Hey everyone! I just thought I'd post a little Author note up here! This is a joint fanfiction written by me, Emily, and a great friend of mine, Megan. It deals with time travel, and a bit of romance mixed in! Enjoy! (We got our inspiration for this story from Potter VS Malfoy: Worlds End, so we thank them for it!)

Disclaimer - Megan and I don't own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does! ::sniffles::

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Chapter One : And So It Begins...

"Annoying little buggers", muttered Ron to himself about the second years he had just given detention. Who did they think they were? The next Fred and George? Feeling the strains of too my prefect duty, and not enough sleep, Ron yawned out the password to the fat lady, who looked at him funny, but let him enter the dormitory without any trouble. It was rather late, so he wasn't surprised to find the common room nearly empty. Harry was there though, asleep on the couch by the fireplace; half twisted up in a fleece blanket, his glasses askew on his face, snoring lightly. A smile flitted over Ron's face at the sight of his best friend managing to look defenseless and comical all at once. His thoughts quickly changed however, and he instead thought of his other best friend, Hermione Granger. Knowing Hermione, she was probably behind the large stack of books and parchment that littered her favorite table in the back of the room. Intent on sneaking up on his poor unsuspecting friend, Ron tip-toed over. What he found however, made him freeze right where he stood. Hermione was asleep, exhausted from all of the studying she insisted on doing no doubt, and Ron couldn't help but notice how…beautiful she looked when she was like this. Not worrying, or pestering him about his school work, not hiding behind a some huge book…Yes, at that moment she looked positively angelic.

Ron shook his head to clear his mind of such thoughts.

'Ronald you idiot! It's Hermione of all people! You can't think about her that way you dolt!'

A glint of gold in the candle light brought him out of his stupor. Something was clasped in Hermione's hand, and that something was attached to a very long chain which snaked along the table top and hung over the edge.

'Hmm…what's this? Looks a bit familiar…'

Deciding to investigate further, Ron glanced around. Seeing no one, with the exception of a sound asleep Harry, Ron leaned over and very gently pried Hermione's fingers off the trapped object. Holding it in his palm and tilting it towards the fireplace, he could see that it was a tiny hour glass inside a sort of gyroscope. He held it up between his thumb and finger, and peered at it. After tapping on the glass a bit, he discovered the tiny dial on the side, and was about to turn it when someone behind him made a quiet gasping noise. Ron twisted around to see his younger sister Ginny descending the stairs from the girls' dormitories.

"Ron! What are you doing here?!"

"Umm..well, this is my common room too ya know."

Ron began to turn the dial on the hourglass absentmindedly..

"Of course. I um, just meant…what are you doing down here instead of in bed asleep."

"Oh, I just got finished with my prefect stuff for the night and----"

"RONALD WEASLEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?" Screamed Hermione, whom no one had noticed wake up.

"AHHHHH!!!!" Screamed Ron, who jumped in fright, and they all watched in what seemed like slow motion, as the time turner, which was now spinning rapidly of it's own accord, flew up out of Ron's hand and then crashed onto the floor sending bits of shattered glass and sand all over the stone.

The last thing Ron remembered was the terrified look on Hermione's face, and then, oddly enough, he thought he heard Malfoy yelling at him for being a stupid, clumsy weasel.