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Chapter#6
It's an Old Relation (Part I)
"This is outrageous! Now Potter suddenly believes these idiots as well? Oh I should've known, that's as far as all of you can stretch your mental limit. A bunch of teenagers fall from literally nowhere and say that they are from 24 years in the future and you're all inclined to believe them. Pathetic!" Yelled Draco
"You have the dark mark on your arm" said a reluctant Scorpius, who had hung his head so low that it was difficult to even see his face
Draco was forced into silence, gaping at the confession of the boy. There were quite a few gasps of surprise and horror heard throughout the hall.
"I knew it, I told you both" Harry unsubtly muttered to Ron and Hermione, who just nodded dumbly
"You were forced to join the death eaters last summer" added Scorpius
The use of the word 'forced' managed to have such a huge effect on Draco that he sat down silently, without meeting anyone's gaze thus confirming the truth in Scorpius' words. Dumbledore could feel the tension rising and interrupted immediately to avoid any sort of aggravation, "I've seen it in Teddy's memories and the future is a different and better place." He paused to look at everyone and waited for any sort objection that might come from anyone, but when it didn't, he continued, "Anyways, as I said before, we have to resolve the issue at hand first so why not start with introductions, I mean if we have to find a way to send them back, we could probably use some information." Under his breath he added, "Not to mention the looks on your faces when they tell their names."
As soon as there was the mention of introductions, people started noticing the Time-travellers with much more curiosity than before. Hermione took a look at all of them in turn; all of their faces seemed vaguely familiar. There were two boys who could pass for Harry's clones, only one of them had brown eyes instead of green and unless her eyesight had diminished dramatically in the last few minutes, she could spot a Draco Malfoy clone among the midst as well. She had her theories, but she couldn't be sure.
However before anyone was able to say anything, there was squeal of joy from one of the time-travellers, "Gran! Gramps!" and with that Lucy jumped from Dominique's lap and started running towards the Gryffindor side of the hall. It seemed as if her loud proclamation had seized Lily's attention as well because, Lily too jumped from Victoire's lap and followed the same path as her cousin.
Lucy ran at full speed and threw herself at Authur Weasley, who more than anything looked gobsmacked. Just a second later, Lily too came in running and wound her arms around Molly Weasley. With eyes as wide as saucers, they both looked up to see Dumbledore who was smiling mischievously.
They, however didn't have more time to voice a meaningful thought as Teddy came running up behind the two girls.
"Lucy, Lily listen, gran and gramps are not feeling well. They need some time so they can be as good and healthy as before and they can play with you. We need to leave them for a while." Said Teddy as he pried both girls off of the eldest Weasleys
They let go reluctantly and walked back to the front of the hall with Teddy.
"Alright then, I think we can now begin with official introductions of our guests. You can tell anything you deem necessary, but don't forget your parents' names." He said with a wink in their direction
"Who wants to go first?" asked Teddy
"Me of course" it was James who had raised his hand
"Alright but try not to make a show out of it, you'll probably give your parents a heart attack." Said Teddy
"And when have I ever done that?" said a mock hurt James
With that James stood up and took a few steps ahead so he was visible to everyone in the hall.
"Okay everyone, my name is...James Sirius...Potter."
There was a moment of silence in the entire hall as everyone turned to look at Harry.
Harry Potter was a completely different story at this time, his eyes were wide and mouth was agape while his mind was whirring.
"Oh come on dad, it's not that big of a shocker. I mean, I practically look like your clone, except for the eyes of course, I have mum's eyes. If you were paying attention, you would have been able to guess it sooner." Smirked James
"Congratulations Harry, you're a dad!" laughed Fred
"C'mon tell us, who did our beloved Harry end up marrying?" said George
"Well you asked for it, don't blame me if you can't handle it." James smiled
"Don't worry, we won't" Fred gave a thumbs up
"Alrighty then...my mum iiiissss...iiisss...GINEVRA WEASLEY!"
There was a moment of intense silence, and Harry felt as though someone had drained all the blood in his body and hanged him upside down over a cliff in pouring rain after stupefying him a couple hundred times.
His mind was caught in a tirade of different emotions; one part was screaming in elation at the thought of marrying Ginny, the girl he had had a crush on since the start of this summer.
HE WOULD MARRY GINNY...GINNY BLOODY FREAKING WEASLEY!
And then there was the more practical, sceptical part of his brain who kept yelling at him otherwise.
HE WAS GOING TO MARRY GINNY, THE ONLY SISTER OF SIX BROTHERS...NO, SIX ELDER BROTHERS WHO HAD TEMPER ISSUES! HE. WAS. A. DEAD. MAN!
"You are a dead man, Potter!" Ron said turning his head towards Harry and made to grab for him, but fortunately enough for Harry, Hermione had managed to pull Ron back before he could lay a hand on him.
"LET ME GO HERMIONE! I'LL KILL HIM...POTTER, YOU TRAITOR, I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND!"
"STOP BEING SO OVERDRAMATIC RON! HE HASN'T EVEN DONE ANYTHING YET." yelled Hermione while trying to keep a furious Ron under control. However it was the voice of Mrs Weasley which managed to stop Ron from shouting, "Ronald Weasley! You stop this stupidity at once." And immediately he stopped struggling against Hermione's firm grip and promptly shut up.
It was Fred and George who spoke next, "How could he do this Fred?"
"I don't know George" Fred shook his head, "and we thought of him as our brother"
"Oh this is just disturbing!" said a disgruntled looking Charlie, "First these people show up and say they are from the future, then one of them says that he's the son of my baby sister who apparently married the best mate of my youngest brother, who just happens to be Harry Potter-The-Boy-Who-Lived."
"I would've felt no hesitation in burying you alive if it wasn't for you being our only hope against You-Know-Who" said Bill with a look so dark that Voldemort, himself would not have been able to match its intensity.
"That is enough all of you! I raised you better than this. Stop your ranting and let the poor boy breathe, this as much of a shock for him and Ginny as it is for you." Molly said silencing her sons promptly
It was as if the mention of her name had snapped Ginny out of her trance and within a matter of mere seconds, her face turned the shade of her hair.
She looked at Harry, who turned his head at that exact moment and their eyes met for what Ginny considered to be the most excruciatingly awkward seconds of her 15-year old life. It was only seconds because someone had started to speak again, "As much as I'm enjoying all your reactions, I'm going to have to stop you right here because I really need to complete my introduction. As you can see we are quite a big lot and if mine will take half an hour, I'm quite sure, we won't be able to get through this before tomorrow." James said smirking at everyone.
He waited for a moment and when it became clear that no one was going to interrupt him, he spoke again, "Okay, as I said before, my parents are Harry and Ginny Potter. I have been named after my granddad and my dad's godfather. I'm sixteen and in my fifth year at Hogwarts. I am a proud Gryffindor like my mum and dad and well basically my whole family. I play chaser on the house quidditch team and I love to prank." Here James paused for breath and started again, " Despite being on the quidditch team and my responsibilities to fulfil my pranking duties, I still manage to find time for the faithful and loving female population of Hogwarts." At this, there was a snort that came from behind him, he ignored it completely, knowing full well that it was Rose and continued, "I am reasonably good in my studies and I've got a special talent for transfiguration. I love the Burrow more than my own home and I can do absolutely anything for gran's treacle tart." James finished
"Oh this is just marvellous! Scar-face and Weaslette get married and they reproduce. Just what the world needed: the spawn of The-Boy-Who-Lived, to be an even bigger burden on the wizarding world." Muttered Draco under his breath
"You look exactly like James" said Remus from his place on the floor cushion next to Hermione
"Oh I get that a lot."
"Of all the people you could've named your son after Potter, and you had to choose your father and your godfather" surprisingly enough, it was Mc Gonagall who had spoken, she had her hand over her heart and her expressions were one of distress.
"Sorry professor?" Harry offered to which the stern professor held up her hand waving off Harry's uncertain apology
"Congratulations Harry, you've got quite a family I see" Seamus whistled and then clapped Harry on the back
"Though I fail to understand, how you are still alive in the future after marrying a girl with six elder brothers." Dean muttered to Harry, who nodded absently.
"Anything else that anyone wants to ask?" inquired James
"Have you got any more siblings?" George asked
"And who's your favourite uncle?" said Fred
"I have two more siblings" James answered looking at George because he simply couldn't bring himself to look at his now dead Uncle Fred, "and my favourite uncle is Uncle Ron of course, he's my godfather." He then added as an afterthought, "oh and Aunt Hermione's my godmother."
At this Hermione squeezed Harry's hand tightly, giving him a side hug, "Thank you Harry!" she said smiling at him gratefully, "This means a lot."
Ron also clapped him on the back lightly, "Thanks mate!"
"The two of you do know that it is quite weird , that you're thanking me for making you the godparents of a son that I haven't even had yet." Harry smirked and Ron and Hermione both smacked him over the head. "Hey! Easy guys! I only meant to say that you are both welcome and it obviously was going to be the two of you, who I would make the godparents of my son."
"So, you said you had two other siblings. Who are they?" Hermione said, ignoring Harry.
"Oh yeah, I think this one here is quite obvious," James gestured towards Al, "and the other is my princess baby sister, Lily" he pointed to where Lily was sitting on Teddy's lap
"I think I'll introduce myself after a while, Lily can go next." Said Al
"Hey Lils! Come over here and introduce yourself to everyone." Shouted James
"Okay" said Lily as she came to stand beside her brother
Harry noted with striking bliss that Lily was perhaps the most beautiful little girl that he had ever seen.
She had bright red hair which fell just below her shoulder blades and a scattering of freckles over her pretty face. Her eyes were the most wonderful shade of brown and her smile could light up the whole world.
It was then that realisation hit him, this girl was his daughter, HIS! Even though he had nothing to do with her at this moment in time but she was a part of him and he could feel it, he could feel the unconditional and profound love that never before had he felt for anyone.
"My name is Lily Luna Potter. I'm seven and my best friends are Hugo and Lucy. I have a pet cat named Reece." Lily paused for a moment to think and then continued, "I love quidditch and visiting Aunt Luna's. I haven't decided which house I'll go in, when I start Hogwarts and I like Teddy more than both my brothers." Lily finished with a smile
There was a series of 'Awww' and 'How adorable!' and all sorts cooing sounds from the females in the great hall as Lily finished her introduction.
"Oh she looks exactly like Ginny did when she was little." Molly said, a little too excited at the thought of being a grandmother
"I'm guessing, Luna's your godmother?" asked Hermione, smiling sweetly at Lily
"Uh-huh" Lily nodded enthusiastically
"Thank you Harry, Ginny for giving your daughter my name and making me her godmother." Came Luna's dreamy voice from the Rawenclaw side
"Not a problem Luna?" said Ginny, still unsure of how to react and looking as dazed as she did before
"I have a question Teddy" Lily said looking at Teddy and when he nodded, she continued, "Why are we introducing ourselves to these people and why do they look like our family?"