Hey everyone,
This chapter will be both very family based as well as allow another member of the present group to learn more of the – as Merden said – now non-existent future. It might also give a little more indebt insight into the little hint I gave in the bottom of last chapter's bottom AN in regards to Snuffles, Hari and their bond.
Now I have been informed a while ago that Snuffles, in the books, is actually called Snuffles, yet I have no intention of fixing this little error as that would require me to go through practically all of my stories and rewrite that single word in practically all chapters, which is currently at a total number of 344 chapters.
However, I do want to ask all of you something very vital. If ANY OF YOU find ANY spelling or grammar errors, please do not feel afraid to LET ME KNOW! I sometimes reread my chapters and find very stupid little errors and I would like, from now on, to also enlist your help in this regards as it would help me immensely.
Thanks in advance,

Venquine1990
PS. Inspiration comes from Leonette, check out their stories.

Chapter 11
A Tailor And A Healer

24th of December 1976
Eldorian City, Ariador
Amyna's POV

So much has happened since my annual tea time got interrupted by two servants of my husband yesterday and I feel several things. One is amazement of how the people that came from the future are coping with all that has happened in only 24 hours time. Another is pure relief that my husband and I got saved from certain death.
The final things that I feel are all centered around my newly found grandson, who will today be announced as the second in line for the throne, even if I am quite sure that Hendros has absolutely no reason to leave the throne anytime soon, especially now that we have made a more or less permanent move back to his world.
The things I feel when thinking about the boy who is little under a year older that my own son are amazement, pride, care, a deep sense of loyalty and a strong understanding, especially over what happened last night when Hari woke up from a terrible nightmare in which he apparently witnessed something happening to Snuffles.
The boy had been muttering and crying in his sleep and his dream-induced moves had made it clear that, in his dream, he was chained up somewhere and trying with all his might to get free, which made me feel even more for the poor, nightmare-haunted boy, yet it had been Snuffles himself who had taken the situation on himself.

And just by the way the boy looks as he moves into the dining room with the older man for breakfast the next morning do I know that the godfather has indeed taken care of his godson in such a way that Hari still got plenty of sleep, yet after sitting down at the table does the boy shock the others already seated as he says:
"Everyone, I know we mentioned how the Tuesday in one of the chapters we read yesterday was my birthday, but I would rather we just wait till the 31st of July before we celebrate my birthday. For now, I just want to focus on all the personal and other reasons as to why we were brought to this time and world, okay?"
And while part of me hates how my grandson doesn't want to just blindly accept the chance to have some extra happiness, do I still feel very proud of him and do I nod along with all the others seated before I ask: "Does that mean you don't want to have our appointment with the tailor and spending some time together today?"
Yet the boy doesn't seem to get that I am just jesting with him and he says: "Of course not." Only to see that I have a gentle smile on my face and while he turns a little red in the face, does he still smile back before focusing back on his breakfast, which then transpires for everyone else without much hassle or argument.

Then, by the end of breakfast, does Hendros tap his glass before he says: "Before we retreat back to our rooms to prepare for today, I need to ask if everyone of you has something planned for the day. Also if any of you wish to explore the town, please accept that one of my people will join you once leaving the castle."
The whole group nods and the young blonde who had been mostly by himself yesterday says: "My – ehm, Lucius, Severus and I will be remaining in my room and be having our own little catching up with each other. There are certain things I know of my father from my time that I would like to rely to the Lucius of this time."

The man nods and then Snuffles says: "I would like to know if this castle has any gardens. If so, I think I am just going to be staying there, taking in the fresh air and everything." And while I wonder what the man could have gone through to desire the outside so desperately, does Lupin then say: "I think Teddy and I will join him there."
Making the elder form of my son's best friend smile at the man and then Remus says: "Me too, you with me, Sirius." And just by the way that he said he would join as well, has the blonde convinced my son's best friend into agreeing while sending his boyfriend a clearly concerned look, to which Remus answers with a silent nod.

Then Lindilwen says: "I think I'll be staying in my room for the day as well. The reading yesterday kept me from fully comprehending everything and I would like some time to myself to come to terms with everything that happened since we came here and all we have discovered throughout the reading, if that's okay."
To this Hendros smiles and then Hermione makes her friends snort as she asks: "Your Majesty, does this castle have a library? I would like a good place to read the book your people gave me." The man smiles at her and nods before he says: "It does and the library has several other things in it as well, such as a chessboard."
At this Ron moans in delight and then asks: "Hermione, would you mind if I come with you? I don't remember the last time I saw a proper chessboard." Making his best friend smile at him before the twins say: "We'll just be catching up with each other. The separation may not have been long, but it did hurt – a lot."

At this everyone nods and then Cedric says: "I – I think I would like to join Mr. Black and the others in the gardens. I'll leave them to themselves, but – well, I would like to find an outside spot where I can – well, come to terms with the fact that, when I partook in something I could garner glory with, it resulted in my death."
And while I worry for the young teen as well as my grandson as a shadow of pain and guilt slides over his eyes and then Neville makes my grandson smile again as he says: "It seems like your garden will be a little busy today, Your Majesty, as I would just love to see what kind of plants grow in this world and I would like to search for them."
My husband nods and then Merden says: "Adeline and I will just work on preparing everything for the announcement later today as well as preparing a few rooms somewhere in the tower for the reading." And when my husband nods, do the two stand up, bow before him and then take their leave through a side door.

Then Jaurion turns to me and asks: "If it's not too much for you, mum, I think I would like to join you and Hari in that visit to the tailor. Unless Hari would rather have some time with you alone, of course." He then says looking at his son and Hari says: "No, I always dreamed of this chance. I would love it if you joined."
And just the looks on the faces of practically everyone who came with him confirms that the boy has indeed been looking forward to a chance like this for years, as well as how happy they are for him to now have this chance and this fact makes my heart soar just a little bit as I love seeing how many people are loyal to my grandson.

"If you're okay with it, Your Majesty, would I like to just explore the castle itself. I – I had some bad experiences with castles over the last year and – well, I think being in a royal castle will be much safer and will help me restore my sense of safety." The youngest Weasley girl then says and her blonde friend nods in agreement.
Hendros and I share a worried look over hearing this, but Hendros asks: "Would you be okay if I were to order my people to keep an eye on you? It's not that my castle isn't safe, it's just that some of the hallways lead to the dungeons, lead to hallways that are like mazes and that this castle was once a battle fortress."
The young girl nods in understanding, the smile on her face proving that she appreciates the fact that my husband explains his reasons for a guard and then my husband turns to the last few of the group, the five oldest Weasleys and Arthur says: "We'll just stay in the room shared with Molly. There are – issues we need to discuss."

And while the way that he halted halfway through and the way that he says the word Issues makes me feel even more worried for anything else we may find out through the books, does Hendros then take a deep breath and ask: "Arthur, would you consent to a private meeting to discuss the future at some point today?"
But then the man sighs and says: "I would be honored, your Majesty, but – well, the future was more experienced by the people your grandson's age and only in certain levels by those of my wife and my age. I'm really sorry, but if you want a good report on that – I'd suggest either Hermione, Ron or Neville, really."
The man nods and then asks: "Neville, if I show you to our Royal Green-Garden and introduce you to our Head Earth Elf, would you mind at least telling me a few things as you get guided around?" To which the happy, scarred young man bows and says: "It would be my honor, your Majesty, but it won't be pretty."

The man nods and a few minutes later have I led my son and grandson to one of the floors under the sleeping room floor where a male empathy Elf is already waiting for us, the man wearing a tailored suit of his own design and holding his long silvery-white hair together with two bows at the bottom and top of his neck.
The elf bows to us all and I lead my son and grandson in a returned bow before I say: "Master Derek, please tend to my son and grandson, who Master Merden has brought to our midst, and make sure they can be comfortable when presenting themselves to the public, both later today and for the rest of the year and longer if possible."
The man bows yet again and says: "My queen honors me with a task I will happily put my teeth in, yet I feel that there is a secondary reason as to why her Grace has picked me over all her other faithful tailors. May I inquire as to this other reason?" And this makes me smile as this is exactly why I picked him and I say:

"You have already given yourself the answer, Master Derek. Your ability as an Empathy elf is something we would like to make use of as it seems as if my grandson has been a first person witness in a war that, if their hints so far have been any indication, was even worse than the one currently rampaging the Mundane world."
And while this makes Hari turn a little worried, does the elf himself nod in understanding and ask: "Would his highness like to go first or would he prefer I work on his elder first?" And the two boys share a look before Jaurion sends a happy smile and shrug at his son and Hari accepts this before he moves over.
Master Derek then snaps his fingers and a small rotund stand appears besides him on which my grandson takes place before he asks: "Any preferable colors, Your Highness?" Yet Hari shrugs and says: "I used to have a dark green set of dress robes that I wore when 14 that looked good, but that was when I still had the rosary."
The elf nods, while I wonder why my son has only had reason to wear these robes once and then Hari goes on: "Plus, I now look quite different from how I did when I still had the Rosary – well, bar my eye color, that is – so yeah, I really don't know." The Elf hums and says: "I can sense that, yet I also sense a lot of other knowledge."

At this the boy turns red before the elf makes me and my son turn worried as he darkly asks: "A knowledge to – survive?" To this Hari hangs his head and he says: "Voldemort had – before I had even the chance to voice my opinion or be intelligent enough to have one – decided to target me with the intent to kill me."
The Elf nods, yet doesn't say anything else and I say: "Hari dear, this is why I invited Master Derek and not any of the other tailors. He is a tailor, who practices Mind Healing as a side job – and no, Mind Healing is not just for those with a mental illness, it is more for those who have experienced a mental or emotional trauma.
He really is an amazing listener who helped me feel comfortable with the fact that I had married royalty instead of just someone of high society status and the best thing about him is that, while he can sense what questions should and shouldn't be asked, he otherwise just keeps quiet and allows you to speak whatever you want."

This makes a small smile appear on my grandson's face and then my son and I take a seat at two lush looking seats as I say: "So just stay there, tell us what you're willing to share and let Derek do his job, okay deary?" And the boy nods before he opens his mouth several times, obviously conflicted with what he wants to say.
The boy sighs and groans after some time as he says: "I – I really want to tell you guys. Everything if I could, but – but one, I don't want to take you the reason behind the books. Two, I kind of feel more comfortable if it comes from the books instead of me and – well, I – I've been through so much and – never got this chance once."
"Perhaps we could start by sharing small details that – to others might not mean much – but that meant the world to you, Your Highness." The Elf then says, while using a tape measure on the small of my grandson's back and Hari seems to contemplate this before he sends the elf a grateful smile before he says:

"Well, the last thing I went through before coming here was now almost a week ago and there are two things that happened that I hold a lot of value to. One was a break that both parties got to take that took one hour where I saw what the war took from me and everyone else and – the – ehm – the other was – was –."
Here the boy seems to falter, his voice now soft and tiny and his whole body trembling as if he wants to shrink in on himself before he feels the Elf rubbing the very edges of his fingers running down his spine, which obviously makes the boy tremble and also helps him stand straight again before he takes a deep breath and says:
"I – I know the Hallows exist." And these five words are enough to even make the tailor drop his equipment while Jaurion, who must have forgotten the kid tales he grew up with, looks confused, yet my mouth drops and Hari nods before he says: "I know they exist, because – because I used two of them and fought the third."
This alone worries me as it doesn't take a genius to know which of the Hallows he must have fought, but then Hari sends me a reassuring smile and he says: "Don't worry, I accidentally became master of it before I fought it. Only, well, I – six days ago – I used the second of the two Hallows and - and with it – I summoned the dead."

And this seems to be what it takes for Jaurion to remember what the Hallows are and he asks: "Wait, you mean the Elder Wand, Resurrection Stone and Cloak of Invisibility? You actually know where they are? You – you actually used them?" Hari nods and then smiles as he says: "I did – and you used one of them too."
And while my son seems confused at first, does his mouth then drop even further as he seems to get his own son's little hint and he asks: "Wait – dad's cloak?" And instantly I feel like a true fool as I have seen both Hendros as well as Jaurion disappear under that cloak plenty of times, yet I always believed it to be Elven magic.
Hari nods and then actually takes the cloak itself out of his robe pocket, Jaurion following his example and proving he too always carries the cloak on hand, yet while the two stand quite a bit apart, would you need to be blinder than either of my son's Mundane forms not to see how perfectly similar the two cloaks are.

Then Hari puts the cloak away again and while the tailor takes off his robe and folds the cloak itself and gently lies it down on a chair in plain sight as a sign that he will keep a close eye on it, does Hari then take another deep breath before he says: "What you have to understand is that, when I summoned them, I had a vital decision to make."
I nod and my son asks: "Who – who did you summon?" And Hari shows him a peaceful smile before he says: "I summoned you, mum, Snuffles and Lupin." Making the both of us as well as the tailor – who knows of the latter two thanks to the tales my husband tells the people when he visits – all send him a very happy smile.

The rest of the time that it takes the tailor to finish measuring my grandson and let him try out a couple of shirts, jackets, sweaters, robes and cloaks as well as jeans, pants and trousers, does the boy tell us several things; what year he did something, a bit of a description of how it happened the small detail like Derek suggested.
And like that do I learn that my grandson opened his journal with pictures of Jaurion, Lindilwen and all of their as well as all of Hari's friends more in his 6th than he did in all the years before that, that he worried about Snuffles on a daily basis in his 5th, that he spent a lot of time with Neville in 4th and that he had a special broom in his 3rd year.
We also learn that in his second he owled the Apothecary in Diagon Alley on a weekly basis for several weeks and that in his 1st he actually encountered something that more or less had the same power as the Resurrection Stone, yet then without the item being able to conjure the characters as well as the spirits of the dead.

"I – I just can't tell you anything else, grandma. The last thing I mentioned will probably have a chapter dedicated all to itself and, well, I've just been through events that are just so gigantic in regards to the people who experience it as well as the amount of time it took, I would just make most of the books unnecessary."
At this I nod, while by now Hari has been replaced with Jaurion on the stand and Jaurion himself had already told Derek what fabrics and colors he preferred over others and the tailor has just finished with all of the required measurements. The rest of the time that it takes for the tailor to work on my son takes place in silence.
Silence because I can tell that my grandson needs some time to personally come to terms with what he just told us. Silence because I just want to be there as a silent support for the poor, caring boy. Silence because Jaurion wants to prove that he can be a good, caring father. And silence because Derek tries to focus on his job.

Then, a few minutes later, does the elf finish and while he gives my son a nod as indication that he can get off, does he then turn to my grandson and says: "I will have the prescription, so to say, with what kind of cloths I would recommend you buy at the cloths shop, yet I would also recommend we meet more often, your Highness."
This seems to make Hari feel uncomfortable and I say: "Maybe you and Snuffles can meet with Derek together – say, whenever a difficult chapter comes up?" To this the boy nod slightly and I ask: "Would you mind staying here at the castle for a few days or weeks, Master Derek? There will be seven books to read, you see."
The man bows and says: "I would be honored, Your Grace, and I would happily take in and listen to whoever else wishes to use me as either for my profession or to just rant their hearts out to." And this seems to make Hari feel more inclined to take the man up on his offer, making me smile and feel as if he will be okay – in time.

Okay, that is that!
Next few chapters will probably be small bits and pieces describing what the others are going through and of course how Hari responds to him and Jaurion being officially introduced to the people he will help his grandfather in ruling over and after that – it will be back to the reading for him, his family and friends.
Okay, enjoy,

Venquine1990
PS. Inspiration comes from Leonette, check out their stories.