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Chapter 20
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"Shocking business, shocking… It's a miracle none of them died, I'd never heard the like… By thunder! It was lucky you were there Snape!"
"Thank you, Minster."
"Order of Merlin, Second Class, I'd say. First Class, if I can wangle it!"
"Thank you very much indeed, Minister."
"First class? What the- I want it to- pfft!" My own mumbling was cut off when a hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere and covered my mouth. I'd almost backhanded my attacker if it wasn't for the familiar faint scent of green apples I recognized.
Draco.
"Lexi! What are you doing, you're supposed to be resting!" Draco whispered harshly. The both of us were hiding behind the corridor door that's a few feet away from Uncle Sev and Fudge who were conversing.
I'd wake up quite a while ago, finding myself in my usual bed in the Hospital Wing. Although I'm exhausted and sore all over, my curiosity got the better of me when I heard Uncle Sev's and Fudge's voice, thus the eavesdropping.
"Shh! I want to hear what they're saying! Do you know Uncle Sev might be getting Order of Merlin, First Class? I want that!" I whispered back, making sure it's quiet enough so Uncle Sev and Fudge wouldn't notice.
"I don't care what you want now! Get back to bed, you need to rest! You almost gotten the dementor's kiss! Have you eaten any chocolate yet?"
"Yes! So can I eavesdrop in peace now?"
"Don't you dare lie to me again Lexi," Draco warned, eyes narrowed.
"Merlin! Suspicious much? Look!" I showed him my half eaten chocolate I'd found at my side table when I'd woke up. I'd been nibbling on for the past few minutes, after all, I got to have some snack while watching the show now didn't I?
"You know what? I don't care, you're going back to bed whether you like it or not." Draco was about to heave me up when I grabbed his hand and pulled him close, not giving him a chance.
"Wait wait wait, they're talking about us!"
"Erm, Lex-"
"Shh! I want to listen to this! Quiet!" I shushed, utmost attention at the two figures and their not so hush-hush conversation.
"He could have gotten Draco and Alexi killed! You do know how dire it'll be if that really happened, do you?"
"I do, of course I do. The Malfoys and the Whytes are very important to the Ministry, and the Wizardry World would be robbed of two extremely talented and powerful Wizard and Witch if anything ever happen to Mr Malfoy and Miss Whyte. Of course I know how serious it'll be, but… Harry Potter…"
"I recommend you to try and treat Potter like any other students. And any other students would be suspended-at the very least-for leading their friends and forced two innocent students into such danger. Consider, Minister, against all school rules, after all the precautions put in place for their protection-out-of-bounds, at night, consorting with a werewolf and a murderer, and I have reason to believe they have been visiting Hogsmeade illegally too-"
"Uncle Sev knows! He knows about the secret passaaaa…" My words drifted off when I realized just how close Draco and I were when I'd turned to face him, his face only less than an inch away from mine. I was also very aware that the two of us were in a rather… compromising position as well, him right on top of me, both hands at each of my side, trapping me.
"H-Hi?" I squeaked, face heating up.
"Hey," Draco replied, a smirk appeared on his face as he leaned in closer, our nose touching.
"H-How did you g-get here?" I stuttered, losing my concentration by the second when Draco decided to use the tip of his nose and started nudging my face. The light touching and his warm breath never stopped teasing me, right until he started chuckling at my stupid stunned expression.
"You're the one that got me here Lex," He breathed, "Now, are you going back to bed or do I have to make you?"
"I-I-I-" My mind was in a complete daze, his low taunting voice doing quite a number on me. Just what sort of growing up Draco had been doing?
"I'm sorry Minister, but I would like to see Draco and Alexi now if you don't mind. I have a feeling they're awake." Uncle Sev drawled, snapping both Draco and I out.
"Crap, we have to go now!"
Draco easily scooped me up and set me back to the bed I'd been sleeping on in an instant, him settling back on his own bed that's next to mine. The both of us pretended to asleep just as Uncle Sev's and Fudge's voice getting nearer.
"Of course of course! I would like to visit them too, especially Miss Whyte! She's my biggest fan you see, she told me so. Wouldn't want to disappoint her and not send her my regards since I'm here, it'll break her heart!"
"Oh really?" Uncle Sev said as he ripped out the white curtain, seeing an amuse smirk on his face when he saw a glimpse of me gagging at Fudge's words before I rearranged my expression back to a sleeping one.
"Ah, it seems that they've yet to wake up. My mistake, we shouldn't stay for long then."
"Yes, yes, wouldn't want to disturb them from recuperating. Give me a minute, I'd got her a get well gift." I heard Fudge said, followed up by the sound of cloths shifting and rustling, like he was searching something from his robe.
"Here it is!"
"A signed autograph… of yourself?" Uncle Sev questioned, sounding very much unimpressed.
Of course he's not impressed! It's a signed autograph, a signed autograph of Fudge! It's a bloody autograph of the useless Minister! What am I going to use it for? Toilet paper?
"Yes, she'll love it! I only wish I can see her face when she sees it, that little girl practically worship me! It's cute really."
Somewhere along the egoistic speech Fudge was making, I think I heard a muffled snicker coming from Draco's bed when I'd let out a soft strangled grunt.
Cheeky bastard.
If it wasn't for my impeccable strong will, I would certainly, without a doubt, jump out of my bed and hex Fudge right there right now.
Psh!
I don't worship him, I worship the power he had! The day I worship him would be the day Crabbe and Goyle stop worshipping cupcakes.
Yeah, the both of them worshipped them. I bet they even have a secret shrine for it or something. Once, they'd even eat a floating one in the middle of an empty corridor without even questioning where it's from!
See how much they adore them?
"Ah yes, she did told me about her… admiration towards you before, it's absolutely unbelievable." Uncle Sev continued, sounding really sarcastic, though I doubt Fudge would ever notice it.
Why?
Because he started laughing heartedly and told Uncle Sev not to get jealous of him.
Egoistic sonofabit-
"Minister, listen!" Harry's voice suddenly boomed in, almost right next to me, "Sirius Black is innocent! Peter Pettigrew faked his own death! I saw him tonight, everyone did! You can't let the dementors do that thing to Sirius, he's-"
"Harry, you're very confused, you've been through a dreadful ordeal, lie back down, now, we got everything under control-"
"YOU HAVEN'T!" Harry roared, so loud and filled with rage that he caused a sudden outburst of magic, shattering the glass of water that was on my tableside.
This time round, I was unable to maintain my act since I'm pretty sure at least one of them had seen me flinched.
"W-What's going on?" I mumbled, making myself sounded a little groggily to make it seemed like I'd just woke up. To my astonishment, by the time I'd opened my eyes, Draco was right next to me, helping me to sit up. And not just Harry who was there, but Granger and a limping Weasley were behind him as well, the three of them still stuck to the hip even in such situation.
Threesome much?
"Whyte! Malfoy! Tell him! Tell him that you two seen Peter Pettigrew too! It's Ron's rat, an animagus-" Granger joined in, looking hopefully at me.
"You see Minister?" Uncle Sev cut in, "Confunded, all three of them, now even threatening two innocent students to lie, Black's done a very good job on them-"
"WE'RE NOT CONFOUNDED!" Harry yelled once more, his hardened eyes dissolved when met mine, pleading even, "Tell them Lexi, tell them what we saw, tell them the truth. We're not confounded!"
"Is that true Miss Whyte?"
"Yes Alexi, Draco, tell us, is that true? Were they not… confounded?" Uncle Sev drew out slowly, monotonous, emotionless. I took a good look at everyone faces, the Trio's hopeful desperate ones, Fudge's confused one, and Uncle Sev's and Draco's typical stoic ones.
The Slytherin mask.
"No," I whispered, earning a few gasps from the Trio.
"They were confounded, all three of them. I'd seen their eyes, they were all glazed over, they weren't themselves." Draco continued, squeezing my hand comfortingly.
"I-I can't remember much details but B-Black made them kidnap me, gotten Draco involved too when he tried to save me." I pretended to shiver, playing as the role of a victim perfectly once I'd gotten all my unwanted and most definitely, unneeded emotions pushed aside, "They didn't know what they were doing, all of us, we're all victi-"
"THEY'RE LYING!" Harry roared once more, and everyone flinched when all the windows suddenly shattered, Draco instantly pulled me closer to him, shielding me protectively.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OF YOU ARE DOING?" Poppy barged in, her eyes wild, "THESE CHILDREN NEED REST, THEY CANNOT BE AGITATED. LEAVE!"
Without much effort, Poppy actually managed to shove the angered Harry back to bed. Told you she was scary! She's Poppy the deranged nurse for Merlin's sake!
"Well," Fudge finally spoke up after a few minutes, chuckling nervously, "I think we should go now eh? Snape. Let the children rest and everything, they're very… distraught."
"Yes, they are, and we should," Uncle Sev said before turning back to us, already recomposed himself, "Rest well the two of you, and take care of her while you're at it Draco."
"Yes Sir." The two of us answered together, nodded obediently.
Giving one final nod and a last glance at the now intertwined hands of Draco's and mine, Uncle Sev left with Fudge, leaving the Hospital Wing. It wasn't long before the inevitable came after they were gone; Harry Potter.
"WHY! WHY DID YOU LIE! THEY GOT SIRIUS! THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM THE DEMENTOR'S KISS! WH-"
"DON'T YELL AT HER POTTER!" Draco shouted back, just as loudly as he pushed him away. If it weren't for Weasley and Granger who's holding him back and me doing the same to Draco, the both of them would without a doubt start a muggle fight.
"And I'd thought better of the two of you snakes! How can you do this?"
"Why Whyte, Malfoy, why did you go along with Professor Snape's lie? He's just using the both of you to get back at-"
"Don't say what you don't know Granger!" I snapped, glaring at the Trio, my voice turning icy cold. "Don't pin everything on Uncle Sev, he's just doing what's best for us. Him getting back at Black was just a bonus. You lot may not know how the Ministry of Magic works but we do, especially Uncle Sev. All evidences from twelve years ago were all pointing at Black, so without solid evidence, it's impossible to prove his innocence. And since he'd stupidly gotten himself caught again, it's all too late now! It's either turning him in or all of us getting into trouble with him for association, I'm just doing what's best out of this shitty situation!"
"Alexi's right, you know." Out of the blue, a voice from behind, startling all of us.
"Dumbledore!" The Trio exclaimed together, pleasantly surprised to see him. He gave all of us a brief nod, and I swear, his eyes practically lit up when he saw Draco.
What the hell?
"There's not much time so I have to cut this short, please listen and I beg you not to interrupt me." Dumbledore said quietly, his eyes resting on Harry as he finished. I coughed, stifling a mocking laugh. Apparently, he knew this infuriating habit of the Trio too, them and their lack in manners.
"What Alexi had done was right, she only have everyone's best interest at heart." Dumbledore paused when Weasley let out a loud and unmannered snort at this point, earning a disapproval glance from Dumbledore before he continued again.
"It is too late. There's not a shred of proof to support Black's story and no one would be convinced by a couple of thirteen year olds. There's too much against Sirius Black, not just the eyewitnesses, but even I myself gave evidence to the Ministry that Sirius had been the Potters' and Whytes' Secret-Keeper."
"Lupin can tell you-"
"Remus is currently deep in the forest, unable to tell anyone anything. Furthermore, werewolves are so mistrusted by most of our kind that his support will count for very little-and the fact that he and Sirius are old friends-"
"But-"
"Listen to me Harry, it's too late, you understand me?"
If the situation weren't so serious, I would most definitely burst out laughing. Who knew, twinkle twinkle old man was losing his patience, even resort to talk to Harry like he was a three years old.
He's such a dumbarse.
"-what we need, is more time."
Oh wow, why hadn't I thought of that before! More time! How stupid of me! Why didn't I think of it before? Let's just get more time! And where do we get that genius?
Zonko?
I listened with little interest as Dumbledore told us where Black, or should I say, Snuffles, was detained. I didn't want to hear it, vehemently so. They may not know, but I sort of was attracted to Snuf- Black. Not in the romantic way, ew! What mind have you got there? I meant, in a family kind of way.
He was sort of like, a fun uncle, you know? The uncle that would teach you all kind of things that'll piss your parents off, those that would do, say and wear the most ridicules things just because he thought it's funny. Furthermore, Black had been there for me when I needed it, lending me a listening ear and even nodded or whimpered in empathy during. Heck, he'd even tried to cheer me up multiple times by doing somersaults!
So truthfully speaking, knowing he'll be given the dementor's kiss, it actually hurts me.
More than they can imagine.
"-going to lock you in in ten minutes time. Miss Granger, I suppose three turns should do. Good luck." Dumbledore said before he turned on his heel and reached the door, seriously locking it up.
"Good luck? Why did he say good luck? Why did we need good luck? What did he mean by three tur-" I questioned dubiously when I noticed the gold chain Granger was fumbling around her neck, pulling out a tiny sparkling hourglass that was hanging from it. "A time tuner! You have a time turner!" I exclaimed, flabbergasted.
"Yes! Now leave us alone like you always wanted! Come on Harry! Quick!" Granger said urgently.
What we need, is more time.
"Wait! I want to go too! I need to go! I can help!" I cried out, almost desperately. Not only there's a chance for me to save Black's life, but maybe, I'll get a chance to see my father! Was he really alive? Like Peter Pettigrew? Maybe his and my mother's death had been a huge conspiracy?
I needed to know!
"Why should we trust you Whyte? You always hated, what did you call it? Oh yes, our suicidal mission. What are you up to this time?" Granger asked, suspiciously.
"Nothing! I swear! I just want to make sur-"
"No! You can't go!" Draco interrupted, forcefully turning me around to face him by the shoulders.
"Yes I can! I'm perfectly fine to-"
"No! Even though Madam Pomfrey had fixed your two broken ribs up, you still have bruises all over. Need I remind you that not just an hour ago, you were exposed to over a hundred dementors, even almost gotten yourself a dementor kiss? You're not going anywhere until you're recovered. Do. You Hear. Me?" He hissed, venom dripping.
"I- you don't understand Draco! I have to go!"
"No!"
"I-"
"NO!" Draco shouted out, sending a tremor throughout the whole Hospital Wing. This time round, it was his turn that had a sudden spike in magic force, only all the glasses were already broke, thus the tremor.
He was that mad.
"I've always let you do whatever you want Lexi, but not this time. It's going to be over my dead body if I ever let you go back and risk your life like that again! So believe me when I say you're not allowed to go, because I'll do whatever it takes to keep you in this bed until you get better. You understand? Whatever it takes." Draco warned, his voice low and stern, eyes burned with intensity.
"But… I…" Unshed tears stung my eyes, my frustration building. I knew Draco meant every single word, and I don't doubt even for a second that Draco would resort to anything just to keep me safe, but… I just want to know… I… needed to know…
My Father.
"Is it really that important to you?" Draco suddenly whispered after a while, his voice softened up significantly, his hand gently wiping away my silent tears. He sounded slightly regretful about his earlier demanding behavior. "Is it?"
Unable to speak, I only nodded, not caring about the shocked expression on the Trio upon our exchange at all. So Draco had a caring side and I had a vulnerable one, at this point, I really did not care if they'd seen it.
We're only human.
We can only pretend for so long.
"Alright," Draco sighed after a few more seconds of silent contemplating, sounding defeated, "I'll go."
"WHAT?" The Trio shouted, with me looking up at him with wide eye. Did I just heard him say-
"I said, I'll go, in Lexi's place, to help." Draco repeated slowly, an elegant brow rose.
"B-But- w-what makes you think we would let you go? Who knows if you mes-"
"Look," Draco started, sounded rather annoyed, "Obviously, this thing about Snuffl- I mean, Black is important to Lexi. And since I can't risk her hurting herself anymore, I'll be taking her place. And before any of you protest…" Draco snapped, shutting up all their opening mouth and shot Granger a pointed look, directing his words only at her.
"I can easily tell the Minister about this attempt to save the alleged mass murderer of yours and get all of you in trouble. And trust me, the trouble I'm talking about? Expulsion would only be the tip of the ice berg. So either you let me go with you lot, or I make it my life mission to make your life much much more miserable than before. What's your choice?"
"Who would want your he-"
"We agree." Granger quickly cut off Harry, stucking her hand out at Draco professionally. "But you shall not in any way interfere with our plans in saving Sirius Black, only to assist us. That includes no betraying, no complaining, no starting an argument or anything that'll piss us off that'll slow us down and we'll let you go. Oh, and you can't call me that M-word too. Do we have an agreement?"
"Who are you to-" Draco was about to bite Granger's head of because, let's face it, letting as a muggleborn -especially an infuriating one like Granger- to try and bargain with him when he'd already lowered his pride so much, it's simply insulting.
"Draco, Dray, please?" I pleaded softly, tugging his sleeves so ever slightly, hoping it'll help in Draco overlooking Granger's mistake. Like what I'd expected, Draco took a quick look at me before letting out a frustrated grunt.
"Agreed," Draco muttered, begrudgingly took Granger's hand and shook it once firmly before he wiped his hand on the bed sheet.
"Thank you!" I practically squealed as I hugged him, pretty sure I was crushing him to death with it.
"You owe me a big one Alexi Elita Whyte, so you better get well as soon as possible and pay me back. We Malfoys don't like to be owed." Draco mumbled into my ears, tightening his hold, his warm breath tickling my ears.
"Yea yea Draco Lucius Malfoy," I grinned. Although this wasn't the most ideal development I'd wanted, I'll take whatever I can, making the most to my advantage. "Can I speak with Harry for a while?"
"Potter?" Draco blanched, "Why do you need to talk to him? What's there to tell him that you can't tell me?"
"Draco please, I'll, I'll tell you later! There's no time left and I really need to talk to him." I rushed, but Draco seemed undeterred. Desperate, I did the only thing that can change his mind. "I-I swear on my pocketwatch that I'll tell you after everything's over. Just, let me talk to Harry, alone."
Draco frowned, but complied nonetheless. I'd just swear upon my pocketwatch; the Whyte's family heirloom. It was a promise that us Pureblood took very seriously, a promise that held the pride of our family name.
"Fine, remember what you'd just said, I'm taking your words for it," Draco muttered before glaring at Harry disdainfully who's a few feet away from us. "You heard her, she wants to talk to you."
"You heard her, she wants to talk to you." Harry heard the blonde boy spat, snapping him out of his reviver. Malfoy and Lexi were doing it again, just like the time when they were at the Shrieking Shack. The both of them were living in their own world, acting… differently.
Disturbingly different.
The both of them were practically living in their own world, just like the time when they were at the Shrieking Shack, and it was making the fearless boy-who-lived himself very uncomfortable. Malfoy wasn't being his jackarse-self, and Lexi wasn't being the condescending spoiled brat she was. Instead, they were… real.
Nauseating, yes, but real.
There were no pretense, no mask, no nothing. They did not put up their superiority act, they did not wrap their words with insults or speak in riddles. They showed emotions, showed their worries, their vulnerability, their fears. They truly worried about each other, genuinely cared, to the point of self-sacrificing. They were… god-forbid Harry to say this, but they were acting like a true Gryffindor.
At least towards each other.
"Don't get your kinckers in a bunch Malfoy, I heard her, you're just in my way." Harry retorted boldly, testing if Malfoy would truly keep his side of the agreement for Lexi.
True to his word, Malfoy who's flushed red from anger, only gritted his teeth and muttered god knows what under his breath before he reluctantly leave Lexi's side. This side of a submissive –albeit unwillingly- Malfoy, Harry can't help but felt oddly pleasing. Years of bullying him and the others, the proud and mighty Malfoy did had a weakness that'll bring him to his knees after all.
His cousin.
"Wipe that smug smirk away Harry, you know that the only reason he's not hexing you right now is because of me," Alexi snapped irritably, sending him a scowl that didn't really reach her eyes.
"I know, that's why I'd done it." Harry smirked, but turned somber again, "I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier, I didn't know-"
"Oh just shut up Harry, you never know anything, that's why I'm the older cousin."
A large smile made onto Harry's face when he heard Alexi's words, her finally admitted their relationship. It was all out in the open now, no longer need to hide this secret from all the people that matters to him, all bar Malfoy of course. He still hated that bugger with a passion.
"What do you need to tell me?" Harry asked, not before he realized Alexi had already casted a silencing charm around them once he was near her. It's a habit Harry picked up about her, how she would cast a silencing spell before she talk to anyone most of the time.
Frankly, Harry just found it unnecessary, her being a tad over paranoid.
"Look, I'm just going to say it, you might think I'm crazy or something, but I suspect we're thinking the same thing."
"Wha-?"
"I think our fathers are still alive."
Harry sucked in a deep breath, his eyes wide. She saw, she saw the two mysterious figures too, she understands.
"I-I thought it was only me, I thought I was seeing thin-"
"Come on! Stop giving me that crap!" Alexi cut him off, rolling her eyes, "Even if I didn't confront you about it, you'll still think that your father's still alive. You Gryffindorks are stubborn like that."
"Yeah, maybe. Then, that hawk patronus, it belonged to your father?"
"Belongs you moron, no past tense." Alexi snapped, "He's alive, he must be. No one can produce that specific hawk if they aren't a Whyte."
"Why? How can you be so sure?"
Harry watched as Alexi took out an old silver pocketwatch from the personal drawer she had in the Hospital Wing, her hold on the item was careful, delicate. He had seen the pocketwatch before, seeing her taking it out to check the time occasionally. He had thought it was just a regular watch, but apparently, it's not.
"For every elite Pureblood family household, they have their own family heirloom that's passed on for generations. For the Whytes, it's this pocketwatch." Alexi explained as she held it out for Harry to get a clearer look, her other hand tracing the design on the cover, the engraving of a hawk. "And this, is the Whyte's crest."
"… …"
"… …"
"So?" Harry asked awkwardly after a minute of pause. As dramatic as Alexi had made it sounded, all effects were lost on the boy. She'd assuming that Harry would be smart enough to make the connection, but that was a fatal mistake.
"So?" Alexi practically hollered, whacking the back of Harry's head in a second, "Are you as blind as you're deaf? Look at it! It isn't any ordinary hawk we saw, it's the *Beltorzeer Hawk! Just like the one on the Whyte's crest! Down to the very last detail! Who would have such a patronus if it wasn't for their pride in the name? Happiest memories, ring a bell?"
"Oh," Harry answered, finally understood, but he was still… confused. "So…?"
"Merlin Harry!" Alexi snapped, "Talking to you was worst than talking to a troll! Do you need me to start pointing and grunting? Maybe then you'll understand me!"
"God Lexi! Just what exactly do you want?" Harry retorted hotly, equally frustrated. Even he had a limit too, and Alexi can only push it for so long.
"I want my father!" She screamed, leaving the said livid boy dumbfound, his anger dissipated in an instant. All of a sudden, everything clicked. Her temperate behavior, her willfulness, her restlessness, all because she was just as lost and terrified of the truth just like him.
They just wanted their parents.
"Lexi, I'm s-"
"No, don't, there's nothing to apologize," Alexi quickly said, massaging the bridge of her nose, "It's just, everything's just so overwhelming and, I just feel so frustrated! I just… I…"
"It's okay, I know what you mean…" Harry finished quietly as Alexi struggled to find the words, taking her hand into his and gave a firm squeeze. He knew this feeling better than anyone, the feeling of helplessness, feeling of everything around being out of his control. No one ever understood. They said they do.
But they don't.
"Listen to me Harry, Granger, she has a time turner and she's going to take all of you back in time to save Bla- I mean, Sirius. This means that there may be a chance you get to see our parents again when they're saving us. If you meet my father, tell him I need him, I need him in my life. Tell him to come back, please." Alexi pleaded, her words getting softer and weaker.
It was a side of her that Harry had never witnessed, and he was left speechless. Alexi had always been rather small physically, yet her spirit and demeanor had always made her appeared bigger, stronger, and quite intimidating. But now, when she had let her guards down, let her weakness and vulnerability shown, she was indeed small, maybe even smaller than what Harry would have like, reminding him of a wounded little squirrel.
Making her one of Harry's little tree friends too.
"Don't worry, I plan to do that. I won't let you down." Harry promised, hugging his cousin comfortingly.
"Draco would never understand so don't tell him anything yet okay? He's extremely well verse with dueling and he definitely can help you guys greatly in saving Sirius, so you better be nice to him too, alright?" Alexi mumbled against Harry's shoulder, and what she said was severe enough for Harry to pull back promptly and ended their heartwarming moment.
"Be nice to Malfoy?" Harry grimaced, sounded as if it was the most absurd and ridicules idea, ever.
"Yes, be nice to him! Now GO!"
Even before Harry can comprehended what had happened, Alexi had pushed him out roughly, causing him to slam onto an unsuspecting Hermione that's right behind the curtain.
"H-Harry!" She squeaked, surprised. Draco was right behind her, the both of them seemingly waiting for him.
Or eavesdrop.
Maybe the silencing charm wasn't such a bad idea after all.
"Now the three of you, shoo! Time is of the essence! No time to waste! Goodbye! Sayonara! Adios! Ciao!" Alexi said quickly, forcefully grabbed the odd looking necklace from Hermione and thrown the chain around their necks in a blink of an eye. Even before Hermione can protest, she had turned the hourglass over three times and shoved them away roughly.
By the time Harry and the rest got hold of himself again, there were no more Alexi or Ron in sight. The three of them standing awkwardly in an empty Hospital Wing, streams of golden sunlight falling across the paved floor from the open front doors.
They were back in time.
A/N
Gotten stomach flu duting my last travel, which sucks more! It caused me to take a longer time to finish, having a heavy head and all. And I just watched the last Harry Potter movie and I was sorely disappointed in how they practically messed up everything! Anyone have the same thoughts?
Anyway, to make some things clear beforehand, because Hermione and Harry were both raised by muggles, they tend to use the word 'God' when they're exasperated while Alexi and the rest use Merlin because they're Pureblood.
The Beltorzeer Hawk doesn't exist, both in real life and books. I made that up. It's mine! LOL
To ViveWonderland, KitKatCyn, xJen bbe x, xXMizz Alec VolturiXx, JainaZekk621, UltimateLoveStorys, Slyther-Claw-proud, Totally CRAZY and Hyper and NoName, thank you all for your reviewsss~ Love you guys much!
Ireallyamtellingthetruth- The chocolate factory is going awesooome~ XD
WatchThisShit – Awesome! I'm so flattered! X3
xJen bbe x- I don't mean to sound rude but I do have a normal life outside this. So sometimes, I don't have the time to focus everything on this. I'd posted the side story because the main one wasn't finished and I rather you guys have something to read before I went traveling for a bit. So please be patient okay? I appreciates that you like this story so much that you got all anxious, but please be understanding, okay? =D
Joster – Yeah, it's fun to see Draco, Lexi and Harry teasing each other brotherly, sisterly and rival-ly. LOL, it's their way of showing affections. LOL I'm so glad you like the little details and how you tell me about it, but a lot of your questions, I can't answer because it'll give you tooooons of spoilers of the twists I'm planning! Don't worry, I had the entire story planned out, it's just the writing out in details that takes the time. So, don't worry~
For me, I state its AU because I'm going to focus more in the Slytherin side, especially with their issues and the major troubles rising for Alexi and Draco. Plus, I'm changing a bit on how the story would progess in later years, 3rd year is more of a… introduction year.
As for them not being as private as you thought they would be, I reckon both Draco and Lexi are more of a, if you got it, you flaunt it kind of people. Plus it many things that happened between them were a spur of a moment thing and there's only the Trio, they couldn't care less. LOL
And thank you for your LONG review once again! Much appreciated!
Please Review, Much Appreciated! If everyone who add this in their alerts just give me one review or ghost readers showing up, I'll be very very happy! Don't disappoint me, Okay?