"So, what's actually going on, Harry?" asked Hermione, who was lying on the bed in her room.
After the house-elf had left them, they had all trooped into Hermione's room, each bursting with questions. Hermione's question covered most of the others' queries too.
"The crux of the matter is," said Harry giving Ginny a look which said, 'Watch out for their reactions. It ought to be good.' "We're in the past."
The reactions that he got, was all that he had expected.
"WHAT?!" that was from Fred.
"But that's impossible! You need a time-turner for going back in time. None of us had a time-turner and-" that was, as you might have already guessed, Hermione.
"Good one, Harry. A little more experience, and you'll soon become an accomplished practical joker, like Fred & me." That was George.
Harry shook his head. "I'm not joking, George. In fact, nothing could be farther from my intentions."
"
It's true, George." Ginny put in. "We are 1000 years in the past."
This statement made another huge impact.
"1000 years!" It was Fred.
"Harry, Ginny, do be reasonable. How is it possible for us to travel 1000 years in the past? Even with a time-turner, it's impossible." this was from Hermione.
George was too dumbfounded to make any reply.
"Hermione, do you know who those 4 people were?" asked Harry, preparatory to making a stunning revelation.
Hermione shook her head. "That was one of the things I wanted to ask you."
"Well, they were (or are) The Founders Of Hogwarts."
"What!" exclaimed George. "Do you mean we are in Hogwarts now?""
Harry nodded. "The Hogwarts of the past."
Hermione stared at him, wide-eyed. "Do you mean to say that those 4 people were Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff & Salazar Slytherin?"
Harry nodded. "That's exactly what I am trying to convey."
"I don't believe this!"
Harry shrugged. "You'll have time to find plenty of evidence that will convince you. We'll be staying here a long time."
"Yeah, until they invent a spell which is powerful enough to transport us 1000 years in the future." Ginny put in.
"But how were we transported?" asked Hermione.
"Hermione, I thought you were the smartest witch at Hogwarts!" exclaimed George. "Surely you should have figured out by now that it was perceptibly the whirlwind, which brought us here."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Obviously. But what caused it to transport us?"
Before any of them could reply, a knock was heard.
"Who is it?" asked Fred, the same time as Harry said, "Come in."
A house-elf entered. "If The Three Young Ones have refreshed themselves, The Great Four desire them to descend to The Great Hall."
"Hope everybody here doesn't talk like that." Whispered Fred & George to Harry, as they went out of the room.
Sneak Peek into the next chapter-
"A port-key only transports us to a different place, Hermione. Not to a different time."
"Maybe a time-turner spell was put on it, to transport us."
After the house-elf had left them, they had all trooped into Hermione's room, each bursting with questions. Hermione's question covered most of the others' queries too.
"The crux of the matter is," said Harry giving Ginny a look which said, 'Watch out for their reactions. It ought to be good.' "We're in the past."
The reactions that he got, was all that he had expected.
"WHAT?!" that was from Fred.
"But that's impossible! You need a time-turner for going back in time. None of us had a time-turner and-" that was, as you might have already guessed, Hermione.
"Good one, Harry. A little more experience, and you'll soon become an accomplished practical joker, like Fred & me." That was George.
Harry shook his head. "I'm not joking, George. In fact, nothing could be farther from my intentions."
"
It's true, George." Ginny put in. "We are 1000 years in the past."
This statement made another huge impact.
"1000 years!" It was Fred.
"Harry, Ginny, do be reasonable. How is it possible for us to travel 1000 years in the past? Even with a time-turner, it's impossible." this was from Hermione.
George was too dumbfounded to make any reply.
"Hermione, do you know who those 4 people were?" asked Harry, preparatory to making a stunning revelation.
Hermione shook her head. "That was one of the things I wanted to ask you."
"Well, they were (or are) The Founders Of Hogwarts."
"What!" exclaimed George. "Do you mean we are in Hogwarts now?""
Harry nodded. "The Hogwarts of the past."
Hermione stared at him, wide-eyed. "Do you mean to say that those 4 people were Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff & Salazar Slytherin?"
Harry nodded. "That's exactly what I am trying to convey."
"I don't believe this!"
Harry shrugged. "You'll have time to find plenty of evidence that will convince you. We'll be staying here a long time."
"Yeah, until they invent a spell which is powerful enough to transport us 1000 years in the future." Ginny put in.
"But how were we transported?" asked Hermione.
"Hermione, I thought you were the smartest witch at Hogwarts!" exclaimed George. "Surely you should have figured out by now that it was perceptibly the whirlwind, which brought us here."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Obviously. But what caused it to transport us?"
Before any of them could reply, a knock was heard.
"Who is it?" asked Fred, the same time as Harry said, "Come in."
A house-elf entered. "If The Three Young Ones have refreshed themselves, The Great Four desire them to descend to The Great Hall."
"Hope everybody here doesn't talk like that." Whispered Fred & George to Harry, as they went out of the room.
Sneak Peek into the next chapter-
"A port-key only transports us to a different place, Hermione. Not to a different time."
"Maybe a time-turner spell was put on it, to transport us."