Chapter 4 – Dumbledore's Speech
Lily and James just sat there in a daze. It was Lily who spoke first. "W – We have a son. And we get married. And we d – d – die to save him!" James nodded grimly, and they set off for the hospital wing.
Meanwhile, in the Great Hall, Dumbledore was talking to the rest of the school. "I know this has come to you as a great shock. But it is not what you think. Lily and James Potter, or, I should say Lily Evans and James Potter since they are not yet married have not achieved the impossible. They have not beaten death. They merely accidentally used Lily's Timeturner to come to the future. Lily and James will be staying with us, here, until I can obtain a Timeturner to send them back to their own time. While they are here, I would like everyone to carry out three requests. First, please do not attempt to use a Timeturner to send yourself into the future. It will most likely produce disastrous results, as well as break several major laws, and anyone who tries to send themselves into the future from now on will be expelled. Second, do not mention to Lily, James, or Harry that Lily and James die in the future. If Harry is not emotionally scarred by this, I will be very surprised. And as for Lily and James, how would you feel if someone told you that you had to die in the future? Also, at sixteen, Lily and James did not have feelings for each other, as Remus can undoubtedly tell you." Remus, who looked as though he had been hit by a truck, laughed shakily. "So please do not mention their anticipated marriage. Finally, please do not tell Harry that his parents are still dead, or that they have to go back to the past some day. As I said before, this is probably very traumatizing for him. That is all, you may go." As soon as other people began to leave, Ron and Hermione made a beeline for the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey let them in, but very grudgingly.
"He's with his parents," she said.
"Do you know how completely weird it is to hear you say that?" demanded Ron. When Madam Pomfrey let them into the hospital wing, Hermione ran to Harry's bedside. Ron grabbed two chairs and dragged them over. Lily and James looked up at her, confused.
"Will he be all right?" she asked breathlessly.
Lily smiled. "He'll be all right…erm…"
"Hermione Granger. And I trust that you are Lily Evans and James Potter?" They nodded. "It's nice to meet you. This is Ron Weasley." Ron nodded. Lily, James, Ron and Hermione sat up all night, watching over him until dawn streaked the dark blue sky with pink and orange.