Hermione awoke the next morning to find herself wrapped up in a duvet on a sofa near the fireplace. Bewildered, she looked around, wondering where on earth she was. The last thing she remembered was someone running towards her and asking if she was alright, then she'd passed out. Who'd helped her? Her question was soon answered when Remus walked into the room, holding a steaming mug of hot chocolate. He smiled when he saw that she was awake.

"Ah, hello. I see you're awake, are you feeling alright now?" Hermione stared in shock at the younger Lupin, he looked, well, there was no other word to put it: young.

"I'm fine thank you" she squeaked out, before gasping on seeing Sirius enter the room, rubbing his hands together. He smiled charmingly on seeing Hermione.

"Ah, how are you m'dear?" Hermione smiled faintly.

"I'm feeling much better. Thank you so much for helping me"

"It was no trouble at all" Remus said, waving his hand as if it meant nothing "So, what were you doing wandering around outside at that time of night?" he questioned.

"Oh, I was looking for my boyfriend, actually. I'm very worried because I've received no word from him in ages" she said, saddening suddenly. Remus shot her a sympathetic look, while Sirius looked extremely put-out.

"Who is he? Maybe we know him" Remus said.

"Oh, his name's Harry"

"Harry?"

"Yes, he's got unruly black hair, emerald green eyes and a lightening bolt shaped scar on his forehead" she explained, hoping that they'd seen him. Remus and Sirius both glanced to each other in amazement.

"Harry? As in Harry Granger?"

"Yes, I-" Hold on, did he just say Harry GRANGER?! That's MY last name! "Yes, that's him" she stated.

"Oh right. He's living with Lily and James Potter at the moment at Godric's Hollow"

"Really? Could you take me to him? I really need to see him! I miss him so much!" she said, her voice trembling slightly as she let out a small sob. Sirius tensed.

"So, what's your name?" he asked.

"Oh, I'm Hermione Jones" she said quickly, extending her hand to Remus.

"I'm Remus Lupin and this here is Sirius Black" Sirius nodded, smiling, what looked to be, a forced smile.

"Hermione, do you mind if I ask you something about Harry?" Sirius asked. Hermione nodded.

"Sure, what is it?"

"Is he a Death Eater?" he queried. Hermione's eyes widened in shock as she burst out into hysterical laughter.

"Harry, a D-D-Death Eater?! That's hilarious!" she cried as she shook her head "Saying that Harry's a Death Eater is a bit like saying that Voldemort's a good guy!" she told them as she giggled madly. Remus and Sirius blinked in surprise.

"Really?"

"Oh yeah!"

"Hey, should we head to Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour? I'm in the mood for some ice-cream" Sirius stated, leaping up from his seat. Remus frowned slightly at his friends' behaviour, yet shrugged and nodded.

"Hermione, would you care to join us before we take you to see Harry?" Hermione nodded eagerly, leaping up and linking her arms with both Sirius and Remus.

"Let's hit the Ice-cream Parlour!" she yelled as they exited Lupin's place.

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Harry groaned slightly as he payed for the bill at Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour. He'd just eaten about three huge ice-creams and he still didn't feel any better. Sighing, he exited the Ice-cream Parlour, in desperate need for a walk. The Ice-creams were really starting to make him feel like he was going to burst. As he made his way to The Leaky Cauldron, he thought about when he was last in Hogwarts, he had Dumbledore to speak to, Hagrid, Lupin, Hermione and Ron … they were the main people he missed. At the moment, he was so miserable that even Snape would've been welcome to be in the past just to keep him company.

On entering The Leaky Cauldron, he immediately wished he hadn't gone anywhere near the place. Standing not too far from him was Lily and James and they were talking with Dumbledore in hushed tones. Were they talking about him? Harry's heart sank on seeing James glance over to him and give him an extremely cold stare. Lily was still giving him looks of apprehensiveness, while Dumbledore was looking at him with … what was it? Was it curiosity? Anger? Weariness? He couldn't quite tell. All he knew was that the look Dumbledore had given him wasn't a look that he'd ever received from the Headmaster in his present time. His heart almost sank into his stomach when he saw Lily, James and Dumbledore stand up rather abruptly and walk straight past him as if he were invisible. By the looks of it, they were going back to Godric's Hollow to talk some more about him …

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Hermione's eyes were bright and happy as she finished the last spoonful of her ice-cream.

Harry must be having the time of his life in the past! I mean, he must've seen his parents by now. I bet they're really nice people, just like him …

Sirius laughed as Hermione put down her spoon and let out a groan, feeling bloated from the ice-cream.

"Well done" Remus said with a chuckle "I didn't actually expect you to eat it all!" Hermione shot him a dirty look.

"When it comes to ice-cream" she told him slowly "I can eat mounds of it"

"She's not like most females who always obsess about putting on weight and calories and that lot" Sirius said, approvingly. Hermione grinned.

"So, can we go and see Harry now? Huh, can we please?" she asked imploringly. Remus laughed.

"Alright, let me just pay for the bill, otherwise we won't be allowed back here again"

"Yay"

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As Hermione, Sirius and Remus arrived at Godric's Hollow, Hermione felt her breath catch in her throat. She was about to meet Harry's parents! She'd heard a lot about James and his big-headedness; she hoped he wasn't going to boast about how good he was at Quidditch or anything like that. She just didn't want to hear it, although hearing it from Harry was a different matter altogether, seeing as he was too modest to accept that he was a brilliant player. He liked to see himself as a decent player, but nothing more. It annoyed Hermione to no end.

As Sirius knocked on the door and yelled out "OI PRONGS!" Hermione's jaw dropped on seeing James. Professor Lupin and Sirius hadn't been wrong when they'd said that Harry and James looked alike. The likeness between them was amazing!

James looked amusedly to Hermione, then to Sirius.

"Is this your flavour of the week?" he asked. Hermione's eyes narrowed dangerously at this question.

"Excuse me?" Sirius quickly shook his head.

"Nope, this is Harry's girl. We found her unconscious near the shop last night. She wanted to see Harry" James' smile faded immediately on hearing that Hermione was Harry's girl. His face darkened, making Hermione rather worried. Was Harry in any kind of trouble with his father?

"Oh, you're Harry's girl, huh? Well, come in. Although, there are no certainties when he'll be back. We never know what he gets up to, even though, I'm starting to think that we would start keeping track of where he goes. I don't trust him" Hermione stopped dead in her tracks on hearing those words.

She was even more stunned on seeing Dumbledore sitting in the Potter's living room, what was he doing here? Was it just a friendly visit or … something else? Maybe it had something to do with Voldemort.

"Hello" Hermione said, smiling nervously on seeing Lily. Lily smiled kindly back at her and offered her a seat, which Hermione accepted.

"So, Hermione" James said, shutting the door behind him and putting a sound proof charm on the room "What can you tell us about Harry?" Hermione froze.

"What is this? An interrogation?" she demanded. James nodded and folded his arms over his chest.

"I'm not saying anything!" she stated stubbornly "Not until I see him"

"I assure you, Miss …" Dumbledore trailed off, not knowing Hermione's last name.

"Jones"

"Miss Jones, we're just curious about Mr. uh, Granger's life, seeing as he is living here with Mr. and Mrs. Potter" Hermione raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean by Mr. uh Granger?" she asked.

"He told James and I last night that he'd traveled seventeen years back in time and that he was our son. Highly impossible seeing as there's no such thing that can mess with time" Lily told her. Hermione's eyes widened in horror. No, he hadn't told them! Oh good god, Harry must be devastated that they didn't believe him!

"Oh … well, he probably sees you as family or something. I don't know."

"Miss Jones, I'm going to ask you outright and I hope that you'll answer me truthfully" Dumbledore said, his eyes boring into Hermione's. Hermione tensed slightly.

"Is Mr. Granger a Death Eater?" Hermione shook her head.

"No, he would never dream of-"

"She's lying!" James snapped. Hermione froze and stared at James in disbelief.

"Excuse me? If Harry was a Death Eater, which he isn't, then he wouldn't even be bothering to go out with me!" Hermione spat "I'm a muggle-born and Death Eater's don't date muggle-borns!"

"How do you know that he isn't just using you?"

"He isn't!" Hermione cried, looking horrified at the very idea "We've been together for years! I've known him since I was eleven for goodness' sake!"

Dumbledore nodded, looking satisfied, while James still looked extremely suspicious.

"Well, I'll figure out the mystery of your boyfriend, no matter what it takes. There's more to him than meets the eye"

Ah, you don't say, Hermione thought sarcastically. A knock at the door made them all jump.

"Hello? Is anyone in there?" Harry's voice called out. Hermione leapt up and opened the door to see Harry standing there. He took one look at Hermione and his jaw dropped in astonishment.

"H-Hermione?" he questioned shakily, reaching out to touch her cheek, just to make sure that he wasn't dreaming. Hermione pulled him into a hug, making Harry stumble backwards from the force of her throwing herself at him.

"I've missed you so much!" she sobbed, while Harry, himself, felt like crying. His prayers had been answered! Someone from the future was with him and best of all; it was his girlfriend and the "Know-It-All' Hermione Granger. She'd figure out a way to help him … to get his parents to trust him or, even better, to get him back to the future, where he belonged. One thing was for sure, being in the past and meeting his parents wasn't all it was cracked up to be …