"…Well that's a long story" Harry muttered, looking at the floor
"Don't worry, we have time" Remmy said, ignoring the glare that Harry sent him
"Alright, well, I'll start on our first year…"
Harry continued, telling them all about his first and second year without really giving them a chance to interrupt, since he wanted to get it over with quickly. His friends helped every once in a while, giving little stories or facts, or even their own point of view of the events. They left a lot of what happened out though, since they didn't particularly fancy getting in trouble.
His parents looked thrilled while he told them about his sorting and meeting Leon and Ron, his father looking fondly at his own friends, forgetting for the moment about the future. Once he told them about getting into the Quidditch team in his first year his father yelled and did a little dance of happiness, along with Sirius, singing about how proud he was. Harry smiled brightly and continued telling them about his adventures, however he soon found that he couldn't just let the bad stuff out, he got it over with quickly, telling them of Norbert—or Norberta, according to Charlie—and Fluffy, thankfully Leon seemed happy to tell them about them before telling Harry to continue. He told them about the stone, about trying to find Flamel and finally about his encounter with Quirrell, he said all of this quickly and trying to avoid all kind of interruptions, once he finished telling them about his first year he quickly started on his second, wanting to get it over with quickly.
He started with him going to the Burrow, not wanting to go on talking about his relatives, and continued on from there, he told them all about being a parseltongue and waited for their reaction, he was pleasantly surprised once the only reaction from both his mother and father reacted with confusion—not knowing exactly how it was possible for Harry to be a parseltongue—instead of disgust of disappointment like he had expacted. His friends talked more this time around, Leon talked excitingly about Aragog and the acromantulas and the Basilisk, bemoaning the fact that he would have liked to see the body at least (Harry chanced a look at Professor Lupin who seemed both amused and worried sick at seeing his nephew talking like that about such dangerous creatures), Ron told them about how terrible Lockhart had been and about Malfoy getting in the Quidditch team by bribing the team, he also told them about the House Elf that had tried to help Harry by trying to kill him, and Hermione told them about how they began investigating about the creature, making the polyjuice potion, and finding the diary.
Harry finished by telling them how he saved Ginny with the help from Fawkes and destroying the diary of Tom Riddle AKA Voldemort. His parents looked about ready to faint, and once Harry looked around he saw that everyone (except his friends) looked pale.
"You did all that" Lily whispered "When you were only a child, heck you still are a child"
"I'll be 14 in a few weeks" Harry protested
"Still so young…I can't believe it" James murmured, laying a comforting hand in Lily's shoulder, drawing her close
"How come…how come no one knew? Or noticed just how much trouble you four got into?" Molly asked "I mean…surely the twins, Percy…"
"We were very careful ma'am" Leon said "we always made sure that no one was near"
"Why didn't you get anyone to help you…" Sirius whispered
"Can we please not talk about that? We did what we thought was right at the moment" Harry said shyly "And while I would have liked to do things differently, or that things hadn't gone the way they did…I don't regret it"
"I'm with the kid, let's get on with other things shall we? I have questions" Romulus said "like for example…Leon, are you my son? Or are you Remus'?"
"ehm…yours" Leon answered, looking at his father
"Great! I was starting to wonder whether Lis and I would be able to have children" Romulus smiled
"Oh, you're asking questions now? Great, we bring you food" Remmy smiled at everyone as he and Teddy lowered some plates on a table that they had transfigured and, slowly, they levitated it towards the center
"Yeah, speaking of questions…" Sirius said, suddenly somber "about me…am I…did I really do all that? Killed that many people…"
Remmy and Teddy looked at each other before turning to look at Lupin, with a shake from Teddy's hair Lupin sighed
"I can't tell you everything, since I'm sure that the book will take care of that, what I can tell you is…don't believe in everything you read, looks can be deceiving" Teddy said
"So I didn't…I'm not mad?" Sirius said hopefully
"You are not guilty" Zania said looking at the younger version of her father
"Zania! What are you…" Molly started, only to be interrupted by her sons
"No mom, she's telling…" Fred started
"…the truth, it wasn't him" George continued
"Everything else will be explained in the book" Teddy said quietly "Is that all?"
"I have one question for you" Lupin said, looking at both of the boys form the future "Do your parents know what you're doing? It is after all a very dangerous thing to do…messing with time"
"No, they do not…Remmy's mother is aware" Teddy started, looking at the floor "But…well, you'll see on the books I'm sure"
"Your mother knows and she approved?" Molly looked ready to faint
"Not really, but she knows that she couldn't stop us" Remmy shrugs
"You must understand that it wasn't our choice as much as it was…well, we were chosen" Teddy explained "I'm not sure how much we can tell you, but this much can't hurt: we were chosen because the people in charge of this project knew us, and knew that we are trustworthy"
"Not to mention that we are young and easygoing, which makes us most likely to gain your trust than, say, an old man that looks like he could curse you to oblivion, or a young man with scars all over his body that looks like he would kill you if you so much as look at him the wrong way"
"As I said…trustworthy" Teddy glared at his friend, looking ready to kick him "Not to mention that it would be easier if they didn't send someone you already knew"
"Easier for whom?" Bill asked
"Everyone involved" Teddy said quickly, without missing a beat
"How about we eat now?" Remmy said "I'm sure we're all hungry, and afterwards we can read another chapter before we retire to sleep"
"Speaking of…where will we be sleeping?" Remus asked
"Oh! Good thing you're asking now" Remmys grinned and raised his wand before clearing his throat and waving it at the walls.
Harry looked wide-eyed as six door appeared, each with a different color and drawing on the top
"Right, let me explain then" Teddy smiled and stood up, he signaled the first door on the right "The red door will be for the girls. A-ehm…Miss Granger, Miss Weasley, the Black twins, and Mrs. Potter. The next door, the yellow…"
"Golden! It's supposed to be gold" Remmy complained "It's supposed to be the Gryffindor colors!"
"Fine, the GOLDEN door, is the one for the boys, the inside is bigger than for the girls for obvious reasons, and there are supposed to be two rooms inside, so you can decide who you sleep with" Teddy explained and then turned to the adults "The orange room is for you, we thought you might be more comfortable if you don't have to bunk with the kids, Mr. Romulus you can choose whether you want to stay in this room or the ye…gold one"
"I'll stay in the golden, if it's not much trouble, I'm still young!" Romulus grinned
"Alright, well, the green door is our room, so if you need anything that's where you can find Remmy or myself" Teddy said and the pointed to the final purple door "And that's the bathroom, inside there are four other doors, one with the men's shower, other the women's shower, and the other two are toilettes for both women and men, we thought it better if there's more than just one, so there should be…three or four"
"And there is of course the blue room, where we have a kitchen and a table, though I suppose that table will only be used for breakfast before we start reading" Remmy smiled at his friend
"Now that we are done, I suggest we eat something, then Sirius can read the next chapter before we go to bed" Remmy smiled and pointed to the table that was now full of food, everyone nodded and started eating; all around the table people started talking, the Marauders quickly made friends with the Weasley and Black twins, much to everyone's displeasure.
Leon and Charlie had struck up a weird sort of friendship, bonding over their mutual love for all kind of creatures and animals (the more dangerous they were the better) and as a result they were being watched very closely by Mrs. Weasley and Professor Lupin, both of them looking resigned at the fact that their sons were mad enough to love such dangerous things.
"And how close can you get to a dragon?" Harry heard Leon asked, the one time he had gone to re-fill his plate near their place
"It depends really, sometimes when they're nesting you have to stay a safe distance away, but other times you get to be almost below them, there was this one time when we had to calm a nesting mother, because one of her eggs had hatched but the baby died short after, the mother was coleric and we had to go and take the remaining eggs before she stepped on them" Charlie explained showing his arm to a wide-eyed Leon, where he had a gigantic scar that went from his wrist to his elbow, though Harry was sure that it continued to his shoulder "That's where I got this pretty little thing"
Hermione, Lily, and Ginny were talking to each other and giggling every two minutes, every once in a while Harry felt eyes on him, but after seeing them eyeing just about everyone else, he decided not to care, and he wasn't eager to know what they were talking about.
Mr. Weasley and Romulus were talking animatedly in a corner, Romulus seemed to be explaining to an eager Mr. Weasley about the Muggle world, and Mr. Weasley in turn explained everything he could about the Wizarding world
"Wait...so you've never heard of a computer? or...what about a TV? surely wizards have TVs!" Romulus was saying, equal times surprised and amused
"Oh, no, I've never heard of it! Does it run on elktricity?" Mr. Weasley asked, very interested "And what does it do?"
"Well, it shows us the news, or some shows, sometimes even sports, though I am not so fond of them, and there's music as well" Romulus smiled
"Oh, so it's like a radio?"
"Ehm...well sort of, but it shows images, instead of just sound" Romulus laughed and then asked "Is it true that your bank is run by goblins? what are they like? And do you really wear those dresses (Sorry, robes) all day? why not just use trousers?"
Harry decided to leave that conversation alone. (though he had to admit that it was funny, seeing two grown men talking and gushing about each other's world) and finally settled between Percy and Ron, who where talking with Bill, Teddy, and Remmy.
"So you really know all of us?" Ron asked leaning towards the boys from the future
"We do, but as we said before, we can't tell you anything" Teddy smiled
"Not even your full names?" Bill asked curiously
"That would tell you way too much about us, and about your future as well" Remmys grinned
"But you're already giving away the fact that you know us, and that somehow you're important to us, even if you won't tell us your name" Percy pointed out, after moving slightly to the left, giving Harry space to sit
"Not really, I mean, we are saying that we know you, but that doesn't mean you know us, and just because we might be important in the future doesn't mean we are now" Teddy reasoned "We could simply work for someone important to you, or be the children of someone who become important to you later on"
"So you really won't say anything?" Ron looked dissapointed
"Sorry, we really can't" Teddy smiled reassuringly "We would if we weren't under strict rules to keep our mouths shut"
"Another reason we were chosen" Remmy grinned "We're used to keeping secrets...well, I am anyway, believe it or not"
"Oh you might be good at keeping quiet, but you also have a motormouth" Teddy glared
"You still mad the rascals about you and Vicky?" Remmy grinned
"Damn right I am, they keep teasing me" Teddy glared even harder at his friends
"Sorry, but you said you were used to keeping secrets?" Percy asked "How come?"
"Oh, well, I used to be quite a prankster, for us there's a need for secrecy" Remmy grinned from ear to ear
"I doubt you were chosen because of that though" Harry frowned, unable to picture anyone sending a boy to the past merely because he was a prankster
"Well, no, I wasn't. I was chosen because of a great number of factors, one that helped in the decision was my job, since it requires secrecy, I was also one of the few with the most promise for the future" Remmy smiled softly this time
"You're an unspeakable aren't you?" Percy asked, impressed "That's why you wear the cloak"
"Not yet, but in a few years maybe" Remmy answered "At the moment I'm only an intern, still a student. But yeah, that's why I wear the cloak"
Harry wondered what an 'unspeakable' was, but didn't dare ask, he assumed it must be a very respectable job, since Ron looked awed and Percy looked at Remmy with a new kind of respect, Harry tried not to think about it and resolved to ask Ron later on.
Once everyone had finished eating—except Ron and Sirius, who continued long after everyone had finished—everyone sat back down where they were before. Teddy took the book out from his bag, where he had left it before going to search for the food. He stood and gave the book to Sirius, who nodded thanks at him, and then went to sit down in his previous place.
Sirius cleared his throat and started reading.
I AM SO SORRY! it's been almost a month since I last uploaded, I'm really sorry! but I had a lot of projects this past few weeks, and my computer hasn't been helping (do you know how many times this chapter has been written? 3, my stupid laptop deleted it 2 times, 2!
but here it is now, and I know it's not great, but I wanted it done for today, I know it's not the weekend anymore, but I rather upload it now than wait for the weekend. I hope you liked it and I'll try to have the next one ready this week
PAIRINGS!
Ok, I've decided on Sirius/Remus, I just love them so much, on the other hand what would you people think of Charlie/Leon? obviously if I go with this option it be a crush on Leon's part for a while, and nothing would really happen until...late book 4? book 5? maybe later, but tell me what you think, I'm hesitating on that one.
HARRY PAIRINGS!
Harry/Luna, Harry/Percy, Harry/Draco, Harry/Tonks
Personally I have headcannons for all of this parings, (and I'm at the moment inclining towards Harry/Percy and Harry/Tonks) so tell me what you think and help me decide! Review and tell me in your comment which one you like the most. In Chapter...let's say Chapter 7, by chapter 7 I will have Harry's partner and announce it, you can vote for more than one pairing, and suggest other if you want, but only one vote per chapter (for example, you can vote for H/P and H/L in chapter 5, but you can't vote for them twice in the same chapter)
That's all! I hope you enjoyed it and please review! I'll try to have the next chapter by sunday!