DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters, creatures, locations, etc of the Harry Potter franchise, they are owned by JK Rowling. I also don't own the Tangent Universe theme or "The Philosophy of Time Travel"; they were thought up by Richard Kelly.
"Chapter One: The Tangent Universe
The Primary Universe is fraught with great peril. War, plague, famine and natural disaster are common.
Death comes to us all. The Fourth Dimension of Time is a stable construct, though it is not impenetrable.
Incidents when the fabric of the fourth dimension becomes corrupted are incredibly rare.
If a Tangent Universe occurs, it will be highly unstable, sustaining itself for no longer than several weeks.
Eventually it will collapse upon itself, forming a black hole within the Primary Universe capable of destroying all existence.
Chapter Four: The Artifact and the Living
When a Tangent Universe occurs, those living nearest to the Vortex will find themselves at the epicentre of a dangerous new world.
Artifacts provide the first sign that a Tangent Universe has occurred.
If an Artifact occurs, the Living will retrieve it with great interest and curiosity.
Artifacts are formed from metal, such as an Arrowhead from an ancient Mayan civilization, or a Metal Sword from Medieval Europe.
Artifacts returned to the Primary Universe are often linked to religious Iconography, as their appearance on Earth seems to defy logical explanation.
Divine intervention is deemed the only logical conclusion for the appearance of the Artifact."
~ The Philosophy of Time Travel by Roberta Sparrow
It was yet another normal evening for Luna Lovegood; little did she know that things would soon change significantly.
It all started simple enough, with a golden necklace with an hourglass on it randomly appearing in front of her. She picked it up, looking it over intently, and then put it on before skipping away. As she turned the corner, she heard a voice in her head, "Come…here…Luna…" She kept walking, feeling strangely compelled to listen to the voice. She made her way out of the school, and down to the edge of the forest.
There, between the trees she saw a six foot tall bunny rabbit, or perhaps it was just a man in a bunny rabbit suit, and the voice came from it, "Luna…I've been watching you… The world is coming to an end…28 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes, and 7 seconds…that's when the world will end, unless you help me stop it…" Luna stared at the rabbit for a minute, thinking, before saying, "All right, but what is your name?"
The rabbit hesitated, before saying, "My name…is Harry. Time travel will help save the world, Luna…"
The next thing Luna knew, she woke up in the forest in the morning, and had the numbers "28, 21, 14, 7" written on her arm in marker. 'That was Harry? Surely not my Harry…maybe that was all a dream, but can I risk it? Maybe not…' Luna got up, covering the marker with her sleeve, and skipped off to the library.
When she got there, she found Hermione at her usual spot, and walked over to her, "Hello Hermione, how are you?"
Hermione tore her attention away from her work, looking at Luna with a slight smile, "I'm good, how about you?"
Luna smiled, replying, "I'm good, but Hermione, do you know anything about time travel? Perhaps a book on it?"
Hermione suddenly seemed nervous, "T-time travel? Why do you want to know about it?"
Luna didn't notice Hermione's uneasiness, "You know, travelling through time. Harry told me to look it up, well…not our Harry, I think. Bunny rabbit Harry." Luna smiled at Hermione.
Hermione looked her over oddly, then nodded, "Okay…there's no point in trying to understand. Let me help you look, I think I've seen a book somewhere…"
It took Hermione and Luna only half an hour before they managed to find a book specifically on time travel, titled "The Philosophy of Time Travel" written by some person called Roberta Sparrow. Luna then thanked Hermione, and checked the book out of the library.
Luna had just stepped out of the library, looking the book over when she walked into somebody's chest, she stepped back and looked up, "Oh, hello Harry!" Luna smiled cheerily at her best male friend.
Harry smiled back at her, "Hey Luna, what do you have there?" He asked, indicating at the book in her hands.
Luna looked down at the book and then back up at Harry, and into his eyes, "Oh, it's nothing important, trust me. Is there something on your mind? You seem to be thinking about something."
Harry gave her an amused smile, "How do you always know these things? Yeah, I am thinking about something. You see, Luna, I just came from Slug Club, and Slughorn's planning a Halloween party, and I was wondering if you'd like to go with me? As like a…not-a-date date."
Luna chuckled a little, "I'd love to be your not-a-date date, Harry. Sounds like fun."
"Well…great, it's on Halloween of course, I'm not very fond of the holiday, but I have to get close to Slughorn, for Dumbledore, and I'm sure it'll be fun with you."
Luna thought for a moment, 'How can he not like Halloween? Oh…wait…his parents, but that was sweet of him to say about me.' Luna hugged him lightly, "You're so kind, Harry."
Harry patted Luna on the back lightly, and she let go, "So…what were you planning on doing now, Harry?"
"I was heading to the library to work on my Potions essay with 'mione. How about you?"
"I should be going to feed the thestrals, they must be hungry. You're welcome to come when you're done."
"Sure. I'd like to join you, I'll come if I finish quickly enough," he smiled at her, heading into the library.
