Back in Time

Epilogue

Harry was one of the best cadets in the Academy, and finished in record time. Within two years, he was on the Force again, and by the time Tom went to Hogwarts the next year, he was doing solo missions.

Dear Mum and Dad,

I was Sorted into Gryffindor at Hogwarts. Professor Dumbledore looks nice, but Headmaster Dippet looks like he couldn't charm a pig into drinking water. Do you know that there is an enchanted ceiling? It shows what the weather is like outside.

There was a girl on the train talking about Hogwarts, A History. It sounds like a very informative book—she was the one who told me about the ceiling.

Got to go, my first classes are in the morning,

Charles Tom Jameson

Charles kept writing every couple of days, and soon, a friendship had developed between him and the Muggleborn girl, Sarah Richards. Harry remembered that in the prime time-line, she'd been a victim during Voldemort's first rise to power. That was ironic, that he was best friends with someone other-Voldemort had killed.

The years went by, and soon Charles had a couple of new siblings, Susan and Hannah Jameson, born 30 September and 1 October of his second year. They had different birthdays because Susan was born at 23:45, and Hannah was born at 00:05.

The next year, Hermione gave birth to Luna and Matthew Jameson, on 29 July 1940, in Hogwarts, as she and Harry had temporarily moved to Hogsmeade for the duration of the Second World War.

In 1945, Charles left Hogwarts with the highest marks, and decided to become an Auror, mostly because of Harry, and also because of Albus Dumbledore, who'd recently defeated Grindelwald, the Dark Lord terrorising Europe.

"Charles, can we talk with you for a bit?" asked Hermione. Charles nodded, and walked into the sitting room. Hermione was pregnant again, he noticed.

"You remember what you asked when we saw you at that orphanage?" asked Harry. "You asked us 'why'. I will tell you why."

Harry held up a vial of a clear potion. "Do you recognise what this is?"

"It's either water or Veritaserum," said Charles.

"Correct," said Harry. "And so that you know I'm telling the truth, I am willing to take this Veritaserum at any point during the conversation, if you so ask."

"OK?" said Charles hesitantly.

"Before we met you for the first time, Harry and Hermione Jameson didn't exist. We are from what on your calendar would be the 22nd century, namely near my 200th birthday. Hermione and I had plenty of children, yes, but we were old, and ready to die. Except that things don't happen normally to me. Both Hermione and I got sent back in time, where we met you."

"Now, what you're thinking is, 'how does this involve me?' Am I right, Charles?" asked Hermione. He nodded. Where we came from, you stayed in that orphanage until Albus Dumbledore came to rescue you. You had no loving family, and frankly, you'd ascended to the level of evil before you even stepped foot in Hogwarts."

"You were sorted into Slytherin," Harry noticed that Charles grimaced at that. "It's logical, as he's your ancestor. But you were sorted into Slytherin, where you gathered allies. During your stay at Hogwarts, you managed to find the path to immortality, and ended up murdering a girl named Myrtle."

"Myrtle, she's a good kid, I liked her," said Charles.

"Yes, because we brought you up the right way," said Hermione. "The other you started to go mad, and eventually murdered his known family members. Then, he decided to abandon his 'filthy Muggle name' and become Lord Voldemort."

"His followers started to murder Muggles, Muggleborns, Blood-traitors, and anyone who opposed Him," said Harry. "He became the most terrible Dark Lord this country has seen in a long time. Albus Dumbledore and a band of followers stood in His way. He became so powerful that people refused to call him 'Voldemort', just He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."

"Then, he heard a prophesy of a boy who would overthrow him," said Harry. "Voldemort came to my house and murdered my dad, and my mum, but something she did destroyed him that night. I, Harry Potter, lived, and was known as The-Boy-Who-Lived from then on.

"But Voldie wasn't dead. He still had a couple of devices from his path to Immortality, and he returned. Eventually, at the age of 17, I killed him."

"Then, 180-ish years later, we find ourselves in front of him in 1930s London," said Hermione. "We decided to do an experiment."

"We decided to see whether you would become a good person if you had a good family," said Harry. "We were right. You've turned out to be a wonderful human being, and I am proud to call you my son."

"You mean, I was the most evil guy on the planet?" asked Tom. "Whoa. That's a little out there. I guess whatever I used to become mostly immortal really drove me nuts, didn't it?"

"And Dumbledore returning you to the orphanage at the end of school each year, yes," said Harry.

"Well, I'm glad that you rescued me," said Charles. "Both Slughorn and Dumbledore adored me, and I think that both of them think it's a waste of my talent to become an Auror, but it's what I want to do."

"And we will always support you," said Harry. "Except if you become a Dark Lord."

Harry watched as his wife and his son walked out of the room. His scar, hadn't pained him for over 200 years, and was nothing but a cosmetic disfigurement. All was well.

A/N:

Also, before anyone complains, yes, I know that some of the compulsion charms here and there are a bit ethically and morally wrong. It's my way of showing that Harry is powerful, etc.

Some text is from Half-Blood Prince. There are references to Star Wars and Doctor Who (at minimum). Harry's paper is like the psychic paper from Doctor Who, and Harry does a Jedi mind trick on a number of people.

As always, I don't own Harry Potter, et al. nor Doctor Who or Star Wars