Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything officially related to it,

Warnings: SLASH later on as well as violence and language. Possible spoilers for all five books.

Chapter Four: Time Portal?
Harry was speechless. Godric Gryffindor? But he was dead.

/Maybe I am too. / Harry thought, but even as he did so, he didn't really believe it.

Godric grinned at the boy's shock. Gryffindor had collar length, pitch-black hair and brown eyes. He was tall, about six' two", had broad shoulders and was wearing dark red robes with gold trim and a lion sewn over his heart. An empty leather sheath hung at his hip.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Harry." Godric said happily and shook his hand in an iron grip. "I know you're surprised, but I promise you will not be harmed here."

Uh-ex . . . excuse . . . me, sir?" Harry stuttered and rubbed the feeling back into his fingers.

"Yes, Harry?"

"Exactly where is here?"

"Ah, how forgetful of me. You're standing in one of the many different planes between times."

"Times?" Harry ran his fingers through his hair.

"Well, yes. You did activate the Time Portal."

"Time Portal?"

Godric blinked. "You do know why you're here, don't you?"

"Um, not really."

Godric's eyes widened. "Oh, lord. Didn't your parents explain everything to you?"

"My parents?" Harry repeated quietly. He turned his head away. "My parents died when I was only a year old."

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Godric said and put his hand on his shoulder.

"It's all right." Harry shrugged and looked at the older man. "What am I here for?"

Gryffindor scratched the back of his head. "This might take a while. So, let's continue traveling on to the year A. D. 996 (A/N: I'm just guessing on the year.) I got some friends I want you to meet."

"What! You mean I'm moving backwards in time?"

"I kinda thought that was obvious. I mean, in your time I'm dead, right? And I did mention a Time Portal."

"Give me a break will ya! I'm rather confused at the moment!"

"Geez, calm down. You have quiet a temper, don't you?"

"You know what, sir, you're a lot more . . . "

"Handsome? Charming? Intelligent?"

"- Annoying, than I thought you would be."

"Oh."

A/N: Sorry it's short. And for some reason only allows one punctuation mark, so when ever I use ? and ! together only one shows up. Sorry that was a rather pointless sentence, but it's little things like that that bother me. Oh well, my problem.

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