Eighteen year old Harry Potter sat at his desk with a throbbing head ache. He placed his head in his hands and rubbed his temples. He looked at the words laid out in front of him and watched as they swam beneath his eyes. Who knew auror work was so tough. A nock on the door made him gratefully lift his head.
"Hey, boss,"said a woman Harry recognized as the new secretary, Pam something or other. She was tall and redheaded.
He hadn't really had time to remember her name. It was all this stupid paperwork. When he'd signed up to be an auror he'd never thought he'd be stuck behind the desk, but he supposed it was better to sit here safe and sound than- eegh who was he kidding he'd do anything for a bit of action.
"Yes Miss-"
"Samantha Fields," she said impatiently. "we've got an issue in section 12."
Harry sat up quickly and whipped out his wand.
"What's happening?"
"Some man," Sam said looking uneasy, "He's been trying to make off with those new time turners."
"Who's there?" he asked tiredly.
"No one," she said annoyed, "That's why we're sending you there."
"Section 12?' he asked just to clarify.
"Yes, Sir," Fields said.
Harry whipped around and he could swear he could hear her mutter, "Thank Goodness."
He reappeared in Section 12 of the ministry. It was the section for experimental projects. The hall was deserted; honestly the ministry had no security. A tall man stood there, his back turned to Harry. Easy bait Harry thought sending out a silent stunner. At that minute the man turned around. The stunner hit the time turner and Harry cursed.
The man threw the time turner at Harry. With the deftness of a seeker he caught it. The glass had absorbed the impact of the stunner and was heating up rapidly and- BAM! The time turner exploded fantastically in his hands and he felt a familiar tug on his navel and he disappeared.
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Lily Potter looked blankly at the time turner in her hand.
"You think that I should take extra classes," she said just to clarify.
"Your Aunt did it, did she not?" Professor McGonagall said looking down her spectacles at her.
"Yes but-"Lily protested.
"You would take well to it," McGonagall said sternly, "You always say you want to take more classes."
"But it's my newt year and I just thought-"
"You love schoolwork."
"And I haven't even taken my owls-"
"You study out of you friends textbooks-"
"I do not!" Lily protested.
"You would like it Lily," McGonagall said strictly.
Lily sighed. Arguing with her godmother was way too hard.
"Yes," Lily sighed.
Her godmother's eyes twinkled, something whch when she'd mentioned to here dad he's laughed and wouldn't tell her why. He'd said she'd understand someday. She sighed and took the time turner in her hand and placed it carefully around her neck. Her godmother handed her, her schedule.
"I'll see you in my class."
Lily nodded and disappeared down the stairs of the headmistress's office. Hermione would be so proud. Think about it positively Lily, she chided herself, you've always wanted to take more classes and you had to drop Arithmacy. Yes, she decided this was a good thing.
"What you have there Lily?" Hugo asked coming up along behind her.
"Nothing," she said, hastily stuffing the time turner into her robes.
"Na uh," Hugo said, making a grab for it.
He grasped the delicate chain in his large hand.
"Careful," she said slowly and carefully.
Don't toush the precious artifact Hugo, she pleaded silently.
He slipped the chain from over Lily's head
"Hugo," she protested making a grab for it.
She caught it in her hand but grasped it to hard and it broke apart in her hand.
"No," she moaned, "Minnie's gonna kill me."
And then she was gone.
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James Potter leaned back in his chair.
"James," Lily chided.
"What?" he said innocently.
His wife laughed.
"Get out of here," she said, "You're going to be late."
"Can't I just stay here?"
He said leaning in and kissing her on the lips.
"No," she protested against his mouth, "work."
"But, Lily," he whined, "We're just moving this new thing called a time turner."
Lily gasped.
"Your allowed to touch that thing?"
"Yah," he said confused.
"That thing is our main advantage in the war, if you had any idea how useful-"
"I'm gone," James said quickly, pecking he quickly on the lips.
"Be careful," she said softly.
"I love you," he answered instead.
He turned on his heel and disappeared.
"Aah, Auror Potter," Moody called beckoning him forward, "Guard this with you life."
He handed him a small chain. On the chain rested a small glass hourglass filled with sand a small dial rested in the center.
"This is it?" he asked in disbelief.
"This is advanced technology," Moody said gruffly, "It's just you on this Potter. It's important that Voldemort doesn't get it. It's a strong advantage on our side of the war."
James nodded pulling the chain over his head.
"I'll be careful," he promised.
"You'd better be," he said, "Don't slack off Potter."
James apparated to the ward line and began walking. He briefly remembered Moody's briefing.
"Your crossing enemy territory, you walk through the ward line and then you get to our ward line. Give yourself a small cut and say your name and the wards will let you through; this'll get you into the Order's headquarters. This is important Potter. You're a rookie, but you've got promise. Keep it together boy."
He had nodded then, kept his head together and thought about how he would see Lily in a few short minutes, but it wasn't like that know. He looked at the small thing around his neck. It could change time. He gazed at it in wonder.
James heard voices and he drew his wand. He looked around and saw four death eaters closing in.
"Do you think he has it?" One asked cautiously.
"What's he doing here?" Another asked.
"Why does it matter?" still another asked.
James went into action his wand whipped around firing spells at anyone that came close. But he was out numbered 4 to 1.
"Got him," One said holding James's hands behind his back.
The other looked carefully at the time turner around his neck.
"This is it?" he said in awe.
James struggled viscously; Surprised the man fingering the time turner squeezed it. The time turner exploded into a million pieces the sand spraying all around James.
"Tough luck," James said and then he was gone.