Traveling Through Time Chapter 6
Remus, James, and Peter all looked after the girl, shocked at her sudden dismissal of dinner.
"What was that all about?" Remus asked as he shook away his shock and resumed eating.
"I'm not too sure, Mooney, but I have a feeling it has something to do with this Harry fellow she keeps thinking that I am." James said as he turned to his friend.
"Was she really the one that landed on our table?" Peter asked timidly as he stuffed his face with food.
"The girl that landed on the podium was a red-head with freckles and she clearly doesn't match that description." James said while he grabbed a pitcher and started to pour himself some pumpkin juice.
"No it doesn't. But, Prongs look." Remus said quietly and seriously. James lifted his head up and looked in the direction his friend was motioning to. Lucious Malfoy, Gabriel Zabini, Luca Nott, Noah Peucy, and Elijiah Flint had all exited the hall behind Hermione in a fast pace and James didn't like the look of it.
"What? What is it?" Peter asked, clearly unaware of the Slytherins.
"Nothing, Peter. I'll be back. If not, I'll see you in the dorm." James said before he slipped off of the bench.
"No, James, don't chase after…them." Remus finished lamely after James scurried from the hall.
"What?" Peter asked as he finally stopped eating long enough to notice James was missing. "Where's James?"
"Nothing, Wormtail. Don't worry about it." Remus said as he went back to his food.
~From Jame's sight point~
"Heard of the Ravens?" James heard Hermione ask as he slipped his invisibility cloak out and walked over closer to them. James noticed that she had her wand out and trained on them and though she had red rimmed eyes and tears down her face, he noticed that her wand wasn't shaking.
"Yes of course. They were the first students to ever go to Hogwarts." Lucious said.
"Smart man." Hermione had said. James noticed that Hermione didn't lower her wand until Flint had backed up some from it being pointed directly at him. She never put it away.
"So what's your name?" James heard Nott ask as he watched him scan over Hermione and he didn't look sorry in the least bit when she caught him. James walked behind Hermione and he saw her bristle a little when he walked past them and sat on the Grand Staircase for a better seat. James noticed that Hermione was straying from the conversation and had her eyes racking over the entrance hall.
"My eyes are up here." Hermione said as she pointed to her eyes and then crossed her arms and jutted a hip out. James, with his high advantage, could see she was well built and blushed when he was given a full picture of her breasts and her bra. It was green, he noticed.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't resist looking at a fine specimen such as yourself." Luca had said with a wink. James noticed how this didn't phase her.
"So are you going to tell us your name?" Noah asked.
"I don't know your names so why would I tell you my name?" Hermione had said with a bit of playfulness in her voice.
"Oh where are our Manors? My name is Luca Nott." Nott said as he bowed and reached for her hand. When he touched her she flinched away, but other than that she stayed pretty still. James stood up wondering what was going on and walked down the steps a little just in case she needed him.
"Noah Puecy, Madam." Noah said while he bowed.
"Gabriel Zabini, mia signora." Gabriel said. (my lady)
"Elijah Flint." Elijah said as he bowed like the others.
"Aren't you going to introduce yourself?" Noah asked Lucious.
"I already have." Lucious said as he looked at Hermione.
"Indeed you have Mr. Malfoy." Hermione said as she looked at him and nodded her head.
"Well then?" Luca asked as they watched her.
"What?" Hermione asked innocently as she looked at them.
"You have to tell us your name now." Gabriel said as they looked at her.
"I have to? I don't remember making any promise to tell you after you told me. You've just been snaked, mes hommes de serpent." Hermione said before she headed back to the hospital wing with the eyes of the five men on her. (my snake men) (spanish)
"We have just been snaked my friends." Gabriel said as they watched her go. James chased after her with loads of questions on his mind, but he was really impressed with how she handled the situation.
"She is going to be the death of me." James heard Lucious say as he continued after Hermione.
James eventually caught up to a speed walking Hermione and he slowed down and watched as she kept breathing in deep and then letting it go almost as if she was trying to calm herself.
"What do you want, James?" Hermione asked in an annoyed tone as she continued her trek up to the infirmary. James didn't acknowledge her thinking she was reflecting back on their earlier conversation.
"I asked you a question, James Potter, and I expect you to answer it." Hermione said as she turned around and crossed her arms, tapping her foot, and looking directly at him. James stood still and didn't move as he looked at this witch in front of him.
"How does she know that I'm here?" James thought to himself.
"Oh for Merlin's beard, Potter!" Hermione said as she stomped forward to him, reached out, and yanked the cloak from his being revealing him to the world.
"How did you know?" Was all James asked her as he stood in the middle of the hallway entranced with this woman in front of him.
"Lots of years of practice." Hermione said as she crossed her arms again.
"Now answer me, Potter. What are you doing?" Hermione asked as she started tapping her foot again.
"Uuuhhh.. I was just.. Tea?" James fumbled as he tried to make up a good excuse.
"And you call yourself a Marauder. A bit of a disgrace upon the name, don't you think?" Hermione asked in a sickly sweet voice. James just nodded and gaped at her.
"Tea does sound lovely so why don't you go fetch us all some and meet us in the infirmary?" Hermione said to the stunned man. James nodded and rushed off to the kitchens and Hermione continued on her way to the infirmary, but before she did, she slipped on the cloak so she wouldn't be bothered. Once Hermione reached the infirmary she pushed open the doors and sauntered in. She stopped at Ginny's bed to see that she and Sirius were still cuddled and sleeping before she headed off to her room in the back. Hermione hopped in her bed and laid down hoping to get some shut eye. Everything was peaceful until she heard the doors to the infirmary open and close rather loudly. Hermione groaned, frustrated that she had forgotten about Potter. She slid out of bed and opened her door only to see Sirius up and talking to James while there was a tray floating behind him.
"He actually went and got tea!"Hermione thought to herself as she leaned in her doorway and watched the two friends converse until James pulled up a chair and set the tray down on the bedside table. Smiling slightly to herself when Ginny snuggled in closer to Sirius, Hermione strode into the area and pulled up a chair on the other side of the bed. James made a joke, incoherent to Hermione, and caused Sirius to bark out a laugh that scared Ginny and caused her to fly off of the bed and pull her wand out. Hermione instantly jumped up and stood in front of her friend blocking her view of anything else with her hand on her wand arm keeping it down.
"Ginny. It's me, Hermione. I'm right here. You're safe." Hermione said, coaxing Ginny out of her fear. This went on for about a minute until Ginny was completely calm. Hermione stepped to the side and let her see what she was looking at. When she did, Ginny instantly stepped right back over to Sirius, crawled up into bed with him, and curled back up against his side before going back to sleep. Hermione went and sat back in her chair and rested her forehead in one of her hands and the other one was twirling her wand. Neither girl noticed the confused looks on James and Sirius's faces.
"Uhh Hermione?" James timidly asked.
"What." Hermione said as she lifted her head from her hand, but kept the other one twirling her wand.
"What just happened?" James asked as Sirius was incapable of words.
" Ginny was in a state of peace. It is hard to find where we come from. Sirius' sudden laughter scared her and she reverted to her battle instincts." Hermione explained as she stood up and started pacing.
"Hermione." James said.
"What?" Hermione said as she turned around to find the messy haired boy right behind her and only a few inches from her face.
"You and Ginny need to know that nothing can hurt you while you're here with us. And I know what you're going to say, but I don't mean Hogwarts. I mean us as in us Marauders. We aren't going to let anything happen to you two. Not now and not ever." James said as he reached out and placed his hands on her arms. Hermione flinched a little at his touch, but she didn't pull away.
"Thank you James. That means a lot to us." Hermione said in a rare moment of emotionality. Hermione closed the gap between her and James and wrapped her arms around his shoulders and hugged him, surprising the Marauder. James came out of his shock and hugged Hermione back wondering what brought this on. Sirius was watching on from the bed in complete shock.
These two girls were supposedly war survivors and heroes and they portrayed no emotion whatsoever when the four first met, but now the red-head was curled into his side and the brunette was hugging James all on their own accord. Eventually, Hermione pulled away and looked at James. She had to admit to herself that he did look pretty good with his messy black hair, hazel eyes that seemed to penetrate from behind his purposely askew glasses, and his tall, muscular build. Quidditch did him well.
James and Hermione stood there in each other's arms looking into the others eyes just getting lost in the moment. The world around them started to melt away and all that was left was the two of them together with each other. The hospital wing came rushing back when the doors opened and in rushed Madam Pomfrey. Hermione and James quickly separated and made it look like they were just talking.
"My dear you shouldn't be up. You need to go and take your potions and do your bandage. Oh my! Sirius, what on earth is going on?!" Poppy asked as she turned and saw Ginny practically laying on him.
"Poppy, I can honestly tell you that we didn't do anything. And do you really think of me that lowly to think that I would take advantage of a girl like this?" Sirius asked as he raised his one arm that wasn't under Ginny in a defensive gesture. Madam Pomfrey looked at Sirius and Ginny before letting out a sigh and turned back to Hermione and James.
"Mrs. Granger you should really be getting back to bed soon and Mr. Potter you and Black need to be leaving very, very soon." Poppy said as she turned and walked into her office, shutting her door.
"Where are you going?" Sirius asked James and Hermione as the two started walking away.
"You heard Pomfrey, Black. I need to redo my potions and salves and I need Potter to help me with my wrap. Now please do be careful to not wake up my friend." Hermione said as she went to her room and closed the door, leaving James to lean up against the wall.
"Looks like you have your hands full, Prongs." Sirius said as he let out a small laugh.
"Why do I always pick the loud, stubborn, smart ones?" James asked as he leaned his head back so it rested on the cold stone of Hogwarts.
"You do seem to have a type. Be careful with this one mate. She seems more stubborn and feisty than ole Evans." Sirius said as he gave a pitying look to his friend.
"Potter." Hermione called out from her room and James bid his friend goodbye and walked into her room to help her.
Well that was chapter 6. What did you think? I have so many new ideas for different stories running through my head so I'm writing them down instead of sticking you guys with more unfinished stories. I'm thinking of a dragon animagus Hermione, an og Slytherin Hermione, a HermionexCharlie, HermionexTheo, or HermionexAdrian.