RECAP: Harry and company have landed themselves into a spot of trouble. They are sent from Potions class to Headmaster Dumbledore's office.
Chapter 2
It took fifteen minutes to get to the Headmaster's office because it was located on the other side of the Hogwarts grounds. Harry and his two friends had arrived at Dumbledore's office and waited to see the Headmaster.
"I can't believe Snape! He's so unfair. He favors Malfoy just because he is a Slytherin," exclaimed Ron.
"Oh, this is going to shatter my perfect record. I have only been to the Headmaster's office for being the brightest student out of the entire grade. Professor Dumbledore is going to be so disappointed in me," wailed Hermione.
Harry was very angry and he knew that complaining would not solve his problem. His eyes began to wander around the Headmaster's desk, and he could not believe what he saw. It was a time turner. The special device allowed a person to go back in time and observe past events. Instantly, Harry had an idea. He said to his friends, "Hey, look on Dumbledore's desk. He has a time turner! We can use it and undo what has happened!"
Ron shook his head enthusiastically but Hermione said, "We aren't allowed to use it without permission. We could get in serious trouble."
"Oh, come on Hermione! This is our chance to start again with a clean slate. And this time Malfoy is not going to get us blamed," said Ron persuasively.
Hermione anxiously said, "Fine, alright. But remember I was the one who warned you two. Harry, you take the time-turner and turn in two times. That will send us two hours back in the past, and we can undo any of the trouble that we may have caused."
Harry asked, "Hermione, do you know what you're doing?"
She replied, "Of course. Over the summer, I was bored one day so I decided to catch up on some reading. In my Miraculous Magic book, I read about time turners and how they function. It was very interesting to see their components and how they work."
Ron interrupted and said, "We're kind of on a schedule here, so if we could skip the 'components' lecture that would be great. Harry, get started with the time turner."
Harry lifted the Time-Turner and felt it vibrate in his hands. As he rotated it, he began to feel dizzy and nauseous. He yelled to Ron and Hermione, "Hey, are you guys alright? This feels really strange!" Harry had the immediate urge to yell but when the uneasy sensation that surrounded him disappeared, he said, "Wait, I think we did it. We've gone back two hours."
Hermione said, "Is it just me, or does everything look slightly different? Why would everything be different if we only went back a couple of hours?"
The three waited in Dumbledore's office for ten more minutes until they decided to leave. Once they had wandered outside, they saw people running around the Hogwarts grounds. However, they did not recognize any of the students. The three exchanged nervous looks and Harry said, "Where are we? This looks like Hogwarts but everything is different."
Harry wandered away from his friends and listened to the other students. He heard someone yell, "James and Sirius! What do you think you are doing?"
Harry turned around and was shocked to see his father, James Potter, and his father's best friend, Sirius, right in front of him. Harry ran as fast as he could back to where Ron and Hermione were standing. Attempting to catch his breath, Harry said, "We didn't go back two hours, we are back to when my dad was a student at Hogwarts."
Hermione said, "Harry, are you okay? You know that your father is dead. And it is impossible that we went back that far."
Harry replied, "I don't know how we got here, but I saw my dad and he looked exactly like me. Plus, someone yelled 'James and Sirius' and we know that they were best friends at Hogwarts. This is so amazing! I have never seen my dad except in photos."
Harry led Ron and Hermione to see the group of kids gathered around James and Sirius. A student yelled, "Do it again, that was so funny!" Harry looked over to see what everyone was laughing about and he saw his father and Sirius throwing Dungbombs into the air.
Another student marched up to James and said, "So Potter, you think you're so funny. Well, I hate to break the news, but everyone here is not laughing with you, rather they're laughing at you."
"Shut up Severus. Why don't you go back to your Slytherin house and brood about the unfairness of life?"
The students all laughed and Severus turned bright red. He stormed away and Sirius said, "Smooth one, James. It's time somebody teaches that guy a lesson."
Harry backed away in amazement as thoughts started forming in his head. Hermione said, "Harry, if this James is your father, and Sirius is his best friend, then Severus is his loathed enemy."
Ron interrupted and said, "Severus? As in Severus Snape? I remember now, that's why Professor Snape hates you so much, Harry. Didn't Dumbledore tell you that your father and Snape detested each other when they were young?"
Harry exclaimed, "Oh yeah! That's right! Dumbledore said that Snape hated my dad because my dad was a spectacular quidditch player and Snape was jealous. That's why Snape hates me, because he hated my dad." Harry and his two friends walked around until they almost bumped into Dumbledore. Dumbledore looked much younger but he still had his long, crooked nose and his silver beard. He was dressed in blue robes and had been wearing his half moon spectacles.
"I want to go talk to my dad. I'll pretend that I'm a transfer student or something," said Harry.
"No, you can't do that. You look exactly like him except for your eyes. That would be very awkward and then people would ask questions. What if you accidentally slip it to him that he is going to be murdered in the future?" said Hermione, in a worried tone.
"This is my only chance to talk to my father. Remember, I have never been able to because he and my mum were killed by Voldemort before I could learn to speak," said Harry angrily.
"Don't be ridiculous, Harry. You can't go interfering with the past. What's done cannot be changed," answered Hermione.
Harry disregarded Hermione's answer and exclaimed enthusiastically, "If my dad is here, I might even see my mum!"
"Forget it, Harry. No one is going to say anything. We'll just walk around pretending we're regular students," said Ron.
Immediately after Ron said that, he heard a girl running past him trying to catch up to his father. The girl said, "James, wait up. Can I come to Hogsmeade with you?"
"No Lily, I promise we'll bring you back some nice sweets," said James.
"Please? Hogsmeade is the best wizard village and sweets shop in the world! Can you get me some butterbeer? It is so sweet!" said the girl.
Harry listened in to the conversation and realized that the girl was his mother, Lily. He realized that his father and mother were probably just friends right now, and did not know that they were going to get married in the future.
Hermione interrupted Harry's thoughts and said, "Harry, we have to leave. We don't belong here. What if we never get out of the past?" Ron's face became pale and Hermione became hysterical.
Harry responded and said, "No, we can't go. I have to warn my dad to stay away from Voldemort."
Voldemort was one of the most feared witches even in the present day. When Harry was only a baby, Voldemort came to James and Lily Potter's house and murdered them. He attempted to kill Harry too, but the only damage done to Harry was a lightening shaped scar located on his forehead. Voldemort was left weak and powerless and he disappeared from the face of the earth. It was thought by many witches and wizards that he was dead, but others thought that he was not human enough to die. When Harry was in his third year at Hogwarts, an escapee from the wizard prison of Azkaban named Sirius Black told Harry and his friends some terrifying details about James and Lily's death.
Sirius had been James Potter's best friend at Hogwarts, and was wrongfully accused of delivering the Potters to Voldemort. Sirius had said that when Harry's parents knew that Voldemort was after them, his parents performed a Secret Charm to protect themselves. It was a complicated spell that involved the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul. The information was hidden inside the chosen person, who was called the Secret-Keeper. This information was perpetually impossible to find. However, if the Secret-Keeper chose to disclose the information, then those hidden would be discovered. When the Potters learned that Voldemort was after them, they appointed Peter Pettigrew, James' childhood friend, to be their Secret-Keeper. However, the Potters did not know that Pettigrew was a servant of Voldemort, and Pettigrew turned in the Potters to Voldemort.
Harry said desperately, "I have to tell them to stay away from Pettigrew."
In a worried tone, Hermione said, "No, we can't do that. You know that we aren't allowed to change the past because it could affect the future."
"But this could save their lives," said Harry.
"No, we aren't going to do it. I brought the time-turner with me from Dumbledore's office and I'm going to try to get us back to the present," said Hermione forcefully.
A/N: Thank you to the reviewers, I'm thrilled you enjoyed the beginnings of my story!
Thanks to Retro, Lishel Fracrium, KT, nikki, Bad Monkey, and vmr- - your reviews are greatly appreciated.
-Chikita
Chapter 2
It took fifteen minutes to get to the Headmaster's office because it was located on the other side of the Hogwarts grounds. Harry and his two friends had arrived at Dumbledore's office and waited to see the Headmaster.
"I can't believe Snape! He's so unfair. He favors Malfoy just because he is a Slytherin," exclaimed Ron.
"Oh, this is going to shatter my perfect record. I have only been to the Headmaster's office for being the brightest student out of the entire grade. Professor Dumbledore is going to be so disappointed in me," wailed Hermione.
Harry was very angry and he knew that complaining would not solve his problem. His eyes began to wander around the Headmaster's desk, and he could not believe what he saw. It was a time turner. The special device allowed a person to go back in time and observe past events. Instantly, Harry had an idea. He said to his friends, "Hey, look on Dumbledore's desk. He has a time turner! We can use it and undo what has happened!"
Ron shook his head enthusiastically but Hermione said, "We aren't allowed to use it without permission. We could get in serious trouble."
"Oh, come on Hermione! This is our chance to start again with a clean slate. And this time Malfoy is not going to get us blamed," said Ron persuasively.
Hermione anxiously said, "Fine, alright. But remember I was the one who warned you two. Harry, you take the time-turner and turn in two times. That will send us two hours back in the past, and we can undo any of the trouble that we may have caused."
Harry asked, "Hermione, do you know what you're doing?"
She replied, "Of course. Over the summer, I was bored one day so I decided to catch up on some reading. In my Miraculous Magic book, I read about time turners and how they function. It was very interesting to see their components and how they work."
Ron interrupted and said, "We're kind of on a schedule here, so if we could skip the 'components' lecture that would be great. Harry, get started with the time turner."
Harry lifted the Time-Turner and felt it vibrate in his hands. As he rotated it, he began to feel dizzy and nauseous. He yelled to Ron and Hermione, "Hey, are you guys alright? This feels really strange!" Harry had the immediate urge to yell but when the uneasy sensation that surrounded him disappeared, he said, "Wait, I think we did it. We've gone back two hours."
Hermione said, "Is it just me, or does everything look slightly different? Why would everything be different if we only went back a couple of hours?"
The three waited in Dumbledore's office for ten more minutes until they decided to leave. Once they had wandered outside, they saw people running around the Hogwarts grounds. However, they did not recognize any of the students. The three exchanged nervous looks and Harry said, "Where are we? This looks like Hogwarts but everything is different."
Harry wandered away from his friends and listened to the other students. He heard someone yell, "James and Sirius! What do you think you are doing?"
Harry turned around and was shocked to see his father, James Potter, and his father's best friend, Sirius, right in front of him. Harry ran as fast as he could back to where Ron and Hermione were standing. Attempting to catch his breath, Harry said, "We didn't go back two hours, we are back to when my dad was a student at Hogwarts."
Hermione said, "Harry, are you okay? You know that your father is dead. And it is impossible that we went back that far."
Harry replied, "I don't know how we got here, but I saw my dad and he looked exactly like me. Plus, someone yelled 'James and Sirius' and we know that they were best friends at Hogwarts. This is so amazing! I have never seen my dad except in photos."
Harry led Ron and Hermione to see the group of kids gathered around James and Sirius. A student yelled, "Do it again, that was so funny!" Harry looked over to see what everyone was laughing about and he saw his father and Sirius throwing Dungbombs into the air.
Another student marched up to James and said, "So Potter, you think you're so funny. Well, I hate to break the news, but everyone here is not laughing with you, rather they're laughing at you."
"Shut up Severus. Why don't you go back to your Slytherin house and brood about the unfairness of life?"
The students all laughed and Severus turned bright red. He stormed away and Sirius said, "Smooth one, James. It's time somebody teaches that guy a lesson."
Harry backed away in amazement as thoughts started forming in his head. Hermione said, "Harry, if this James is your father, and Sirius is his best friend, then Severus is his loathed enemy."
Ron interrupted and said, "Severus? As in Severus Snape? I remember now, that's why Professor Snape hates you so much, Harry. Didn't Dumbledore tell you that your father and Snape detested each other when they were young?"
Harry exclaimed, "Oh yeah! That's right! Dumbledore said that Snape hated my dad because my dad was a spectacular quidditch player and Snape was jealous. That's why Snape hates me, because he hated my dad." Harry and his two friends walked around until they almost bumped into Dumbledore. Dumbledore looked much younger but he still had his long, crooked nose and his silver beard. He was dressed in blue robes and had been wearing his half moon spectacles.
"I want to go talk to my dad. I'll pretend that I'm a transfer student or something," said Harry.
"No, you can't do that. You look exactly like him except for your eyes. That would be very awkward and then people would ask questions. What if you accidentally slip it to him that he is going to be murdered in the future?" said Hermione, in a worried tone.
"This is my only chance to talk to my father. Remember, I have never been able to because he and my mum were killed by Voldemort before I could learn to speak," said Harry angrily.
"Don't be ridiculous, Harry. You can't go interfering with the past. What's done cannot be changed," answered Hermione.
Harry disregarded Hermione's answer and exclaimed enthusiastically, "If my dad is here, I might even see my mum!"
"Forget it, Harry. No one is going to say anything. We'll just walk around pretending we're regular students," said Ron.
Immediately after Ron said that, he heard a girl running past him trying to catch up to his father. The girl said, "James, wait up. Can I come to Hogsmeade with you?"
"No Lily, I promise we'll bring you back some nice sweets," said James.
"Please? Hogsmeade is the best wizard village and sweets shop in the world! Can you get me some butterbeer? It is so sweet!" said the girl.
Harry listened in to the conversation and realized that the girl was his mother, Lily. He realized that his father and mother were probably just friends right now, and did not know that they were going to get married in the future.
Hermione interrupted Harry's thoughts and said, "Harry, we have to leave. We don't belong here. What if we never get out of the past?" Ron's face became pale and Hermione became hysterical.
Harry responded and said, "No, we can't go. I have to warn my dad to stay away from Voldemort."
Voldemort was one of the most feared witches even in the present day. When Harry was only a baby, Voldemort came to James and Lily Potter's house and murdered them. He attempted to kill Harry too, but the only damage done to Harry was a lightening shaped scar located on his forehead. Voldemort was left weak and powerless and he disappeared from the face of the earth. It was thought by many witches and wizards that he was dead, but others thought that he was not human enough to die. When Harry was in his third year at Hogwarts, an escapee from the wizard prison of Azkaban named Sirius Black told Harry and his friends some terrifying details about James and Lily's death.
Sirius had been James Potter's best friend at Hogwarts, and was wrongfully accused of delivering the Potters to Voldemort. Sirius had said that when Harry's parents knew that Voldemort was after them, his parents performed a Secret Charm to protect themselves. It was a complicated spell that involved the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul. The information was hidden inside the chosen person, who was called the Secret-Keeper. This information was perpetually impossible to find. However, if the Secret-Keeper chose to disclose the information, then those hidden would be discovered. When the Potters learned that Voldemort was after them, they appointed Peter Pettigrew, James' childhood friend, to be their Secret-Keeper. However, the Potters did not know that Pettigrew was a servant of Voldemort, and Pettigrew turned in the Potters to Voldemort.
Harry said desperately, "I have to tell them to stay away from Pettigrew."
In a worried tone, Hermione said, "No, we can't do that. You know that we aren't allowed to change the past because it could affect the future."
"But this could save their lives," said Harry.
"No, we aren't going to do it. I brought the time-turner with me from Dumbledore's office and I'm going to try to get us back to the present," said Hermione forcefully.
A/N: Thank you to the reviewers, I'm thrilled you enjoyed the beginnings of my story!
Thanks to Retro, Lishel Fracrium, KT, nikki, Bad Monkey, and vmr- - your reviews are greatly appreciated.
-Chikita