Chapter 2
Hermione's Invention
The car ride to the Grangers had been mostly uneventful, except for Mrs. Granger who kept asking Harry about his past dental experiences. When they reached the house, Mr. Granger was waiting outside for them. Harry recognized him from Diagon Alley two years back.
"Hullo," Harry greeted uncertainly. He knew both of Hermione's parents were muggles but they did not seem to mind magic in the least.
"You must be Harry." Mr. Granger replied smiling and showing off a row of pearly white, straight teeth.
"Why don't you show Harry where he'll be sleeping?" Mrs. Granger recommended.
"Okay." Hermione answered, beckoning him upstairs. "The bathroom's on the right and that's my room." she pointed to the respected rooms as she spoke. "and this is your room." she opened the last door in that hallway. It was a blue room with all the Muggle things Harry was usd to seeing in Dudley's room, but not his. A computer and a TV were included. Harry couldn't wait to have a go on the computer but Hermione got his attention.
"I'm building a time-turner." she blurtred out randomly. Harry could ttell she had been dying to tell someone.
"You made a what?" Harry wondered in disbelief.
"I got a book from the Wizarding Library of Magical Inventions and Incantations. Anyway, one of the refrences held an excellent diagram of how to build a time turner. All I needed was some birchwood dipped in witch hazel and glass. (if you've ever been involved with musical theatre, witch hazel is a liquid that smells HORRIBLE and is used to help keep make up on your face) Oh and a solid gold chain."
Harry sniggered. "Hermione...I hope you do realize that the Ministry of Magic will have your head if they find you're making an illegal time- turner."
Hermione gave him a look. "Well, I don't hae the proper incantation so it won't work." she waved her hand evaisevly. "Let me show it to you."
"Okay." said Harry, following her into her room. He looked around noticing all of the books immediately.
"Let's see. Where is that--" Hermione pulled out one of the drawers in her desk and began rummaging around. "Ah ha! Found it." she pulled out the time turner and held it in front of her face triumphantly. "Here it is, Harry. Isn't it brilliant?" she let him hold it and watched proudly as he turned it over in his fingers. "How is it supposed to work, Hermione?" Harry wanted to know. Hermione chewed on her lower lip in thought.
"Well--it's a little different from the one Professor McGonagall lent me during our 3rd year when I was taking all of those classes. There's a magic word you have to say for this one to get it working, but I can't for the life of me remember where to find it."
Harry pu tthe time-turner around his neck, fingering it. "Hey--" he grinned at Hermione. "Maybe it's--abracadabra!"
Hermione's face paled. "Harry!" she screamed. "NOOOOOOO!" she lunged at him and grabbed the time turner just a flash of light proceeded to engulf them.
Hermione's Invention
The car ride to the Grangers had been mostly uneventful, except for Mrs. Granger who kept asking Harry about his past dental experiences. When they reached the house, Mr. Granger was waiting outside for them. Harry recognized him from Diagon Alley two years back.
"Hullo," Harry greeted uncertainly. He knew both of Hermione's parents were muggles but they did not seem to mind magic in the least.
"You must be Harry." Mr. Granger replied smiling and showing off a row of pearly white, straight teeth.
"Why don't you show Harry where he'll be sleeping?" Mrs. Granger recommended.
"Okay." Hermione answered, beckoning him upstairs. "The bathroom's on the right and that's my room." she pointed to the respected rooms as she spoke. "and this is your room." she opened the last door in that hallway. It was a blue room with all the Muggle things Harry was usd to seeing in Dudley's room, but not his. A computer and a TV were included. Harry couldn't wait to have a go on the computer but Hermione got his attention.
"I'm building a time-turner." she blurtred out randomly. Harry could ttell she had been dying to tell someone.
"You made a what?" Harry wondered in disbelief.
"I got a book from the Wizarding Library of Magical Inventions and Incantations. Anyway, one of the refrences held an excellent diagram of how to build a time turner. All I needed was some birchwood dipped in witch hazel and glass. (if you've ever been involved with musical theatre, witch hazel is a liquid that smells HORRIBLE and is used to help keep make up on your face) Oh and a solid gold chain."
Harry sniggered. "Hermione...I hope you do realize that the Ministry of Magic will have your head if they find you're making an illegal time- turner."
Hermione gave him a look. "Well, I don't hae the proper incantation so it won't work." she waved her hand evaisevly. "Let me show it to you."
"Okay." said Harry, following her into her room. He looked around noticing all of the books immediately.
"Let's see. Where is that--" Hermione pulled out one of the drawers in her desk and began rummaging around. "Ah ha! Found it." she pulled out the time turner and held it in front of her face triumphantly. "Here it is, Harry. Isn't it brilliant?" she let him hold it and watched proudly as he turned it over in his fingers. "How is it supposed to work, Hermione?" Harry wanted to know. Hermione chewed on her lower lip in thought.
"Well--it's a little different from the one Professor McGonagall lent me during our 3rd year when I was taking all of those classes. There's a magic word you have to say for this one to get it working, but I can't for the life of me remember where to find it."
Harry pu tthe time-turner around his neck, fingering it. "Hey--" he grinned at Hermione. "Maybe it's--abracadabra!"
Hermione's face paled. "Harry!" she screamed. "NOOOOOOO!" she lunged at him and grabbed the time turner just a flash of light proceeded to engulf them.