Characters: Harry Potter, James Potter
Summary: Harry and James have a father-to-son talk about the birds and the bees, assorted orifices, and Snape.
Status: Complete


Freshly showered and still in a piss-poor mood Harry returned to his own dormitory to find Al gone.

As if his morning hadn't been troubled enough, now his son had gone missing as well.

Sighing, he collected clean clothes, and changed into his usual outfit of jeans, t-shirt and trainers. He stuffed his three wands in his back pocket and attached the moke-skin purse Hagrid had given him around his neck.

Al had probably just wandered off in search of Teddy after Harry and Ginny had left him, and really, Harry couldn't blame him for that. Much. At least he had an invisibility cloak of his own, so that would keep him reasonably safe. As long as he didn't run into any stray Death Eaters, that was.

Honestly, what was that boy thinking?

Harry purposefully chose to ignore the many times he himself had wandered around the castle and beyond when it hadn't been safe for him to do so. This was different. Al was his son. He was supposed to listen to him.

Trying not to think about Ginny or how brilliant, though brief, the sex had been or how completely they had buggered up afterwards, Harry left the dormitory and went in search of his son.

And once he found Al, he'd...he'd...give him a stern talking to, or something.

But as Harry entered the second floor corridor, he didn't find his son. He found his father, instead. Looking just as not-alive as his mother.

"Dad?"

Characters: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Albus Potter, Kreacher
Summary: The future Potters have breakfast and get to know each other a bit better.
Status: Complete


Harry found the door to their dormitory locked, and he realized it must have been Hermione's idea to keep Teddy and Al in and others out. Smart thinking. He glanced at Ginny, who stood to his side, and wondered if he should tell her Ron and Hermione were checking up on Fred at that moment, and that there was a very real possibility Fred wasn't dead anymore.

No, best not until he was absolutely sure. He'd hate to get Ginny's hopes up only to have them crushed again later. For now he'd just stick to what they did know for sure, which were two time-travelers who'd buggered everything up.

Harry pulled out the Elder wand, and whispered, "Alohomora."

There was a brief shimmer of magic around the door, and it slid open quietly.

"Teddy?" Harry said the moment he stepped inside the dormitory. No reply came, and Harry quickly realized Teddy wasn't there. Well, crap. He'd told the bugger to stay put.

But Al was there, and something tightened in Harry's chest as he walked towards his bed where the boy was asleep.

Making sure Ginny had closed the door behind her, Harry waved her over, and cleared his throat. "This is Albus Severus Potter," he said. "My son." He hesitated, looked down briefly at his shoes, and said, "Oursonfromthefuture."

He gently shook Al's shoulder. "Wake up, mate."

Characters: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley
Summary: Harry and Ginny talk. But not about sex. Oh no.
Status: Complete


Harry watched the silver stag run through a wall, off to deliver his message to Kingsley, and he hoped he'd done everything right. This was his first time sending his Patronus away like that.

Taking a few minutes to clear his mind, Harry tried to decide what next to do. What needed to be done immediately? Warn more students to stay in their common rooms? Go explain to McGonagall what exactly had happened? Find Snape and beg him for more Occlumency lessons?

The latter idea made Harry's stomach turn in a very unpleasant way, and he swallowed hard.

Perhaps he should go find Ron and Hermione and see if together they could come up with a decent plan of action. Besides, he wanted to see if Fred and Remus and Tonks and everyone else they'd lost really had come back.

Harry continued his trek through the corridor, and when he rounded a corner he almost bumped into someone.

The first thing he saw was long red hair, and for a moment he thought his mum had sought him out again, but he quickly noticed all the obvious differences.

Ginny.

At once all thoughts of Voldemort, Death Eaters and war were gone, replaced with one huge, single thought that Harry was sure was visible over his head on a sign the size of Wales. And it said in big, glittering letters: We're going to have sex someday.

Heat rose to his cheeks, and he managed a nervous smile and a soft, "Hi."

Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Teddy Lupin, Albus Potter.
Summary: The truth about Voldemort's comeback is discussed and plans for the immediate future are made.
Status: Complete

Harry hurried inside the castle, Teddy and Al following him. Well, he trusted Al to follow him, since he couldn't actually see him hidden under his invisibility cloak. But it was for the best, as it just wouldn't do for people to see a younger version of him running around.

As they crossed the Entrance Hall, a sense of urgency fell over Harry, and he increased his steps until he was running.

Voldemort was back, and people had no idea about this. Everyone would start the day thinking the world was safe again while the opposite was true. They needed to know.

Harry rounded a corner and almost ran McGonagall and Neville over.

"Professor!" Harry shouted, not slowing down. "Voldemort's back! I ran into him just now! He fled outside! No one should leave the castle! And Snape's back, too. He's alerting the Order. Ask Snape for details, he knows what's going on! Neville, go find the DA and gather them in the Great Hall!"

And without looking back, Harry continued his hasty journey to Gryffindor Tower. He saw more students, and every time he yelled the same thing.

"Voldemort is back! Stay inside the castle!"

Finally, they arrived at the foot of Gryffindor Tower, and Harry had to inhale a few deep breaths before he could tell The Fat Lady the current password. She huffed, but allowed them entrance at once.

Harry burst inside the common room, Teddy just behind him, and almost knocked Ron and Hermione to the floor.

"Ah! Good! I was just looking for you!" he all but shouted into their startled faces. And then he realized how he must look. Dressed in only his y-fronts, Seamus' dressing gown hanging ripped around him, and with bruises forming on his throat, thanks to Snape's earlier ministrations.

There were a few more students lingering in the common room, all watching him with wide eyes.

"Voldemort's back," Harry said to no one in particular, and moved towards the stairs. "Stay inside the castle! Tell everyone!" He looked over his shoulder at Ron and Hermione, assuming Teddy and Al would follow him anyway. "Come on, we have to talk!"

Inside his dormitory, which was empty, thankfully, Harry shrugged off what remained of the dressing gown and dumped it on Seamus' bed. He'd buy him a new one. He picked up his robes and put them on instead, and then sat down on his bed with a great, big sigh.

"Ron, Hermione, this is Teddy Lupin. And that's Albus Severus Potter. My son, apparently." He gestured at some spot where he thought Al might be hiding. "Al, take off your cloak, please."

Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Teddy Lupin, Albus Potter
Summary: Harry and Snape meet Teddy and Al, and discover that it's all Teddy's fault.
Status: Complete


Harry saw a large figure emerge from between the trees in the distance, and for a moment cold fear made his stomach clench. Had Voldemort come back to finish the job?

But no. It was Firenze, carrying a young man on his back. Harry narrowed his eyes, but even as Firenze came closer, he didn't recognize the stranger's face, though there was something oddly familiar about him.

Before he could help himself, Harry elbowed Snape in the side to alert him of the centaur and his companion. Bizarre a thought it was, but Snape was his only ally in this whole mess. Snape at least was warm and alive, and the same couldn't be said for his mum.

Harry stepped outside, not caring if Snape followed him or not, and made a feeble attempt to close his dressing gown. But the cords were ripped, thanks to Snape and his bloody temper, and Harry soon gave up and raised his wand instead.

"Firenze," he said by way of greeting once Firenze halted before him. He aimed his wand at the stranger. "Who's that?"