So this has been an idea that I've been tossing around in my head for a few days. I've read a lot of time travel fics, but none of them involve someone coming from the future to 2017. It usually involves old harry being transported into his 11 year old self, people from 2017 being transported to 1995 or 1997, or the trio plus Ginny being transported to 2017. I came to this realization when reading some stories by HarryBond007, who does a lot of well done Time Travel fics, and I wanted to put my own twist into it. Enjoy!
Harry was stunned by this person who has just called him father. What was this person thinking? He had to be the same age as him. Could this be a trick? A scheme by some dark wizard wannabe who wants to assassinate the one to finish Voldemort once and for all? Harry couldn't take that risk. He pushed the man from his person and yelled, 'Stupify!' Once the red jet of light hit the doppelganger, he was out like a light.
At the sound of the ruckus, Hermione, Ginny, and Teddy came out ready to shoot. "Harry are you alright?" Ginny asked concernedly.
"Yeah I'm fine. This man caught me by surprise is all."
"Harry," Hermione said observing the unconscious look-alike of Harry. "He looks exactly like you. Right down to the height."
"He's probably some nut-job who got a piece of my hair or something and brew some polyjuice potion."
"I don't see a flask on his person though," Hermione observed.
"Maybe he's a metamorphmagus. I don't know Hermione. Look, I need you and Ginny to go to the Burrow and look after Lily and Hugo. Ron, Teddy and I will take this one to the Ministry holding cells."
"Harry, let us come with you," Ginny said.
"I'm sorry Ginny. This is auror's business. Plus you need to get back to Lily. Just tell her that I had to go back to work." Ginny didn't like it, but she nodded, mostly for Lily. She apparated to the Burrow along with Hermione.
The prisoner woke up in a dark cell in a chair bounded by chains. His head was in pain still from the impact of the rubbish bins to his head. He looked around the room to see if there were anyone in there with him. In fact there were three. 'Lumos Maxima,' one of them said revealing the three figures. It was Teddy Lupin, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter. "Good, you are awake. Now we can get some answers out of you."
"Father, please untie me and I can explain everything?" the prisoner said.
"I bet you would like that, wouldn't you," Teddy said. "Now who are you?"
"Teddy, don't you recognize me. It's me, Albus."
A pang of anger hit Harry. "How dare you! Changing your appearance to look like me and claiming to be my 11 year old son who as we speak is on his way to Hogwarts. You have a lot of nerve, you bastard!"
"The reason I look like you and not me is because I'm from the future."
"That's impossible," said Ron. "Even at this day and age, time travel is only possible by a few weeks, years would be unheard of."
"Well I found a way," the prisoner claiming to be Albus said, "and the reason I'm here is very important."
Harry sighed. "We're obviously getting nowhere. We'll discuss with the Wizengamot when the trial will b-"
Harry was interrupted by the prisoner. "Albus Severus. I was named after two Headmasters at Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was the bravest man you've ever known."
Harry stopped in his tracks. It was almost word for word for what he said to Albus this morning before he boarded the Hogwarts express. He needed to know if it was possible if this was his son. "But say for a moment you were to be sorted-"
"Then Slytherin House will gain an excellent student. But if it really bothers me, I can choose to be in Gryffindor. The Sorting Hat does take my choices into accord."
"Really?" Harry asked with one eyebrow raised.
"It did for you."
Harry was getting more and more convinced that this might actually be his son, Albus. "Perkins!" He shouted for one of the aurors outside the cell. "Go fetch me a vile of Veritaserum."
"Yes sir!" he said as he ran for the auror's storage cupboard. When he returned, Harry poured 3 drops down the prisoner's throat.
"Harry, you do know that he could resist the potion." Ron said
"Be that as it may, if he did try to resist, there would be physical tells. He'd be tearing up a little, tensing at certain questions, things like that. I don't think he'll try to resist. He turns to the prisoner. "State your full name please."
"Albus Severus Potter."
"What age are you?"
"I am 35 years old."
"How are you 35 years old when Albus Potter is only 11?
"I traveled through time using a time turner of the invention of Hermione Weasley, Hugo Weasley, and Rose Malfoy."
"What!?" Ron shouted. "Rose marries the Malfoy boy!? Not if I have anything to say about it!"
"Ron!" Harry scolded. "Now is not the time." He turns to the prisoner once again. "Now tell me something that only the real Albus Potter would know."
"When James and I were eight and six respectively, we shared a room together. We accidentally set of one of Uncle George's fireworks in the room and blew up one of the walls. That is why you will never have us share a room again and you never did."
"I've heard enough. Give him the antidote." Perkins came in with the antidote and poured it down the prisoner's throat. Harry pointed his wand at him and said, 'Finite Incantartum.' The chains came undone and the prisoner was free to stand. Harry walked towards him and embraced him in a hug. "My son," He said in a whisper, "it truly is you."
"Yes Dad, it is."
"Why are you here, Al. What reason would you have to travel back in time. You know it is dangerous business time traveling. And why do you have my scar."
"Well the scar thing is actually part of the reason why I am here. As for that reason, I really don't want to tell the story more than once, so I'd rather tell it in front of the entire family if you don't mind."
"I understand, son." He turns to Ron and Teddy and tells them, "Come on guys, we need to call a Weasley family meeting."
"Are you sure that this is really Albus?" Teddy asked.
"Yes I am sure. Let's go."
The Burrow is usually a quiet little home. It has been ever since Harry and Ginny got married. The only days that there is ever excitement in the burrow is when the grandchildren of Arthur and Molly Weasley come to visit. This was one of these days as Lily, Hugo and their cousin Louis Weasley were playing Auror. Lily and Louis were the Aurors and Hugo was the dark wizard. Watching them play were Hermione, Ginny, and Fleur. Inside, Molly was preparing a massive feast for the whole family as everyone who wasn't currently in Hogwarts was eating their tonight.
Ginny saw four figures apparate outside of the Burrow wards. When they got closer, she saw that Harry, Ron and Teddy were three of them. Ginny ran over to them and gave a hug and a passionate kiss to … Albus. Harry wanted to be mad at this but given the circumstances, he thought this was hilarious. "Uh, Gin, I'm Harry, not him."
At this, Ginny quickly pulled away and looked mortified. Albus was spitting on the ground. "Good to see you too, Mum."
Ginny's eyes went wide. "Harry, did this person just call me Mum?"
"I'll explain later dear, and don't worry Al. I'll obliviate that from your memory after tonight."
Albus had a grateful look on his face, but Ginny's eyes went even wider … if that was even possible at this point. "Al?!... I might need to be obliviated too Harry."
"Maybe next week."
"Next week?! But Harry, I'll never live this down!"
"Exactly. You should have known which one of us was Harry."
"But you look exactly the same. Not even mum knew the difference between Fred and George."
Harry sighed. She had a point. "Fine, but later. We have something to take care of first."
As they reached the Burrow, Molly came outside. "Ah Harry, Ron, Teddy, come in dears. You all look famished. Not to worry, I've made a feast that'd feed the entire min-," She stopped when she saw the fourth visitor. "Harry, who is this, and why does he look exactly like you?"
"This, Molly, is your grandson Albus."
A/N: Well there you have it. Two chapters in 24 hours. Let me know if you want me to go on with this story. I think this is a fresh take to the time travel fics. As always, reviews are appreciated, and thank you HarryBond007 for the inspiration.
