Chapter 1: Back to 25 years ago !?

Something on his desk caught Harry's eyes when he came back from a meeting. It was a small, gold, shiny hourglass, encrusted with diamonds and jewels. Harry looked at the note put below it. 'For you to use when you need it' He looked around at his office. All his other fellow Aurors appeared to be busy with their own stuffs. It could not have been them who had put this on his desk. He was deeply intrigued by the hourglass. There was a sort of strange attraction pulling him to it.

'Harry, here are some documents that you need to authorise urgently' said Ron, coming up behind Harry, holding a small stack of papers in his hands, before Harry could even so much as touched the hourglass.

'Sure Ron. Give it to me, I will look through them now.' said Harry, taking the papers over from Ron. Sitting down at his desk, Harry then proceeded to look through the documents. Soon, Harry had lost himself in the numerous words of the documents.

'Finally done!' Harry thought, relieved, stretching his back. He looked at his watch, it was already midnight. Harry looked around the Aurors' office, it was empty; he was the only one left in the office. Harry started to pack up to go home to number four Godric Hollow, his home with Ginny. He could not help but smile at the thought of Ginny. He was really fortunate to have married Ginny. She was so kind and caring and beautiful. Everything a man could hope for or more in his wife. Just as he was about to leave the office, his eyes caught sight of the hourglass he had put aside on his desk earlier. Mesmerized by the hourglass, Harry put down his bag and picked up the hourglass. Examining it, he turned the hourglass the other way. The moment he turned the hourglass, he felt a sickening sensation in the pit of his stomach, and felt himself spinning. 'A portkey!' Harry thought. Harry closed his eyes to ease the dizziness he felt from the spinning. After a few more seconds, Harry felt the spinning stopped. Slowly, Harry opened his eyes. He was surprised to find himself in an old house, with loose floorboards, with a musty smell lingering in the air. Harry thought that the place was vaguely familiar but he could not quite remember when he had seen the place before.

Just then, he heard a loud bang at the door. 'Where is the cannon' He heard someone in the house exclaimed. Harry turned and looked at the owner of the voice. He was shocked. It was his cousin Dudley, or rather 11 year old Dudley. Then, there was a crash behind them and a man came, running in to the room, followed close-behind by a woman. Harry eyes went wide opened as the man and the woman came in to his full view. It was his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. A much younger Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia than he remembered. Harry realized that it was the scene from 25 years ago when he had first met Hagrid! He had gone back in time!

Just as he was still amazed by his time travelling, with another loud bang, the door fell opened on to the floor with a loud thud to reveal a silhouette of a giant man standing in the doorway. The giant man walked in to the room. The man's face was lighted up by the candles in the room as he walked in further. It was Hagrid! It confirmed Harry's theory! Self-conscious, Harry took a quick peek in to an old, dusty, broken, small mirror on the floor nearby. He was surprised but not shocked when he saw his 11 year old self looking back at him. He had expected this when he realized he had been somehow transported back to this scene from twenty five years ago.

How do I get back to my time? What should I do to get back to my time? Why have I just landed here, in my 11 year old self, 25 years ago? These thoughts ran ceaselessly and wildly in Harry's mind. Yes, the hourglass, I must get the hourglass! It must be somewhere on the floor! I can get back using the hourglass! Harry reasoned. Hopeful, Harry eyes started scanning the floor fervidly for the hourglass. It was nowhere to be seen! Harry was stunned. How was he going to get back then?

Hagrid came straight to Harry.

'Harry! Last time I saw you, you was only a baby,' said Hagrid, shaking Harry's hand, waking Harry up from his stupor, 'Yeh, you look a lot like your dad but you have got your mum's eyes'.

Hearing Hagrid's voice, a simple idea occurred to him. Maybe he could go along with the original timeline and go to Hogwarts…. He could seek the help from Dumbledore there… However, maybe he should avoid messing with the timeline too much…so he should avoid arousing people suspicion that he came back from the future.

'Erm…excuse me… who are you?' asked Harry, putting on his most curious and surprised look.

Harry could feel all three pairs of Dursley's eyes staring at him and Hagrid. It was plain from the atmosphere that all three Dursleys feared Hagrid. He had got on better terms with the Dursleys in the recent years… but still… he had not quite forgotten how the Dursleys had treated him in the past. So, he could not help savouring this moment of fear of the Dursleys, despite the situation they were in.

'I am Hagrid, gameskeeper of Hogwarts. Ya'll know about Hogwarts of course.' replied Hagrid, enthusiastically.

Several thoughts raced through Harry's mind as he wondered how he should answer. If he said no, Hagrid would start blaming the Dursleys liked previous time. Harry could feel the tension in the room brewing. It would explode at the slightest spark. However, if he said yes, it may raised questions as to why he knew, for Dumbledore had apparently knew that the Dursleys had prevented him from knowing anything about Hogwarts.

'Yes' replied Harry, breaking the few moments of silence.

He thought he could come up with several reasons as to why he knew of Hogwarts if there was a need to. More importantly, he wanted to prevent any conflicts from happening between Hagrid and the Dursleys. This might further improved the Dursleys' relationship with him. Harry knew that Ginny had always wanted him to be on better terms with his closest relatives.

'How…' Vernon started to question Harry, peeling his face away from Hagrid and turning towards Harry, raising his gun to point at Hagrid, apparently as a safety measure. Hagrid was still looking at Harry and had not notice the gun being aimed at him.

From Vernon's curious eyes, it was apparent that Vernon was wondering how Harry knew about Hogwarts. Vernon and Petunia had went to great lengths to stamp out the magic in him, so how could he know? Harry shot a quick glance at his Uncle, and gave a slight, discreet shake of his head. Vernon stopped talking. It was very clear to everyone that Harry was trying to prevent conflicts. Petunia was now hiding behind Vernon, cowering in fear. She was probably too in awe of Hagrid to even take notice of the conversations, and the happenings. The same goes for Dudley, who was now shivering in fear on the old, rusty, sofa. Harry decided that it was best to leave as soon as possible since the hourglass had disappeared and the only idea he had was to seek help from Dumbledore. Moreover, they had better leave before Hagrid noticed the gun aimed at him and get mad at the Dursleys.

'Hagrid! Let's go Diagon Alley to buy my school supplies now' urged Harry, pulling on Hagrid's elbow.

Hagrid was apparently surprised by such a quick departure but nonetheless he appeared glad to be going. He nodded his head in agreement.

'See you, Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia…'

With that, Harry went out of the house with Hagrid, leaving the Dursleys speechless.

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