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"You know, what?" Severus said nonchilatantly.

"What?" Bellatrix snapped back, not bothering to remove her eyes from the heavey book on her lap.

"I think there's someone out there." Bellatrix tossed the book to the floor and joined him by the window, "There, just in front of the forrest tree line." He pointed. Just visible in the darkened evening, Bellatrix caught sight of the outline of a woman, with tattered brown hair, looking directly at the window they were staring out of.

"Do you think she's a teacher?" Bellatrix asked, trying not to sound too intrigued.

"No way! I've never seen her at the staff table at dinner." Severus replied. He stepped back and turned to face the black, curly haired teen in front of him.

"Stop looking at me like that." The witches eyes were still transfixed by the figure, who she thought, was beckoning towards her with a wave of her hand. "Fancy going on an adventure Snivey?"

"Call me that again, and I'll tell the Headmaster you're sneaking out again." He ran his hand through his slick hair, trying to give off the impression he was the more responsible.

"Oooo I'm soo scared!" Bellatrix snorted, already turning back to her chair, and gathering her things off of the table, and the floor. "I take that as a no then. In that case, you can cover for me."

"You're not serious? It's after hours!" He said, looking about the dimly lit library for anyone who was listening, beside the deaf librarian, who was asleep and snoring at her desk. "You don't even know if, that person, is a, person."

"You read too many horror stories!" Bellatrix swung her rucksack over her shoulder and turned to look at the gangly boy. "Now last chance, are you coming or staying?" She asked, becoming more impatient by the second.

"I don't read stories, I'm not a child." He said vehemently, annoyed by her mocking tone. "I'm not coming with you though, I've been in enough trouble because of you already this term."

"Oh c'mon, how was I supposed to know that letting a gouhl loose in the muggle studies classroom, was deemed detention worthy?!" Bellatrix took another glance out of the window, the female figure was still standing on the edge of the Forbidden Forrest, and had conjured a flutter of yellow canaries that flew in circles above her head. Bellatrix thought it was beautiful magic, but soon looked away again, as the woman glanced back up at her and winked playfully.

"My mother didn't find it amusing that Professor Grapple had to rescue four first years from its clutches though." Snape signed heavily, as Bellatrix turned back to face him again.

"Well they were stupid enough to...You know what forget it, I'm going either way." She placed a joking hand on her friends shoulders, "it's been nice knowing you Sev. If I don't make it, tell Andromeda to stop dating that muggleborn!" She chuckled as Severus' mouth grew into a smile.

"You're mad Bella," he grinned. "Besides, I'll keep an eye on you from the window anyway." He tapped the glass lightly with his fist.

Bellatrix bobbed her head in approval, winked and left the library.

Escaping the castle had been relatively easy, she only had to dodge one prefect on the second floor staircase, quickly done with the use of a stink bomb. It was wondering about in the dark that seemed to unnerve her the most. In the daylight, the Forrest had been a welcoming escape for her, now however, it's many trees and darkened insides, seemed much more sinister.

A twig snapped just ahead of her. "Lumos!" She whispered, and the tip of her wand lit up her surroundings in a dazzling blue haze.

"Don't be afraid Bellatrix." A delicate voice called to her. Stepping forwards slowly, Bellatrixes wand light illuminated the outlines of a twenty-something young woman, with hazel eyes, wavy brown hair, and delicate features. She held her hands up in a surrender, Bellatrix noticed no wand but still found the whole scene untrustworthy, even if the woman was incredibly captivating.

"Who are you, what are you doing here?" She questioned, suspiciously.

"Did you like birds?" Asked the brunette, seemingly oblivious to the unusual circumstances.

"lovely." Bellatrix sighed dryly. "But that doesn't answer my questions." She waved her wand slowly, trying to reiterate her threat.

"My name is Hermione Granger, I'm from the future, your future." Hermione took a step closer, lowering her arms, she smiled and her eyes seemed to glisten as if she were withholding tears, "you're still as beautiful as I remember."

"What?" Bellatrix snapped, a little confused but none the less flattered. "I've never seen you before in my life! How do you know me?"

"You're about to find out, you're going to meet me in my fifth year at Hogwarts, be ready, you're about to see things you couldn't possibly imagine." Hermione retrieved her wand from its holster up her sleeve and pointed it at the young Bellatrix.

"Err... I don't think so lady!" Bellatrix half laughed at what she was hearing, and she doused out her wand light, "Expelli-"

"Goodbye Bellatrix" Hermione twisted her wand and a dazzling purple and white light engulfed Bellatrix in a hot whirlwind of rushing air.

She hit the ground hard. Bellatrix felt winded and she gasped for breath. Out stretching her hand she found her fingers entangling themselves in thick grass, there was a warmth rising in her cheeks. She opened her eyes, only to shut them tightly again, finding them dazzled by a midday sunlight. Sitting up, she saw she was by the entrance to the greenhouses, a warm breeze caressing her skin.

"Well, well, Miss Black, you're three days late." Bellatrix turned around onto her knees to see an elderly man with a floor length beard and half mood spectacles, sitting calmly on large boulder smoking a pipe looking down at her happily. "But then you told me I would say that, and now I have said that it seems you are right on time after all." The old man chuckled at his statement.

"Excuse me?" Bellatrix said, getting to her feet, but they were weak and she toppled back to the floor like a rag doll.

"Time travel takes its tole, don't worry, your strength will return quickly." The old man studied her intently now, as if watching for some sort of dangerous reaction from her.

"Who are you? Where am I? And what do you mean time travel, are you off you're rocker or something!?" The man chuckled lightly as he puffed three rings of smoke into the air.

"Where are my manners, the year is 1995, September fourth. You're currently outside the greenhouses of Hogwarts school, which I believe is about 45 metres away from where you departed, if my memory serves me well enough." Bellatrix raised a questioning eyebrow, she half expected Severus to jump out and tell her it was all a big joke.

"And how is it you know me?" Bellatrix folded her arms as the wizard rose to his feet.

"Why, don't you recognise me?" Bellatrix looked at him, shaking her head slowly. "I'm professor Dumbledoor, or rather headmaster now." He said proudly.

Bellatrix felt her mouth drop open, "you're still alive!?"

Ok this is my first fic, I've written the first four chapters to this already and have a pretty key plot going on here and plan on updating every 2 weeks ^_^ I hope you liked the first chapter, if this gets positive reviews I will post the next chapter ASAP! However if it gets little response, then I will remove it, after all there's no point if no one is reading or enjoying it :-/ anyways I hope you like it all criticisms are welcome too- how else will I know where to improve? ;) happy reading ^_^