Harry Potter
The Past is the Future
Chapter 2
James Potter Welcome to the Futures Reality
By: Sirius **Padfoot
November 29, 2003
Harry had been hit by a third blugger and he was supposed to be in the hospital wing. But as every one could tell that the boy in the hospital wing wasn't Harry Potter.
"Oy where's Sirius and Remus?" James asked as he looked across the hospital room to the nurse.
"Uh…he looks like Harry but who is he?" Angela asked. She was the team captain of Gryffindor. James looked at her strange
"He must be James Potter. Harry's father." Ron said as he looked at James funny.
"You know it's rude to talk about a person in the third person when he's right in front of you." James said annoyed.
"Yes it is James right?" Hermione said slightly confused.
"Yes of course I'm James every one knows me. Where's Sirius, Remus, Lills, and dumb Peter?" James said and looked at Hermione like she was stupid.
"You got to be kidding. The James Potter but he's dead!" Colin Creevy said stunned then took a picture of James.
"Colin shut up!" Ron yelled and shoved Colin away from James.
"Oy who are you people. As you can see I'm very much a live." James said and got up.
"Mr. Potter lay back down you've been hit by a bludger." The nurse said.
"Since when has that ever mattered to me. Where's Sirius and Remus? And my Lils?" James asked as he walked out of the hospital wing.
"James no wait where you going?" Hermione said as she ran after him?
"Is tonight a full moon?" James asked but continued to walk.
"Yes but you won't find Remus at the Shrieking Shack. James he's not here anymore." Hermione said as she finally caught up to him.
"You know about him?" James said and stopped dead in his tracks and turned to look at Hermione with a scared look on his face. "back there I…I didn't say anything did I?" he said scared of what he had done to his friend.
"No James you didn't say anything. Everyone knows this is 1997. You've somehow switched places with your son Harry potter. Remus was a professor here during our third year." Hermione said quickly trying to calm James.
"This is 1985 you're crazy." James said and continued to walk.
"Harry Potter where do you think you are going. You act more like your father every year." McGonagall said as she turned the corner to see Ron Hermione and James walking down a corrider. "And you Miss Granger are like Mr. Lupin. And You Mr. Weasley are like Mr. Black. The three most noturious student to ever attend Hogwarts besides your brothers Mr. Weasley." She said and shook her head.
"Well Miss McGonagall I'm glad no one ever actually matches up to Sirius, Remus and my self. Now where are they and Lilly may I ask?" James said.
"Mr. Potter you even sound like your father." McGonagall said and got a strange look from James.
"What is up with you people. Is it so strange for me to be walking a round after a Quidditch match? Where are Sirius, Remus and Lilly?" James asked, again getting angry that no one was answering him.
"Ah yes our young James Potter I see you've met Miss Granger and Mr. Weasley Harry's best friends. Follow me you three please." Dumbledore said as he walked up on the group then walked on past them.
"Professor Dumbledore sir what's going on? Where are my best friends? I know I'm at Hogwarts but where am I?" James asked.
"That's something I haven't been called by a Potter in a long time James. All will be answered in a matter of minutes just be pationt." Dumbledore said.
"Harry never calls Dumbledore that. We never call him that." Ron said amazed.
"Don't know how to show respect to him then do you?" James said annoyed.
"The show me the up most respect James calm yourself. Harry and these two are the best like you and you're friends were." Dumbledore said.
"Were sir?" James asked.
"As I said before all will be answered in a few minutes." Dumbledore said.
"Yes Professor." James said as they came up to the entrence to Dumbledore's office.
Once in Dumbledore's office James started asking questions again. "Professor sir why did my son and I switch places? What do you mean were? Where are Remus, Sirius, and Lilly? And what about Peter?" James asked and was about to go on when Dumbledore rose his hand.
"Slow down James. I'm older then I was in your time." Dumbledore said with a slight chuckle.
"Yes sir, sorry.' James said.
"You can sit down." Dumbledore said and motioned to the seat in front of his desk. "Now James I brought Miss Granger and Mr. Weasley with us cause I'm sure they can give a better description of every thing then I can." Dumbledore said and sat down be hind his desk.
"Well where are my friends?" James asked.
Hermione looked at Dumbledore who just nodded. "James Sirius died last school year. Remus only he knows where he is. He was so tore up over Sirius' death no one's heard from him since. And Peter her at Voldemort's side." She said and watched the emotions cross James face.
'Sirius gone…no it can't be true. Remus where are you? Peter what's he doing with Voldemort?' James thought as every one watched him. he knew they were watching him but he didn't care.
"And my future self? And Lilly?" James asked.
"You were murdered by Voldemort one year after Harry was born. He had to live with Lilly's sister." Dumbledore said knowing Ron and Hermione didn't want to say that.
"You mean I wasn't able to be there for my son as he grew up!" James yelled as he jumped up then the door to Dumbledore's office opened.
"Oh sorry Dumbledore. What did Harry and these two do now?" Remus asked as he came in looking very weak.
"Remus? Is that you?" James asked as he walked over to him.
"Harry what's…wait you're not Harry you're James?" Remus said and looked back to Dumbledore who nodded.
"Oh Remus where have you been?" Ron asked as he ran over to him.
"Yes we've been worried about you?" Hermione said as she ran over too. Only she hugged him.
"Well I missed you two too." Remus said and smiled down at them. "James nice to see you again." Remus said putting his hand out to shake James' hand.
"Remus you look so different." James said and shook Remus' hand.
"Yes to a 16 year old I guess I do. I'm older now James." Remus said.
"Remus I would like to know where you have been along with the Miss. Granger and Mr. Weasley." Dumbledore said.
"I was trying to get rid of Peter. Sorry I was gone so long I didn't get it accomplished though. Darn rat stay's with Voldemort all the time." Remus said very annoyed and angrily.
"Why were you trying to get rid of Peter? What's going on?" James asked.
"Has no one told him yet?" Remus asked.
"No. he knows him and Lilly were murdered that's all though." Ron said.
"James Peter betrayed us. And gave you and Lilly to Voldemort after you made him secret Keeper because you didn't trust me and Sirius was afraid he's break and didn't want it." Remus said and sounded hurt as he did.
"How could I not trust you Remus?" James asked.
"Even to Sirius and you James my status as a werewolf played a part in the trust you had for me. When it came to your family so you chose Peter." Remus said in a hurt voice then walked over and sat down in front of Dumbledore.
"No I'd never trust Peter over you Remus. There's got to be a mistake." James said frantically.
"Alas James there is no mistake you chose Peter because Remus was a werewolf and most werewolves were with Voldemort." Dumbledore said.
"No that couldn't have happened. If Harry was a year old how'd he survive unless I used one of the other two and lived." James said frantically trying to change something that had already happened.
"James no one knows how Harry lived. He's the most famose person in our word save Dumbledore and Voldemort himself. Harry Potter the boy who lived." Remus said.
"Sirius spent 12 years in Azkaban for your murders and the suspected Murder of Peter and 12 Muggles." Ron said angrily remembering that Peter had lived in his house for a very long time in his rat form.
"Sirius wouldn't do that? I don't understand every thing is so different then what I think we would do." James said and plopped down in a chair beside Remus.
"Dumbledore I hear that Remus is back. Oh he is." A woman said as she walked into Dumbledore's office too.
"Hello Professor." Hermione and Ron said at the same time.
"Hello Hermione and Ron. Harry." The woman said and walked over to Remus.
"Do I look that much like my son? Wait aren't you…wings?" James said stunned.
"James?" the woman shot her head up and looked at the person she thought was Harry. "But how. Dumbledore what's going on Why is James here? Here's Harry?" the woman asked.
"Maria calm down Harry's safe. He's in the past with Sirius and Remus there." Dumbledore said.
"He better be safe I'm the one supposed to look after him now remember." Maria said the Marauder's also knew her as Wings, since she could turn into an owl.
"But why not Remus?" James asked.
"For the same reason you made Peter the secret keeper." Remus said and looked away from James to Maria and started talking to her.
"You should be resting Remus." Maria said and kept glancing over to James.
"I don't want to rest Maria I want to go get rid of that Rat. Me and him are all that's left out of the original Marauder's. he betrayed us." Remus said.
"Yes but there is nothing you can do you look so wore out. I bet even in your transformed state you sleep cause you are so wore out." Maria said trying to get Remus to go get some rest.
"Maria I don't want to rest. I'm fine." Remus said.
"Remus you're going to rest if I have to make you. You know I'll do it darling." Maria said and kneeled down beside Remus grabbing his hand and squeezing it slightly.
"Yeah I know you will." Remus said and put his other hand on her cheek then got up with her beside him.
"I'll be right back James." Maria said as she and Remus left Dumbledore's office.
"Okay did I miss something or did they act like they were married?" James asked as he watched the door close.
"Maria Lupin is a professor here at Hogwarts. She teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts. Yes James she's married to Remus." Dumbledore said. And James smiled.
"Took long enough for him to figure out he liked her." James said and laughed.
"Professor Dumbledore why didn't you know where Remus was if his wife worked here." James asked when he turned back around.
"She wouldn't tell me. Said it was no ones business but Remus' and hers." Dumbledore said.
"Well Remus told us what he was doing?" Ron said.
"Yes that was Remus telling us what he was doing not his wife telling us what he's doing?" Hermione said.
"She wouldn't tell anyway even if they weren't married." James said.
"Dumbledore it's late I believe we should send them to bed." Maria said as she came back into the office.
"Yes I agree with you Maria. James you'll take over Harry's schedule which is very close to your schedule." Dumbledore said then stood up. "Maria will you escort them to their dorms undoubtily Flich is waiting just to catch a student out of bed. And who better then these three again." Dumbledore said.
"Yes Professor. Come on James, Ron, Hermione." Maria said and started out of Dumbledore's office.
"You don't mind if I still call you wings do you Maria?" James asked as he followed quickly behind her.
"No Prongs I don't mind. I don't know if Moony will or not. but I doubt he'll mind." Maria said and smiled back to him. "We've grown up quite a bit Prongs. We're not a rambunctious as we used to be. Losing you, Lily, and Sirius made us grow up." Maria said as she started up some stairs.
"But I don't understand how could every thing go so wrong?" James asked.
"Tomorrow is Sunday Prongs we'll talk more then but now you need to sleep. And only sleep I know you Prongs." Maria said and smiled as she stopped outside of the Gryffindor common room.
"Wattlebird." Hermione said then entered the common room.
"Come on James." Ron said and waited for James to start towards the entrence too. They entered the common room and the portrait closed. Hermione went to her dorm room as Ron and James went up to their room.
"Uh…which one is mine? Well my sons?" James asked seeing two beds still open.
"That one with the Firebolt on it." Ron said and walked over to his bed.
"So my son play's Quidditch too." James said and smiled.
"Youngest player in a century. Began as a first year." Ron said and changed into his night cloths. Then looked back at the smiling James.
"Well good night James we'll talk in the morning." Ron said and laid down.
"Right." James said then put Harry's broom away and looked for some night cloths then changed and laid down too.
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Authors Note: Hello I hope you like this chapter. The next chapter will have both times in it so you know what's going on in both times. You'll see how Harry and James are both coping having to deal with their new surroundings. Please review and tell me what you think.
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