BOY, GIRL AND A TIME TURNER

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CHAPTER 7: Minerva Justice

Something Mental

Both Professor McGonagall and Hermione stood there in silence watching the place from where Fred disappeared. Silence in the room is broken by a new voice,

"When you cornered us professor, did you forgot to notice I have a time turner?" –said Fred entering the room.

"What did you do Fred?" –asked Hermione.

"I can't say that. But I did something really mental. And now the trouble will get bigger."

"Fred, stop this. Things are getting out of hand." –said Hermione.

"Hermione, you said you trust me. –"

"I trust you. But tell us what you do. You shouldn't play with time. –"

"Hermione just stay away. Let the professor and me deal." He pats her shoulder and looked towards professor McGonagall.

"Okay Mr. Weasley, the time-turner was my responsibility. If any trouble is caused I will be held responsible. But I am not afraid of that." –said McGonagall in her usual stern voice.

"Yes, but you are afraid whatever I did may affect school or students. And from my experiences with you so far you want to know what I did." –he said in a soft voice trying to be calm.

"You are right. What are your demands Mr. Weasley?" –she asked.

"We need a chance to explain things to you before you report us. –"

"Well I have no other option, so go on Mr. Weasley. –"

"Well professor I didn't do this to threaten you. I just want to put you in Hermione's position. She didn't do anything wrong, she wasn't careless either. I was just lucky, no unlucky I came in possession of time turner. Please professor, leave her out of this issue." –said Fred.

"Alright Mr. Weasley I acted irrationally. On that incident there was no harm done to anyone except you. And from what you are saying it wasn't Hermione's fault. So I won't report your time travel and dementor attack. She won't be expelled. But I can't give her the time turner; it's proven that she can't keep it safe. So you have to hand me that over." –said McGonagall. Fred took off the necklace and gave it to her.

"So what is that mental thing you did, Fred?" –asked McGonagall collecting the necklace.

"That's nothing concerns school or other students professor. I did something really stupid. Something I had to do, something I wanted to do for a long time. –"

"He asked me out on a date professor to our Hogsmeade visit tomorrow. Hope he only did that" –said Hermione who was till now just watching them converse.

"Yes. I didn't do anything else." –said Fred.

"Still I need to know everything you do, just to be sure." –said McGonagall

The Time Travel

Fred looked around; he had travelled one our back. McGonagall was in the front room reading a book that is way thicker than the books he used to read. Running into her will become the last thing he ever did. So he waits there. After a few minutes wait she carefully bookmarked the page, closed the book and left the room. He walked out carefully. The corridor was empty, he ran towards the stairs. He didn't interact any of the students that passed him on the way.

When he reached the library he saw Hermione was talking to him and now leaving. He thought back and realized she is going to washroom. He walks hiding behind bookshelves and reached outside the library without the other Fred noticing. He reached washroom and wait outside for few minutes.

"And I stand corrected; you follow girls to the washroom too." –said Hermione.

"I need to talk to you, yeah." –he stopped. He took time-turner necklace of his neck and showed it to her.

"How did you get this?" –she asked.

"Well, we get this. You need to trust me on this one Hermione, please." –he said.

"Okay, I will help you on this one."

"And –"

"And what? –"

"Will you go on a date with me? On the next Hogsmeade visit, please. –"

"Fred, are you nuts? This is not the time you idiot. –"

"Well then, leave the door open. –"

"What door? –"

"You will know." –Fred said and started running back. He saw McGonagall coming with George, Lee and Draco. She was inquiring them and taking notes in a parchment; then she let them go. He followed her after she went into the study. Then wait behind the book shelf for his other half to vanish. When that happens he said

"When you cornered us professor, did you forgot to notice I have a time turner?" and entered the room.

Bribe

"That makes my job easier. Now I just need to edit this report and give it to professor Dumbledore." –she took the report and waved her wand over it, some of the lines got erased.

"Here it is if you wanna check." –she handed it to Fred and Hermione moved towards him to read it.

SCHOOL RULE VIOLATIONS

FRED WEASLEY:

Physical violence against fellow students (Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger)

Stealing important magical artifact

Organizing and planning disruption of school activities

Breaking and entering into a teacher's office

Stealing artifacts from a teacher's possession

Using ministry restricted magic artifact without permission

HERMIONE JEAN GRANGER:

Breaking and entering into a teacher's office with the intention of stealing.

GEORGE WEASLEY and LEE JORDAN:

Planned disruption of school activities.

DRACO MALFOY:

Use of foul language.

"We did all that in one day." –said Fred without taking eyes of list.

"What are the punishments are gonna be professor?" –asked Hermione.

"Well you and other three will be getting detention. And Fred may get expelled; charges against him are pretty serious." –said McGonagall. Smile on Fred's face vanished in a second. He hung his head down and stood there.

"Ms. Granger I need to escort Mr. Weasley to Headmaster's office, you can leave now." –said McGonagall. Hermione didn't wanna move from there. She wanted to be with him. She wanted to hug him, do something to bring his smile back. She walked out looking at him.

"Professor, please, please can you give me another chance." –said Fred with folded hands.

"Are you pleading Mr. Weasley?" –asked professor excited.

"Yes professor, I am." –said Fred still looking at her.

"I don't know you like our school that much. Or is it because of Molly?"

"You know how much I like this school professor. But now I like school more than ever because she is here. I love Hermione, professor. I wanna stay where she is. Please professor."

"That seems like a good reason, and really romantic. I won't report this incident but I need a favor in return; all secret passages to Hogwarts. If your information worth something I will neglect this matter."

"There are six passageways. Filch know about four of them that means you know them too. Fifth one is behind the mirror on fourth floor. Another one is under Whomping willow and I don't know how to freeze that thing. That's it professor." –said Fred finishing his animated speech. He didn't tell her about passage to Honeyduke's cellar, the passage that he uses mostly.

"Is that all Mr. Weasley?" –she asked suspiciously.

"Yes professor."

"And how did you know how to open the secret bedroom in my study?" –asked McGonagall.

"That's not part of our agreement professor." –he said looking little relieved.

"That's fair." –she said and whipped out her wand, waved it and muttered something, and sent jets of blue and orange flames to parchment she was holding.

"You can leave Mr. Weasley. Remember, this is your last chance." –she said. Fred walked back with a smile.

Kiss

Professor sat on her chair looking at burning parchment. After ten minutes professor McGonagall heard knock on her door. "It's open" –she said.

"Professor, please don't give that report to Headmaster professor." –said Hermione entering the room.

"What report Ms. Granger?" –she asked with a little smile.

Hermione stood there still, one of rare moments Hermione Granger not answering a teacher's question.

"Turns out Mr. Weasley want to stay in the school now more than ever. So I let him stay. That means he will be here for next Hogsmeade visit. You have to give an answer to his proposal." –she said looking at Hermione.

"That means I need to leave professor. I need to meet my idiot." –she said and left.

When she reached common room, she saw George, Fred and Lee laughing. Harry, Ron, Ginny and other Gryffindors doing their chores and have no knowledge of the incidents. She walked towards Fred and sat near him,

"You get into lot of trouble for me, I owe you a favor. So I will go on the date you asked." –said Hermione. She was talking slowly and for first time in her life searching for words.

"What date?" –replied Fred. Hermione looked at him blankly. He looked at his brother and Lee. All three of them started laughing. Hermione punched him on his shoulder. He held both of her hand and said

"I want apologize to you for every time I was a jerk to you including this time. I don't know why I do that, I can't stand to watch to you upset, yet I make you upset time to time. I like you Hermione. And wanna spend as much as time with you. I want more time than a date. I want us to be together. But for now will you go on a date with me?" –asked Fred. They both forgot they are in middle of a room full of audience which included their friends and family.

"Yes I will" –she said and hugged him. Everyone in the room was looking at them. George and Lee imitate them by hugging. Harry, Ron and Ginny looked at each other with a 'when the hell all this happened expression'. Fred stands on the sofa they were sitting and yelled,

"I like Hermione Granger, you know what's more interesting?" –he announced.

"What?" –asked George.

"She likes me too!" –he yelled and got down. She grabbed his face. They kissed, first of the many million kisses.

Hogsmeade

"Where is your date Ms. Granger?" –asked McGonagall. Both of them were standing in front of Leaky cauldron.

"So you knew too, professor." –said Hermione.

"Well whole school knows. And I know from the moment I heard about proposal that you will say yes. –"

"He told me to wait here. He said he needs to give an early Christmas gift to Harry." -she said looking at her watch and then the road.

"Well that remind me I have a gift for you as well Ms. Granger." –she said and took a pouch from her coat pocket. She handed it to Hermione and said –

"I have a hard time re-organizing your time table. I add some hours to Saturday and Sunday. But then when I think about it, I felt bad. You just started dating and all and already have a lot of work. –Put your hand inside that pouch. –" Hermione did as her teacher told and found the time turner inside the pouch.

"It was my fault giving you time-turner without enough precautions. Only owner of this pouch can take things out of it. I made you the owner. Keep the time turner in it. Use it well." –she said and went inside.

~ THE END ~

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