A/N: So, this story was originally a series of companion novels (I will list the titles below), but when I was revising the planning I realised I may as well just write one, larger story. This first chapter's short, but trust me, I'm working hard on improving my chapter lengths.

Original Titles: Hermione Granger and the Council of Secrets, Ron Weasley and the Star of the North, Ginny Weasley and the Darkest of Lords, and Sirius Black and the Girl of Ravenclaw Tower.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.

Realignment

Preface

Centre Point

It was just one of those days.

It was the summer of '95, and Number Four, Grimmauld Place, was undergoing a long-needed spring cleaning. Today's job was the basement area, and so the small team of helpers (mainly Hogwarts students), governed by Molly Weasley, split into small groups to clean a set of rooms each. As Ron, Ginny and Hermione headed out with their buckets of soapy water and mops, they heard Mrs Weasley yell behind them.

"Not so fast, Sirius!" They turned to see the fierce redhead admonishing a large black dog. "Grab a mop and go help those three." She pointed in their direction.

The dog grew, transforming into a sallow-faced man with long, tangled hair and a pouting expression. "But Molly!" he whined childishly.

"Now!" Mrs Weasley barked, leaving no room for argument. Still pouting, Sirius grabbed a mop and headed after the three teens.

"Aw, come on, Sirius," Ginny said with a grin, "It'll be fun."

"Right," Ron agreed sarcastically. "Because cleaning creepy old houses is fun, Ginny."

"I'm just trying to be optimistic!" his sister protested. "Merlin, what crawled into your bed and died?"

"A rat," Ron replied. "I'm not even joking!"

So, this was how, three hours later, the foursome found themselves sprawled on the floor of one of the rooms, panting hard.

"What the bloody hell did your family keep in that wardrobe?" Ron gasped, his question aimed at Sirius. The older man shrugged, massaging his neck which was criss-crossed with faint red lines.

"Beats me. I'm pretty sure this used to be my brother's study room..." He trailed off. "Is it just me, or is the room spinning?"

"I think we're all a bit dizzy," Ginny replied, rubbing her head.

"No, the room is actually spinning!" Sirius cried. It was; the walls were blurring around them.

"What's going on?" Ron yelled, unable to see anyone through the blur.

"I've read about this!" Hermione gasped. "It was scheduled to be today, but nobody knew where... Oh, why here?"

"What do you mean?" Ginny yelled. "What was supposed to be today?"

"The timelines!" Hermione called, her eyes screwed shut. "They're rearranging!"

Then, suddenly, all sensation vanished, and the spinning stopped.

A/N: So yeah, that's the start. Was it good? Let me know in a review!