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Chapter 3 The New Time-Turner
It was the night before leaving back to Hogwarts my fourth year. Well, it looks like Dominique will be getting married before Victorie and Teddy. She and Joseph have been together for years now. He's actually the son of Harry's ex-girlfriend, Cho Chang.
"Candace, I just wanted to tell you good night," my mother says after knocking and opening my door. She can tell something is wrong with me. I had been hiding from her all day. Last night was a full moon, and I did not want her to see what it had done to me. "Oh, honey."
"I'm fine, Mum. Really," I say, but of course she does not believe me.
She sits on my bed and runs a hand on my cheek over a cut. Last night's transformation had been one of the worse. It had really left its mark on me. Literally. The cuts on my face had never been this bad before.
"I'm sure it won't be as noticeable come the morning," she assures me.
"I hope," I tell her.
"Try to get some rest," she says, kissing my forehead.
I smile at her she closes my door. I lay in bed and let sleep take over me. This was not how I wanted to start a year school year.
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I wake up in the morning and find the cuts had seemed to dime some thankfully. It was not that I did not want my friends seeing me like this. They are used to it and know better than to make a deal about it. I just did not want others making a scene.
The first person I recognize as I pass through Platform 9 ¾ is Hugo, and he is running towards me. He does not look too happy at the moment.
"Hugo, what's wrong?" I ask when he finally reaches me.
It takes him a moment to catch his breath.
"I just couldn't be around them anymore," Hugo says.
We both look towards where Ron and Rose are arguing, Hermione with her arms crossed, unable to get a word in.
"Is everything all right, Hugo? I've never seen them like this before," I say.
It was something rare to see the Weasley family in a row. Especially in public, so it concerned me.
"My dear sister has chosen now to tell our parents she is with Scorpius Malfoy," Hugo says.
"She's what?" a familiar voice asks.
Lily had just walked up to us as Hugo ended his sentence. Rose must have been real good at keeping secrets for her cousin not to know about this.
"Yes, Ron would be acting like that," I reply.
I knew all too well about the Weasley, Potter, Malfoy feud. They had seemed to have come to an understanding, but that mean there was not still some bad blood between them. That included any interactions between their children.
"I guess some things will never change," Hugo says.
I nod as Lily gives a laugh and we head into the train to find if Molly had gotten a compartment.
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I had waited about a week after classes had started before I found the courage to walk up to Headmistress McGonagall. There was something on my mind that wanted to ask her. She had done it once before I heard. I had also heard that the object in question had been destroyed.
"Hello, Miss Lupin," Professor McGonagall greets me.
"Hello, Professor. I was wondering if I might have a word with you," I say, trying to find out how I was going to ask her this.
"Certainly," she says with a smile.
We begin walking, but I have no idea where.
"Well, I have interest in taking some extra classes. Can that be possible?" I ask.
"Follow me," Professor McGonagall says.
To my surprise, we end up at the staircase that leads to her office. She mutters the password to the griffin and we make our way up the stairs.
"Please sit," Professor McGonagall says, pointing to the chair in front of her desk.
I do so as she gets behind her desk and starts looking for something.
"Here it is," she says.
She hands me what looks like a necklace with a small hourglass as the centerpiece. I then realize what it is. Hugo's mother had once had one I believe, but I thought they were all destroyed in the last battle. I honestly did not believe that one still existed. It was a shot in dark even asking.
"Isn't this a Time-Turner?" I ask, gazing at it in awe.
"Indeed it is," Professor McGonagall says.
I look back up and shake my head.
"But I thought they…" I begin to ask.
"Let's just say I might have forgotten to return it before they were destroyed," Professor McGonagall says with a mischievous look. "I trust you know how to use it, then?"
"Yes, Ma'am," I nod.
I stand as Professor McGonagall makes her way around her desk.
"Then you may use it, but with great care," she says.
"I will. Thank you," I reply.