Thought I would give you the third chapter as well since the second one was a bit short LOL plus I love you guys. Just a note to say that I am not the wonderful J., these are her characters and her world I am just playing for a little while.
Sirius xox
Chapter 3
Harry and Hermione went back to the room they had started in. Harry was pacing and Hermione was trying to work out what to do. She startled to sniffle at the thought that she would never get back to her life, never finish Hogwarts and never get married one day. Everything was ruined.
"Bloody crying isn't going to fix this Granger, pull yourself together." Harry didn't look at her. Hermione wiped her eyes and got up to walk over to the door. As she walked away, Harry panicked and ran forward and grabbed her arm roughly.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Hermione looked at him with her blotchy face and red eyes.
"I am going to the ladies do you mind?" Hermione pulled her arm out of his grip and continued to the door.
"NO, you're bloody not Granger, you're not leaving my side. For all I know you will go and find some friend to help you get back without me." Hermione was shocked.
"Are you out of your mind Harry, in this time I am one, ONE years old. Do you even understand what that means? I have a mum and dad still, my parents are alive! I am a baby with no idea that I am a witch at all. I grow up to be teased and hated by the other children at my school because I am so different. I can't explain why strange things happen when I get angry but it always does. I will find out in 10 years time that I am a witch and I finally, FINALLY feel like I belong somewhere. Until I meet you! You and Ron single handedly make sure that I am back to my feelings of worthlessness again. Friends you say, UHHH are you fucking kidding me, what friends?, You, Harry Potter have made sure that all girls laugh at me and all guys think I am a know-it-all who looks down at them so they don't come anywhere near me. So don't you say I am going to go and find a friend, what a fucking joke Harry, I have no friends, no family, nothing and that ain't going to change now." Hermione stood staring at him, waiting for a smart comment or something but he said nothing. He just lowered his hand and quietly said he would walk to the toilets with her. She nodded gruffly and walked out of the room.
They walked in silence and for once Harry had absolutely nothing to say. He decided it was probably better if they concentrated on the problem at hand.
"Hermione, is there a way to send us back, did McGonagall tell you how to reverse it?" Hermione shook her head no and Harry didn't pursue it.
They reached the bathrooms and Hermione went in and when she came out Harry went in to the men's. Hermione looked at Harry when he came back out and started fidgeting with her fingers.
"Harry?" Harry stopped and looked at her, "Yeah what's up?"
"Umm I am sorry I said those things to you, that wasn't fair." Hermione would not look at him.
"That's ok we are both a bit stressed but I think we need to make a plan, we can't keep sleeping on the classroom floor, you nearly froze last night." Hermione nodded and thanked him for keeping her warm.
They walked in silence back to their classroom and Hermione decided to read the paper and see what is happening in this time. Harry sat on the window bench looking outside, wishing he was back at The Burrow nice and cosy and none of this stupid nightmare had happened.
"Oh well Harry I know where everyone is now?" Harry looked over at her and saw how the sun was reflecting of the golden glints in her hair. He forced himself to ask her where.
"Its Halloween this weekend so everyone..." Harry stood up, stared at her for a second and then bolted for the door way. He pulled the door open with so much force it hit the wall and slammed shut again. Hermione was staring at the closed door wondering what on earth was his problem. She stood up and folded the newspaper up and put it in her pocket. She couldn't let Harry get lost in this time, it was too dangerous. It wasn't like he had any chance of running into himself, he was only one. Hermione stopped dead in her tracks.
"OH MY GOD Harry NOOOOO!" Hermione set off on a run. She put it all together, Harry's parents died tonight sixteen years ago. It all happened tonight.
Harry was going to stop their deaths.
Hermione took off down the hallways, not worrying that she was running into people or risking being seen. She heard the large oak doors slam shut from down stairs and thought that maybe Harry had just run outside. She had to catch him, if he apparated away she would have no chance of finding him at all. She flew down the stairs and out the large door, she glanced around quickly hoping to catch a sight of him to show her what direction he went in. She saw him getting close to the gates, she only had minutes to catch up and then he would be out of the gates and gone. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her and as she spun around the gates she screamed out to Harry.
"Harry NO you can't do this, please stop." Harry looked at her and mumbled, "They're my parents Hermione," and then he apparated away. Hermione fell to her knees, trying to catch her breath and also trying to figure out what to do now. She had no idea where the Potters lived and no idea of what to do so she did the only thing she could, she started to cry.
Hermione felt a hand touch her shoulder and she wiped her eyes and turned around. The sun was behind the person so she couldn't make out the face, just the figure.
"Stand up dear, come with me." Hermione recognised the voice instantly and started blabbering.
"Professor Dumbledore, I am so sorry, you must be so disappointed with me, I let you down." Professor Dumbledore patted her shoulder and then apparated them both to his office. He passed Hermione a tissue and offered her a licorice stick for which she politely declined.
"How about you start from the beginning, firstly with your name?" Hermione looked at him and then realised that this Dumbledore didn't not know her at all.
"Oh Professor I am so sorry, my name is Hermione Granger and I attend Hogwarts under your headmastership sixteen years from now." Hermione waited for him to digest that piece of information and when he nodded for her to continue, she did.
"In my time Professor, my year master, Professor McGonagall entrusted me with a time turner so I could complete more studies. There was a scuffle with Harry..."
"Harry Potter I presume?" Hermione nodded and then continued.
"Yes Harry Potter, anyway he accidentally turned all of the rings at once and we landed here."
"Yesterday afternoon?" Hermione's eyebrows crinkled up and she asked him how he knew that.
"Ahhh Miss Granger there isn't very much that happens in my castle that I don't know about. Now why were you so distressed earlier?"
"Well I think Harry is going to prevent the murder of his parents." Professor Dumbledore obviously didn't know that bit of information as he was visibly distressed.
"Miss Granger I think you had better tell me everything and quickly."
Hermione explained everything that she knew to Professor Dumbledore. Everything about how the Potters were killed and how Harry, the one year old, lived and what happened with his Godfather. Professor Dumbledore listened intently and stood a few times to pace the room, all the while concentrating on the information that he was being presented with.
"That's it Sir, that's as much as I know, but for all I know Harry has already killed Voldemort and we are too late." Professor Dumbledore agreed with her but then told her something that would really throw the proverbial spanner in the works.
"The problem is Miss Granger, we have no idea where the Potters are, they have a secret keeper, who as you say, is about to betray them, but he is the only one who knows their whereabouts."
The desperation was so clear in Hermione's voice and on her face, Professor Dumbledore knew he had to think of something quickly.
"Hermione, let us go down to the kitchens and have some tea, it always helps me think clearly." Hermione nodded even though she felt that it was a complete waste of time. They walked down the large stairway and approached the kitchens. Professor Dumbledore waved his hand and the doorway opened, inside they sat down and Hermione almost asked where Dobby was. Then she remembered he was still the Malfoy's house elf. Hermione added two sugars to her tea and Professor Dumbledore could see the cogs working in her brain.
"Professor, do the Blacks still have Kreacher?"
"Why yes Hermione, why do you ask?"
"So the Blacks still live at Grimmauld Place, which means Sirius still lives there and he was the first person on the scene when Voldemort killed Harry's parents, which means..."
"He knows where the Potter's live. Lets go Miss Granger." The two partners stood quickly and Hermione followed the Professor out the door and out onto the main steps.
"Hold on Miss Granger," Professor Dumbledore put his arm out for Hermione to take hold and she grabbed it with both hands and held on tightly.
She felt the familiar tug of apparition and then they landed with a thud. She stumbled a bit but Professor Dumbledore held her tightly.
She looked around and saw the buildings all lined up and then she noticed that Professor Dumbledore waved his wand and the buildings stared to move with their occupiers completely oblivious to the commotion. A smaller building started to squeeze through and when the shifting had stopped she saw a small sign above the door stating it was number 12. Hermione then realised that the house next door was 11 and on the other side was 13, and she wondered if people ever questioned the missing number.
"Lets go Miss Granger, I do fear this will be difficult to explain." Hermione followed Dumbledore up the stairs and waited behind him while he knocked on the door. It opened with a sharp jerk and a nasty looking woman was standing in the doorway. She was very short and very large and she looked like she was the same size around as she was tall. Next to her stood the house elf, Kreacher which Hermione recognised as he now worked in Hogwarts.
"Good evening Madame Black, how are you today?" She smiled at Dumbledore but looked behind him and scowled at Hermione.
"Professor, it is always a pleasure to see you but who have you got with you?" Then Madame Black leant in and whispered, not very discretely, was Hermione a full blood?
"Ahhh Madame Black, this lovely young lady is my niece from …. afar, please make her welcome." The short lady looked at Hermione and forced a smile on her crinkled leathery face. She moved to the side and granted them entrance and Dumbledore again put his arm out for Hermione to take.
She didn't hesitate.
They walked through the house and it seemed that the Professor knew exactly where to go. He walked down a large hallway with a lot of small rooms coming off it. They got to the end of the hall and stopped in the kitchen area, there was a large wooden table with plenty of chairs surrounding it. Dumbledore broke the silence.
"Madame Black, I wish to see Sirius, it is a matter of dire importance," Madame Black looked at Hermione and glanced down at her stomach. Hermione was horrified, that horrible woman thought she was pregnant to Sirius, seriously, the man was old enough to be her father. She heard his name being bellowed through the house and had to cover her ears. They waited patiently for him but Hermione was growing more nervous by the minute.
"Sir, this is ridiculous, we could already be too late, where is Sirius?"
"Who wants to know?" Hermione heard a deep masculine voice behind her and she spun around to see a dashing, handsome young man standing in front of her. She completely forgot he was only a few years older than her in this time and she couldn't find her voice. He was gorgeous. He had long black silken hair that sat in waves down his head. His skin was an olive colour and he had the most stunning brown eyes she had seen. While she was staring at him, he was also taking in the beautiful young woman in front of him. She looked completely different to the other girls he knew, she was beautiful. She had gorgeous brown hair that looked like silk and matching golden eyes.
"So Professor may I have the pleasure of being introduced to this beautiful lady?" Sirius stepped forward and took her hand in his and kissed the back of her palm. It took all of Hermione's control to not melt on the spot, Sirius Black was beautiful AND charming.
Could he be any more perfect?
Hope you enjoyed it.
Sirius
xoxo
