Author's Note : Hi there, guys! This is a pretty random story. I've been meaning to type it out, but I've been busy with loads of things, and I never really had the time. I finally sat my ass down to type it out. So, here it is. Please feel free to review, and critic me. You might get a little confused at the beginning, but it will all be clear in the end of this chapter. If you're still confused, however, feel free to PM me :)
Summary : "This is not going to last forever. It's a time where we must hold on, and I won't let you surrender, and I'll heal you if you're broken." She whispered softly as she placed her hand in his.
A story of a young girl who goes back in time to save her family from destruction, to destroy Voldemort, and to find love again. She didn't expect to put up with her father's snarky remarks, and to meet the Golden Trio. What a hell of a ride this was going to be. DMHG.
Disclaimer : I will never own Harry Potter, but the plot is mine.
Present time : 2016
She fiddled with the box in her hands. It was small, and was the exact size of her palm. The box could never be opened. No, not by force, or by magic. It would open by itself, in time, and until then, all she could do was wait. It has been years, and still, the box had not opened. She was beginning to doubt that it never would. She could never forget the day she first got it.
Flashback
She looked at her surroundings and sighed. They lived in a small cottage. Small, but comfortable. Her father had made sure that they were provided well. She was only six then.
"Rogue." Her mother called from the kitchen.
"Coming, mother." As she reached the kitchen, she saw her mother smile. Her mother was beautiful, with blonde hair and blue eyes. It was the most bluest eyes she ever saw. However, she inherited after her father, and had gotten his grey eyes instead. She patted at the seat next to hers, and Rogue obeyed, sitting down in the seat next to her mother.
"I know I didn't get you anything big for your birthday, but I wanted to give this to you." She took out a small box from her behind her. It was covered in white and it had a pretty pink ribbon on top. Rogue smiled, and wrapped her arms around her mother's neck.
"Thank you, mummy." She began to unwrap it, when suddenly, the wrapper that he tore, magically patched up, and it looked like it was brand new again. She looked at her mother in surprise. Her mother laughed.
"I forgot to tell you, sweetheart. You can't open the box." Rogue frowned. What was the point in giving someone a gift, when they could not open it? "I know you're confused, baby. This box contains one of your mummy's most prized possession. Okay, possessions. You cannot open it, but the box will open itself, but only when the time comes." Rogue nodded confused, but held on to her mother.
"When will that be, mummy?" Her mother sighed, and pulled her onto her lap, stroking Rogue's soft, blonde locks at the same time.
"You will know, sweetheart." For a moment, her mother stared off into space, hoping for the best. She hoped that everything would end soon, and for everything to be better. She prayed for a bright future for her daughter. A sound from outside broke her from her reverie. She quickly carried her daughter and rushed to the safe room.
"Mummy, what's happening?" Rogue asked, softly. Worry in her small eyes. The mother smiled and placed her daughter in the room.
"Mummy loves you, baby. Stay here. I will come get you soon." Rogue stuck her hand out, doubt clear in her eyes.
"Pinky promise."
"I promise. I love you, Rogue." She kissed her daughter on the head and closed the door, locking it and protecting it.
"I love you, too, mummy." Rogue whispered softly. The next thing she knew, she heard screams and shouting, and things crashing. She clutched the tiny box in her hands, willing for it to open, or for help to arrive. The next thing she heard, would forever be etched in her memory. It was the scream of her mother. It was the scream of her mother dying. She blacked out then.
"Rogue. Rogue. Wake up." She woke up to see her father in front of her. Her father clutched her tight, tears in his eyes. "Thank Merlin. Thank Merlin. She's alive." Rogue hung on to her father, never wanting to let go, and then she suddenly remembered.
"Daddy?" He looked at her, and he knew what she was going to ask. "Where's mummy?" He swallowed hard, before replying her. He had to be strong. He had to do it for the both of them.
"She's gone, baby. The evil man took her away. She's in a happy place now." Rogue cried and cried as she hit her father. She knew he was just as devastated as her, but she did not know how to get rid of the pain.
Flashback ended
That was ten years ago, though. Rogue hated the Death Eaters with a passion. She always blamed herself for her mother's death. If only she was older then, maybe she could have done something. Maybe her mother would still be alive. Her father and her had moved since then. They were hiding in America. She was the perfect replica of her father in terms of looks. Just then, a crack appeared in the next room. Rogue pulled her wand out from the drawer.
"They've found us." She turned around to see her father. He looked haggard, and he was covered in blood.
"Father, what ha-"
"You must leave. NOW." He cut her off, shouting. The worry and pain obvious in his eyes. Rogue quickly grabbed the beaded purse from the drawer. It contained everything they would need. They had already prepared if this were to happen. She quickly grabbed her father.
"Nah-ah, Malfoy. Where do you think you're going?" Rogue's eyes widened. They were caught. She looked around them. They were cornered, and there was no way they could escape from this. More than ten Death Eaters surrounded them. Draco Malfoy gritted his teeth.
"Zabini, you can have me, but let my daughter go." He said, while looking at one of the Death Eaters in the eye. Said Death Eater laughed.
"Father, no." The Death Eater turned to look at her. He quietly walked towards her. Draco moved to stand in between Blaise and his daughter, but he was magically pulled away. Blaise had used wandless magic to bind him. Rogue stood her ground and looked at Blaise Zabini right in the eyes.
"She's a feisty one, isn't she, Malfoy? Must have gotten that from her mother, eh?" He looked at Draco, and Draco looked away. He could not accept the death of his wife even until now. "Maybe I'll have a go at her, maybe she would be as good as her mother." Draco's eyes snapped up to Blaise's.
"You fucking bastard."
"Don't talk about my mother like that."
"Silencio." Immediately, Rogue was cut off from speech. "You think you're both smart. Hah. I never thought I'd see the day where two Malfoys would be beneath me, and on their knees." Blaise laughed. Rogue's eyes narrowed. If only she could find a way to distract them so they could escape. Her eyes widened as she remembered that the potions closet was just behind her. If she could just knock it over, she could cause an explosion. That could help them escape.
"Her screams were like music to my ears, Draco." Draco struggled against the invisible bonds, wanting to cause Blaise pain.
"Don't do this, Blaise, Pans. We were once friends. We were once on the same side." Draco pleaded, begging his former bestfriends to listen to him. A feminine laugh broke out.
"You can't bring her back, Draco, but he can. He has promised us, that if we bring Potter to him, he'll bring them back to life. He'll bring my Rose back, Draco. Join us. Come with-"
"That is enough, Pans." Blaise stopped her. Rogue stared at her aunt, her godmother, to be precise. She never got to know her, as she left for the dark side when her daughter died. She started to back away slowly, while all the Death Eaters eyes were trained on her father and Blaise. If only she could move a little bit closer. She was so close to the cupboard, almost there. All she had to do was give it a little push. Draco glanced at his daughter from the corner of his eyes. She mouthed the word cupboard at him, and Draco figured out her plan. Merlin, she really was smart.
"What do you think you're doing?" All the Death Eaters turned to face Rogue. She panicked and kicked the cupboard as hard as she could. The cupboard fell and she rolled away. Immediately after that, there was an explosion. The room was completely covered in smoke., the bonds were broken. Rogue quickly got up to search for her father, when someone grasped her arm.
"Run." He urged her. She grabbed onto her father, and ran, clutching the purse close to her. They had to get away, fast.
"Don't let them escape." Blaise shouted. The Death Eaters struggled to find their way through the smoke. Draco casted a spell to bind the doors, so they couldn't escape, he put wards up, so the Death Eaters could not exit.
"You idiot. The Dark Lord will have our heads." Pansy shrieked, grabbing hold of the door.
"Pansy, shut up and break the wards. It' s your expertise." Draco and Rogue ran and ran. They ran straight into the woods.
"I think we lost them." Rogue said, panting, after running for a few minutes. They crouched down, hiding behind a bush.
"Don't be too sure. Rogue, the bag. It's glowing." Rogue turned to look at her purse and sure enough it was glowing. She rummaged through the purse and found that it was the present her mother gave her. It had unwrapped itself. Rogue looked at her father, and he urged her to open it. She opened the box, and it revealed a locket. She tried to open it, but it was stuck. "It must have a password." Draco nodded, wondering what the password could be. His wife wouldn't have picked something complicated, it must have been something she liked to say, a lot.
Flashback
"How much do you love me?" The woman beside him giggled, and tickled him.
"You dare ask me that, Mr Malfoy?" He pulled her close, and grinned. His wife always did like to tease him.
"Yes, I do, Mrs Malfoy. Now, tell me or I'll tickle you to death."
"I love you, very, very, very much, Draco." She kissed him softly, and brushed his hair back. She always did love to play with his hair.
"Forever?" He asked her, worried.
"Always."
Flashback ended
"It's open." Draco snapped back into reality. Did he really say that out loud? The locket opened to reveal another necklace. Draco gasped. Could it be?
"Her time turner." He whispered. The Dark Lord had every single time turner destroyed, and anyone who could make one, was killed. Rogue knew very little of time turners It was very rare to come across one, and now she had one in the palm of her hand. But why would her mother leave her a time turner, and then a memory flitted across her mind.
Flashback
"Mama. When can I help you and daddy?" Her mother smiled, and brushed her back. She pulled Rogue onto her lap, and started brushing her hair with a comb, slowly.
"One day, sweetheart. One day, you will play a very important role in this war. Til then, you let mummy and daddy fight for you, alright?" Rogue smiled as her mother kissed her on the head.
Flashback ended
This was her chance. She knew what she had to do. Draco saw the look in his daughter's eyes. It was the same determined look that his wife always had when she knew she had to do something.
"No. It's too dangerous." He told her.
"I have to. Mother would have wanted me to. I can save her, dad. Don't you want a better future for us all, with her in it?" She saw her father's eyes soften, and she knew she broken through his barrier.
"You'll change a lot of things. How do you know that it would be for the better?" Rogue sighed. Her father pulled her close. "I can't risk losing you. I've already lost your mother." Rogue leaned close to to her father. He reached for her bag, and pulled out a diary.
"Ro, this is my diary. I've kept it since sixth year. Remember I told you, it was a very difficult year for me, and this is the only thing that has kept me sane. I have never failed to write in it every single day, up until today. You'll learn everything you need to know in there. Only your mother and I can open this." Draco wiped a bit of blood from an open wound on her arm, and rubbed it across the book, while chanting a spell. "Now, you can open it, too." Rogue nodded, and tried to remember everything he said.
"Oh my, what a touching scene we have here." Draco and Rogue pulled apart, their wands raised at the darkness ahead of them. Rogue quickly stuffed everything into the purse.
"Who's there?" Rogue asked softly. She was terrified. She didn't want anything to happen to her father and her. The person simply chuckled. The voice was familiar, but she couldn't place who it was.
"I'm not surprised that you've already forgotten the sound of my voice." Draco's eyes widened. It couldn't be. The figure appeared, wearing a long cloak, the hood covering his face. All they could see was the smirk on his face. The very same smirk that Draco had.
"Scorpius." Scorpius chuckled again, and removed the hood of his cloak, revealing his dirty, shaggy blond hair. It was a mass of curls. Scorpius Malfoy truly was beautiful, and even more good looking than his father. Clearly he was the only one entertained by the whole situation.
"Hello father. It's been awhile." Rogue moved infront of her father, ready to defend him from Scorpius. "And hello to you, too, little sister."
"You bastard. You dare think you're part of this family after what you've done, what you've become? After you killed our mother?" She spat out. Scorpius eyes became a dark silver. A gleam of evil clear in his eyes.
"She was weak. She made us all weak, with her pathetic belief of love. Did you not see what was happening around us? She killed grandmamma. She killed YOUR mother, father. How does that feel? She destroyed us. Merlin, the bloody Order is pathetic. Look at them all, hiding from us, like little mice. We would've been at the top if not for her. We could still be a family, all you have to do is follow me. The Dark Lord is very forgiving to those who are loyal to him." Draco grabbed his son by the collar of his neck, and pushed him up against a tree.
"Don't ever speak of your mother that way again. She loved you, Scorp." Scorpius' eyes softened for a second when he heard his father use his old pet name. For a second, he remembered the past he had, but it was gone just like that, and his eyes hardened again. He laughed.
"You really think you can hurt me, father? Your own flesh and blood? Your own son?" Draco shook his head. Of course he wouldn't. He still loved his son, no matter what. He couldn't hate his son, no matter how much he wanted to.
"No, I can't, but I can ensure Rogue's safety. Run, Rogue." Rogue was torn between leaving her father and staying to help him. "Don't worry about me. Do what you have to do." A tear slipped down her eyes, as she watched her father engage in a duel with his son, her own brother. She glanced one last time at her father.
"I love you." He mouthed to her, and she did the same, before breaking out into a run. She heard screams and shouts. The Death Eaters finally managed to break through the wards.
"Get Rogue." Scorpius demanded. They had finally caught Draco Malfoy, and now, they were after her. She casted a disillusionment charm on herself and ran. To be extra careful, she used the cloak of invisibility over her. Her mother always told her not to use it, but only in extreme cases. They didn't want the dark side to know they still had one.
"Oh darling, where are you?" Pansy shouted. Rogue shook her head. It was a shame her godmother went crazy. She really was a lovely person, from what she heard from her parents. She continued running, determined to get to a safe place. After awhile, she stopped, it was too quiet. She quickly opened her purse, and pulled the time turner out. She also pulled a picture of her mother out, and held it close to her. Her mother was beautiful. She remembered her mother's blonde locks clearly, and those blue eyes. She could never forget them. She cried softly, thinking of her mother and father. Her friends, who were so desperate to protect her. Her friends and other family who died trying to protect all of them. She could do this, she knew she could. Her poor brother, influenced by the darkness. She held on tightly, and began to turn the time turner. She needed to go back in time. The turner started turning on her own, and her eyes widened. It was going too fast, she tried to stop it but it kept turning. And before she could think of anything, everything went blank and she went flying.
"Ouch. Watch where you're going." A girl yelled. Rogue got up quickly, brushing the dirt off her clothes. She picked her beaded purse up, blocking it from the sight of the girl. She looked up to see the girl dusting herself. The girl looked at her queerly, as if trying to figure her out. She looked familiar. "Well, are you going to apologise or are you just going to stand there?" The girl put her hands on her waist, looking clearly annoyed.
"I, uh. I'm sorry. I'm lost." The girl's eyes softened, and she smiled.
"It's okay. It took me some time to get used to Hogwarts, too" Ah, so this was the famous Hogwarts. The school her parents had gone to. The school Uncle Harry and all studied at. It all started here. "You're a new student? How old are you?" Rogue considered lying, but to be honest, she really didn't have a plan, so she told her real age. "Oh, that's perfect, you're in my year. Let me bring you to Professor Dumbledore. He'll know what to do." Rogue just nodded, completely confused. The girl picked up a white sheet and passed it to her. "This is yours, I think. You dropped it." Rogue took it from her and the girl turned to walk away. She looked at the picture, and her eyes widened. It was supposed to be the picture of her mother. Well, it was the picture, but this time, her mother was a brunette, with beautiful chocolate eyes. She cast a spell softly, checking to see if it was altered, but it was authentic. It was as if there was a charm placed on it to make sure that nobody knew her mother's identity. After a few steps, the girl stopped and turned around to face Rogue. She glanced at the girl carefully, and her eyes widened. Sweet mother of Merlin. This was her mother.
"I'm sorry. I forgot to introduce myself." The girl gave her a small smile, identical to the one of the portrait in her hand.
"I'm Hermione Granger."
Author's Note : I hope you enjoyed reading it. I'll upload a new chapter every 2 weeks, or maybe if you're lucky in a week, as I have plenty of assignments to complete. Please do review, and tell me your opinion on it. Thanks! xx
