Chapter 9

They walked through the halls looking for James's adult self, when something else made them cringe. There was their little sister Ginny having sex in the halls with Draco Malfoy this time.

"Shit what is she the resident whore here?" George said disgustedly.

"Looks like it," Remus patted George on the back consolingly. "We better hurry,"

They left Ginny behind looking for James Potter adult. They finally saw him hurrying down a hall looking around so much his head looked like a bobble head toy for a dashboard.

"James," Fred whispered urgently.

James turned around feeling greatly relieved. "Shit boys I thought something had happen to you,"

"Sorry James, we had to stop my kid brother,"

"Oh great what did Ron do now?" James sounded very weary.

"He was attacking a Muggle born witch he had somehow found," Fred growled not at all happy with his little brother in this time frame.

"Thank you guys, it's not the first time he's done that," he shuddered at all the Muggle born the boy and his friends had tortured.

Fred and George looked revolted.

"We need to straighten this out," George said sternly.

"Sir what might happen if Peter dies instead?" Fred asked curiously

James looked at him sadly. "Peter does die in a sense, but that rat had a horcrux, done for that reason. It is one of the reasons he had Lily killed so quickly after he came back. He didn't want her interference,"

There was a soft sob.

"Hello Lily," James adult spoke softly. "I know your there so do the others. We remembered these two coming back and going forward with them." James looked around, "the hard part is that Peter remembers us going there as well; remember he was left behind with Snape."

"I do, but are you saying that no matter what I'm dead?" Lily asked in a little voice.

"I don't know for sure, but I do know, I hate the idea of losing you to death and not joining you there. All I have is that rat after my ass day and night," he sounded very weary.

Lily used her wand to remove the charm, "I'm so sorry, James." Lily hugged him tightly.

"So am I love," James held her tightly tears welling up in his eyes. "We need to get you out of here; Peter wants you dead in this time as well,"

Lily looked in horror at James; she knew what he would look like in his early thirties, just as handsome. "I'll do what…."

"I know don't speak love," James used his wand to replace the charm to keep her hidden. "Come on we need to hurry."

James headed out with the six following after him.

"James, wait up a moment," Came the squeaky voice of Peter behind them he hurried toward them.

"Why are, you not in class dear," Peter tried to take his arm; James yanked it away from him.

"Don't touch me, don't call me dear, I am not nor will I ever be anything to you," he glared at him with hatred.

"Oh James come now we've known each other for so long, I mean look at us working together, where is old Remus and Sirius, they aren't here with you, just me," He seemed to feel this made it all the better for him.

"You know damn well you had Moony killed, and Padfoot placed on the most undesirable list along with Dumbledore, with the price tags they have on their heads it's not like they can bloody stroll down the road greeting others,"

"James love, please you sound so resentful, you know all I did was for you, we're meant to be together," Peter was looking at him with large dewy eyes.

"You make me sick, Peter," James spat.

"You never use my nickname either, nor will you allow me to call you Prongs. Please James just say you'll love me, even a little. I can show you such wonderful things,"

James glared at him, "I don't want to see anything of yours, stay away from my ass you little freak of nature," James growled before storming off away from him.

"You will be mine James, I will have you," Peter shouted to him looking longingly after him.

"You can have me after I'm dead," James yelled over his shoulder.

"Fine, I'll be glad too," Peter was looking at him with a pouty face now.

James flipped him the bird the others hurrying along feeling slightly sick glancing back at Peter.

"James he's going to rape your butt when you're dead," Fred told him feeling even more disgusted.

"Remind me to ask you Padfoot to place a bomb up my butt when I'm dead," he told him very seriously.

They chuckled at this; it wasn't so much funny as sad but the tension of this new reality was such that they felt that if they didn't laugh they'd cry.

They made it back to the hidden passageway. Inside they found Dumbledore waiting with Sirius and Severus again.

"Can I see you please," Severus asked softly. They all knew that he knew she was there.

Lily rapped herself on her head removing the charm.

"Sev, love oh my love," Lily leaped crying into his arms kissing him passionately.

"Umm you're old enough to be her dad?" Fred said astonished. Snape flipped him the bird while still holding her hungrily kissing her.

After a few minutes the two released each other, "Lily I've missed you so much, I hate this I hate losing you, there has to be something,"

"I'm not staying with Peter," James grumped.

"I'm not asking you too, it probably wouldn't work anyway," Snape snapped at him.

"Why do you think that professor?" Fred asked looking at him still holing Lily tightly to him.

"I'm not a teacher," He told them sternly.

"Sorry old habit," Fred replied.

"The reason why it wouldn't work is simple; Peter's jealousy would cause him to want to kill Lily even though she would not be with James. He knows that James truly loves her and would only be with him to make Peter happy, not himself,"

"Aaaaah, I get it," everyone looked around sadly.

"We can leave through here, come let us get you all back to the proper time," Dumbledore said pleased to see love in these troubled times. They started to walk toward the exit.

"Padfoot do me a favor if I die and Peter is still alive please plant a bomb up my butt for him to detonate,"

Sirius looked at him surprised, "Of course Prongs something to give him a real bang,"

James grinned he could always count on his best mate to relieve some of the tension.

They had made it to the exit when the door burst open; several Death Eaters came running in toward them.

"Leave now," Dumbledore hissed urgently. Fred pulled the time turner out from his shirtfront hurrying to get it around everyone's neck. At this time Peter came from the other end yelling.

"Don't kill James don't kill James,"

James looked angrily at Peter whispering softly, "Padfoot,"

Sirius looked sadly at him stepping aside leaving a clear view of James, he dropped his wand to the floor looking sadly where Lily stood by his younger self they looked horrified. A Death Eater sent a killing curse at James; he dropped to the floor dead. Sirius stifled his tears sending a trigger bomb up his ass.

"Love ya mate you were the best friend a man ever had," Sirius went to fighting with Severus and Dumbledore the six watched in horror as the time turner started to work taking them away, they saw Sirius, Dumbledore then Severus fall to the ground while Peter lay across James chest crying. They all feverishly hoped Peter would get it in the end.

They arrived back in the seventies; Lily clutched James robe fronts holding him tightly. "Oh James, it doesn't matter, it doesn't do anything, it makes no difference," Lily sobbed holding him as tight as possible. James kept his eyes closed he didn't want to think about what was happening.

"Well now what?" Fred asked.

They looked around at each other, "I saw hmmm I want to meet my son, do you think if we go with the time line he's supposed to be alive that you could bring him here for me to meet him?" Lily asked softly. She was the only one they could see, until Sirius started to remove the spells on them.

"I hope Peter enjoyed his present," Sirius grumbled angrily. He hated to see his best mate and brother in all things die willingly.

"Me too, although I shall hope that reality never happens." Lily told him softly looking at Sirius but still clinging tightly to James.

Everyone nodded at this, none of them wanted to see that reality come to fruition.

"Why don't we go back and get Harry, that way you can meet him. We can even play some Quiddich,"

This caught their attention.

"My son plays Quiddich," James looked pleased.

"Yes Seeker, we've won the house championship ever since he joined the team in his first year," Fred told him.

"First years, but they never make the house teams," Remus exclaimed surprised.

"Well Harry did he was the youngest in a century to make the house team," George informed them.

"You have to bring him here, and that girl I want to see what she's like," Lily grinned.

"A bit like you, except for the er…." Fred blushed

"What?"

"Your bedroom activities, as far as we know Hermione never has but maybe with Krum who knows," Fred chuckled George walloped his arm.

"Ok we'll go back and fetch him you guys ummm,"

"I'm going to go see Sev," Lily said at once. She turned to head into the school with the others following after her as Fred and George disappeared.

Lily ran through the school looking around the place, she hurried back to the classroom they had hidden inside. Lily saw Severus standing there looking horrified that Lily had just disappeared.

"James, wait," Peter, whispered.

"Sev," Lily leaped upon him holding him close kissing him madly.

The two held onto each other kissing thoroughly when the others walked inside.

"James your fine," Peter hurried over to him grabbing him around the waist.

"Peter, you're a friend that's it," James spoke softly.

Peter let go looking sadly at him before turning his eyes to Lily and Severus.

"Prongs look at them; does it look like she wants you?" Peter waved his hand toward them with the hope of changing James's mind.

"Not right now but she will," James spoke softly watching with pain filled eyes.

Peter didn't look convinced he shuffled closer, "Please I love you,"

"I don't love you, I never had I never will," he retorted angrily knowing what was to happen in their lives.

"Lily I propose a new solution." James walked over to them smiling at Lily.

"What is it James," Lily asked softly looking into his hazel eyes.

Snape held her tighter, his eyes narrow. He didn't know what had happened but he was sure it would not benefit him in anyway.

"We share you, you have two boyfriends," James pulled on her arm taking her hand in his. "I know it sounds weird but I don't care. If we share you, maybe together we can keep you alive,"

"What are you talking about," Snape hissed glaring at James.

"Sev, love…. We…went to…" Lily buried her face into his chest, "I die before I even finish school," Lily whispered finally crying against him.

"What but if you don't marry him you won't die, because I don't join up," Severus told her simply figuring he would keep her safe always.

"It didn't work very well that way. She still dies, and we saw us die just before leaving there," Sirius explained.

Snape shook his head no, he couldn't think of anything to say to this.

"Sev, I have to have Harry, without him being born you-know-who takes over completely, the world is a shambles," Lily looked up into his endlessly deep black eyes.

"But how would your son do that?" Snape asked sadly, he didn't want to give up Lily.

"I don't know," she admitted.

"We do," Fred smiled they were back.

"It took a while hopping through time, not sure what you lot have been up to but I tell you we've seen some odd realities."

"Oh what did you see?" Remus asked with wonder in his voice.

"Well we saw, these two married with Harry as the eldest child of five,"

Snape's eyes lit up at this. "It seems James is dead,"

Lily looked over at James alarmed.

"Then we saw Lily dead with James alive again but he and Sirius are in Azkaban for killing Lily and Peter along with some Muggles.

"WHAT?" James shouted, "I'd never kill Lily,"

"Nor would I," Sirius told them angrily.

"Don't get into a snit, you didn't we found out that you three were lovers and a certain someone tried to place blame on Sirius but James got caught in it too,"

The four along with Lily and Snape turned to the voices out in the hall.

"Hi James, looking good,"

"Hey James, wanna play,"

"Who is she?" another whispered urgently they could see the group of girls walking by looking behind them.

"Ah they spoiled it,"

"What," James looked wondering why these girls were calling to him since he was inside this room.

"Come on in," Fred called.

From around the corner came a brown bushy hair girl, with a very pretty face. Right after her with jet black messy hair round frame glasses, startling green eyes carrying his Firebolt by his side came James exact double.

"Wow," James grinned pleased looking at Harry.

"Oh my, he has my eyes," Lily whispered tears welling up in her own eyes; she let go of Severus looking at her future son.

"Hi," Harry grinned pleased looking between his parents. "I hear you wanted to meet me," He chuckled walking over to his mother. "Wow, you look just like you did in that mirror,"

"Oh what mirror," Lily asked curiously as she reached out touching his face softly, "So like James, it's…. Startling,"

"Thanks mum, but as Dumbledore has told me I'm like you in personality, with a dash of dad for trouble," Harry chuckled.

"You better," Sirius laughed.

"Sirius, I umm it's great to see you," Harry smiled walking over to hug him, "I'm sorry," Harry, whispered softly.

"Sorry for what?" Sirius asked feeling awkward.

"You don't want to know but let me say this, thanks for the Firebolt best broom a man could have," Harry grinned showing him the broom.

"That is quite a broom, tell me about it," James asked taking the broom from his hand.

"It's an international racing broom; my Nimbus had gotten smashed by the Whomping willow after the dementors came onto the Quiddich field,"

"Er you need to explain," James looked puzzled at his son. Who he thought looked older than him. This was weird.

"Ok if you want to know," Harry smiled pleased to see his parents, and Sirius and Remus as young men.

"I want to know everything about your life," Lily said taking his hand.

"Ok mum," Harry loved saying it. "When those things get near me I faint,"

"Why, they are nasty things to be near but no one I know of has ever fainted." James asked worried about his son, mental health.

"Don't sound so disappointed dad, it's because as Professor Lupin explained, I have horrors in my life others can scarcely understand,"

"Professor, I'm a teacher," Lupin said sounding pleased.

"Yes a great one too, I learned a lot from you, plus you taught me how to make my patronus to keep them away. Had to use it a fair few times too with Umbridge setting them on me,"

"What horrors?" Snape asked curious despite himself. Harry looked around at him grinning, "Hello professor, the horrors I have is hearing my dad die first trying to give my mum time to get away. Then I hear her pleading to spare my life, that's why I have this scar on my forehead," Harry moved his messy bangs out of the way, they all saw the small lightening shape scar on his head.

"The curse that was supposed to kill me rebounded on Voldermort killing him." He said it so matter of fact a few looked worried then something else registered.

They all jumped in surprise looking at him.

"You said his name," Lily whispered in wide eye horror.

"I say it all, the time mum, doesn't bother me at all. I also call him Tom. That really pissed him off last time I saw him,"

"The last time, er how ummm many times have you faced him?" Lily asked scared to hear the answer.

"Well, I first met him my first year when he was using professor Quirrel, that left the professor dead and he was vanished once again. I woke up later in the hospital wing," Harry grinned at them. Harry pulled his wand out sending a spell to the door.

"Which spell did you use?" Snape asked.

"Diffinato, that way anyone who listens—"

"Gets a loud buzzing in their ears," Snape finished surprised.

'Yes thanks to your book, I learned a lot…. Er maybe too much," Harry chuckled along with Hermione.

"So in my second year I met Voldermort again but it was his sixteen year old self this time through his diary. I used the Gryffindor sword to kill the Basilisk then used the fang that pierced my arm to destroy his horcrux,"

"The fang got you in the arm?" James asked amazed, "Their poisonous how did you survive?"

Harry grinned pleased to have the chance to tell his parents about himself.

"Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, his tears did it. I tell you if I never went back into the Chamber of Secrets I'd be fine,"

"But that's a legion," Remus replied.

"No it's not its entrance is at the girls bathroom with Myrtle," Harry told him matter of fact tone once more.

They looked around surprised, "but Harry, you need to be a Parselmouth to get in there, at least that is what legends say," Lily told him softly wondering about his childhood.

"I am mom," Harry grinned.

This left them all speechless. "So anyway I didn't see Tom again until my fourth year here, when he had Barty Crouch Jr, put my name in the Goblet of Fire,"

"You were entered into the Tri-wizard tournament?" James exclaimed pleased. He had temporarily forgotten that the twins had mentioned it.

"Yes, no one under seventeen was supposed to be in it but I was." Harry smirked. Hermione grinned shaking her head.

"You won?" Sirius asked grinning he just remembered that the twins told them this he was very excited to meet James son he liked him a lot.

"I tied with Cedric; we were both Hogwarts champions and had helped each other. I wouldn't have let him had I known what was to happen to him," Harry felt a stab of regret for that.

"He was killed by you-know-who," Fred told them

"No what happen then," Lily asked worried. She looked at her son, he seem so young to have done so much.

"Nothing much he recalled his Death Eaters, our wands connected I made his regurgitate the last spells then fought my way back to Cedric's body used the Portkey to return here. Then Umbridge came along," Harry spat disgustedly. He would never like that woman no matter what.

"Show them your hand Harry," George said softly.

Harry held up his right hand showing the scars on his hand saying 'I will not tell lies.'

"What the hell is that?" Lily shouted grabbing his hand for a closer look.

"Umbridge wasn't too happy with me telling the truth…. Er several times, I wasn't doing a good job of learning to tell her what she wanted to hear as you can tell," Harry chuckled.

Sirius chuckled, "Good for you kid,"

Lily looked over at Sirius, "Eggs," Lily said softly holding her hand out.

Sirius handed her several with a grin.

Lily waved her wand over the eggs they grew in size, and an horrible aroma was emanating from them. She waved her wand again the large smelly eggs disappeared.

"Er what did you do Mrs. Potter?" Hermione asked wrinkling her nose.

Lily laughed cutely, "I'm still Miss Evans, call me Lily please," she smiled. "Let's just say that toad is going to regret hurting my son." She grinned evilly.

"Oh sorry mum I should have introduce you, this is Hermione Granger the brightest and most talented student of our year," Harry smiled pleased giving Hermione a one arm hug.

"Hi Hermione," Lily shook her hand as did the boys.

Snape shook her hand last smiling, "If you're not Harry's girlfriend then he didn't take after his father for that," Snape grinned wrapping his arm around Lily's waist.

"What do you mean Professor?" Hermione looked at him quizzically.

Snape pulled Lily in closer to him; "This beautiful lady is the most talented, brightest and beautiful witch of our year as well," Snape looked over at Harry. "You said you got that book that I had before, she helped with many of them, she is quite gifted at changing potions around," Snape kissed her cheek she seemed to melt into him. "Also, for developing spells."

"So you two are….." Hermione asked curiously since this was something neither of them knew about.

"A couple yes, but I guess…." Lily chewed her lower lip looking at Severus, then James to rest her eyes finally on Harry.

"Gee this is like some tragic love story," Hermione whispered softly. She felt horrible for Harry's parents and for her teacher; she figured it must be why he was so angry and bitter in their time.

"I'm sorry mum but if you and dad don't….." Harry looked over at his father he looked very sad.

"I know Harry, you won't exist and you-know-who will take over. I saw that when we went forward, but I'm still going to show Sev how much I love him," she smiled at Harry before turning it to Severus.

"Harry, do you know why we got together?" James asked curiously so he didn't do anything to mess it up with her.

Harry looked at his dad grinning, "I do, during your fifth year after you were done with OWLS, you guys ganged up on professor Snape, mum came to his defense… er things kinda went downhill after that,"

Lily was glaring at them.

"Hey don't give me a dirty look we haven't even done it yet," James said defensively.

"I want to know after your fourth year did you face he-who-must-not-be-named again?" Remus asked hoping to change the subject.

"Yeah I did, at the Ministry of Magic, he wanted the prophecy that was made about us, he didn't get it though. But other things I rather not say had happened." Harry had no desire to tell them Sirius came to his rescue only to die there.

"Sixth year he worked on taking over, I didn't go back in my seventh year but I did face him at the school, after I received professor Snape's memories.

"My memories, why would I give them to you?" Severus asked curiously. He couldn't imagine giving them to anyone let alone James's son.

"To help me defeat Tom, You were a double agent for Dumbledore, Tom had believed you were his man through and through but you weren't, you were Dumbledore's man. When he had his snake bite you, you gave me your memories just before you…. er died," Harry bit his lower lip feeling he might have said too much there. He hurried on to keep them from asking about it.

"We talked, I told Voldermort where he had gone wrong, then we dueled and I won," Harry grinned. "Now I'm working as an Auror,"

"But you're so young?" Lily's voice was full of surprise.

"Yeah I know mum, youngest ever to become one," Harry looked very proud.

James looked very impressed, "Must take after his old man," James chuckled since Harry was obviously older then he was at this time.

Harry laughed with him, "So dad, ready to test Quiddich your skills against mine?" Harry wiggled his eyebrows up and down.

"Hell yeah lets go out there," James, said pleased.