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A/N- I know it's getting repetitive but I would like to thank all the people who have reviewed, fav'ed and follow this story. I am really humbled by u guys and I would really like to thank u from the bottom of my heart and I would also like to point out that if u find any mistake, grammatical or otherwise, Pls feel free to mention them in a review and I will rectify them. Any help is appreciated. Also some people mentioned about short chapter length, it was deliberate on my part as I was not confident enough in my writing ability, but now I have reached a stage where I am a bit more confident then I was before and I promise u, I will gradually increase the length of the chapters as the story develops. Thank u for your time…..
Now that the long note is over…here's the story…..
Chapter-4-The Family
As James and Lily Potter were walking towards the living room to meet the future version of their baby currently in their arms, they didn't know what to feel. They were happy that they could see what type of person their baby had to be, was he a good person? Did he like pranking like his father and godfather or liked books like his mother. Did he like them or did he hate them and what had happened to them and why was he here. They were also scared of what they would learn of the future, They knew something must have happened to them in the future for Harry to travel back in time to see them. They just hoped it was not too bad.
As they reached the living room and opened the door, they found three people sitting on an expanded couch and a small child wrapped in a blanket sleeping peacefully. Lily first looked at the child and then at the two women sitting on either side of a man. They both had blonde hair and one had blue eyes and the other had brown ones, then she looked at the man and she felt warmth and familiarity, he had the same messy hair as her husband and when he looked up and saw her, she saw her own eyes staring at her. She suddenly rushed to his side and hugged him.
Harry had not expected his mother would hug him immediately, but when she did, he got up and returned the hug. It was one of the happiest moments of his life.
James Potter, like Lily Potter stood at the doorway of the living room, but unlike Lily he had his eyes set on the man immediately. The man looked exactly like him and even had the same hair. He looked at the man's hand and found the ring, the same ring his father the head of the family wore and when the man looked up and he saw the eyes, the same eyes that he knew only two people in the world possessed , his wife and son. He relaxed and he saw Lily rushing past him and hugging their son and when he returned the hug, he felt happy and he too wanted to join the hug. So he conjured a crib and placed the baby in it and rushed forward to hug his son.
Lily was happy when her son hugged her back and they were soon joined by her husband and when he called her mum and James dad, she felt delirious and suddenly had tears in her eyes and when she saw him crying, she cried even harder, she knew her husband also was crying judging by the tear stains in her dress. Time seemed to stop, she didn't know how long they stood there hugging, her husband hugging from the back and her son hugging from the front. She didn't care but suddenly she was interrupted by a voice
"Why are you both crying mommy?'
Lily turned around and saw that the child had woken up and was looking at the women with concern. She watched as the women compose themselves and one of them replied "These are happy tears sweetheart." while the other was looking at the child with smile on her face. She could see that the child was confused and when the child turned around and looked at her and James, she suddenly smiled and exclaimed
"GrandPa! GrandMa!" and ran towards her and James and hugged her waist.
Lily in more of an automatic response than anything crouched down and hugged her and then the child ran towards James and hugged him.
"Look dad, I can finally hug grandma and grandpa. Look" exclaimed the child excitedly.
"I can see that sweetheart." replied Harry with a sad smile.
"She has seen you only in photos and portraits." explained one of the women.
"Why can't she….." trailed off James as the implications of that statement hit them both. They both looked at each other fearfully.
Harry on seeing his parents faces decided to change the subject and decided for introductions.
"Alright, it's time for introductions. Mum, Dad you all know who I am, but still lets start with me, my name is Harry James Potter-Black and I along with my wives and daughter are from 2007" Harry introduced himself. The Black part surprised both James and Lily, but they figured it had some thing to do with Sirius.
"The one to my left with blue eyes is my wife Fleur Isabelle Potter-Black nee Delacour."
"Are you Jean Delacour's daughter?" James asked looking at Fleur.
"Yes, ." replied Fleur.
"Call Me James. Isn't your mother a veela?"
"Yes, Mr… James." replied Fleur nervously.
Fleur was a little nervous now, she knew what some of the witches and wizards taught about veela. All her life she was ridiculed and slandered because of her heritage. The witches because of jealousy and wizards thought her as a tool. So she had no friends , only Harry and Daphne saw her for who she was, If Harry's parents disapproved of her because of her heritage, then she didn't know what she would do. Even though it had been many years, she could still hear the jeers, but all her worries were thrown out of the window the moment Lily hugged her and said
"Welcome to the family dear."
"You thought I was judging you." asked James with a coy grin, the same grin she had seen on Harry too many times.
" Sweetheart we can see that you love him and he loves you. That's the most important thing and we couldn't pick better." replied Lily still smiling.
"Thank you …"
"Lily dear.."
"Thank you Lily." Fleur replied gratefully.
Daphne Potter-Black was standing there nervously. She was going to meet one the most famous couple in the wizarding world, who just happened to be her in-laws, and her mother-in-law was one of her mother's closest friends. She had grown up hearing stories of Lily Potter from her mother, which she shared with her husband after their marriage when she found out that he didn't know anything about her.
"Okay, Okay now the one to my right with brown eyes is my wife Daphne Selene Potter-Black nee Greengrass" introduced Harry.
Lily immediately recognized the name and asked "Are you Samuel and Isabelle's daughter?"
"Yes, ."
"That's why I thought I had seen you somewhere. You look just like your mother." Said Lily while hugging her and then turned towards her son and said "This is great, I always thought you two would grow up together, but this is great, you just met her two weeks ago here in this same manor and the moment you took her hand and never let it go and when we tried to pry your hands away, you two started crying" and seeing the embarrassed look on son's face added "you two even slept in the same crib."
She then turned towards Daphne and said "Welcome to the family and you have grown into a beautiful woman and it's so good to see you again Daphne. And please call me Lily."
"Thank You Lily." Daphne replied feeling embarrassed.
"Okay, and now last but certainly not the least that little angel with blonde hair and green eyes is Lillian Daphne Potter-Black, my daughter." added Harry and they all turned around and found Lillian poring over the crib and looking at baby Harry curiously.
Lily was happy that her son had named his only child after her. She had tears in her eyes as she looked at her granddaughter looking at her baby son curiously.
Little Lillian Potter after hugging her grandparents was now bored. Her parents and grandparents were having an adult conversation and she didn't understand what they were saying. She was four years old and she couldn't wait to be five, when her father had promised that she could understand their conversations. She looked around and found a baby in the room. She moved closer to the crib and saw that the baby was awake and was looking at her while chewing a toy. She was astonished to find that the baby too had the same eyes as her and her daddy. She was even more curious now and turned around to ask her dad who it was, when she found that everyone was looking at her with a smile on their faces.
She gave a hesitant smile and waved to them and said "Hi." They all waved back.
She turned towards and asked her father, who was watching her with a smile on her face "Daddy who is the baby?"
"Do you remember when we explained to you we were trying to go the past?" asked Fleur kindly.
"Yes mommy"
"That's where we are. We travelled back in time while you were sleeping."
"And That baby is your daddy Harry." replied Daphne.
"But he is my daddy." Lillian replied in a confused tone, pointing to adult Harry.
"Yes baby, he is your daddy and we are your mommies. Do you remember the photo I showed you when me and your daddy were babies." asked Daphne and seeing her daughter nod in confirmation she continued "We are there now."
"Does that mean you and mama too will be a baby?" Lillian asked curiously.
"Yes sweetheart, but mama will be three years old now. Do you understand this?" Daphne asked her kindly.
Lillian thought for a moment and somewhat unsurely said "I do mommy." She was silent for a moment when she suddenly got a bright smile on her face and asked her dad
"Does this mean, I get to play with grandpa and grandma?"
"I don't know sweety, Why don't you ask them?" replied Harry with a smile on his face.
Lillian asked her grandma and when she said yes with a bright smile, she rushed forward and hugged her grandmother.
The other occupants were smiling at the antics of the small girl who was now hugging and kissing her grandmother's cheeks and babbling excitedly about something to Lily who was nodding along, when they were interrupted by-
"Merlin, Prongs my godson is doomed, not only does he look like you, he had to inherit your stupid hair."
A/N-That's Chapter-4….hope you like it and feel free to review…until next time
