Back in Time: Ginny Style

Started: August 2, 2007

Author's Note:

As soon as I finished Chapter 11 I started right on this one. I'm trying to make sure you people don't have to go back and read all the old chapters to understand what's going on. I really am sorry for all these long updates.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed I appreciate all your comments!

Well I've just gotten my first High school report card, sometimes I wish I was back in kindergarten and other times I wish I was in university. Both ends of the spectrum huh? Well I'm swamped with homework and babysitting and socializing (yes I do have a life, hee hee).

I'm also experimenting on my guitar to write a Wizard Rock album for the Ravenclaw Revolution! Check me out on MySpace! I've just set it up and I haven't come up with the actual songs yet but if you are a Ravenclaw who has house pride totally check it out!

Anyway last time we saw Ginny she had once again turned down Sirius's attempts of flirting. Sure that sounds fast moving but seriously, this is Sirius Black, player of Hogwarts. Ginny's a challenge and new, it's a double whammy of determination.

Summery:Like all other back in time stories, one of the characters goes back to the Marauders' Era and meets the four boys. Only this story is if Ginny went back. Not the Golden Trio.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter books; otherwise I wouldn't have to keep thinking up new ideas for disclaimers

Chapter 12

Ginny sat down at the red and gold table in the Great Hall. It was a lazy morning and everyone was greatly anticipating the weekend. Ginny leant her hand on the fork next to her plate and sighed. Things were just so different than what she was used to. I want to tell Alice, apologize to Luna not to mention now I'm getting major signals from a guy who's supposed to be dead in my time? I wish Harry was here, he'd help me out.

She saw Remus give her a lifting smile from a few seats down, along with a wink from Sirius. She shook her head at his silliness, this was a completely different Sirius Black than the one she and her friends knew from the Order of the Phoenix. This Sirius was immature, playful and had a rather fiery personality; the one who had died protecting the free wizarding world was sombre, quieter and had a rather diminished outlook on life. Azkaban must be horrible. Ginny thought.

Trying to get away from the thought of Sirius she went over last nights events in her head. Item number one: Solaria knows I'm from the future. Item number two: Sirius is attracted to me. Item number three: there was something suspicious outside the common room. Then she stopped. She hadn't even given a second thought to the events outside the common room. All she had been occupied with was Alice and Sirius. How could she be so blind?

Not even apologizing the people around her she quickly went up and out of the room, leaving confused looks behind her. No one but her knew why suddenly the new girl Ginny Granger was rushing back to the common room one bite into her eggs. It was because she desperately needed to talk to Hermione.

Ginny launched herself into the empty dorm room and landed on her bed. She reached down and grabbed the bag with her mirror in it and fumbled inside it for the mirror which could allow her to talk to Hermione. She pulled it out of her rucksack and flipped to the side of her bed facing the wall. She then whispered quietly, 'Hermione'.

She waited for her friend's face to appear in the mirror. All she saw was darkness; there was also a drone of something in the background but Ginny couldn't understand it. Hermione was probably sleeping and the sound was maybe Lavender snoring. Ginny shook the mirror and whimpered, "Hermione, Hermione. Hermione" There was no response.

Ginny became irritated. "Hermione." She said at regular volume. There was still no response.

At that Ginny was extremely frustrated, why won't she answer? "Hermione!" Ginny barked into the mirror. Then something happened. A cold voice, preying and subtle was heard in the darkness.

"Miss Granger. What was that noise?" Ginny stopped when she realized who it was. The mirror had been in Hermione's bag during Snape's Defence Against the Dark Arts class! Ginny froze. What if he finds out I'm in the past? Will he alert You-Know-Who that this is the time to attack, when both Harry and Ron are missing me?

Then a pale hand with Hermione's nails covered the mirror, closing the connection. Ginny exhaled, that was close, Snape nearly found out I'm not in my right time period. Ginny then tried opening the connection again, luckily it was a few hours later when Hermione, Ron and Harry were all together

Ginny breathed easier and said into the mirror. "Hermione!"

Hermione looked up. "You realize you nearly got me a detention." Hermione said matter-of-factly, not even acknowledging Ginny could have also given away the fact she was in the past. Ginny sighed and nodded, ignoring what Hermione ignored.

"Whatever Hermione, I have urgent news." Ginny said, leaning closer to the mirror. Hermione closed her book and woke Harry and Ron up; who had dozed off. "Ron, Harry get up. Ginny has urgent news." Hermione said shaking the boy's shoulders.

"Wha?" Ron said incoherently, his eyes blinking. Harry sat up quickly at the mention of Ginny and saw the mirror and smiled.

"Hello Ginny." Harry said happily. Hermione scowled at him.

"Harry, Ginny has rather important news for us." Hermione said impatiently.

"What is it?" Harry asked concerned for his girlfriend.

"I think we have a situation here. Last night right before Sirius asked me out-" Ginny was cut off by exclaims of "WHAT?!?!" from Harry and Ron. Ginny mentally cursed as Harry and Ron started babbling. She then cut off their rambling questions and exclamations by barking at them.

"Keep your knickers on, I didn't say yes. Now what happened was I heard some voices outside the common room and they sounded like a tough guy and some mean girl telling a little guy not to talk about something or else. The little guy scurried off towards the common room and the other voices went in the other direction." Ginny paused, "The strange thing is that they called the little guy a popular kid."

"Did you see any faces?" Harry asked.

"No." Ginny said, "But all I know about this little guy is that he's a Gryffindor and he's supposedly popular."

Hermione stared at Ginny as if she was missing something obvious. "Ginny." Hermione said seriously. "Do you not understand which Gryffindor boy it was? Talks to intimidating people in secret, hangs around with popular people and is supposedly popular himself?" Ginny frowned.

Harry got it. "Wormtail?" Hermione nodded. Ginny was taken aback.

"So I overheard Wormtail's plots to join Voldemort?" Ginny asked horrified.

Hermione nodded. "The voices threatening Wormtail were probably Bellatrix and some other male death eater. You have to remember that Voldemort is pretty much nearing the peak of his power where you are."

"But they aren't going to go after Ginny are they?" Ron asked concerned for his little sister.

"Not if they have no reason to. These are just teenagers we're talking about, they wouldn't go after some random girl. There's no way they knew you heard Ginny. Also you're pureblood so you're pretty safe under your blood status." Hermione said.

Ginny bit her lip nervously. "Actually here they think I'm a muggleborn, what with me coming late I had to say the owl got lost. Then I went up the Dumbledore's office and I didn't want to tell him I was from the future because of what might happen so I just said the first name that came into my head." She paused. "So they know me as Ginny Granger."

"That was intelligent." Hermione said sarcastically. "Now next time I go into Potions Professor Slughorn is going to ask me if I'm related to some nice red-haired girl."

"What?" Ginny was surprised. "There have been repercussions of my stay here already?"

"I was being sarcastic. Anyway now you might be in real danger." She said leaning closer to the mirror.

Harry nodded, understanding what she meant. "If you were a pureblood and they found out you had overheard their discussion, no matter what it was, they might offer you the chance to be a death eater. If they think you're a muggleborn than they might torture or kill you because of what you know."

"So what do I do?" Ginny asked, "If this is going on, maybe I could do something to stop Voldemort from rising, maybe even stop Wormtail from betraying your parents Harry!" Ginny said getting on a roll, forgetting her earlier thoughts about never meeting Harry and the problems it might cause in the future.

"NO!" Hermione said quite emphatically. "No matter how much it may help the future you must remain inconspicuous to any sort of dangers. You don't know how much you may have done to the time stream already, if you even step another toe out of line you may be killed or other may be. When Voldemort is involved there is always death on the line. This may have started out as an unfortunate accident but it could easily turn fatal."

"What would happen if someone else finds out about me being from the future?" Ginny asked. "Would they be killed because of what they know or would their memory have to be modified?"

"If someone else finds out it could be dangerous for them because they are one more person that knows of Voldemort's plot and is in danger of being eliminated as a threat."

"So what should Ginny do?" Ron asked.

"Kepp out of everyone's way and try to blend in for now. Don't do anything to change the future or say anything suspicious otherwise the death eaters might suspect something is not right about the 'new girl'." Hermione said explaining to the group.

"That's not what I meant." Ron said. "I meant what she's going to do about Harry's godfather who asked her out."

Ginny scowled while Hermione looked thoughtful. "Perhaps Ron has a point. You could use Sirius to blend in more." Everyone stared at her while Hermione hastily tried to back up her point, "Well think about who you are supposed to be and who Sirius is. You are the new girl who is supposedly the object of Sirius "Womanizer" Black's efforts. Has any other girl gone this long refusing him that you have heard about Ginny? You should probably accept so people don't wonder what's so weird about you."

"But I told everyone I have a boyfriend, I'm going to look like some scarlet woman if I go out with Sirius." Ginny protested.

"Frankly I think it was a mistake to reveal anything about Harry, who is such a vital part in the future and is also the son of two people who by my calculations haven't even started dating. Just say Harry broke up with you and go on the date. You can refuse a second just go on the first." Hermione said. In the long run it seemed like a logical idea but Ginny's mind still was screaming cheater. Although her heart wasn't totally in argument with Hermione's suggestion.

"Just do it." Harry said understandingly, "I know you'll just being doing for your safety. Technically you'll be going on the date before we started going out." Ginny giggled.

"So we're agreed, Ginny will go on one date then break it off." Hermione said satisfied.

Harry broke in, "Agreed, just promise me one thing Gin."

"Yes?"

"Don't snog him." Harry said jokingly.

"Don't worry, kissing him would be like kissing Professor Lupin, just wrong." Ginny said laughing.

A knock sounded from Ginny's side of the door. She whipped her head around to look at the door and then shot a glance at Harry, Ron and Hermione again. "I've got to go, see ya." She closed the connection and stuffed it under her pillow. Ginny got up off her bed and walked over to the door opening it.

Molly and Lily where standing there giggling, "Come one Ginny, you have got to see this." Lily said stifling her giggles.

"What is it?" Ginny asked as the two older girls lead her downstairs to the common room.

"James tried doing a bit of transfiguration on a table to turn it into a duck, but the spell backfired and well…" Molly said leading her into the common room. There Ginny saw the quite amusing picture of James Potter hanging upside-down in the air with a large duck bill and webbed feet, not to mention a large amount of white feathers. He glared at all who were laughing at him and stretched for the wand that lay on the floor below him.

Ginny burst out laughing as Lily and Molly went off to find other people to alert to James' predicament. Lily was probably just doing it to keep up the masquerade that she didn't like James, when in fact she was head over heels in love with him. So while Molly and Lily left Ginny alone, Sirius found this as an opportunity to sidle in.

"Always what I admire in a woman," Sirius said alerting Ginny to his presence, "A woman who appreciates good humour. How Jamesie got himself into this position as the best Transfigurations student I have no idea. His lady love must have distracted him; perhaps she shall give him a kiss to break the spell." Sirius said indicating the ruby-redhead laughing along with Molly and a fourth year girl.

"I bet that is the reason." Ginny said laughing. "I bet she planned it."

"Only she was hoping for pig." Sirius said laughing. Then he was interrupted by a loud quacking from James. He sighed dramatically, "Alas my darling Miss Granger, I must bid you Adu to go rescue my friend from the clutches of a fowl spell." He walked off with a wave of his hand.

Ginny shook her head at his child-like love of theatrics. Though he and I both have rather fiery personalities and a love of our friends. She was appalled that she was relating in such a way with her boyfriend's godfather. He may have asked you out Ginny, and you are going to accept it but only for the good of the future. Remember Harry and who you love, not this guy.

Ginny watched Remus and Sirius get James down and transfigured him back to normal while Peter looked on, unsure of what he should do. Ginny felt a small bit of hatred towards Peter, remeded of what he was going to do in the future and walked up to the dorms to get her things before her next class seeing as she had missed the previous one talking to Hermione. She wrote a little note under her pillow to call Hermione and Harry later and then trotted off to Potions.

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Okay I decided that you the readers decide what path this story takes. Will Ginny's presence change the future or will it stay the same? Will she meddle? Will she go out with Sirius? Will Lily get together with James? Will Phoebe have her brother's triplets? Duh dun DUN!!!!!!!!!! Tune in next week on Friends- I mean uh… Back in Time: Ginny Style! –weak laugh-

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