Chapter Six
The next night, Hermione ran into the Gryffindor common room with a piece of paper in her hand.
"Good news!" she sang as she pranced toward the squashy armchairs where her two best friends were waiting for her.
"Got it?" they said together with hopeful and delighted looks in their eyes.
"Yeah. Dumbledore said that no one can see us do it, though, so we'll have to find somewhere—"
"Time to break out the ol' Invisibility Cloak, eh?" Ron said mischievously.
"Guess so!" said Harry as the pried themselves from the armchairs.
A moment later they were creeping out of the portrait-hole under the façade of the Invisibility Cloak. Hermione silently pointed out a quiet, empty spot near a statue of a humpbacked witch and they headed toward it. Once they had reached their spot, they paused to exchange glances to make sure they were all ready. Hermionemurmured a few words as she quickly spun the Time Turner so that it would send them back a few hundred years…
Three sixth-year Gryffindors who had been hiding under a magical cloak vanished with a little pop from the Hogwarts corridor at that moment. The lifeless cloak collapsed in an empty heap beside the statue. Meanwhile, Harry, Hermione and Ron saw a great deal of blurry something whoosh past them and felt as if they were moving backward at blinding speed. Suddenly, they stopped. Everything around them was dark gray for a minute, then their surroundings began to come into focus. Strange but pleasant sounds came from the sir above—Harry guessed they were birds—Mountains loomed in the distance, pleasant and beautifully detailed houses were scattered before them, green and flowering trees and shrubs filled the spaces between the houses, pure white fluffy clouds dotted the sky. Harry nearly passed out, Hermione stood next to him, smiling, and Ron's mouth was open and his eyes were wide with awe.
Rivendell.
The next night, Hermione ran into the Gryffindor common room with a piece of paper in her hand.
"Good news!" she sang as she pranced toward the squashy armchairs where her two best friends were waiting for her.
"Got it?" they said together with hopeful and delighted looks in their eyes.
"Yeah. Dumbledore said that no one can see us do it, though, so we'll have to find somewhere—"
"Time to break out the ol' Invisibility Cloak, eh?" Ron said mischievously.
"Guess so!" said Harry as the pried themselves from the armchairs.
A moment later they were creeping out of the portrait-hole under the façade of the Invisibility Cloak. Hermione silently pointed out a quiet, empty spot near a statue of a humpbacked witch and they headed toward it. Once they had reached their spot, they paused to exchange glances to make sure they were all ready. Hermionemurmured a few words as she quickly spun the Time Turner so that it would send them back a few hundred years…
Three sixth-year Gryffindors who had been hiding under a magical cloak vanished with a little pop from the Hogwarts corridor at that moment. The lifeless cloak collapsed in an empty heap beside the statue. Meanwhile, Harry, Hermione and Ron saw a great deal of blurry something whoosh past them and felt as if they were moving backward at blinding speed. Suddenly, they stopped. Everything around them was dark gray for a minute, then their surroundings began to come into focus. Strange but pleasant sounds came from the sir above—Harry guessed they were birds—Mountains loomed in the distance, pleasant and beautifully detailed houses were scattered before them, green and flowering trees and shrubs filled the spaces between the houses, pure white fluffy clouds dotted the sky. Harry nearly passed out, Hermione stood next to him, smiling, and Ron's mouth was open and his eyes were wide with awe.
Rivendell.