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CHAPTER THIRTEEN: WHEN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE COLLIDE PART 2
Previously…
Harry recognised it as a boy perhaps six or seven years-of-age. He collapsed but Harry caught him before the bundle of robes fell to the ground. Blinking the boy opened soot covered eyelids to reveal Emerald green eyes, a startling vivid colour.
" Here," Ginny suggested reassuringly holding a soaked piece of shirt. Harry wiped the grit away to reveal an angular face. A stubborn chin, thin lips and a hawk like nose made up his face. He reminded Harry of someone but could not figure out whom. The boys' eyes were intense but as Harry touched the boy green light flared and enveloped him. He fell back receding into darkness as memories seared his mind. He sat up a few minutes later to look into the eyes of the boy recognising him.
" Father," he croaked. Throwing his arms around Harry.
" C'mon Ginny let's get back to Hogwart's," Looking up Harry realised the sun was coming up in the East and knew the pack would return to Hogwart's. They knew he could take care of himself. Harry's estimated it was about Seven O'clock. He started back the way he had originally came but Ginny touched his arm and moved off in the other direction. The boy lay unconscious in Harry's arms as they stumbled through the woods gradually the trees become twisted and even in the bright sunlight the darkness crept in. Hope contracted in his heart as he saw light ahead and they burst out of the Forbidden forest with Hogwart's towering above them. Making a full out run they slammed through the front door. Minutes later he kicked open the door to the Hospital Wing.
" Now, what is the meaning of this?" Pomfrey demanded.
" Madam Pomfrey, we need your help," Harry replied placing the boy on one of the beds.
" Who are you?" Madam Pomfrey looked at him with suspicion.
" It's me, Harry," She looked at him closely then turned her back on him glancing over the boy and going to work on him instantly. As she took off the grimy white shirt his thin chest heaved and the nurse continued to mutter. Harry looked at Ginny confused but she was staring at him in wonderment. Before he could get an answer the Nurse shouted at Ginny.
" Miss Weasley, would you be so kind as to fetch Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape,"
" No Way! Snape is not helping him," Harry said suddenly defensive. Ginny looked at him then the Nurse. Their hatred still ran deep and Severus Snape did not like the fact Harry was on the staff let along taking the coveted Defence Against the Dark Arts position he so wanted.
" Mister Potter if you want him to live you will let Professor Snape treat him now girl scamper," Ginny ran off to get the Professors who would be at breakfast right about now. Meanwhile Madam Pomfrey went to the fire and threw a handful of green Floo powder into it.
" Dr Ritchie Kaiser," The man stepped out of the fire smoothing peppered brown hair and twitching his light brown moustache.
" Dr Kaiser, We have a patient, aged Seven-,"
" Ten," Harry stated. The two looked at him suspiciously.
"- With trouble breathing, his pupils are dilated and I suspect pneumonia. If he survives I think he will have asthma," Suddenly the boy groaned and the two doctors looked at the boy.
" Son, What is your name?" Kaiser asked kindly.
" Adam Potter, Sir," His eyes fluttered closed but not before attempting to give the doctor a grubby envelope. Kaiser looked at it and his eyes widened so he handed it to Harry. On the front perfectly scripted was For Harry.
" Harry has no other relatives," Dumbledore said making everyone jump. Behind him were the two professors, Ginny, Ron and Hermione.
" No I don't" Harry confirmed.
" H-Harry?" Hermione asked uncertainly.
" Why is everyone looking at me so funny," Harry asked.
" You've changed," Ron said and handed him a mirror. He gasped when he saw the reflection; he looked older with an angular face, which was tanned. A Dark black beard covered his upper chin. He ran his hand through the beard thoughtfully shocked at the change; he looked like he was in his late twenties.
"He says his name is Adam Potter," Dr Kaiser replied getting them back on course.
" It is a conundrum, we have. Please get some blood and we will run a blood test," Dumbledore said. Slipping a Muggle device from his Pocket Dr Kaiser pricked the young boys' finger and drew a little blood. Pomfrey took a glass flask out of the cabinet and a Petri dish. She poured some of the clear liquid into the Petri dish then Ritchie dropped the few drops of blood he had into the dish. The dish turned red again.
" Harry?"
" What's that?" Ron asked.
" It's often a paternity test," answered Dumbledore, " but can be used to determine if the two participants are brothers, sisters, cousin or other blood family. Green means brother, yellow means sister, black means father and blue means mother,"
Taking a sterile needle and inserting it into the small test tube like device he pricked Harry and blood flowed into the capture glass. He dropped the blood into the Petri dish and everyone watched with bated breath. Ever so slowly the chemicals turned colour.
" My God, Harry…" A hushed silence fell over the group as they looked down on the pure black Petri dish and Harry moved forward on the whispered curse by Ron. Harry merely looked at the boy and recognised his features, the boy reminded Harry of himself and his Father but had none of his looks. The boy had Lily Potter's eyes. Harry turned to the Doctor slightly and inclined his head. Immediately he handed over the rich cream parchment. As he held them in his hand a bright light enveloped Harry Potter.
HOGWARTS CITADEL, SCOTLANDHarry opened his eyes and found himself stood on the battlements of a fortress, six giant towers armed with guards both Elfish and Wizard stood at the corners looking into the fiery-red night. The inner Bastion seemed familiar but he recognised none of the surrounding landscape. He should have been looking over the forbidden forest but he only looked down upon a cliff and whitewashed water ravaging the rocks thousands of feet below. Only a rough-hewn road that led up to the fortress entrance was guarded well.
" Changed hasn't it?" A voice spoke behind him. He turned to look at Kristen though she appeared older.
" Where am I, Kris?"
" The future," she returned standing next to him, " this spell is going to leave me unconscious for days and weak, Voldemort may strike,"
" What? What's all this?" He gestured around.
" Four years into your future there is a great battle, the light side were led by you and a single spell on your behalf caused Hogwart's to be on a cliff, you and Draco were exhausted for days after you created the outer battlements," Kristen explained, " Voldemort we gather is going to attack Hogwart's soon, it is the last hope of the Rebellion,"
" So Adam is mine? How and why were you able to send him into the past?"
" A few months in your time you and Gwen discover a spell that is able to send someone or something into the past. However it was discovered it wasn't our own past we were sent, it was an exact replica therefore we weren't able to strike at Riddle and our world would be peaceful," Kristen said, " As to the why, he is powerful with an elfish mother and a father who is a Mage, He could be a protector of the Wizarding world,"
" I see what you mean,"
" The second thing that stopped us then and there was that the spell could be only used by a Tempus Mage,"
" There is only one every Twelve thousand years," Harry replied.
" We said that about Mage's but you were our first in six hundred years, she is apart of the Mage's council, her sign is Omega,"
" Who?"
" Ginny Weasley," Kristen replied, "Her Grandfather was one of the Halandrer, exiled and met with her Mother's mother however Ginny was only one that took upon the gene,"
" Whoa, this is a lot to take in,"
" Yes, but we have little time. I found this spell in the same book as the Tempus spell, it leaves a part of the persons soul indented on the 'item' and only those intended for it would be able to trigger the spell,"
" So Adam is mine?"
" Yes, actually he is yours and Gwen's?"
" What!" Harry said astonished.
" Do you remember that time in the summer?" Harry blushed.
" Yes I do,"
Flashback" Harry, Harry," Krissy called her best friend.
" What is it?" He turned around looking patient.
" I am some news from the Vale," she said trembling, " Gwen is four months Pregnant,"
" What?" He looked at her bug-eyed.
" Well, it's yours,"
" What?" He sunk to the stone floor, " Does her father know?"
" Um yeah," she answered.
" Is he furious?"
" Not really," she replied.
" You're a bad liar,"
" You are like a son to him, go to them. I know you're in love with her," She replied.
End Flashback" So is Gwen pregnant in my time?" Harry asked.
" Yes but we understand that if you send a person through then it sends ripples, especially a magical person. We figure Adam's appearance will change the pregnancy slightly, now we think she may have a girl,"
" Oh!"
" Adam has been your pride and joy for the last ten years, he's loved by everyone," Kristen said. Harry meanwhile looked around at the fortress and the cliff.
" What happened?"
" Six years after Adam's birth Voldemort launched a devastating assault attacking London and destroying Buckingham Palace. He replaced it with his castle Daemon Spire. Hogwart's was the last Bastion of hope and you repelled Voldemort here, you and He fought and half the land was sheared off when you're elfish spell and his impacted. He has an Elf helping him,"
" What happened next?"
" Summer of your twenty-first year you led an army from several nations against Voldemort. The Great Battle of Ottery St Catchpole took place a year later and vanquished many of his army. It was while resting a second force attacked you and many were killed. Hogwart's became a fortress and continued the Rebellion while Muggles and Muggle-lovers were taking to concentration camps,"
" Two days ago we learnt Voldemort had procured a Muggle Nuclear device but charmed it so Ginny pulled raw magic from around her and created the portal for Adam to go through. If she succeeded she died and so will we because we would destroy the world before bowing down to Voldemort,"
EARTH PRIME, PRESENT DAY
Harry fell back into the present and the life he had not lived encompassed his mind, his body and his soul. He felts the events unfold and he remembered everything.
FlashbackGwen was stood with Krissy and Ginny. Harry was playing with his two-year-old son giggling like a little boy himself.
" How have the attacks been going?" Kristen asked.
" Mostly we've repelled them," He answered looking at the three women.
"Dada," Adam said suddenly.
" Did you hear that?" Harry asked, " I'm his first word,"
" Congratulations Harry," Ginny said then added, "He is a good father,"
" Yes he is," Gwen said love on her face as she watched her husband play with their boy.
End Flashback" Harry?" a voice said uncertainly. He opened his eyes to Hermione leaning over him. He was laid out on one of the beds in the Hospital wing.
" Yeah, I feel like I've been hit by a hippogriff," Harry stopped talking suddenly. His voice was deeper somewhat, " What's going on?"
" It appears you have aged, you are roughly Twenty-nine years of age," Dumbledore replied.
" I remember that part,"
" You're body has changed too," Hermione said.
" Someone get me a mirror," he demanded. Moments late he stood in front of a full body mirror in just his boxers finally able to look at his full body. When he had arrived at Hogwart's this year he had looked like a fresh-faced boy if a little older. Now he was a man, he was taller nearly 6ft 2in with a muscular frame and hairy naval. He looked at his lightly tanned body and saw his hands were calloused and rough, as he though had been wielding a sword for many, many years. Light green eyes reflected concern and confusion as he rubbed the thick beard across an angular chin. His hair had tamed itself and a dark lock of black hair hung over the scar while a horsetail hung at the nape of his neck.
" This will make things so much easier," He laughed joyously and changed into Muggle clothes.
" Um…what do you mean?" Hermione asked.
" Well, people wouldn't listen to a sixteen-year-old boy," Harry explained coming out, " But they will listen to a Twenty-nine year old warrior Mage,"
" What are you going to tell everyone?" McGonagall asked.
"The Truth," Harry suggested, " But I want all to know Adam is mine by blood and by birth,"
" Ok, we'll make sure,"
" Has someone got a piece of Parchment?" Harry asked suddenly.
" Yeah I have," Hermione answered and handed him a piece and a quill. He quickly scratched a letter and looked up. He whistled piercingly and abruptly Hedwig flew through the open window and landed on the bed.
" Hedwig take this to Der'nei and make sure he replies," Harry said tying it to the owls' leg and she flew off, " Kristen, I know you are at the door,"
Kristen Silverwolf glided through the doors appraising Harry and his new looks. He always knew when she was near by.
" Changed?" she smirked.
" Oh yeah Kris," he laughed.
" Excuse me but can this be taken some where else?" Dr Kaiser asked watching Harry with piercing eyes.
" Sorry Doc," Harry kissed the sleeping boy on the head and followed the others to Dumbledore's office. Many thoughts ran through the head of the man. Would he be a good father? Could he protect Adam from Voldemort? How would he tell Gwen? The questions ran through his mind over and over and the answers got more ridiculous as the minutes passed until he suddenly looked up and realised the small group was looking at him.
" What Happened today?" Albus Dumbledore asked. The seven people looked at him expectantly.
" Adam is my son," Harry confirmed, " He is from the future, his world was being destroyed. His godmother Kristen explained what had happened and left me with a gift, the gift of age,"
" Whose his mother?" Kristen asked.
" Gwen," He returned looking at her.
" Princess Guinevere Alyrdrial, fiery temper wouldn't say yes to you," She said incredulously
" Um…you remember during the summer, after we went swimming?" He asked.
" I do, you and Gwen were late back," Kristen was wide-eyed, " Nietra help us she lied,"
" Why do you call him Greenleaf?" Ginny asked. Kristen sniggered and Harry look annoyed.
" Greenleaf is a nickname for an Amateur or beginner and Griff here hated it," Kristen replied still laughing.
" Are we done?" Harry asked.
" Yes," As he walked out the doors following everyone else he opened his hand and on his palm lay a ring; a gold band entwined around an emerald and knew it was her engagement ring, but also it served as a higher purpose!
Extract from the Daily Prophet article Golden Arrow Second roundAfter the first round of the Golden Arrow competition, it was a close run competition in the early stages. The second stage commences today but let's remind us of some of the events of the first round. Two students stood out in the first round thirteen-year-old Richard Wainwright of Salem Academy in Washington State, America and Ginny Weasley of Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland, England. Salem Academy and Hogwart's students were brilliant however the American school took first place at the beginning of the contest.
Extract from Quibbler Article Puzzle of AgesOne subject though on everybody's lips was Professor Harry James Potter. The Defence Against the Dark teacher at Hogwart's who was believed to be sixteen looked to be in his late twenties. Information has been released to the Quibbler that Harry Potter's son from an alternate universe appeared and a spell made Harry Twenty-Nine. Adam Potter, 10, is the son and heir of Harry Potter who beat He Who Must Not be Named when he was just a babe. In September he returned and was asked to become the Defence Against the Dark Art's teacher, accepting he became the youngest teacher alongside Kristen Silverwolf who teaches Physical Education with a twist. It is believed Mr. Potter took his NEWT's during Christmas and is a fully licensed teacher. Now with a young son many families feel closer to the Boy Who Lived.