Chapter 9: The Truth of the Matter
"So, you two want to explain yourselves?" Ron said. Lily said,
"Well...we...we um..." It was one of those times where she couldn't come up with a lie to tell. She and her brother looked at each other. They both sighed and Lily said,
"I guess we have to tell the truth. Ok, we're not Lily and Blake Carter. We're Lily and Blake Potter."
"I figured that out already."
"How long have you been standing there?"
"Ever since you two got back. So, start explaining. Why did you lie about your names?"
"Because we have the same surname as Harry Potter. It'd look suspicious if we had kept our surname."
"What difference does it make whether you have the same surname? You related or something?"
"I guess you could say that."
"Come on, out with it." Lily sighed and said,
"Ok, we're from the future. Our names are Lily Anne Potter and Blake James Potter. If you've noticed that we have some similarities to your best friends, it's for good reason. We look like them because we are the result of a one-night-stand that hasn't happened yet. In our time, we're known well for being the children of the Boy Who Lived." Ron's jaw dropped, and he said,
"You're Harry's children?" Both Lily and Blake nodded. Ron said,
"And Hermione's your mother?" Again, Lily and Blake nodded. Ron said,
"God, I don't know why I didn't see it before. You two look so much like them. You could pass for their twins if you switched eye color." Lily and Blake looked at each other and grinned. Lily said,
"You wouldn't believe how many time we've heard that." Ron said,
"But, what are you doing back in time?"
"Well, it's a long story."
"Believe me, I've got time." Blake said,
"Well, it all starts with us. We told you already that we are the byproduct of a "fling" that will happen hopefully in a few weeks. Mum and Dad had to get married, because of us, and they constantly fight all the time. We didn't even know if they had even loved each other until we came back here and found out there were madly in love with each other."
"So, you've been living like that for sixteen years?"
"Yeah."
"What did you do?"
"Spent a lot of time at our godfather's house, and our dad's godfather's house." Ron grinned and said,
"Taking a wild guess, am I your godfather?"
"Yeah."
"So you spend most of your time at my house and Professor Lupin's house."
"Yeah, but I'm more welcome at your house than Blake is, though."
"Why's that?"
"It's because of your daughter."
"I have a daughter? What's her name?"
"Julia. And you have two sons, younger ones, Josh and Ryan."
"Who's my wife?"
"Take a wild guess." Ron's face lit up.
"Lavender?" The Potter twins nodded.
"Sweet. But why isn't Blake welcome at my house?"
"It's not that he's not welcome, just not as much as me."
"Why?"
"Well, the way Blake's been talking lately, you and Dad might be in-laws someday." Ron turned to Blake and said,
"You're dating my daughter?" Blake hesitantly said,
"Yeah." Ron, noticing his hesitation, said,
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing, just habit to be hesitant around you when talking about Julia."
"I'm a protective father?"
"Very protective." Ron laughed and said,
"Well, sorry in advance, Blake. So, what's the future like, apart from that I'm married, have kids and Harry and Hermione are married and have you two, and have the worst marriage?"
"Well, Voldemort's gone." Ron flinched at the name, but he said,
"He's gone?"
"Yeah, thanks to Dad."
"I figured that, more publicity for Harry Potter."
"Yeah, he hates it."
"So, Voldemort's gone, what is evil in this time then?"
"Nothing to our knowledge."
"Really? So after You-Know-Who, there's just nothing?"
"Yeah. It's pretty dead. But who knows what tomorrow'll bring."
"True. So, how's the school changed?"
"Not much really. Most of the teachers are still here, except for Remus."
"He's not here? That sucks. He's like the best Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher we've ever had. Who is your teacher? Let me guess, your dad is, isn't he?" This time, the twins shook their heads. They said,
"No, but you know him, all three of you do, you went to school with him."
"Who is he?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"WHAT!! You've got to be kidding me!! Why in God's name would Dumbledore hire him?" The twins shrugged and said,
"Who knows, but we hate DADA because of him. He's the longest running DADA teacher we've ever had."
"Why would Dumbledore let a man who's capable of being a Death Eater become a teacher at Hogwarts, especially teaching DADA?"
"I don't know."
"He probably teaches you how to perform Dark Arts, not defend yourself against them."
"Yeah, Malfoy and Snape are the two teachers we hate the most at school."
"Well it doesn't surprise me that you hate Snape, everyone does, except the Slytherins."
"You know the grudge he has against our grandfather, that he takes out on Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"He takes it out on us too."
"Unbelievable. How about Malfoy, does he treat you bad too?"
"He treats all Gryffindors and Muggle-borns like crap."
"Figures. Probably hates you two the most for being the children of Harry Potter."
"And he hates Julia too. We're the ones he hates the most in our year. By the way, Julia, Blake and I are kind of the trio of our time, just like you are part of the trio or your time."
"You're best friends with my Julia?" Lily nodded and said,
"Since we were born. Julia's about eight months younger than us, but we're still best friends." Ron nodded and Lily said,
"Ron, can we ask a favor of you? Actually, a few favors."
"What are they?"
"One, can you promise not to tell anyone?"
"I promise."
"And can you help us make sure Mum and Dad stay together, and end up together, so we'll be born and everything, and we can make sure that they don't have the crappy marriage?"
"I'll do everything in my power to help." Blake said,
"And will you promise to not threaten to curse me every time I come within a hundred feet of your daughter?"
"I prom...eh, I'll decide that when it comes."
"Damnit."
"You're not going to get off that easily, big brother."
"I have a question, just how far apart are you two?"
"About two minutes. I'm the older one; Lily's the younger one. That's why she always calls me big brother and I call her little sister."
"I figured that, just thought I'd ask. So, I want to be informed about the rest of the future, if you can tell me. And when you return to the future, if you've succeeded, I'll be sure and fill you all in. What day did you go back?"
"April 22nd."
"When you're sixteen."
"Right."
"I'll have to remember that."
"That's almost seventeen years from now, so remember it."
"I will." Just then, Harry and Hermione finally came back from the Quidditch pitch, and Harry and Ron got to talking about the Quidditch Final coming up in a few weeks, while Blake attempted to talk to his mother. He said,
"Hermione, can I speak with you for a moment?"
"Sure."
"Look, I'm real sorry about hurting you like I did. I..."
"Blake, it's alright, I forgive you."
"Can I tell you something?"
"What?"
"You're who you're meant to be with, you know that right?"
"I'm beginning to."
"Good, cuz' I have this gut feeling that you'll end up being Mrs. Harry Potter someday." Hermione laughed and said,
"You're just saying that."
"No, trust me, I know what I'm talking about." He kissed his mother's hand and she smiled at him, truly forgiving him. 'Things are beginning to be the way they should be', Blake thought, 'Now all we have to do is make sure that Lily and I are born and Dad and Mum have a better relationship.'
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"So, you two want to explain yourselves?" Ron said. Lily said,
"Well...we...we um..." It was one of those times where she couldn't come up with a lie to tell. She and her brother looked at each other. They both sighed and Lily said,
"I guess we have to tell the truth. Ok, we're not Lily and Blake Carter. We're Lily and Blake Potter."
"I figured that out already."
"How long have you been standing there?"
"Ever since you two got back. So, start explaining. Why did you lie about your names?"
"Because we have the same surname as Harry Potter. It'd look suspicious if we had kept our surname."
"What difference does it make whether you have the same surname? You related or something?"
"I guess you could say that."
"Come on, out with it." Lily sighed and said,
"Ok, we're from the future. Our names are Lily Anne Potter and Blake James Potter. If you've noticed that we have some similarities to your best friends, it's for good reason. We look like them because we are the result of a one-night-stand that hasn't happened yet. In our time, we're known well for being the children of the Boy Who Lived." Ron's jaw dropped, and he said,
"You're Harry's children?" Both Lily and Blake nodded. Ron said,
"And Hermione's your mother?" Again, Lily and Blake nodded. Ron said,
"God, I don't know why I didn't see it before. You two look so much like them. You could pass for their twins if you switched eye color." Lily and Blake looked at each other and grinned. Lily said,
"You wouldn't believe how many time we've heard that." Ron said,
"But, what are you doing back in time?"
"Well, it's a long story."
"Believe me, I've got time." Blake said,
"Well, it all starts with us. We told you already that we are the byproduct of a "fling" that will happen hopefully in a few weeks. Mum and Dad had to get married, because of us, and they constantly fight all the time. We didn't even know if they had even loved each other until we came back here and found out there were madly in love with each other."
"So, you've been living like that for sixteen years?"
"Yeah."
"What did you do?"
"Spent a lot of time at our godfather's house, and our dad's godfather's house." Ron grinned and said,
"Taking a wild guess, am I your godfather?"
"Yeah."
"So you spend most of your time at my house and Professor Lupin's house."
"Yeah, but I'm more welcome at your house than Blake is, though."
"Why's that?"
"It's because of your daughter."
"I have a daughter? What's her name?"
"Julia. And you have two sons, younger ones, Josh and Ryan."
"Who's my wife?"
"Take a wild guess." Ron's face lit up.
"Lavender?" The Potter twins nodded.
"Sweet. But why isn't Blake welcome at my house?"
"It's not that he's not welcome, just not as much as me."
"Why?"
"Well, the way Blake's been talking lately, you and Dad might be in-laws someday." Ron turned to Blake and said,
"You're dating my daughter?" Blake hesitantly said,
"Yeah." Ron, noticing his hesitation, said,
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing, just habit to be hesitant around you when talking about Julia."
"I'm a protective father?"
"Very protective." Ron laughed and said,
"Well, sorry in advance, Blake. So, what's the future like, apart from that I'm married, have kids and Harry and Hermione are married and have you two, and have the worst marriage?"
"Well, Voldemort's gone." Ron flinched at the name, but he said,
"He's gone?"
"Yeah, thanks to Dad."
"I figured that, more publicity for Harry Potter."
"Yeah, he hates it."
"So, Voldemort's gone, what is evil in this time then?"
"Nothing to our knowledge."
"Really? So after You-Know-Who, there's just nothing?"
"Yeah. It's pretty dead. But who knows what tomorrow'll bring."
"True. So, how's the school changed?"
"Not much really. Most of the teachers are still here, except for Remus."
"He's not here? That sucks. He's like the best Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher we've ever had. Who is your teacher? Let me guess, your dad is, isn't he?" This time, the twins shook their heads. They said,
"No, but you know him, all three of you do, you went to school with him."
"Who is he?"
"Draco Malfoy."
"WHAT!! You've got to be kidding me!! Why in God's name would Dumbledore hire him?" The twins shrugged and said,
"Who knows, but we hate DADA because of him. He's the longest running DADA teacher we've ever had."
"Why would Dumbledore let a man who's capable of being a Death Eater become a teacher at Hogwarts, especially teaching DADA?"
"I don't know."
"He probably teaches you how to perform Dark Arts, not defend yourself against them."
"Yeah, Malfoy and Snape are the two teachers we hate the most at school."
"Well it doesn't surprise me that you hate Snape, everyone does, except the Slytherins."
"You know the grudge he has against our grandfather, that he takes out on Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"He takes it out on us too."
"Unbelievable. How about Malfoy, does he treat you bad too?"
"He treats all Gryffindors and Muggle-borns like crap."
"Figures. Probably hates you two the most for being the children of Harry Potter."
"And he hates Julia too. We're the ones he hates the most in our year. By the way, Julia, Blake and I are kind of the trio of our time, just like you are part of the trio or your time."
"You're best friends with my Julia?" Lily nodded and said,
"Since we were born. Julia's about eight months younger than us, but we're still best friends." Ron nodded and Lily said,
"Ron, can we ask a favor of you? Actually, a few favors."
"What are they?"
"One, can you promise not to tell anyone?"
"I promise."
"And can you help us make sure Mum and Dad stay together, and end up together, so we'll be born and everything, and we can make sure that they don't have the crappy marriage?"
"I'll do everything in my power to help." Blake said,
"And will you promise to not threaten to curse me every time I come within a hundred feet of your daughter?"
"I prom...eh, I'll decide that when it comes."
"Damnit."
"You're not going to get off that easily, big brother."
"I have a question, just how far apart are you two?"
"About two minutes. I'm the older one; Lily's the younger one. That's why she always calls me big brother and I call her little sister."
"I figured that, just thought I'd ask. So, I want to be informed about the rest of the future, if you can tell me. And when you return to the future, if you've succeeded, I'll be sure and fill you all in. What day did you go back?"
"April 22nd."
"When you're sixteen."
"Right."
"I'll have to remember that."
"That's almost seventeen years from now, so remember it."
"I will." Just then, Harry and Hermione finally came back from the Quidditch pitch, and Harry and Ron got to talking about the Quidditch Final coming up in a few weeks, while Blake attempted to talk to his mother. He said,
"Hermione, can I speak with you for a moment?"
"Sure."
"Look, I'm real sorry about hurting you like I did. I..."
"Blake, it's alright, I forgive you."
"Can I tell you something?"
"What?"
"You're who you're meant to be with, you know that right?"
"I'm beginning to."
"Good, cuz' I have this gut feeling that you'll end up being Mrs. Harry Potter someday." Hermione laughed and said,
"You're just saying that."
"No, trust me, I know what I'm talking about." He kissed his mother's hand and she smiled at him, truly forgiving him. 'Things are beginning to be the way they should be', Blake thought, 'Now all we have to do is make sure that Lily and I are born and Dad and Mum have a better relationship.'
A/N: Kinda long, but I like reading long chapters, so I figure y'all might like reading them too. PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!! I'll give ya two cookies!!! Again, virtual ones, but still cookies. The good kind, not the ones that take up space on your computer. Love y'all, thanks for reading and reviewing.
Huskerfan2006