One day, I swear we're going to get ourselves killed!

The boy didn't have a clue about anything. You could send as many signs you wanted, he couldn't take a hint. Damn, he was thick at times. But he was also the only one that really got me. We had been friends since we had practically learnt to walk, and we had known each other since we were babies. We were like twins, always together and constantly getting in trouble as well. But of course when he started dating Maisy Wood near the end of our fourth year, I was livid. That was the first time I realised I had a massive crush on my best friend, James Sirius Potter. I had nothing against Maisy she wasn't to blame. She had been my friend since first year and we shared a dorm in Gryffindor Tower. I couldn't help the fact that she liked James and to be fair I didn't know I liked him until she was holding hands and kissing him. When she broke up with him after 7 months, I was actually really happy but James didn't take it so well. So there I was picking up the pieces. So here we were a year after the break-up and I, Casey Finnegan, had still not told him a word even though I was being bloody obvious. My best friend Roxanne Weasley (his cousin) was telling me I should tell him and get it over with but I couldn't find the courage to do so. Pitiful really, I was supposed to be courageous; I was a bloody Gryffindor and Casey did come from the word "brave" in Irish for crying out loud.

Anyway here we were sitting in Grimmauld place at the end of her Christmas break with Teddy (22) and Victoire (21) "baby-sitting" us until it was time to take us to catch the train to go back to school. Well trying to anyway, we were 12, 14 if you counted both of them with absolutely no parental supervision. So things were a little hectic as usual. The 3 Potters, James (16 like myself), Al (14) and Lily (12). The Weasley clan, Fred II and Roxanne (both 16) along with Rose (14) and Hugo (12) plus Victoire's siblings Dominique (19) and Louis (16). And of course my self with my two brothers Aidan (17) and Jake (14). Why our parents still left us under one roof when they were out I have no idea. You would think they would have learnt their lesson when James and I blew up half the kitchen to get our own back on Fred and Roxanne for pranking us earlier on in the afternoon or when the twins, James, Louis and I joined forces to prank Teddy and Victoire which ended up with one of us in St. Mungo's. In our defence, we didn't know that the WWW products we used were faulty! We weren't complaining about them leaving us together though. We got on well and enjoyed being together most of the time. Sure we got on each other's nerves at times but who doesn't? They were like family to me, they had been there when my dad, brothers and I were going threw a rough time: 4 years ago when I was 12, my mum died. A werewolf named Fenrir Greyback had bitten her when she was 17 during the famous battle of Hogwarts. She had managed to pull threw but over the years it had taken a toll on her. She was growing weaker and most said they couldn't believe she even managed to have three kids during the process. Dad was nearly dying inside when she passed but he said to Dean that he had to stay strong for us. I owe everything to him if he had broken down there and then who knows what would have happened. He says I look like my mother when she was younger but with his eyes. My sandy blond curls are probably what remind Dad of her. I have his eyes though and when it comes down to personality I'm not like her in the slightest. I'm proud to be her daughter because she never gave up and made her short life worth living: yes my mother is Lavender Brown. When she died, Dad had some adjusting to do, we had just come back from Hogwarts for the summer holidays, so juggling between work and the tree of us was clearly going to be difficult and on top of that he had to organize the funeral. Thankfully Harry and Ginny stepped in so we stayed at theirs for nearly the whole summer so Dad could sort things out. It all when fine once Dad got his head around her not being there anymore but we made it and I know he's still sad about sometimes but he tries not to show it for our sake. I miss her but not as much as Dad. James had been really supportive during that time period and he had been the shoulder I decided to cry on. He was always there for me and I had always been there for him and I always would be or at least I would make sure I was. And I've done a full circle I'm back to James again, everything I do always seems to lead to him, with him or even because of him! I was brought out of my thoughts by the voice I know all too well.

"Earth to Casey!" James joked, "It's time to go!"

"Yeah, sorry I blanked out there" I replied

He held out his hand to help me up and I took it without thinking. He pulled me up and we were facing each other just a few inches between us. I felt my heart skip a beat. He smiled and stepped back not letting go of my hand. He turned and pulled me out of the room into the hallway were everyone was waiting. He let go of my hand just before anyone could see that we had been.

"Where is Al?" Victoire asked, "We're going to be late if he doesn't hurry up!"

"I'm here!" Al smirked from behind her "I'm already outside the house"

"Right let's go then" Teddy quickly said as he saw his girlfriend ready to talk back. " You all know who your apparating partners are and where to apparate to so let's go"

Everyone did as he said and I apparated by side-long apparation with my two brothers. As we arrived at the apparating spot we all hurried to the platform because we were running late, we quickly said our goodbyes to Ted and Vic and got on the train and went our separate ways to find a compartment.

"Finally some piece and quiet" Roxanne said as she collapsed on the seat.

"Finally I can show you guys something" James smiled

I smiled: I couldn't help it. His smile was probably what made me melt the most.

"Show us then!" said Fred

James went over to his bag and took out what looked to be at first glance, a golden necklace. But it was a bit big in my opinion. When he showed us it I knew exactly what it was.

"James, where did you that?" I asked with a little worry in my voice.

"In my dad's office" he replied, "Cool, isn't it? I wonder what it does?"

"James, it's a Time-Turner" I answered "You've got to be careful with that, they are very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. I say we put it away"

"Even though I would love to travel in time, I agree with you," James said as he turned to put it back in his bag.

Unfortunately, Rose, Al, Jake and Louis had to turn up then.

"What have you got there James?" Rose asked

"Nothing" he snapped " And if I did it's none of your business"

"Give it here now! You're lucky I won't go and tell someone" Rose said, she got slightly scary when she was angry but James just ignored her.

As Rose stepped forward, Louis stood between them and pushed James back who lost his balance and fell to the ground and letting go of the Time-Turner that went crashing to the ground and exploded. There was a puff of purple smoke and everyone felt drawn toward it. In a second it had consumed to whole room with its purple smoke.

"I'm getting out of here before anything worse happens" Rose choked out.

As she turned to the door it had closed and she couldn't get it to open.

"Great we're locked in!" Rose was starting to panic "LOUIS AND JAMES YOU ARE SO –"

Rose didn't have time to finish her sentence that we were literally pulled like by invisible ropes towards the broken Time-Turner and suddenly there was a loud bang and the room went white. I suddenly felt sick, everything was blurred and we were spinning. I felt someone grasp my right hand. I knew exactly who it was and I swear I blushed.

It felt like we had been spinning for hours when we stopped spinning and started to fall. I heard Fred swear somewhere to my left and Louis soon followed. As we were falling the blurred whiteness around us started to clear. As I concentrated on what it was becoming, I recognized the place it was becoming: The Great Hall. I looked around and saw everyone for the first time since this had happened: Rose looked really sick, and Al and Jake weren't far behind. The Great Hall soon materialized around us and we landed with a great thud on the stone floor in the middle of Hall between the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor tables.

I looked up and I was speechless at the scene around us. James said exactly what I was thinking at the moment:

"This isn't good"

So it's 22 years after the battle of Hogwarts! Enjoy and review!