"Harry! Harry! Wait up!" Hermione gasped, arms on knees panting. Harry and
Ron stopped talking about Quidditch long enough to turn around and see
Hermione on the floor rolling around clutching her stomach.
"Hermione, you know how Mcgonagall gets when we're late." Said Harry sounding surprisingly like Hermione. Hermione gave him a sympathetic look and turned around to pick up her bag. The contents spilled out all over the floor, marbles, crackers, and a deck of playing cards were some of the few items that just happened to escape her Hogwarts bag. Hermione glared at all the items as if it were their fault.
"Oh you two just go on ahead I'll be fine." Hermione trailed off and looked up only to find that the two were around the corner already. She packed all her things into her bag and quickly went down the stairs. completely forgetting that her next class was on the same floor she was on.
Hermione struggled with her bag. Damn it was heavy. Curse Hogwarts for not having any paperback books. she thought bitterly. While thinking all this she failed to notice the puddle on the stair before her. How the puddle got there? The world may never know.
"AHHHHHH!!" she screamed as she slipped down the stairs, but alas no one heard her. For classes were in session and everyone was listening aptly to their teachers. So Hermione screamed and screamed until finally, Remus Lupin awoken by the banshee noise, flopped out of bed to put, what he thought, was a dying animal to rest. What he found was not that terribly different. It was a seventh year girl with wild frizzy hair, flailing her arms around in midair. Not something you see everyday, but Remus wasn't surprised, he had after all seen Snape naked, but that is a different story for a different time.
Hermione, who was a good 20 feet away from Remus landed in his arms, while still managing to scream her heart out. The judges who magically (as most things happen) appeared at the side of the room held up 10's on their cards and clapped enthusiastically. Remus jumped startled at the girl in his arms and then unceremoniously fell over. Hermione fell on top of him looking deeply into his eyes. Not once did it occur to her that she'd never seen the boy before or the fact that he resembled her old DaDa teacher. She could feel the heat rising in her body; it was almost too much to hold. She could smell her flesh burning off! Apparently Remus could too. They both looked down and saw that a small fire had started on Hermione's foot. She screamed and flailed her hands around. She heard someone screaming, "Stop! Drop! And Roll!" but she could not concentrate. Remus, who was standing off to the side abruptly realized he was a wizard and muttered a spell that splashed water all over her.
And that was how James Potter found them a half an hour later. He glanced at the soaking wet girl and then at Remus who was still burning at the foot, he had amidst all the commotion forgot to put out his own fire. Hermione found her voice and decided to speak. But, Remus decided to speak first.
"What are you doing here, Hermione?" he asked puzzled. Hermione was going to ask how he knew her name, but again someone interrupted her.
"We should take her to Dumbledore" James said to Remus.
"Yeah she took a nasty spill there" Remus replied.
"Do you think we should wake up Padfoot?" James inquired. Hermione was agitated that they were holding a conversation while she was standing next to them soaking wet. They continued to talk in hushed whispers for some time until-
"Uh, I'm standing right here" Hermione said impatiently tapping her foot against the floor. The boys glanced at her and turned back around to talk to each other.
"Boys." she muttered continuing down the hall to Dumbledore's office. When she got there she was stumped as to what the password was.
"Uh...Lemon drop? ." she tried and said other candies but it didn't work. Suddenly a dog-like figure bounded towards her.
"Hullo Hermione, I was shagging a girl upstairs when I heard a commotion down here. Do you need some help?" He said jumping from foot to foot looking impatient.
"Well I-" Started Hermione.
"That's great I'd be more than willing to help!" He barked winking at her. He abruptly turned around and sprinted down the hall, banging into the wall a couple of times before he got it right. Hermione sniffled and let a lone tear roll down her cheek.
"That's right Sirius, have fun while you still can" She whispered, while reminiscing.
"Well then back to the task at hand" She exclaimed cheerily and bounded up the staircase to Dumbledore's office, not even questioning how it opened, as Sirius had forgotten to supply the correct password.
She opened the door to see Dumbledore sitting in his chair looking OLD and WISE.
"Hello" she said dully. She had remembered the school man-slut, Sirius Black had forgotten to ask her out or attempt to shag her, and so she was feeling miserable. Dumbledore looked at her and smiled. His eyes twinkled and Hermione got lost in them. They twinkled more and Hermione found she couldn't move. She collapsed to the floor in a seizure and started flailing her body about. Dumbledore watched with his WISE eyes that seemed to portray his every emotion. At this particular moment they showed he wanted a turkey sandwich, but that is aside from the point. Hermione calmed down considerably and jumped back into her chair. There was a pregnant pause, about 2 months along, until finally Dumbledore opened his mouth. "So, Ms. Granger I see you have joined us here in the past for a while" he said WISELY. He then turned towards a piece of paper and stared at it, and Hermione didn't question him for he was WISE.
"Uh yeah I tripped over myself" at this she flushed "and then proceeded to fall down the MAGICAL staircase at Hogwarts" Dumbledore looked at her, his eyes filled with much knowledge and experience.
"Are you sure Ms. Granger, that it didn't have anything to do with the broken time turner around your neck?" he asked.
"Despite popular belief not everything in this godforsaken castle is magical, I mean they're stairs for Christ sake! What do you expect from them?" Dumbledore bawled. He straightened his robe and stood up.
"Ms. Ganger you will find all of your belongings in the room you will share with some others including your best friends mother Lilly Pot-I mean Lilly Evans. And let me stress how important it is that you do not tell anyone about the future. For there will be dire consequences in such cases you do." He said while yawning and stretching.
"One more question Professor Dumbledore. How come everyone knows my name?" Hermione asked. It had been bugging her the entire day. She looked down awkwardly at Dumbledore waiting for the answer.
"Why my dear," he said obviously amused his eyes twinkling so much Hermione had to protect her own with her hand. "It says it right there on your chest"
Hermione looked down and sure enough there was a little nametag reading Hermione Granger (Time-Traveler). Odd, but rather convenient she thought to herself while standing up getting ready to go to the door. As she was about to approach it she turned around to say goodbye.
" Remember Ms. Granger In times of great trouble we turn to those around us, do not get to used to your surroundings." And with this he left the room with a sweep of his cloak, only to remember, as he was exiting his office, that it was indeed HIS office and turned back around looking expectantly at Hermione who ran past the door quickly.
"Hermione, you know how Mcgonagall gets when we're late." Said Harry sounding surprisingly like Hermione. Hermione gave him a sympathetic look and turned around to pick up her bag. The contents spilled out all over the floor, marbles, crackers, and a deck of playing cards were some of the few items that just happened to escape her Hogwarts bag. Hermione glared at all the items as if it were their fault.
"Oh you two just go on ahead I'll be fine." Hermione trailed off and looked up only to find that the two were around the corner already. She packed all her things into her bag and quickly went down the stairs. completely forgetting that her next class was on the same floor she was on.
Hermione struggled with her bag. Damn it was heavy. Curse Hogwarts for not having any paperback books. she thought bitterly. While thinking all this she failed to notice the puddle on the stair before her. How the puddle got there? The world may never know.
"AHHHHHH!!" she screamed as she slipped down the stairs, but alas no one heard her. For classes were in session and everyone was listening aptly to their teachers. So Hermione screamed and screamed until finally, Remus Lupin awoken by the banshee noise, flopped out of bed to put, what he thought, was a dying animal to rest. What he found was not that terribly different. It was a seventh year girl with wild frizzy hair, flailing her arms around in midair. Not something you see everyday, but Remus wasn't surprised, he had after all seen Snape naked, but that is a different story for a different time.
Hermione, who was a good 20 feet away from Remus landed in his arms, while still managing to scream her heart out. The judges who magically (as most things happen) appeared at the side of the room held up 10's on their cards and clapped enthusiastically. Remus jumped startled at the girl in his arms and then unceremoniously fell over. Hermione fell on top of him looking deeply into his eyes. Not once did it occur to her that she'd never seen the boy before or the fact that he resembled her old DaDa teacher. She could feel the heat rising in her body; it was almost too much to hold. She could smell her flesh burning off! Apparently Remus could too. They both looked down and saw that a small fire had started on Hermione's foot. She screamed and flailed her hands around. She heard someone screaming, "Stop! Drop! And Roll!" but she could not concentrate. Remus, who was standing off to the side abruptly realized he was a wizard and muttered a spell that splashed water all over her.
And that was how James Potter found them a half an hour later. He glanced at the soaking wet girl and then at Remus who was still burning at the foot, he had amidst all the commotion forgot to put out his own fire. Hermione found her voice and decided to speak. But, Remus decided to speak first.
"What are you doing here, Hermione?" he asked puzzled. Hermione was going to ask how he knew her name, but again someone interrupted her.
"We should take her to Dumbledore" James said to Remus.
"Yeah she took a nasty spill there" Remus replied.
"Do you think we should wake up Padfoot?" James inquired. Hermione was agitated that they were holding a conversation while she was standing next to them soaking wet. They continued to talk in hushed whispers for some time until-
"Uh, I'm standing right here" Hermione said impatiently tapping her foot against the floor. The boys glanced at her and turned back around to talk to each other.
"Boys." she muttered continuing down the hall to Dumbledore's office. When she got there she was stumped as to what the password was.
"Uh...Lemon drop? ." she tried and said other candies but it didn't work. Suddenly a dog-like figure bounded towards her.
"Hullo Hermione, I was shagging a girl upstairs when I heard a commotion down here. Do you need some help?" He said jumping from foot to foot looking impatient.
"Well I-" Started Hermione.
"That's great I'd be more than willing to help!" He barked winking at her. He abruptly turned around and sprinted down the hall, banging into the wall a couple of times before he got it right. Hermione sniffled and let a lone tear roll down her cheek.
"That's right Sirius, have fun while you still can" She whispered, while reminiscing.
"Well then back to the task at hand" She exclaimed cheerily and bounded up the staircase to Dumbledore's office, not even questioning how it opened, as Sirius had forgotten to supply the correct password.
She opened the door to see Dumbledore sitting in his chair looking OLD and WISE.
"Hello" she said dully. She had remembered the school man-slut, Sirius Black had forgotten to ask her out or attempt to shag her, and so she was feeling miserable. Dumbledore looked at her and smiled. His eyes twinkled and Hermione got lost in them. They twinkled more and Hermione found she couldn't move. She collapsed to the floor in a seizure and started flailing her body about. Dumbledore watched with his WISE eyes that seemed to portray his every emotion. At this particular moment they showed he wanted a turkey sandwich, but that is aside from the point. Hermione calmed down considerably and jumped back into her chair. There was a pregnant pause, about 2 months along, until finally Dumbledore opened his mouth. "So, Ms. Granger I see you have joined us here in the past for a while" he said WISELY. He then turned towards a piece of paper and stared at it, and Hermione didn't question him for he was WISE.
"Uh yeah I tripped over myself" at this she flushed "and then proceeded to fall down the MAGICAL staircase at Hogwarts" Dumbledore looked at her, his eyes filled with much knowledge and experience.
"Are you sure Ms. Granger, that it didn't have anything to do with the broken time turner around your neck?" he asked.
"Despite popular belief not everything in this godforsaken castle is magical, I mean they're stairs for Christ sake! What do you expect from them?" Dumbledore bawled. He straightened his robe and stood up.
"Ms. Ganger you will find all of your belongings in the room you will share with some others including your best friends mother Lilly Pot-I mean Lilly Evans. And let me stress how important it is that you do not tell anyone about the future. For there will be dire consequences in such cases you do." He said while yawning and stretching.
"One more question Professor Dumbledore. How come everyone knows my name?" Hermione asked. It had been bugging her the entire day. She looked down awkwardly at Dumbledore waiting for the answer.
"Why my dear," he said obviously amused his eyes twinkling so much Hermione had to protect her own with her hand. "It says it right there on your chest"
Hermione looked down and sure enough there was a little nametag reading Hermione Granger (Time-Traveler). Odd, but rather convenient she thought to herself while standing up getting ready to go to the door. As she was about to approach it she turned around to say goodbye.
" Remember Ms. Granger In times of great trouble we turn to those around us, do not get to used to your surroundings." And with this he left the room with a sweep of his cloak, only to remember, as he was exiting his office, that it was indeed HIS office and turned back around looking expectantly at Hermione who ran past the door quickly.