James woke up blearily, glancing around to figure out where he was. He didn't remember falling asleep, but since he appeared to be in the hospital wing James figured that wasn't surprising. He looked at the bed next to him and saw Teddy, who was just beginning to stir. Now that was confusing in itself; Teddy never got too injured. He recalled the events he last remembered, showing Teddy the room he found, him falling into a cabinet, and nothing else. What happened?

Seeing that Teddy was awake now, James leaned over the size of his bed and whispered to him. "Teddy, Teddy! Listen" Teddy glanced over at James and seemed to notice where they were. James continued. "Do you know what happened?"

Teddy thought for a moment then responded. "Do you remember that after I fell on the cabinet there was this sand all over my clothes?" At James's nod he continued. "That was time turner dust. I saw one broken on the floor, and it must have been in the box I knocked down. The sand sent us somewhere in time, James, and I'm not sure where. I managed to stay conscious until we arrived, but all I remember seeing is a classroom and a weird looking man coming at me before I fainted."

Throughout Teddy's explanation, James's head started spinning. "So you mean we are not in 2015 anymore? And we have no idea when it may be? Oh gosh, what have we done." He shook his head. "Mum and Dad are going to freak when they find out." A realization struck James and shocked him to the core. "But… will they find out? Can we even go back or are we stuck wherever we are now for good?"

Teddy got up from his bed and went to sit next to James. "Calm down. I have no idea, but I'm sure we'll figure this out eventually. Let's look at this logically. We know we are still at Hogwarts, and we moved from a classroom to the hospital wing, so people know we are here. I'm sure someone will help us. And, once we figure out who's headmaster right now, we will have some idea what is happening."

"Hey, you were awake when we first arrived," pondered James, beginning to feel less anxious. "Could you see anything about the students or the classroom that would give us some idea on what year it might be.

Teddy shook his head discouraged. "Everything's a blur. I know there are students, but I didn't get a close enough look at any of them. The student closest to me when we appeared had black hair, but I doubt that's useful. And, I think the teacher is missing a body part, but I can't remember which."

James quickly realized another thing he hadn't even thought of. "Are we even allowed to tell anyone whether we have time traveled? Should we keep it a secret and try to do things ourselves?"

"I don't think that's even possible James. I mean, look at us. We know nothing about time travel except for what Aunt Hermione told us about her use of it. And all she said was to not run into your past self, which I don't know even applies to this situation. She only went back a few hours at a time as well."

"Well let's hope this headmaster or headmistress is a friendly one at least, and can tell us what to do." James snickered suddenly. "Imagine if it is Phineas Nigellus! I could never take him seriously as Headmaster." Teddy chuckled with him, though their laughs were interrupted by a voice from the door.

"I can assure you that I am not Phineas Nigellus." Teddy and James turned to look and stared in shock.

"Bloody hell, that's Albus Dumbledore" gasped James, completely surprised. He'd heard so much about Dumbledore from all the older members of his family he couldn't believe he was looking at him face to face. Dumbledore certainly looked as he had been described, from the hat to the beard to the stars dotting his robes.

"I am indeed," spoke Dumbledore, with a twinkle in his eye. "You seem to be informed of who I am, but I have no knowledge of who you two would be."

After a glance at James, Teddy responded to him. "Um, My name's Teddy, and this is my brother James. There's been an accident and we've arrived here. Though, I'm afraid we are a little confused. Could you tell us the time and date?

"Certainly. Today is the twentieth of September."

James looked at Teddy and then asked another question "And the year?"

Dumbledore's smile faded. "I see we have something we need to discuss."

Teddy and James settled into the chairs in the headmaster's office, Dumbledore sitting behind his desk, fingers clasped in front of him. "I believe I am not wrong in the assumption you are not from this era. Can you please explain how you arrived here?"

"Well, James here was exploring a locked and unused classroom and found some weird things in there, and called me to help him decide what to do." James through Teddy a nasty look while Teddy continued. "While in the classroom I bumped into an open cabinet and ended up breaking a time turner. We're from the year 2015."

"Then I'm afraid I must inform you that you have traveled back in time 20 years. It is currently 1994.

James turned to Teddy, "Mum and Dad are in school right now! This is crazy! We'll meet our teenage parents!"

Teddy however did not look as excited. He glared at James and spoke at a harsh whisper, "Do you remember what was happening during Dad's school years? This is not good." Teddy's enthusiasm dropped like a stone. Addressing Dumbledore, he continued. "Do you know if there is a way we can get back, or know what we should do? Neither of us are well versed in time travel."

"Time travel is very complicated, I'm afraid. There is a way for the both of you to return to your proper time, but it involves waiting for the necessary potion to be made to make a time turner go forward in time. It relies heavily on your knowledge of the future however, which means if either of you make any significant changes to the timeline there is no hope of going back. The potion is extremely complicated and can only be made by the department of Mysteries, taking up to six months to complete depending on the ingredients available. If you mess up the timeline or the potion is not made, both of you must adjust to being part of this time permanently."

James felt his stomach drop. "What do we do before the potion is made? I mean, I think we both want to return home, but what are we going to do for six bloody months?" Teddy stood up and started pacing, obviously anxious. He'd been so calm about the even so far, like he always was thought James, but now it seemed to be hitting him. And if Teddy was nervous, this was not good.

"I feel the only action for the two of you would be to take classes here at the school. Unfortunately, the two of you arrived in the middle of the fourth year defense against the dark arts class, but I think we can make the excuse of a long distance portkey gone wrong. Now I do not know who your parents are, but do you think we shall need disguises to stop you from being recognized by any other students?"

"I mean I take after my mum mostly, and since I'm male we should look different enough. Teddy here is a metamorphmagus, so he can make himself look mostly like anything, but luckily he was already matching me mostly when we arrived." He paused and directed a question to Teddy. "If it's 1994 what year would our parents be in after all?"

Teddy counted it out on his fingers, then groaned. "Dad's a fourth year like you and mum's a third. Merlin, this is going to be hard." He glared. "You better not mess up our chances of heading home."

Dumbledore looked on, observing their conversation with interest. James wondered if he was figuring out who they were, and who their parent's were"And what houses would you two be in?"

"Hufflepuff seventh year for me and James is a Gryffindor fourth year. I was Head Boy before we left, but I guess I'm not now." The next few minutes consisted of telling Dumbledore their schedules and receiving the key for the time traveling students account. James was surprised that that even existed! Teddy changed his appearance slightly to compliment James's and both ironed out their story, one that featured of both parents dying in the first war and the recent death of their reclusive uncle. They'd now be going by James and Teddy Black, a distant relation to their father's godfather. As they prepared to leave to their common rooms, Dumbledore spoke up again.

Oh, There is a chance you already knew this, given your status and all, but Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are expected to arrive on October 13th, and the tournament will begin on Halloween."

"Oh crap!" swore Teddy. James looked surprised. Teddy rarely said anything even as mild as that. But then he soon caught on to what the older boy meant.

"That must mean…" started James before Teddy gave him a look.

"Remember, if you wish to go home, you must hide all details of the future and change nothing. I see the two of you know something about what is going to occur and I recommend that you stay out of it."

"Don't worry we will Headmaster," Teddy said as he pushed James out of the room. They stood on the winding staircase exiting Dumbledore's office, both wondering what would come out of this mess.

A/N Thanks for reading!