A/N - Hey, thanks for the reviews. This only my 2nd fanfic and my first time turner so dunno if i'm doing well anyway here's chapter two.

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Chapter Two – The other James

Suddenly he felt himself hit solid ground and it was dark and silent. Remus clutched helplessly at his neck and to his dismay he found that the time turner was not there.

Remus sat up, he couldn't see anything but he felt something moving beside him and to his joy he heard James cough.

"Prongs?"

"Moony!" whispered James, "How long have you been here?"

"I just got here I think," said Remus with relief that he was not alone, "How about you?"

"Dunno, maybe half an hour."

"Half an hour?" repeated Remus, had it really taking him that long? He felt like he'd just left Godric's hollow. What seemed like seconds must have been several minutes in that case. "Where the hell are we? It feels like a dusty cupboard," he added as he groped his way through the dark.

"It is a dusty cupboard," answered James pulling Remus down as his friend tried to stand up.

"What are you doing? We need to get out of here."

"No," whispered James, "I know where we are."

"Where?"

James crept closer to him and muttered, "I think this is Pad's place."

Remus gulped. Sirius's family were hardly the most welcoming ones. Remus didn't want to imagine what they were doing to do when they found him and James in their broom cupboard. In their eyes they were nothing more but filthy blood traitors. But they still needed to get out. Remus had only been to 12 Grimmauld place twice before but he was fairly certain if they didn't arouse the attention of the Black family portraits they would be able to make their exit unnoticed. He took out his wand, "Lumos," he said.

"Put it out!" hissed James frantically.

"We need light to find the door," Remus countered.

"But I'll see it," James said grappling the wand out of Remus's hands.

"What do you mean you'll see it? Of course you'll see it."

"No I mean the other me will see it."

Remus directed the light onto James so he could see him properly, "There's another you?" he asked before remembering that they had time travelled, "I mean of course there'll be another you but what are you doing here? You haven't been here in years… oh no… we've travelled too far back. I knew this whole thing was a bad idea. I hate Sirius's birthday presents!"

"I don't think we've travelled back at all," James said quietly, "I think…"

"Ssh!"

The two friends became deathly silent as slow footsteps approached. For a terrifying second, they thought the footsteps would stop outside the broom cupboard but they continued on. In chorus, James and Remus both crept closer to the door and peeked through the tiny shutters. They were in 12 Grimmauld place all right but it had obviously been redecorated in the time since they'd last visited. It was less musty looking and even through the tiny holes James and Remus could see how much friendlier it seemed. Remus's eyes turned to the kitchen. He had to move considerably but once he did he was able to see through the slightly ajar door. There was indeed another James in the house and what's more, he was holding a baby. Remus turned to the James squatting beside him with a look of mingled amazement and annoyance, "We're in the future."

James nodded as the reality hit him for the first time, " And that's my baby I'm holding," he whispered.

Although Remus couldn't see him well he was certain James was having a rare emotional moment, he was about to reach out to comfort him when the kitchen door swung open and through the shutters they watched a young woman walk past them and heard her footsteps on the stairs a few moments later.

"Who was that?" asked James. Remus shrugged. It definitely wasn't Lily, this girl had long brown hair and was taller, "Maybe it's Padfoot's new girlfriend," said Remus logically.

"Or yours," put in James remembering that his furry friend had a thing for brunettes. Remus snorted. Now that the door was fully open they could see the other James much more visibly. He was sitting at a table with his back turn towards them holding a baby. Presently, he lifted the baby upwards and rested its head on his shoulders so that James and Remus could see the child clearly. James clutched Remus with such strength that his friend winced, "Moony, it's a boy. Merlin…I have a son. I have son! I can't believe it. I kind of thought it might be a girl but it's a baby boy!"

"Prongs, how can you tell?" asked Remus trying to escape James's grip.

"It's easy," exclaimed James without explaining, "Moony, look he has my hair!"

"Poor thing," teased Remus, he looked more carefully at the child. He was fine specimen, buoyant and restless as he played with a cuddly snitch toy, no doubt a present from his father. The ball dropped and rolled out of the kitchen to directly in front of the dusty cupboard. As the baby wrestled out of his father's grasp, the other James turned round for the first time and suddenly Remus realised something.

"Prongs, that isn't you," he hissed.

"What are you talking about?"

"That guy is not you." Remus repeated, "He has green eyes."

"What?" James's eyes narrowed as he scrutinised the other James carefully, Remus felt his shoulders sag. "But he looks…even his kid….and he's living in Sirius's place…I mean if that isn't me then who the hell is-"

James was cut short by a loud girly shrill from upstairs: "HARRY JAMES POTTER YOU LEFT THE TOILET SEAT UP AGAIN!"

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