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They walked in silence down the corridors. They all seemed to be lost for words. What do I say to people who are supposed to be dead? Hermione thought as she looked around her.
"So..." Sirius said, finally breaking the silence. "What house are you in? I mean, we'll need to know where to have you sit..."
"Gryffindor." Hermione managed to choke out.
" That's good. That's our house to." Sirius said as he nodded absentmindedly.
"Are you really from the future?" James suddenly blurted out. From the anxious look on his face he probably had been waiting awhile to ask that. Sirius quickly elbowed him hard in the ribs. Hermione smiled.
"Yes." James smiled at this reply. He quickly pushed aside Sirius and walked backwards in front of her.
"So what's it like in the future? Do you know me? What do I look like?" he excitedly asked Hermione. Hermione luckily didn't get a chance to answer because they had arrived at the Great Hall. Loud joyful talking was coming from it. Sirius and James led Hermione to the Gryffindor table. Nothing looked different from what Hermione knew. Sirius beckoned to her to sit next to him.
"Hey Remus! Peter!" he called. "This is um..." he stopped not sure of what to say.
"Mona."(A/N: She can't tell all of them her real name! She meets them in the future remember!) She said holding out her hand. So this is Lupin and that basterd Peter (- a.k.a. Scabbers) younger...
" Hey there Mona!" Remus said with a grin, taking her hand.
" Yes. Hi." Peter said, taking her hand after Remus. Hermione shuddered when he touched her hand. Hermione then felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to a girl with red hair and green eyes. Harry's mom... she thought.
"Hello! You must be new! I'm Lily Evans." Lily held out her hand, smiling.
"Hi. I'm Mona." Lily and Hermione began talking. Remus, James, Sirius, and Peter all huddled close to talk so no one would hear them.
"How'd you meet her?"
"Yeah. She wasn't even sorted yet!" Remus and Peter whispered.
"Um... well I kinda just ran into her in the hall." Sirius said.
"Yeah. She's here-er- for a visit." James added. Remus and Peter studied James and Sirius's faces.
"Oh come on Moony! Why would we lie if we didn't need to?" James said.
"I believe you, mate!" Remus said, laughingly. When Remus looked over at Sirius, he noticed him looking at Hermione. "Hey look at Padfoot." Remus jerked his head towards Sirius. James elbowed him. Sirius turned back quickly. Peter, James, and Remus were laughing quietly.
" I was just-er- getting-" Sirius stammered, thinking quickly.
"Oh you don't need to explain."
" Yeah... we can see it in the way you look at her." James said putting on a dreamy look on his face and sighing.
"Oh shut up! I wasn't looking at her!" Sirius said pushing James.
"Yeah you were! We saw you!" Peter said pointing a finger at Sirius. James and Remus nodded.
"Okay fine. I was looking at her. Only because I was wondering why she-" Sirius realized what he was going to say before he said it. James looked at him and shook his head and widened his eyes. Sirius coughed. "-er-" he looked around him for an answer. " -um...why she wasn't on the train." He said quickly. Remus and Peter looked from Sirius to James, their eyes slightly slits.
"Yeah...well...did you see Snivelous's hair? It actually looked clean!" Remus said changing the subject. Sirius seemed to relax a bit.
"Na. It's probably just greasier than normal." James said taking a bite out of a ham sandwich. Sirius, Peter, Remus and James laughed. .:~*~:.
After lunch, Hermione was walking out with Lily, but then remembered she had no idea where she was supposed to go. She turned around to go up to Professor Dumbledore to ask, but a tall boy with long, silver- blonde hair stood in front of her. Malfoy... she thought.
"Hey! Watch where you're going you--" a younger Lucius Malfoy snickered. He stopped, noticing that he had never seen this person before and looked at Hermione like he was studying her. Hermione was pulled away by Lily before she could say anything. "Ooo... I hate that Malfoy! Where were you off to?" Lily asked.
"Um...I need to talk to Professor Dumbledore. See you in the common room!" Hermione called as she ran off up to where the teachers sat. .:~*~:.
Hermione walked to the library. I hope it's in the same spot. Hermione thought. Dumbledore had just told her to go to the library, for now. Not that Hermione didn't want to go to the library, she just wanted to see what the classes were like. She walked down the aisles of books looking for one that particularly interesting. She gave up looking, and sat down at a table. There's no point in looking anymore. Hermione thought. I just can't concentrate! I don't know what's going on and why I'm here and why everyone who's dead is alive and my age! I know! Hermione jolted up suddenly and snapped her fingers. She walked quickly out the door. I must have been jolted here when I smashed into...Ron I think...so I should be able to get back to my right time with my Time-Turner! Hermione quickly thought in her head. She ran into a dark corner and checked if anyone was coming down the corridor. When no one came, she went back into the shadows and went to get her Time-Turner from under her robes. She felt around frantically. Where is it! Where is it! Suddenly Hermione froze. She slunk down into the shadows with a gloomy face as the realization of what happened to it hit her. It broke. That was what those cuts were from. It broke when I smashed in to Ron. Hermione put her head on her knees. Now there's no way for me to get back. Suddenly she heard footsteps. She quickly got up.
"Now, now Minerva. I'm sure no one knows. We will be seeing her shortly. You can ask her then." Hermione did not recognize the man's voice, but she knew whom they were talking about. Hermione ran out of the corner when they were gone and ran in the opposite direction. She knew all the short cuts to the library. .:~*~:.
Hermione got there just in time. She tried to not look flushed. Professor McGonagall and a man Hermione did not know walked in.
"Ah. Miss Granger!" the man said. McGonagall just smiled and nodded.
"Um...hello." Hermione took the man's hand. The man noticed Hermione's confused look.
"Oh how rude of me! I am Professor Dippit and this is Professor McGonagall."
"Yes we've met." Hermione said to McGonagall. The professors sat down across of Hermione. `"So we've heard of your-ehem-predicament." Dippit said quietly to Hermione. He continued after no one answered. "Dumbledore sent us to tell you that we are working on a way to send you back to your-ehem-rightful place." `"OK. Well...thank you." Hermione said. `"And Granger. Does anyone know of your-predicament?" McGonagall asked quickly before they were about to leave.
"Yes Professor. Only two." Hermione noticed McGonagall's worried face. "But Dumbledore already talked to them." McGonagall looked a little more relieved. They nodded good-bye and left. .:~*~:.
Hermione sat in the common room. Well at least I know they are doing something. She thought. Suddenly loud talking and laughing came from the portrait hole. Hermione turned to see whom it was.
Sirius has a---" they stopped suddenly when they saw Hermione. Sirius blushed. Hermione did not notice.
"Er-hi Mona." Remus said quickly.
"Hi! What were you guys making such a racket about?"
Er-nothing. So...what are you doing?" James asked, almost nervously.
"Nothing." Hermione turned back to looking at the fire.
Well we'll be going up to the dormitories now." James, Remus and Sirius ran up the stairs to the boys' dormitories. Just them, Lily walked in.
Hi Mona! Do you want to take a walk with me? I'll show you the grounds!" Lily asked hopefully.
"Sure!" Hermione jumped up and followed Lily out of the portrait hole. .:~*~:.
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They walked in silence down the corridors. They all seemed to be lost for words. What do I say to people who are supposed to be dead? Hermione thought as she looked around her.
"So..." Sirius said, finally breaking the silence. "What house are you in? I mean, we'll need to know where to have you sit..."
"Gryffindor." Hermione managed to choke out.
" That's good. That's our house to." Sirius said as he nodded absentmindedly.
"Are you really from the future?" James suddenly blurted out. From the anxious look on his face he probably had been waiting awhile to ask that. Sirius quickly elbowed him hard in the ribs. Hermione smiled.
"Yes." James smiled at this reply. He quickly pushed aside Sirius and walked backwards in front of her.
"So what's it like in the future? Do you know me? What do I look like?" he excitedly asked Hermione. Hermione luckily didn't get a chance to answer because they had arrived at the Great Hall. Loud joyful talking was coming from it. Sirius and James led Hermione to the Gryffindor table. Nothing looked different from what Hermione knew. Sirius beckoned to her to sit next to him.
"Hey Remus! Peter!" he called. "This is um..." he stopped not sure of what to say.
"Mona."(A/N: She can't tell all of them her real name! She meets them in the future remember!) She said holding out her hand. So this is Lupin and that basterd Peter (- a.k.a. Scabbers) younger...
" Hey there Mona!" Remus said with a grin, taking her hand.
" Yes. Hi." Peter said, taking her hand after Remus. Hermione shuddered when he touched her hand. Hermione then felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to a girl with red hair and green eyes. Harry's mom... she thought.
"Hello! You must be new! I'm Lily Evans." Lily held out her hand, smiling.
"Hi. I'm Mona." Lily and Hermione began talking. Remus, James, Sirius, and Peter all huddled close to talk so no one would hear them.
"How'd you meet her?"
"Yeah. She wasn't even sorted yet!" Remus and Peter whispered.
"Um... well I kinda just ran into her in the hall." Sirius said.
"Yeah. She's here-er- for a visit." James added. Remus and Peter studied James and Sirius's faces.
"Oh come on Moony! Why would we lie if we didn't need to?" James said.
"I believe you, mate!" Remus said, laughingly. When Remus looked over at Sirius, he noticed him looking at Hermione. "Hey look at Padfoot." Remus jerked his head towards Sirius. James elbowed him. Sirius turned back quickly. Peter, James, and Remus were laughing quietly.
" I was just-er- getting-" Sirius stammered, thinking quickly.
"Oh you don't need to explain."
" Yeah... we can see it in the way you look at her." James said putting on a dreamy look on his face and sighing.
"Oh shut up! I wasn't looking at her!" Sirius said pushing James.
"Yeah you were! We saw you!" Peter said pointing a finger at Sirius. James and Remus nodded.
"Okay fine. I was looking at her. Only because I was wondering why she-" Sirius realized what he was going to say before he said it. James looked at him and shook his head and widened his eyes. Sirius coughed. "-er-" he looked around him for an answer. " -um...why she wasn't on the train." He said quickly. Remus and Peter looked from Sirius to James, their eyes slightly slits.
"Yeah...well...did you see Snivelous's hair? It actually looked clean!" Remus said changing the subject. Sirius seemed to relax a bit.
"Na. It's probably just greasier than normal." James said taking a bite out of a ham sandwich. Sirius, Peter, Remus and James laughed. .:~*~:.
After lunch, Hermione was walking out with Lily, but then remembered she had no idea where she was supposed to go. She turned around to go up to Professor Dumbledore to ask, but a tall boy with long, silver- blonde hair stood in front of her. Malfoy... she thought.
"Hey! Watch where you're going you--" a younger Lucius Malfoy snickered. He stopped, noticing that he had never seen this person before and looked at Hermione like he was studying her. Hermione was pulled away by Lily before she could say anything. "Ooo... I hate that Malfoy! Where were you off to?" Lily asked.
"Um...I need to talk to Professor Dumbledore. See you in the common room!" Hermione called as she ran off up to where the teachers sat. .:~*~:.
Hermione walked to the library. I hope it's in the same spot. Hermione thought. Dumbledore had just told her to go to the library, for now. Not that Hermione didn't want to go to the library, she just wanted to see what the classes were like. She walked down the aisles of books looking for one that particularly interesting. She gave up looking, and sat down at a table. There's no point in looking anymore. Hermione thought. I just can't concentrate! I don't know what's going on and why I'm here and why everyone who's dead is alive and my age! I know! Hermione jolted up suddenly and snapped her fingers. She walked quickly out the door. I must have been jolted here when I smashed into...Ron I think...so I should be able to get back to my right time with my Time-Turner! Hermione quickly thought in her head. She ran into a dark corner and checked if anyone was coming down the corridor. When no one came, she went back into the shadows and went to get her Time-Turner from under her robes. She felt around frantically. Where is it! Where is it! Suddenly Hermione froze. She slunk down into the shadows with a gloomy face as the realization of what happened to it hit her. It broke. That was what those cuts were from. It broke when I smashed in to Ron. Hermione put her head on her knees. Now there's no way for me to get back. Suddenly she heard footsteps. She quickly got up.
"Now, now Minerva. I'm sure no one knows. We will be seeing her shortly. You can ask her then." Hermione did not recognize the man's voice, but she knew whom they were talking about. Hermione ran out of the corner when they were gone and ran in the opposite direction. She knew all the short cuts to the library. .:~*~:.
Hermione got there just in time. She tried to not look flushed. Professor McGonagall and a man Hermione did not know walked in.
"Ah. Miss Granger!" the man said. McGonagall just smiled and nodded.
"Um...hello." Hermione took the man's hand. The man noticed Hermione's confused look.
"Oh how rude of me! I am Professor Dippit and this is Professor McGonagall."
"Yes we've met." Hermione said to McGonagall. The professors sat down across of Hermione. `"So we've heard of your-ehem-predicament." Dippit said quietly to Hermione. He continued after no one answered. "Dumbledore sent us to tell you that we are working on a way to send you back to your-ehem-rightful place." `"OK. Well...thank you." Hermione said. `"And Granger. Does anyone know of your-predicament?" McGonagall asked quickly before they were about to leave.
"Yes Professor. Only two." Hermione noticed McGonagall's worried face. "But Dumbledore already talked to them." McGonagall looked a little more relieved. They nodded good-bye and left. .:~*~:.
Hermione sat in the common room. Well at least I know they are doing something. She thought. Suddenly loud talking and laughing came from the portrait hole. Hermione turned to see whom it was.
Sirius has a---" they stopped suddenly when they saw Hermione. Sirius blushed. Hermione did not notice.
"Er-hi Mona." Remus said quickly.
"Hi! What were you guys making such a racket about?"
Er-nothing. So...what are you doing?" James asked, almost nervously.
"Nothing." Hermione turned back to looking at the fire.
Well we'll be going up to the dormitories now." James, Remus and Sirius ran up the stairs to the boys' dormitories. Just them, Lily walked in.
Hi Mona! Do you want to take a walk with me? I'll show you the grounds!" Lily asked hopefully.
"Sure!" Hermione jumped up and followed Lily out of the portrait hole. .:~*~:.
Well that's the end of that chapter. Hope you liked it!! PLEASE REVIEW!! It is appreciated! ( ( (