A/n - Did you miss us? We know you did. We are really sorry we couldn't post the chapters because of our cheap computer. It crashed 3 weeks back, but now it's working as a bumblebee.
People were getting up and leaving the Great Hall. Harry and Draco just watched them, too surprised to do anything. Soon they were the only people left standing with their mouths wide open.
"If you leave your mouths wide open like fools, it is likely that something will fly in," Dumbledore's benevolent voice said. The two boys slowly turned to stare dumbly at the headmaster.
"Harry, I have to talk to you about Voldemort," Dumbledore said, gesturing for Harry to follow to his office.
"OK," he nervously said, and followed the Headmaster like a servant. He turned around and blew a kiss to Draco. Draco blushed, then quickly turned to the dungeons for his first class, Potions.
"Master Malfoy, why don't you come along?" Dumbledore suggested without turning around.
"But…."
"But what, Malfoy!?" Dumbledore asked in a deep voice.
"Nevermind, Professor Dumbledore," said Draco.
Malfoy was as nervous as Harry, but he was excited at the same time too because he got to be with Harry. He quickly ran up to him and started walking besides him. A really long silence followed it, when all of the sudden, Harry started feeling dizzy. He thought he was going to drop, but he didn't. He felt really hot, and then he heard Malfoy say, "Oh my God! Harry has such a cute butt!"
Surprised, Harry asked, "You really think so?"
"Think what, Harry Hun," replied Draco.
"Nevermind."
Harry and Draco both had butterflies in their stomachs. They looked into each other's eyes and held each other's hands. Soon, they came so close to each other that they were about to kiss while walking behind Professor Dumbledore! As soon as their lips touched, Dumbledore cleared his throat and opened the door of his office. They jumped.
"You two boys nervous?" Dumbledore asked as he chuckled or something. They detached as they entered his office, and took their seats. Dumbledore closed the door after they sat. He had a smile on his face as if he knew what was going on behind his back.
Dumbledore walked behind his desk and sat down. "Now, my boys, you seem to be in a bit of shock. May I ask why?" He smiled at them.
"Umm…."
"Well…."
"You see, it has to do with…um…my biscuit!" Dumbledore suddenly went very still. The two boys exchanged glances.
"Harry, I think you've done it again," Draco said, anxiously rubbing his worry stone. He looked up, and to his surprise, Harry was his biscuit.
"Well it is a good biscuit," Harry mumbled through a mouthful of bread. Dumbledore blinked. He shook his head and stood up. Suddenly, his arm shot. Both boys attempted to jump out of the way, but instead fell over backwards, ending up in a tangle of arms, legs, robes, and chairs. Dumbledore sat back down holding a clock he had grabbed from the air above where the boys' heads used to be.
"Aha!" he exclaimed. "I should have known." He got up and kicked Draco and Harry apart. "Which one of you has been stopping time?" Harry looked at Draco. Draco looked at Harry. And they both pointed at each other. Dumbledore sighed. "Let me rephrase the question. Have either of you noticed anything odd, lately? Say, being able to move when nothing else ever does or, perhaps, time seems to drag on for a long time?"
"Yeah"
"Um.hmmm.." Dumbledore seemed to learn a lot form the excited answer. "How many times has this happened?"
"Two times" "Three times" they called out at the same time.
"NO! Two times" "Three times"
"Four times" "Five times"
"I don't know how many times" "Yeah, me too"
"Look, the first time was during breakfast. I asked for a biscuit and everything stopped. Then I went to Ron and Hermoine in an empty classroom, and everything stopped again. The last time was right now, when I was eating a biscuit." All that Dumbledore and Draco got out his explanation was "Look, the first time was during breakfast. I asked for a biscuit biscuit.."
"Harry, I would be much obliged if you would not say 'biscuit' again," Professor Dumbledore began. "Now I believe I know what's going on. Harry, you've been stopping time. I believe it happens every time you say the word 'biscuit'. This is part of those powers I sent you the letter about. Now, Master Malfoy, I have no idea why time doesn't stop for you. Do you have some talisman or anything you probably need to be touching it for it to work?"
There was a long pause and then Draco figured it out. "My worry stone!"
"But professor," Harry said, "How did you know that time stops?"
"I have this clock," Dumbledore said showing them, "that I set up to continue even when time stops." He sighed. "You boys made me miss the new millennium. It's been 7,000 years now. Actually 7,000 years, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds. 17 seconds. 18 seconds."
The boys left him still counting.
People were getting up and leaving the Great Hall. Harry and Draco just watched them, too surprised to do anything. Soon they were the only people left standing with their mouths wide open.
"If you leave your mouths wide open like fools, it is likely that something will fly in," Dumbledore's benevolent voice said. The two boys slowly turned to stare dumbly at the headmaster.
"Harry, I have to talk to you about Voldemort," Dumbledore said, gesturing for Harry to follow to his office.
"OK," he nervously said, and followed the Headmaster like a servant. He turned around and blew a kiss to Draco. Draco blushed, then quickly turned to the dungeons for his first class, Potions.
"Master Malfoy, why don't you come along?" Dumbledore suggested without turning around.
"But…."
"But what, Malfoy!?" Dumbledore asked in a deep voice.
"Nevermind, Professor Dumbledore," said Draco.
Malfoy was as nervous as Harry, but he was excited at the same time too because he got to be with Harry. He quickly ran up to him and started walking besides him. A really long silence followed it, when all of the sudden, Harry started feeling dizzy. He thought he was going to drop, but he didn't. He felt really hot, and then he heard Malfoy say, "Oh my God! Harry has such a cute butt!"
Surprised, Harry asked, "You really think so?"
"Think what, Harry Hun," replied Draco.
"Nevermind."
Harry and Draco both had butterflies in their stomachs. They looked into each other's eyes and held each other's hands. Soon, they came so close to each other that they were about to kiss while walking behind Professor Dumbledore! As soon as their lips touched, Dumbledore cleared his throat and opened the door of his office. They jumped.
"You two boys nervous?" Dumbledore asked as he chuckled or something. They detached as they entered his office, and took their seats. Dumbledore closed the door after they sat. He had a smile on his face as if he knew what was going on behind his back.
Dumbledore walked behind his desk and sat down. "Now, my boys, you seem to be in a bit of shock. May I ask why?" He smiled at them.
"Umm…."
"Well…."
"You see, it has to do with…um…my biscuit!" Dumbledore suddenly went very still. The two boys exchanged glances.
"Harry, I think you've done it again," Draco said, anxiously rubbing his worry stone. He looked up, and to his surprise, Harry was his biscuit.
"Well it is a good biscuit," Harry mumbled through a mouthful of bread. Dumbledore blinked. He shook his head and stood up. Suddenly, his arm shot. Both boys attempted to jump out of the way, but instead fell over backwards, ending up in a tangle of arms, legs, robes, and chairs. Dumbledore sat back down holding a clock he had grabbed from the air above where the boys' heads used to be.
"Aha!" he exclaimed. "I should have known." He got up and kicked Draco and Harry apart. "Which one of you has been stopping time?" Harry looked at Draco. Draco looked at Harry. And they both pointed at each other. Dumbledore sighed. "Let me rephrase the question. Have either of you noticed anything odd, lately? Say, being able to move when nothing else ever does or, perhaps, time seems to drag on for a long time?"
"Yeah"
"Um.hmmm.." Dumbledore seemed to learn a lot form the excited answer. "How many times has this happened?"
"Two times" "Three times" they called out at the same time.
"NO! Two times" "Three times"
"Four times" "Five times"
"I don't know how many times" "Yeah, me too"
"Look, the first time was during breakfast. I asked for a biscuit and everything stopped. Then I went to Ron and Hermoine in an empty classroom, and everything stopped again. The last time was right now, when I was eating a biscuit." All that Dumbledore and Draco got out his explanation was "Look, the first time was during breakfast. I asked for a biscuit biscuit.."
"Harry, I would be much obliged if you would not say 'biscuit' again," Professor Dumbledore began. "Now I believe I know what's going on. Harry, you've been stopping time. I believe it happens every time you say the word 'biscuit'. This is part of those powers I sent you the letter about. Now, Master Malfoy, I have no idea why time doesn't stop for you. Do you have some talisman or anything you probably need to be touching it for it to work?"
There was a long pause and then Draco figured it out. "My worry stone!"
"But professor," Harry said, "How did you know that time stops?"
"I have this clock," Dumbledore said showing them, "that I set up to continue even when time stops." He sighed. "You boys made me miss the new millennium. It's been 7,000 years now. Actually 7,000 years, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds. 17 seconds. 18 seconds."
The boys left him still counting.