Dumbledores smile faded slightly as he saw who it was that had knocked. He shook his head and sighed, "Well, come in now boys, up to mischeif again?"
"No sir," Remus shook his head. "Actually, we need your help."
"Oh?" his smile brightened again, "Well, it's a relief to know you're not in trouble, come in and sit down, please."
They took their seats, not sure where to begin. "Um," James began, "well, first let me introduce you, this is Harry, Ron and Hermione. You see, they are also students at Hogwarts. Now, somehow, they accidentially got a memo-thingee--"
"Memosphere," Hermione corrected him.
"Yes, that, and it took them back in time. To our time. You see, Harry is actually my son, and Ron is Arthur Weasley's. It's very hard for us to believe, but I guess it must be true. I mean, can you travel back in time?"
Dumbledore nodded, "Yes, it is possible, but please, continue."
"Er, perhaps, they better tell you, I'm really not sure of it all."
So Hermione began telling the story, beginning with Professor Blud showing them the memosphere in class, them sneaking into her office, and how they had mysteriously landed in front of the common room and met James. Dumbledore listened attentively, and when she had finished, he addressed them.
"This is a very, hmm, unusual predicament. Let me first explain a bit about time travel. There are a few ways to travel. There are a few charms, but they are very difficult to perform, and will only transport you a few minutes ahead or behind. They can be useful, though, to correct one deadly error."
"The most commonly used mechanisms are Time-Turners. Depending on their size, they will enable you to travel in mintues, hours, or even years."
"Now the memospere. The memosphere is a very rare magical object, there were only seven made, and now I believe only three remain, you see, they combust for unknown reasons. I have never heard of anyone traveling by memosphere before, but that may only be because they are so rare."
"When a memosphere combusts, it lets of energy and powerful magick. Enough energy and power to blast you back in time, and even to a slightly different location. This is probably how you came to be here. Let us hope, however, that the memosphere did not combust and is still intact."
"Oh well, how will we know?" Ron asked.
"There is no sure way to tell," Dumbledore replied, "But if the memosphere did indeed combust I'm afraid you three are trapped in the past forever."
"No sir," Remus shook his head. "Actually, we need your help."
"Oh?" his smile brightened again, "Well, it's a relief to know you're not in trouble, come in and sit down, please."
They took their seats, not sure where to begin. "Um," James began, "well, first let me introduce you, this is Harry, Ron and Hermione. You see, they are also students at Hogwarts. Now, somehow, they accidentially got a memo-thingee--"
"Memosphere," Hermione corrected him.
"Yes, that, and it took them back in time. To our time. You see, Harry is actually my son, and Ron is Arthur Weasley's. It's very hard for us to believe, but I guess it must be true. I mean, can you travel back in time?"
Dumbledore nodded, "Yes, it is possible, but please, continue."
"Er, perhaps, they better tell you, I'm really not sure of it all."
So Hermione began telling the story, beginning with Professor Blud showing them the memosphere in class, them sneaking into her office, and how they had mysteriously landed in front of the common room and met James. Dumbledore listened attentively, and when she had finished, he addressed them.
"This is a very, hmm, unusual predicament. Let me first explain a bit about time travel. There are a few ways to travel. There are a few charms, but they are very difficult to perform, and will only transport you a few minutes ahead or behind. They can be useful, though, to correct one deadly error."
"The most commonly used mechanisms are Time-Turners. Depending on their size, they will enable you to travel in mintues, hours, or even years."
"Now the memospere. The memosphere is a very rare magical object, there were only seven made, and now I believe only three remain, you see, they combust for unknown reasons. I have never heard of anyone traveling by memosphere before, but that may only be because they are so rare."
"When a memosphere combusts, it lets of energy and powerful magick. Enough energy and power to blast you back in time, and even to a slightly different location. This is probably how you came to be here. Let us hope, however, that the memosphere did not combust and is still intact."
"Oh well, how will we know?" Ron asked.
"There is no sure way to tell," Dumbledore replied, "But if the memosphere did indeed combust I'm afraid you three are trapped in the past forever."