Chapter 6: A Sense of Urgency
Lily went back to the book, and Blake said,
"Did you hear what I said before?"
"No, I'm sorry, what were you going to say?"
"I found something about what Dad's only weakness is. The one thing that he'd give anything in the world for, and that he loves more than anything."
"Let me guess...Quidditch."
"No, it's Mum."
"Mum? Really?"
"Seriously. She's the one he'd give anything for and loves more than anything in the world."
"Wow."
"I don't understand why the hell if they loved each other so much, that they end up the way they are, fighting all the time." A thought came to Lily, she said,
"Have you ever thought that it may be because of us?"
"I doubt it."
"Well, think about it, put yourself in their shoes. You're seventeen, you've got your whole life ahead of you, you want to be so many things, and then because of one stupid mistake, you've thrown it all away, and you'll be taking care of a child for the next eighteen years. It would make sense for them to always fight because of us, because they don't love us."
"Lily, believe me. They love us. Even if they don't say it, or show it. We're part of them, and no person can deny love for someone who's part of them. It's just human nature. Even mother's who give up their children have a hard time doing it, because they can't deny love for someone who's a part of them." He pulled his sister into a hug and Lily let a sob escape her. Blake looked at his watch and said,
"It's quarter after three, we should head back to the Common Room." Lily nodded and she and her brother went back to the Common Room.
The next morning, Lily and Blake were given their schedules. After looking at Harry, Hermione, and Ron's schedules, they found out that they had pretty much the same classes as their parents and godfather. While Lily was looking over her schedule, her father looked over her shoulder and examined it too. He smiled and said,
"You're studying to be an Auror too?" Lily looked at Harry, smiled and said,
"You are?"
"Yeah, all three of us are." 'Though only Ron will be the only to become one.' Lily thought.
"Blake is too."
"Great, we're all in the same classes together." Lily figured the reason why she and her brother were with Harry and Hermione in all their classes was to help move their plan along, though it was ironic that that was what they both were studying to be. Harry said,
"You know, it's kind of weird that you're studying to be an Auror. I've always heard that Durmstrang students were into the Dark Arts, mostly because your former headmaster was a Death Eater."
"Not everyone is. And the new headmaster isn't so absorbed in the Dark Arts as our former one was." The bell rang and the five of them went off to the dungeons to endure the long two hours of Double Potions. On the way, Ron said,
"You know, I hate having Potions in the morning. It totally ruins your day." Hermione said,
"Yes Ron, you say this every Wednesday morning."
"Well, he has a point, being in a class with Snape for two hours is nothing short of torture."
"Oh, c'mon you two, he's not that bad. He's not totally evil." Ron snorted.
"Prove it."
"Well, for one thing, he's part of the Order, and..." She stopped talking when she remembered that it wasn't just Ron and Harry that were hearing the conversation. She turned to Lily and Blake, who were looking as though it wasn't news to them, nor that they didn't know what the Order was, for they did, and their parents were part of it. Hermione said,
"Well, he's not 100% evil." Harry said,
"Just 99.9% of him is. The man holds a grudge for years and takes out his anger on that person's son, for no reason, like he's seeking revenge by being cruel to me." 'He does it to your son too, Dad, and your daughter,' Blake thought. Harry said,
"If he wasn't so evil, Hermione, then why the hell would he do that?"
"Don't ask me to try and depict Snape's mind, Harry, because if I tried, I'd fail." They entered the classroom and took out all their supplies for the class. Moments later, a door was slammed behind them like it did every time Severus Snape entered the room. He commenced to take roll, and when he reached Lily and Blake's names he stopped and said,
"Ah, yes, the two new Gryffindors. Well, Mr. and Miss Carter, I hope you can live up to the standards expected in my class, for I never have had any trouble failing any of my students. I've heard in Durmstrang, students are not as disciplined in their classes as Hogwarts students are. If you choose to slack off, or cause mischief in my class, it will result in detention or elimination of points." He addressed the rest of the class,
"The instructions for today's potion are on the board. You have thirty minutes to mix it together, and it needs to set up for another 45 minutes. Begin." There was a shuffling of people reaching into their bags for books and parchment and quills, and for potion ingredients as the students began constructing their potion. Blake leaned over and whispered to Lily,
"It's kinda nice to not have Snape dissing your parents and grandparents, especially your father and grandfather for a change isn't it?"
"Yeah, I kinda like being a Carter."
Two hours later, the Gryffindors went to History of Magic class. When they sat down in the back of class, Blake laid his head down on the desk and said,
"Ah, yes, a chance to catch up on sleep." Lily gave him a stern look and said,
"Blake James Po...Carter, you're never going to pass this class if you sleep through it."
"I'm not worried about passing this class, Lily Anne Po...Carter." Harry said,
"You're middle name is James too?" Blake said,
"Yeah."
"Cool, it's mine too." 'I know, mine is James for that purpose too.' Blake thought. Ron said,
"That's weird."
"No, what's even more weird is that Lily's middle name is the same as mine." Hermione said. Lily uneasily laughed and she and her brother looked at each other, each scolding themselves for letting a little minor thing like that slip, again. Professor Binns glided through the chalkboard and began the lesson. All but Hermione and Lily fell asleep. Blake's thoughts drifted off into a dream. He floating, and finally landed on his feet in a graveyard with a huge black mansion up on a hilltop. He heard a voice in the shadows say,
"Welcome, Mr. Potter." Blake turned to the sound of the voice. He saw a figure standing in the shadows. He said,
"Who are you?"
"You don't know me?"
"No, I don't."
"I am the most feared wizard of this time, and am your father's most hated adversary." Blake racked his brains, trying to remember the name of the wizard that his own father had rid the world of when he was eighteen.
"Voldemort."
"Very good, Potter. The son and daughter of the famous Harry Potter have come back in time to fix a silly little problem that would be the least of their worries at this time."
"How do you know about that?"
"The Dark Lord knows all, Blake. So, I'll tell you, you're no longer safe. Neither is your sister. Or your parents. I know now that there will be a future generation of Potter blood in this world, and I would love it beyond all reason to stop it before it's even brought into this world. So, I will kill you, Blake, and your sister, Lily. And of course your mother and father. Be on the lookout from now on, for you never know when I'll strike and how hard I'll strike." Blake suddenly woke up, his sister being the first thing he saw when he woke up. He whispered to her,
"I need to talk to you before lunch in the common room." She nodded and went back to taking notes, wondering what was so important that her brother needed to tell her about. At the common room, during lunch, Lily and Blake were left alone; for the trio had gone down to eat lunch, due to Ron's complaining that he was hungry. Lily said,
"Ok, what did you need to tell me about?"
"Voldemort knows we're here."
"What?"
"Voldemort knows we're here."
"Voldemort's dead."
"No, in our time where our dad is thirty-three and has been through the biggest battle of his life, yes, Voldemort's dead. But in this time, where dad's still a sixteen year old wizard who has just found out that he has to kill Voldemort last summer, Voldemort's very much alive."
"So, ok, how do you know all this?" Blake went through every intricate detail for his sister, and when he finished, her jaw hung open and a shocked look replaced her confused one. All she said was,
"Oh my God." Blake said,
"We need to fix what we came here to fix, and leave as soon as possible. The world depends on it. If Voldemort kills us now, it'll cause a sort of paradox, that can destroy the universe."
"God, Blake, you're starting to sound like me."
"No, I'm serious. We have to be quick about all this. We're in a sense of urgency, little sister, our lives depend on fixing what we came here for and getting back before it's too late." Lily said,
"Hopefully there's still hope." Blake's thoughts exactly, not only were they risking their very threat of existence by coming back in time, but the most feared wizard that could only be killed by the Boy Who Lived, was going to kill the children he didn't know he had yet.
A/N: A good place to stop. Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter. I'm trying to throw twists in there to keep y'all on your toes. Am I doing a good job? Like I always ask, PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Thanks again so, so, so much to all y'all who reviewed already. I love you all.
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Lily went back to the book, and Blake said,
"Did you hear what I said before?"
"No, I'm sorry, what were you going to say?"
"I found something about what Dad's only weakness is. The one thing that he'd give anything in the world for, and that he loves more than anything."
"Let me guess...Quidditch."
"No, it's Mum."
"Mum? Really?"
"Seriously. She's the one he'd give anything for and loves more than anything in the world."
"Wow."
"I don't understand why the hell if they loved each other so much, that they end up the way they are, fighting all the time." A thought came to Lily, she said,
"Have you ever thought that it may be because of us?"
"I doubt it."
"Well, think about it, put yourself in their shoes. You're seventeen, you've got your whole life ahead of you, you want to be so many things, and then because of one stupid mistake, you've thrown it all away, and you'll be taking care of a child for the next eighteen years. It would make sense for them to always fight because of us, because they don't love us."
"Lily, believe me. They love us. Even if they don't say it, or show it. We're part of them, and no person can deny love for someone who's part of them. It's just human nature. Even mother's who give up their children have a hard time doing it, because they can't deny love for someone who's a part of them." He pulled his sister into a hug and Lily let a sob escape her. Blake looked at his watch and said,
"It's quarter after three, we should head back to the Common Room." Lily nodded and she and her brother went back to the Common Room.
The next morning, Lily and Blake were given their schedules. After looking at Harry, Hermione, and Ron's schedules, they found out that they had pretty much the same classes as their parents and godfather. While Lily was looking over her schedule, her father looked over her shoulder and examined it too. He smiled and said,
"You're studying to be an Auror too?" Lily looked at Harry, smiled and said,
"You are?"
"Yeah, all three of us are." 'Though only Ron will be the only to become one.' Lily thought.
"Blake is too."
"Great, we're all in the same classes together." Lily figured the reason why she and her brother were with Harry and Hermione in all their classes was to help move their plan along, though it was ironic that that was what they both were studying to be. Harry said,
"You know, it's kind of weird that you're studying to be an Auror. I've always heard that Durmstrang students were into the Dark Arts, mostly because your former headmaster was a Death Eater."
"Not everyone is. And the new headmaster isn't so absorbed in the Dark Arts as our former one was." The bell rang and the five of them went off to the dungeons to endure the long two hours of Double Potions. On the way, Ron said,
"You know, I hate having Potions in the morning. It totally ruins your day." Hermione said,
"Yes Ron, you say this every Wednesday morning."
"Well, he has a point, being in a class with Snape for two hours is nothing short of torture."
"Oh, c'mon you two, he's not that bad. He's not totally evil." Ron snorted.
"Prove it."
"Well, for one thing, he's part of the Order, and..." She stopped talking when she remembered that it wasn't just Ron and Harry that were hearing the conversation. She turned to Lily and Blake, who were looking as though it wasn't news to them, nor that they didn't know what the Order was, for they did, and their parents were part of it. Hermione said,
"Well, he's not 100% evil." Harry said,
"Just 99.9% of him is. The man holds a grudge for years and takes out his anger on that person's son, for no reason, like he's seeking revenge by being cruel to me." 'He does it to your son too, Dad, and your daughter,' Blake thought. Harry said,
"If he wasn't so evil, Hermione, then why the hell would he do that?"
"Don't ask me to try and depict Snape's mind, Harry, because if I tried, I'd fail." They entered the classroom and took out all their supplies for the class. Moments later, a door was slammed behind them like it did every time Severus Snape entered the room. He commenced to take roll, and when he reached Lily and Blake's names he stopped and said,
"Ah, yes, the two new Gryffindors. Well, Mr. and Miss Carter, I hope you can live up to the standards expected in my class, for I never have had any trouble failing any of my students. I've heard in Durmstrang, students are not as disciplined in their classes as Hogwarts students are. If you choose to slack off, or cause mischief in my class, it will result in detention or elimination of points." He addressed the rest of the class,
"The instructions for today's potion are on the board. You have thirty minutes to mix it together, and it needs to set up for another 45 minutes. Begin." There was a shuffling of people reaching into their bags for books and parchment and quills, and for potion ingredients as the students began constructing their potion. Blake leaned over and whispered to Lily,
"It's kinda nice to not have Snape dissing your parents and grandparents, especially your father and grandfather for a change isn't it?"
"Yeah, I kinda like being a Carter."
Two hours later, the Gryffindors went to History of Magic class. When they sat down in the back of class, Blake laid his head down on the desk and said,
"Ah, yes, a chance to catch up on sleep." Lily gave him a stern look and said,
"Blake James Po...Carter, you're never going to pass this class if you sleep through it."
"I'm not worried about passing this class, Lily Anne Po...Carter." Harry said,
"You're middle name is James too?" Blake said,
"Yeah."
"Cool, it's mine too." 'I know, mine is James for that purpose too.' Blake thought. Ron said,
"That's weird."
"No, what's even more weird is that Lily's middle name is the same as mine." Hermione said. Lily uneasily laughed and she and her brother looked at each other, each scolding themselves for letting a little minor thing like that slip, again. Professor Binns glided through the chalkboard and began the lesson. All but Hermione and Lily fell asleep. Blake's thoughts drifted off into a dream. He floating, and finally landed on his feet in a graveyard with a huge black mansion up on a hilltop. He heard a voice in the shadows say,
"Welcome, Mr. Potter." Blake turned to the sound of the voice. He saw a figure standing in the shadows. He said,
"Who are you?"
"You don't know me?"
"No, I don't."
"I am the most feared wizard of this time, and am your father's most hated adversary." Blake racked his brains, trying to remember the name of the wizard that his own father had rid the world of when he was eighteen.
"Voldemort."
"Very good, Potter. The son and daughter of the famous Harry Potter have come back in time to fix a silly little problem that would be the least of their worries at this time."
"How do you know about that?"
"The Dark Lord knows all, Blake. So, I'll tell you, you're no longer safe. Neither is your sister. Or your parents. I know now that there will be a future generation of Potter blood in this world, and I would love it beyond all reason to stop it before it's even brought into this world. So, I will kill you, Blake, and your sister, Lily. And of course your mother and father. Be on the lookout from now on, for you never know when I'll strike and how hard I'll strike." Blake suddenly woke up, his sister being the first thing he saw when he woke up. He whispered to her,
"I need to talk to you before lunch in the common room." She nodded and went back to taking notes, wondering what was so important that her brother needed to tell her about. At the common room, during lunch, Lily and Blake were left alone; for the trio had gone down to eat lunch, due to Ron's complaining that he was hungry. Lily said,
"Ok, what did you need to tell me about?"
"Voldemort knows we're here."
"What?"
"Voldemort knows we're here."
"Voldemort's dead."
"No, in our time where our dad is thirty-three and has been through the biggest battle of his life, yes, Voldemort's dead. But in this time, where dad's still a sixteen year old wizard who has just found out that he has to kill Voldemort last summer, Voldemort's very much alive."
"So, ok, how do you know all this?" Blake went through every intricate detail for his sister, and when he finished, her jaw hung open and a shocked look replaced her confused one. All she said was,
"Oh my God." Blake said,
"We need to fix what we came here to fix, and leave as soon as possible. The world depends on it. If Voldemort kills us now, it'll cause a sort of paradox, that can destroy the universe."
"God, Blake, you're starting to sound like me."
"No, I'm serious. We have to be quick about all this. We're in a sense of urgency, little sister, our lives depend on fixing what we came here for and getting back before it's too late." Lily said,
"Hopefully there's still hope." Blake's thoughts exactly, not only were they risking their very threat of existence by coming back in time, but the most feared wizard that could only be killed by the Boy Who Lived, was going to kill the children he didn't know he had yet.
A/N: A good place to stop. Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter. I'm trying to throw twists in there to keep y'all on your toes. Am I doing a good job? Like I always ask, PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Thanks again so, so, so much to all y'all who reviewed already. I love you all.
Huskerfan2006