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. They 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 36 – Meeting the Famous Trio:

Lily heard her alarm from the watch around her wrist begin to go off. Groaning and rubbing her head, she allowed her eyes to flutter open as she hastily grabbed her glasses from her bedside table and slipped them on her face.

Glancing at her watch, Lily realized that it was one o'clock in the morning; the exact time she wanted to wake up and execute the plan she had brewing in her mind. She yawned, stretched in a feline way, and slowly climbed out of her bed. Quietly, so not to wake Madame Parks, Lily tip-toed over to Eddie's bed and tapped him lightly on the shoulder. He groaned, swore under his breath, and rolled over.

"Go 'way?" he groaned. "I'm seepy…"

"Seepy?" asked Lily through a set of giggles. Eddie took one of his pillows and covered his head with it while burying his face into the other pillow. "C'mon, Eddie, get up! We've got to see whether my plan to get Harry back to the past will work."

"Why?" whined Eddie as he took the pillow over his head and tried to hit Lily with it and missed entirely. Lily rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, raising an eyebrow at her best friend's sleeping form.

"Fine, we'll just ignore it. We'll allow Harry to stay during this time, and I'll slowly but surely fade away into oblivion, yeah?" asked Lily condescendingly and ironically. Eddie rolled over and looked at her and watched as she flickered right before his eyes. He shivered at the thought and over Lily's words as he watched her reappear. Despite how tired he was and how much trouble they were sure to get into, Eddie knew that he would take any risk before losing Lily.

"Alright, alright," he said as he kicked off his blankets and swung his legs over the bed. "But I still don't see why we can't ask my parents about this." He pulled a maroon bathrobe over his pajamas as Lily was pulled on her navy blue one.

"First of all, I already told you that they would not approve," said Lily as she took out her wand and summoned her Invisibility Cloak. "Plus, they know the consequences of what we're about to do and they won't let any of us, including Harry, take this chance. We need to be sure that this will work before we allow Harry to try it. Eddie, I really think that this is the only way to get Harry back to his time."

"If you say so," muttered Eddie as Lily caught her cloak and threw the cloak over the pair of them. "Let's stick together, alright?"

Lily nodded in agreement and the two of them headed towards the library. Using the Marauder's Map, they did not meet any one that they did not want to meet along the way. Eddie kept looking at Lily at the corner of his eye, noticing that she was flickering more often and it took much longer for her to reappear. He shivered and tried to prevent the lump from forming in his throat.

When they entered the library, Lily and Eddie tip-toed directly into the Restricted Section and looked around anxiously. Lily took off the cloak and stuffed it into the pocket of her robes. They both took out their wands, muttered, "Lumos," and Eddie immediately began searching the bookshelves.

"What did Harry say the book was called again?" he asked as he scanned the shelves using the light from his wand.

"I think he said it was something like You Will See What You Do Not Know," whispered Lily as she squinted in the darkness, joining Eddie in his search. After a long time of looking, Eddie felt himself growing desperate and he quickly turned to Lily, looking at her with a look in his eyes that she could not place.

"Lils, what if this doesn't work? You could disappear forever and I think I'd go crazy if I lost you…" said Eddie, his voice trailing off in a hoarse voice. Lily sighed and gave him a soft smile before pulling her best friend into a tight hug.

"Don't worry, Ed," she whispered comfortingly in his ear, rubbing her hand along his back. Eddie's breath caught in his throat as he realized what she was doing; Lily was never this affectionate but he definitely was not going to object. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and buried his face into her shoulder. "It's going to take a lot more than a stupid time travel book to get rid of me. You're stuck with me for life!"

"I think I could deal with you for life," said Eddie softly, pulling away and looking directly into Lily's emerald depths. Lily's quickened and she pulled away with a suspicious eyebrow raised. Eddie blushed, realizing what he was about to do, and quickly turned away and continued looking at the shelves as though nothing had happened. Lily shrugged and followed his example.

"I found it!" shouted Eddie, pulling out a large, black, leather bound book with gold lettering and gold pages. Lily shushed him hurriedly by striding forward and putting her hand over his mouth.

"Shut the bloody hell up, Ed. I don't think they heard you in Slytherin," she said sarcastically and angrily. Eddie rolled his eyes, pushed Lily's hand off of him, and motioned for her to come over, flipping through the book.

"All of the pages are blank," said Eddie uncertainly. Lily sighed in frustration and took the book from his hand, also flipping through it. The only pages in the book that had any writing on them were the publishing page which indicated that it was published in 1994 and the first two pages. Lily turned to the first page and saw what it said; realizing this is what Harry had used to travel to the future.

"This is it," whispered Lily, turning to look at Eddie who was looking from the book back to her with wide-eyes. "Are you ready?" Eddie nodded and grabbed Lily's hand and held it tightly in his own. Lily turned the first page, which said black ink, Think of a Number.

"Well?"

"Um…negative twenty-four…" said Lily trailing off. Eddie looked at her curiously, nodded, and turned the next page. It said; Think of a Place.

"The Gryffindor Common Room!" stated Lily. "It's the safest bet." Eddie nodded in agreement. They turned the page and still clutching Lily's hand, the two felt like they were being pulled through a rubber tube, swirling in colors of blue, pink, and purple. Lily found herself unable to breathe until she landed on the ground with a hard thud with Eddie landing directly on top of her.

"Eddie, get off of me!" gasped Lily. "You're crushing my ribs!" Eddie looked down and to his utter embarrassment he saw that he was lying on top of Lily. He jumped off of her as though she was on fire and he could feel his ears and face flaming to the point where he was sure that steam was coming out of his ears. He mumbled a "Sorry," and lent his hand out to help her up. Lily ignored the hand and got up on her own. She casually brushed some dust off her pajamas and navy blue bathrobe before looking around the Common Room curiously.

"What year did you take us?" asked Eddie, looking around and noticing nothing had changed over the course of twenty-four years.

"I took us to our parents' second year at Hogwarts," said Lily simply, her eyes twinkling. Eddie raised an eyebrow and could not help but chuckle.

"You always did love when my dad told us the story of how both of them got into the Chamber of Secrets to save my Aunt Ginny. It's no wonder you picked this year out of all years of all time," said Eddie grinning. Lily grinned too and shook her head.

"Well, at least we know how to send Harry back to his own time," said Lily smiling, her voice filled with relief. "All he has to do is open the book he found in the Restricted Section, and think of the number negative twenty-one."

"Yeah," said Eddie, also sighing with relief, knowing that Lily was going to be just fine. "But, now that we've covered that, can we go back to our own time? I honestly don't feel too comfortable here. My mum always said that time-traveling could be disastrous and I reckon she was right…"

"Could we…er…well…look around…" asked Lily uncertainly. "There is something that I'd like to see…"

"What could you possibly want to-?" started Eddie, clearly irritated but when he saw the look on Lily's face, "Oh bloody hell, Lily, really? You want to see Harry?"

"Oh c'mon, you can't possibly tell me that you're not interested on what our parents were like when they twelve," said Lily defensively, a blush etching along her cheeks.

"I'm curious, yes, but I don't want to be here forever," said Eddie with a groan while throwing up his hands in frustration.

"I'm not saying we need to stay here forever," said Lily, annoyed and angry. "We'll leave as soon as we see and talk to our parents."

"Merlin's bloody pants, Lily-"

"Excuse me, but could you two please keep it down? Others are trying to sleep," said a young, female voice from behind. "Honestly, it's not polite to swear."

Lily quickly looked over Eddie's shoulder as he whipped around. There, standing on the staircase that led to the girls' dormitories, was a young girl, around twelve or eleven with bushy, brown hair and warm chestnut eyes; eyes that were quite similar to Eddie's. Her two front teeth were larger than the average and it made her look somewhat like a beaver. Lily and Eddie went pale at the sight of the girl and Eddie's heart stopped in his chest.

It was Hermione Weasley.

Well, Hermione Granger at the time.

"Mu-I mean- Hermione?" gasped Eddie, running a hand through his bushy locks. Hermione raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, I'm Hermione," she said slowly, taking a step back, as though scared of them. "Do I know you?"

"Well…erm…sort of," said Eddie, anxiously rubbing the back of his neck and not taking his eyes off his future mother. Under her scrutinizing gaze, Eddie shifted uncomfortably, just like he did whenever he was in trouble back at home. There was an awkward and uncomfortable silence.

"Are you a relative of Ron's?" asked Hermione, finally breaking the silence. "You look like him." Eddie just gapped like a fish out of water. Lily put her hand on his shoulder to calm him down, fully knowing and understanding what he was feeling at that moment.

"Now you understand how I felt when Harry first showed up," Lily whispered in his ear, quiet enough so that Hermione would not hear her mention Harry's name. She knew that it would only arouse suspicion. Eddie nodded slightly, not really being able to find his voice to speak. Hermione's gaze shifted from Eddie to Lily.

"And who are you? You don't look like anyone I know in Gryffindor," said Hermione coolly. Very familiar with Hermione's attitude, Lily held her tongue and simply pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose.

"My name is Li-Lisa Harolds," said Lily, thinking quickly. "This here is my best friend, Ed-Edwin Whesley." Eddie looked at her with a disgusted, raised eyebrow.

"Edwin?" he whispered, almost laughing. "Seriously? You're naming me Edwin?" Lily gave him a look that said, 'Shut-up' and turned back to Hermione, who was looking at them uncertainly.

"Oh," was all Hermione said as she shuffled her feet. "I've never seen or met you two before. Are you in Gryffindor?"

"Umm…no…not yet anyway," said Eddie, still scratching the back of his head nervously, still feeling uncomfortable under his mother's gaze. It was the honest truth; they would be in Gryffindor one day. Hermione obviously did not make the connection and her eyes widened.

"If you're not in Gryffindor, then you two really shouldn't be in here," said Hermione firmly, narrowing her eyes. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Merlin, apparently you were always this bossy!"

"Excuse me?"

"Nevermind," said Lily, waving an impatient hand. Eddie shot her a warning look and turned back to Hermione.

"I'm sorry, my friend here is quite rude," said Eddie, shooting daggers at Lily. Hermione stared at them uncertainly, almost fearfully.

"Excuse me, but could you wait here a minute?" asked Hermione timidly before taking a shaking step back and racing across the Common Room and up the stairs to the boys' dormitories. Lily looked at Eddie for a minute and they both nodded in unison before walking quietly up the stairs after her to eavesdrop. They found the door to the second year boys' dormitories and pressed their ears against the door so that they could both hear Hermione's nervous and timid voice.

"Ron? Harry?"

"Hermione, it's not even morning," a voice groaned angrily. Lily recognized it immediately as Ron's. It sounded exactly the same. "We don't have to be the first to get to class!"

"But, Ron, there are two people in the Common Room," whispered Hermione frantically.

"There's always someone in the Common Room, Hermione," said Ron's voice sarcastically. "It's a common area…hence why it's called the Common Room." Lily did everything she could to stifle her giggles. Apparently Ron was always sarcastic, just like Hermione had always been bossy.

"Ron, I'm serious!" said Hermione, her voice still frantic. "There are two people down there that I had never seen before and they claim that they're not in Gryffindor."

"They probably-"

"They're not in Gryffindor? Who are they, Hermione?" a third voice interrupted. It was, without a doubt, Harry. His voice sounded slightly different, a little more nasal and he was croaking; clearly going through his changes. Lily bit her lip and smiled.

"I don't know," whispered Hermione. "They told me their names but something doesn't seem right. I was thinking that maybe they know something about…you know…"

"The Chamber of Secrets?" Harry's voice answered smartly. "I reckon it couldn't hurt to find out…"

"But, what if they work for the monster in the Chamber or something?" Ron asked nervously. "What if they're dangerous?

"Hermione, you're Muggle-born. If they do work for the Heir of Slytherin, then you're the one in danger. You should stay here. Ron and I will go down and talk to these people. If you hear anything suspicious, go straight to Dumbledore. Okay?" ordered Harry. Eddie grinned and shook his head, thinking how much he sounded like Lily.

Lily grabbed Eddie's arm and pulled him down the steps and stood in the Common Room so that Harry and Ron would not catch them eavesdropping. Eddie looked at Lily from the corner of his eye and noticed she was still flickering in and out of this universe. He shivered and anxiously grabbed a hold of his hand.

After about a minute the two twelve year old boys came down the stairs slowly one step at time; their wands at the ready. Lily and Eddie could not help but smile slightly at the sight of them. One was quite tall for his age, long, and lanky, much like Eddie. He had fiery red hair, loads of freckles, and those familiar pale blue eyes. It was Ron Weasley, Eddie's father. The second boy was short and skinny and had extremely messy jet-black hair that stuck up at all anges, bright emerald green eyes that were framed by round glasses, and a visible scar on his forehead, shaped like a bolt of lightning. It was Harry Potter.

"Hey," said Harry, trying to sound casual, but it was clear that he sounded suspicious. "I'm Harry; this here is my friend, Ron. Can I ask who you two are?" Lily nodded and gestured towards herself and Eddie.

"I'm Lisa; this is my best friend Edwin," said Lily, pointing to Eddie, who was now gapping at Ron.

"Are you two in Gryffindor?"

"Not yet…"

"Well, then what are you doing here?" asked Harry, raising a suspicious eyebrow, clutching his wand tightly in his hand, as though ready to strike.

"It's…er…it's actually quite a funny story," said Lily, giggling nervously and pulling on her ponytail. Like Eddie, she too felt uncomfortable under her father's scrutinizing gaze. Harry, however, did not think that this situation was funny at all.

"Why are you here?" repeated Harry, but much more firmly. Lily stared blankly at him as Eddie shuffled his feet, not knowing what to say.

"We're actually here to help a friend," explained Lily, still being perfectly honest, but being as vague as possible. Harry and Ron's looks softened a little at the sincerity of Lily's voice.

"You're helping a friend?"

Lily flickered again unexpectedly, which clearly startled Harry and Ron.

"Is she…okay?" asked Ron uncertainly, pointing to Lily. Eddie shivered again, closed his eyes tightly, but nodded.

"She'll be fine," he said, waving his hand to change the subject. He was not particularly fond of the subject of Lily flickering. There was a long pause as Lily continued flickering and fading. Harry and Ron stared openly at her, astonished. Eddie sighed pinched the bridge of his nose with his forefingers before looking at their future fathers again.

"Like I said, we're here to help a friend," said Eddie slowly. "It's actually confidential so we really can't tell you anything about it. We hope you understand." To their immense surprise, Harry and Ron nodded in understanding. Lily looked at her best friend with relief and comforting grabbed his forearm. Eddie turned and grinned at her.

"Could I ask you one thing though?" asked Harry cautiously. Lily and Eddie turned back to look at him.

"You could ask," started Lily with a shrug, "but that doesn't mean that we'll answer you."

"Does it have anything to do with the Chamber of Secrets?"

"No," said Lily sincerely. The conviction in her voice caused both Harry and Ron to believe her on the spot. Harry nodded, though clearly disappointed.

"We're sorry we couldn't be more help," Eddie added.

"Is there anything we can do to help your friend?" asked Harry in concern. Lily was about to comment that there was nothing that they could do when an idea hit her.

"Actually, Harry's Invisibility Cloak would be a big help," said Lily, grinning knowingly. Harry's jaw dropped and he began to stutter over his words as Ron's eyes widened and he began choking on his own saliva.

"How do you know-"

"Can I borrow it?" Lily interrupted urgently. Harry stared for a minute, staring at Lily, as though studying her. He looked into her green eyes, not noticing how alike they were to his. Harry almost felt like he could trust this girl; and the strange part was that he did not even know who she was. She seemed so…there were no word to describe it. It was like she was some kind of friend he had in some distant past or in a dream. Without meaning to and without even knowing or understanding why, Harry nodded. He waved his wand and summoned it before handing it over to Lily. Lily smiled with gratitude.

"I'll be sure to leave it between the shelves of the History of Magic and Potions books in the library," said Lily reassuringly. Harry nodded, understanding. Lily threw the cloak over both her and Eddie, scurried through the Portrait Hole, down the corridors, and directly towards the Restricted Section of the library. Just as Lily had promised, she placed the cloak in between the shelves before joining Ron in the Restricted Section.

"That was interesting," Eddie mumbled under his breath causing Lily to laugh out loud as they searched aimlessly for the book.

"It's weird, isn't it?" said Lily knowingly. But, Eddie did not answer; just continued searching for the time-travel book. Unfortunately, despite how hard the two of them looked, neither of them could seem to find it; it was nowhere to be found. Lily was starting to inwardly panic as Eddie started to get nervous twists in his stomach out of fear.

"Eddie, I can't find this damn book anywhere!" whispered Lily nervously.

"Me neither!" said Eddie, desperately trying to stay calm. He was now taking out the books and reading the covers to make sure that he did not miss it. "Did the book happen to have an author? Maybe we should look that way…"

"No, it didn't have an author. All it said was-" Lily stopped short, her eyes widening in mortal fear, the blood draining from her face and eyes becoming a dark, jade color.

"Lily?" asked Eddie in concern, walking towards her and placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, shaking her tenderly. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"It isn't published," she whispered.

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Eddie, the book was published in the year 1994," whispered Lily, almost a deadly whisper. She was now so pale that she resembled a sick ghost and beads of sweat were coming down her forehead. "We're in the year 1992…"

A note from the Jitterbelle. I love cliffhangers, don't you? This definitely needed an update and revision because I had the dates and years totally wrong. But, here is another revised and updated chapter with cliffhanger. Please read, enjoy, and don't forget to review!

Coming in Chapter 37 - Lily and Eddie are stuck in the trio's second year and have to deal with trying to get back to their time…