To Fix the Pain[A Harry Potter Fanfiction]

Lily and James Potter

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Any Way You Want It -Journey (cause Any way you want it that's the way you need it ANNY WAAAAAY YOOOU WAAANT IT BARNNARNARNARNAR)

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I looked up at the destroyed Godric's Hollow Cottage. The roof was sagging, ivy slithered up the walls, there was an empty frame with no door on the front of the house, and the yard was tangled with overgrown brush and weeds. The Cottage oozed despair. A muggle man walked behind me and gave the lot an uncomfortable glance. Even muggles felt the tragedy that took place here.

It is just hard to think that this one place was where the lives of so many people changed forever. Voldemort was banished for many years, saving lives of people that would of died if he lived, and maybe even saving the world for the light side. Harry became the Chosen One here, which made him the one of the prophecy, which undoubtably saved our world. Voldemort choosing Neville instead of Harry was a complete wild card. Something could of happened to Neville that didn't happen to Harry that could of resulted in our downfall. Lily and James Potter lost their lives here, making Harry parentless. It also made Snape go to the light side, and it made Sirius go to Azkaban. This one place, where one event took place, shaped the entire war for the wizarding world.

It was where, hopefully, where the world would change again.

I pulled out the time turner, and put the chain around my neck. I started to turn the nob of years to 18 years ago. 

Yes, I acknowledge that I could screw up the entire future of the Wizarding World. Yes, I know that this could result in something weird like my parents never having me. I want us to have a better future. If we invented time turners like these, then why the hell don't we use them?

I finished the last twirl of the knob, and I watched the world swirl around me. The sun, and people were moving so fast, that I shut my eyes and waited until it was over. I peeked out from over my eyelids, and found that I was in a beautiful summer day in 1981. 

I almost thought that I was in the wrong place, because the beautiful cottage in front of me couldn't of possibly have been the ruins that I saw earlier today. Or 18 years from now. Time is too confusing. It's a big ball of timey wimey wibbly wobbly things. 

I opened the front gate and started down the path to the cottage. It briefly came to my attention that I shouldn't see this cottage because Sirius... or Peter haven't told me the location. I guess Harry telling me where the cottage was earlier makes up for it.

I reached up to knock at the door. There was a gasp and the sound of running feet.

"HIDE UPSTAIRS WHILE I GO CHECK THE DOOR." said a male voice that completely failed at whispering.

I raised an eyebrow. 

The door unlocked without a person to open it.

"Ah, magic." I said sarcastically.

"Who wishes to enter the Potter Cottage." said a deep voice.

"It is I, a trusted member of the Weasly family, here for a conference." I said playing along.

"Disarm yourself."

I took out my wand and threw it in the house. I stepped up on the doorstep.

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!" The voice yelled.

I stepped down.

"Prove that you are not conspiring with the death eaters."

I rolled up both of my sleeves.

"We need further proof."

"You know, if I wanted to kill you, I would blast the door down with my wand, and I wouldn't listen to your obviously fake voice you are doing to scare me. If I was a death eater I wouldn't be smart enough to knock on the door."

"Valid point." said the now regular voice. 

My wand then skidded across the floor to the right of the frame.

"You may enter, and our welcome is only extended until violence is attempted."

I nodded in acknowledgement, and entered the house. The cottage had housewarming brown, yellows, and soft oranges. There were many wood pieces of furniture and pictures on the wall.

I looked to the right and saw a less scrawny version of Harry. I know it seems weird, but James was a more solid Harry (don't worry with all of the auror training he is becoming more solid now, but that is besides the point) with brown eyes. 

"Omi wizard god." I said softly.

James had his wand pointed at me.

"What is your name, and intent?"

"Ginny Weasley. Here to talk some Order stuff with you and Lily. Might be lifesaving." 

He squinted at me.

"I never heard Arthur mention a Ginny."

"It's complicated."

"How?" James interrogated.

"For god's sake James," said a female voice from behind him.

"I told you to stay upstairs." He pouted.

Lily Potter stepped next to her husband with Harry's green eyes, and a bundle of blankets in her hand. I felt my pulse rise. It was... Harry. As a baby.

"I think that she isn't going to hurt us. She would of done so by now." Lily said.

I tore my eyes away from Harry.

"What news do you have to break to us?" Lily said.

I flinched.

"Maybe it would be better if you sat down."

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Several hours later, and several bottles of Veritaserum used, the three of us plus baby Harry were slumped around the couch in the living room.

We all stared blankly at Harry with red eyes.

"Well," Lily said "you came here for a reason. What are we going to do about it?" 

I smiled. 

"Well, I should go to my time and recruit, but we are going to get some help." I paused.

"I'll go back and get the gang, and we'll make a plan from there."

I stood up.

"James, could I have my wand back?"

He nodded, and handed it over. 

"Be back soon."

I left through the front door. I walked back down the path, and put the chain around my neck, again. I twirled the knob for 18 years from now, and felt the confusing whorl of the world around me as I hurtled through the time vortex.

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Another edit by me! It was so embarrassing to look back on this chapter because how OC all of the characters were and how I spelled Lily wrong. (How?) Imma go read some klaine fanfiction now 'cause DARREN CRISS got me addicted to glee and now I am obsessed. KLAINE 5EVER!!!!!

~Eat_sleep_swim04