Present- 2022
"Harry?" Draco, his husband, called to him gently. He places his hand in Harry's hair and plays with, giving Harry a sympathetic look.
"What happens if she's not ok Dray?" Harry asked, his voice croaking. "You know how we were back then and I don't want her dealing with that alone," he explains.
"Oh Harry..."
Harry starts to sit up while Draco starts to climb on the couch behind him. He brings him to his chest and continues to play with his hair. Harry lays on Draco's chest with his sleeping daughter, Zariah, in his arms.
"Will she be ok?"
"She's just like you in so many ways Harry, plus my sass.
Harry snorts.
"So of course she's going to be one hundred percent ok," Draco says. "And you know what else?"
"Hm?"
"She has the brightest spirit out of everyone in this family and that spirit inside her is going to be helping her in so many ways. Her positive energy will probably snap our younger selves out of it and force us to get along."
"Yeah you're right. But our younger selves are going to forget everything and continue on the ways that the time was supposed to go once she leaves. You know that right?"
"Harry. I'm not stupid. It's for the time being my lord! And it's not like she's in our sixth year? Well I hope she's not in that year."
"Oh dear lord please don't let her be in our sixth year."
"You know we could get her if we wanted to. Find the time she's in and go get her."
"Yeah, but I'm considering of what Hermione and Teddy said."
"And that is?"
"Her having her independence full on."
~
Past- 1994
It's been ten minutes and Draco is still standing there with his mouth hanging open in shock. Pansy and Blaise are stood there shocked and the Golden Trio are stood there unphased, already knowing this knowledge. Aquarius just stands there looking back and forth at her parents, aunts, and uncles. She was getting bored so she decided to try to sneak away, but of course her Papa's past self had to grab her by the arm.
"Where do you think you're going?" Harry says to his future daughter.
"Well," Aquarius started. "I came here for fun, getting to know you guys, and maybe other people that I either know or don't know at all, but have the knowledge of them. I also don't want to be standing here with you guys just standing there and not even talking. So I'm going to look for someone to talk to."
"Yeah that ain't happening young lady," Harry explains.
"Don't call me young lady when I'm basically the same age as you at this moment. Like honestly you're not the boss of me. I already have you at my back almost all the time back at my time and I came here for some independence and fun, but if you're going to be like this I'm just going to leave and ignore you the whole time I'm here!"
"Aquarius," Hermione starts.
"No Aunt 'Mione!" Aquarius yells. "I came here for some independence, fun, and adventure, but I'm stuck with my Papa's younger self, who decides to go all Papa Bear Mode on me. I'm sick of it!"
"Aquarius," everyone was surprised to hear Draco's voice. "Why are you talking like that to your Papa?"
"Did you just call me Papa Malfoy?" Harry raising his eyebrows.
"You shut up Potter!"
"I have my reasons. They are reasons that really hurt because I had to talk to you like that and I really love my Papa, but he's just so overprotective that sometimes it pisses me off."
"That's understandable," Blaise says.
"Thanks for understanding Uncle Blaise. Also, adding to the reason why you're my favorite uncle."
"Ok. I'm hurt," Ron states.
"Beat that Weasley!" Blaise says.
"Oh you be quiet Zabini!" Ron crossing his arms over his chest with a pouty look on his face.
"Ok before we continue," Pansy said. "Who's your favorite aunt?" Pansy having a smirk covering her facial features.
"Really Parkinson?" Hermione giving her a look.
"What? I'm curious."
"I would have to say Aunt Luna is my favorite aunt," Aquarius states.
"What?" Pansy says with a hurt, but pissed look on her face.
"Yeah. Sorry, not sorry about that."
"Damn she's sassy," Blaise states. "I definitely see Draco in her now."
"Excuse me?" Draco giving Blaise that bitch-come-at-me look. "I'm not sassy."
"Only a sassy person would say that," mumbled Harry.
"What was that Potter?" Draco asked sassily.
"I said only a sassy person would say that Malfoy. I'm basically saying that yeah, you are sassy."
"Potter I'llβ"
"Ok! That's enough!" Aquarius cutting Draco off. "If you all want to hang out with me and get to know me you all are going to have to get along. If you don't do it for yourselves...can you at least do it for me?" Aquarius giving a pleading, puppy look that just melts everyone's hearts to look at. Yes. Even Draco Malfoy's heart.
"We all can get along for you Aquarius, but that doesn't mean that we won't have any side remarks against each other, or not spending time together often," Pansy said.
"Yes I agree with Parkinson on this one," Hermione nodding her head. "There will probably be times where we all hang out together with you, or times where you'll probably hang with us, as for example, just Harry, Ron, and I, and so on."
"Yeah...you're acting like you guys don't give each other side remarks in the future, so I'm used to it, but most of the time it's more of a joke. Also, you know I'm not planning on hanging out with you guys twenty-four seven. Like for example, I'll probably want to hang out with Gred and Forge."
"The twins?" Harry questioned.
"Yeah who else? Honestly guys! I want to meet and hang with other people too!" Aquarius explained. "Heck! I even mentioned how I wanted to do that!"
"She's right you know," Blaise says. "She would get bored with just us the whole time she's here and if I were her I would want to hang with other people as well."
"Favorite uncle right there! He gets me and that's the reason."
Blaise smirks at this.
"Ok then! It's getting late and I think it's best if we all head off," Hermione says. "Maybe tomorrow we can get to know more about Aquarius and her family tomorrow?"
Aquarius smirks, "oh I can't wait to see my Dad and Papa faint! Thanks for giving me a reason to look forward to tomorrow!"
"Why in the world would we faint?" Harry questioned.
"Oh you'll see."
Aquarius starts to walk out of the room with the Golden Trio, leaving Draco, Pansy, and Blaise in the Great Hall with the rest of the students.
"Question," Draco says.
"Yeah Dray?" Pansy says.
"Why would she go with them and leave us here with the rest of these students?"
Both Pansy and Blaise start to laugh at Draco's statement, him giving them confused looks of why they would be laughing at that, but just ignores it. All he can think about is Potter and how he actually gets with him in the future. He marries him and has kids with him. All he does is smile at that thought.
~
Present- 2022
"I'm worried about Aquarius," Zoey tells her boyfriend Joey.
"I know Zoe, but there's nothing much you can do about it," Joey explains to his girlfriend.
"Maybe there is?"
"Don't tell me that you're actually thinking of going to the time frame that Aqua is in?"
"Oh Joey," Zoey starts to giggle a bit. "She's Not the only one that wants some sort of independence you know?"
Joey groans at this statement, but doesn't argue on the matter.
"You leaving know?" He asks.
"No. I'm going to be leaving sometime tomorrow because I need to get one of the time and dimension travel watches so I can go."
"Don't you have one?"
"No we keep them here, so they're safe and that we don't really have to worry about them going into the wrong hands. Plus they have all the stuff to do time and dimension traveling here, so why not keep them here?"
"You got a point there my beautiful sunflower."
Zoey smiles at the nickname and leans towards Joey to give him a peck on the lips and whispers, "I love you."
"I love you too."