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Lost in Time
By Silver Wolf
Hogwarts, 1997
"Hermione, you're making a mountain out of a mole!" Ron called as his girlfriend left the Common Room at a run, planning on finding Harry.
"That's 'a mountain out of a mole HILL'," Dean commented helpfully. Ron turned his robes pink for his efforts.
He got up and left the Common Room himself, in a calmer fashion.
He was worried as well, although he wouldn't admit that to Hermione. She'd just say 'I told you so' and drag him off to search. Without telling her she'd skip the 'I told you so' bit.
Ron caught up with her just outside the Common Room.
"I knew you'd come," she said with a smile. "And it's 'mole hill'."
He scowled. "So Dean so kindly told me."
Hermione sighed. "Did you turn his robes pink again?" she demanded.
"Er, yes?" Ron answered nervously.
"That wasn't the smartest thing you ever did," she said disapprovingly. "You KNOW he's going to get you back."
He nodded. "Yeah, I'm expecting to wake up with blue hair of something. Let's go find Harry."
They went to the library first; he had been spending a lot of time in there since his return. Then they went everywhere in the castle that they thought Harry might be.
Yet they didn't find him. They gave up after a while and returned to the Common Room, hoping that he'd be back by morning.
"If he's not," Hermione decided, "then we go straight to Dumbledore."
Ron just nodded. He knew better than to argue with Hermione Granger.
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Hogwarts, 1997
After the meeting in Dumbledore's office, Minerva had gone back to her own with Daniel and William. They sat down and began to relax, until a knock on the door startled them.
Minerva stood up and opened the door, expecting to see a student. Instead, the last person she would have expected was standing there, looking nervous.
"Tom?" she whispered incredulously. The two men in the office were shocked into silence.
He gave her a weak grin. "Hey there Minerva. You're a professor still? I'd have bet you wouldn't have lasted this long. Can I come in? I'd like to tell you a little story before I get chucked into Azkaban."
She blinked and stepped aside, unblocking the doorway to allow him in. "Come in, please. And don't you dare think for a minute that we'd send you to Azkaban without listening to your explanation first."
"We?" Tom asked uncertainly as he entered the office and moved to sit down.
"We," Daniel defined, "being Will, Minerva and myself."
"And me," a voice added from the doorway.
"Mr Potter, what are you doing here?" Minerva demanded. "Do you want a detention for annoying me?"
"No Minerva, let him stay," Tom said with a smile. "I think he deserves to know what's going on. After all, Voldemort did try to kill him."
"Repetitively," Harry confirmed. He stepped inside and closed the door. "So that Ron and Hermione wont come in looking for me," he explained.
"Very well," William agreed. "Now Tom, you said you had an explanation for us?"
The other man nodded. "Yep, sure do. And it's all Harry's fault. Not you," he assured Harry. "My old friend. A Summoner. I convinced him to let me watch him Summon a spirit, and somehow Voldemort was Summoned as well. Voldie took the nearest available body, which was mine, and moved right in.
He opened the Chamber of Secrets, made a diary to preserve the memory of 'Tom Riddle' opening the Chamber, but pretty much stayed dormant until Harry went missing."
"He stayed dormant because Harry could easily banish him?" Minerva guessed.
"Yes. Of course, he's none to happy now that I escaped from him using his Death Eaters." Tom laughed.
"Which ones?" Harry asked curiously.
"Lucius Malfoy and Peter Pettigrew."
Minerva, William and Daniel blinked in shock. "Peter Pettigrew?" they asked.
Harry beat Tom in answering. "Sirius didn't kill him. He was my parent's Secret Keeper, and told Voldemort where to find them."
Tom nodded. "Probably the most triumphant moment in the little rat's life."
Harry sniggered. "I wouldn't be surprised."
"Tom, you said that Voldemort is still alive. But if he was using your body....?" Minerva trailed off, leaving him to guess the rest of the question.
"How does that make sense?" Minerva nodded. "I haven't the faintest idea," Tom admitted. "I wasn't the one who invented the spell, I wasn't even the one who found it in the library."
"I think it's about time we went to visit Albus," Daniel suggested. "He'll want to know all this stuff himself."
Minerva turned to Harry. "You're welcome to come with us Potter, but you can go back to the Common Room if you like."
Harry smirked. "No way am I missing this. I want to see your faces when you find something out...." he trailed off with a frown. "Although, I'm the only person who knows, so it's not like I'll miss it."
"What is it that we're going to find out?" William asked.
"Harry said you never were one for surprises, Mr Malfoy," Harry said with a laugh. "Your friend isn't as dead as you think."
The four of them stared at him.
"What do you know?" Daniel demanded quietly.
Oh dear, a cliffhanger. I feel so regretful for doing that to you all. Or not!
Please review! And guess what House Harry was in! Come on, it's not that hard!
Creamy Mimi ~ Thanks!
veronik ~ You'll find out more about Harry soon, I promise! This one's a bit shorter, but...
justagirl ~ glad you like it so much!
Naomi SilverWolf ~ Really good? Cool!
Angie ~ Thanks, I update ASAP always!
DISCLAIMER: I own a few things, I'm sure you can guess what. Now go enjoy the chapter! Now! I mean it!
Lost in Time
By Silver Wolf
Hogwarts, 1997
"Hermione, you're making a mountain out of a mole!" Ron called as his girlfriend left the Common Room at a run, planning on finding Harry.
"That's 'a mountain out of a mole HILL'," Dean commented helpfully. Ron turned his robes pink for his efforts.
He got up and left the Common Room himself, in a calmer fashion.
He was worried as well, although he wouldn't admit that to Hermione. She'd just say 'I told you so' and drag him off to search. Without telling her she'd skip the 'I told you so' bit.
Ron caught up with her just outside the Common Room.
"I knew you'd come," she said with a smile. "And it's 'mole hill'."
He scowled. "So Dean so kindly told me."
Hermione sighed. "Did you turn his robes pink again?" she demanded.
"Er, yes?" Ron answered nervously.
"That wasn't the smartest thing you ever did," she said disapprovingly. "You KNOW he's going to get you back."
He nodded. "Yeah, I'm expecting to wake up with blue hair of something. Let's go find Harry."
They went to the library first; he had been spending a lot of time in there since his return. Then they went everywhere in the castle that they thought Harry might be.
Yet they didn't find him. They gave up after a while and returned to the Common Room, hoping that he'd be back by morning.
"If he's not," Hermione decided, "then we go straight to Dumbledore."
Ron just nodded. He knew better than to argue with Hermione Granger.
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Hogwarts, 1997
After the meeting in Dumbledore's office, Minerva had gone back to her own with Daniel and William. They sat down and began to relax, until a knock on the door startled them.
Minerva stood up and opened the door, expecting to see a student. Instead, the last person she would have expected was standing there, looking nervous.
"Tom?" she whispered incredulously. The two men in the office were shocked into silence.
He gave her a weak grin. "Hey there Minerva. You're a professor still? I'd have bet you wouldn't have lasted this long. Can I come in? I'd like to tell you a little story before I get chucked into Azkaban."
She blinked and stepped aside, unblocking the doorway to allow him in. "Come in, please. And don't you dare think for a minute that we'd send you to Azkaban without listening to your explanation first."
"We?" Tom asked uncertainly as he entered the office and moved to sit down.
"We," Daniel defined, "being Will, Minerva and myself."
"And me," a voice added from the doorway.
"Mr Potter, what are you doing here?" Minerva demanded. "Do you want a detention for annoying me?"
"No Minerva, let him stay," Tom said with a smile. "I think he deserves to know what's going on. After all, Voldemort did try to kill him."
"Repetitively," Harry confirmed. He stepped inside and closed the door. "So that Ron and Hermione wont come in looking for me," he explained.
"Very well," William agreed. "Now Tom, you said you had an explanation for us?"
The other man nodded. "Yep, sure do. And it's all Harry's fault. Not you," he assured Harry. "My old friend. A Summoner. I convinced him to let me watch him Summon a spirit, and somehow Voldemort was Summoned as well. Voldie took the nearest available body, which was mine, and moved right in.
He opened the Chamber of Secrets, made a diary to preserve the memory of 'Tom Riddle' opening the Chamber, but pretty much stayed dormant until Harry went missing."
"He stayed dormant because Harry could easily banish him?" Minerva guessed.
"Yes. Of course, he's none to happy now that I escaped from him using his Death Eaters." Tom laughed.
"Which ones?" Harry asked curiously.
"Lucius Malfoy and Peter Pettigrew."
Minerva, William and Daniel blinked in shock. "Peter Pettigrew?" they asked.
Harry beat Tom in answering. "Sirius didn't kill him. He was my parent's Secret Keeper, and told Voldemort where to find them."
Tom nodded. "Probably the most triumphant moment in the little rat's life."
Harry sniggered. "I wouldn't be surprised."
"Tom, you said that Voldemort is still alive. But if he was using your body....?" Minerva trailed off, leaving him to guess the rest of the question.
"How does that make sense?" Minerva nodded. "I haven't the faintest idea," Tom admitted. "I wasn't the one who invented the spell, I wasn't even the one who found it in the library."
"I think it's about time we went to visit Albus," Daniel suggested. "He'll want to know all this stuff himself."
Minerva turned to Harry. "You're welcome to come with us Potter, but you can go back to the Common Room if you like."
Harry smirked. "No way am I missing this. I want to see your faces when you find something out...." he trailed off with a frown. "Although, I'm the only person who knows, so it's not like I'll miss it."
"What is it that we're going to find out?" William asked.
"Harry said you never were one for surprises, Mr Malfoy," Harry said with a laugh. "Your friend isn't as dead as you think."
The four of them stared at him.
"What do you know?" Daniel demanded quietly.
Oh dear, a cliffhanger. I feel so regretful for doing that to you all. Or not!
Please review! And guess what House Harry was in! Come on, it's not that hard!
