Being Harry James Potter-Lupin

Being Harry James Potter-Lupin


As soon as they arrived back down stairs Harry and his parents were already waiting for them. They were showing a thick red and golden photo album to Albus and Minerva.

Sirius and Lily noticed James and Harry were back to normal, and the younger Potter-Lupin’s and Black’s were eyeing them more then a tad nervously. They supposed they all looked like strangers to a seven and five year old, even a three year old.

Remus looked up and smirked at Sirius and Lily, but her smirked vanished at the sight of Hermione. She said “Wow, I almost forgot that Hermione had been born with your hair Sirius and Lily’s eyes and features.”

James smiled at Hermione gently, when he noticed she was staring at both him and Harry very intently. He said “You definitely got the better end of the deal when you got your mother’s looks instead of your father’s.”

Sirius mock glowered at James and said “Shove it Potter.” Lily moaned in mock pain “Oh, the misery, James Potter is back in business.” James smirked at her and replied “Ah, Lily, your back to being a green eyed monster again, how lovely.”

Harry snorted when Lily childishly stuck her tongue out at his father. This caused Sirius and Lily to turn their attention on him. Lily suddenly got this soft look in her eyes, while Sirius walked up to him and ruffled his hair and said “Well, check you out little man. You have my deepest condolences you look every part the Potter.”

Harry narrowed his eyes and tested the name out on his tongue “Sirius, are you trapped in the eighties with that long hair, not that it doesn’t look really good on you. You had that hair at Hogwarts, trust me I’ve seen in the pictures. “

Sirius smirked at this and commented “Ah kid, it would seem our Hermione isn’t the only one to not come out completely unscathed with her British accent completely intact.” Harry turned to Hermione and asked “What you to?”

Hermione nodded “Yeah, my accent is completely muddled. It’s as if my accent from our birth place is fighting with the accent we’ve picked up from living here for so long.” She added “But wow, we’ve got the same colour hair. You look so completely different, it unreal.”

Harry smirked and said “I could say the same about you.” He added “Although I’ve got to admit, I do like the eyes.” Hermione stepped closer to Harry and studied his eyes and exclaimed “Oh wow, is that gold I can see in your eyes?” Harry nodded and said “Yeah, I got them from my mother, or should I say my other father.”

Hermione suddenly looked really excited and she was almost bouncing as she asked “Are we really gonna get to see what you look like?” Remus and James, Chuckled at this, as did Lily and Sirius.

Harry said “I already know, there are pictures, come look, I’ll show you.” Minerva handed Harry the album and Harry sat with Hermione and started to show her the pictures. Sirius and Lily stood behind them looking over their shoulders, taking in the old memories.

Hermione was amazed at the pictures of their parents as children. She loved the wedding photos. She laughed at the baby pictures and pouted as she saw the picture of Harry crawling and her trying to keep up to him. She said “Hey no fare, you were faster then me even back then.” Harry smirked at her.

Hermione mocked glowered at him, but it was then that she spotted the soon to be infamous scar. She reached out without realising she was doing it. She cautiously fingered the scar on his forehead and frowned as she commented “So this is what that dark and evil wizard did to you.”

Harry shifted uncomfortably and looked down at his hands in his lap. He commented moodily “Everyone is gonna end up staring and pointing at it. You can’t miss it. Like come on, how many people have a scar smack right in the middle of their forehead, and in the shape of a lightening bolt at that?”

After they had finished with the photos, Albus and Minerva changed the other children back, one by one. Jack’s messy sandy blond hair turned black like his dad and his older brother. He looked like his older brother, and had Remus’s eyes, making him the prefect replica of his older brother.

The twins Aimee and Serena exchanged the raven hair for straight golden brown hair like their other father and had James’s hazel eyes, but Remus’s features. Harry grinned at his little brother, who looked at Harry in awe; he clearly worshiped his older brother.

Next the younger Black brothers were changed back. The second oldest had raven hair and green eyes like Lily, and looked like his father. The youngest twin had Lily’s red hair and Sirius’s blue eyes, and there features were a prefect blend of both of their parents.

After everyone was changed back Minerva cleared her throat and said “Professor Flitwick our charms professor has been working on a glamour charm that will enable you all to switch back from your original identity and tone of voice to the one you have all been using for the last nine and a half years.”

Albus added “It will give you the ability to switch back and forth at a mere thought, as many times and as often as you wish. He has managed to transfer the charm into rings.” He added “Also I and Minerva have added charms to prevent people from entering your mind, and protective charms against curses and hexes. I’m afraid there is no shield against the unforgivable curses.”

He then took out a small box from his robe pocket, before tapping it with his wand and increasing its size. He then opened the box to reveal six solid gold bands. That each had a tiny stone in the centre. One had a red stone; another one was pink, while one had a purple stone, a white stone, a blue stone and a green stone.

Albus explained “With this ring if either one of you is ever ambushed by the press or in the middle of an emergency and it is not safe to reveal who you really are, then all you do is imagine your other identity. For example you Harry would picture yourself as Jason Clark and you Hermione as Emma White.”

Remus asked “What about me, my transformation isn’t held in place with a charm like the others?” Minerva said “The charm used on the others has been adapted so you no longer need the potion. Also a charm that would adjust whatever clothing you were wearing to suit the built of which ever identity to choose; only your ring has that, as you’re the only one who would have that problem as far as the size of your clothing is concerned.”

Minerva then took the box from Albus and said “Alright. Harry, come here please.” Harry did as he was told. Minerva then took out the ring with the red stone. She handed it to Harry and said “Place this on your right hand on the finger next to your smallest.”

She added “It has a charm on it that will cover up your scar when you do not wish for it to be seen, but wish to remain in your current form. All you do is smooth your left index finger against the stone and you’ll change into which either form you think of.”

Harry placed the ring on his finger and felt it become warm and adjust to the size of his finger. He asked “What happens when my fingers grow as I get older?” Albus told him “The ring will automatically adjust as you continue to grow, so it will never be too large or small.”

Harry nodded and went and sat back down. Minerva then removed the ring with the pink stone and said “Hermione this will be yours. Place it on the same finger as Harry did. And like I explained to Harry, you are to smooth you left index finger against the stone when you want to change backwards and forwards.”

Hermione nodded and stood, before taking the ring from Minerva and placing it on her finger before going to sit next to Harry again. She suddenly asked “Won’t the yellow or Amber light be obvious as to what we’re doing. And even the blue and the purple for our voices?”

Minerva replied “No my dear, the charm on the ring is designed to make the glow invisible to the naked eyes. Only someone with a magical eye piece would be able to see it when you first transformed.”

James asked “You mean like the eye, that “Mad eye Moody” has?” Albus nodded and said “Precisely.” Minerva then said “Ok you’re next James.” She removed the ring with the blue stone from the box, handing it to James. James slipped it on and went and sat down again.

She then picked up the ring with the green stone and said “Ok Remus this ring is for you.” She handed it to Remus, who placed on her finger. After a few seconds her transformation melted away and Harry and Hermione gasped.

Remus had changed back and was now his former self, but looked older. The black jeans and white t shirt he had been wearing adjusted to fit is longer and taller frame. He then went and sat down next to James again, who beamed at him.

Harry splutter before saying “Whoa!” Hermione’s eyes were wide and her left hand was placed over her mouth. The other children looked deeply confused. Jack asked “What happened to mommy?”

Remus sighed and said “It’s still me little guy. I’ve just changed like you all have, only mines more noticeable. I promise I’m still the same person who tells you stories and used to dress and bath you.” The little boy still looked dubious but nodded his head and said “Ok.”

Remus patted his lap and said “Come and sit in my lap, I promise I don’t bite.” Jack giggled slightly at this, and slowly and shyly made his way over to his dad. Once he was sat in his dad’s lap, he begun to relax after a few minutes. The girls seeing that Jack was fine came over to join him and sat near their other dad.

Harry commented “That voice 0f yours is going to take a lot of getting used to. The whole thing is actually. But you do look brilliant.” Hermione nodded and added “I think I prefer you like this.”

Minerva cleared her throat and said “Ok then. Sirius this will be your ring.” She picked up the ring with the white stone on it. Sirius took the ring from her and slid it on his right index finger. He then retook his seat next to Lily.

“And now you Lily” Minerva said, picking up the last ring. She handed the ring with the purple stone to Lily. Lily smiled in thanks to Minerva and placed the ring on her right index finger, before returning to her seat next to Sirius.

Albus and Minerva soon left after that, promising to try and visit before the start of the school term.