Author's Note: All I can do is apologize for my absence, and to be honest, I would much rather be writing fanfics everyday, but life is not that fabulous...unfortunately. So my excuse for not updating, would have to be, that life intervened...AND TOTALLY TOOK OVER!
Disclaimer: I wouldn't be writing a disclaimer if I owned anything of any value...especially the Potter franchise...duh!
Unexpected Visitors by Lourdes – Sunrise – Princess
Chapter 12: Harry
Ginny smiled as she heard the sound of her husband's voice...she wondered if he was nervous as she neared the door to turn the handle, and undoubtedly unleash a new form of chaos onto the already tense and awkward scene.
The door opened to reveal a flustered Harry Potter, who seemed winded- as if he had just run a mile- and who's red face was growing darker as the falling snow fell onto his shivering form.
"What took you so long?" Harry questioned as he dusted himself off, oblivious to the gaping figures staring at him, "It's freezing out there Ginny!"
Ginny laughed as her spouse pouted and complained that he might have caught some life threatening for of frostbite, but she intentionally caught his message – he would always act out of character when he was anxious or nervous – it told her that danger was close and that they needed to be on alert.
" H-harry?"
The whisper was not fairly loud, but the desired effect occurred as both time-travelling adults halted their conversation and turned their attention to the slightly trembling form of Lily Evans Potter. The red- haired beauty slowly approached the taller male, and stared up at his identical emerald eyes with wonder and apprehension. Her view swept down his frame; as if checking if he was real and if the idea of an older Harry existed in her foyer.
"Nice to see you...again mum..." Harry muttered in a robotic fashion, and he flinched when the shorter female approached him in an engulfing hug. His statement made it sound as if he had seen the woman only mere hours ago.
Ginny silently praised the Auror training Harry had to go through, and the lessons which enabled him to control his emotions to such an extent, while at the same time, pulling off a convincing lie. This was an accomplishment, considering the prominent role Harry's emotions played in every crucial moment they had.
But Ginny could tell, she was his wife after all, and those gorgeous emerald orbs that had captivated her at the very beginning, did nothing to conceal the whirlwind of thoughts that were currently spinning in her love's mind.
"Oh Merlin!" She heard Sirius gasp as he stared, "You are prongslet...you look exactly like our James here...poor lad..."Harry seemed to find this to be the funniest joke ever, because he laughed up a storm, which erased any and all tension, and filled everyone's eyes with mirth.
"I beg to differ Padfoot, I think that is his greatest asset..."
"What is wrong with you James! Stop being so self-centred...his greatest feature is his eyes, you have to be blind not to see that!"
Remus seemed to but right in, "I agree actually...has anyone ever told you...you know that you..."
Sirius continued, "Are a duplicated Prongs with Lily-flower's eyes!"
Harry smiled at the bittersweet memories, "You can't even imagine the number of times..."
It seemed like everyone wanted to interject themselves into the conversation, but Harry knew that there would be time for that later: he wanted, no...he needed to see his children. Even if it was brief; just to confirm they were safe.
"I'm sure we can talk about this later, but first..." He looked into his wife's wide chocolate eyes, and she nodded.
"I would like to see my children."
~HP~
The Marauders found themselves in a shocked silence as they heard the last step in the staircase creek, signalling the time – travelling duo had ventured to see their children. The silence bore down upon their minds as they mentally denied that this was true...that there was not five individuals from the future upstairs.
"So..."
Sirius drifted off into his thoughts, waiting for anyone to break the obvious tension that plagued the room, but no one could shake off the shock. Seeing Harry, the exact double of James was enough to convince anyone of those kids' heritage.
Remus tried to mutter, "That was surreal...never would I imagine something like this could even be imaginably, possible."
Lily nodded, "You're right...but it is happening, and I think we can all be more calmer, now that all the proof has been blatantly introduced to us..."
James had a blank look, but a smile made it's way onto his face, "That was really our Harry...wasn't it..."
The occupants of the room nodded, and smiled as they recalled the past hour.
Remus suddenly frowned, but it went unnoticed as the others continued to chat about Harry and this new extension of family.
Something was not right. Harry seemed too guarded, and the look he gave Lily was not one of a son, who had seen her mere moments ago in another time.
It was one a normal individual would give to an admired idol...that they had never met before.
~HP~
Ginny stood in the doorway of the four poster bedroom her children were currently sleeping in. Harry had told her not to wake them for his sake, and she had agreed to let him just watch them and reaffirm the evidence of their safety.
She watched as he silently brushed back their hair, and whisper sweet words as he kissed each of his children on the forehead; an action that undoubtedly would have had James wiping his face, and Al turning red in the face.
Lily, the ultimate daddy's girl, would surely not mind.
Harry took his time, and she knew the worry had left him paranoid, and in need of reassurance. Touching, and holding his children would be the only way to shake that dread.
The only thing he probably wanted now...was to hear their melodic voices call for him. But he wouldn't dare wake them, the fact that they would assume he held the key to their trip home...the disappointment on their faces, when he told them that he didn't...it would crush him.
Now he just needed to pull himself away from their beautiful faces long enough to tell his wife and parents, that a deatheater from the future had followed him to this side...and stolen the last thing that could possibly get him home.
AN: Just wish to know what you think, and what you assume will happen next. If your idea is good enough, I may be willing to make changes to my original copy...*Wink* *Wink*
