Chapter 4
Reunited (Sort of)
A/N: I apologize for the lack of updates with this story. I'm glad everybody is enjoying it! Please read and review.it'll make me write faster.
They reached the entrance to the Gryffindor Tower and Harry tried very hard not to gasp. Standing in front of the portrait hole was his father waiting for them. "This is Neville Longbottom and Hermione Granger. They had a bit of a mishap with a time-turner so they will be spending their time in Gryffindor until I can come up with a solution to their problem."
James nodded with a pleasant smile. "Welcome to Gryffindor. The password to the tower is Dragonus. Use it to get in. And it is changed once a week, so check with me."
Harry felt himself grinning from ear to ear as he followed his "father" into the common room, already packed with students. Hermione smiled as a few girls introduced themselves and offered her a seat. James led Harry t oa cushioned chair by the crackling fire. "So.what is this thing Dumbledore was telling me about-a time turner?"
Harry nodded. "Yes. Hermione invented one and it went haywire on us."
James smiled again. "I swear Neville.if it weren't a crazy idea I'd think you were a long lost relative of mine."
Harry looked over at Hermione who was chatting happily. "You never know," said Harry with a shrug, trying his best to keep a light smile on his face.
"But your eyes." James looked at him thoughtfully. "They look like my girlfriend's." He shook his head as though that was the craziest idea he'd ever had. "Hermione.the girls' dormitory." James began turning to her.
"Up those stairs and to the right." Hermione said automatically. James gave her a questioning look. "We're both in Gryffindor in the future." She explained. James nodded in understanding. Then he gave Harry another strange look, as though he had come to a startling realization. His mouth opened and closed in an attempt to ask a question, but he looked as though he'd decided that it was best not to know. Harry shifted uncomfortably in his seat. 'Please don't ask what I think you're going to ask!' he thought worriedly in his mind.
"Do you play Quidditch?" James finally spoke. Harry grinned at his dad with relief and James grinned back.
"I'm Gryffindor's seeker in my time." Harry told his father.
"Me too!" The two Potters launched into a conversation of Quidditch, swaping thrilling tales and tactics. Hermione on the other hand was obviously being ignored and saw a girl reading a book. She decided to go and see what book the girl was reading and when she got a closer look realized the girl was Lily-Harry's mother. Lily looked up from the book revealing the same brilliant green eyes that Harry had. "Hello." She said kindly. "Who are you?"
"I'm Hermione Granger. Um.who are you?"
"Lily Evans." (A/N: this was confirmed by J.K. Rowling during an AOL interview) She paused before speaking again. "I don't mean to be rude, Hermione, but you're not in Gryffindor so you're not allowed in here." She said in a stern but kind voice.
Hermione thought fast. She decided the truth wouldn't hurt. "My friend and I had a bad experience with a time-turner," Hermione explained. "Dumbledore told us to stay with the Gryffindors until he could figure out how to help us."
"What were you doing with a time-turner in the first place?" Lily wanted to know.
Hermione sighed. "I made a model of one and not thinking it would work, my friend jokingly figured out how to make it work." She explained.
"How'd you know how to make it?"
Hermione smiled as Lily listened attentively. Hermione finally found someone who read as much as she did.
Meanwhile, James and Harry had come upon another topic they both enjoyed: Snape bashing. (Remember that Snape is not a Professor during James Potter's time at Hogwarts) Harry, pretending he had no idea who Snape was, listened as James told Harry all of the embarrassing moments he had witnessed. Mentally Harry stored all of these in the back of his head thinking how great it was to finally have some blackmail on his least favorite Professor. His eyes soon strayed over to Hermione, who, to his surprise, sat talking with his mother. The two girls seemed to be enjoying each other's company just as Harry was enjoying spending time with his Dad.
'I wish I got to know him as my father,' Harry thought sadly. Soon the time came around when everybody broke off to retreat to their dormitories. "Come on, Hermione!" one of the other Gryffindor girls encouraged as she hurried up the stairs. "G'night Neville," hermione told Harry, hugging him. "I'll see you in the morning." Then she did something Harry never expected-she kissed him.
A/N: I apologize for the lack of updates with this story. I'm glad everybody is enjoying it! Please read and review.it'll make me write faster.
They reached the entrance to the Gryffindor Tower and Harry tried very hard not to gasp. Standing in front of the portrait hole was his father waiting for them. "This is Neville Longbottom and Hermione Granger. They had a bit of a mishap with a time-turner so they will be spending their time in Gryffindor until I can come up with a solution to their problem."
James nodded with a pleasant smile. "Welcome to Gryffindor. The password to the tower is Dragonus. Use it to get in. And it is changed once a week, so check with me."
Harry felt himself grinning from ear to ear as he followed his "father" into the common room, already packed with students. Hermione smiled as a few girls introduced themselves and offered her a seat. James led Harry t oa cushioned chair by the crackling fire. "So.what is this thing Dumbledore was telling me about-a time turner?"
Harry nodded. "Yes. Hermione invented one and it went haywire on us."
James smiled again. "I swear Neville.if it weren't a crazy idea I'd think you were a long lost relative of mine."
Harry looked over at Hermione who was chatting happily. "You never know," said Harry with a shrug, trying his best to keep a light smile on his face.
"But your eyes." James looked at him thoughtfully. "They look like my girlfriend's." He shook his head as though that was the craziest idea he'd ever had. "Hermione.the girls' dormitory." James began turning to her.
"Up those stairs and to the right." Hermione said automatically. James gave her a questioning look. "We're both in Gryffindor in the future." She explained. James nodded in understanding. Then he gave Harry another strange look, as though he had come to a startling realization. His mouth opened and closed in an attempt to ask a question, but he looked as though he'd decided that it was best not to know. Harry shifted uncomfortably in his seat. 'Please don't ask what I think you're going to ask!' he thought worriedly in his mind.
"Do you play Quidditch?" James finally spoke. Harry grinned at his dad with relief and James grinned back.
"I'm Gryffindor's seeker in my time." Harry told his father.
"Me too!" The two Potters launched into a conversation of Quidditch, swaping thrilling tales and tactics. Hermione on the other hand was obviously being ignored and saw a girl reading a book. She decided to go and see what book the girl was reading and when she got a closer look realized the girl was Lily-Harry's mother. Lily looked up from the book revealing the same brilliant green eyes that Harry had. "Hello." She said kindly. "Who are you?"
"I'm Hermione Granger. Um.who are you?"
"Lily Evans." (A/N: this was confirmed by J.K. Rowling during an AOL interview) She paused before speaking again. "I don't mean to be rude, Hermione, but you're not in Gryffindor so you're not allowed in here." She said in a stern but kind voice.
Hermione thought fast. She decided the truth wouldn't hurt. "My friend and I had a bad experience with a time-turner," Hermione explained. "Dumbledore told us to stay with the Gryffindors until he could figure out how to help us."
"What were you doing with a time-turner in the first place?" Lily wanted to know.
Hermione sighed. "I made a model of one and not thinking it would work, my friend jokingly figured out how to make it work." She explained.
"How'd you know how to make it?"
Hermione smiled as Lily listened attentively. Hermione finally found someone who read as much as she did.
Meanwhile, James and Harry had come upon another topic they both enjoyed: Snape bashing. (Remember that Snape is not a Professor during James Potter's time at Hogwarts) Harry, pretending he had no idea who Snape was, listened as James told Harry all of the embarrassing moments he had witnessed. Mentally Harry stored all of these in the back of his head thinking how great it was to finally have some blackmail on his least favorite Professor. His eyes soon strayed over to Hermione, who, to his surprise, sat talking with his mother. The two girls seemed to be enjoying each other's company just as Harry was enjoying spending time with his Dad.
'I wish I got to know him as my father,' Harry thought sadly. Soon the time came around when everybody broke off to retreat to their dormitories. "Come on, Hermione!" one of the other Gryffindor girls encouraged as she hurried up the stairs. "G'night Neville," hermione told Harry, hugging him. "I'll see you in the morning." Then she did something Harry never expected-she kissed him.