Chapter 2
I blinked my eyes quickly and I groaned when I felt a strong ache in my lower back.
As my eyes slowly focused on my surroundings, I felt misty leafs under my fingers.
I let my hands feel around only to realize that I was laying on the ground. I got up and saw that there were a few leafs stuck to my pants. As I dusted myself off, I noticed that there was a gold ring wrapped around my left ring finger.
Does that mean?
No... it can't be.
I shook my head in disbelief and lifted my chin to look around.
It looks like I'm in a village.
There were cute little houses with smoke coming out of their chimneys.
I inhaled deeply when the lovely scent of chocolate chip cookies hit my nose. I followed where that delicious smell came from until I stopped in front of a little house. It was completely made of stone, the roof was covered with burgundy tiles and the windows were lined with wood.
"I can't believe you just did that!" I heard a familiar voice shout out.
"What's the big deal he's eaten chocolate before." I heard another voice mumble.
Is that Pete?
"Not as a damn dog! Come on, spit it out!" I heard the voice yell out once again.
I know that voice. That's Y/N's voice!
I heard a bark and then a loud cough.
"You nearly choked me!"
"How many times do we have to tell you, Padfoot? Chocolate is deadly to dogs!" I heard another voice yell.
Lily?
"If chocolate doesn't kill him I know for a fact that you two will." Another voice said whilst chuckling.
"Don't make me choke you too." The voice that sounded like Lily threatened.
"You know I would love that, darling." Said a voice that sounded just like James.
What the- Are James and Lily together? Did she finally say yes?
A smile formed on my lips.
My favourite people are in the same house together.
Maybe there is hope after all.
I scratched my head, wondering how I'm going to go in.
Should I just walk inside? Do I still look seventeen? They're going to freak out if I walk in there looking like a seventeen year old.
There was a puddle next to my right foot and I stepped closer to it. I bent down to look at my reflection.
Oh holy hell.
My face was littered with scars that I've never seen before and my hair was very messy. I frowned when I saw a few silver hairs poking out of the mess. I ran my hand through it nervously.
"Where's your husband? He was supposed to finish work two hours ago." James asked someone in the room.
"Yeah, he's not usually late. He's probably still marking papers." Y/N answered.
My heart fell into the pit of my stomach.
She's married.
Of course she's married.
She's kind, caring, funny not to mention beautiful inside and out. Who wouldn't want to marry her?
I fiddled with the ring that hugged my finger.
Who would want to marry me?
I closed my eyes at the thought.
"Padfoot! Stop running around! You're going to step over Harry!" Lily yelled.
Harry? Who is Harry?
Strong wind suddenly broke through the atmosphere and I felt a shiver run down my spine.
I need to go in there before I freeze.
I walked up to the door and took a deep breath. Should I knock? Should I just walk in?
I put my hand inside my jacket in an attempt to warm myself up when I felt cold metal against my skin. I took a hold of the item and pulled it out.
A key?
My eyes traveled from the keys in my hand to the door lock. Might as well give it a try. I inserted the key into the door lock, turned it once to the right and to my surprise the door opened.
"There he is!" A voice called out as I walked in through the door.
I looked up to see Peter pointing at me whilst chewing something. Probably a cookie.
"Moony!" Said a squeaky voice.
I looked down and saw a little boy around three or four waddle towards me. He was wearing little round glasses and looked just like James. Only when he got closer I noticed his eyes. Green. Exactly like Lily's.
"I missed you." Said the little boy, looking up at me whilst wrapping his chubby arms around my right leg.
"Sometimes I think he likes you more than me." James said, swallowing his last bite.
"It's probably because Remus doesn't wake him up from his naps because he looks 'too cute not to squish'." Lily said, resting her elbow on James's shoulder.
I looked down at the little boy once again and smiled. I can't believe James and Lily created this beautiful boy. Harry was it?
"Hello, Harry." I said, smiling down at him.
He smiled back and nuzzled his head against my leg.
Then suddenly a large black dog came flying by, knocking Harry over.
Harry sat there on the floor, his little smile fading into a pout. He made a whining noise as tears began falling out of his eyes.
"I'm so so so sorry!" Sirius said, running over to Harry's side.
"No no, my dear, please don't cry or your mummy will kill me." He said, kissing Harry's face all over.
"Padfoot, scared me." Harry mumbled, reaching his arms up towards me.
Does he want me to pick him up?
I leaned down and carefully picked him up. He instantly wrapped his arms around me and sniffed into my neck.
"Padfoot is a bad dog." Harry mumbled.
Lily got up from the couch and walked towards Sirius.
"Bad, bad, dog!" She said, hitting Sirius on the back of his head.
"Ouch! I'm sorry!" He apologized, rubbing his head.
"Don't be sorry you idiot, just stop sneaking up on him." Lily muttered.
"What the hell are you all doing up there?" Said a voice coming from downstairs.
Not just any voice, Y/N's voice. I felt my heart beat through my chest like a parade drum.
"And now he's asleep. Just like that." James pointed out, looking at Harry who fell asleep in my arms.
"They should call you Magical Moony. He always falls asleep when you're holding him." Sirius said, softly squeezing Harry's chubby cheek.
"I should put him down on the couch." Lily said, reaching forward to scoop Harry from my arms. I smiled as he curled into his mothers embrace.
Suddenly, I heard a loud sigh coming from downstairs.
"Stupid stairs." Y/N said, letting out a huff.
I instantly became nervous when I heard her footsteps.
Then in a matter of seconds, I saw her gorgeous face appear. Her smile grew as her eyes landed on me.
My eyes widened as she walked further up. She had a bump. A beautifully big and round bump.
She looked absolutely breathtaking.
My legs slowly began moving towards her without me even noticing. She struggled to get up over the last step and I rushed over to help her.
I wrapped my arm around her lower back and pulled her over the final step.
"Ah, thanks Moony." She said, as she pulled me down gently by my sweater.
My world stopped spinning when I felt her soft lips against mine.
"How was work, love?" She asked, pulling away.
Is she asking me? I looked behind me to check if there was another man that she could be talking to.
"Moony?" She asked, looking up at me.
"Um, work? Work was fine." I replied.
I have a job? Who would hire a werewolf?
"How's Dumbledore doing these days? It must be cool working for him." Sirius said.
Dumbledore. Of course, Dumbledore would hire a werewolf. He was the one to allow me to come to Hogwarts in the first place.
"But imagine having to deal with so many hormonal children every day. I don't know how you do it Remus." James said, shaking his head.
So I'm a teacher? A teacher at Hogwarts? That's pretty great.
"He's been dealing with you three since he was eleven. He's had a lot of practice dealing with hormonal children." Lily said, pointing at Sirius, James and Peter.
I shivered as I felt a soft hand wrap around my own.
"Are you okay? You're very quiet." Y/N asked, gently squeezing my hand.
I could feel my palm become sweaty and my skin heat up.
I quickly nodded and smiled down at her.
"I'm good."
"Well, if you say so." She said, not really believing me.
"Here, look at what Lily and I made." She said, pulling me into the kitchen.
She let go of my hand and walked towards the stove. When she turned around she held a plate full of chocolate chip cookies.
"Fresh out of the oven." She said, handing me the plate.
My heart skipped a beat as our fingers brushed together when I took the plate out of her hands.
"Hey! I helped with the cookies as well!" Sirius said, standing up.
"No, tried to help but ended up getting fur in the first batch and we had to throw them away." Lily said, glaring at Sirius.
"I don't think you can call that helping Padfoot." Y/N said, laughing lightly.
Sirius scoffed and sat back down next to James.
I picked up a cookie and placed it in my mouth. I sighed as the delicious taste spread across my tongue.
"These are really good." I mumbled, looking down at Y/N.
"Glad you like them." She said, stepping on her tip toes whilst leaning forward.
I stopped chewing when I felt her warm lips against my scarred cheek.
"Um, I h-have to tell you guys something." I blurt out.
Y/N leaned away and looked up at me with a concerned look.
"What is it?" She asked, curiously.
"How about we all sit down, yeah?" I asked, looking down at her.
She nodded and slowly made her way towards the big blue couch that was placed in front of the fire place. I helped her sit down as the rest gathered and took seats around us.
"So, what is it?" James asked, leaning forward on his seat.
"Do you guys remember what we were doing exactly fifteen years ago?" I asked, feeling unsure of how I was going to tell them.
"We were skipping classes?" Sirius asked, looking at James.
"We were stuffing our pockets with food during dinner?" Peter asked, shrugging his shoulders.
"You were pissing me off?" Lily asked, glaring at Sirius and James.
"Jokes on you, we still do that." James said, high-fiving Sirius.
"No. Well technically yes, but no. That's not what I'm trying to say." I said, rubbing my temple with the tips of my fingers.
"Then what?" Asked Y/N, looking towards me.
"Well, do you remember when James and Sirius brewed a potion that could take you to the future if you drank it?" I asked, carefully.
"Yeah! I remember that!" Sirius said, enthusiastically.
"Shhh, you'll wake Harry up." Lily said, turning her head so she could check up on her sleeping son.
"Well, you see...um...today fifteen years ago, I drank that potion." I explained.
"Yes, I remember you drinking it but when you came back you never told us what you saw. We kind of figured that it didn't really work." James, pointed out.
"Hmm, it definitely worked..." I mumbled, really struggling to find the right words to explain the situation that I am in.
"Remus what is it? Just tell us." Lily encouraged.
I took a deep breath.
"About an hour ago, fifteen years ago, I drank that potion and now here I am." I said, quickly.
"W-what do you mean?" Peter asked, biting his nails.
"What I mean is that I just time traveled. I know on the outside I look like exactly like what I look like today, but on the inside I'm seventeen. It's still 1977 where I came from."
The whole room went silent. I looked next to me to see Y/N staring at me with her mouth partly open. I couldn't really make out her facial expression. It was a blend of confusion and shock I would say.
"I can't believe it worked." James whispered, staring up at me.
I nodded, looking down at my lap.
"Wow! This must have been a real shock to you then!" Sirius laughed, pointing at Y/N's round belly.
Sirius let out a little yelp when Lily elbowed him.
"Darling, how about we take Harry home so he can lay down properly?" Lily asked, looking at her husband.
"Are you kidding me? This just got interesting." James said, rubbing his hands together.
"Darling. Let's. Go." Lily said, giving James a death stare.
"Fine. I'll talk to you about this at dinner." James said, pointing at me as he got up off the couch.
"So what was it like? Time traveling?" Sirius asked me, leaning forward in his seat.
"Sirius!" Lily said, grabbing at him.
"Why are you bossing me around? He married you, not me!" Sirius said, as he pulled himself away from Lily's grip.
"You never get the hint when you need to give people privacy."
"She's got a point there, mate." James said, picking his son up.
"Okay, let's go." Peter said, stumbling out of the kitchen with a napkin full of cookies.
Lily rolled her eyes and pushed the three childish men out of the door.
I let out a shaky breath and turned my head to look at Y/N who was looking down at her lap.
She cleared her throat, looked up and her sparkling eyes met mine.
"Would you like some tea?" She asked, softly.
"Yeah, tea sounds nice." I said, unable to take my eyes off of her.
"Can you um..." She began, letting out a little laugh.
"...help me up?"
I nodded my head and stood up in front of her.
She held out her hand and I took a hold of it. Then I wrapped my left arm around her back and gently pushed her up.
"Thanks." She said, quietly.
I smiled as I watched her waddle towards the kitchen.
"Um, mint tea would be great." I said, scratching my forehead.
She moved away from the counter and turned to me with a little bag full of fresh mint.
"I know." She replied, smiling at me.
I bit back a smile when she turned back to the counter. I watched her as she dropped a few petals of mint into two yellow cups.
I can't believe she's my wife. I can't believe she's carrying my child. Is this some sort of dream? Because if so, I hope I never wake up.
"I can feel you watching me." She said, whilst pouring hot water into the two cups.
"Sorry, sorry." I mumbled, looking down at my shoes.
I heard her chuckle as she walked towards the little round table that was placed in the middle of the kitchen.
"No need to be sorry. I am your wife after all." She said, putting the two cups on the table.
I bit my lip at her words. My wife. How on earth did I ever get so lucky?
"You can sit down, you know." She said, taking a seat.
I nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down in front of her. She pushed one of the cups towards me.
"Thank you." I whispered, looking at her.
"No problem. She said, smiling softly.
We sat there sipping our hot teas in silence until she spoke up.
"This must be a lot for you to take in, huh?" She asked, putting her cup down.
"I know, I'm not exactly easy on the eye right now." She said, placing her hand on her round belly.
I shook my head.
"Are you kidding me? You look absolutely wonderful." I said, looking at her.
"I'm just not completely sure if this is really happening. I've had similar dreams like this before so it's possible that I'm just dreaming right now." I confessed.
"I can pinch you if you want." She said, laughing lightly.
Merlin, I could listen to that laugh for the rest of my life.
"I just can't believed you married me. I thought you would have ended up with Sirius."
She choked on her tea. "Sirius?"
"Hell no. I mean I love the guy, he's my best friend, but I never saw him that way."
I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "Really?"
"Well, yeah. How could I? I've loved you since I was fifteen." She confessed, smiling at me.
I opened my mouth but no words came out. I just groaned and rested my forehead on the palm of my hand.
"I feel so stupid right now. I've spent way too many hours being jealous of Sirius." I mumbled.
"Yeah well, neither of us were good at telling each other how we felt back then." She said, taking another sip.
"When did we... How did it happen?" I asked, out of curiosity.
"Don't you prefer finding that out on your own? I know you hate spoilers."
"Yeah, that's true. At least I won't have the fear of rejection."
"Yeah, you have no need to worry about that." She said, smiling at me.
"And don't worry, you're not that far away from our first kiss."
"I think we already had our first kiss not too long ago, when I came in." I said, blushing as the kiss from earlier today replayed inside my mind.
"In my defence, you look exactly like my husband." She said, holding her hands out in front of her chest.
I laughed and drank the final drop of tea that was in my cup.
"I also can't believe Lily and James are together and have a child." I said, raising my eyebrows.
"Yeah, we were all surprised when Lily agreed to go on a date with James. Imagine how shocked we were when she said yes to marrying him."
"Yeah, I can imagine. And Harry, my god, he's the sweetest boy ever. How did a child like that come from James Potter?" I asked, shaking my head.
"Because he has Lily as his mother." Y/N said, slowly getting up. She went to reach out for the cups but I took them before she could.
"I'll put them in the sink." I said, getting up.
"Thanks, Moony."
"What time is it? She asked, walking towards me.
"Nearly seven thirty." I answered, pulling back the sleeve of my sweater so I could look at my watch.
"Oh shoot, we should get going." She said, heading out of the kitchen.
"Going where?" I asked, following her.
"To James and Lily's for dinner." She answered.
"How far away do they live?" I asked, my attention drifting towards the pictures that were hanging on the stone wall.
"Just next door. Sirius lives across the street and Peter is a block down." She answered.
I just nodded my head, completely enchanted by the lovely photographs.
"Nice pictures, huh?" She asked, her voice coming from behind me.
"This one is all of us during Graduation." She said, pointing at the first picture.
"This one was at New Years about five years ago. Look how big Lily's belly was!"
In the picture James was hugging Lilly from behind while Sirius and Peter were down on their knees, pointing at her belly whilst looking at the camera. Then as my eyes trailed slightly, I could see Y/N and I holding each other. My left arm was tightly wrapped around her waist and she had both of her arms wrapped around my middle. We were both smiling widely as we looked towards our friends.
That's a beautiful picture.
Right next to it, there was a polaroid of Y/N and I sleeping. We look young here, I'm guessing we were in our early twenties. Sirius and Peter were drawing on our faces with markers and under the picture in messy writing it says, "That's what they get for not using silencing charms." I couldn't help but blush as I finished reading it.
My mouth parted slightly as I saw the last picture.
Y/N was wearing a gorgeous yet simple white dress while I was wearing a dark blue suit. In the picture, we were kissing and she had her arms wrapped around my neck. Mine were wrapped around her waist as I lifted her off the ground, holding her close to me. In the back I could see James and Sirius holding each other dramatically as they pretended to make out.
"This is the most beautiful picture I have ever laid my eyes on." I whispered, tracing the picture with my finger tip.
"Yeah, it really is." She said, looking up at me.
I smiled and lifted my hand so I could tuck a fallen strand of her hair behind her ear.
"Come on, let's go." She said, smiling back at me whilst slipping over coat over her shoulders.
"Last time we were late, James kept sending us howlers for a week. I don't have the energy to deal with that again." She laughed, opening the door.
"He hasn't changed much after all these years, has he?" I asked, closing the door behind us.
"No, but to be fair I don't think any of us changed that much. I mean, our lives are very different from what they used to be when we were seventeen but we're all still together and I think that's incredible." She answered, guiding me towards another little house that was located right next to ours.
"I have to admit, I was terrified to see what my future would look like. I was certain that I would have ended up all alone." I confessed, looking down at all the yellow and brown leafs that littered the ground.
"You always do that, you know. Put yourself down. You always expect the worse out of life. Even to this day, you still struggle with it at times. But none of that truly matters because you are so loved. By James, Lily, Sirius and Peter."
She stopped walking and pulled me back gently by the edge of my sweater.
"You are loved by me, Moony. I know it may not seem that way back in 1977 but I loved you then and I still love you now." She said, looking up at me.
I couldn't believe my ears. Has the universe truly collided?
"I really, really, really hope I'm not dreaming right now." I whispered, looking down at her.
"I promise, you're not." She said, smiling at me.