Harry opened his eyes, and blinked. He was now in front of Diagon Alley, though he recalled he was in the Ministry. Yet that was the least of his problems. Diagon Alley was in flames.
Frantically, he looked for Teddy, while grabbing his wand. To his relief, Teddy was just a few feet away, though he was on the ground. Harry searched for any bruises on his person, before Teddy opened his eyes.
"Hawwy, where are we?" Teddy asked.
"Diagon, but we have to leave quickly." As much as Harry wanted to stay and help, he had a bigger priority.
Harry was about to pick him up to apparate back to his home, when spells whipped past them. People rushed past, getting away from the fire and curses. People in masks were also heading there way. 'It can't be,' Harry thought. But there was no mistake in the silver masks, and all doubt was washed away when a green spell was cast into the sky – the spell that showed a snake coming out of a skull In the sky.
More people sped past, as the Death Eaters surrounded them. Harry hoped that Teddy alright. "Teddy, get down," Harry said lowly.
It was then when the Death Eaters casted the first spell. Harry blocked the blasting curse, and retaliated with 'Stupefy'. Another Death Eater cast an entrail-expelling curse, which Harry blocked with 'Protego'.
"Furnuculua!" Harry said, which hit it's mark. One of the Death Eaters had boils spreading all over them. The Death Eater dropped his wand, as his hand was probably covered with boils. After disarming him, Harry duelled with another Death Eater. Harry briefly wondered why they weren't casting spells at once. It would have been more difficult than one-to-one. But as soon as that thought finished, the Death Eaters started doing exactly that. Harry moved away from where he and Teddy awoke, and countered their curses. Harry blocked their 'Expulso,' and dodged their 'Crucios.' Harry retaliated with just as much vigour. But he was still thankful that another man came and stopped an oncoming curse.
As Harry and the man duelled the Death Eaters, he said, "Take your child and get out of here."
Normally, Harry would have continued fighting till the end. But Teddy was much more important. So Harry cast a few more hexes and left the man to finish them off. While he went towards Teddy, he saw another man in front of him, barricading any oncoming spells. Harry ran towards them, and felt his heart drop to his stomach.
It was impossible for the man to be here. Yet there was no mistake. The same shaggy black hair, the same face, and the same look when fighting Death Eaters. Harry wondered if this was all a dream, until a 'Diffindo' stung his arm. Harry hissed in pain, and shot a hex from where the spell seemed to come from.
"How many are there?" Harry asked the man, the man who couldn't possibly be alive.
"Dunno, but there aren't that many here," the man said, while dodging a hex. "Is the kid yours?"
"Godson, actually," Harry responded, while casting a knock-back jinx.
"Bit young, aren't you?" 'Wouldn't you know,' Harry thought.
"Oi! Sirius!" At voice called.
Harry's breathing staggered. So the man was Sirius. Unless there was another Sirius in the Wizarding World. But any doubts Harry had, had disappeared, when two people appeared in his vision. It seemed like two years ago, when he held the Resurrection Stone in his hand. A man with black messy hair like his, and a woman with emerald green eyes, just like his.
"The Death Eaters disapparated," James Potter said. "Cowards, the lot of them. And the fire's gone. Who are you?" The question was aimed at Harry.
"Erm, Harry, and this is Teddy."
"Oh, is he alright?" Lily Potter asked, concerned about Teddy.
Teddy was unharmed for the most part, other than a bruise on his cheek, which a quick 'Episkey' fixed. "I'm fine," Teddy said.
Lily then turned her attention to Harry. After scrutinizing him for a few moments, she asked, "Do you have a cousin, James? You both look awfully alike."
"No, but you're right." It seemed like James only then noticed the resemblance.
"What if it's Polyjuice? Or a glamour, 'cause he does look a bit different than you," Sirius said. "Should we bring him to Dumbledore?"
"Er," Harry started, finally finding his voice, "What year is it?" He was dreading the answer.
James looked at him in confusion. "1979."
Okay. So he and Teddy had somehow gone 21 years back in time – something that should not be possible.
"Y'know, I'd really like to see Dumbledore." If there was anyone who'd know what happened, it would be Dumbledore – no matter the time period.
"Really? You sure you're not a spy?" Sirius asked sceptically.
"Yes – I'm not a Death Eater." 'Quite the opposite.'
"Well then, Harry, we'll take you to Dumbledore," Lily said, ignoring Sirius' and James' wary faces. "But we're taking your wand," she finished, outstretching her arm.
Sirius seemed mildly surprised when Harry gave her his wand, even with slight reluctance.
"Grab hold of my arm," Lily said. After doing so, the group apparated away.