"Well, whilst we wait for Molly to make lunch I have a few questions that I would like to ask you if I may." Said Arthur.
"I think we all have question" said Lily taking James hand and holding it tightly. "There are things we all wish to know."
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny looked at each other. They knew this would happen eventually but it was still hard.
"What would you like to know then?" asked Ginny.
"Why don't we start with how and why you came back and take it from there?" suggested Dumbledore.
"Well it all started about a week ago," Hermione explained. "We were at The Burrow talking and Harry said he wished that there was a way to warn people what happened in the future. Even if it was just a few people like our families so they could stay safe."
"Hermione came up with this idea of putting our Hogwarts years into books and sending them to you but we realised we would have to also come back to explain things. Harry and Hermione invented the spells needed then cast them so we arrived if you decided to read them." Added Ron
"That is extremely advanced magic" said Dumbledore frowning. "Only a wizard with powers that equal Merlin would be able to do that kind of spells and have it be successful."
"Warn people against what?" asked Sirius. "Do we all die or something."
The trio and Ginny shared another look.
"There's another war." Harry said grimly. "One that almost destroys the whole wizarding world and Muggle England. It starts in our fourth year and lasted for 3 years. Many people were lost, including some who didn't need to die."
Harry stopped and looked down sadly. Ginny took his hand and held it tight knowing that Harry blamed himself for the deaths that happened.
The room was silent.
"A second war?" asked Remus faintly
"Yeah" Ron muttered. "A bloody bad one."
"RONALD!" Cried Ginny and Molly as she came back into the room. They stared at each other in shock.
"I have to ask as we're here." Started Arthur. "But I'm guessing you're related to us somehow. Might I asked how?"
"I'm your daughter." Said Ginny with a slight smile. "Guess you don't know about me yet."
Molly and Arthur were shocked. They looked at each other then back at their teenage daughter. Molly rushed over and pulled Ginny tightly to her in a hug.
"But how?" asked Arthur. "I mean when is your birthday?"
"I was born on the eleventh of august 1981." Said Ginny.
"But that means…" Molly grabbed her stomach. "I'm pregnant…"
"Wow congratulations Molly" beamed Lily
"I always wanted a daughter" mused Molly as Arthur hugged her.
"Sorry can we do this later?" asked Sirius. "What about this second war?"
"Yeah how can there be another war?" asked James. "It said that Voldemort was killed when he attacked us…"
James looked at Lily with pain in his eyes. She looked right back at him and she pulled him closer.
"I think lunch is done" Moly said getting up to get lunch. "I'll bring it in here so we can eat whilst we read."
"So how does Voldemort manage to come back?" asked Dumbledore watching them.
Harry hesitated. "I'm afraid we can't answer that. We have already told you a lot so maybe it's best to stop the questions there and to keep reading. You'll come up with more questions by the end of this book."
"Wait" said James looking troubled. "I want to apologise first, for not protecting you and your mother. I'm so sorry son." He said looking at Harry
"Dad" Harry replied sounding sad. "It wasn't your fault, honestly. It wasn't anyone's fault. Besides with my luck bad things would of happened to me anyway."
"I think we should take the kids somewhere." Lily said. "I don't want Harry here if things are gonna get bad. Why don't we take him to Alice and Frank's?"
"That's a great idea." Said James. "Arthur is it alright if I floo them to ask?"
"Of course." Said Arthur "I'll take Baby Ron over to Aunt Muriel's"
He walked out the room with Baby Ron to tell Molly where he was going whilst James took Baby Harry, gave Lily a kiss and flooed himself over to Alice and Frank's house.
"Arthur said to start eating without him" Molly informed everyone as she walked in from the kitchen a lunch tray full of soup and fresh bread in front of her. "So everyone tuck in." she handed the bowls out and soon the room was full of the sound of spoons scraping against bowls.
Just then the fire place lit up and out stepped James Potter brushing himself off. "Lunch smells good Molly" he said "Is there some left?"
"Of course" Molly said passing him a bowl of soup.
"You know" said Sirius through a mouthful of food "We really should get Wormtail over here. He should be part of this too."
"No!" cried Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny.
Everyone sat staring at them thinking it was a rather strange reaction to have.
"Not him" said Harry through clenched teeth holding his left arm. "It will be explained later." He added in a milder tone.
Arthur walked in shortly after and once they has finished their lunch, and after Arthur assured Molly the kids were fine, they settled down to start reading the rest of the book.
