A/N – Sorry that this chapter got put out so late! I tried to make it longer to make up for it, but I just had to leave it off where I did ;) =) Not a complete cliffy, but good enough. I explained down at the bottom why it took so long to come out, so read that after or before the story, Hope you enjoy! =) Also I would like to give a BIG… BIG… BIG THANKS to AMY who was my 400th reviewer, and also a big thanks to all of y'all, I can't believe I have more than 400 reviews!!!!!!! =) Y'all are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
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"So why are we back in time exactly Herm?" Harry asked.
"I'll tell you once we get back to the future, just help me find a way back."
"I hate to tell you this Herm, but Dumbledore basically said that the only way back is when we both know why we are here."
"He did? Well he also said you had to figure it out on your own."
"Ugh, Herm, just tell me."
"But, how will you ever…" Hermione began, but Harry put a hand over her mouth.
"Don't even try Herm." Harry said grinning, "There is no possible lesson that will come from this."
"Dumbledore usually has a reason for the things he does Harry, you even said so yourself."
"Well, do you really know why?"
"I am not for certain, but I am somewhat sure."
"Than just tell me what you think it is then!" Harry said exasperated.
"Ok, well personally I don't think there is a reason that Dumbledore sent us here."
"Huh?"
"Well, there you are, I told you my idea."
"Explain?"
"Harry, seriously." Hermione said kissing him briefly, "just think about it."
"I am, but I am still coming up with a blank." Harry said.
Hermione sighed.
"Well..." Harry pursued, "We have both agreed that Dumbledore usually has his reasons for the things he does… so how can he not have a reason?"
"You are thinking too hard."
"Because it makes completely no sense."
Hermione grinned.
"Okay. Listen, notice that Ron is not here?" Hermione asked.
"Uh, yea… umm… I am not that dumb…"
"Well, do you ever feel like we may be like excluding him any?"
"No… not really…"
"Have you seen much of him lately?"
"No… But that is only because he… no… I ran away from you two… and then I was kidnapped, and then when I was about to see him again, he was gone, and now I somehow came back into time with you… and so we were all sort of busy, and I couldn't make meeting arrangements with him."
"Umm… could you repeat that, slower this time?" Hermione said grinning.
"Are you saying that the reason that Dumbledore sent us back to time was to see that we can't figure things out without Ron?" Harry asked skeptically.
"NO! That would be sending the wrong message…"
"Then tell me!"
"I told you I don't really know, I am just brainstorming."
"Does this even have anything to do with Ron?"
Hermione shrugged.
"Voldemort/Tom Riddle?"
Hermione once again shrugged.
"Hagrid?"
"I don't know."
"Dumbledore?"
"Umm... duh?" Hermione said laughing.
"Herm, you aren't helping…"
Hermione leaned forward and planted a kiss on Harry's lips.
"What was that for?"
"You really need to relax."
Harry kissed her lightly. "What do you mean? I'm perfectly relaxed."
Hermione laughed and hugged Harry close
"I love you, you know, I always have."
"I know Harry, I love you too."
"So how are we going to get out of this trap?" Harry asked after standing up and helping Hermione up.
"Ah, Harry, I believe you have already figured that out." A mystical voice said from down the hall.
"Huh?" Harry and Hermione both said looking around.
"You two have both found your way out of the past." The voice continued which by now they matched to be Dumbledore's.
Before either of the students could reply, they felt themselves be jerked up as if they were being carried by a port key.
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Opening her eyes, Hermione looked around finding herself next to Harry on the floor of Dumbledore's office. Dumbledore, Sirius, Ron, McGonagall, and Snape were all staring at them. Harry rubbed his eyes and picked up his glasses that had fallen off during the ride to the present.
"Professor?" A very confused Hermione asked.
"Ah, you all must be very curious about why I sent you two back into the year 1942?"
Everyone in the room just nodded.
"Well, the year in fact had nothing to do with the reason I sent you back."
"You sent us back?" Harry asked Dumbledore.
"Yes," Dumbledore responded waving his hand to dismiss that matter.
"You told us it had nothing to do about love." Ron interrupted.
"And I spoke the truth, now if you would give me time to explain, I am quite certain your questions will be answered."
Seeing that everyone was now quiet, he continued.
"You both have shown great skill on solving anything that comes your way. Usually you two and Mister Weasley have kept a great deal of calm throughout these times. Yet, for some reason, you have been getting stiff, and haven't relaxed since Voldemort's attack last year, which is surprising considering you have faced him many times before and have kept your sense of calm."
The only response he got was a room of blank faces, so he continued.
"I wanted you to relax, have some time alone, I was actually hoping Ron was with you two, you all deserve some quiet time to yourselves."
"Professor?" Hermione asked standing up from her siting position.
"Yes, Miss Granger?"
"Why 1942?"
"I am glad you asked that, You actually went into one of my memories, and that was when the castle was quiet, and I knew you wouldn't be disturbed."
"Why didn't you just send us to the castle during the summer." Harry asked.
"Do you really think it is that quiet here during the summer Mister Potter?" Dumbledore answered with the former twinkle in his eye.
"Well it is Christmas Eve, and I do hate to keep you all here, so if there are not any further question, off to bed with you lot."
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The next morning Ron and Harry awoke to Hermione throwing open the curtains in their room.
"Herm! You aren't suppose to be IN here."
"Oh come on, where is your Christmas spirit? And haven't you two gotten used to me being in here on Christmas?"
"Still, it isn't allowed." Ron pursued.
"Oh who are you to talk about what is allowed and what isn't." Hermione said matter of factly.
"Would you guys stop bickering, it is Christmas after all." Harry said reaching for his glasses.
"Very well. Here are your presents." She said tossing them each a parcel.
"Thanks Herm!" Harry said opening his present.
"Yea, thanks!" Ron echoed already starting on the chocolate frogs she gave him.
"Well, glad you like them, I am going to go down to the feast, I expect you two will catch up?" Hermione said after a moment's pause.
"Hey! I got Agrippa!!!!!" Ron said jumping up and giving Hermione a huge hug, "I thought I'd never get one of these! Thanks Herm!!!"
Hermione smiled, "That's great Ron!"
"Yea, you have been looking for one of those since before I met you!" Harry said.
Harry and Ron both started opening their other presents when Hermione headed for the door.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" Harry asked throwing a half-broken pencil, from the Dursley's, aside.
"I told you, down to the Great Hall."
"But we haven't given you our presents yet." Ron countered.
"I thought you just forgot or something." Hermione said grinning when they handed her two presents.
"Forget? You are one of my best friends!" Ron said while Hermione opened his gift, a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.
"And Harry is your boyfriend now." He continued, not responding to the thanks he got.
Hermione and Harry both turned red,
"How'd you know?" they asked at the same time.
"I just know these things."
"Mhmm… how'd you know?" Harry asked again.
"Yea, we didn't tell anyone."
"Well, when you two went back into time, you were in Dumbledore's memory, so we were able to watch you through this thing called a pensieve or something."
"So everyone in that room knows?"
"Yup."
"Even Snape?" Hermione asked.
"Yup."
"Great." Harry said sitting down on his bed.
"Oh come on lighten up, I am sure only the people in the office know, Harry." Ron said trying to cheer him up.
"Yea right! Everyone knows. I think I know this school well enough, and how fast news spreads. There are seriously no secrets."
"True, you are right Harry. But what is so bad about people knowing we are together?" Hermione asked sitting down next to Harry.
"Well… nothing… just…"
"Harry!" Hermione scolded laughing, "Come on, let's go to the Great Hall."
"Okay." He said rolling out of bed and slipping on his newly made Weasley sweater, "Coming Ron?"
"Yea in a minute. You two go on ahead."
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"Harry?" Hermione said a moment later after they had left the Gryffindor common room.
"Hmmm?"
"Aren't you glad that everyone already knows we are going out?"
Harry raised his eyebrows at her.
"I mean," she continued, "That at least we don't have to tell everyone, and you know, it just is a relief to know that everyone knows."
"Yea, but we still have to go through the ordeal of everyone like talking about it, jokes from Draco… probably not being able to sit anywhere near each other during potions."
"True, but is it really going to be that bad? I mean… we shouldn't worry about what other people think."
"You're right." Harry said kissing her softly, "We shouldn't, so lets just drop it."
"Yea, come on, we don't want to be late for Christmas breakfast!" Hermione said smiling.
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"Hey you guys." Ron said coming up from behind them and sitting across from Harry.
"Hey Ron!" they said together.
"What took you so long?" Hermione asked.
"I had some things I needed to do."
"What sort of things Ron?" Harry asked.
"Oh just things, Hermione can you pass the sausage?"
"Ron?" Hermione asked handing him the plate of sausage, "You took like over an hour, everyone has already cleared from breakfast, we just waited for you."
"Yea, Ron, what could've possibly taken you that long?" Harry questioned raising an eyebrow at him.
"Just drop it."
"All right, all right." Harry said raising up his hands in the form of surrender, "just curious."
With that Harry and Hermione visited with Ron until he was done with breakfast.
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A/N – Sorry that this took so long to get out, I got a new computer for Christmas, well not new, just an update… and it took me awhile to put it up, then my internet wouldn't work on it for some reason, and my brother's and my dad's are the only ones that work right now, and my brother's network is down, so I can't copy the story to his, so I am going to have to use my dad's. Also we have had family over since Christmas, and I was going to have this up before Christmas, but I was sick, that's why this is sorta weird at least in the beginning… lol =) I was sick then I had to go see family and then Christmas, then family here, internet going down… you see how I couldn't get this story out… right? =)
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