"Curious. Very curious indeed" Ollivander said, making Harry nervous again. 'Now what? Last time I got Voldy's brother wand for him to tell this comment. Now what?' thought Harry. "It is a very powerful and rare wand as I mentioned before Mr. Parker. There is only one wand that is made out of this wood until now. Zebrawood, very rare and powerful, 12 inches, delicate and Holy Chicken is the core..."
"...and Holy Chicken is the core... a WEREWOLF CORE! That too all the four of them? That is a very powerful wand Mr. Parker, almost as powerful as the famed Elder wand if it accepts you." said Ollivander. Harry sent a confused glance towards him. Ollivander proceeded to explain more.(A/N: Whoever got fooled here... Better luck next time. If not, congratulations, you are smart.)
"When one says werewolf core...it usually means they will get either whiskers, hair, saliva, or nails. All of these from a werewolf have their own virtues however they all make for an exceptional wand. Yours however consists of all of them. And that makes you very powerful and special." Ollivander said.
"Can you please tell me more about these cores sir?" Harry asked, genuinely interested.
"Werewolf cores ally themselves with made werewolves and born werewolves very well. However they do often ally themselves with a strong owner, one who has courage, bravery, and loyalty. This wand is an extremely loyal wand and will cause many difficulties for anyone who tries to take the wand from their owner. It will often backfire on someone who has stolen or won the wand, it does not cooperate well with others.
Overall the werewolf cores all do well with divinations and outdoorsy elements." Ollivander explained happily, it was nice to know that someone was interested in wandlore. "And since you are not a werewolf, born or turned, it is a wonder that this wand has chosen you" he said.
"And what about Zebrawood sir? I've never heard about it..." Harry asked. "Ah! Zebrawood... Zebrawood wands are among the exotic kind and they are very rare. Zebrawood is reputed to choose wizards who are strong at heart. They do not work well for the weak of heart or mind.
Those who have this wand are often those who will do anything to protect those around them even at the cost of themselves. Zebrawood also has strong protective powers and will often be stronger in protective spells and defensive spells than offensive ones. Zebrawood is tan with streaks of darker brown." Ollivander said.
'Seems like me. Actually it defines me very well in one wand!' Harry thought. "And as I said before Mr. Parker... the wand was lying around here for a long while, unclaimed before it chose you. I expect great deeds from you Mr. Parker. But one mistake from this wand is dangerous Mr. Parker. It is free for you" said Ollivander as Harry bade him goodbye.
The moment Harry stepped outside, James started interrogating him. "What happened? What wand is it? Why did it take so long? Where are we headed next?" he asked rapidly. Harry sighed. "It took a long time for a wand to choose me James. I will tell the details later on. I guess your mum and dad are waiting for us to go home." he said.
When they reached home, James again questioned about the wand. "Alright James... I will answer the question. My wand is made up of... zebrawood and a holy chicken core" Harry said, remembering Ollivander's exclamation of surprise.
"Did I hear someone say a holy chicken core?" asked Charlus, looking at the duo in confusion. James also had a confused expression on his face. "Yes. My wand has a holy chicken core. Why?" asked Harry, keeping a straight face, his face going red from hiding his laughter.
"Nothing much Harry. It is never mentioned in any books about wandlore. That's why. What is special about it?" asked Dorea with genuine curiosity. Harry couldn't control his laughter anymore. He startled everyone by his loud laughter, causing Teddy to giggle along with him.
"What is so funny Harry?" asked Charlus when Harry started to calm down. "Nothing much Charlus... its just funny that you all got pranked so easily" said Harry in between his laugh. "Then what is your core?" James asked.
Harry sobered up. "Promise me that you wouldn't say anything against me for this." Harry said and everyone promised, even though they were miffed with the request. "My core is... a werewolf core. Ollivander said that they were very rare and powerful and... yeah. He also said that they mostly bonded with werewolves but I am a special case" Harry said, fearing their reactions.
"And you are afraid that we won't accept you because of that?" Dorea asked and Harry nodded. "Harry, look at me." Charlus said as Harry looked up. "We do not care about it as we know all werewolves are not bad and I can see that you are very loyal and brave for you to get this core. We will not stop loving you just because of it" he said.
"I don't care about the core. Just be my friend, however you are and I'm ok with it." said James as he hugged Harry. "Alright. I won't talk negatively again. Can I please take Teddy for shopping in the muggle world along with James? We don't have much change of clothes so..." Harry dragged.
"No problem Harry. Take this money but be back before the sun goes down. You can roam around until then." Charlus said as he handed Harry and James some money. "Thanks Dad/ Charlus" shouted Harry and James as they raced outside carrying Teddy.
After wandering around for sometime, they passed by a baby store where they had everything that was required for a baby. Event though it was not like the future, it was comfortable and the duo were excited on the shopping as much as Teddy was.
After spending an hour of trials and choosing, they finally finished shopping for Teddy, who was giggling the whole while he was in Harry's arms, feeling very ticklish when Harry and James tried out his clothes. They had also ended up buying a feeding bottle and some baby products before they came out.
"That was totally fun Har. I think we need to go for shopping in muggle stores more often" said James as they went towards a snack bar nearby. "Since we have about an hour before we return, why don't we have something before we go?" asked Harry and James agreed.
Both of them ordered a sandwich with fries each and some hot chocolate with ice cream for Teddy. After eating, they went to a nearby muggle park for a game of football, which had fascinated James a lot as to how similar it was to quidditch and headed home.
That night again, Teddy put up a huge fuss and was calmed down by Harry, reading stories to put him to sleep, knowing fully that tomorrow night will be the worst. Harry then again read a few things and stared at the pictures with longing to sleep.
The next day went by pretty well. Harry and James went for shopping muggle clothes for both Harry and James with Teddy, played some football, ate at a snack bar before going back to the manor. That night though was pretty hectic for Harry and Teddy. Even though the Potters had volunteered to stay up and help, he sent them to sleep, telling that they would be fine.
As soon as the full moon showed up, Harry sent a silent good luck for Remus, who he knew had started changing, before Teddy started crying. "Mama? Papa?" Teddy asked quietly, his eyes shining bright with tears. "They are not here Teddy. Story time?" Harry asked softly.
Teddy started crying but nodded discreetly. Harry picked Teddy up and got some choco vanilla ice cream and headed upstairs to take out the pictures of his mum and dad together before narrating their stories. By the time Harry had finished narrating their story, Teddy had fallen asleep and wouldn't let go of Harry.
Feeling thirsty and wanting to look up something in the Potter library, he carried Teddy along with him, putting a blanket over Teddy before heading to the kitchen for some water. He then went to the library to read some historical book. Halfway through the book Harry was reading, he had fallen asleep with Teddy on his lap.
The next morning, when Dorea came upto the library for some reason, she was greeted with the sight of Teddy sleeping on top of Harry who was half hanging from the couch. Smiling slightly, she conjured a camera and took a picture of the scene before taking it to her husband.
Half an hour later, when Harry had woken up, he was startled when he didn't find Teddy anywhere and began to panic. "Teddy? Teddy where are you?" he shouted as he searched for him and couldn't find him anywhere. He rushed downstairs and asked "Did any of you see Teddy?"
"I did see the two of you sleeping in the library a while ago. After that... no I didn't see him." Dorea said. "Did any of you see that invisibility cloak? I think I left it somewhere last night... I think the library" said James, dragging himself to the kitchen.
Harry's mind was starting to spin, connecting the dots. 'Teddy and I were sleeping in the library... James' cloak was in the library... Teddy was sleeping when Dorea came in but vanished when I woke up that means...' "Both are in the library. Teddy is under the cloak. Search the library!" said Harry and ran towards the library, the others following behind him.
After searching high and low, they finally found Teddy giggling under a chair in the library, his legs sticking out of the cloak. Harry immediately grabbed Teddy while James took the cloak and headed downstairs to finish breakfast. "Becoming a Marauder yourself are you?" whispered Harry to Teddy as the said person giggled and babbled.
The same routine continued everyday. Playing quidditch for sometime till lunch, going for shopping or some game stores, visiting zoos and amusement parks, museums, playing some muggle sport like football or cricket, another game that James found interesting, going home and eat dinner, do some research, sleep after talking and watching the pictures and portraits.
Time had just flown by before it was the 31st of August. By this time, Harry and Teddy were practically considered a part of the family and Harry was a little comfortable with staying with dead people and had adjusted to the timeline pretty well.
August 31st was quite hectic in every household where there were children that went to Hogwarts, especially the firsties. James and Harry were practically jumping all over the house in excitement, pranking the people in the house like they did often. It looked like they were on a sugar high (Both had ADHD that I forgot to mention).
"James Charlus Potter and Harry Jack Parker! If you don't calm down now, I will mot let you leave tomorrow! Finish packing your things now!" Charlus said, successfully calming the two of them down.
James went upto his room and packed everything that was required for school, groomed Cicuma before heading down for dinner. Harry took a while longer as he had to pack a lot more. In the end, he had a trunk and 3 duffle bags:
One that had Teddy's things like diapers and other baby needs and spare clothes for emergency purposes (Some clothes were in the trunk though. The bag was enchanted to be bottomless. The things in the bag were if Teddy needed a sudden change of clothes or if he suddenly felt hungry in middle of the class)
The bag that Hermione had gifted him that had a few books on the abilities and Occlumency along with some basic things in case of emergencies (paper, pen, quill, ink, first aid kit, some snack bars...) and that was to be the bag he used in school.
The goblin bag that contained the pranking items and the research work he had done. It also contained most of his gifts from the future like the albums and all and he couldn't risk anyone looking through it (Even though it was enchanted that no one else can open it, it is better safe than sorry right?)
The three bags and a trunk did raise some eyebrows but Harry just shrugged it off saying that it was personal, which everyone agreed to. Finally, everyone settled down for dinner, though the two were excited to go to Hogwarts (Even though one was returning to that place, he had missed it during the hunt) to make new friends and lean new things.
Meanwhile Remus was... a little afraid on what will happen if anyone found out about his other side and was afraid whether he would be accepted or have any friends.
Sirius Black... was excited to go there but was reluctant to leave his brother with his parents. He didn't want to be in Slytherin just because his parents want him to or be a death eater just like his family.
Peter Pettigrew just wanted friends and some people to depend upon, to help him and be with him always. He wanted to prove himself worthy in the world.
Severus and Lily were excited to go there together, meeting new people apart from each other, learning new things, escaping their mundane lives... something special.
And the only other thought going on in Harry's mind. There is a mission to be completed. A Mission To The Past. A Mission That Will Change The Future. He had to plan everything carefully, and not blow his cover, keep it a secret and at the same time help the others. It will be tough but it has to be done, for the future, for the ones he had left behind to do this mission.
A/N: That will be the ninth chapter of this story. This is where the real story will be starting, the turning point I believe. I hope you all are enjoying it till now. All comments and criticism are accepted. The next chapter is obviously happening in the Hogwarts express.
To those who fell for the 'Holy Chicken core' from last chapter, I wish to tell them it was a prank for April Fool's Day (As the last chapter was originally written on 1st April on Wattpad), though it might be mentioned at times in the story. The wand is actually Zebrawood with a werewolf core (Me: No fooling about it. I'm Sirius. *Sirius pops in*: But I'm Sirius!. Me: Just shut up or I will kill you the first. Sirius: *Silently leaves*) (it is a real wood and core. Look it up if you want).
Thank you all for reading!
Rasi10 signing off
Published on 3 August 2018