Time Travel : Tri-Wizard Tournament

Chapter XVI: Mothers and Daughters

Victoire PoV

It was so weird being here, Teddy seemed glad I was here, to them it felt like they'd been here for months which was weird, all of this was weird. I was still made with my brother and two cousins, but working in the hospital wing was really fun, and the other day I met the younger version of my mum. This is what happened:

It was my second day working with Madam Pomfry, I was bandaging a first year who had sprained his wrist, "here, make sure you drink this tonight, don't put any pressure on it and it'll be all healed by tomorrow" I said, the small boy smiled, took the vile of purple potion and walked off. I turned back around to clean up the bandages and set the bed back up again when a voice with a heavy French accent , "eh 'ello" I turned to find someone who looked a whole lot like me. It was my mother! "Hi" I said smiling, "so'ry abou' my ingleesh" she laughed nervously , Merlin this was strange, in my time she didn't sound like this, it sounded like when we go to France and gran tries to speak English so for 2-3 weeks we speak French constantly and get judged by mums side of the family about our grammer .. anyways. I decided to make it easier for her and speak French "no worries, you'll get better in time, is there anything I can help you with?" I asked, my mum, well the 17 year old version of her seemed a little taken a back by my sudden switch in language. "Are you from France?" she asked in French, "my mother, she moved to the UK when she was around 18, me and my brother and sister go to France in the summer for a few months, which is hell" I added the last part about hell quietly but I think she heard because she smiled.

"So we can I help you with?" I asked, my mum took off her jacket, lifted up the front of her t-shirt to reveal a huge bruise and a blister in the middle, "owch, what happened?" I asked, I had an idea how to heal it, i'm pretty sure the healer courses I go to back in my time covered something like this, "i was making an advanced potion, it went wrong and then Baboom!" I loved the way she moved her arms when she made the explosion sound, "ok, I can sort that out but let me just go check, i'm still in training". Madam Pomfry agreed with me and let me take the lead on healing her, although she was watching over. I started by taking out my wand and shrinking the blister, making it leak out a bit of yellow, disgusting puss stuff, I had to supress an "ew gross" because I had done that once and the professor had said it wasn't professional, god that woman was an Screaming-Umbridge, I know, sorry I apologise for my inappropriate language I understand that little kids may possibly be reading this but it was true. Some people were just straight up, A class Screaming-Umbridges!

But back to healing the younger version of my mother. I wiped away the yellow gross stuff, took out an ointment and spread it across the whole area, it was made up of cockroach legs, and crushed beetles with a sprinkle of shaved unicorn horn. I then wrapped it in a bandage, and it was done. I handed my mum a scoop full of ointment in a tub, tightened the top and handed it to my mum, "thank you very much" my mum smiled, bring down the her top and putting on her jacket, "we should talk sometime" she said as she left.

  WIERD? Yes! My mum just basically said we should hang out some time, and even though in this time period were I am now I am technically older then my mu- Merlin I'm older then my mum!

Lily PoV

"James, come on I wanna go flying!" I begged, chasing my big brother down the stairs leading to the great hall. "Lily, no" he said again, I huffed, he was getting on my nerves now, I had asked him so many times, "come on, pleaseee! You love going on your broom, your the best chaser ever back in our time .. well not as good as mum but ... please!" we walked into the Great Hall for lunch and was practically hanging off his arm. "Lily no! I don't want to go flying Ali's helping me study, why don't you ask someone else or go on your own, I love you Lily-Pad but your not a baby anymore" he said when he sat down opposite me. I gave him a cold look, "first off, don't call me Lily-Pad, that is reserved for Teddy or dad, second, I cant, Vic and Ted said I had to ask you to come with me, trust me I would much rather go with Vic or my fellow beater Fred". James sighed, he pulled a basket of bread roll to the middle of us and started making his sandwich, I followed, "look, Lils, I'm studying with Ali in an hour" he smiled stupidly at the mention of Ali's name, and as much as I love Ali, I mean she's like my sister, but seriously she loves James, and James loves her, they both have that sparkle in their eyes when they're near each other or when they mention each others names. "James, just ask her out already so you can come and hang out with your only sister!" I said, he looked up pale, probably at the mention of asking Ali out.

He didn't get to say anything because we were interrupted by someone, "I can take you flying if you want, I want to get on the Gryffindor team next year, and its hard to practise at home with all my brothers" a voice said. James and I turned to see the voice, I was face to face with someone who looked a lot like me, she had flaming red hair like Roses, mine was less bright it was because a mix with the Weasley's and also her grandmothers, the originally Lily Potter. "Oh, I'm Ginny Weasley by the way, I think we've met but not properly" she said, "its James and Lily Wilkinson right?", "Yeah, its nice to meet you properly" James said, his cheeks reddening a bit, maybe because this was his mother, who looked really pretty right now, the fact that he was physically older then her or because she had most probably over heard our conversation about Ali. All four were a possibility. "I'll ask Teddy but I doubt he'll say no, and if he does, well, I think i'll just take the grounding or whatever because I really need to get into the air" I said jokingly. "Does that mean I can study with A?" James asked, his eyes widening and filling with happiness, I rolled my eyes, "yeah whatever", he grinned, took a big bite out of his chicken salad roll and strutted on out of the hall. Yes James Sirius Potter struts.

My mother and I talked about big families for a couple minutes until I saw Teddy walk in with Victoire, looking as adorable as ever, "one sec" I said to the younger version of my mum, running off to talk to the two of them. "Hey, so James wont take me, date with Ali, although it isn't technically a date, anyways, my mum offered to take me you cant say no, because I am going stir crazy and also its my mother!" I said super fast, I was out of breathe when I finished, Vic and Ted chuckled slightly "ok, juts be careful" Teddy said concerned, I rolled my eyes, I do that a lot, "Ted, i'm the first, first year Gryffindor beater with to many family members to count, you don't need to tell me to be careful, but thanks and i'll see you whenever .... if I make it back without falling off my broom" I said sarcastically running off back to where I was sat.

The younger version of my mum, and I walked outside onto the grounds, it was starting to get a whole lot colder and I was glad I had wore jeans, hightop trainers and a big hoodie and bobbly hat I stole from Roxanne who stole it from her brother and I'm pretty sure Fred stole it from either his dad or grandpa. Any ways, we both kicked off from the floor and shot up into the air. I loved it. My hair was down and flying everywhere which made it even better, mum and I flew around, it was just like what we did at home back in my time, I dived left and right, I flew around in circles, scared some of my fellow first years and I flew down near some 7th year Slytherins and took a cauldron cake from them. What can I say, back in my time the sorting hat seriously considered putting me in Slytherin, but when I said I wasn't bothered about what house I was in or what my family would say that was bravery and I was loyal or something so I got put in Gryffindor.

After a while, my mum and I decided to hover in the air and we talked. "So whats your favourite quidditch team?" she asked, "I like the Chudley Cannons and Holyhead Harpies" I immediately said, in the future if you don't at least say you like the Chudley Cannons you get disowned by Uncle Ron, and he makes it into a huge deal, its easier to say you like them, and if someone asks you have to make sure you mention them. "My brother likes the Cannons and I would love to fly for the Holyheads" I smiled at my mum, "chaser?" I guessed. She looked surprised but quickly got over it, and nodded "yeah, how did you know?", I couldn't let onto her that I was her daughter and that their was a poster in our kitchen of her in a Holyhead Harpies uniform with the words 'CHASER GINNY WEASLEY' written on it, now could I, so I just responded with a shrug of my shoulders and said "you just look like a chaser, I have a feeling you'll make it, I bet you'll play for the English world cup team". This made her smile, "thanks, come on we should go down for dinner", I suddenly realised how hungry I was, I had only eaten breakfast this morning and had missed lunch, because James was being an idiot, as we flew down to the floor, I said to my mum "I have to say, flying with you was better then with James, I cant dive that well with him cause he wigs out and is way to overprotective".