Watching Quidditch wasn't Hermione's favourite pastime however when it was a Gryffindor match where both of her best friends where playing she had to act as it was yet today it is pouring down with rain and Hermione had woken up in a foul mood. She was to blame for her only five-hour sleep as she found a rather intriguing book within the new shipment and refused to put it down until she had finished but thanks to prefect rounds and a quarrel with Malfoy, Hermione didn't get to settle down with her new book till gone past midnight. Another hour in and the points where slowly increasing Gryffindor: 120 and Ravenclaw: 115 she only wished either Boot or Harry would hurry up and catch the snitch so she can go back to her common room wrap herself up like a sushi roll and read whilst drinking Winkey's hot chocolate.
After what it felt like an eternity Boot finally caught the snitch so not only was Hermione soaked to the bone and sleepy but she'd have to endure Ronald's bitching about not winning for the rest of the evening. She began to make her way to the stairs to leave the stands however Professor Dumbledore was blocking the way.
"Miss Granger I was wondering if you could meet me in my office before dinner? And bring everything on this list you can" He said with a smile passing her a small piece of parchment. Hermione smiled at the old man before nodding and looking at the list which told her to grab her wand and Harry's cloak. Before Ron and Harry could catch up with her she sped up to the dormitories, grabbed the requirements then started to head towards the Headmasters office.
"Lemon Drops" she smiled and climbed the steps up to Dumbledore's office.
"Ah Hermione, I see you've grabbed everything?"
"Yes Professor why was it that you wanted to see me?"
"Well, as you've noticed Voldemort is getting stronger and as I'm sure Harry has told you Horace still won't give us any information about the truth of what Tom had asked him that night however we know it concerns Horcruxes, which I'm sure you have researched" Hermione smiled at this and the old professor continued "I have also been doing some research and I believe that if you break a time turner whilst holding a Horcrux then you will travel to the time period it was created give or take a few days before it was."
"I'm sorry Sir but what has that got to do with me?"
"Well Hermione I believe if Tom was shown how good and kind hearted people could be then maybe he wouldn't become Voldemort and you are the bravest kindest person I trust to do such a job" Dumbledore finished
"I'll do it but is there any way I can get back to this time?" She said feeling truly honoured
"Ah yes, if you hold this and break another time turner you should return to this time" He said passing her a small silver detailed hand mirror.
Hermione smiled and grabbed the Gaunt Ring from her headmaster's desk as well as the time turners which where situated next to the ring, she placed the second turner in her bag which carried a book or two and the requirements like her wand and Harry's cloak as well as a letter from Dumbledore to his past self-explaining her whole reason for being there. She held the ring in her right hand and dangled the time turner in her left. She closed her eyes as Dumbledore sent a Reducto towards the turner. Hermione felt as if she was being thrown about like a rag doll before finally being dropped and opening her eyes.
She was at Hogwarts outside the headmaster's office which would be Dippet at the current time. She ran down to what she believed to be Dumbledore's office and knocked twice.
"Come in" She smiled to herself as she recognised the kind voice she walked into find an auburn Dumbledore looking at her with a twinkle in his eye
"Hello Professor I have this for you" She said handing him the letter from his future self.
"Ah I see thank you Miss Davis would you like to be sorted now or later when everyone arrives?" Dumbledore smiled with a twinkle in his eye. Hermione smiled back, she'd have to get use to people calling her Hermione Davis at least he didn't choose a weird last name like his own. Hermione Jean Dumbledore know that is a mouthful she thought.
"I'd like to be sorted after thank you"
"Okay now here is some essentials you'll need for the year" Dumbledore said whilst flicking his wand and passing her the trunk full of 1940's attire as well as her books and other school essentials which would be taken to her room in whatever house dorm later on in the evening. Hermione smiled towards her professor and left his office and walked to the one place she always felt at home ... the library.
After a few hours of burying her head in a book Hermione stood up and changed into some plain black Hogwarts robe and walked down to dinner.
"Welcome back students to another year or first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as the older students already know the Forbidden Forest is out of bonds. Now before we sort the first years we have a new 6th year joining us who had been home schooled I hope the current 6th years can make her feel welcome. Hermione could you come up here please?" Headmaster Dippet smiled towards the brunette who began to make her way to the front of the Great Hall as she walked she heard whispers from her fellow students talking either about apparently good looking she is from most of the boys and from the some mostly Slytherin girls how weird she looks or how much of a slag she probably was. Hermione swallowed the lump in her throat , sat on the wooden stool and the hat was placed on her head.
"Hello Miss Davis or should I say Granger? Hmm I put you in Gryffindor hmm do I place you there again it could help you with your quest or maybe Slytherin yet the girls can be horrible and we both know you aren't that strong when it comes to bullying, all Malfoy's are idiot's so I won't put you in the same house as one, Ravenclaw seems to suit you yet Gryffindor will intrigue Riddle more" the hat murmured before shouting "Gryffindor." Hermione smiled and hopped of the seat and sat on the Gryffindor table.
"Hey Hermione, is it? I'm Alfred Weasley but everyone calls me Al" a boy around about her age smiled he looked exactly like Fred and George which made her heart ache as she realised how much from even a day she was missing her friends.
"Yeah it's Hermione and Hi to you too" she chuckled
"Oh by the way this is Charles Potter" another boy smiled towards Hermione who looked exactly like Harry however he had piercing blue eyes.
"Hey new girl" Charles smiled and turned around again to talk to a blonde girl who looked mildly like Lavender Brown
Hermione chatted with Al and Charles most of dinner and walked up with them to the common room where again they spoke about everything, for a while Hermione felt at home again with her two best friends she started to wonder what Harry and Ron are doing now how they reacted when Dumbledore told them where she was and who she was with and most of all what on earth she was doing something she yet had no clue on what to do. She said goodnight to Charles and Al then walked upstairs to her dorm room, luckily, she got one on her own because the girls dorms beds were full. Hermione sat on her bed and looked up then she grabbed an empty journal and began to write how she was going to change Tom Riddle.
After leaving breakfast the next morning Hermione walked to Potions with Charles and Al.
"So, Hermione since we have this lesson with Slytherins we are going to give you the low down on the worst of the worst" Al smiled
"Basically, there are five Slytherins that are well absolute tossers... the first Abraxas Malfoy very aristocratic pure-blooded daddy's boy" Hermione chuckled at this as an image of Draco popped into her head. "Then there's Alphard and Castor Black the troublesome twins they aren't as tosser like as Malfoy however they are worse the Peeves when it comes to pranks and this year we will out prank them"
"You bet your ass we will" Charles smiled as they turned a corner
"Then there is the Slytherin slag known as Caroline Parkinson a very annoying little tramp" Al growled
"She broke his heart back in fourth year" Charles laughed as Al's face scrunched up and punched his shoulder
"Yeah shut up Charles anyway last but not least and in my opinion the worst is Tom Riddle his hand is so far up the teachers arses his fingers are shooting through the ears especially Slughorns brings him his stupid crystallized pineapple" Al finished by opening the door to the potions room.
"Ah Mr Potter and Mr Weasley good morning who's your friend?" Slughorn smiled
"Hermione Davis Sir it's a pleasure" Hermione smiled towards Slughorn
"The pleasure is all mine Miss Davis would you mind sitting near the front so I could observe your work Dumbledore told me how intellectual you are"
"Erm of course" Hermione grabbed her bag and placed it at the front desk her seat in 60 years' time in Snape's classroom. She thought about her first lesson in here and how Snape refused to let her answer any questions and how everyone looked at her as the bookworm, the know it all beaver then she had Harry and Ron it only took her to save their life. At least this time she made friends without nearly dying. Maybe this job this mission Dumbledore gave her was a chance a chance for her to be herself without complete others homework or have or save others' lives to make friends.
"Davis isn't guess we are partners" Hermione looked up to see dark brown eyes staring down at her. Hermione didn't speak she just nodded and got out her notebook and ink. "So, your mute?" the boy continued to speak yet Hermione kept copying what Slughorn was writing on the chalk board.
"Can anyone tell me why the draft of living death was created?" Slughorn questioned and Hermione's as well as the boy next to hers' hand shot up.
"Miss Davis?"
"Wizards and Witches believe that a Queen who was secretly a witch in the 16th century created it as part of a revenge plot towards her step-daughter however the witch had no idea that it was only a death like sleeping potion as she hoped it was a potion of death." Hermione smiled towards her professor who looked rather surprised
"10 points to Gryffindor well done Miss Davis, now can anyone tell me what potion reverses the effects of this draught?" The boys hand shot up again, not wanting to sound like a know it all Hermione kept quiet. "Ah Tom" Slughorn looked at the boy next to Hermione whose face had graced a smirk upon it.
"That would be the Wiggenweld Potion Sir, Wizards and witches found out that the potion cured the draught when the Step-Daughters true love was a wizard and had believed the Wiggenweld potion to supress the feelings of grief so when he looked at the one he loved lying there believing her to be dead he took the potion and kissed her cold lips with that her eyes opened. Muggles believed it was true loves kiss however the Wizard was not convinced so he took the witches draught and got his wife to add a dab of the Wigenweld potion to his lips which then he woke with. Furthermore, the potion is called Wiggenweld because the wizard was Sir Wiggenweld" the boy Slughorn called Tom had finished and Slughorn beamed at him.
"Well Done Tom that's 10 points to Slytherin" Slughorn smiled towards him. Hermione stared at the boy curiously who was this boy?
"So you aren't mute then Davis?" Tom looked at Hermione again
"Will you please stop talking to me I'm trying to pay attention" Hermione hissed
"Whoa somebody is pissy"
"Look I don't particularly want to sit here I'd rather sit next to Al and Charles so whoever you are I'm pretty sure you aren't one of them so leave me alone" Hermione said as she picked up her bag and left the room. As Hermione left she caught up with Al and Charles who were laughing at a Ravenclaw first year who had fallen over. "Guys come on it isn't funny" Hermione punched their arms and went to help the first year to his feet. "Hey are you okay?" she said as she passed him his books he dropped.
"Yes thank you for helping me.. I'm Lucas Lovegood"
"Hi I'm Hermione Davis"
"I know I was sorted after you"
"Oh, anyway just ignore those idoits and try to look where you're going okay?" Hermione smiled again after she rose form the eleven year olds height she stumbled into a tall muscular body, she turned around and saw he same boy from earlier.
"Oh, Davis helping first years isn't that cute? "He drawled out sarcastically
"Look whoever you are please don't stand so close to me and stop talking to me" Hermione hissed as she walked away
"Whoa Hermione have you got a death wish?" Charles said as she stomped past the corner towards them
"Not particularly he keeps pestering me"
"Most girls would love to have Riddle pester them, you really are weird but a good weird" Al said slapping the now freighted girl on the back
"Wait as in Tom Riddle, the teachers tenant in there arse, the worst of the worst, the so called egotistical psychotic know it all?" Hermione gulped
"Yep... Blimey Hermione you just get better and better" as those words left Charles' mouth Hermione turned around to see Tom Riddle the everyone she just insulted in the middle of the hallway staring daggers into her soul. if looks could kill she'd be 6ft under.
"Don't you make a wonderful first impression Davis?" Riddle snarled as he stared at her forming a pit of worry in Hermione's stomach. "Cat finally got your tongue? Weasley, Potter you might want to keep your new pet under control before that mouth of hers gets her into deep trouble" Riddle said before walking past the trio and towards the Slytherin Common room.