miavi ; un: seeker (double-anon)

[escare]

Does You-Know-Who mean anything to anyone?

Does this?

[ Hovering one's pen over the word this will reveal a particularly sCARY!!! image of a Certain Someone. ]

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[escare]

Can't plot without answers.

I'd rather not say until I know for certain you're someone I know.

[chaungen]

Well, honestly, I don't know if you know me yet.
I was born in 1998.

[escare]

[ Wait.

Oh, no. Ron told him about this, told him about Albus. Is this Albus? No, it can't be; he'd be eighteen in 1998. ]

I may know of you.

[chaungen]

[ honestly, talking around it is just ridiculous at this point. he knows harry, he knows harry's handwriting, he even knows how paranoid his godfather could be. ]

I'm Remus and Dora's son. Teddy.
You're my godfather.

[escare]

[ Sorry, kiddo. Your godfather is a #mess ]

You're what???

[ That's wonderful news, honestly. It really is. He always did want Professor Lupin to be happy, and it seems like he was.

(So he thinks.)

But him? Remus' son's godfather?

Lamely: ]

Hi.

[chaungen]

Yeah. You practically raised me, really. I was in your house as much as my nana's.

Hi.

I know you don't really have any reason to trust me yet, but I'd really like to see you.
I'm a bit lost here. I'm a healer, I've never really had to deal with this sort of thing.

[escare]

Yeah.

Of course. Of course we should meet.

You're a healer?

[chaungen]

Yes. I specialize in cursed and non-human physiology, but of course I have standard healer training, too.

[escare]

That's a handy talent.

You're a regular Madam Pomfrey. Better, even.

[chaungen]

I run a clinic back home. Mostly I treat werewolves, vampires, folk that still have trouble getting medical treatment in places.
You and Ginny actually helped me getting it started.

[escare]

Ginny? Ginny Weasley?

[ He wonders why not Hermione or Ron. ]

That's really great, Teddy and I'm glad to have helped.

I'm sure your dad's proud.

[chaungen]

[ oh. ] No one's told you. [ about several things. ]

[escare]

?

[ And now we've got a sinking feeling in .... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... ]

[chaungen]

It's Ginny Potter in my time.

And I'm afraid that my parents don't survive the war. Nana raised me; you and Ginny and the Weasleys helped.

[escare]

Ginny ...

Potter ...

[ w h a t the actual --

Harry's in such a state of disbelief it takes him a moment before he can respond. A droplet of ink drips onto the page, disappearing shortly after it lands.

And then: ]

I'm sorry about your parents. Is it safe that I know this information?

[ Though if he's meeting future godsons and hearing about actual sons, then knowing this much about Remus Lupin can't be that much worse. ]

[chaungen]

Yes.

It's alright. I mean, it's not alright, they shouldn't have died, but it's hard to miss someone you've never known, I suppose. And they're together, so that's what's important.

I don't see how any of us can really avoid it if we're all to work together to get home. We need to be able to trust one another.

[escare]

I know.

I'm still sorry.

I know your dad and he's great.

[ Hands down his favourite DADA Professor. Actually, probably hands down his favourite professor. (Sorry McGonagall.) ]

As for all of us returning home, you do have a point.

[chaungen]

I've met him here, actually! It's the one good thing about being here, having this chance. I hate how he's treated here, though.

We need to establish some sort of meeting place, I think, and a time. We're all so scattered, it's hard to tell who's here.

[escare]

I hate it too. And I want to do something about it, about everything wrong about this place.

I keep thinking ...

Well, maybe things like this are better said aloud and in person rather than over the network. Even if this is a private channel.

I might be figuring something out. Will let you know. If you think of a good meeting place, write me.

[ This is putting some gargantuan trust in someone he still can't be 100% sure is who he says he is, but ... ]

Write to 'Fawkes'.