Amulet of Time 2: Two Worlds, Two Wars

Chapter 31: Summer

Harry left Dumbledore's office not long after his little proclamation, leaving behind a very confused headmaster. Harry felt he needed to talk to his friends, as they knew the whole story about Harry's son. He knew he would have to fill in a few things for Eustace without mentioning that he was Harry's grandfather, and so was planning what to say as he searched for a quiet corridor to create a door in. Finding the odd student to be filling most of the corridors around the headmaster's office, he quickly slipped into the empty Charms classroom and placed his hand on the wall. As soon as the door appeared, he hurried inside and went over to the fireplace to wait. He still had half an hour before the others were due to turn up, and he needed to know what he was telling him.

At five to eight, Minh came through the wall from her dorm room. She was the first to arrive, and rather than rouse Harry from his thoughts, she chose to sit opposite him in silence until the others arrived. Over the next ten minutes, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Eustace showed up, with Peeves and Gallatea being the last there. Once they were all comfortably seated, Harry looked at them each in turn before explaining why they were there.

" As you will know, at the feast Sybil Trelawney made her first real prediction. Having given it some serious thought, I have come to the conclusion that it is about me."

" What makes you say that, Harry? I was there when she told us it, and I don't see how it ties in with you."

" That's because you don't know much about the future, Minh. When you take it line by line, it makes sense. Hermione, is I recite it, tell me what you come up with, and I'll tell you if I agree. You're normally the best at riddles and the like."

" Alright, Harry. Fire away."

" One child, born of himself."

" That would be you, I assume?"

" Yes. I am my own ancestor, so I am 'born of myself'."

" That makes sense. Go on."

" Wait a minute. What do you mean; you're your own ancestor?" Eustace interrupted.

" It's a long story, Eustace," Ginny told him. Gallatea shook her head at this.

" No it's not, not really. Basically, when Harry was in the past, I had his child, named Glenadade. I believe you have seen his portrait in the entrance hall of Corvus Corax. He was the first of Harry's line. Harry's child is Harry's ancestor. It's quite complicated, so I'd just accept it and not think too much on it if I were you."

A rather stunned Eustace just nodded mutely, and even Minh looked surprised. She had suspected something like this from what her mother and aunt had told her, but she had never had it confirmed. Hermione took the silence as an opportunity to continue.

" Harry, what's the next line?"

" Shall end that which others cannot."

" As in, you killing Voldemort when you were a baby?"

" That's what I thought. I mean, no-one else could get rid of him, but he vanished after I was hit with the Killing curse."

" WHAT! You survived a Killing curse?" Eustace yelled. Although he considered Harry an older brother, there was a lot he still didn't know about him and his friends. They had told him they were from the future, but had refused to tell him anything besides the fact that Harry was an orphan and lived with his Muggle relatives. He had heard things when they had their late night talks, but none of it was specific enough to give away too much about the future.

" Eustace, calm down. It's one of those things we can't tell you about, but yes, I did survive a Killing curse. That's where I got the scar on my head," Harry explained.