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Dangers in the past.
After Dumbledore had left the room, everyone stayed silent. The past professors were slightly stunned at the way Harry and Dumbledore were around each other, yet none of their future friends seemed even slightly surprised.
Danielle was the first to break the silence. "Excuse me."
The four future men left in the room turned their attention to her and Daniel took charge now that Dumbledore and Harry had left. "Yes? Is something wrong?"
The woman shook her head. "No, not really. I was just wondering if you are sure that man is Albus."
The Remus exchanged a confused look with his friends. "Yes, of course, why do you ask?"
Danielle blushed a little but knew the others in the room were just as curious. "It's just I think he behaved a little odd."
"Odd in which way?"
"Well, he hugged Harry, and called him child and all that. I have never seen Dumbledore act that way towards a student and I can't imagine he would have changed that much."
With a dawning understanding, the men chuckled and Ryan answered. "Yeah, well, he only behaves this way towards Harry, and never in front of the student body. Albus always has had a soft spot for the boy and over the years he has grown very fond of him. He has been the boy's mentor since his first year, and Harry's confidant after his fourth. They are very close." Sirius looked at the rest of the teachers and saw they didn't understand so he tried to explain what had caused the closeness between the headmaster and Harry. "You see, Harry's life has never been easy. First he lost his parents at a very young age and was forced to live with people who despised him, then he suddenly learned he was a wizard, and a very famous one at that. He has had to fight Voldemort since he began to attend Hogwarts. Harry is also always looking out for others, but tends to neglect to take care of himself. He needed the support of someone, someone to look out for him and protect him when he didn't do so and Dumbledore was more than able and willing to provide that."
The headmaster sat back in his seat. He didn't know the boy well, nor he did know the things he had gone through. Yet he knew it was entirely possible he would be willing to help him; there was something about Harry that made him very protective of him.
But there were some things he didn't understand and wondered if he even should ask. Finally his curiosity won out and he looked at Ryan. "There's something I don't understand Sirius. You are the boy's godfather. Why then did he turn to me and not to you?"
Sirius's face became pained and he shot Wormtail a murderous glance. "I didn't have the chance to be around Harry till his third year, and even then I barely could talk to him. Harry needed someone who could be at his side permanently, and help him when he needed it."
"Why couldn't you be there?"
"I prefer not to talk about that, Sir. Lets just say I have more against Wormtail than just James and Lily's deaths."
The headmaster nodded and then looked at Daniel. "And you, Remus? Couldn't you have helped him?"
The man looked blankly at him and in a flat, resigned voice answered. "I'm a werewolf, remember? The Ministry would have done something very harsh had I tried to become close to Harry."
The headmaster frowned. "You're one of James's best friends, and a fully trained wizard, I'm sure you could have thought of something to keep Harry safe on full moons."
Remus smirked. "Tell Fudge that."
"Why do I get the impression you don't like our young Minister?"
Sirius looked mad. "That idiot is already in charge? God help us."
"Padfoot." Remus's admonish only received an annoyed glance from Sirius, as Arthur quickly answered the headmaster.
"None of us like our Minister, if you can call him that, very much. He ignored the fact that Voldemort had..." He stopped short and shook his head. "Never mind that. It's not important."
"And my future self doesn't like him either?"
Remus snorted. "Dumbledore? He has nearly broken all connections between the school and the Ministry. Last time Fudge visited he got Dumbledore and the teachers so mad that they cursed him on the spot. Honestly, trying to get Harry in St. Mugos because he was mentally unstable. That boy is more sane than most and that idiot wanted to lock him up because he was jealous of his popularity. I still wish I had been there. I hear McGonagall turned him into one of Hagrids Blast-ended Screws."
An amused voice came from the door. "It was no big deal, although it was a funny sight." Minerva entered the room and sat down in the chair Ron had been sitting in before. "He really had it coming. Honestly, how stupid can you be to tell Dumbledore, of all people, that Harry is mentally unstable and should be locked up. Even Snape cursed the fool and you know how much Harry and him loathe each other. But may I ask why we are talking about that idiot?"
Remus smiled at her. "It just came up. We were commenting on Albus's behaviour around Harry."
Minerva's face softened. "I see, Harry is simply the grandson Albus never had." The four men nodded and her face suddenly became serious. "Now then, we have more serious matters to discuss."
In a few minutes, Minerva had explained to their past counterparts about the death eaters and what they wanted.
When she finished the room remained silent until the headmaster broke it. "I understand. But why have you sent students and teachers instead of Aurors?"
Minerva shrugged her shoulders. "Easy. Aurors would necessitate telling Fudge and Albus didn't want to do that unless it became necessary. Besides, I'm sure you can provide the necessary Aurors from your own time. What we needed here were people who could keep a close eye on James and Lily. What better way than have teachers and students watching them?
The headmaster nodded, but still he wasn't satisfied. "Ok, then why these in particular?"
Ryan smiled mischievously. "Daniel and I are obvious. We know Lily and James better than anyone else."
The Ethan spoke for the first time. "As for me, I have been fighting against Voldemort for quite a long time. Besides, my family has an intimate relationship with Harry. Hell, he's the eighth kid my parents never had."
"And the kids? Is it really wise to have Harry here?"
Ryan sighed. "That depends on how you look at it. Objectively it's very good to have him here in that he's stronger than all of us and always knows when there's something going on. Subjectively I'm not that sure, I don't really know what will happen when we have to return."
"He's not only physically strong, Padfoot, he has gone through a lot, more than anyone his age should. We just will have to hope he takes leaving James and Lily behind the same way he has taken everything else."
"We'll see, Moony, we'll see."
"You haven't told me about Ron and Hermione yet."
Everyone turned to the headmaster once again and Minerva answered him. "They are Harry's best friends, a position that entails a lot of danger. We had to give them special training, meaning they are more capable of handle this kind of situations than other wizards their age. Besides they would have found a way to come here once they heard Harry was in trouble, there's no way to keep those three apart."
Just then the door to the office opened and Dumbledore came in looking very worried.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews. Thanks to my beta readers, Tanya and Gates.
Dangers in the past.
After Dumbledore had left the room, everyone stayed silent. The past professors were slightly stunned at the way Harry and Dumbledore were around each other, yet none of their future friends seemed even slightly surprised.
Danielle was the first to break the silence. "Excuse me."
The four future men left in the room turned their attention to her and Daniel took charge now that Dumbledore and Harry had left. "Yes? Is something wrong?"
The woman shook her head. "No, not really. I was just wondering if you are sure that man is Albus."
The Remus exchanged a confused look with his friends. "Yes, of course, why do you ask?"
Danielle blushed a little but knew the others in the room were just as curious. "It's just I think he behaved a little odd."
"Odd in which way?"
"Well, he hugged Harry, and called him child and all that. I have never seen Dumbledore act that way towards a student and I can't imagine he would have changed that much."
With a dawning understanding, the men chuckled and Ryan answered. "Yeah, well, he only behaves this way towards Harry, and never in front of the student body. Albus always has had a soft spot for the boy and over the years he has grown very fond of him. He has been the boy's mentor since his first year, and Harry's confidant after his fourth. They are very close." Sirius looked at the rest of the teachers and saw they didn't understand so he tried to explain what had caused the closeness between the headmaster and Harry. "You see, Harry's life has never been easy. First he lost his parents at a very young age and was forced to live with people who despised him, then he suddenly learned he was a wizard, and a very famous one at that. He has had to fight Voldemort since he began to attend Hogwarts. Harry is also always looking out for others, but tends to neglect to take care of himself. He needed the support of someone, someone to look out for him and protect him when he didn't do so and Dumbledore was more than able and willing to provide that."
The headmaster sat back in his seat. He didn't know the boy well, nor he did know the things he had gone through. Yet he knew it was entirely possible he would be willing to help him; there was something about Harry that made him very protective of him.
But there were some things he didn't understand and wondered if he even should ask. Finally his curiosity won out and he looked at Ryan. "There's something I don't understand Sirius. You are the boy's godfather. Why then did he turn to me and not to you?"
Sirius's face became pained and he shot Wormtail a murderous glance. "I didn't have the chance to be around Harry till his third year, and even then I barely could talk to him. Harry needed someone who could be at his side permanently, and help him when he needed it."
"Why couldn't you be there?"
"I prefer not to talk about that, Sir. Lets just say I have more against Wormtail than just James and Lily's deaths."
The headmaster nodded and then looked at Daniel. "And you, Remus? Couldn't you have helped him?"
The man looked blankly at him and in a flat, resigned voice answered. "I'm a werewolf, remember? The Ministry would have done something very harsh had I tried to become close to Harry."
The headmaster frowned. "You're one of James's best friends, and a fully trained wizard, I'm sure you could have thought of something to keep Harry safe on full moons."
Remus smirked. "Tell Fudge that."
"Why do I get the impression you don't like our young Minister?"
Sirius looked mad. "That idiot is already in charge? God help us."
"Padfoot." Remus's admonish only received an annoyed glance from Sirius, as Arthur quickly answered the headmaster.
"None of us like our Minister, if you can call him that, very much. He ignored the fact that Voldemort had..." He stopped short and shook his head. "Never mind that. It's not important."
"And my future self doesn't like him either?"
Remus snorted. "Dumbledore? He has nearly broken all connections between the school and the Ministry. Last time Fudge visited he got Dumbledore and the teachers so mad that they cursed him on the spot. Honestly, trying to get Harry in St. Mugos because he was mentally unstable. That boy is more sane than most and that idiot wanted to lock him up because he was jealous of his popularity. I still wish I had been there. I hear McGonagall turned him into one of Hagrids Blast-ended Screws."
An amused voice came from the door. "It was no big deal, although it was a funny sight." Minerva entered the room and sat down in the chair Ron had been sitting in before. "He really had it coming. Honestly, how stupid can you be to tell Dumbledore, of all people, that Harry is mentally unstable and should be locked up. Even Snape cursed the fool and you know how much Harry and him loathe each other. But may I ask why we are talking about that idiot?"
Remus smiled at her. "It just came up. We were commenting on Albus's behaviour around Harry."
Minerva's face softened. "I see, Harry is simply the grandson Albus never had." The four men nodded and her face suddenly became serious. "Now then, we have more serious matters to discuss."
In a few minutes, Minerva had explained to their past counterparts about the death eaters and what they wanted.
When she finished the room remained silent until the headmaster broke it. "I understand. But why have you sent students and teachers instead of Aurors?"
Minerva shrugged her shoulders. "Easy. Aurors would necessitate telling Fudge and Albus didn't want to do that unless it became necessary. Besides, I'm sure you can provide the necessary Aurors from your own time. What we needed here were people who could keep a close eye on James and Lily. What better way than have teachers and students watching them?
The headmaster nodded, but still he wasn't satisfied. "Ok, then why these in particular?"
Ryan smiled mischievously. "Daniel and I are obvious. We know Lily and James better than anyone else."
The Ethan spoke for the first time. "As for me, I have been fighting against Voldemort for quite a long time. Besides, my family has an intimate relationship with Harry. Hell, he's the eighth kid my parents never had."
"And the kids? Is it really wise to have Harry here?"
Ryan sighed. "That depends on how you look at it. Objectively it's very good to have him here in that he's stronger than all of us and always knows when there's something going on. Subjectively I'm not that sure, I don't really know what will happen when we have to return."
"He's not only physically strong, Padfoot, he has gone through a lot, more than anyone his age should. We just will have to hope he takes leaving James and Lily behind the same way he has taken everything else."
"We'll see, Moony, we'll see."
"You haven't told me about Ron and Hermione yet."
Everyone turned to the headmaster once again and Minerva answered him. "They are Harry's best friends, a position that entails a lot of danger. We had to give them special training, meaning they are more capable of handle this kind of situations than other wizards their age. Besides they would have found a way to come here once they heard Harry was in trouble, there's no way to keep those three apart."
Just then the door to the office opened and Dumbledore came in looking very worried.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews. Thanks to my beta readers, Tanya and Gates.