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Note: Haha, hmm as promised, this was just pranks and stuff, I thought it would be amusing
Summary: Time Travel. Hermione and Ginny travel to Tom Riddle's Era and then to the Marauder's Era. They were determined, but when they found themselves with MWPP, they ran into some very unexpected people. Also from their time. However, they were on the opposite sides. What happens when two young girls and two young death eaters from the future are in a same era, both sharing the same secret? Why, chaos ensues of course. Pairings: DM/HG BZ/GW
Well, I finally updated and am looking forward to REVIEWS.. (P.S. thats a hint that you should REVIEW lol)
So Chaos Ensues
Last Time: When they were far enough away, they took a few breathes and for the first time since they arrived in the era, they felt triumphant and more than hopeful.
Having missed most of lunch, the two slipped past the Great Hall and made their way towards the Room of Requirements instead. Having sensed their hunger, the room provided them with food from the kitchens it seemed.
Swallowing a mouthful of spaghetti, Ginny said in between another bit, "Dumbledore's due to be back in 3 days, right?"
Nodding, Hermione picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth before saying slowly, "Even though this is going to use up a lot of our time.. We need to avoid both Malfoy and Riddle until the evening of Dumbledore's return."
Scrunching her eyebrows together, Ginny opened her mouth to question Hermione before realization dawned on her and she commented, "We have to 'discover' the meeting and.. stop Dumbledore from finding out... how are we going to do it so they know it's us who did it though?"
In their own time, they had learned from Dumbledore that he had once been very close to catching one of Riddle's meetings during his last year, but in the end was unable to prove or do anything when the Death Eaters all got away.
It was one of the only--maybe the only opportunity they would have to really impact the future before they had to leave.
Tempus fugit. When people say time flies, it really does sometimes. And how those 3 days flew by so quickly for Hermione and Ginny. They had spent their time recuperating and catching up on much needed rest since they first arrived there.
That Sunday of Dumbledore's return, they got up at the normal 6 o'clock, ready for a peaceful day. Their former headmaster would be coming back in the evening and the meeting wasn't until early evening.
Alas, they could not relax as much as they wanted to. They had a lot to plan and go over in case anything was to go wrong and not as they expected. Needing the peace and quiet, they headed down to the lake to spend their day.
Ginny stretched out on the bank, soaking in the sunlight, her red auburn hair blowing lightly in the wind. Her face had a naturally calm and unworried expressions, but her eyes were more serious and deep in thought even though they looked daze.
Next to her, Hermione was leaning against a tree, her legs crossed, in a carefree position with her arms laying around lazily and her eyes closed. No one was out to their surprise, but they didn't really mind.
"Gin?" Hermione called out softly, her eyes still closed, but she heard Ginny's murmur of, "hmm?"
"When Dumbledore arrives, how are we going to get away? You know he's going to be watching us like a hawk." Hermione said softly again. Ginny nodded even though she knew Hermione couldn't see and sighed a little.
"It'll work out Mi. Let's focus on getting into the meeting and discovering it without suspicion first. One thing at a time," Ginny said a bit tiredly. Her voice was barely audible, but Hermione picked it up and slowly opened her eyes and stretched.
Blinking at the sudden light, she muttered dryly, "I'm pretty sure Riddle won't kill us at least."
Hermione sighed inaudibly before sitting up and saying, "Our best bet would be finding one of them heading towards the meeting and following. We can say we were curious or something."
She glanced at Ginny to analyze her reaction and saw the younger girl with a slight sullen look on her face-- Hermione felt the same way. Having to go through all of this and plan everything brought back the harsh reality of the war.
Hermione groaned in frustration and put her head in her hands. For the past hour, both her and Ginny had been thinking of ways to locate the meeting. Seeing as Dumbledore never caught them, he couldn't teach them that in the Voldemort studies.
Throwing the quill she was holding, Hermione watched as it floated to the ground before slouching in her chair. They had little to no information and clues to work with, but that wasn't what frustrated her.
It was the fact that she knew she could solve it in other circumstances in a few days, but given they had an hour or less added to her distress. Ginny was in a similar state next to her-- except the redhead decided to vent by playing with a snitch.
It reminded her a bit of Harry and that thought made Hermione furthermore stressed as she knew that this could either help them or screw them over in the future. Harry could be dead for all she kne-- stop it! Hermione Granger, are you wishing death on your best friend, savior of the wizarding world, Harry Potter?!
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed suddenly and sat up when she came to a realization. Why hadn't she thought of it before, it was so obvious.
At Ginny's confused look, Hermione turned to her with a beaming face and asked excitedly, "What does Harry have that usually helps us?"
"..The cloak?" Ginny asked hesitantly, still extremely lost. Hermione shook her head frantically and exclaimed, "What else? C'mon Gin, what else does he have?!"
Ginny was quiet for a moment before her face lit up in conclusion, "The Marauder's Map."
Squealing suddenly, Ginny bounded off her chair and scrambled over to Hermione giving her a tight hug. "Mi, you're bloody genius! Let's go and get it from the room now!"
Inside the Room of Requirements, their normal room that the room gave them showed up. Once inside, both of them thought frantically, we need the marauder's map..we need the marauder's map..
Ginny silently prayed that this would work. In this era, the map had yet to exist and they didn't know if the room could provide it. She opened her eyes and saw that Hermione was still mouthing "we need the marauder's map" to herself while concentrating.
Glancing around in a quick surveillance of the room, Ginny spotted a corner of parchment sticking out from the behind the book on the coffee table. Rushing over, she chanted to herself and prayed to Merlin that it would be the map.
Hearing Ginny's footsteps, Hermione's eyes opened and she headed over to where Ginny was. At the younger girl's sudden squeal of happiness, she sighed in relief and smiled widely feeling as if one obstacle had just been accomplished.
Kneeling down on the floor next to the coffee table, Hermione joined Ginny as she unraveled the map and activated it. The mood was still light with relief, but it had taken a more serious tone and both girls were scanning the parchment diligently looking for the dot labeled 'Tom Riddle.'
Half an hour later, Ginny gasped and pointed at an area on the map, "Look."
The slightly anxious tone in Ginny's voice made her look immediately. On the 6th floor corridor, was Tom Riddle... heading towards the stairs that would lead to the 7th floor.
It could have seemed almost normal, if it weren't for the fact that several other dots, with last names they recognized, such as Macnair, Mulciber, Pucey, headed from different directions... all towards the 7th floor.
The only place that came to mind in both girls' head.. was the room they were currently occupying. They had no idea what would happen if both groups used it at the same time.
"Let's go," Hermione said seriously, taking out her wand. Ginny didn't flinch as she felt the shivering sensation over her head, she recognized the disillusionment charm and immediately took out her wand to cast it on Hermione.
Checking the map before going out, they snuck out of the room and went down to the Gryffindor common room to go over the plan a last time before actually carrying it out. Ten minutes later, Ginny was scanning for the map for a candidate they could 'follow.'
Howeve r, it was another three minutes or so before a dot labeled 'Michael Nott' was seen heading towards a moving staircase leading to the 7th floor. Pointing it out to Hermione, the two exited through the portrait and went to the stairwell, waiting for the Slytherin to show up.
When he did, they silently followed him to the blank stretch of wall and watched as he looked around before pacing. They watched as a doorknob appeared and Nott turned it. Ginny and Hermione quickly slipped in before the door closed on them and made their way to a back corner.
An obvious figure that was Riddle was in the front with a hood over his head. Malfoy was obviously the one near him--the only one standing too-- and the other cloaked figures were bowing down.
"I trust that you will all willingly be initiated into my band of.. Death Eaters and swear your loyalty to me?" Riddle hissed in a voice that they hadn't heard since they left. It left them both speechless and watching solemnly, their eyes dull.
"To be one of my Death Eaters is to swear to help me in my task of ridding the world of filthy scum like Mudbloods and Halfbloods. We will take over the task Grindelwald started and do it better than he ever has!" They watched in disgust as a small cheer was exerted here.
"Now, are you willing to be initiated by Lord Voldemort?" Hermione gulped silently and Ginny felt bile come up.
"Yes, My Lord."
"Good. Pucey, you're first."
The girls had no idea that today was the initiation ceremony of the original death eaters and they did not know how it worked in this era. In the future.. it was less than pretty. Hermione shied her eyes away when she saw his wand come out.
She was right when she heard the blood curdling scream come from the Slytherin. Ginny squeezed her eyes shut and moved closer to where she felt Hermione's presence. It lasted almost half a minute.
Feeling Ginny move closer to her, Hermione nudged her and at a second apart, they both had sharp intakes of breathes. The Death Eaters were too busy watching Pucey to notice, but it was obvious that Riddle heard when he snapped his eyes over to their corner.
Eyes narrowing, he turned back to the Death Eaters, but Hermione knew he was watching from the corner of his eyes.
"Leave now, the rest of you will be inducted next meeting. It is a lifelong commitment. A little bit of pain is something Death Eaters can take. You are dismissed." He hissed out in an almost urgent tone.
"Yes, My Lord," the room was clear except for Malfoy and Riddle in a less than a minute.
Forcing herself to stay calm, Hermione put on a neutral expression to shut out the murderous thoughts that threatened to fill her mind. She did not want to feel the pain of the war either and break down yet again.
The result? Her eyes were misty and her lips were pursed as she waited for Riddle to react. It wasn't long before she felt the counter charm to the disillusionment spell wash over her. Hermione saw from the corner of her eye that Ginny didn't bother concealing tears.
A split second of surprise, shame, guilt, and remorse replaced the evil look in Voldemort's eyes, but it was gone so quickly that Ginny thought she imagined it. She saw Malfoy's concealing his expression a bit later, but similar emotions were seen.
For all of two seconds, neither group spoke. Having planned to let Riddle talk, Hermione found herself not surprised when it was Ginny who choked out the first words in a broken voice. With her not being as good as repressing memories, Hermione doubted that Ginny was acting at the moment.
"W-why.. w-ould y-you... w-why?" Ginny concluded in a tone desperate for answers, crying more as she spoke. Hermione felt her own barrier breaking as she watched and waited for Riddle to reply-- this was just about the test that determined whether or not they failed their mission.
A/N: So.. how do you like it? Bit of a cliffy but I had this in mind for a while since I first wrote chapter 3 or so lol. Reviews please XD, again, suggestions, comments, criticism, ideas, any feedback at all is welcome. Hope you enjoyed it.
