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Summary: While on a school trip at the Ministry, Hermione is involved in a time-turner accident and ends up 25 years in the future. There, to her horror, the "Ferret's" very own spawn takes interest in her.

A/N: AU. Voldemort was defeated in Harry's sixth year. He and his friends are now completing their seventh.

Chapter 1: The DeLorean

The class shuffled closer to the rope barrier. After all, it wasn't like you were presented the chance to see an actual time turner often. They listened attentively as their guide rattled down the facts.

"Unfortunately, all time-turners that were kept in the Department of Mysteries, except for this one," he paused, pointing at the golden object displayed on a red velvet pillow, "were destroyed a couple of years ago."

Hermione, Harry, Ron and Neville looked at each other guiltily when he said this. Two years had passed since what they had dubbed "The Ministry Incident". Whilst grateful that they helped catching high profile Death Eaters, the Ministry had not been happy with the damages. The incident had cost the Ministry millions. Everyone had been surprised that the four Gryffindors were included in this tour as most had expected a lifetime ban.

"… are highly complex instruments. Only a handful of witches and wizards are familiar with the art of crafting time-turners. This knowledge is usually passed down from one generation to the next within a crafting family. It is rarely ever shared with outsiders. There are currently no witches or wizards residing in Britain who are familiar with this craft. The use of time-turners is strictly monitored and the permission to use them is seldom given. Especially now that the Ministry of Magic only has one exemplar left," their guide explained further. Hermione nodded her head absentmindedly. She could tell everyone a thing or two about this. It had been a long and tiring process, trying to convince the Ministry to let her have, and use, a time-turner in her third year.

"You may take a step closer for better view. Please mind the barrier and refrain from touching the display case."

Whilst most students did just that, some weren't as enthusiastic. Ron didn't even try to hide his yawn. As a matter of fact, neither did the Boy Who Lived and Defeated Voldemort.

"Is this tour going to be over any time soon? We've been here for three and a half hours already. It's way passed lunch time," Ron grumbled under his breath, tapping on his wrist watch impatiently. As if to reinforce his comment, Ron's stomach also growled loudly.

Hermione gave him a stern look.

"Ron, will you stop complaining? You should be glad that the Ministry even offered this tour. Tours like this aren't offered to the general public. The Ministry made an exception for Hogwarts students. I mean, would you rather have regular class instead? I think this a nice change."

Ron shrugged lazily at her.

"I guess this isn't too bad, but come on! We've been walking around here for hours. I'm hungry. I need food."

Hermione sighed quietly and reached into her purse. She then discreetly handed her friend a chocolate bar. His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree.

"You had this the entire time?"

"Shush. Now eat and be quiet."

Neville on the other hand, had an entirely different problem.

"Ugh, I can't see anything from here! The Slytherins are blocking my view," he complained, craning his neck in order to see better. It was in vain though.

"Let's go more to the front then. Come on, Neville," Hermione replied and tugged him by the robe. Although she already knew quite a bit about time-turners, they still fascinated her greatly. She couldn't understand Harry and Ron's disinterest. To her, it was still mind-boggling that this rather inconspicuous device could manipulate time.

Everyone has these particular moments in life, they wish they could undo. Had Hermione known that tugging on Neville's robe would have such grave consequences, she would have stayed back with Harry and Ron. Neville wasn't exactly known for being the most coordinated person. So dragging him through a throng of people was not a smart idea. In fact, it was one of Hermione's dumbest ideas ever.

Neville screamed shrilly as he tripped over a pair of feet. It was the start of the chain of unfortunate events.

"Longbottom!" Professor McGonagall screeched in equal horror when she saw her student not only falling, but taking down the turner-turner cabinet with him. Hermione, who was standing the closest to Neville, reacted quickly and jumped forward. Everything seemed to move in slow motion and everyone held their breath.

Would Hermione be able to save the Ministry's last remaining time-turner, or would it be destroyed, just like the others?

The cabinet came down with a loud crash, sending broken pieces of glass flying everywhere. To everyone's relief, Hermione managed to catch the time-turner, preventing it from breaking. However, whilst being thrown in the air, the time-turner's wheels had begun to spin, activating the device.

Before Hermione could register this predicament, everything around her began to blur and she was being transported away.