Chapter Text
Albus Potter was sitting on the sofa holding a book in one hand. The other was lazily stroking the fluffy blonde hair of his boyfriend, Scorpius, who was laid with his head on his lap.
They were sat peacefully, existing in a bubble of calm. Something they sorely needed after a hectic year at school.
Unfortunately, the peace did not last very long. It simply couldn’t. Not when your 19 year old brother had the brain of a five year old and behaved like bludger on steroids.
Said brother, James, came running in, their younger sister Lily at his heels.
“James! You put that back!” Lilly yelled, startling the inhabitants of the room, which also consisted of their god brother, Teddy. Who was supposed to be in charge while their parents were out.
Albus looked over to Lily and James and paled at the sight.
“James, put that down.” He cautioned, eying the familiar time turner in the older boy’s hand.
Scorpius had sat up quickly and was also staring at the boy, wide eyes. He looked almost grey.
“What on earth?” Teddy furrowed his brow before he too saw what exactly James was holding. “James!”
Unfortunately, as James stopped running upon hearing everyone’s exclamations, Lily barrelled into him. He fell, and everyone heard a crunch.
James was thrown back by a whirlwind of white sand, and the particles attached themselves onto everyone in the room.
With a bright flash, they found themselves falling, and they landed in a very familiar, but very different, room.
Albus groaned as he sat up. He looked around him, spotting Scorpius next to him, his glasses on the floor. He picked them up and shook the blonde.
“Scorp? Hey, wake up.” He spoke in a hushed voice, and smiled in relief as the pale boy’s eyes fluttered open.
“Al?” He raised a hand to his head and sat up. “Where’re my glasses?”
Albus handed them over and stood, pulling Scorpius up too.
“Help me get these guys up. Leave the idiot last.” He glared at James, who was a short distance away, and contemplated kicking him. He shook his head and knelt by Teddy, waking him up quickly. Scorpius took a but longer to wake Lily, but soon the four of them were standing around James.
“What do you think, ice water?” Lily asked, an annoyed look on her face.
Teddy glared at the unconscious boy but shook his head. “It may be unwise to use any magic. We don’t know what time we are in.”
Lily huffed. “Fine.”
“I say we leave him.” Scorpius hissed. “The complete and utter troll.” He grabbed Albus’ hand. “We should just figure out where we are and figure out how to get back.”
Albus nodded and took a better look at his surroundings.
They were still in the living room at Grimauld Place, but the wallpaper was old and damp, the ceiling corners had mould growing, and the furniture was old and stained. The air was musty and stunk of dust and something that reminded Albus of the potions classroom at Hogwarts.
His ears picked up the sound of footsteps and soft chatter heading this way and with little time, the living room door was pushed open and the group came face to face with two people they know to be long dead.
Sirius Black and Remus Lupin stared at the four standing young people for a moment before their eyes travelled to James, who was still unconscious. Both of them quickly pulled out heir wands and aimed at the group.
Teddy quickly pushed Lily, Albus, and Scorpius behind him. “It’s not what you think.” He held up his hands and tried to reason.
Remus lowered his wand a little bit Sirius barked a quick “Stupify!”
The teenagers all yelled in worry and Albus and Scorpius took over shielding Lily.
“Look, please calm down. We can explain. If you just ennervate Teddy and we’ll wake up Jamie.” Albus gestured to the two bodies.
Sirius eyed the boy, preparing to cast again, but Remus pushed his arm down.
“We’ll hear you out. But no tricks.” The sandy haired man warned. He waved his wand at Teddy and the 25 year old sat up. Lily ran to him and knocked him over again, tackling him in a hug.
Meanwhile, Albus tried to wake James, but was failing. He looked to Scorpius, who nodded, removing his wand from his trouser pocket. Remus and Sirius prepared to stun again, but relaxed when the boy shot a stream of water at James, who shot up, sputtering.
“What the hell was that for!” He yelled at Scorpius, who glared at him.
“Try getting us stuck in the past, arsehole!” Albus growled, hitting his brother in the chest and pointing at Sirius and Remus.
James blinked, removing his glasses and wiping away the water before replacing them. “Holy shit, thats- they’re-“ he paled, “oh crap.”
“Ya think?” Lily whacked her brother round the head, which was hard considering she was a good foot shorter than him.
“Guys!” Teddy gained their attention. He was back on his feet and eyeing the group. “We have a problem?” He indicated to Remus and Sirius.
“Oh, right.” Albus muttered, stepping away from James and grabbing Scorpius’ hand. He looked at the adults by the door. “I apologise, but my idiot brother,” He began.
“Hey!” James whined, but Lily stepped on his foot, effectively silencing him save for a gasp of pain.
“My idiot brother messed with a time turner and broke it.”
“Not my fault! Lily bumped into me!” James tried to defend himself.
“You had it in the first place James. I know for a fact Harry had it locked away in his office.” Teddy scolded the younger boy. “I really thought you were better than this. You are 19 years old for merlin’s sake!”
James hung his head.
“Look,” Teddy directed to Remus and Sirius, “I’m guessing it’s 1994 or 1995?”
Remus nodded mutely, face shocked.
“Could you get Professor Dumbledore then? I believe he is still alive in this time?”
Remus nodded again. “Sirius, go floo the headmaster.” He pushed a protesting Sirius out of the room quickly and closed the door. He turned to the group.
“You say you’re from the future...” he soothed, and Albus recognised Teddy’s mannerisms in the way the man ran a hand through his hair to try stay calm.
Teddy coughed but nodded, also running a hand through his own hair, though it changed from turquoise to lavender as he did. Albus could also see his eyes flicking through colours.
Albus leaned into Scorpius. “Teddy, you’re doing it again.” He muttered tiredly.
“You’re a metamorphmagus?” Remus asked, eyes full of intrigue despite his still wary expression.
Teddy blushed. “Sorry, I’m just a little worried. I can usually keep control of it.” His voice shook, the adrenaline of earlier had disappeared and he fully realised he was stood in front if his deceased father.
“Teddy, how are we gonna get back?” Lily asked in a hushed voice.
“I’m not quite sure Lils,” the now lavender haired boy placed a hand on the girl’s shoulder. “When do you think the Professor will get here?” He asked Remus.
“It should be soon,” Remus replied, sharing a sympathetic glance at the young girl and her protector.
“And indeed it is.” The living room door opened and a calm voice met the group’s ears. “Sirius told me we have visitors.” The tall form of Albus Dumbledore entered the room, and Al thought he looked exactly like his Chocolate frog card. He was joined by a dark skinned wizard in deep blue robes wearing a single gold earring in his left ear. This was a face the group also knew well from their own time.
Sirius also trailed in after them, shooting an annoyed glance at Remus.
“Sir, my name is Teddy. I assure you, we can explain.” Teddy spoke up, his voice shaking only a little.
“That I don’t doubt, however, if you would allow it, may we ask you take some veritasium.” Dumbledore’s blue eyes sparkled.
Teddy nodded. “Yes. But only me. I don’t think my siblings would be sensible with it.” He sent a pointed look to James, who pouted.
“Of course,” Dumbledore nodded and Kingsley walked forward, a vial of clear liquid in hand. He ordered Teddy to open his mouth and placed a drop of the liquid onto his tongue. Kingsley turned and nodded to Dumbledore, who smiled.
“Kindly take a seat,” he gestured to the moth bitten sofas and the teens sat down, Al sticking close to Scorpius, and Lily sitting as far from James as possible.
Teddy stayed standing. His eyes were glossy, his hair was considerably longer and had turned a sandy brown, his ears grew a little bit larger, and he got a little bit shorter.
James laughed, “hah! I knew it! You were growing yourself!”
Albus glared at his brother, “Shut it James.”
Dumbledore cleared his throat. “You are a metamorphmagus?” He asked.
“Yes” Teddy said, his voice was hollow and devoid of personality.
“Intriguing.” Dumbledore muttered. “What is your name?”
“Edward Remus Lupin.” Teddy replied.
“L-lupin?” Remus paled.
“Yes” Teddy replied.
“When were you born?” Dumbledore asked.
“April 17th, 1998.”
“Who are your parents?” Sirius asked quickly, a smirk forming on his face.
“Remus John Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks.”
Sirius’ face fell, he looked at Remus, who was staring at Teddy. “Oh.” He muttered.
“You said the children with you are your siblings?”
“Yes”
“We grew up with him. He’s our big brother in all but blood,” Al explained and Dumbledore nodded.
“How did you get here?”
“James broke a time turner”
“I think that’s enough.” Dumbledore stated, nodding at Kingsley, who walked forward to give Teddy the antidote.
“Wait!” James yelled, startling everyone but Teddy, “Ted, when are you planning on proposing to Vicky?” He grinned, only to be hit with a cushion thrown by Lily. “Oi! Stop hitting me!”
“Her birthday this year” Teddy said just before Kingsley got him to drink the antidote. He blushed furiously. “James!” He whined.
“I think it’s adorable Teddy. She’ll definitely say yes.” Lily grinned, bouncing over to him and giving him a hug. “Also, you look better like this. Stop making yourself taller.”
“Huh?” Teddy looked over into the cracked mirror above the mantle, blushing deeper and returning his features back to how they were, though to Lily’s joy he stayed at the height he was.
“Well then,” Dumbledore grinned, “I do believe introductions are in order. Everyone will have arrived for lunch by now, I’m sure they would love to meet you all.”
“Dumbledore, are you sure that’s wise?” Kingsley asked.
“Worry not, I have simply asked, Alastor and Nymphadora to come. And of course the Weasleys and the children are already here.” Dumbledore waved a hand flippantly.
Shacklebolt’s eyes narrowed but he didn’t question the professor further.
“Does this mean we get to have Grandma’s cooking for lunch?” Lily asked, eyes bright.
Dumbledore chuckled, “It depends whom you are talking about. Though if my suspicions are correct, then yes, Molly is already in the kitchen making lunch.”
Scorpius looked at Al worriedly as everyone made to head for the kitchen.
“It’s okay Scor. Everything will be fine.” The ravenette smiled.
“But they still hate my father in this time.” Scorpius whispered.
“Don’t worry Scorpius. You have me to protect you.” He kissed Scorpius’ cheek, holding his hand tightly and stroking it with his thumb. Scorpius visibly relaxed and the two walked side by side, following after the odd group.