As it struck 12, he turned the time turner and muttered "Here goes nothing..." as the two of them started to dissolve into nothingness.
Harry blinked as he looked around, trying to adjust his vision. 'Have I succeeded? Did we come back in time?' thought Harry as he quickly morphed into the discussed disguise, subconsciously before anyone saw him. 'Better safe than sorry' he thought as Harry carried Teddy to The Leaky Cauldron.
He entered and went straight to the mirror and observed himself. He noticed that he had a dark brown and a slightly messy hair, less messier than it was before. His eyes were a dark green and he had kept the same appearance as it was when he had removed all the blocks, lightly tanned, slightly muscular and he seemed to have shrunk. Now that he noticed, everything was a little bigger than he was used to. 'Must've shrunken to match a 11 year old.' he thought as he went towards the bartender, who was still Tom.
"Hello sir... I was roaming around and I was thinking whether I could stay here for the night? My parents were attacked recently while we were visiting London and my cousin and I were able to escape luckily. Can we stay here for the night please sir! We will leave tomorrow" Harry said, giving him puppy dog eyes and showed him Teddy, who had chosen that moment to cry out in hunger.
"It also looks like you two kiddos need your dinner too. Wait here. I will get you something to eat and drink and then let you stay here as long as you want and no charges" Tom said and went inside, only to return with two bowls of soup and some steak.
After they finished eating, Tom let them up to a room and let them settle in and went out to get his needed rest. After Tom left, Harry thought about changing into his older self and surprisingly changed after a few minutes of intense concentration. 'Need to read up more about holding appearances for a long time. Almost changed back to my older self' he thought as he quickly rocked Teddy to sleep before settling down himself. 'Tomorrow is going to be a long day' he thought as he went to sleep.
When he woke up the next morning, he was greeted by a crying Teddy. Cursing himself, he quickly calmed Teddy and got the two of them ready and went downstairs for a quick breakfast and headed out to Gringotts.
The moment he entered Gringotts, he asked for Griphook, not before he morphed himself back to his 18 year old self. Griphook came and sneered slightly but was shocked when Harry bowed to him and handed him a letter that was addressed to him.
He quickly ripped it open and read the whole message carefully, his eyes widening at every word. It just read out:
This letter is dated on July 31 1998 to Griphook in 1971. This boy is in a mission that is beneficial for both our race and every other magical creature. But since he is from the future, I give him access to use Goblin magic as I deem him worthy to use it. He has a copy of his inheritance too. If you want to cross check his identity, then please use it. He along with his godson are time travellers and no one should come to know of it. He can be trusted and is a friend to the goblins. He is one of the very few who assist our kind. Assist him in every way possible.
Griphook 1998
Griphook said something in Gobbledegook and then asked Harry to show his inheritance. Harry just quietly gave it to him, trusting the goblin whole heartedly. "So.. whatever the letter mentioned is true... follow me this way" Griphook said. After a few twists and turns, they finally stopped in front of a room and got inside.
"So... is this true that you Mr. Potter and your godson are time travelers?" asked Griphook. Harry nodded and said "I swear on my magic that it is all true Mr. Griphook. I get it that the letter explained what we need? And please, do call me Harry." Harry said.
"Yes, my future self explained everything to me and the goblins are ready to assist you in this mission. What will you be needing and what is your cover story? We can proceed according to that. And please do call me Griphook."
"Alright then Griphook. I will need a fake birth certificate for myself and young Teddy Lupin here and the permission to use goblin magic to cover my appearances. My teacher had kindly asked a goblin to give me a book about your magic so that I could stay hidden. I hope I am not asking for too much here. You see... there are too many deaths and losses to everyone due to the war and I want too fix most of it." Harry said.
"You very well have our permission to use goblin magic Harry and we will support you. Your real identity will not be revealed as you have gained our trust by being truthful. But you will have to tell a cover story before we can go any further regarding identities." Griphook said.
"The cover story I have is that we are from an American wizarding family. My mother is a witch and related to Teddy's father, my dad and his mum are muggles, making us half-bloods. Also, Teddy's dad is a werewolf. My mum and dad died in an accident when I was about 3 years old, resulting me living with my uncle. He married a year before and sired Teddy 6 months ago but died in a terrorist attack while we were visiting London. That is the cover story." said Harry.
Griphook gave a low whistle. "That was a truly well planned cover story. So... your names will be?" he asked as he summoned a self dictating quill and a parchment. "First drop 3 drops of blood on this parchment so that the identity will be sealed." he said, giving Harry a sharp quill. Harry quickly pricked Teddy's finger and let the required amount droop and healed it before pricking his own finger and drew out the blood and healed it.
"Now state the names you will be under and the deal is sealed" said Griphook. "I will be... Harry Jack Parker. My mum is... Marie Parker nee Lupa while my dad is James Parker. Teddy will be... Teddy Romulus Lupa, his dad is... Remus Lupa while his mum is Andy Lupa nee Thompson." Harry said after sometime.
"Very well... interesting name choices I must say. Now... since you won't have much time to learn goblin magic right now, I will change your appearance. Beware though, it will vanish in exactly one year. The time now is... 7 A.M. so it will disappear at the exact date and exact time after one year. How do you wish to look?" Griphook asked.
Harry morphed himself into what he wants to look like and showed Griphook and Griphook waved his hand to cast the glamour over Harry along with an aging charm to make Harry look 11. "Now it can only be taken off by another goblin or by yourself after you know the counter curse. You have to use your wand to cast the spell though. Also, a vault under your name will be created soon. Now, I believe it is time to leave. Good luck on your mission Mr. Potter or should I say Mr. Parker?" Griphook asked as he filed away the newly created documents.
"Thank you for your support Griphook. I must be going along now!" Harry said as he went out of Gringotts, carrying the sleeping Teddy. He made a short stop at the ice cream parlour in Diagon Ally before going back to The Leaky Cauldron and picked up their things and set off, thanking and paying Tom with the muggle money he said he had a little left.
Now he was planning on how to attract the Potters attention and make them take him in. He knew that he couldn't use any spells but maybe he could use Teddy for this. He wasn't keen on using Teddy or leaving him alone... but it was the only way he could think about right now so he decided to give it a shot.
A few hours later
There was a loud cry from a baby, who was abandoned on the road in front of a large mansion, known to the wizards as the Potter Manor. A 11 year old boy, who had been playing outside, heard the cries and decided to investigate, only to find a small baby, crying helplessly. He quickly picked him up and went inside the mansion, shouting for his mother and father to come down immediately.
In the corner if the street, a boy grinned, knowing that his plan was set in motion.
Inside the manor
"Mom! Dad! Look here!" The boy shouted as he took the baby inside.
"What is the matter James?" His father asked, coming out of his room, while his mother came in from the library.
"He was abandoned on the streets so... I brought him inside?" Said James.
"Oh dear! His parents must be looking for him Charlus. We need to find them" said the woman.
"There must be some name written there somewhere... check it Dorea" said Charlus.
"There is a charm bracelet with the name Teddy. R. L. I think that's his name. We need to find his parents and hand him over."Dorea said after looking over the boy. Charlus carried the now sleeping Teddy outside.
Just then he heard someone running in their direction. Charlus discreetly moved one hand towards his wand holster when he suddenly heard someone cry out the name Teddy hysterically. He moved towards the voice cautiously, only to find a 11 year old kid in the corner of the street.
"Excuse me dear" he said as he moved closer to the boy. The boy looked up to whoever called him, tear tracks were running down his face. He suddenly brightened up at the sight of Teddy.
"Teddy! There you are! I thought I had lost you!" the boy cried, grabbing Teddy from the man's hand. "Thank you for bringing him back sir. Someone had taken him away and I have been searching for him for the past one hour sir" the boy said, wiping his tears.
"It is ok my boy. Shall I take you to your parents?" He asked. The Boy just shook his head. "We don't have any place to go sir. We are orphans and cousins" the boy said.
"I'm sorry that I asked you about that. Can you tell me your name child? I'm sure my wife won't mind if I bring you along to stay over for sometime. And I have a son of about your age. You will surely get along" Charlus said.
"Thank you for the offer sir. We are willing to stay over for sometime as we are currently clueless about where we are at. And my name is Harry sir" the boy, Harry said as Charlus Potter lead the two into the mansion.
'The mission starts now' Harry thought as he went into the manor. 'Operation Changing the Past has begun.'
A/N: This chapter 5 is a sort of filler chapter on what preparations Harry does before going with the Potters. Will Teddy be able to go to Hogwarts along with Harry? What will Harry do to gain the Potters' trust? Will Harry be settle down easily? Find out in the next chapter. The upcoming chapters will be a bit more longer, I promise that. I hopeyou allenjoyed this! All comments and criticism accepted.
And also Happy Birthday to you Harry! I plan on updating 2 chapters on the occasion!
Thank you all for reading!
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Published on 31 July 2018