As the train rounded the corner Albus saw his dad topple to the ground but before he could worry over that he needed to get away from Scorpius. The other boy was kicking and clawing to no avail. "What do we wiv 'em Scorpius?" asks Crabbe junior. Scorpius doesn't answer. Just then a teacher with dark wavy hair entered the carriage. "What's going on boys?" Professor Longbottom asked. "Nothing professor. We were practising spells on each other. Weren't we boys?" Scorpius gave Albus a little shake. "Well best be off then." said Professor Longbottom sternly. Scorpius and his cronies scamper away. "Thanks Professor." Albus mutters. "Your welcome. Just be careful. Somethings going on that might be dangerous." Then he turned on his heel and left. The boys returned to their carriage. "So what's your name?" Albus asked the boy. "Howard. Howard Longbottom." Albus was stunned. "Longbottom? As in Professor Longbottom is your dad?"
"Yep."
"No-one ever said any-"
"Private stuff. Can't tell you."
"Why?"
"You wouldn't like me. Well best be going." Howard got up to leave. "Where are you going?" asked Albus. Surely Howard wan't leaving. "You want me to stay?" Howard asked incredulously. "Yeah. Why wouldn't I?" Albus was confused. "Well there are heaps of reasons but namely because your Harry Potter's son and well who'd want to hang out with me?" Howard looked upset. "Well I want you to stay." said Albus defiantly. So it was settled. Just after midday there came a knocking at their door. Cautiously they looked out to see who it was and saw... Rose! "Rose? What are you doing here?" Albus asked. Rose was his cousin. It was her first year at Hogwarts too. "It's Scorpius. He said... he said..." "He said what?" Albus was very nervous. "He saud he was going to kill you." Albus relaxed. "Don't worry Rosie. He doesn't like me that's all." "Doesn't like you! He HATES you!" Rose broke into hysterias. She was very emotional. Howard looked alarmed. Albus realised they hadn't been introduced. "Howard this is Rose Weasly. She's my cousin. Rose this is Howard Longbottom." Rose sniffed and sat down in their compartment. She had taken after her mother, Hermione, a lot. She glared at Albus and said "James has a black eye because Scorpius said that about you and they're still fighting now." James. Albus now remembered something his father told him a long time ago. "If James ever gets angry or scared (which he never did) history would replay again." Albus had asked his dad how he knew this. His father replied "James was born on the thirteenth of July, on a Friday afternoon. This day is unlucky day for all wizards because it was the that so long ago introduced the murderous Voldemort to the wizarding world." He was about to set off and find James when he remembered something else his father told him. "If James ever get's angry or scared the potential power of this emotion could kill him." Albus hoped it wasn't too late.
"Harry. Harry oh thank goodness." Harry awoke to find himself in his own bedroom with Ginny leaning over him with a wet sponge. "What happened?" Harry's voice was hoarse. "Draco came up to you and then you shouted and fainted." Suddenly Hermione popped into view. "Harry, remember whenever Voldemort was close you used to clutch your scar and sometimes faint? Well it looked like that before." His scar. Harry now remembered seeing Scorpius and his scar burning. Suddenly Harry's face went blank and his past with Voldemort was wiped from his memory. "Harry. Harry, what's wrong?" Ginny looked alarmed. "Ginny something's wrong. My memory of Voldemort is fading..."
Many miles away on a scarlet steam engine Albus Potter was racing through carriages, with Rose and Howard at his heels, trying to find James and hoping it wasn't too late...