Jessica could not believe her eyes. She ran over to her window and unlatched the window, hoping this was not some sort of trick. All of her deductive reasoning alerted her that this could not be happening, but she was not going to just let Harry Potter stand outside her window. She watched him climb into her room with a bewildered expression on her face. She had no idea what was going on.
"Harry Potter? What are you doing here? How do you even exist?" Jessica asked, completely bewildered and wondering how this was even possible. Was this all part of a dream?
"Yeah, that's me. Listen, you're Jessica Lansing, correct?" Jessica nodded and Harry continued, "Great. Okay, we weren't able to track you down when you were eleven, but you're a witch. Now, I'll understand if you don't want to do this now, but it would really make lives in the Wizarding World a lot simpler. I'm giving you a choice, but both choices come with consequences."
"Really, Harry? What is this all about? I didn't actually believe I was a witch, as much as I've always wanted to go to Hogwarts."
"Let me explain and everything will make sense. You can either go to Hogwarts or you can stay here. Now, if you decide to stay here, you'll never be able to use magic, but if you decide to go to Hogwarts, I'm going to have to erase the memories of your family and everyone you hold dear because well, you probably won't be able to return here until after Hogwarts. Not to mention, you would have to go back to being eleven."
"Going back to being eleven? Time turners don't exactly work like that, do they?"
"Not the ones you read about in those books on your shelf. See, since my friends and I wrecked the Department of Time at the ministry, the Ministry of Magic has developed a new model of Time Turners, ones that allow you to actually relive moments of your past. It's easier to fix something that you've screwed up that way. Unfortunately, they're harder to get ahold of. I only got one because my mission was so important."
"Oh wow, this is a lot to take in."
"Take your time. Think about it for a few minutes."
Jessica weighed her options. Going to Hogwarts was something she had always dreamed of, but turning back from her family, how could she do something like that? After several minutes of analyzing her two options, Jessica had come to a decision.
She turned towards Harry, "I've decided that I'm going to come with you. Just tell me what I have to do.
Jessica was wondering why it was so important that Harry retrieve her? Why did Harry come to get her? Why couldn't it have been someone who worked in the Department of Time? Maybe they wanted to be someone they knew she would be familiar with. Jessica would ask Harry later.
"For now, just pack some of your clothes. And then, we disapparate."
Jessica could not believe what was happening, she hurriedly packed her bags while Harry dispirited to do a few last minute preparations. She knew he was erasing the memories of everyone who knew her. She knew she regretted having to leave everyone behind, but she could not turn Hogwarts away, especially if she was so important to the wellbeing of the wizarding world.
A/N: What did you think of this next chapter? The chapters will start to get longer after this one, it's just more fun to keep you guessing.