The Changed Timeline
by Teddylonglong
All recognizable characters belong to J. K. Rowling, and I am not earning anything by writing this story.
I am not a native speaker of English. Please excuse my mistakes.
COMPLETELY AU! Partly OOC! Time travel!
"Ooops," Harry commented, sharing his friend's disappointment.
"The only chance that the Floo powder might work will be if we mix it with certain ingredients of animals, but the problem is that we probably won't be able to use non-magical animals, because the fairy dust can only be combined with magical plants or animals."
"And is that a problem?" Harry interrupted his friend, throwing him a questioning glance.
Severus stared at his friend in disbelief. "From where do you think we'll be able to get ingredients from magical animals?" he queried. "The only magical animal we have access to is a phoenix, but as far as I know, phoenix feathers or even phoenix tears are only useful in healing potions. We'll have to do a lot more research, before we'll be able to come up with something."
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In the middle of the night, Harry was suddenly wide-awake. 'The Basilisk; that's a magical animal, and it's still alive at this time,' he thought in excitement. He hurriedly transformed into Icicle, imagined Severus sleeping in his bed in the Slytherin dormitory, and flashed over to his friend. He changed into his human form, putting a strong Silencing and a Notice-me-not spell around Severus' bed, before he roused his friend.
"Harry! What's wrong? What are you doing here? Are you ill?" Severus queried in obvious concern.
"No, Severus, listen, I just remembered something. Did you ever hear about the Chamber of Secrets? There's a basilisk in the Chamber, and we have access to it. We could use ingredients from the basilisk, couldn't we?"
Severus listened, stunned. "Is it still alive?" he enquired, worriedly.
"Yes, of course. I killed it in my second year, so it must still be alive now."
"You killed it? How? Do you know dangerous that was? You could have easily been killed," Severus told Harry in exasperation.
"Yes I know that, but there was nothing else I could do in that situation," Harry replied, impatiently. "Voldemort let it lose on me and a good friend of mine. Fawkes even helped me and saved my life."
Severus sighed. "Very well," he said finally. "However, first of all I don't know yet if we can use basilisk's ingredients, and secondly we must speak with your great grandfather about the Chamber of Secrets. He'll probably be able to advise us what we can do. Let's go back to sleep, Harry; we'll talk to him tomorrow."
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Harry flashed back to his own bed and was soon engulfed in dreams about basilisks with huge yellow eyes. However, due to the excitement, he was soon awake again and decided to visit Fawkes. He flashed over to the headmaster's office, noticing that Fawkes was asleep but that his great grandfather was already sitting behind his desk reading the Daily Prophet.
"Good morning Harry; you're very early today," Dumbledore greeted him gently, offering a lemon drop, which Harry politely denied after quickly changing back into his human form.
Harry told his great grandfather about their research and the problem that they encountered as well as about the Chamber of Secrets and the events, which occurred in his second year at Hogwarts.
The headmaster eyed Harry, thoughtfully. "Do you know that the Chamber has been opened before, a girl has been killed, and Hagrid has been accused of it, wrongly as I've always presumed?" he enquired, while his expression grew stern.
"Yes, Great Granddad. It was Tom Riddle who opened the chamber at that time. Hagrid wouldn't have been able to do it at all, because only a Parselmouth is able to open the chamber," Harry replied firmly, absentmindedly caressing Fawkes' crown feathers.
"Is that so Harry? Can you prove it and would you be willing to do so in order to confirm Hagrid's innocence?" Dumbledore enquired with apparent interest. "I don't know if he'd want to continue his studies again, but at least he'd be allowed to carry a wand again."
Harry let out a long sigh. "I don't like people knowing that I'm a Parselmouth, but I'd do anything for Hagrid. He was not only the first friend I had, but he was also the first, who gave me a birthday present and even baked a birthday cake for me. For whom would I want to do something if not for him?"
"Very well, my boy. I'm very proud of you," Dumbledore said, pleasantly. "I'll speak to Alastor Moody about this. Maybe we'll have to tell him about the fact that you came from the future in order to ask the Aurors for help with killing a basilisk that nobody is supposed to know of. We should vanquish the basilisk, before anyone else has the idea to open the Chamber."
"No, Great Grandfather, wait a moment, please. We won't need help with the basilisk, not only because I managed to kill him on my own before, only with the help of Fawkes and the sword of Gryffindor, but because I'm a phoenix now. The basilisk can't kill me when I'm in my phoenix form, and I'll be able to look into those big yellow eyes without danger. I'll just pick the eyes out first, and then I can change back and kill him as I did the last time. You, Severus, and whomever you deem fit to join us will even be able to help me to fight it." Harry jumped up from his chair, excitedly.
"That sounds quite reasonable, Harry. Would you mind if I told Professor Flitwick the truth about you? I'd put him under a charm so that he wouldn't be able to talk about where you come from like I did with Severus."
"Great Grandfather, if you think it's necessary or helpful to inform someone, it's fine with me. Just don't forget to obliviate them afterwards. And after we have killed the basilisk and collected all the potions ingredients that Severus can use, you can talk to the Aurors or whomever about Hagrid."
Dumbledore thoughtfully stroked his beard. "I suggest that we don't speak about the matter to your great grandmother for the moment, because she wouldn't be able to sleep anymore worrying about you."
Harry couldn't help laughing. "Speaking of Granny… I have to run for breakfast. Thanks for your advice and everything, Great Granddad, bye."
Although he was already late for breakfast, he took his time to walk by the Slytherin table to exchange a few words with Severus, before he made his way to the Gryffindor table, well aware of the stern eyes watching him from the head table.
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A few days later, McGonagall approached Harry during breakfast. "Mr. Pane, Professor Dumbledore wishes to speak with you and Mr. Snape tonight after dinner."
"But Professor, we have Quidditch practice," Sirius protested immediately.
"Then I'm afraid you'll have to practise without your Seeker today," the Gryffindor head of house replied, sharply.
HP
After dinner, Harry and Severus made their way to the headmaster's office, ending up at the gargoyle. Harry let out a groan upon realizing, 'McGonagall forgot to tell us the password.'
"Chocolate frogs, gummy bears, mars bars, snickers, liquorice wands, cookies, lemon drops, basilisk drops," the boys kept guessing until the gargoyle finally opened.
The two friends curiously glanced around, seeing that apart from the headmaster, Professor Flitwick, Mad Eye Moody and to Harry's surprise James Potter's father were assembled. Harry stared at his grandfather in amazement, before he saw that the man curiously returned his gaze.
Noticing the looks, which the two Potters exchanged, Dumbledore chuckled and said, his eyes twinkling merrily, "Mr. Potter, may I introduce you to your grandson, my great grandson, who came from the future to visit us, Mr. Harry Potter AKA Harry Pane. Harry, as you'll probably know, this is your grandfather."
"What!" Mr. Potter exclaimed, obviously shocked by the news, but Harry smiled happily at his grandfather.
He went over to Mr. Potter, holding out his hand. "Hello Grandfather, I'm very happy to meet you."
Mr. Potter fiercely shook Harry's hand. "My grandson you are," he greeted him with apparent enthusiasm. "You look exactly like James with the exception of your beautiful green eyes. I'm more than glad to meet you, and you'll have to visit us at Potter Manor, while you're here. Your grandmother will be very excited to see you."
Dumbledore finally interrupted the two Potters' conversation. "We've met here to discuss how to get rid of the basilisk, which according to Harry is hidden in the Chamber of Secrets. Only for this reason, I told you about Harry, and please note that I have to obliviate you about everything concerning the future before Harry leaves us again, probably in the summer."
At this point, Harry chimed in, "May I suggest something based on my experiences vanquishing the basilisk last time? I should first go into the chamber alone, rouse the basilisk and transform into my phoenix form immediately. No one can go with me, because any person, who looked in the eyes of the basilisk, would die immediately, but in my phoenix form, I'll be fine and can pick out the basilisk's eyes. Afterwards, I'll call you, and you can come down as well. If Fawkes doesn't mind, I'd like to ask him to accompany me though."
#Of course, no problem, Icicle. I'd love to accompany you and help,# the fire phoenix offered, pleasantly.
"Fawkes already gave me his consent, thanks Fawkes," Harry quickly explained to the others, before he continued, "The last time I fought the basilisk with the sword of Gryffindor, which was hidden in the Sorting Hat that came to my aide."
"You can use the sword anytime, because you're the heir of Gryffindor, just as myself, but how did you know that the sword was in there?" Dumbledore queried, curiously.
"I had no idea," Harry admitted. "Fawkes brought the Hat to me, and when I put my hand in, I suddenly held the sword in my hand. Maybe I could take the sword with me in the first place and try to kill him the same way. But I think it would be good if you all help me cast a stunning spell at the beast before I attack him."
Severus was the first to speak. "Of course we'll do that, but I have another idea. We could all send our Patroni towards the basilisk, before trying the stunning spell, or do they really only work against Dementors?"
"I'm not sure about the Patronus charm; I haven't heard it other than in connection with Dementors," Flitwick said pensively, "but on the other hand it's a strong charm of the light used against the dark, while the basilisk is an animal considered as utmost dark, so perhaps it'll work. We should try it anyway; I believe that Mr. Snape's idea is very good. Are you all capable of producing a corporate Patronus?"
"Yes," everyone replied, simultaneously.
"And", Dumbledore added, thoughtfully, "are you all willing to assist Harry in vanquishing the basilisk, although it could put you in a lot of danger?"
"Yes," they answered unanimously.
"Very well," Dumbledore said, contentedly. "That leaves us to decide when we're going to set our plan into action. For the basilisk I'm sure it won't matter, but we," he cast a meaningful look at Harry, "have to be really well rested when we access the chamber. Therefore, I'd suggest Sunday morning. What do you think?"
"Sunday would be good. Then we have the whole day to fight and to recover in case we need it," Mr. Potter agreed, causing the others to express their consent.
"All right. Then we should meet here right after breakfast," Dumbledore decided. "Harry and Severus, I expect you to take it easy on Saturday. No Quidditch, no studying through mealtimes, and nothing else strenuous. Is that clear?"
"Yes sir," Harry replied with an expression of utmost annoyance.
"All right Professor," Severus conceded, "but I have one more point to discuss. We have to take out some of the basilisk venom immediately after we kill the basilisk, because there are certain potions, which require fresh basilisk venom. All the other ingredients can be harvested later on. Just in case Harry and I were both injured, could someone take care of that, please?"
"And what do we have to do with the fresh venom? Isn't that dangerous?" Harry enquired, anxiously eyeing his friend.
"It is dangerous," Severus emphasized. "We have to be very careful, and I'm going to bring several pairs of protective gloves as well as a few phials to bottle the venom. Nothing has to be done about it, it just has to be taken and bottled freshly."
"Don't worry; we'll take care of it. It'll only take a few minutes if you can get everything else later on," Moody promised.
All of a sudden, Fawkes addressed Harry. #Why do you want to kill the basilisk at all? She was Salazar Slytherin's familiar and is said to be a real cutie, at least according to Godric and his colleagues.#
Harry looked at the phoenix in shock, before he translated for the others.
"Godric, is that so?" Dumbledore asked the former headmaster, who was just waking up in his portrait upon being addressed.
"Yes, I'm certain that Amaterasu would never willingly harm anyone," Godric confirmed. "I suppose that she'll be very lonely though if no one ever visits her."
With this, a huge discussion broke out, and the group finally decided that it would be better to try to contact the basilisk without killing it.
"She might still be willing and able to provide us with potions ingredients," Harry mused aloud, causing Severus to nod in agreement.
In the end, they decided that Severus in his snake form along with Fawkes and Harry in his phoenix form should enter the Chamber of Secrets and try to converse with the basilisk to assess the situation before proceeding in any other way.
Finally, the two students were dismissed and returned to their common rooms, trying hard to wipe all traces of excitement from their faces. Saturday passed in a blur. Harry and Severus spent the whole afternoon together with the Marauders and Lily, lying in the grass near the lake making plans for the Marauders' Map.
"By the way, Severus and I won't be around tomorrow morning. Don't look for us; we have something to do for Dumbledore," Harry told them to prevent his friends from searching for him and worrying.
"For Dumbledore? What might that be?" Remus asked, throwing Harry an enquiring look.
"Well, I have an idea, but I'm not sure what to expect. Ask me later, then I'll be able to tell you," Harry replied hesitantly, knowing that his friends would worry too much if he told them the truth. After dinner, he went straight to bed, downed the dreamless sleep potion, which Severus had unobtrusively handed him, and fell into a deep sleep until the following morning.
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After breakfast, Harry and Severus headed to Dumbledore's office to meet with the others.
"All right," the Headmaster said after greeting them and offering a round of lemon drops. "Fawkes and Harry, please flash us to the entrance of the chamber."
Harry transformed into Icicle, and he and Fawkes flashed the other five people down to Myrtle's bathroom.
"Severus, will you be able to grab our tail feathers in your snake form?" Harry asked his friend?
#I'm going to take the nestling,# Fawkes informed him in a soft trill.
"All right," Harry nodded and instructed his friend to transform, before Fawkes carefully grabbed the small snake into his claws. Nodding his head towards Harry, the phoenix flashed away, and Harry hurried to transform and flash after him.
tbc...
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