HARRY POTTER
TIME TRAVELER
Summary – Harry opens a book in the Restricted Section and it transports him 21 years into the future, where he meets up with the future Ron and Hermione and their son, Eddie. Harry also meets Lily Potter, Harry's very spunky and caring future teenage daughter with a hot temper and a bit of an attitude. Harry wants to know about his future, but he feels that Ron, Hermione, Lily, and Eddie are keeping something from him; some very deep, dark secrets.
Disclaimer – I do not own Harry Potter, the characters, or the Harry Potter world. The all belong to the fabulous J.K. Rowling. However, while I do not own their names, the characters and the personality traits of Lily Potter, Eddie Weasley, Daris Malfoy, Christof Nott, as well as Asher Lazard and Robyn Andrews all belong to me.
Chapter 6 – Harry is Family:
Hermione ran her fingers through her hair as she stood in front of the desk. Ron paced the Potions classroom anxiously, biting his nails. Sitting on the other side of the desk sat a man called Severus Snape. He was an elder man with long, greasy grayish hair, a hooked nose, sallow skin, and black eyes. Snape just stared up at Hermione, his boss, with an impassive, curious look.
"How can he be here?" snarled Snape in a harsh whisper. "He gave you some foolish excuse about a book in the Restricted Section?"
"I don't know Severus," snapped Hermione, disgusted on having to use Snape's first name. "But, it is most certainly him, regardless of how he got here, he is here."
"Where is he then?" asked Snape coolly, looking around the room in a mocking way. "I thought the famous trio would enjoy and take advantage of such a reunion." Ron stopped pacing the room and just glared Snape with an unspeakable hatred. Even after all these years, he still despised Snape in every way, shape, and form.
"He is where he should be," said Hermione, sticking her nose up in the air. "He is spending time with Lily!" Snape raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"He's spending time with Miss Potter? You think that's wise?" asked Snape, his eyebrows getting lost in his air. "What if she says something the Mr. Potter should not know?" Hermione rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips. But, before Hermione could defend her goddaughter, Ron stepped in;
"Lily knows better than that!" snapped Ron, standing behind Hermione and grasping on to her hand tightly. Snape twitched his lip in annoyance.
"Must you show all that foolish affection rubbish around the rest of the staff?" snarled Snape, referring to the way Ron held his wife's hand. "It's absolutely revolting." Ron gave him a look that could have frightened a Dementor.
"Just because you've never been in love, doesn't mean the rest of us have to be cold-hearted bast-"
"I will not be spoken to like that!" shouted Snape, getting to his feet, shooting daggers at Ron. Ron merely sneered.
"Well guess what, Snape," said Ron sarcastically, "I'm not a kid anymore. I'm not one of your students that you can harass in Potions class any longer and if I want to call you a stupid son of a bit-"
"RON!" shouted Hermione warningly. "That will be enough!" Ron shot daggers at his old Potions teacher and let go of his wife's hand to put his arm firmly around Hermione's shoulders instead.
"You know, Weasley, if you keep speaking to me like that, I may not be able to make the potion to take your little friend to where he belongs," threatened Snape. Ron jerked forward, but Hermione put a firm hand on his forearm to prevent him from doing anything. However, Ron used his free hand to pull his wand out of the pocket of his robes..
"I'm warning you, Snape," warned Ron in a hissing voice, "if you don't make that potion to send him back, you're going to regret it!"
"I don't have to make it if I don't want to, Weasley!" shouted Snape defensively. "I could make the decision to never send your worthless friend back to where he belongs! How would that work out for you?" That was the final straw for Ron; not only had he threatened Harry, but he threatened Lily as well. Ron raised his wand and pointed it directly at Snape.
"Croglatif!" roared Ron. Snape's face and body immediately began to change shape and he was slowly transfigured into a, small green frog. The frog began to 'ribbet' furiously and Ron knew that Snape would be yelling at him if he was still human.
"RON!" shouted Hermione, horrified at Ron's actions. "How dare you! You change Severus back right now!"
"NO!" said Ron stubbornly, rounding on Hermione furiously. "How could you defend this prat? He threatened Harry! He threatened to never send him back; putting Lily's life on the line! Who is he to judge? He has no right to say something like that! He's only threatening to destroy Harry and Lily's lives just because of what happened before Harry died!"
"RON!" Hermione shouted again, though much more desperately as Ron raised his wand and transformed Snape back into a man. "Harry might hear you! And, if he found out…"
"Hermione!" Ron shouted in frustration. "You know how I feel! I don't think we should hide this from him! He's got to know! You know how he is, he'd probably find anyway-"
"Shove it, Weasley!" snapped Snape. "You talking nonsense!" Ron rolled his eyes and raised his wand and turned Snape back into a frog.
"Shut-up, Snape! You both know perfectly well that I am not talking nonesense!" shouted Ron, waving his arms about in frustration. "Everyone knows why he became-"
"RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY!" shrieked Hermione, causing both Ron and the frog on the desk to jump. "You know the idea would torment him! He found out he died saving Sirius and look how hard he's taking that! If he found out what he-"
"Hermione," said Ron gently, grabbing her by the shoulders so that she faced him and looked him square in the eye. They stared at each other for a moment as tears began welling up in Hermione's eyes. Ron gently caressed her cheek and kissed her on the forehead. "Hermione, we've got to tell him. It could save both him, Lily, and Sirius a lot of grief. Not to mention it could spare us a lot of grief-"
"Ron, we've told him enough" argued Hermione, pulling out of Ron's gentle grasp. She turned away from and walked to the other side of the dungeon, facing the wall, crossing her arms so that she could rub her own arms to comfort herself. "If we tell him anymore about the future, it could jeopardize the future."
"How in the hell could this jeopardize the future?" Ron bellowed impatiently. Hermione heaved a dry sob before trying to regain her composure and reasoning. "It could save him!"
"Ron, he could tell our past selves about our future!," she retorted, turning around sharply, and giving her husband a death glare. "I mean, think about it! This whole ordeal could put Ed, Teresa, and Anne's lives on the line. I'm not losing them!" said Hermione. She had been holding back the tears, which were threatening to spill on to her cheeks, but she could no longer hold back. She began to cry silently.
"So, you'd rather loose Harry?" Ron shouted angrily. Hermione, with tears still in her eyes, looked at him in horrified anger and shock. She crossed the room in a flash and slapped her husband square across the face. Ron clutched on to his face and looked at her wide-eyed; clearly not believing what she had just done.
"How dare you choose your best friend over your own family?" growled Hermione. There was pure venom leaking from her voice. Ron looked at her in awe; she did not even look like Hermione; she looked like a creature ready to pounce on him and eat him alive. If she had not had tears in eyes, he would have not thought that it was his wife at all. Hermione's look of hatred immediately melted as she put her face in her hands and began to sob hysterically.
"Oh Hermione, I didn't want to make you cry," whispered Ron, taking Hermione into his arms, cradling his wife. They sat there in silence for a few moments; the only sound was the sounds the frog was making on the desk. They ignored it. Ron placed his chin on top of her curly head.
"But, Hermione there is something that you need to understand. I would never choose my 'friends' over my family because Harry is my family. He was like the other brother I never had." Ron's words shocked her. Hermione did not know how to respond to all of this; she just hugged Ron tightly and sobbed in his shoulder.
"I…I didn't realize…" she whispered into his shoulder. "Ron, we can't tell him, we just can't." Hermione continued to cry as Ron rubbed her back gently.
"I wish he didn't-!"
"I know Ron," said Hermione, "me too!"
"What did I do?" a voice came from behind Hermione. Ron looked up; his eyes looked as they were going to bug out of his head. His wife spun around as she sucked in a gulp of air and tears, causing her to cough and choke. Ron patted her on the back until she calmed down and they both stared in the direction of where the voice came from. Harry and Lily were both standing in the doorway. Lily had gone ghostly pale and had a nervous look on her face, leaving Harry looking utterly confused and frustrated.
"I asked you a question!" Harry asked again slowly. "What did I do?"
A note from the Jitterbelle. Hmmmm I wonder what Harry did? Well, we shall see within time! I hope you're enjoying the story and please review!