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In the previous chapter:

"I guess we have to walk the long way." Hermione concluded. Ron and Ginny groaned. "Oh be quiet you two." Hermione scolded.


Ron had his hands on his knees breathing hard while Hermione had her arms crossed smirking at him. They had just finished their long trek, and they were standing right outside the gates of Hogwarts. "How is it that a person that doesn't do sports be completely fine like you?" Ron doubted. "There are a lot of stairs between the Gryffindor Common Room and the library, Ron. Walking all the time is just a habit." Ginny tried hard to suppress her giggle and Harry couldn't help smiling. Ron gave Ginny and Hermione glares, but that only made them laugh. "Guys, we still have to get inside somehow." Harry said. "Oh, well we just…I'm not sure actually." Ginny said. "Really? Look over there!" Hermione pointed at a place that had completely collapsed. This time Ron was the one laughing. Ginny shot him a very Hermione like death glare and he instantly stopped.

They walked inside the building and it looked a lot like it did the last time they were there except most of the rubble was gone and all the wounded had been transported to St. Mungo's. "Let's go find McGonagall." Harry said. They found her in the Gryffindor Common Room with a few others who were helping with the clean up. "Professor McGonagall, can I talk to you for a second?" Hermione called out. McGonagall walked over. "What is it Hermione dear?" She asked. "She was wondering if you still had that Time Turner she used in third year." Ginny said. "Any other Time Turner would do if you don't have that one." Ron added. "I'm very capable of speaking for my self." Hermione whispered. "May I ask why you would need it?" "Harry lost his memory of all three of us, and we want to go back in time to reverse it." Hermione answered. " Very well, I should still have it." McGonagall said motioning for them to follow her. She took them to her office, and she began searching through her desk. She looked very troubled when she looked up. "I'm afraid it has been stolen."

Hermione had been mulling things over in her mind while the others talked about what the Professor had said. If it was stolen then what happened to Harry must have been staged. It didn't just happen by accident. Her thoughts were interrupted by Ginny's voice. "I'm sorry what was that?" Hermione asked. "Hermione Granger not listening?" Ron said bringing his hand to his face in a mock gasp. Ginny just shook her head and said, "I said: Don't you think it's weird that McGonagall's Time Turner was stolen?" "I do have a theory about it." Hermione responded. Harry looked at her and asked, "What is it?" "I think that whoever stole the Time Turner is linked with your memory being messed with, Harry. It wasn't just an accident that you don't remember us, someone did it on purpose." Hermione deliberated. Harry nodded his head and inquired, "Well, then who would do it?" Hermione thought about this. She made a list in her head: Voldemort, a Death Eater, Bellatrix Lestrange, possibly Draco.

"Many people could have done it, but Voldemort seems to be the most likely. I know he is dead, but the fact that he could have done it to you while trying to kill you seems very plausible." "The Killing Curse itself could have just wiped out Harry's memory of us if he was thinking of us." Ginny said. "That's it! We have to get the Time Turner and go back to make Harry not think of us when he is going to die!" Hermione shouted. "There is one problem though." Harry said. "I know, Harry. We have to find the Time Turner." Hermione said. "Yes, but how am I going to get my old self to think not think of you without being seen?"

Everyone's excitement deflated when they realized this. "Thanks for ruining the mood, Harry." Ron said, sarcastically. Harry smiled sheepishly. "Why don't we worry about the Time Turner for now. We need to get it as soon as possible, so that we don't have to spin it so much for when we do go back in time." Hermione established. They all nodded, and then grabbed hands to apparate back to the Burrow.

Everyone sat down for lunch that Molly had made. Hermione got up with her food half finished, and left. Everyone looked confused, but said nothing. Hermione was sitting outside the Burrow picking at grass thinking about everything. We're always so close to uncovering the truth, but then something happens that keeps us from doing so. She waited for them to come outside, so they could talk over where they were going to go to look for the Time Turner. Harry came out too, but sat a little farther away from her. He was thinking about the exact same thing she was just then. They had a lot of awkwardness between Harry and everyone else when he wouldn't get a joke about something, or when they couldn't talk about the memories because he wouldn't understand. Their relationship wasn't sister and brother anymore it was more like classmate type relationship. Ron and Ginny appeared next to Harry and Hermione and sat down. "So, where are we going first?" they both asked.