be strong, saith my heart

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. Albus Severus Potter ⊰ sixteen · slytherin · half-blood ⊱ Brother to Lily & James. Cousin to many. Seeker on the Quidditch team. Gonçalo Flores admirer. Cynical. Future politician. The Order of the Phoenix. ❝ But before I go, remember one thing, promise me one thing: be brave when you’re afraid. ❞

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Seeing his brother helped to ground James as he reached out to curl a hand around Albus’ shoulder as the younger boy began to express his own concerns about what he had seen. James’ brow furrowed. “Now that wouldn’t make any sense. There would be no rhyme or reason to fire Professor Longbottom.” He was an upstanding teacher and McGonagall wouldn’t have any reason to lay him off. Especially not mid term. “There has to be another reason for it. He’s also Head of House and I haven’t heard anything about ours changing and I imagine that would be something that they announced. We’ll find him, don’t worry.” James reached into his pocket and displayed the rolled up Map. “We can just locate him on here.”

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Albus nodded along to James’ words, feeling just his touch and reassurance ease his concerns and calm him down. “You’re right, you’re right, there’s got to be another explanation to it. It all feels so... wrong, though, doesn’t it? Like the world has tilted on its axis.” Albus couldn't put his finger on exactly what it was. His mind had been so caught up with concerns about his godfather that he hadn't even paid much attention to the events surrounding him, but it was the small details that threw him off. The missing office, the different paintings, the halls filled with strangers -- somehow, it didn't quite make sense. Quieting down as he waited for James to open the map, his eyebrows eventually shot up as he took in the sight. “That’s a lot of people,” he commented quietly, eyes skimming over the names on the map.

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Ginny had already began walking past him when she heard ‘mum’. With furrowed brows, she took a step back to glance over the boy once again. “It’s Ginny. Not mum. –Are you okay?” She sighed, knowing that helping the boy was going to gain her a detention but she couldn’t help but feel guilty leave him looking so confused.  “Do you have class or do you need to go to the medi-witch?”

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It’s Ginny. Her words only seemed to confirm his suspicion, not to mention her actions -- exactly like the mum he was used to. Throughly confused, Albus could only stare at her quietly for a few moments, the wheels in his head spinning furiously. “Medi-witch, yes, I am good -- would be good. I’m not good. Yeah,” he mumbled, barely even paying attention to what came out of his mouth.

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“No, no. I know somethin’s wrong.” James insisted, “The bloody professor that was chasing me down the corridor fucking vanished. Not like – apparate vanish like…fucking actually vanished.”

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Albus was SERIOUSLY starting to wonder if he’d taken a bludger to the head. With how brutal quidditch practice could get, it wasn’t an implausible idea. Or, perhaps, he had simply run face first into a wall and ended up in a coma. Any theory seemed more reasonable than the one that was currently stuck in his head. They couldn’t possibly have traveled this far back in time -- and yet, the boy in front of him was the spitting image of the pictures he’d seen of his grandfather. “Hm, yeah, that’s very odd -- though considering the incompetence some of these teachers possess, it wouldn’t surprise me if they caused it themselves,” Albus said absentmindedly, still observing the other student with narrowed eyes. “Sorry, your name doesn’t happen to be James Potter, does it?”

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“Look it is the year 1996 and if you keep looking at me like I’m crazy, why don’t you go pick up a newspaper instead of badgering the mad girl? Anyways, I’m late and with all of these new people I’m sure that standing here going back and forth about the bloody year is going to lose my seat.”

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“1996??” Albus repeated, wishing he could brush it off as the girl really being mad, but feeling his stomach sink nonetheless. Staring into space for a few moments as he tried to process the situation, he eventually glanced back at the girl, doing a double take as he looked at her more closely.  “Mum? I mean --- wait, what?”

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Slightly disoriented, James blinked blearily, letting his eyes adjust to the poorly lit corridor, rubbing his hands into his sockets. Either his head was playing a trick on him or the tapestries were different. Significant historical figure heads were missing, and others were in their place. “The portraits have changed…”

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Albus hurried down the corridor, a deep frown on his face and worry growing in his stomach. Something was very wrong, but he wasn't sure what it was or how to fix it. At the sight of a familiar face ( he felt like everyone he had seen so far was a stranger ), Albus sighed in relief and came to a stop beside his brother. "You're right, but it's more than that --- something's SERIOUSLY WRONG. Uncle Neville's office is gone --- they can't possibly have been daft enough to fire the only professor with some common sense in this school, can they?? Or perhaps they've surpassed even my LOWEST expectations."

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“So, someone told me it was 1996? Someone’s tripping on something other than acid. Kids these days, with their drugs and their ‘apparent’ time travel.”

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“Look, I KNOW it sounds weird, but I’m telling you, something’s up, Rose. And you know I’m not on drugs.” Glancing around the breakfast table, Albus swiftly leaned over and snatched the newspaper out of the closest student’s hand. “Sorry, mate, just need to borrow this for a second     see, Rose, look at the date,” Albus said, shoving the newspaper in her direction. “How would you explain this??”

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CHARACTER AESTHETICS: the potter siblings

 you’ll stay with me? until the very end.

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endless list of opposites – albus severus potter written by weasleywriter

❝ But before I go, remember one thing, promise me one thing; be brave when you’re afraid. ❞

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