Still in the future - September 1st 1998

Location: The Burrow

Before anyone could answer to it though, there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Harmony said and opened the door. Everyone waited for her to return but when they didn't get any sign of her, they slowly edged towards the door, only to find...

"Regulus..." breathed out Andromeda as everyone stared at the man in shock. The man standing by the doorway was a lot like Sirius, but was more lean and seemed to be worn out a lot. "Hi there Andy! Long time uh?" Regulus asked awkwardly.

"You are my dad? The real one?" Ron asked quietly, not wanting to be let down if he was not the one. That was when Reggie turned to Ron and stared at him and Harmony. "Ronald... Harmony..." Regulus breathed out "You have grown up a lot since I had seen you" he said, voice cracking a little as he went forward to hug them.

The others were standing aside silently, not wanting to break the reunion. "I hate to disturb this reunion but... can we sit inside and catch up with everything?" Molly asked. "Thank you... Molly Weasley I guess?" Regulus said.

After everyone had settled down, the rapid fire round started. "Where were you all this while?" "What were you doing?" "What happened to you?" "Why did you hide dad?" were some of the obvious questions asked. Not being able to answer any one of them Regulus shouted. "Just be quite and ask one by one please?" he asked.

"Ok then. I will go first Reggie. Where were you and what happened?" Andromeda asked. Regulus sat silent for sometime before answering. "As you guys know after Ronald's birth, he was kidnapped... at the same time... I had found information about Voldie's horcrux" he started.

"The locket. You went to collect the locket of Slytherin but Kreature told that you died due to inferies?" Harmony asked, confused. "You know about the horcruxes?" he asked stunned and both Ron and Hermione nodded. "I need to catch up with the world then" he muttered.

"Anyways, I didn't die then... Kreature saved me and I ordered him to announce that I was dead so that I could search for my missing son, who went missing the day before Lily married James" he said, spitting out Albus' name.

"We know he is a betrayer way worse than Voldemort. Not that I agree that he is good either" said Arthur. "After that, I searched for my son and goddaughter everywhere as she also went missing around the same time and even though I got tracks of them... I never found them due to glamour I believe. Caught their tracks here clearly though and found out I was right with my guess" he finished his tale.

"How much have you caught up with the world dad?" Ron asked. "Apart from the fact that Harry is the boy who lived and my mate died... just a few whiffs"' Regulus said. "Which means a lot. Then from the beginning. I was Hermione Granger until I got my inheritance, I was placed with muggles even though I had magical blood" Harmony said.

"And I was Ronald Weasley until I got my inheritance dad." Ron said from his place near his dad. "Thank you for taking care of him. Where are Harry, Remus, Sirius..." Regulus started but immediately stopped at the looks given by the others.

Ron and Harmony explained everything in detail, from start to end with occasional prompts from the others. "...And we have decided to help Harry on the mission" Harmony finished her long explanation. Regulus was nearly reduced to tear at hearing that almost all of his friends had died.

"Go and help your friends Harmony and Ron. I won't stop you from doing this, as much as it saddens me leaving you so soon." Regulus said softly. "Thank you dad, We were not planning to leave until midnight and we have already packed so... Who is up for a game of quidditch before dinner?" Ron asked, breaking the tension.

So everyone went to play a game of quidditch and ate dinner before it was an hour before the duo had to leave. Regulus came up first. "I hand over to you the original Marauders' album. Moony, Prongs, Padfoot and Wormtail were the main while Lily, Severus, Sally and I were also a part of it." he explained and handed over 4 albums.

"One album for each of you. I have the original one with me though. Good luck with the mission! And please put Dumbledore in Azkaban for all he has done. He most probably deserves the kiss though" Regulus said and hugged the two of them. "Count on it dad" both of them said.

"Good. Because we all expect it from you" Molly said as she conjured two of her jumpers with the letters H and R on it. "Your Christmas jumpers dears. They will fit you however big you are and adjust according to the climate. We will miss you" Molly said and hugged them.

"Now it is my turn. I guess you remember the gift I gave to Harry?" Arthur asked and the two nodded. "Yours will be a similar watch that will behave the same way. If you touch your watches to Harry's it will automatically update itself with the future. Good luck kids" Arthur said.

"Mine is the same as the one I gave to Harry, I give you this pouch that has unlimited muggle and wizarding money. It will never exhaust itself and I wish you good luck. This gift is from Fleur and I" Bill said and stepped back.

Charlie came up next and said "I give you these dragon hide boots, gloves and a dragon teeth charm that is indestructible. It has been charmed to adjust with your body too. They have not been obtained by killing dragons though. All willingly given. Have a safe trip!" he said and stepped back to let Percy front.

"I give you both snow globes that is a calendar that will also depicts the lunar cycle and will remind you any events that will happen that day, even the special events that are to happen that day from the future if you want it to. It can also be used to store any memories and charmed to be indestructible. Good luck" Percy said and gave him a hug and stepped back.

Neville stepped up next. "And I give both of you a pocket mirror that will not only show your reflection but also the image of the members of the DA or any loved person of yours, though it will only show others their own reflection if they look into it. Will miss you mates" said Neville, gave him a hug and gave way for Luna.

"Guys, I give you this wrist band which will allow you to check whether a person is telling the truth or a lie. It turns hot if it is a lie, cold if it is a half truth and will remain neutral if they are telling the truth. It also warms up slightly if it detects any harmful or pranking charms. Miss you friends" said Luna and gave them a hug.

George came up next with a backpack in his hand. "Here you go. This bag is a bottomless one and will give you any joke product made by us. It has an endless supply of the products that are made and will be made in the future. It will also only carry any joke products you put in mind you Harmony.

Any books will be thrown out and it can be shrunk into a small pouch too if you are travelling. Stay safe mates. And prank the Marauders with Harry in the name of the two of us" George said and hugged them.

Next up was Andromeda. "I give the four of you a dagger that can be summoned by the flick of your wrist and hidden in the form of a tattoo if you say the password you set. I want justice delivered to everyone." she said and hugged them before going upstairs while the duo turned it to its tattoo form, which was a symbol of the Hallows on their wrist.

"I give you a key chain that has the picture of our family that we took today. If you say the right password to open it. For setting the password, all you need to do is to tap your wand on it and say the password. It will register your magic and then on all you have to do is to touch it and say the password. God luck" Ginny said and left.

Now, the only ones left were Minerva and the duo, the others having left so that they don't have a break down. "I will give you your time turner now. There is about 25 minutes to midnight. As I said to Harry, I would rather have that bastard in prison than dying a hero's death. Harry has a plan so follow him." she said.

"Got it Minerva. We will plan our cover stories when we reach there. Thank you for all the help!" Harmony said and hugged the headmistress, who gave them 4 small rings. "This contains my memories and also allows the four of you to converse telepathically if you want. Now go to Diagon Ally and then use the time turner. Stay at the Leaky Cauldron for the night." she advised.

"Thank you Minnie, for everything. We will contact you soon!" Ron said and the two apparated to Diagon Ally and quickly turned into their glamour forms, Ron changed his hair colour though and waited for the clock to strike 12. The moment it struck 12, Hermione turned the time turner the required amount of times and left.

"Ouch!" they exclaimed the moment they landed, causing a few of them to stare at the duo, who headed towards Leaky Cauldron for a much needed rest. The next morning, they woke up at 6:30, got ready and had breakfast before heading to Gringotts at about 7 in the morning.

"We would like to meet Griphook" Ron said. "And why would you want to meet me Mr.?" asked Griphook. "It would we better if we explained it to you in private to you sir." Harmony said as she handed over the letters given by the future Griphook.

"Very well then. Follow me." he said and the duo followed him inside. "So... you are the friends of Mr. Parker or as you know him Mr. Potter?" Griphook asked. "Actually... it is more complicated... you see..." Harmony started but couldn't continue but showed their inheritance papers instead.

"I do understand the situation Mrs. Snape-Potter and Mr. Black. I believe you need disguises and a cover story. I will owl Dumbledore on you joining today. Call me Griphook. The goblins are on your side." Griphook said.

"Thank you Griphook. And please do call us Ron and Harmony. Our disguises should be more like how we originally look so... I would have a dark brown hair with red stripes on it with Harry's eyes while Harmony can maybe have... Harry's hair with her hazel brown eyes?" Ron asked and Harmony agreed.

"Both of our skin tones must match Harry's though. Is it ok?" Harmony asked. "More than enough to change your appearance so that you won't be recognised. It will last for only a year though. So you may have to replace the glamour and aging charm on you before your year ends." he said.

The duo nodded and their appearances changed. "What is Harry's backstory? And I think we may need a vault and fake papers..." Ron said. Griphook explained them about Harry's backstory and asked them the crucial question. "What will be your and your parent's names?"

"My mum is Lilian Parker (nee Granger) and dad is James Parker. My name is Harmony Hermione Parker." Harmony said. "And my dad is Reggie Thompson and mum is Marie Thompson (nee Lupa) and I am Ronald Arthur Thompson. This way, the four of us can be related. The two of us are also halfbloods." Ron said.

"Nice covers. I believe that you are going to say some circumstances caused this and you were separated from your family but found out about your half brother and came here in search of him?" Griphook asked and Ron replied "Spot on."

"Good then. Good luck to you. I have sent the letter to Dumbledore and will expect the reply to come soon. Stay here till then." Griphook said and they agreed. Half an hour later, they received the letter stating that they will be joining Hogwarts today and be sorted in the night.

"I will leave you to your own devices then. It will be nice to meet you again." Griphook said as they left Hogwarts. They shopped for their quills, books, cauldrons and other necessary items (including candies) before all they had left was their wands and pets.

Firstly, they visited Eeyelops Owl Emporium where Hermione bought a black and brown barn owl and named it Athena while Ron bought a screech owl and named it Forge. They went to Ollivanders' and surprised him again when they got rare wands.

Harmony: Purpleheart, 10 inches, rigid with Thestral tail hair core

Ron: African Ebony, 11 inches, sturdy with billywig stinger core

Ollivander kept on speaking about how rare these wands were, their properties, uses and nature for a long time until the two of them excused themselves to have lunch. They then roamed around Flourish and Botts for some more time to find books regarding their abilities and it was almost 5 when Minnie had come to pick them up.

'Hogwarts, here we come. Your doom is near Albus. Better be careful or you will regret it. Harry is going to be surprised!' they though as Minnie flooed them to Hogwarts.

A/N: Chapter 14 for you guys! Reggie is still alive! Hope you all liked it! All comments and criticism accepted and appreciated. The next chapter is most probably about the Hagrid meeting and Harry's reaction to his friends coming. And I did not make up the wood or cores again.

Thank you all for reading!

Rasi10 signing off

Published on 8 August 2018