Hey guys. This is my second Harry Potter story so I hope you'll find it as enjoyable as the first.
I do not own Harry Potter.

CHAPTER 1

Teddy Lupin frowned momentarily. His brown coloured eyebrows creased downwards in concentration. Today, he was babysitting the Potter-Weasley brood. The kids' parents were all at dinner tonight and Harry had asked Teddy to come over and babysit the kids.

So, Teddy had come over to 12 Grimmauld Place. Victoire was helping him of course.

"Checkmate." little Hugo said.

Teddy gave a groan and ran his hand through his hair. The light brown he had a moment ago turned into a nice shade of turquoise. "Lost again. You're good Hugo."

The boy shrugged. "I get it from my dad."

"Lost again Teddy?" a female voice said.

Teddy looked up to find his girlfriend; Victoire coming into the room. He grinned at her. She looked stunning, as usual as she was part Veela. Most of the kids were also in the room except James, Fred, Molly II, Lucy, and Scorpius.

Molly Weasley Junior and her twin; Lucy had gone off clothes shopping with Scorpius after an incident during lunch which involved two pranksters and a jug of juice. James and Fred were nowhere to be seen. Teddy felt suspicious. Those two troublemakers could be anywhere and up to anything.

Teddy turned to Victoire who was seated comfortably reading a magazine. "Vic." he said.

"Mhm?" she replied without looking up.

"Where's James and Fred?"

Victoire looked up and opened her mouth to answer but before she could, two boys burst into the room.

"Quick Teddy! Help me." a black haired boy said.

Teddy stood up bemused. The boy hid behind Teddy as the other boy, a red haired one, found the black haired boy. He approached the black haired boy quickly.

"Give it James." he said holding out his hand.

"No way Fred. You want it, catch me first." James said. "So, bugger off."

"James!" Teddy said.

With that, he darted off across the room. Before he could make off however, Victoire grabbed the thing her cousin was holding.

"James. Why have you got a Time Turner?" she asked.

"No reason."

"James…" Victoire said warningly.

Just then, Fred jumped up from behind her and made a snatch for the Time Turner. It slipped out of Victoire's hand and, with everyone else failing to catch it, fell to the floor.

Teddy had a sinking feeling of dread that was quickly replaced by nausea. He heard the screams of the other kids as they grabbed hold of each other. Teddy felt around for Hugo's and Victoire's hands. His head was spinning as he felt something pull him.

Harry couldn't help feeling worried. He felt like he had forgotten to tell his godson about something. It was tingling at the back of his mind like very annoying scratch that just wouldn't stop. He was so deep in thought that he didn't see Ginny sit down next to him.

Harry jumped slightly as Ginny laid a hand on his arm. She laughed at him.

"Constant vigilance Harry." she said and Harry forced a smile. "Something wrong?" Ginny asked as she noticed his expression.

"I feel like I'm forgetting something."

Ginny smiled. "Relax Harry. You've put Teddy in charge. What's the worst that could happen?"

Harry gave a grudging smile. "You're right."

"Naturally."

Once Teddy's head had stopped spinning, he was able to take in his surroundings. They were still in Grimmauld Place. It seemed different somehow. Maybe because there were house-elf heads' lining the walls. James and Fred were arguing softly behind him.

"It's your fault for taking it out in the first place Fred."

"Me? I'm not the one who decided to go into Uncle Harry's study."

"As I recall, I didn't ask you to take the shiniest thing you saw."

"Be quiet." Teddy hissed and they kept quiet.

He took a couple steps forward but just as Victoire cried out, he tripped over a troll's leg fashioned like an umbrella stand. The curtains covering something flew apart and a portrait of Walburga Black was revealed.

"WHO ARE YOU?! HOW DARE YOU COME HERE INTO THE HOUSE OF THE ANCIENT AND NOBLE BLACK FAMILY! YOU FILTHY HALF-BLOODS. OH! I CAN SENSE IT."

"Hey look, it's Mrs Black!" James said and got a smack upside his head by a very angry Victoire.

"Yes we can see that. Thank you very much."

"Why is she here?" Fred II asked.

"Beats me." replied James.

"Oh, I'll beat you alright. Make sure the both of you wish you were ever born." Victoire said through gritted teeth.

"I said BE QUIET!" said Teddy.

The door at the end of the hallway bang opened and someone pointed a wand at the portrait. The curtains closed over the still screaming Mrs Black. Three people were standing at the door way their wands at ready.

Teddy gave an internal groan. What had James and Fred II got them into this time?

Teddy held up his hands.

"I can explain."

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