you have done anything of importance. It would be safer." Dumbledore had a solemn look on his face, as if they didn't have a choice in the matter. They didn't.
The group looked at each other, with varying looks of worry and interest.
Lily broke the tension with, "Seven? There's only five here. And our current parents? Will they know?"
"The sixth and seventh will come later, sometime after you. Yes, of course. The only three people who are aware of this are Harry and Ginny Potter and Professor McGonagall, but even they have limited knowledge," Dumbledore replied.
"...Then I suppose we should go. I mean it's our parents. If they knew, they'd protect us, I think. Nineteen ninety-five was the height of Voldemort's power, and anything after are dangerous times. We are skilled enough for our own defense," Rose agreed, although not without doubt.
"And nobody is going to mention that Al and I are Slytherin? Or the fact that we are literally going into the past? There are many prejudices against the Malfoys, who knows what could happen?" Scorpius voiced.
"You make a fair point, Scorpius. But you need to remember we are very stubborn. We'll teach them Slytherins aren't evil and neither are the Malfoys! We'll shove it down their throats if we have to," James said, while grinning.
Scorpius gave him a thankful look and moved to open the drawer.
"Gather around, I suppose," Scorpius said.
They did, and Scorpius did as the previous headmaster told.
The time turner glowed with the added Phoenix tears. It engulfed the five teens with its sand curling around them, and they were gone.
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The feeling of traveling through time, especially at the extent of traveling years, was strange. It was as if their insides were being squeezed and then stretched. So, not pleasant, to say the least.
Al Potter almost threw up, but didn't. He was the first to land on the floor, which was cold and hard, thank you very much. He'd cleaned himself up, only to be crashed into by the other four people on this journey with him.
After saying a few very obscene words, he finally looked around and saw the familiar corridor that he'd walked for five and a half long years. It was empty, thankfully. The others were also looking around, and Rose already seemed to be formulating a plan. Aw, what a sweet angel.
"Alright, so if I'm right, we should be exactly twenty five years back. We came back to Hogwarts a day early before Christmas break ends for whatever reason, so this should be the exact date it was in the future… in the past. I don't think Professor Dumbledore would have sent us back if he wasn't here at the school… So I think we should find him," Rose rattled off the top of her head.
"Rosie, honey, you're always right. And your theory sounds right, so let's go with it," James said while looking around.
"Let's go then, we don't want to be here should anybody walk in this hallway," Scorpius said while walking towards the Headmaster's office. The others started walking as well, not far behind.
Al followed him as well, but not before pocketing the time turner and phoenix tears.
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"Now what? It's not as if we can barge in and say, 'Oh hello, we are people from the future and we sent by you for cryptic reasons unknown to us.' They'd think us lunatics. We don't know the password either," Scorpius said while eyeing the gargoyle statues.
"Check that note that came with the time turner, maybe he included it in there," Lily suggested.
"Wouldn't hurt," Scorpius muttered. "Sent back here… kids from the future… don't harm them… Oh! Here it is! Cadbury Chocolate!"
The gargoyles rumbled and moved out of their way. Scorpius walked in, only to walk back out.
"Al, you go in first. I think the Headmaster would, ah, warm up to a familiar face. Considering I look like somebody who I think doesn't like," Scorpius said.
Al glanced at him and walked in. There he saw the previous headmaster, in all his not dead glory. He was currently looking down intently on a piece of parchment.
Al tried to work up the courage to speak up but the headmaster got there first.
"Oh, hello there, Harry. I thought you were with the Weasleys? Back so early?" Dumbledore questioned.
"Oh, umm, you see that's the thing... We're kind of in a mess right now... I'm not Harry. We kind of crashed here, for lack of a better word. We were asked to come here by a future you, if that makes any sense at all," Al stuttered out uncharacteristically.
A flash of confusion came but disappeared just as quickly as it came. Dumbledore jovially said, "Alright, then. Sit down. Lemon drop?"
The group smiled.
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"So, would you mind introducing yourselves for a start? Full names please," Dumbledore prompted them.
James stood up and said, "Well, I'm James Sirius Potter. The blonde one over there is Scorpius... Malfoy. The look alike of Harry Potter is Albus Potter. The one with red wavy hair is Rose Eleanor Weasley and the one with straight red hair Lillia Luna Potter. Would that be enough?"
Dumbledore looked quite honored and happy at one of the children being named after him. He fixed his composure and said, "Yes, that should quite do it. Now, would you tell me your situation?"
"Well, you see, Professor McGonagall sent us to her office saying that we had to talk to you. You told us that we had go back in time because that's what happened in our parents' lives and it wouldn't do to disturb the order of things. And voila! Here we are. We also have a note that might explain some things." Al took out the note. "Here you go."
Dumbledore looked at it and said, "Hmm, this is quite a conundrum. I will let you stay here. You will be introduced as new students but you will have notice-me-not charms on you that need to be replaced every month, should you be staying that long. The only people who will notice you are people who want to and take an interest in you. Now, I need your houses and the names you will be using to disguise yourselves."
"I think Jamie Lionheart for me, Lily Anne Lionheart for Lily, and Alex Lionheart for Al? Scorpius and Rose can keep their names but their last names should be Green and Young, respectively," James suggested.
"That's all good and well but Lionheart? That would be kind of ironic for Al, don't you think?" Rose inquired.
"If you have anything better, then go ahead Rosie," James said while sitting back down.
Rose stayed quiet.
"Anyways, I'm Gryffindor as is Rose, Al is Slytherin as well as Scorpius. Lily is in Ravenclaw," James continued.
"Quite a few houses, I see. I'll get this all sorted by tomorrow. You will be new students from different school. You came here because your parents decided to move here. Your room assignments will be given tomorrow. The only person who will know the truth is Professor McGonagall," Dumbledore said.
"Alright, thank you very much!" Rose said.
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"So? What do you think?" Rose asked.
"Could have been worse. I mean it would be really interesting to see what our parents were like when they were younger," Al mused.
"We were lucky we weren't sent off to Azkaban the moment he saw us! I thought he was going to call us Death Eaters or something," James said.
"Yeah... Anyways, want to go to the kitchens for something to eat? And then we coil go to the Room of Requirement for sleeping. We don't yet know our dorm rooms," Lily said tiredly.
"Yeah, we should..." Scorpius said.
The group ate and then slept after such a tiring and busy day. Nobody knew what was coming for them and they slept with this unsettling thought in their hearts.