Chapter 34
Professor Albus Dumbledore started the spell that would send the group in front of him back to their own time. A colorful vortex surrounded them and quickly transported them into the future, and left the past to be re- written. He looked over at the six students that remained in his office, they all seemed unusually reserved. "Do not worry, Voldemort is gone and they are returning to a time of peace."
"Sir, I was wondering," James said. "Could I get you to introduce us to any Weasley's that are at the school right now. We want to be sure that if anything happens to us, Harry doesn't end up with Lily's muggle sister. We would also like for you to arrange for the six of us to look at houses near the Weasleys. If we are going to be alive during Harry's life, we want him to grow up near such a wonderful family."
He looked at the students, "I am sure that it can be arranged for you to purchase a home near the burrow."
Lily smiled, "Is that what their home is called?"
"Harry has always enjoyed visiting there, he thinks that the house is brilliant." He smiled at her, "It's a magical house, his first visit there was when he was about to start his second year. They insisted on him visiting every year after that, except for the beginning of his third year, he was staying in Diagon Alley that year. That was the year that Sirius escaped from Azkaban and everyone thought that he was going to kill Harry."
"I have a question," James said. "Harry told us about the Tri-Wizard tournament, who came to see him before the tasks?"
Dumbledore looked at the group, "From what Harry told me, the Weasleys came to see him. Specifically, Molly Weasley and her oldest son William." He looked down at the parchment on his desk, "Who is in the Gryffindor common room right now, his younger brother Charlie will be starting here at the beginning of the school year."
"What year is he in?" James asked, turning toward the door.
"He is a second year, Harry and his friends have told me that he is an excellent Curse Breaker in the future, when they left, he was working for Gringotts."
"I think that I'm going to go back to the common room. It's time for me to meet William Weasley, and start to get to know a part of that wonderful family, well besides the future versions of Charlie and Ginny," Lily told them. She turned toward the door and walked out.
"Can you arrange for us to look at houses during the summer, Headmaster?" James asked.
"I can assure you that I will contact Arthur Weasley and have him look into homes there himself," he assured the boy. "I will be sure to tell him that I would prefer for the home to be close to him, maybe even so that you can share the orchard for Quidditch."
James smiled at the Headmaster and headed toward the door. "I'm going to go back to the common room and read the letter Harry gave me." He walked out the door, followed by the rest of the group.
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They appeared in their own time, standing in the Headmaster's office. Albus Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk, waiting for them. "It is good to see all of you," he told them.
"We are glad to be back, Albus," Severus told him. He walked toward the older man's desk and pulled out the crystal and the container that contained the ashes of Voldemort's body, "Here is the crystal that we trapped his soul in, and his cremated body. He turned quickly and handed out vials of potion to each of the travelers. "Drink this, it will make it much easier for you to handle the swarms of memories that you are going to have. If you do not take this, you will most likely end up in the hospital wing for at least a week trying to process everything."
They each uncapped their vials and drank the potion. Harry closed his eyes and sat down on the floor, his mind was swirling with memories of his parents, the Weasleys, Hermione and to his surprise, Severus Snape. He saw memories of his trip to Diagon Alley before his first year, where his parents took him and Dudley to collect their supplies for their first year at Hogwarts. He opened his eyes and looked at the headmaster. "Sir, has Dudley been here since my first year?"
Albus looked at him, "Yes, Mr. Dursley has been here for as long as you have. When his parents found out that he was magical, they sent him to live with you and your parents. They didn't want him in their home, so your mother and father have raised him as their own child for fourteen years."
"What house is he in?" Harry asked.
The Headmaster smiled, "He was sorted into Hufflepuff, and his loyalty is the reason that he is one of the most well liked students in his house."
Ginny stepped forward, "Professor Dumbledore, I'm having trouble figuring out what is going on. My mind is a jumble of new things, are Harry's parents still alive?" The headmaster opened his mouth to answer when the door to his office flew open and Lily and James came running in.
"Harry!" his mother shouted, grabbing him in a bone crunching hug. "I have been waiting for this day for a long time." She pulled back and looked at him. "I know that for you it's just been a few minutes since I saw you, but I know that up until you got back here, you didn't have any memories of growing up with us."
Severus stepped toward her, "Lily, he still doesn't have all of his memories. It's just a jumble in his mind right now. It will take a few weeks for all of them to get sorted out."
She reached out and hugged him, "Severus, I am so happy to see you."
James clapped him on his back, "Your daughter has been driving me crazy asking when you would be back. It seems that she misses you."
Severus turned and stared at him, "My d-daughter?" He reached back and dropped down into the chair behind him.
Professor Albus Dumbledore started the spell that would send the group in front of him back to their own time. A colorful vortex surrounded them and quickly transported them into the future, and left the past to be re- written. He looked over at the six students that remained in his office, they all seemed unusually reserved. "Do not worry, Voldemort is gone and they are returning to a time of peace."
"Sir, I was wondering," James said. "Could I get you to introduce us to any Weasley's that are at the school right now. We want to be sure that if anything happens to us, Harry doesn't end up with Lily's muggle sister. We would also like for you to arrange for the six of us to look at houses near the Weasleys. If we are going to be alive during Harry's life, we want him to grow up near such a wonderful family."
He looked at the students, "I am sure that it can be arranged for you to purchase a home near the burrow."
Lily smiled, "Is that what their home is called?"
"Harry has always enjoyed visiting there, he thinks that the house is brilliant." He smiled at her, "It's a magical house, his first visit there was when he was about to start his second year. They insisted on him visiting every year after that, except for the beginning of his third year, he was staying in Diagon Alley that year. That was the year that Sirius escaped from Azkaban and everyone thought that he was going to kill Harry."
"I have a question," James said. "Harry told us about the Tri-Wizard tournament, who came to see him before the tasks?"
Dumbledore looked at the group, "From what Harry told me, the Weasleys came to see him. Specifically, Molly Weasley and her oldest son William." He looked down at the parchment on his desk, "Who is in the Gryffindor common room right now, his younger brother Charlie will be starting here at the beginning of the school year."
"What year is he in?" James asked, turning toward the door.
"He is a second year, Harry and his friends have told me that he is an excellent Curse Breaker in the future, when they left, he was working for Gringotts."
"I think that I'm going to go back to the common room. It's time for me to meet William Weasley, and start to get to know a part of that wonderful family, well besides the future versions of Charlie and Ginny," Lily told them. She turned toward the door and walked out.
"Can you arrange for us to look at houses during the summer, Headmaster?" James asked.
"I can assure you that I will contact Arthur Weasley and have him look into homes there himself," he assured the boy. "I will be sure to tell him that I would prefer for the home to be close to him, maybe even so that you can share the orchard for Quidditch."
James smiled at the Headmaster and headed toward the door. "I'm going to go back to the common room and read the letter Harry gave me." He walked out the door, followed by the rest of the group.
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They appeared in their own time, standing in the Headmaster's office. Albus Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk, waiting for them. "It is good to see all of you," he told them.
"We are glad to be back, Albus," Severus told him. He walked toward the older man's desk and pulled out the crystal and the container that contained the ashes of Voldemort's body, "Here is the crystal that we trapped his soul in, and his cremated body. He turned quickly and handed out vials of potion to each of the travelers. "Drink this, it will make it much easier for you to handle the swarms of memories that you are going to have. If you do not take this, you will most likely end up in the hospital wing for at least a week trying to process everything."
They each uncapped their vials and drank the potion. Harry closed his eyes and sat down on the floor, his mind was swirling with memories of his parents, the Weasleys, Hermione and to his surprise, Severus Snape. He saw memories of his trip to Diagon Alley before his first year, where his parents took him and Dudley to collect their supplies for their first year at Hogwarts. He opened his eyes and looked at the headmaster. "Sir, has Dudley been here since my first year?"
Albus looked at him, "Yes, Mr. Dursley has been here for as long as you have. When his parents found out that he was magical, they sent him to live with you and your parents. They didn't want him in their home, so your mother and father have raised him as their own child for fourteen years."
"What house is he in?" Harry asked.
The Headmaster smiled, "He was sorted into Hufflepuff, and his loyalty is the reason that he is one of the most well liked students in his house."
Ginny stepped forward, "Professor Dumbledore, I'm having trouble figuring out what is going on. My mind is a jumble of new things, are Harry's parents still alive?" The headmaster opened his mouth to answer when the door to his office flew open and Lily and James came running in.
"Harry!" his mother shouted, grabbing him in a bone crunching hug. "I have been waiting for this day for a long time." She pulled back and looked at him. "I know that for you it's just been a few minutes since I saw you, but I know that up until you got back here, you didn't have any memories of growing up with us."
Severus stepped toward her, "Lily, he still doesn't have all of his memories. It's just a jumble in his mind right now. It will take a few weeks for all of them to get sorted out."
She reached out and hugged him, "Severus, I am so happy to see you."
James clapped him on his back, "Your daughter has been driving me crazy asking when you would be back. It seems that she misses you."
Severus turned and stared at him, "My d-daughter?" He reached back and dropped down into the chair behind him.