Author's Note: I do not own Harry Potter! I bloody wish I did, but
unfortunately I can only write about it. All characters and places not
mentioned in the Harry Potter books are of my own design and may not be
used without my permission. ^_^ Please R+R!!
The Decision
Kiarin woke the next morning to an empty house. Her mind was swimming as she sat down at the small table in the kitchen with a bowl of cereal. She'd hoped to be able to come to some sort of a conclusion about what she was supposed to do today, but she'd only managed to fall asleep before her head had even touched the pillow.
As she sat there eating, questions and thoughts zipped through her head. The urge to know more about her father was even greater than it had been before. Before she'd merely thought that he'd died through some freak accident, but now she'd learned that an entire new world existed and with it an entire new set of rules and possibilities. She wanted to go back in time, to change the past, and see what other future she might have. But at the same time, she didn't want to leave what she had: her friends, her school, her mom. It made her wonder if maybe her mom hadn't left so early just so Kiarin could think it over alone.
Deciding a walk would help her clear her thoughts, she ran upstairs and quickly dressed in a pair of lace up blue jeans and a black spaghetti strap top, the words Goddess scrawled along the front. She pulled on a pair of black ankle boots, grabbed her purse and house key, and left the house.
It was almost 3 o' clock by the time Kiarin made up her mind. She'd walked all over the town she lived in, knowing the way easily due to all the times she'd had to get to school on her own, finding the quickest routes with the least possible trouble. She was tired and somewhat hungry but all thoughts of food were erased from her mind when she opened the front door to find both her mother and Dumbledore sitting in the living room, just as they had been yesterday. Her hands shook slightly as she took the same seat as she had the day before. She wasn't sure what to say, but Dumbledore saved her the trouble of starting.
"I trust, Ms. Goldwind, that you have come to a decision."
She took a deep breath and looked up into blue eyes that shone with understanding. Her gaze shifted to that of her mother's. She was sitting there, trying not to look at Kiarin, her hands slightly trembling as well.
"I.. I want to do it.. To change the past."
Her mother said nothing, only nodded. Dumbledore rose from his chair and faced Kiarin. "I am sure that this has been a most difficult decision to make. However, rest assured that you will be well cared for at Hogwarts. Unfortunately, I cannot let you go to the past on your own. I shall make sure that the past is corrected and that this time you receive your letter."
He had taken out the Time Turner again, and with one reassuring glance at Kiarin turned the hourglass over a number of times. And then, without another word, he was gone. Kiarin fell back against the chair with a dull thud, her head beginning to pound. Neither she nor her mother said anything over the next few moments. Kiarin didn't know what would happen now or what to expect. The pain in her head began to increase, her mind becoming fuzzy. Her vision began to blur and a sudden panicked feeling came over her. Something was happening inside of her head, her mind was becoming sluggish. She slowly began to find, as she sat in the familiar chair in her living room that was suddenly becoming not so familiar, that she was forgetting things, important things, memories. She would've called out to her mother at that point, but in the next instant everything went blank.
Author's Note: This is the last chapter in this story!! I'll be writing another story that will begin where this one left off. ^_^ Please let me know what you think!
The Decision
Kiarin woke the next morning to an empty house. Her mind was swimming as she sat down at the small table in the kitchen with a bowl of cereal. She'd hoped to be able to come to some sort of a conclusion about what she was supposed to do today, but she'd only managed to fall asleep before her head had even touched the pillow.
As she sat there eating, questions and thoughts zipped through her head. The urge to know more about her father was even greater than it had been before. Before she'd merely thought that he'd died through some freak accident, but now she'd learned that an entire new world existed and with it an entire new set of rules and possibilities. She wanted to go back in time, to change the past, and see what other future she might have. But at the same time, she didn't want to leave what she had: her friends, her school, her mom. It made her wonder if maybe her mom hadn't left so early just so Kiarin could think it over alone.
Deciding a walk would help her clear her thoughts, she ran upstairs and quickly dressed in a pair of lace up blue jeans and a black spaghetti strap top, the words Goddess scrawled along the front. She pulled on a pair of black ankle boots, grabbed her purse and house key, and left the house.
It was almost 3 o' clock by the time Kiarin made up her mind. She'd walked all over the town she lived in, knowing the way easily due to all the times she'd had to get to school on her own, finding the quickest routes with the least possible trouble. She was tired and somewhat hungry but all thoughts of food were erased from her mind when she opened the front door to find both her mother and Dumbledore sitting in the living room, just as they had been yesterday. Her hands shook slightly as she took the same seat as she had the day before. She wasn't sure what to say, but Dumbledore saved her the trouble of starting.
"I trust, Ms. Goldwind, that you have come to a decision."
She took a deep breath and looked up into blue eyes that shone with understanding. Her gaze shifted to that of her mother's. She was sitting there, trying not to look at Kiarin, her hands slightly trembling as well.
"I.. I want to do it.. To change the past."
Her mother said nothing, only nodded. Dumbledore rose from his chair and faced Kiarin. "I am sure that this has been a most difficult decision to make. However, rest assured that you will be well cared for at Hogwarts. Unfortunately, I cannot let you go to the past on your own. I shall make sure that the past is corrected and that this time you receive your letter."
He had taken out the Time Turner again, and with one reassuring glance at Kiarin turned the hourglass over a number of times. And then, without another word, he was gone. Kiarin fell back against the chair with a dull thud, her head beginning to pound. Neither she nor her mother said anything over the next few moments. Kiarin didn't know what would happen now or what to expect. The pain in her head began to increase, her mind becoming fuzzy. Her vision began to blur and a sudden panicked feeling came over her. Something was happening inside of her head, her mind was becoming sluggish. She slowly began to find, as she sat in the familiar chair in her living room that was suddenly becoming not so familiar, that she was forgetting things, important things, memories. She would've called out to her mother at that point, but in the next instant everything went blank.
Author's Note: This is the last chapter in this story!! I'll be writing another story that will begin where this one left off. ^_^ Please let me know what you think!