James was now staring at Harry with absolute loathing now more than ever. Sirius was eyeing him disgustedly as if he were something horrible on the back of his shoe. Snape was smirking nastily at him, while his two best friends were staring at him with complete disbelief and shock. Harry didn't think he could handle everyone's reactions. Dumbledore's eyes were an icy blue, while McGonagall and Lupin were simply shaking their heads. Lily, on the other hand, didn't know what to feel as she merely stared at Harry.

"Well, at least now you know I wasn't a Death Eater before" Harry spat at James and Sirius.

"Harry!" Dumbledore cut in sharply, "Please explain what Severus has just told us"

"What's there to tell?" Harry said with a shrug "Apart from the fact that I was going to get revenge on the offending Death Eaters that murdered my parents and godfather."

"That's not all" Snape said with a smirk "He said he was also going to join so he could get revenge on James Potter for sending him to Azkaban" Hermione's eyes widened.

"Harry, you can't! You'll cease to exist if …"

"SHUT UP!" Harry shouted, his hands had clenched into fists "I DON'T CARE IF I DON'T EXIST BECAUSE I HATE MY LIFE ANYWAY!"

James was looking totally lost, yet he still eyed everyone suspiciously.

"Who'd have thought" Snape whispered softly "that James Potter could make his own son hate him. He probably hates you more than I" he said with a soft snigger.

"Severus!" Dumbledore snapped "You're not helping! The man refuses to believe that Harry's his son! I suggest we try to find a way to get back to the future as soon as possible. We've caused enough damage in the past as it is"

"We can't go back to the future, Headmaster" Snape replied wearily "The Dark Lord managed to look at Potter's memories. He knows of the Prophecy and of Potter's life."

"But how's it going to change anything?" Hermione asked blankly "He's still going to go after Harry, isn't he? So that means he'll still try to kill him when he's born."

"Use your common sense, you silly girl!" Snape snapped angrily "The Dark Lord will find another way to kill Potter and I've already got a sneaky suspicion as to what he's thinking" Everyone stared at him as he took a deep breath "I'm guessing he'll try to use the Cruciatus curse on Lily Potter while she's pregnant with him. Finish Potter off before he can have the chance to live." Both Ron and Hermione looked absolutely horrified.

"You're absolutely sure of this, Severus?"

"I heard him telling Rudolphus Lestrange" he replied huffily.

"You believe him?" Sirius asked incredulously "He's a Death Eater!"

"He's a spy for our side, Sirius!" McGonagall snapped "He's our only hope of knowing what's happening with the Dark Side." Sirius snorted.

"Sure."

Dumbledore, on the other hand, was now staring at Harry. Harry was staring back at him, eyes hollow and unblinking.

"There's another reason" Dumbledore said softly "I can see it in your eyes, Harry. Why else were you going to become a Death Eater?" he whispered. Harry blinked twice, then looked away.

"Is it Sirius?" he questioned. Harry tensed, which confirmed Dumbledore's suspicions.

"It's as I expected, Minerva" he said sadly "He was also going to join to get back at me."

"Get back at you?" Lupin asked confusedly, "Why would he--?"

"Because it is mainly my fault that Sirius died, Remus. Harry knows it too. Why else would he try to do something as to become a Death Eater? He knew it would worry me greatly and make me mad. He was doing it to get back at me."

Harry's shoulders were now shaking madly as he carried on staring out of the window. His jaw was clenched as well as his hands. It was as if he was using all of his will power not to cry.

"I must have been really patient to tolerate someone like him" Sirius snarled spitefully. That was it for Harry as he stood up and ran from Godric's Hollow. Hermione gasped, then turned to Sirius, her eyes ablaze. She stormed over to him and slapped around the face so hard that a red handprint began to appear.

"You … how dare you! You … you …"

"Hermione …"

"How could you say something so cruel? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM!" Hermione screamed as she threw herself at Sirius and started punching him. Ron gasped as both him and Lupin grabbed Hermione and pulled her off of Sirius.

"LET-GO-OF-ME!"

"You're all bloody insane!" Sirius gasped.

"You're the stupid ones, Black. For once in my life, I actually feel sorry for Potter. Being rejected by his parents is one thing, but to be rejected by you too … when you two were so close. That's just something that I feel is too much."
"You both regarded each other either as brothers or as father/son." Lupin informed him "You never tolerated him. You begged James to make you godfather to Harry and you kept your word"

"I feel you all owe Harry an apology. James, you most of all. How can you even think of sending your own son to Azkaban? All Harry's dream has ever been is to meet you and Lily in person … to get to know you and this is how you treat him? It's no wonder that he'd rather be in our present time" McGonagall stated sternly.  

"We've no proof—"

"Oh, don't give us that rubbish! You know that he's your son! Stop being so bloody stubborn, Potter!" Snape sneered.

"I never thought I'd see the day when a Snape defended a Potter" Lupin said amusedly.

"Shut it werewolf!"

"Severus!"

"Sorry, Headmaster"

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Harry sat outside Quality Quidditch Supplies and sighed. He hated it here. How could Sirius say that? But, had it been true? Did he just tolerate him? Harry put his head in his hands and wept, then felt his breath catch in his throat as a vision overcame him.

"Wormtail" A cold voice called out.

"Y-Yes Master?"

"Where did you say that the Potter's and the time-travelers resided?"

"In Godric's Hollow, My Lord."

"Very well, we shall attack at noon, when the sun begins to set. They shall not know of this attack, which will give us the advantage.  I will kill them all when they least expect it. Especially Harry Potter. He shall die at my mercy."

Laughter erupted from Harry's mouth, before it slowly died down. Eventually when it had, Harry's head shot up. Noon? The sun was already beginning to set! He had to get back to Godric's Hollow and warn them … before everyone he cared for, died.

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"Did you hear something?" Lily whispered, sounding worried.

"It's probably just Harry" Lupin assured her "It's probably nothing."

"Then why do I have a bad feeling about this?" James demanded, reaching into his pocket for his wand.

"Severus, I think you should go." Dumbledore told him. Snape shook his head.

"If this is what I think it is. I'm not going."

Suddenly, the entire house shook as the front door was blown open. The spell had blasted the door off of its hinges.

"That's definitely not Harry" Ron muttered, going pale.

"Ah, the Potter's. Hello" Dumbledore and McGonagall immediately stood, looking furious.

"A Death Eater attack!" Lily whispered, looking terrified. Snape quickly hid in the shadows and waited for the Death Eater's to enter the room. It was Bellatrix and Rudolphus Lestrange, Nott, Avery and Lucius Malfoy.

"What were our orders?" Nott asked.

"To kill everyone, especially Harry Potter. That prophecy must not be fulfilled!" Bellatrix shrieked. James and Sirius paled. Harry Potter? Voldemort had looked at Harry's memories. He really was Harry Potter, James' son! The Death Eaters wouldn't lie about something as important as this.

James, Lily, Remus and Sirius quickly whipped out their wands and prepared for battle, but …

"Lily, don't you dare!" Hermione shrieked "Put your wand away!"

"Expelliarmus!" Ron cried, aiming it at Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy quickly dodged the hex and sent yelled out a spell.

"Stupefy!" Ron just dodged the spell and tripped over Hermione.

Bellatrix's eyes widened gleefully when she saw Lily.

"Say goodbye to your unborn son Potter, Crucio!" It happened so quickly that no one had any time to realize what had happened. Snape had jumped in front of Lily and had taken the hit himself. He didn't scream though, yet he had to bite his lip, like Harry had done when he'd taken the Cruciatus curse from Voldemort. Bellatrix immediately stopped in shock when she saw who was protecting Lily Potter.

"Harry Potter must live!" He croaked out "The Prophecy must be fulfilled" he choked out as he struggled to get to his feet. Rudolphus let out an angry cry.

"TRAITOR!" He bellowed and immediately, all hell broke loose. All the Death Eaters had begun to attack Lily, James, Snape, Sirius and Remus. Lupin had to hold back Ron and Hermione from doing something stupid, while Dumbledore and McGonagall were trying to find a spell powerful enough to bind all the Death Eaters together. A scream could be heard and immediately, everyone froze to see what was wrong. Lucius Malfoy had his wand pointed right at James' chest, his face forming into a malicious grin.

"Any last words, Potter?" Dumbledore and McGonagall looked to each other worriedly; they couldn't make a move unless they wanted to James to die.

"Yeah, actually, I do." James replied calmly "You're an asshole, Malfoy. Oh, and Lily? Look after Harry."

"Say goodbye then. Avada—"

The next thing that happened surprised everyone. A figure appeared out of nowhere in the living room and screamed out a spell.

"Petrificus Totalus!" The voice cried out. Lucius Malfoy fell to the floor, unable to move. Harry appeared from the shadows, his face showed nothing more than fury.

"Anyone else going to try and kill my dad?" he asked coolly. Nott strode forward, an insane glint in his eye.

"Ah, Harry Potter, we had specific instructions from the Dark Lord to get rid of you-permanently" Harry grinned.

"Really? Ooh, I'm so scared. Hey, did you ever know that your precious Dark Lord is a half blood?" he questioned. Bellatrix screamed angrily.

"How dare you!" Harry sniggered.

"It's the truth and you can't accept it? How pathetic!"

Nott brandished his wand in anger and pointed it straight between Harry's eyes.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Expelliarmus!"

BOOM!

The two spells hit each other and exploded. Screams could be heard and suddenly everything went black.

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Everyone awoke to find themselves in the Hospital Wing. Harry looked around the Wing to find Snape, James, Sirius, Lily, Remus, Lupin, Ron, Hermione and McGonagall all unconscious. Harry blearily looked to Madam Pomfrey. She was muttering something like 'Unbelievable' and 'Never thought it could be possible!'

"Madam Pomfrey?" Harry croaked out. Madam Pomfrey whirled around and broke into a wide smile.

"Ah, Potter, you're awake! At last!"

"Madam Pomfrey, where am I?"

"You're in the Hospital Wing."

"No, I—"

"I think, Poppy, Harry is wondering what year we are currently in" Harry turned to see Dumbledore sitting beside Harry's bed-sit; his eyes were twinkling as he smiled.

"Harry, welcome back to the year 1997" Harry gasped. He was back in his present time!