Chapter 1: A Time Turning Event
"Hermione please do hurry up, you're running late!" Hermione's mother called from the car, seeming rather stressed. It was the 30th of August and the end of this year's summer holiday. The train to Hogwarts where to depart in less than half an hour meaning poor Hermione was indeed in quite a hurry.
She stumbled out to the car dragging her huge trunk behind her while trying her best not to fall. She hurriedly stuffed it into the back of the car and jumped in herself. "Okay, I think that's all, let's go!" she huffed and her mother started the car quickly. However when they had just backed out of their driveway Hermione remembered something. "Stop mom, I forgot something I'll have to run and get it!" Her mother looked at her pleadingly. "I'll hurry, I promise." Hermione added when she saw the look in her mother's eyes. She threw herself out of the car and dashed inside as quickly as she could. When she came to her room she grabbed the tiny package she had received earlier this summer and hurried down again.
20 minutes later she was standing outside the train station begging her mother farewell. Hermione knew it could be the last time she ever saw her parents seeing as the dangers of the war against Voldemort and his death eaters grew greater every day. As Hermione made her way to the Hogwarts train she thought of Harry. She hadn't seen him in a while now and worried about him all the time. It would indeed be great to meet him and Ron again soon.
Very soon, for when she emerged through the wall passage onto the Hogwarts platform they stood there waiting for her. She ran up to them and hugged them both before getting on the train together. "How was your summer?" Harry and Ron asked in one mouth when they had found themselves a good compartment. "Oh, it was… uneventful really. Well until…" She said with a smirk and pulled out the small package she had almost forgotten when on her way there. "What is that?" Harry said excitedly and scuffed closer to get a better look. "This…" she said opening the package revealing an hourglass tied to a golden chain. "…is a time turner." Harry and Ron looked amazed as the time turner dangled in front of them. "But, didn't you have one of those in our 3rd year?" Harry asked. "Yes I did." She said. "I have received it this year for the very same reason as the last time." Ron laughed a bit. "You're taking too many courses again Mione?"
Hermione sighed and placed the time turner around her neck where it belonged. "Yes, I suppose I am but it's our last year and I really want to do my very best!" She looked at Harry; he had picked up a letter that had fallen out of the package when Hermione had opened it. "What is this then?" He asked and gave it to her. "Oh that's just the letter I received from Professor Mc Gonagall when I got the time turner." She said and opened the letter. It contained the required books for the new year and the usual 'You are welcome' stuff. However when Harry looked closer he saw Hermione's letter had more text in it than his own had had. At first it was the explanation to why Hermione had gotten the time turner but also the following in the very end:
"We are also happy to inform you that you are the new Head Girl for this year."
Harry looked up at Hermione and smiled. "That's one way to tell us, why congratulations on becoming Head Girl Mione!" Ron looked from Harry to Hermione. "What? She became Head Girl?" Apparently he had not gotten to the end of the letter quite yet. She smiled at them both and giggled a little. "Why thank you. I am very, VERY happy to have become Head Girl." "Ash, who else could stand a chance, you're the smartest witch alive!" Ron said, blushing slightly. "There is NO chance I'm the smartest witch alive, but thank you very much Ron." Hermione said and looked very happy.
Several hours later as the journey towards Hogwarts where about to come to and end and the darkness began to fall outside the compartment window Hermione decided it was about time to change into their robes. As she changed she noticed that her uniform had become slightly too small since last year, especially over her chest, for some reason she could not understand. She cursed herself for not buying a new one this holiday, she'd have to do that as soon as possible.
When the train stopped at Hogsmead station Hermione, Harry and Ron noticed something was horribly wrong. The three of them rushed out of the train and the sight that met their eyes was not a pleasant one. The dark mark was placed above Hogsmead and all around them they could hear screams and curses flying around. Hogsmead was under attack. Hagrid who was the only teacher around started screaming for everyone to remain calm and hurry towards the school without being noticed. How hundreds of students sneaking around would remain unnoticed however he did not tell them.
"Hagrid, we need to help them!" Harry yelled. He would not let innocent people die just like that. "I have called fer backup Harry, yeh let the teachers handle this and make sure ta get to Hogwarts with yeh life intact!" Hagrid yelled back. "1ST YEARS COME HERE! I WILL SHOW YEH THE WAY TO THE CASTLE, NOW PLEASE HURREH!" Hagrid boomed before Harry could say anything more. When all the 1st years had gathered around Hagrid he began walking quickly towards the castle together with them. Harry, Ron and Hermione decided to go with them too, to make sure they got to Hogwarts safely. The road to the school went around Hogsmead so with a bit of luck they would manage to get there unnoticed. The luck however did not seem to be on their side today as three death eaters appeared out of nowhere and started attacking them. Some of the 1st years began to cry and Hagrid swore loudly. Other 7th years came to help them, most of them being Gryffindor, of course. They fought the death eaters the best they could and managed to keep them at bay. Hermione did not want the 1st years to get hurt, not even the future Slytherins, so she yelled for them to follow her.
She tried to get them out of the fight and continue on towards safety but when she began to guide them onwards she suddenly stood face to face with Lucius Malfoy. He smirked at her. "So, you think you can get away Mudblod? You're running like a Slytherin." That he said just to enrage her and she knew that. "I was trying to get these poor 1st years to safety!" She hissed and sent a stunning spell towards him. "PROTEGO!" He yelled and the spell bounced off him. Hermione cursed loudly and sent spell after spell after Malfoy. He avoided every single one of them, much to Hermione's dismay. Suddenly he seemed to have had enough and without warning he started forming the spell that would silence Hermione forever.
"AVADA…" He looked at her manically; his cold, steely eyes met her terrified chocolate ones as Hermione realised what was going to happen. "…KEDAVRA!"
The green flash hit her right in the chest before she could protect herself and the last thing she heard was his evil laughter in the distance before everything turned black.
That's it folks, first chapter EVER written by me.
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