A/N – This isn't all that long, but the reason it is late is because I was at a baby shower then I had to spend the night, and I had no time to write… and I just finished this… and I need to go to bed =) lol Chapter 6 for Hermione's Later Years will come up tomorrow!! Kay? =) hehe thanks for y'alls patience!! =)
Disclaimer – I do not own any of this except the plot, JK Rowling owns all the rest, and I am just someone who enjoys writing fanfic! Not here to claim I own something I don't! =) hehe
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Harry raised his eyebrows at Hermione who nodded silently and turned the key, opening the door to reveal…
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A/N – Wouldn't that be a great place to end? Course… y'all would kill me if I had a one-line chapter! =) hehe.. back to the story…
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"Umm… Hermione… there is nothing there." Harry said looking at the empty space in front of them that looked like a spiral going down to a mid point. Hermione gasped.
"What?"
"Harry! I read about these things…"
"What things?"
"They're… they're… I don't know how to explain it…"
"Well try!"
"Err… they're like… black holes…but not… Ron and Lavender have gone into another world."
"Like the muggle world?"
"No… like another galaxy, another dimension."
"What do you mean another dimension?"
"We live in a 3-D world…"
"I know that!"
"I'm getting to the part you don't!"
"Ok, so did they go to like a 2-D world?" Harry asked laughing slightly.
"No… a 4-D world… time is not really there."
"Yea… but how? And how do you know about all this?"
"I don't know how they work… but it is suppose to be dangerous to go in one of those."
"Why?"
"Because… you may never come back."
"What!?"
"They may be stuck there forever."
"But… Dumbledore, surely he can get them out!"
"I don't know about that… There isn't really a thing that he can do, magic only goes so far."
Harry groaned and started pacing a little.
"Well, I'm going after them." He said matter-of-factly after a minute of thinking.
"NO!" Hermione said grabbing his arm right as he walked towards the door.
"Hermione, I have to."
"No Harry you DON'T!"
"Then what are we going to do?"
"Ask Dumbledore? Read up on them, or something, just not going through it! These were outlawed a long time ago, like in 416A.D!"
"Then how in the world does Hogwarts have one?"
"I don't know Harry… I really do not know."
"Well, I know one way to find out, and the answer is right in front of our noses." Harry said looking right out of the opened door.
"No, Harry… If we can't get Ron and Lavender out… I don't want to lose you also."
"Herm, I will come back," Harry said reassuringly.
"You don't know that! Come with me to Dumble…"
"No! We promised not to rat them out… Hermione, you promised as well…"
"Harry, this is more serious than Lavender's parents finding out about her! Anyone, who has been through those doors, has never been able to come out and tell the tale! There is not anyone, that is why no one knows anything about them!" Hermione said fervently.
"Well, maybe it is a better life there, maybe it is like a Haven."
"Just don't go, let's read more about them or something! What if it is like a black hole, and your molecules spread out and all!"
"Herm, I doubt it is like that, if it were a black hole we and all of Hogwarts would've already been sucked into it… Does anyone know how to get back from one of these things?"
"No!"
"Then lets be the first ones to find out."
"But… Dumbledore…"
"Hermione, Dumbledore always more or less knows what is going on at Hogwarts, he'll know. I bet he already knows about Lavender."
"So then let's talk to him, it's not ratting them out if he already knows! And besides these are illegal!"
"So I've heard."
"Harry, just put the key back, we'll see what we can find out, and if we don't find anything, we can at least go more prepared…And for goodness sakes, lets close that door!"
Sighing reluctantly, Harry did as he was asked.
"Just until we become more prepared." He said looking at her.
"Right… just until we become more prepared" she repeated not letting her gaze meet his pleading eyes.
"Lets go then Herm." Harry said slipping his hand in hers. She smiled at him and nodded, letting him lead her to where they came out.
"Umm… Herm?" Harry said stopping. Hermione looked up to see what he was talking about.
"How are we going to get out?" She said inspecting the place they landed. Looking up she saw where the slid ended, they couldn't climb up there, it was too high up.
"I don't know… Ron never mentioned leaving."
Stuffing his hands in his pocket Harry fiddled with something and almost brought it out, but let it drop back in, now wasn't a good time.
"Harry!" Hermione shouted at him, jerking him back in to reality.
"What?"
"Have you heard a word I've said?"
"To be honest no…"
Hermione groaned.
"I was thinking about something," He said ignoring her complaint.
"What?" she asked. Harry bit his lip.
"That you never opened your Christmas present… and I didn't open yours." He replied finally, looking down.
"Harry! Our best friend and Lavender are who knows where, and all you can think of is that we didn't open each-other's gift?"
"You opened the Bertie Bott's ever flavor beans that Ron gave you, and he opened the chocolate frogs you gave him."
"Yea, we were going to do ours in private we decided, didn't we?"
"Isn't this private enough?"
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, "Ron and Lavender are who knows where, and all you can think of is this?"
Harry frowned and walked over to sat down on the couch, and Hermione followed him, but didn't sit down.
"I'm sorry Harry..." she began.
"No, its okay, you are right."
"Its just I don't know how to get out of here, and for once I don't have the answer."
"You said that when we were back in time also, so this isn't the first time." Harry pointed out.
"And I blame you, you know." She said smiling as she sat down next to him.
"What did I do?"
"Ever since I started going out with you I don't know the answers all the time anymore."
"Hey! Just to let you know, we weren't really going out when you said that back in 1942."
"Close enough!" she said grinning. Harry smiled and kissed her lightly.
"So we gonna open them?" Hermione inquired after they broke apart.
"Yea." He said smiling and took the present that she gave him out of his pocket while she did the same.
"These look a lot alike." She said giggling as they held the gifts up to analyze them.
Harry raised his eyebrows at her, "We gonna open them? Or just sit her admiring the lovely wrapping job?"
Hermione smiled and nodded, "Let's open them!"
Harry and Hermione both started laughing when they opened the present. Hermione looked up at him and smiled, "We think a lot alike don't we?"
"Well you know what they say, 'Great Minds think alike'"
Hermione grinned and slipped the ring over her own finger, while he did the same. The rings mean that they will be together forever, even if it is just as friends. Hermione threw her arms around Harry and kissed him. Harry grinned.
"Come on, let's find a way out of here." He said smiling at her.
"There is no way out." A voice said from behind them.
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Madeline Weasley – hehe, you reviewed chapter 26! Lol… even though it was chapter 25… that was because it was posted twice.. I just find it funny =).. Well I hope I do get a chance to read that story, you know I want to! =) lol Hey… I dunno if you can review for this chapter, if not.. just review with the one for chapter 25 =) lol
Flamegaruru - Thank you sooo much!! You are the one who made me realize the chapter was posted twice!! I didn't know till I read your review! =) hehe Thank you! =) lol – Hey, can y'all review this chapter? Hmm… well if not review chapter 25 for this one! =) lol
Kittluver87 - Hey what is wrong with little sisters?? ;) lol – I wouldn't know, I am just one… don't have one! =) Yes, Cliffies are fun, did you enjoy the one I left for this chapter?? =) and thank you for the lovely long review!!! =) =)
Hermione Megami Potter - LOL… I feel bad… I made y'all hate Lavender! Even if you already did, I made y'all hate her more =( lol
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