Always There For You

Always There For You

Prologue Part I


Gideon and Fabian Prewett were once known as the best pranksters in the school. Not one person could hold a candle to their amazing talent of building up gadgets and never getting caught by their professors. They never committed any prank on any unsuspecting student and they never committed any prank on those they considered their superiors. That was the main reason they never got punished for their actions. Well, that and the fact that each invention they pulled off shocked their peers into wanting to see what they would come up with the next time. That very talent of invention was why they were famous in the little world they lived in.

They could create products to cure almost any problem. But, not until after they created products that caused the problems. Still, they had a dream. No matter how good they were at what they did, there was one project in particular, that they just couldn’t create. But, this project drove the boys on. This one project stopped their pranks and made them sell every item they invented to a famous joke shop called Zonkos, where they grabbed what money they earned and poured it into this project. Everyone thought they had gone crazy over it. They knew they had. And they knew they would succeed. That was why the Minister of Magic hired them.

“Oi Fabian,” Gideon called out from the other side of their work shop. “I think I have it right this time.”

“You mean you won’t send yourself across the room again and end up in Molly‘s under-things?”

“That was a mistake and you know it brother. Besides, it was your week to do laundry. That might have confused the Time Turner into dressing me in something clean for a change.” Gideon cut back.

“The Time Turner doesn’t change your cloths and you know it. You put on Molly’s under-things yourself you brainless oaf.”

Gideon blushed. “Well I think I got it this time. The Minister will be pleased.”

“The Minister was pleased when you landed half way across the room in Molly’s clothing.”

“Well she will think I walk on the stars when she sees that I was the one to figure out how to travel into the future.”

“Do you want to try it first before we go to her? She never seems to understand that when we say it is improved, that doesn’t mean it works.”

“She’s Millicent Bagnold, Minister Of Magic. She doesn’t have to like it. We are doing this for ourselves not her.” Gideon was sick of the old woman. She always picked a target for her anger. And that target was never herself.

How the loopy old bat became the Minister of Magic, they didn’t know. It was one thing to ignore that some powerful wizard was going on mass murder raids. It was another thing all together to do nothing about them. That was why the two of them had joined their own special group called The Order. Gideon and Fabian wished they could change the name. After all, they were in the sales business. They knew that if a product wasn’t backed by a good name then it was as good as useless. They both sat down one day and had secretly changed the name to Nutter Hunters. Unfortunately, when the other Nutter Hunters found out, they changed it back.

“Well,” Fabian walked up to his twin and took the Time Turner out of his hand. “How did you fix it then? Well, I haven’t really done anything to it.” He blushed again. “But,” he cut in when Fabian huffed. “I think I know how it worked last time. I was thinking about not having clean clothes and I was shaking it at the same time. Then the Turner just took me to Molly’s room. I told you that. But, it was strange because it wouldn’t let me go back. I shook the thing several times and all but then I started thinking that maybe it had something to do with really wanting clean clothes. I thought about coming back but that didn’t work either. It didn’t work until I had put Molly’s clean clothes on.”

“So you think that it only works when you finish what you came there for?”

“Yeah. I do.”

“Blimy. This is big Gideon.” Fabian ran his hands through his hair. “Maybe only one of us should go. We don’t even know if it is safe. If one of us stays behind then we could at least work on getting the other back."

“That is true. You go.”

“What?”

“You go Fabe. I already went once and now it is your turn”

“Okay then.” he happily agreed. Fabian took the Turner and placed it around his neck. “Where should I go?”

His twin shrugged. “I don’t know.” he sighed. Then he grinned. “Try to go into Molly’s future. See how many kids she has. If any are like us.”

“Okay then. She is not going to like this.”

“Who cares. I want to see who she ends up with. We already figured out the time travel pattern. The future won’t change unless you have never gone into it before. If you talk to yourself in the future then you can ask if ‘he’ had ever time traveled today. Then we will know if we can change the future or not.”

“Wait what?” Fabian asked. He still did not understand the entire disrupting the future thing his twin kept harping about.

“I’m saying that if Molly is married to a total arse and you don’t approve of it then ask your future self if he had ever gone into the future in the past and was doing what you are doing right now. If he didn’t then you know that you can change the future because the cycle had never been lived before. But, if he had already gone to the future then the future can’t be changed any more”

“I am still not clear but I think I get it somewhat. Gideon you think too much. What happened to simple fun? We are pulling a prank on Molly.”

“Okay. Just don’t forget to ask yourself you git. Or better yet, ask me if you have.”

With those passing words Fabian closed his eyes and thought about his baby sister Molly’s future. He imagined going to her house and he imagined the time in her life after her last child was born and she and whoever her husband was, were in the most accepting mood so that he could wiggle into her good graces and get her to understand if this time travel bit was only a one shot thing. Then he was sure to be the most welcome. He smiled a secret smile and shook the Time Turner.

Gideon smiled at his brother. Fabian was never the one to think things carefully through. He always just went for it. In all of their twenty-four years, everyone always looked to Gideon for the common sense. Of course, they only looked for that when they were confused about Fabians explanation of an invention. His brother was always more daring. Molly often told them that they would be the perfect amount of brains and guts if they were born as one person. But, then she turned around and told them that she wouldn’t have them any other way. It made both of them laugh when they managed to get a rise out of the usually calm and uptight Molly Prewett. Gideon was just about to go sit on their work bench and wait when Fabian popped back in out of breath and hunched over as if in pain.

“Fabe!” Gideon shouted. “What happened?”

“It’s Ron and Ginny. Voldemort is going to kill them.”

“Who’s Ron and Ginny Fabian?”

“Molly and Arthur’s children. They are going o die. I don’t know how but we need to do something about it.”

“How long were you there? Molly and Arthur?”

“Yes Arthur. He and Molly get married in a two days. The day before we die.”

“Oh Merlin. We are going to die Fabian? Talk to me. Where are you hurt? What is going on?"

“We can’t tell her Gid. She does not have an easy time of it after we die. I’ll explain it all to you after her graduation. Just know, there is nothing we can do to save ourselves. We have no way of knowing if we have gone in the future of this circle thing you keep talking about, more then once. I couldn‘t ask my dead future self. I never spoke to Molly. In the future I did research on time travel so I didn’t mess things up. You are not supposed to meet people like that or even yourselves because they might freak out and kill you. To Molly we are dead. So I hid from them all but I learned a lot about them. Fred and George are exactly like us Gideon.” Fabian smiled a real smile full of mischievousness. “They own a joke shop.”

“Wait. How many children does she have?”

“Seven.”

“I’m going to kill him.” Gideon shouted. “Seven children? How could the be? She always wanted to be a charms teacher. She couldn’t do that with seven children.”

At this Fabian nodded his head and mumbled something about writing a note to their sister.

Totally oblivious to her brother’s inner turmoil, Molly Prewett stood next to her boyfriend Arthur Weasley at her graduation two days later. She had never felt happier. She graduated at the top of her class with excellent O.W.L.S. and N.E.W.T.S. Her mum and brothers were there to support her and her mum couldn’t stop hugging her. She finally had to grab onto Arthur’s hand to gain a little bit of stability back in the whirl-wind around her.

“I love you Molly.” Arthur whispered in her ear.

“I love you too.” she whispered back. She clutched her graduation certificate to her chest as a means of keeping it safe from the people pushing on all sides of her to get to their families.

Just as she was about to get engulfed by another hug from her mother, Fabian and Gideon saved her. “Mum give the graduate some room here.” He ordered somewhat jokingly.

“Hi you two.“ she said as they walked up to her. “I thought you couldn’t make it today? Something about the Minister up you bum again?”

“We could never miss this.” Gideon mumbled. She was then pulled into an even tighter hug then her mum had given her.

“Breath. I need it.” she hissed. Gideon released her with a bittersweet smile. Molly was about to ask him what was so wrong, when Fabian took her into a giant hug to top even Gideon. “What is up with you two?” she asked as he released her.

“Nothing.” they both chorused in rushed voices.

“We are just going to present a new product and it is getting to us. Isn’t that right Gid?”

“Right.” he answered.

“Well, you really have nothing to worry about you know. You always pull off every project you try. Don’t ever go barmy over it.” Arthur announced.

Molly smiled at her boyfriend. They had been dating her entire years of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Arthur was two years ahead of her, but he loved her. After he graduated from the school he went to study muggle things while he waited for her each break. Molly thought it was very sweet as a hobby. She just wasn’t sure how she liked it as an obsession. She already had a substantial amount of wires and plugs. She also had one toaster and a T.V. that he gave her for her birthday. A T.V. was a new muggle invention. They were really expensive and he said that it flashed pictures on it’s screen in black and white to tell a story. She didn’t really have the heart to remind him that unlike him, she didn’t move into a muggle house and she had no wall-plugs or electricity that these things needed to run. Whenever he came over she would always just get her mum to magic them to work.

“We know Arthur.” one of her brother’s said. That brought Molly back from her thoughts. Apparently, the guys around her, had no qualms about speaking around her. She wasn’t having any of that.

“So Fabian. I heard that you were dating someone now? A Minerva McGonagall?” She had meant the comment to bring laughter and embarrassment, not the sad awkwardness that it did.

“It’s not going to work out.” He said.

“Hey Molly.” Someone shouted from behind. “Come and meet my parents.” It was that awful Amber Mellonock. The girl who was nice to her only when it suited her purposes. Molly cringed. The proper thing to do would be to not embarrass her in front of all these people by refusing. Darn.

“Okay I’ll be right there.” she shouted in return. Then she looked at both her brothers again. They were acting really strangely. Even for themselves. “Don’t go and do anything bad now you two. I don’t want to have to talk your way out of trouble again.” They both smiled at this which make Molly instantly feel better.

“Don’t worry about us. We never get into trouble. By the way, ask your friend to try one of these.” Fabe said. “It won’t hurt her.” he commented when he saw the look on her face. “Seriously.” he assured

“Before I take them just tell me if you know that I hate that girl.”

They both nodded. Molly smiled. There really was no excuse for her brothers. She took the candy box, pecked both her brothers and her boyfriend on the cheek, and sauntered away. She could occasionally have a funny bone in her body.

“So what is in that box?” Asked Arthur casually.

“Mini Chocolate frogs that give your face warts and boils, right boys?” their mother piped up. The twins looked guilty and Arthur could only laugh. He’d forgotten that the elder woman was there. Soon, they heard a loud screech from two of Molly’s most hated enemies. Arthur turned to look. Both Amber and her friend Tracy had big green boils breaking out on their faces. Every now and then one boil would pop causing the wearer to screech in outrage again. Arthur still didn’t understand Molly’s enemies. They pretended to be her friend at public affairs but tortured her in private. Graduation was really the perfect opportunity for revenge.

“Ready to go home and wait for Papa?” Molly asked quite cheerfully when she came back.

“Yes dear let’s go. Arthur will you be staying for dinner?” their mum asked.

“Actually Mrs. Prewett, I was wondering if I could take Molly out to dinner tonight?”

Molly noticed the twins knowing looks and secret smiles and she frowned. Was there something that she was just not getting?

“Actually I think that is a wonderful idea.” she told him. “Then you will get back when your father is well into the bottle and he will be easier on you dear.”

It was a well known fact that Molly’s father never approved of Arthur. No matter how many times Molly would try to reason with him he just seemed to clamp down and get more drunk. She had gotten him to admit once though, that it wasn’t really Arthur that he disapproved of, but that he was very old fashioned and Arthur never asked if he could date her to begin with. She had tried to remind him that he was only twelve at the time, but ever since then, her father had hated him. That was probably the reason he had gone to the office today as well. He knew Arthur would be at her graduation. And as much as Molly would hate that about her father, she would still show him the proper respect.

“I would love to Arthur.” she kissed him. Right in front of everyone too. He really was a catch. Molly ran her hands over his wide expanse of chest and tried to deepen the kiss. Unfortunately, Gideon pulled them apart and glared at them. She glared back. ”We’ll meet you two later.” she said. “I’ll see you soon mum.” she kissed her mother’s cheek lightly and they apparated.

“So when do you want to bet he proposes?” The twins smiled at their mother. She wasn’t blind, even as she wiped a tear out of her eye.

“I give them until after dinner.” Fabian said.

“No, no, no. He won’t wait that long. He’ll think about what Molly wants to do in life with all of her schooling and her Charm’s apprenticeship she has this coming school year, and then he will tell himself that they could make it work and it will happen during dinner.”

“I’m going along with mum.” Gideon smiled.

“That’s not fair mum. You are not supposed to read people’s minds any more. You promised.”

“Let’s go home darlings.” she whispered through her tears. “You need to tell me what is going on tomorrow that makes you both think you are going to die.”

Gideon gasped and bit his bottom lip. They had discussed this. They were not going to tell anyone about anything in the future until Molly got their note tomorrow. And that was exactly what was going to happen.