Chapter four

'What are you laughing at Neville?' Harry asked but kept staring at himself as a baby.

'You, think of it Harry, you're holding yourself.'

Harry turned to Neville for a minute, 'Blimey, you're right. What am I supposed to do, I don't know anything about kids?'

'I'm sure everyone will help Harry, especially Molly. She has raised seven kids,' Minerva said kindly.

'True, but Mrs. Weasley is also a bit overbearing sometimes.'

Neville laughed, 'Harry, that's just how a mother is sometimes, my gran is like that, most everyone's mothers are like that. Sorry mate, but you never had a mother raise you, so you wouldn't know.'

'No, I'm going to be raising myself, oh shit, this is absolutely insane.'

'Right now I will find you and Harry somewhere to sleep. Harry, um, sorry, but this is going to be confusing, do you think he could be called James?'

Harry stared at little Harry, 'Yeah, actually that's a good idea. So what do you think, do you like James?'

'Daddy, thirsty.'

'Oh, um,' Harry looked around, 'How would I give him a drink?'

Minerva looked through the bag and found a baby cup with a spout, 'Here,' she handed James the cup which he took and instantly stuck it inside his mouth.

'That drink has travelled seventeen years in the future, I hope it taste alright,' Luna said as she gently ran her finger over James' hand.

James took one hand off the cup and grabbed Luna's hair, 'No mummy.'

'No James, I'm Luna, a friend of your daddy's.'

'Let me go find you a room, then I'll have Poppy come see both of you. But everyone saw what happened, we're going to have to say something Harry.'

'Minerva, we could say this baby is Harry's cousin. His parents died and he was magically transported to his last remaining relative.'

'Albus, if you knew about this then I'm sure you knew that's what Lily and James would have written in their letter.'

'Yes, I did, but I wanted to give Harry time to adjust to all this.'

'Okay, we'll work that later, I want to have him checked just to make sure he's fine.'

'He looks good Harry, so if he's you, then he's a survivor.' Neville said.

'I'll be back in a few minutes,' Minerva said then left the office.

'Dumbledore, I had a scar, I am still known, the boy who lived, so how did they pull that off?'

'Your parents had a year to put their plans together, I do know that it was seven months that James had that book. I heard Severus survived, you should ask him because I do know that your mother contacted him about something she needed help with. From what I could work out though, you're father that was downstairs on the night he died was your grandfather, his wife or your grandmother had died only months before, again due to Voldemort. You're father became you so if anything went wrong with this transportation, then you're mother dying would still protect you. Going on the look of young Harry here and when he arrived, the Voldemort in this time and the Voldemort in young Harry's time died or disappeared at the same time. I was not sure if that would work, but I had hoped it would if your father was able to perform this charm. It is unheard of, it is very complicated and requires a special bond with a child to pull it off.' Albus hoped Harry would work out the truth but not straight away, he needed rest and time to adjust to being a parent.

'Okay, that's all confusing but Snape, so he would have given my father polyjuice potion?'

'Yes, but not the one you know Harry. For an adult to change into such a small child required a more advanced form of that potion. Now for starters you can't find that recipe in any potions book, it has not been used or heard of in a long time. But Severus had a large and very extensive library, some books he received from his mother, which was passed down from her father. I would say that is the potion your mother asked Severus for. I do not know this for a fact, I only remember seeing something written down one day, about Severus, a potion and James.'

'Did he tell you my mother contacted him or did my mother tell you?'

'Severus told me because your mother wanted to meet him outside the safety of the fidelius charm. She asked Severus to meet her in the place they played as children. Anyone intercepting her letter would not have known where that was, so I told Severus to keep the meeting, but I would be keeping watch.'

'All this information is just buzzing around my head right now.'

'You are tired Harry, you are also injured. Once you've slept then everything will make better sense to you.'

'He's right Harry, even for a portrait,' Neville said, 'You look like you can barely stand.'

'I'm forcing myself.'

'Then let me take him Harry,' Luna held out her arms and young Harry leant towards her, so Harry handed himself over to Luna then chuckled.

'I just handed myself to Luna,' Harry looked at Neville and they both laughed, 'Oh blimey, how I am I going to explain this?'

'Let's not worry about it now Harry, I have a room and Poppy is waiting for you along with some potions. She has been waiting for you to go see her.'

'Okay,' Harry pointed his wand at the cot, 'Luna, are you okay with James?'

'Yes, I'm fine and he seems to like my earrings.'

'Okay,' Harry floated the cot out of the room and followed McGonagall down two flights of stairs and into another room, 'What is this room?'

'It's an unused staff quarters Harry, it has not been used in a very long time. So I cast a few cleaning spells on this room, a couple of house elves are cleaning the bedroom and bathroom, they are also making the bed.'

'Since Miss Lovegood seems to be looking after young Mr. Potter, you, sit,' Poppy said to Harry and pointed at the sofa and Harry sat. He watched her move her wand over him a few times, then she handed him a potion, then another and one more before performing her healing charms, 'Apart from the few breaks and fractures you have, you seem fine. Those potions will help with that along with the blood you lost.'

'Thanks, can you check James now, I have to get used to calling him that.'

'James?' Poppy looked questioningly at Harry.

'Albus thought we could say that this is Harry's cousin, I thought it might be confusing with Harry and Harry, so I suggested James.'

'Yes, that would make it less confusing. If you just hold him Miss Lovegood I will give him a quick going over,' she moved her wand over the small boy and smiled when he reached for her wand, 'His fine, except I think he needs his nappy changed.'

'Oh, blimey, how do I do that?' Harry asked as he looked around, but it was Minerva McGonagall who went to the bag and grabbed everything needed, then placed a blanket on the floor, took James into her arms and went about changing the baby boy.

'Harry, professor McGonagall is changing you,' Neville said then burst out laughing at the look on Harry's face which made Minerva and Poppy laugh.