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Chapter 3

Teddy looked across the room at the other occupants. Confusion, annoyance, sadness, and curiosity were the overall expressions he could see. Teddy considered himself pretty observant. He could always tell what a person was thinking just by his body language. The interaction between Uncle Harry and the Headmaster when he walked in the room had him a bit shaken because he had a feeling he knew what it was about, but if he was going to be successful in this mission he could not dwell on such thoughts.

"Right then," Teddy began, "As I hope the Min.., I mean Harry told you, we are from the future, a future that is unfortunately facing extinction."

"Are you talking about all life on earth kind of extinction?" asked Remus Lupin.

Teddy closed his eyes at the sound of his father's voice. He knew one of the "perks" of this mission was the ability to meet his mother and father, but he wasn't prepared for the pressure in his chest from emotion just at the sound of his voice.

Praying for his emotions to stay safely put away for now and wishing he would have chugged a calming draught before starting, Teddy replied, "Not all life, just magical. Magical beings, human and creature alike, magical buildings and sites are all destroyed. The muggle world has no idea as most of our world is invisible to them anyway. While we made some steps to make sure our legacy at least continued, all magic on Earth is being wiped out. As a matter of fact, the ministry of Magic, one of the last places in the world not gone yet, was collapsing as we came through to this room. I don't know if Harry even made it back or what he came back to…probably just walked through in time for the ministry to collapse around him."

At this he had to take a few breaths and collect himself. Get a grip, Ted, he admonished himself. Geez, I am made of tougher stuff than this. Then again, it wasn't every day one saw the death of everyone you ever loved; only to see many of them again decades before, while at the same time knowing your time with them is limited to this room with no future, not for him anyway.

"How did this happen?" Remus asked in a small voice. His face was pale and it looked for a moment as if he would pass out. "Was this something Voldemort did or was it something else?"

Once again feeling the urge to chug a calming draught, or a shot of firewhisky, Teddy explained, "We managed to determine that Voldemort had something to do with it. When and where it started, we cannot be sure. We know it was sometime between June 1996 and May 1998. We were never able to pinpoint anything more exact. The goal is to finish him off BEFORE June 1996 so he never has the chance to find the information out."

Teddy went on to explain the curse, how it attached itself over time to every magical being and structure. It took years to fully saturate the wizarding world, and the entire time no one had any idea of its existence. By the time it was discovered 2 years ago the proverbial bomb was in place. Sure, unspeakable in the Department of Mysteries were working on stopping it along with agencies all over the world, but there needed to be a back-up plan. This is it. To go back in time and stop Voldemort before he can destroy all magic.

"You should be grateful it was Harry who insisted on the Ministry taking this duty. The American magical government wanted to take a team back and their plan was just to obliterate all of wizarding Britain in May 1996. It would have destroyed Voldemort, sure, but it would have been genocide of epic proportions."

Snape, who Teddy noted had become more and more agitated the more he explained, could no longer remain silent, "This is preposterous! The Dark Lord wanted to rule over magic, not completely destroy it. Why would he set this curse into place when it would kill him and all his followers? "

Teddy noted the looks of distrust sent to Snape from Harry and Sirius, and inwardly smirked at how they will react to what happened and how Snape's true allegiances were discovered in his time. "We found where the curse ended up, though not where it originated," Teddy answered, "And Voldemort was trying to manipulate the curse to only kill muggleborns. How he thought he would accomplish that I have no idea, but he was delusional. We don't know what changed, but at some point in that 2 year window he set off the curse. It would take about 25 years to fully saturate, and then it would start to react and destroy all magic. Maybe he knew he wasn't going to survive. Maybe he thought he would have 25 years or so to further manipulate the curse to his pureblood ideals. We will never know."

Snape listened to Teddy in quiet shock, though he gave away nothing in his outer reaction. This sounded like a potion more than a curse. His stomach tightened at the thought that his other self may have assisted the Dark Lord in this project and wondered if he had a hand in the destruction of his world.

"What exactly does this curse do?" Snape inquired, already thinking of antidotes and counter jinxes.

"I-i-it…" Teddy began. His eyes became unfocused as he was drawn to the previous hours, his last in his world. He watched St. Mungos, where his pregnant wife was working, collapse as the magic melted from the foundation. He saw his grandfather and uncle collapse in excruciating pain, looking like victims of hemorrhagic fever as they screamed…

"Teddy?" Teddy came to his senses and realized he was standing nose to nose with father. Remus was looking at him with concern.

"My mission is clear. Give you the information you need to defeat Voldemort, sooner rather than later," Teddy's voice was shaky but he became more confident as he directed the conversation away from the trauma he witnessed. "If there is time I can give you more information on my world. Since the changes you will make will change your futures, this curse should never touch your skin and the affects won't be relevant."

Snape seemed satisfied with his response, yet still leery of this curse. Teddy looked around the room and saw the discomfort of everyone and felt his face (and most likely his hair) redden in embarrassment. Just how long did I space out?

Remus, who was still standing next to Teddy suggesting that we take a break as it was late when we arrived and everyone was undoubtedly exhausted from the events of the day. Teddy remembered that the travelers were pulled immediately after the Tri-Wizard Tournament, so it would be pretty late at night. Everyone agreed, some such as Moody and Snape reluctantly as they wanted to get down to finding out what will happen. Sirius helped Harry up and they walked down the hallway to the rooms to get him to rest. Molly shuffled the rest of the school aged visitors to rooms and with Tonk's help figured out the sleeping arrangements for the night.

Remus remained by Teddy's side. Once they were alone, Remus helped him to a seat.

"I can't imagine what you just went through, Teddy, but I know it must have been terrible."

"You have no idea," Teddy whispered, knowing his own control had reached its limit. He, like the younger Harry, had been through hell today and really needed a little time to process it and rest. Sleep, no. He doubted he would ever be able to sleep a full night again after what he saw.

"Your parents must be very proud of you, taking on this mission," Remus continued. "I am sorry, but I never caught your surname."

Teddy looked his father in the eye. He knew what he wanted to say, and he knew why he shouldn't say it yet, but as he looked at the man, he couldn't stop himself.

"It's Lupin. My name is Teddy Lupin."