A Twist in Time (1)

Chapter Twenty One

Arthur Weasley looked much better then he had when James Sirius saw him in the dream. A grin spread across his face when he saw his family, Harry and Hermione. When he saw James Sirius a grin spread across his face, he was however polite about it and offered a small smile. The truth was to him it probably looked like there was two Harry Potters. 
"Hello I'm James Patterson," James Sirius told him a with a wave of his left hand.
"Arthur Weasley, it's nice to meet you," Arthur answered with a kind smile. James Sirius felt out of place, he stood in a corner and waited for the visit to finish he was regretting coming to the visit as it felt intimate. The visit didn't last long as Mr Weasley had to have lots of rest and the large group went back to Grimmauld Place. Sirius, and Lupin were at the large table that hosted the order meeting they were joined by Nymphadora Tonks and Mad-Eye Moody. We all filed into the living room and each took a seat. Mad-Eye was staring at James Sirius with disapproving eyes. 
"Hey, I'm James Patterson," James Sirius told him with a wave. (I'm just going to call him James from now on.)
"Why are you here James Patterson," Moody demanded with his eyes narrowed.
"Dumbledore sent me," James answered calmly.
"Why would Dumbledore send you here?" Moody demanded once more.
"You should discuss it with him if you wish to know more," James told him.
"Fine," Mad-eye said as he returned to his conversation with Tonks.
"Does Dumbledore know your parents?" Tonks asked in her calm voice. James was looking directly at Teddy's parents and there was nothing he could do to tell them. 
"My parents are dead," James told them with a sad expression. Tonks looked taken aback that there was a Harry Potter look alike who's parents were dead.
"I'm sorry to hear that James," Tonks said with a kind look in his direction.
"Hermione, Ron, James do you want to go upstairs?" Harry asked standing up from his seat.
"Yes," James answered quickly standing up from his seat as well, Hermione and Ron quickly followed. They went upstairs to the boys room. 
"So, you didn't tell us what happened to your siblings and cousins?" Hermione asked as everyone took a seat on one of three boys.
"Well, I asked Dumbledore to send them back without me, he said he would. I know any minute I'm going to get a call on this mirror," James told them as he pulled the two way mirror out of his front pocket. Sure enough not one minute later an older Harry Potter appeared on the screen, he didn't seem angry, he seemed almost proud that James had sent his family back home without him although the was also very worried.
James sat on his bed which still had the silencing charm on it so that the other three couldn't hear their conversation.
"Hi dad," James said as he looked at the mirror in his hand.
"Hello, James. I thought I would tell you that all of your siblings and cousins made it back just fine," his father told him with a small smile.
"That's good dad. I told Dumbledore to send them back without me," James told his father with a grim expression.
"Where are you James?" his father asked looking behind James's head to the dirty walls.
"No. 12 Grimmauld Place."
"I see. So I imagine you told the fifteen year old me everything?" 
"I had to dad it was time, something happened..." 
"What is it James?" 
"Well I was shaking your hand when a large lightning bolt scar appeared on my forehead. That's when I told you everything. I hide it with magic so no one knows."
"Smart thinking James, as for the scar I'm not sure-" His father started before he was interrupted on his side.
"Is that James?" it was Tedy's voice coming from the other end of the mirror and his father turned around to address it.
"Yes, Teddy it's James but it's not really a good time," his father told his older brother. Suddenly, Teddy's face appeared on the screen and he looked furious.
"WHY DID YOU SEND US BACK WITHOUT YOU?" Teddy demanded.
"Well Teddy it's not that simple! I can't go back not until I finish some stuff back up!" James explained.
"I COULD HAVE HELPED YOU! BUT THEN YOU HAD TO GO AND SEND EVERYONE BACK IN TIME DIDN'T YOU AND NOW WE CAN'T COME BACK TO HELP YOU! WHAT BUSINESS COULD BE SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU COULDN'T COME BACK TO OUR ERA!"
"Don't you understand I can't come back!" 
"What?"
"At least not yet anyway. It will only be for a couple of years at the most."
"Years! Your not coming back for years?"
"It seems that way."
James heard a door open and close on the other side of the mirror when suddenly Ginny Potter appeared.
"Hi mum," James said as she appeared.
"Hello James. I've missed you so much!" Ginny explained with a sad expression on her face.
"Teddy, I'm afraid you can't be here for this conversation and please tell your younger siblings to stop eaves dropping will you? Oh and please get your Aunt and Uncle in here," Harry told him in a serious voice.
"How are you not angry! He just told you he's not coming back for years!" Teddy yelled at his adopted father.
"There is reasoning far beyond what I and James can tell you," his father told him in a calm voice.
"Fine," Teddy said as he slammed the door behind him. Not a minute later his Aunt and Uncle came in.
"Hey Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione!"
"Hello James, I hear there is quite the predicament," his aunt told him with a kind but worried smile.
"I'm sure it will be fine, I heard some bad news though, your not going to like it dad," Jame told his father. He had heard the horror stories that all started in No. 4 Privet Drive Surrey.

"What is it?" His father demanded looking extremely worried.
"I have to stay at Privet Drive."
"What!" Ginny explained looking angry at just the thought.
"Ya I know, well you know how dad had to stay there for his own protection? Well basically I have to do the same thing, it's not a big deal just a bit of a drag really."
"There are better places to grow up in that's for sure. I wonder how Uncle Vernon is going to take the news he must think he's just talking in a stray wizard," Harry said with a laugh trying to lighten the mood.
"I'll be find dad, it's only a couple of years after all," James told them before he made the mirror go blank. James removed the silencing charm from around his bed and found Harry, Ron and Hermione waiting for him to finish his conversation.
"Sorry about that, Teddy was pretty angry that's for sure," James said with a fake laugh.
"It's okay, I'm starving what do you say we head down for lunch, I can smell mum cooking something that smells amazing," Ron told them as he stood up from the bet. They all followed Ron out of the dusty room back to the kitchen. Sure enough Mrs Weasley was cooking something that smelled absolutely amazing.