Chapter 1

The Detour to Reality: Pretender Version

Hello again. As I was reading the story of lancelot47 The Detour to Reality, this plot popped into my head. I decided to share it with you. I hope you will enjoy it.

I'd like to think kewr69 and bookworm411 for their help in correcting this story. And as I said the pairing isn't romantical one.

So here is the story:

Harry and Hermione were running as fast as they could. They had just rescued Sirius from the tower, and, because Sirus had spoken to Harry, they were running late. Harry and Hermione had tried to take a short cut. Harry had to drag a breathless Hermione, who couldn't take anymore. She tried to stop a moment to catch her breath, but she succeeded only in tripping and dragging Harry down with her.

She landed with a thud and was horrified as she heard her time turner shatter on the ground. They were both surrounded by its sands, and a piece of glass cut Hermione in the chest and the stomach. The last thing Hermione heard was Harry screaming as he tried to shake her, and soon the darkness surrounded her.

Harry was afraid; he had just tripped over his best friend. Harry noticed the pieces of glass and the blood around him. He screamed for help, but soon he and Hermione were engulfed by a storm of sand-like particles. Harry blacked out.

Jarod was very pleased; he had just finished another pretend, and was leaving town before Miss Parker and her equipment arrived and could catch him. Jarod knew he had two days before they arrived, so he took the time to enjoy the view from his car.

As Jarod neared the town, he suddenly noticed a movement to his left. His curiosity got the better of him, and he stopped to investigate it.

Jarod was very surprised to find two teens, a girl and a boy. They wore some form of a long coat, but theirs' were torn out. Jarod kneeled down to examine them both, and was relieved to find that they were both alive. In the case of the girl, she was barely hanging on. He noticed that she had several wounds in the chest and stomach. She had also a cut in the throat, but it wasn't very deep. The girl had several burns on her body. As for the boy, he was also unconscious and suffering from several burns, but he didn't have any life threatening injuries: just some cuts on his face and broken glasses. Jarod couldn't assess the damage to his eyes now. So he called 911 and asked for an ambulance, and was relieved to note that he was near the town. As he waited for the help, he searched the area for any clues about what happened to the teens, but he couldn't find anything.

He didn't know why, but his instincts were telling him to help the pair, so he decided to wait in town for the time being.

When they arrived in the ER, Jarod was in full doctor mode. He tried everything to save them. After they were stable, the girl was in the reanimation chamber and had good chances to make it out. The boy was stable for now, so they transported him to a regular chamber, but he needed ocular surgery because he had pieces of his glasses in his eyes. The medical team was very concerned of his state because they notice traces of old injuries. He was definitely malnourished from what they saw from his blood and medical tests.

Jarod was surprised to find out that both of the teens were AB negative. He began to suspect the involvement of the centre. Jarod tried to contact Sydney to ask him about it, but he didn't succeed. Jarod resolved to do the blood tests himself to verify if they were pretenders or not. He was very surprised to find the results positive for both of them, and to find that they were half sibilings. That just made Jarod more determined to help them.

So, while they were waiting for the girl to awake, he decided to do the first surgery for the boy. The medical staff had deemed it more prudent to cure one eye at a time because of the state of the boy. They had first tried to call for a specialist from the city nearby, but Jarod had proposed to do the surgery himself.

After preparations, he had carefully removed all the pieces of glass. Jarod was pleased to note that there wasn't any incurable damage done to the eye, but that the boy had a bad case of myopia, so he cured it as well.

They didn't have to wait a long time to see if it worked because the boy awoke the next morning. He was so agitated that they had to sedate him to calm him down.

Jarod was there the next time the boy came around. He spoke to the boy, reassuring him. Jarod told the boy how he had found them in a critical state, and how they had to perform surgeries to get rid of the pieces of glass that cut them. He told the boy that they would have to do another surgery for his left eye the next week.

Jarod also told the boy about the status of his friend, and, that although she was still unconscious, she had a very good chance of a full recovery.

Harry was very confused. He woke up to find himself resting on a soft mattress. It was very different from the bed of Hogwarts infirmary, but what had him very agitated, was the fact that he couldn't see anything. Harry tried to call Hermione, and that's when someone came by. Harry didn't recognize the voice. His fear increased, and he tried to escape, but soon found himself restrained to the bed. He had blacked out again.

When he woke up the second time, he sensed someone nearby. He saw that he was chained to the bed. Harry tried to move out of the restraints but couldn't. His move alerted the person next to him that he was once again conscious, so he spoke to Harry. Harry found out that he was in a hospital, that he had been hurt badly, and that they had to do surgeries to cure him. In fact, he'd have another one next week. Harry remind silent as he tried to process everything that had been said to him. Harry almost missed the questions the man asked him, but he was reminded of the presence of the man next to him when he heard him repeat his question.

"My name is Jarod, and I was the ophthalmologist who treated you. I'd like to know your name, where your family is. The most important thing I need to know is who did this to you."

"I'm Harry Potter, and my friend's name is Hermione Granger. I don't know how we ended up here. We were running late, and tripped. Hermione's time turner broke when we tripped over it. That's all I remember. Where is Madame Pomfrey? She always treated me quickly. I don't think we are at Hogwarts anymore. Where are we?"

Jarod was anxious because the boy suffered from concussion. He'd have to monitor him very closely. The names he said was very familiar to him, so he said, "Harry, you are at the hospital of now. What is the last date you remember?" Jarod didn't dare tell the teen that he was in a town near Glasgow; he wanted first to know where the teens came from.

"May 14, 1994, sir."

Jarod was beyond speechless. Today's day was July 31, 2000. This kid had several problems, and he need close monitoring.

He left the boy to sleep and headed to his new repare. He wanted to search for any clue that might help him with this boy. Jarod checked online and was very surprised to find that Harry Potter was in fact a character from a best seller. He searched for information online, then headed to the nearest library to buy the books concerning Harry Potter. There were four books, so he spent the night reading them.

The next morning Jarod was very confused. From the description of the books, the kid was probably right, but he couldn't believe it just yet. He needed more facts. Jarod searched for any missing kids that could fit their description, but he didn't find any that fit. He was very frustrated when he headed to the hospital and decided to confront the teen about what he found after his second surgery.

The next week, passed by and though the girl had yet to wake up, she was making good progress. The boy, on the other hand, was a different matter. Jarod had told the personnel that his name was Harry Evanson to avoid rising suspicion. He was polite, but shy. Harry asked about his friend daily and demanded to be released. He didn't complain, and his comportment evoked abuse.

After checking his right eye, Harry was pleased to find he could see without glasses. Jarod promised him the same result for his left eye. When Harry had asked they hadn't cure him on one time, Jarod explained that his status was critical at the time, and they couldn't afford to sedate him for more than one act. The next morning Harry had his second surgery.

For the next week, Harry's state improved a lot. His anemia had regressed, thanks to two blood transfusions, and he was following a special diet to correct his malnutrition. The thing that had him overjoyed the most was the awakening of Hermione.

She had regained consciousness the morning after his surgery, and after 3 days they had transported her to a regular room. In fact, they had her in the same room as Harry.

Jarod had spoken to her before to get her version of the events. Though she wasn't as naive as Harry, she confirmed the boy's version. Jarod decide to confront both teens the next day.

But certain events prevented Jarod from asking them the next. He had decided to confront both teens the day after.

But certain events prevented him from doing it the day after. Jarod had perceived Lyle in the lobby of the hospital, talking to a nurse. He was with two sweepers that awaited him by the desk. Jarod decided to escape when he saw them heading toward the elevator, he had to know the reason for their presence. He called the nurse and asked her about them.

She confirmed his fear. They were here for Harry and Hermione, and he needed to save them. He ran as fast he could to their room and was relieved to arrive before them. He quickly told Harry and Hermione to follow him. They didn't understand his reason, but Harry instincts told him to trust this man so he agreed. Hermione didn't want to leave Harry alone, so she followed him.

As they took their seat in Jarod's car, they saw three men running in their direction carrying firearms. The teens felt their fear increase and didn't calm down until they were far away from the danger.

Author note

This was the first chapter, of my new fic, I hope you'll like it, please review and tell me your opinion.

Till next time