Rotating History
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, the world or any of the magical items. The plotline is mine.
It has become a habit Hermione's to speculate about how different her life would have been if she could send the knowledge that she has now, back to when she first received that letter which changed her life so. Would the people she knew and cared for still be alive? Would they be blissful and prosperous? It didn't take long before it became a compulsion to mull over her life and what she would do to change it. She absorbed and pursued the resolution to her quest. Could she send her future knowledge back to her eleven year old self and change the course of life as she knew it? After combing the whole Hogwarts library, what was left of it that was, she had almost completely given up hope. Hermione decided if she could not find the answer to her pursuit in the old Order Headquarters, also known as Grimmauld Place she would go back to her day to day drudgery and hope that someday, someone would save the Magical Community from His controlling hands.
Hermione had read through all but one book in Grimmauld place when she finally found what she was looking for. It wasn't a light spell although it wasn't completely dark either. It would take a combined potion and spell. With the way the world was right now potion ingredients were few and far between, but thankfully her boys and Neville had managed to ransack and steal all of Snape's potion supplies before they were killed. As Snape had the most extensive and unique ingredients in the whole country of Britain, she would not need to worry about how she would obtain the needed ingredients. Hermione would have never believed how extremely easy the potion that would send her essence back to her eleven year old self was. It was so easy a first year could make it. The hard part was the spell. She would have to use every last bit of magic that she had to ensure that it was done correctly.
First Hermione made the potion, as there was a potions lab in the cellar of Grimmauld place. She gathered the ingredients and set to making the potion while trying to remember exactly what each ingredient was for. Armadillo Bile, to help her keep her wits. Powdered Baby's breath, to bring back her innocence. Full Moon charged water, to add power and purity to the potion. Ground Buck Bean to keep her calm and composed during the transition. Crushed Bicorn Horn, to help merge soul and body. The last 3 drops of the essence of the Philosopher's stone, to keep her essence alive through the travel. Ground Moonstone for emotional balance. Shredded flux weed to help with change. Finally a whole four leaf clover for luck. She simmered the Full Moon charged water, until it came to a soft boil. Then she added Ground Buck Bean, the powdered Baby's breath, and the ground Moonstone. She stirred this for exactly five minutes before adding the Armadillo Bile, the shredded flux weed, and the crushed Bicorn Horn. Hermione stirred this exactly fifteen times counter clockwise, and twice clockwise. Lastly she removed the cauldron from the flames and waited for it to stop boiling and combined the 3 drops of Philosopher's Stone and the four leaf clover at exactly the same time. Now all she had to do was wait an hour while it cooled then consume it after which she would say the incantation and hopefully be back in her eleven year old body.
While Hermione waited for her potion to cool she made a list of exactly what she wanted to change. Obviously she was going to make sure Voldemort was defeated and all the Horcruxes destroyed. But there were little things that added up that she wanted to change also. Harry's low sense of self-worth, Neville's low confidence, Ron's insecurity and jealousy, Ginny's fantasy about Harry and her, and Draco's dependency on his father's every word and opinion. She wanted to free Sirius and convince him to hire Remus as a tutor to Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred and George, Percy, and of course Neville. Hermione decided to try to be in Diagon Alley on the same day as Harry, so she could break his dependency on Albus freaking Dumbledore before it even got started. Dumbledore was not an evil man; he was just very manipulative and had forgotten to see people as individuals instead of as a means to an end. He alone decided he knew what was for the Greater Good and refused to take any counsel once he had decided on a course. Hopefully by meeting Harry early and building a friendship, he would be independent enough to think on his own and not dependent on the Headmaster to tell him what he should do.
Hermione also hoped to build a better relationship with her parents. Over the years since she had last seen or talked to her parents, Hermione had realized just because she had entered a new world, did not mean she couldn't keep her parents informed and part of her life. Dan and Emma Granger were unaware that the war was even going on when they were killed by Mulciber and Avery. To this day that was still one of Hermione's biggest regrets.
Just as Hermione was analyzing her thoughts of her parents the timer went off for the potion. She gathered a chalice and poured the potion into it. Making sure she had her wand in her right hand she gulped down the potion believing it was going to be disgusting. Actually it tasted a little like cherries. It must have been the Philosopher's stone. Hermione pointed her wand at her head and did a flourish saying conscientiam animi onerariam aversum possunt optimus, at the word optimus she jabbed her wand into her chest right above her heart. As she finished the incantation everything went dark and she knew no more.