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Chapter 2: Nineteen Years into the Future
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"Ok, do you have all the ingredients for this?"
"Yep, and the potion is all made up and everything," Jules said, grinning.
"You've made it already?"
"Yep."
"You're sure it works?"
"We did everything like the book said."
"You sure?" Blake sighed and said,
"Yes, Lils, come on, have some confidence in us."
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The potion was divided up between the three of them and the date was tossed into the potion already. They clinked the glasses together and Blake said,
"Cheers. See you two in the future." Julia laughed and said,
"The last time we said that we ended up in the past."
"Let's hope to God we don't this time," Lily said before she tilted her head back and emptied the contents of her goblet. Her brother and best friend followed her, and they were flung forward into time.
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The landing in the different time was always a rough one, and all three of them fell when they arrived in the future. They helped each other up, and looked around. Everything looked the same as it did nineteen years ago. Blake and Julia were going to leave, but Lily held them back.
"We need to change appearance. Our future selves are going to recognize us." She pointed her wand at Blake and said,
"Changpeloencio!" Blake's hair changed from black to a dirty blonde. Julia said,
"Ooh, he still looks hot, maybe even more."
"Why am I a blonde, not brown?"
"Your future self would recognize it." She pointed at Julia and said,
"Changpeloencio!" Julia's hair turned black and shortened to her shoulders. Julia looked at her short hair and said in surprise,
"You cut my hair!"
"Yeah." Julia took a strand of her own hair in her hand and looked at it. She pointed at her head with her wand and said,
"Changpeloencio!" Her shiny black locks turned to a dirty blonde, an identical color to her brother's. She transfigured her glasses and Blake's glasses to blue contacts and they stuck them in. Julia picked up a rock and was about to transfigure them to contacts when Blake said,
"Don't do green."
"Why not?"
"You have black hair." She turned them to hazel contacts and put them in. They all looked at each other and all nodded in approval at each other's appearance. They left the grounds and went into the castle. The first person they saw was a raven-haired girl with blue eyes at the top of the stairs. She saw them and said from where she was standing,
"Hello." Lily said,
"Hello."
"Are you new students?"
"Yes, we are."
"Oh, where are you from?"
"Salem Academy."
"Oh really, all the way from America? Interesting. You don't sound like an American."
"Oh, we only lived there for a little while." The girl nodded and came down the stairs. When she reached the trio, she held out her hand and said,
"My name's Elizabeth Finnigan, but call me Beth. I'm Head Girl, so if you need anything, just ask me." Lily looked closely at this girl and noticed she had that Potter black hair, and green eyes. Her last name was Finnigan, so Lily assumed that she ended up with Will. She shook Beth's hand and said,
"I'm Isabelle Peterson. This is my brother, Evan Peterson, and my best friend…" Julia interrupted saying,
"Lauren Davidson." Beth said,
"Well, it's nice to meet you. You'll have to go see the Headmistress about being placed in a house, I'll show you where it is."
"Headmistress?"
"Yes, McGonagall."
"What happened to Dumbledore?"
"He retired a few years back."
"Who's taken McGonagall's spot?"
"This witch from the U.S. did."
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The trio left McGonagall's office a half hour later, all in Gryffindor. Beth said when they told her,
"Excellent, that's what house I'm in." She showed them to the common room and when they came in, someone from in front of the fire said,
"Oh look, the room just got more bossy." Beth rolled her eyes.
"Shut up, James." The trio looked at each other. Beth showed them all the places in the common room, and the boy named James came up to Beth. He said,
"What's wrong, Miss Finnigan, did I strike a nerve? Or is it that you know I'm right?" Beth stayed silent, and the trio's jaws dropped slightly. He was an exact replica of Blake. James saw the trio and said,
"Oh look, you have friends? Wow, big day for you isn't it?" Beth rolled her eyes and said,
"Isabelle, Evan, Lauren, this is my cousin, James Potter. He'd be more suited for the Slytherin house, for how much of a jackass he is, but here he is." James nodded a hello and shook the trio's hands. He said,
"You know, a word of advice, don't hang with Beth here. She's a know-it-all girl, and she'll drive you crazy."
"At least I'm not some arrogant prick who thinks he's all that just because he's Harry Potter's grandson." James snorted.
"I could care less if I was the grandson of Harry Potter."
"Well, leave us alone."
"Fine. Whatever miss know-it-all." James left, and with a huge sigh, Beth sat down in one of the chairs. The trio joined her, and Lily said,
"What was that all about?"
"Don't mind him, he's an asshole. He's like his dad." Blake shifted uneasily in his chair. Julia said,
"What did his dad do?"
"Well, a year after James was born, my uncle and my Grandfather got into this huge row because Blake wanted to quit the Auror business, and his dad wasn't happy about it. So they haven't talked since unless they have to. Blake changed a lot, and a few years ago he and my aunt got divorced, and that didn't set well with anyone in my family. Julia wanted to take my cousins, all of them but James left with her. They don't go to school here, they go to Beauxbatons. I haven't seen them in years." Lily said,
"Do you have any brothers and sisters?"
"Just a twin sister. She looks nothing like me, she has brown hair and blue eyes. She looks more like my Dad and I look more like my Mom. Her name is Gabrielle. She's a lot like me, except for the know-it-all-ness as James puts it." Lily nodded, while her brother and best friend sat in silence, shocked. Beth said,
"Well, you three came at a really bad time, tomorrow everyone goes home for Christmas vacation. You just got here, and now you gotta turn around and go back. But you can stay here if you want. Or you can go and spend time with your family."
"Oh, we all don't get along with our families apparently."
"You don't? That's sad. You can come with Gabrielle and me if you want."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Why not? But you can meet my grandparents right now if you like. They're the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers."
"Really, that's cool."
"Who're your grandparents?"
"Harry and Hermione Potter." The trio smiled and nodded. Blake and Lily glanced at each other. Time to go meet Mom and Dad.
A/n: Chapter 2 everyone! Please review!