Out of Place
A/N I got the idea for this story from the movie "Gladiator". If you haven't seen it...well, you should! Hint hint WitchGirl!
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JK Rowling. I'm just playing with them.
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It was a rainy and cloudy day at Hogwarts castle. The Gryffindors were given time off instead of their regurlarly scheduled Care of Magical Creatures class because of the horrible weather. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the common room, Harry and Ron playing chess, Hemione studying for the History of Magic test they had next.
"Jeez, Hermione, can't you stop studying? You've re-read the book five times already!" said Ron, after taking Harry's bishop.
"You just don't want me to study so that you won't look as bad by comparison," Hermione replied cooly, not looking up from her book.
"Harry, tell me why I'm going out with her again," Ron asked Harry in an undertone.
"Have you ever heard the saying 'Opposites attract'?"
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After Ron had checkmated Harry's king and Hermione had finished reviewing her notes, they made their way to History of Magic, only to get there just in time.
"Alright class," Professor Binns said, handing out Anti-Cheating quills and tests. "You have precisely one hour."
After an hour of scribbling down dates of Steven the Stupid's revolt and defeat, and the facts of the 1356 ghost rebellion, among other things, the class was finally freed from the entrapment of the test. As the three were about to step over the threshold, a voice called out:
"Harry, Ron, Hermione? Would you stay behind? I need to talk to you."
They turned around to see Professor Binns looking at them, and they reluctantly walked back to the ghost-professor.
"I have a favor to ask you three," he said. "I have, er, lost someone precious items in places I can't exactly, er, handle in my present condition. Would you three kindly retrieve them for me?"
"Oh yes!" Hermione replied before the other two could protest.
"Wonderful!"
"Where do we have to go?" Ron asked, obviously annoyed at Hermione.
"That's the easy part," said Professor Binns. He waved his wand and they disappeared in a tuft of smoke, Harry in green, Ron in red, and Hermione in blue.
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"Professor Dumbledore?" Professor McGonagall asked, stepping into his office.
"Yes, Minerva?"
"Did anything happen to Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, or Hermione Granger that you are aware of?"
"Why, no Minerva, why do you ask?"
"They weren't in Transfiguration this afternoon. In fact, no one's seen them since they had their History of Magic Class this morning."
"History of Magic? But Professor Binns left last night to visit his relatives. Was there a substitute?"
"No. I remember seeing Professor Binns in the hallway this morning though. Are you sure he's left?"
"Quite sure, Minerva, quite sure."
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Harry felt groggy. His head was spinning and his scar hurt. He opened his eyes, and saw, a castle? Oh, it must be Hogwarts. But how did I get outside? Then other things started to come into focus. A merchant selling fruit, a cobbled street, a knight...a knight?
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Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall raced through the halls. Up one staircase, through a tapestry, up another staircase, until they finally reached the History of Magic classroom. No one was there. Only the stack of un-graded test papers lie stirring in the wind.
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The sun blinded Ron's blue eyes. The wind blew and dust hit his sweaty face. The heat was intense. Finally, his eyes ajusted to the light and he realized he was in the middle of a fully built Colloseum (A/N spelling?).
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"Severus? You were with me this morning. Did you see Professor Binns in the hall?"
"Yes, Minerva, I did. Why?"
"That was not the real Professor Binns."
"Then the prophecy is true."
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Hermione felt warm breath on her body. She looked up and screamed out loud.
A/N I will elaborate on Harry, Ron, and Hermione's present positions in the next chapters. Please R/R!
A/N I got the idea for this story from the movie "Gladiator". If you haven't seen it...well, you should! Hint hint WitchGirl!
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JK Rowling. I'm just playing with them.
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It was a rainy and cloudy day at Hogwarts castle. The Gryffindors were given time off instead of their regurlarly scheduled Care of Magical Creatures class because of the horrible weather. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the common room, Harry and Ron playing chess, Hemione studying for the History of Magic test they had next.
"Jeez, Hermione, can't you stop studying? You've re-read the book five times already!" said Ron, after taking Harry's bishop.
"You just don't want me to study so that you won't look as bad by comparison," Hermione replied cooly, not looking up from her book.
"Harry, tell me why I'm going out with her again," Ron asked Harry in an undertone.
"Have you ever heard the saying 'Opposites attract'?"
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After Ron had checkmated Harry's king and Hermione had finished reviewing her notes, they made their way to History of Magic, only to get there just in time.
"Alright class," Professor Binns said, handing out Anti-Cheating quills and tests. "You have precisely one hour."
After an hour of scribbling down dates of Steven the Stupid's revolt and defeat, and the facts of the 1356 ghost rebellion, among other things, the class was finally freed from the entrapment of the test. As the three were about to step over the threshold, a voice called out:
"Harry, Ron, Hermione? Would you stay behind? I need to talk to you."
They turned around to see Professor Binns looking at them, and they reluctantly walked back to the ghost-professor.
"I have a favor to ask you three," he said. "I have, er, lost someone precious items in places I can't exactly, er, handle in my present condition. Would you three kindly retrieve them for me?"
"Oh yes!" Hermione replied before the other two could protest.
"Wonderful!"
"Where do we have to go?" Ron asked, obviously annoyed at Hermione.
"That's the easy part," said Professor Binns. He waved his wand and they disappeared in a tuft of smoke, Harry in green, Ron in red, and Hermione in blue.
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"Professor Dumbledore?" Professor McGonagall asked, stepping into his office.
"Yes, Minerva?"
"Did anything happen to Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, or Hermione Granger that you are aware of?"
"Why, no Minerva, why do you ask?"
"They weren't in Transfiguration this afternoon. In fact, no one's seen them since they had their History of Magic Class this morning."
"History of Magic? But Professor Binns left last night to visit his relatives. Was there a substitute?"
"No. I remember seeing Professor Binns in the hallway this morning though. Are you sure he's left?"
"Quite sure, Minerva, quite sure."
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Harry felt groggy. His head was spinning and his scar hurt. He opened his eyes, and saw, a castle? Oh, it must be Hogwarts. But how did I get outside? Then other things started to come into focus. A merchant selling fruit, a cobbled street, a knight...a knight?
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Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall raced through the halls. Up one staircase, through a tapestry, up another staircase, until they finally reached the History of Magic classroom. No one was there. Only the stack of un-graded test papers lie stirring in the wind.
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The sun blinded Ron's blue eyes. The wind blew and dust hit his sweaty face. The heat was intense. Finally, his eyes ajusted to the light and he realized he was in the middle of a fully built Colloseum (A/N spelling?).
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"Severus? You were with me this morning. Did you see Professor Binns in the hall?"
"Yes, Minerva, I did. Why?"
"That was not the real Professor Binns."
"Then the prophecy is true."
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Hermione felt warm breath on her body. She looked up and screamed out loud.
A/N I will elaborate on Harry, Ron, and Hermione's present positions in the next chapters. Please R/R!