Being Harry James Potter-Lupin

Being Harry James Potter-Lupin


As soon as they reached Hogwarts, they were taken to the infirmary immediately. James and Lily were diagnosed as being concussed. Plus both had a set of matching bruises. James had fractured his wrist, while Lily had badly sprained her ankle.

Poppy had been able to mend their injuries immediately, but strongly insisted that they were to remain awake for at least fifteen hours, due to the concussions both were sporting. She had wanted to keep them in the hospital wing, but Albus told her that they needed to act immediately, as neither of the group of eight were safe, and had to be moved into hiding immediately.

Before she reluctantly released them from the hospital, she gave James and Lily a potion to help them stay awake. It wouldn’t keep them completely awake on its own, no both James and Lily would have a slight struggle, but no where near to what they would have if they hadn’t drank the potion.

Albus had explained once they had arrived inside of his office, after Poppy had finished examining Harry and claimed him to be fine, bar the scar on his forehead, that the potion and spell brought back the dead. And if you had injuries such as broken bones or a concussion before you were killed, then you would still have them to deal with once you were revived.

James asked “Albus where in America do you plan on sending us?” Albus replied “You will all live together in Miami Florida. Minerva and I have a daughter who married a muggle American man. You will all be living in their three story house, Rosewood manor. It is beach front property, and the back of the house has a garden that is the size of two Hogwarts quidditch pitches.”

Lily asked “But Albus, won’t they get suspicious if we were to use their house, and of course wouldn’t they want to use the house themselves, and why Rosewood?” Minerva answered this time “No Lily, my dear. You see Elizabeth mine and Albus’s only daughter; she lost her husband to the muggle disease cancer. She now lives here in England to be closer to Albus, me and her older brother.”

Albus added “And of course she has left the house to me and her mother, as it I’m afraid sadly holds to many memories for her, of the time she, her husband and children spent living there.” He added “And it is called Rosewood manor, because Samuel, her husband’s family name was Rosewood. It is a large manor, as he came from a large and rich family of hotel chain owners all over America and Europe.”

Remus asked “How are we getting their, magical or the muggle way?” Albus informed them “You all shall be travelling by the floo next work. The four fire places in the house are all connected to Hogwarts. One is connected to mine and Minerva’s private quarters, a second one ends here.” He added “A third goes to the hospital wing and finally one to Minerva’s office.”

Sirius asked “I thought you said she married a muggle man?” Minerva replied “Correct. But she insisted on being able to keep in contact with her father and me. Her dear husband Samuel could never bear to deny her anything if he could help it.”

Albus clapped his hands together and said “Now, whatever can be salvaged from the wreckage at Godric’s Hallow will immediately go Sirius’s vault or the Potter vault. I wish for you all to transfer your faults over to mine and Minerva’s control, at least until you all return from hiding when Harry and Hermione go to Hogwarts. Otherwise I’m afraid the ministry will get their hands on your possessions and vaults.”

James and Sirius did not want the ministry sniffing around their faults, for many reasons. For example, there was evidence of all the books they used in fifth year to study being Animagus and they still hadn’t registered with the ministry.

And then finally there was the fact, that it was simply the ministry and James and Sirius did not trust the Ministry as far as they could throw them, at least since Fudge was elected as Minster of magic. The man was a pompous and incompetent fool, in their opinions. Hell even Lily and Remus thought so as well.

James and Sirius reluctantly agreed. James said “If it keeps the ministry from swarming around my vaults like a bad smell, and of course keeps that incompetent fool away from my assets, then I’ll willing give you and Minerva control over all of my assets and vaults, until I’m in the position to do it myself.”

Sirius added “I don’t trust the Ministry as far as I can throw them. Plus, I’m a Black, and it is vastly known the Black family is known for the dark arts and association with Voldemort. Regardless of the fact I was considered the black sheep of my family; the reputation unfortunately has stuck with me.”

Albus nodded and said “Very well.” He added after a brief pause “Now with the assistance of Minerva, I plan on changing your appearances and the tone of your voices. I shall have Minerva give the potion to Remus and deal with the spell needed to alter his voice.”

James asked “Why does Remus’s transformation require a potion?” James frowned when Sirius coughed disguising a snigger. He saw his husband glower murderously at the other man. James asked “Ok, you have my attention what am I missing Padfoot?”

Sirius couldn’t answer; as he was far too busy sniggering. Lily smacked her husband over the head and reprimanded him “Siri, stop you’re darn laughing and answer James. Surely it can’t be that amusing whatever it is.”

Sirius smirked and replied “Oh but my dear sweet Lily, it can and it is. Why don’t you enlighten us Moony?” Remus looked about ready to pummel Sirius into the carpeted floor. He growled “Word of advice Padfoot, be thankful your sleeping daughter is currently making a decent shield for your sniggering hind, you mangy mutt.”

James placed a comforting hand on his fuming husbands shoulder and asked “Remy love what’s wrong, why do you require a potion, is it to do with your werewolf transformation?” Remus squeezed his husbands hand firmly and affectionately.

James noted is husband looked ill and more then a little mortified. James asked, starting to feel worried “Remy love, what is it, your starting to really worry me now?” Remus sighed irritably and gently rested his head on top of Harry’s and replied “James, how do you feel about spending the next ten years with a wife instead of a husband?”

James noticeably faltered and glared at Sirius, when the other man clamped a hand over his smirking mouth and silently shook with laughter, having to hand a sleeping Hermione over to his wife, as he feared waking her, from all of the shaking he was doing, due to suppressed laughter.

James asked “What do you mean Remy?” Remus growled and handed Harry over to James, then stood, beginning to pace the floor up and down, irritably. He replied “For once my fury monthly problem is not the problem, but the fact I’m male is.”

James now looked more then a tad alarmed, having a very unpleasant notion of where his husband was currently heading with this. He listened, gently caressing his sleeping son’s back. “You see Love; the muggle world is not as accepting of same sex relationships and mixed races, as the wizarding world is. I guess they’re more small minded then us.”

James asked incredulously “Wait a minute. You mean to tell me, because the muggle world is god damn small minded, my husband is going to have to temporarily become my wife?”

Albus said “I’m afraid so James. After all it was Remus who carried and gave birth to Harry, and I’m afraid it is difficult for two people of the same gender to have a child and not have people ask all sorts of questions. Not all muggles have this problem, but sadly the vast majority to do.”

Lily added “And of course I’m sure you all aware that muggle men are not capable of having children. Muggle men can’t get pregnant. Which means people would start to talk, wondering where Harry’s other parents is. In less Remus disguises his gender he won’t be able to biologically claim Harry as his own in the muggle world. I can understand why Albus wishes for Remus to take this option.”

James’s nodded and turned to face his evidently agitated husband. He pleaded “Remus please at least consider this, I realise it must be mortifying, but think of what will happened if you don’t consider it. I don’t think I could bare it if you weren’t able to rightful claim our son as biologically your own.”

Sirius cleared his throat and said “I agree. All amusement put aside. Moony you endured over eleven hours worth of labour to bring Harry into this world, after Poppy magically apperated Harry out of you. Don’t throw away all of that, just because your going to have to spend a brief stint as a female.”

Remus snorted and replied “A brief stint? How is ten years considered a brief stint?” Lily said “Well, you could very well have ended up having to endure being a woman for a sight longer then a decade.”

Remus asked “Tell me Albus, will this potion just change my appearance or will all of my inner plumbing be changed along with it?” Albus replied “Each time you take the potion your whole body will change, meaning yes you will experience all of the female problems Lily does.”

Lily winced asked “When you say all of the problems I have, you mean the hormones and the monthly problem that all females endure?” “Minerva answered “Yes, a woman’s monthly cycle and ability to conceive and give birth as a woman does.”

Sirius had to stifle a laugh as he teasingly commented “Meaning good old Prongsie won’t be able to play with Moony for a whole week out of each month.” He shook with laughter and said “Oh, Moony my dear friend and fellow brotherly Marauder, or should I say sisterly Marauder, please allow me to give my deepest and most sincere condolences.”

Remus growled lowly and spate “I swear by Merlin I’m gonna trash your ass Padfoot, if you don’t shut your god damn face already. It isn’t funny. I’m gonna be a man trapped in a woman’s body enduring embarrassing female problems I shouldn’t even have to talk or think about, never mind actually endure.”

Sirius grimaced and said “Ah, when you put it like that, I truly do extend my deepest and sincerest condolences, Ah man that is just wrong on so many levels. Albus is there away to change him without all of that added on humiliation?”

Albus shook his head and replied “No, I’m afraid there isn’t. We need this transformation to look as real and authentic as possible. Muggle women so I’ve been told endure this, just like witches do.”

Remus moaned, sounding truly pained, as he placed his hands over his face. After a moment he removed his hands and lowered them. He then said “Very well, where is this potion?”

Minerva handed a small crystal phial to Remus, after going into a magically hidden cabinet in the far corner of Albus’s office. She told him “Albus shall arrange for enough of this potion to be delivered to last six months, until another batch can be delivered.”

Remus took a deep breath and lifted the phial to his lips, just as James commented.

AN: Ok bad cliff hanger I know, sorry, couldn’t resist. You’ll have to review if you want to find out what James says to Remus, and of course what the others are going to look like and what names they’ll be given.