Chapter 6: Lady Harris

Harry and Hermione inhaled deeply feeling the ghost walk through them again and the time turner fell from her hands. This time Harry was able to capture the device before it shattered.

The two friends breathed in relief and grinned as they started to laugh.

"Something funny Miss Granger, Mr. Potter?"

They turned seeing the headmistress walking towards them.

The friends grinned and ran at her engulfing her in a tight hug.

"What the...ah.." she said seeing the turner, "So it's happened then. Mother never told me how old you two were when you visited."

"So that's why you asked I remember the spells?" Hermione smiled, "You knew it would happened."

Minerva smiled, "Eventually."

"May we meet her again?" Harry asked.

"Certainly. I was asked by the new Minister to bring you for lunch. Shall we go?"

The friends grinned nodding. Lady Harris would be at Albus Dumbledore's home. He was the new minister. With Voldemort gone the man had finally accepted the position and Minerva had taken over as headmistress.

The two friends blinked in awe. They were back in Salazar's Mire and it looked completely different. It was bright and welcoming like Godric's Hollow. The blue sky and sun shown down. There were still many mansions, but the whole area was brighter than ever.

"Wow," Harry blinked."

"You two had quite the impact. There aren't many death eaters living in this place anymore. My mother pushed them all out and advocated the four Hollows that thee founders were born in should only house those that understand the true importance of Hogwarts. The ideals the founders had before Salazar's pureblood mindset got in the way. When he was still a good man." Minerva explained.

The friends nodded heading through the town many people greeted Minerva.

The one white manor in the village was still the only white manor. The ivory stones gleamed brilliantly in the high noon sun.

"There you are. Mr. Potter, Miss Granger pleasure," A handsome man with black hair slicked back and bright green eyes stated. He was coming out of the woods towards the three in a brown button up shit. The sleeves were rolled up and his pants were khaki with brown sneakers.

"Harry, Hermione this is Ares." Minerva stated as the man held her close. He was rather tall and broad making the headmistress smaller.

"The unborn baby you may have met," the man winked.

The friends shook his hand staring up at him. "I would have thought shed have shown more with a baby like you," Harry quipped.

Ares laughed clapping the boy's back, "We all started out pretty small to be honest, but we're all 5'9 or taller. Mom knows how to grow em!"

He led the group in the home that looked much different than before. It was now full of pictures furniture and knick knacks. It was well kept and beautiful like out of a museum or magazine.

Hermione stopped Harry as a picture caught her eye. A silver frame of a wedding. A little boy clung to a man's leg as he swept a woman in his arms kissing her.

"Look how in love Cytheria and Albus were," Hermione sighed.

Harry nodded. He had found out from Hermione while they were still in the past that Albus was the man she had told Cytheria about.

"Still are," Ares chuckled. He led them into the dining room where Cytheria and Albus were setting the table with several different dishes.

"Perfect as usual," Albus chuckled kissing his wife's head as she adjusted a glass and plate.

"Well one does try...there you lot are!" She exclaimed twirling out of Albus' arms and hurried to the group.

She hugged Harry and then Hermione smiling. Age had been very kind to her and it was more apparent now how much Minerva resembled her mother.

"Please sit. We've been waiting for when we could finally tell you two about all this."

The group sat down to eat as Cytheria told the kids much of what happened after she sent the kids back.

"Theia told me about your trip about two years into our marriage. I knew she should keep studying Time and convinced the Ministry to hire her. Didn't take long for her to sky rocket to the head of the Department of Time and Love. She kept turning down the top spot of head of the whole Mystery department, though."

"Until Minerva's attack from Umbridge. I gladly took over and rallied most of the Ministry, especially when Voldemort took us over. I led the attack that took out the death eaters the night you fought at Hogwarts, Harry. When we cleared out the Ministry I had to put my foot down and insist Albus finally take the Minister spot."

"Brings us to now. What are you two going to do now anyway?" Albus asked.

"Well when the turner broke we were coming to see Minerva. I was hoping to get a job at the school. Hermione wanted to return her time turner," Harry explained.

"Harry why don't you teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and Hermione come apprentice with me," Cytheria grinned.

"Mom, I was going to take Defense Professor," Ares frowned like a child.

"You can be the Transfiguration Professor and Severus really should go back to being the Potions Master when he's recovered." Cytheria stated.

"Fine," Ares sighed.

"How is Snape?" Harry asked.

"Doing much better Potter," A snarky voice stated in the door way.

Ares got up and helped the younger man into a seat as Cytheria gave him a plate of food.

"I'm glad to see you doing better," Hermione smiled.

"I was sent home soon as Poppy stabilized me. St. Mungo's could have never stopped the poison."

"It is very fortunate that your mother was kidnapped in the first part of the Voldemort war so she could get a bit of Nagini's venom." Albus nodded.

"It's never fortunate. Mom always plans to get caught to help you, dad," Ares laughed.

"True. I am indebted to her." Albus smiled squeezing his wife's hand.

"Truly we are indebted to Hermione and Harry. Without you falling, I'd have never known the amazing turns of my life. I have a loving husband, five wonderful children and many grandchildren because my children followed after their father to Hogwarts. Hogwarts houses many little ones of ours whether they ever know it or not. Time is dangerous and wonderful and look at all that can come from it."

"To the Lady of Time herself. May she forever discover its mysteries and teach us it's beauty," Albus grinned.

"Cheers To the Lady!" the children saluted.