The Black prophecy #38

Chapter 37: Chronicles of life and death part II

Harry and the rest of his companions couldn’t believe what was happening in front of them, there was a copy of their Harry, except that this copy looked older than him, he looked in his mid-sixties for a wizard, so, he didn’t look older than forty in the eyes of a muggle.

Neither Harry nor the Black sisters knew what to say, they were waiting for the younger Harry to say or do something, but he was as confused as them, the older Harry remained stoic for some moments until he moved his wand, and they quickly reacted by pointing their wands at him, he just laughed, he wasn't worried and didn't even flinch.

- Pointing your wands at me… Just like the old times – The older man said between chuckles.

- Who the fuck are you and why do you look like Harry? – Asked Bellatrix furiously.

- Yes… And why are you talking like you have known us for a long time as if we were friends? We have only seen each other like three times during our lifetime! – Andromeda was on the same boat as her sisters.

The older sighed before he looked around the temple, he caressed the flowers for some seconds and looked at the Black sisters and Harry again, the older man tried to hide it, but he couldn't, he was crying and the rest of the occupants didn’t know why he was reacting like that.

He continued crying as he gave them his back, Harry didn’t know why, but something inside him was telling him to come closer to the man and he did it, Andy, Bella, and Cissy tried to stop him, but he ignored them and placed a hand on the older man's shoulder.

Harry didn’t know how to react, he wasn’t used to this kind of situation, so, he just continued to comfort him until he finally stopped crying, he looked back at them again, the sisters weren’t pointing their wands at him anymore.

He cleaned the tears on his face and looked at Harry.

- I guess I have some things to explain to you – The other occupants in the temple nodded.

The older man did some movements with his arms and they disappeared from here, they appeared on the top of the temple, Harry and the Black sisters were surprised to see that it was already the twilight, but also, they were surprised by the magical abilities of the man in front of them, the older man was calm as ever, while still carrying the three flowers, he was taking care of them as if his life depended on it.

- Okay… I know why you are here and I know the path that you have walked to get to this point… All the efforts that you made to break this curse – They nodded at him – The truth is… There is no curse – He said with a serious expression, there was no sign of him joking or faking it, he just let it all out.

Harry and especially the Black sisters were looking strangely at the older man, they were waiting for him to reveal to them that he was just joking and that he was about to help them to break the curse.

- We’re not in the mood for jokes – Bellatrix told him, she fought hard to suppress her anger.

- I’m not joking – The older man said before he sighed and looked at the horizon – I have to confess to you that, all of this nonsense about destiny, the prophecy, and all that stuff… It was all elaborated ruse by me – The older man said and once again he didn’t look like he was lying.

The Black sisters were looking at each other, trying to find a proper explanation about this whole deal, but all of them were more confused than before, they didn’t even know what to say, but the one that had more questions than them and the one who wasn’t shocked because he has enjoyed what the prophecy has brought to him, and that was Harry.

- But… Why? – Asked the young man and the other man smiled at him.

- That curiosity… Your mother had it too – He smiled at the younger man who just remembered the experience that he had earlier, while he was fighting himself between life and death – So tell me, Did you see them when you were “dead”? – Harry was surprised by that question, he could swear that the older man was reading his mind.

- How did you—Harry’s question was cut off by that man.

- Because I experimented the same thing as you did before… I think it’s time to tell you the truth – The older man sighed – My name is… Harry James Potter – The rest of the occupants were shocked to hear him say that – My parents are Lily Evans and James Potter... I come from the future – He finally declared and surprise of the Black sisters and Harry was getting more common with each second that passed.

After the surprise came the shock but also the anger, if he was telling the truth, then, he had messed up their lives.

- So this is why… Those people that were about to kill me were right, but as they couldn't get you they wanted to kill me so they won't deal with you in the future… What did you do!? – Harry was angry and disappointed at the older version of himself.

- Oh, the time federation? Don’t worry about them I didn’t kill nor did something to harm any innocent person in the future, my only crime… It’s the time travel itself – Confessed the older man and the rest of them weren’t that happy with him.

The women tried to calm themselves, the man looked harmless so, they decided to drop off some of their defense.

- So… All of this… The time travel was just a complex plan to screw our lives? – Asked Andy looking serious at the older Harry.

The older man just laughed at the eldest Black sister's comment.

- The same old and sarcastic Andy – The older Harry smiled at her – It would be nice to screw you again… But not in the way you're suggesting of course – The Black sisters blushed at his comment and Harry couldn't help but feel a little annoyed by his older self.

The older Harry laughed for some seconds before he finally got serious.

- No… All this ruse, “The Black Prophecy” was something I came up with when I appeared on the time before you were born – They were surprised to hear that – I wasn’t supposed to travel to those days, I was supposed to appear at the time before Voldemort was born… I had nothing left for in the future, so, the plan was to seduce his mother and avoid his existence or in any case kill him – The older Harry confessed.

Once again, the other occupants of the temple looked at each other surprised.

- But, there’s like a twenty age gap between the time that you intended to go and the one who you came in, what happened? – The younger man was curious again.

- Time travel isn’t as easy as fiction makes it look like Harry, it's true that we indeed have time turners but you can't travel back for more than a few days, the friction makes turns the mechanism completely useless after a certain number of spins, not even wizards can violate the laws of physics – The older man clarified – Before I explain to you how I arrived at the fifties and this day, you need to know why I wanted to come here – The younger Harry and the Black sisters nodded at him.

He looked at the Black sisters, smiled, and studied them before his smile disappeared.

- The future where I come from it’s different from this, I’m not going to oversaturate you with information, but this is something you need to know… You three are already dead in my timeline – He seriously told them.

The Black sisters gulped after hearing that.

- Well, I don’t need to hear anything else, now I know why you wanted to travel back in time… My life would be meaningless without them too – The younger man smiled at them and the sisters blushed after hearing his words.

- Yes… Just like you said, my life was meaningless… We had it rough, we had to fight a war, I’ve lost all of you three – The older man confessed – In my timeline, the death eaters took over the control of the government during my seventh year – They gulped after they heard that – I had to search around the world for Voldemort's Horrorcruxes with the help of Nymphadora... My beautiful Dora and that was hard… At the end of the war, I experimented the same as Harry experimented earlier, I died, so, the part of Voldemort that was stored inside me could die too – The Black sisters looked at both versions before they looked at their Harry.

- Harry… Is that true? Is it true that you had a piece of Voldemort’s soul inside you? – Asked Bella to the younger one.

The younger man couldn’t deny it, he nodded, feeling a little scared as he remembered the disgusting creature that represented Voldemort, the younger man was hugged by Cissy.

- How… How did we die? – Asked Cissy with a serious expression and the older man looked seriously at her.

- You were killed by Voldemort’s order by your husband, Lucius Malfoy, and before that, Voldemort had killed your son… Draco – Narcissa was surprised to hear that, a version of herself got what she wanted, she was a mother – That’s one of the differences compared with this timeline, you were married to Lucius until ninety-eight – Narcissa gulped at the thought.

- We were his allies? – The blonde had a lot of questions.

- Yes… You were part of his main supporters, the people that he trusted most, he had killed your son at the end of our sixth year… He failed to complete the mission that Voldemort gave him… Kill Dumbledore, and your husband had been a failure to him, so, to punish both of you, he took it on your son – Narcissa couldn’t help but feel sad, the thing she was eager for was to become a mother and hearing that made her feel horrible.

- And what happened after that? – The blonde wanted to know more.

- Your husband was too scared to run away from Voldemort and you wanted to avenge your son so… You became a spy for the order of the phoenix, many death eaters’ raids were avoided thanks to your information… I know that you didn’t ask but… Yes, it was during that time that you and I fell in love – The older man couldn’t help but look away embarrassed.

Narcissa blushed after hearing that too.

- But I also regret it… Because that was the reason that he murdered you… He found out that you were a spy for us and when he found out that you were carrying my child, he wanted to send me a message… Due to our connection, I saw everything… The torture and the final blow and all the time that he asked you that he was going to forgive you if gave him the location of the order… You didn’t flinch a little, you and our child were in pain and still… You didn’t give him the information that he wanted – The older man got on his knees in a pleading tone – I beg for your pardon, If I had stayed away from you he couldn’t have laid his hands on you – The older man was sorry and regretful about everything that happened.

Narcissa didn’t know what to say, she felt bad for him, he had it rough.

- It’s okay… I don’t know about my other self… But if she was like me, she did that because she loved you and wanted a better future for the future wizards… You are forgiven – Narcissa told him and he kept sobbing until he smiled at her, still with tears in his eyes.

The older man got on his feet once he was calmer.

- You know… It’s kind of strange, being here with the three of you… Especially Bella – The older Harry looked at the middle sister.

- Why is that? – She was a little confused and offended about that comment.

- You were Voldemort’s right hand – Bella’s eyes widened after she heard that – And you also murdered Sirius – More shocking news.

- You’re lying… That’s a lie I couldn't do that, even if he sometimes annoys me I couldn’t kill him! – Bella was angry, her reputation was getting dirtied.

The older Harry looked at her for some seconds until he decided to speak again.

- It’s the truth but also, there’s something I haven’t told you – She looked at him with interest – Your marriage to the Lestrange man was successful and you were normal supporter for some time… Until you got the dark mark – Bella gulped after that comment – The dark mark isn’t just a welcoming badge, it also contains a powerful spell that makes the person stronger, but also, it makes it seek more and more power… That why it always ends up corrupting the ones that take it even if some of them didn’t want it at the start… Narcissa told me that, that’s why after I captured you, she begged me to forgive you and pardon your life… She did the ritual to get out the dark mark of your body and that proved that you were just a broken woman, that had been abused her whole life, by her parents and the people close to you – Bella couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

- So… What happened to me? Did we both fell in love too? – Asked with a hint of sarcasm the curly-haired woman, the older man just touched the back of his head feeling a little weird about that.

- Yes, or at least that’s what you told me before you died – Bellatrix wasn’t surprised to hear that – We spent a lot of time together and Narcissa’s last wish was for me to give you as most happiness as I could and I wanted to make her last wish come true – Bella nodded.

- How did I die? – She was curious about that just like most humans.

- Consequences of the dark mark… It gave you a lot of adrenaline but also, the dark mark sucked a lot of the energy that you got from your killings… That energy was transferred to Voldemort to make him more powerful… It drowned your life – Bella looked at the ground a little ashamed of her future self actions.

The older Harry looked at her with pity before he walked towards her and cupped her cheek.

- That’s why I killed your fiancé years ago… So he could not do that to you – He said before he wiped her tears – I must admit that you weren’t my favorite amongst the Black sisters, due to what you did to my godfather… But once I heard your whole story and what they did to you… I felt furious, you were a victim as much as Sirius was, and your regret for killing him was real – The younger Harry came and embraced the curly-haired woman.

Andromeda watched the whole scene with interest, she wanted to know what happened to the older version of herself, she still finds it hard to believe what she was hearing, a part of herself wanted to scream and yell at the man for no reason and another part of her wanted to hear him forever, his whole story seemed like an amazing adventure that she could turn into a book.