A/N By now, it should be obvious that I don't own this.

Sorry about scaring you guys last chapter. Though I must admit that it was quite a lot of fun! Heehee!



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Previously on Across the Pathways of Time:

"Something's going to happen, isn't it? Something wonderful, right?" Hermione asked, hopeful.

"Yes," he answered. He leaned towards her and kissed her lips. She fell into the kiss immediately, wrapping her arms around his neck as his hands rest on her hips. The kiss was stron and passionate, made even better by James's good kissing skills.

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Hermione stopped kissing James. She took a look at him. "Ugh." Hermione looked down, taking deep breaths.

"Is something wrong?" James asked, holding her up.

"No.." She felt weak. She felt sick. Something was wrong. She looked up. "James......help me.." She collapsed instantly. James still held her in his arms. He lifted her up into his arms. Hermione in his arms, he crept out into the corridor.

He had to take her somewhere. But where? He wanted to take her to the infirmary, but that didn't seem like a good idea, because they would then be roaming out in the middle of the night.

He decided it would be best to take her to the common room. He could get help from Remus, Sirius, and Peter.

It took only ten minutes to rush up to the common room carrying Hermione's light body. He whispered the password and rushed into the common room and laid Hermione down onto one of the sofas.

Sirius happened to be climbing up the staircase, yawning.

"Sirius! Get down here!" James called swiftly.

Sirius turned around. "What?" Seeing Hermione unconscious on the couch, he added, "What happened?"

"She....she just moaned and then collapsed. It was so weird." James and Sirius knelt beside her.

"James......ugh." Hermione had awaken. She was breathing hard, moaning in pain. "The mirror...."

"What about the mirror?" James asked, gripping her hand.

"What mirror?" Sirius asked, confused.

"It has me, James.....I want to tell you something....but...I can't..."

"Tell me what?" James persisted. "What? What can't you tell?"

"I can't.....If I tell....it'll take me to its......urrrg!....place...." Hermione was clearly struggling now.

"We have to get you to the infirmary, Hermione," Sirius said, standing up.

"No! That doesn't help....I have to fight the temptation......"

James looked at her. What was this temptation she was speaking of? What did it have to do with him?

In a last cry of pain, Hermione screamed, "Don't trust Peter! He'll get you killed!" She screamed in pain and then fainted.

"Hermione? Hermione!" James squeezed her hand. "What? What does that mean?" He looked to Sirius. "Wake Remus up."

"Why?"

"Just do it."

Sirius ran up to the boy's dormitory and fetched Remus. Remust looked a little groggy.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Hermione needs our help," James explained.

"What happened?"

"The Mirror of Temptation got her. Remus, I need to you to get Dumbeldore down to room 382 on the 3rd floor corridor. Tell him it's Hermione and the Mirror of Temptation. Go now!" James yelled. "Sirius, you and I must go save Hermione's soul."

"How do you know this?" Sirius asked, puzzled.

"I..I don't know. I just know. Come on!" Sirius and James ran off to the 3rd floor corridor.


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Hermione was bound by tight ropes that cut her wrists. A man in black walked over to her and raised her face. "You put up a hard fight, but it was amusing all the same."

"Hanreth!" she spit.

"Well, well, you guessed. How quaint."

"What is this?"

"This? This is the Mirror of Temptation's realm." His arms spread out to reveal a vast land of nothing-ness. The world was gray. Black and white. "You fell into temptation. You could not fight it, so your soul was sent here. Any questions?"

"When can I leave?"

He grinned evilly. "Never my dear. You can only leave once the one you love, or loves you, comes here to rescue you. He, or she, would sacrifice life to save you. That person might succeed, might not. It all depends on my mood."

"You're a horrible man!"

He laughed. "Thank you!"

Hermione slid back against the pillar, trying to think of a way to get out of this mess.


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Ever heard the saying "The fic writes itself?" Well that is very true here. This fic was all planned out to be S/H and now? H/J.. Yeah thats how it goes..I'll try my best with it, but Sirius just comes out stupid when I write it. I think I may move this fic over to H/J completely. I'm really sorry. That's just how it has to be. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. Well, not all of you, but most. Now, this fic will have a sequel which will probably be H/S. Well, let's just hope.

THIS IS A NOTICE TO ALL READERS OF THIS FIC, THIS FIC SHALL BE MOVED TO THE JAMES/HERMIONE SECTION. IT WILL MOVE THERE WHEN THE NEXT CHAPTER IS POSTED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED OF THAT MOVEMENT PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU.



Lady Alanna Salmalin of Conte, the Queen of Fluff