Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own HP (sadness)
A/N: This is my first fic so please go easy on me. :) This is eventually going to be an AU, so there will be OCs. (Just saying it will be an AU is giving stuff away, but not too much, so, whatever)
Chapter 1
"I found it, I found it!" Hermione practically fell through the portrait hole, holding a battered and stained brown book over her head. "Ron, I used the title you found in that book you found and just summoned it. Madam Pince was at dinner, thank God, otherwise she would've seen it float right past her."
"Wh-What?" Ron blinked and looked up from the half-open book he had been sleeping on, (Funniest Magical Accidents of the Twentieth Century), looking confused. "You mean you actually found a spell that banishes people?"
"Yes!" Hermione was about to delve into more detail when she noticed what book Ron had been reading. "Ron, the spell most definitely wouldn't have been in there. What were you doing?"
"What? It was funny…" said Ron sleepily, looking to Harry for support.
Harry, who was half asleep as well, blinked. "What? Oh yeah, definitely. What're we talking about?"
Hermione rolled her eyes and made her way over to the table. "I finally found a spell that banishes people, Harry! Once we destroy all the Horcruxes, we can just banish You-Know-Who! And it can be done from afar, too!"
"Here, lemme see," said Ron, looking more awake. "It just gives the incantation. It doesn't tell you where they go. It just says, "point your wand at the one you wish to be banished, or, if they are not present, speak their name after the incantation. The one to be banished will disappear from this earth, never to be seen again. Use the countercurse on page 63 if you wish for them to return."
"But if he's "gone from this earth", does that mean he goes into nothingness like vanished objects or does it mean he just gets sent to Mars or something?" Harry asked, commandeering the book from Ron and staring at the page.
Hermione bit her lip. "I don't know, Harry. The book honestly didn't go into much detail. We should probably ask one of the professors if they've heard of the spell. Maybe Dumbledore or McGonagall." said Hermione, looking uncertain. "Either way, it's only a possibility. We should probably keep looking for something more concrete."
Ron yawned loudly while he pulled the book toward him. "Weird incantation…Alternis homopellat. Well, whatever. We have OWLs tomorrow so…" Ron said, just as the wand he had unknowingly put his hand on let out a stream of white light straight towards Harry. "Woah! Harry! Move!" he shouted, trying to redirect the stream. He pulled desperately on the wand but it seemed to be glued to the table.
Harry was rooted to the spot. Literally. He tried to dive out of the way but it was as if his shoes had been cemented to the carpet. Then the spell hit him and he was falling through darkness.
Harry hit the ground with a quiet thump. Before even opening his eyes, he heard birds chirping and smelled grass. Ok, not Mars, he thought as he sat up and dusted himself off. Looking up, he saw Hogwarts Castle towering over him. That banishing spell sucked…he thought to himself. I'm still at Hogwarts. What worried him more was that it seemed to be the early morning, when ten seconds ago it had been nine at night. "Tempus," he mumbled while waving his wand in the air. The glowing letters read 11:26 AM.
Then the realization suddenly hit him. Oh God, I'm missing OWLs! Harry thought frantically as he ran up to the castle. He got to the entrance just as a humpbacked old witch was coming out of the castle. True to his luck, Harry ran smack into her. "Oh, sorry." He said quickly, not even wondering who it was. "I'm just a bit late, that's all…"
"Watch where you're going!" she growled at him. "Detention. Tonight. My office 6 o'clock. Don't be late," she said with one last glare.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?" Harry called at her retreating back. He hadn't seen anyone around the castle who looked remotely like her. Maybe they had a new staff member.
She turned around to glare at him again. "Arabella Filch. You should know your own caretaker," she snarled at him and limped down the path from the castle, Mrs. Norris running after her.
Arabella Filch? Filch had a sister, who had turned into the caretaker? Harry bit his lip. So, as far has he could tell, the spell had sent him into the future and Filch's sister had replaced, well, Filch. Harry suddenly knew this wasn't the case when a blonde girl who looked creepily like Draco Malfoy came out of the castle, followed by girl versions of Crabbe and Goyle. So...the spell sent me to the future and changed everyone else's gender? he thought, bewildered. How on earth is this a banishing spell?
A/N: So, that was my first chapter. I hope you all like it. This may have been a bit boring/confusing/weird, cause it's just the setup. Please review! :D