Until the End of Time [Tomarry]

Chapter 8: (Don't) Break Everything

He doesn't know how to talk to people, much less kids his age. (And Merlin, doesn't Danny hate proving Dumbledore right-) Danny doesn't know what Harry is going to do. He simultaneously wants to hide in a corner and cling to Harry, who will no doubt have all the kids and adults' attention.

(Harry's told him stories of a wonderful boy named Ron who helped him take down a Dark Lord, of twins who made chaos their element, of a fiery spirited young girl who lived her first year of Hogwarts in a nightmare-)

Danny is snapped out of his thoughts by a rapturous knock on the door. His mom answered it a second later, plastering a fake smile in the face of Mrs. Weasley (never forgive never forgive-).

Her kids come bounding in, ready to explore a new place with a childlike excitement Danny had never really felt. They all have the same shade of red hair, and he immediately noticed that it's a very different shade from his and Mom's. And for some reason, he's very glad about that fact.

And just like he'd never left, Harry slid into the seat next to Danny, squishing their bodies together. Of course Harry would know what Danny is feeling, and Danny is left feeling infinitely grateful to his brother.

The youngest—Ginny—met Harry's gaze and froze, and Danny remembered that Ginny saw Harry as a fairy tale prince in her first life, and it doesn't look like much has changed. She looked like she didn't even realize she was frozen and staring at him, and then she suddenly sprinted back to her mom to bury her face in Mrs. Weasley's clothes.

Danny overhears Mrs. Weasley laughing a bit and explaining Ginny's crush on Harry to his mom, who also does a small (fake-) laugh, but at this point his attention is diverted.

Ron had made his way to the twins, already babbling and introducing himself to them. He starts bragging about certain accomplishments he's made, along with asking Harry a bunch of fairly invasive questions about his time with Voldemort.

But Danny's attention wasn't on him either.

The twins—The Weasley twins—were frozen in place, the same as Ginny had been, but.. the Weasley twins didn't have a crush on Harry, did they? Because they were both staring at Harry with the same wide-eyed expression that Harry was giving them in return, and Danny has no idea why.

And then, in the softest voice, yet still somehow easily heard over Ron, Harry smiled, "Gred, Forge."

Ron stopped talking, squinting back at the twins behind him. He doesn't know why Harry is so special, other than what everybody else knows. He doesn't know that Harry has past memories of everybody in the room, and doesn't understand how Harry already knows the Weasley twins, despite them never having met.

The twins, on the other hand, stalked forward, matching mischievous grins adorning their faces, until they were in front of Harry and Danny. Ron was standing next to them with poorly hidden bewilderment.

"Why, if it isn't little Harry-kins!"

"You wouldn't happen to know what the first prank we ever played was?"

"It was truly a wonderful prank."

"Got us grounded for months!"

"Or maybe only a week."

Harry answered with a soft smile and a softer voice, "You pretended to switch bodies."

Before the twins could reply, whether that was the right answer or not, Harry continued in a greatly amused voice. "In fact, you're still doing the same prank to this moment. It will be your first, and your last. But sadly, it will never work on me."