Gryffindors Prophecy
~* Hey, some people have brought it to my attention that this plot is going very slowly! Thanks for that guys, so I'll try to update as soon as I can, but I will have to include them getting each ingredient. *~
Chapter 14 ~ Egypt
Hermione and Ron were in the Gryffindor Common Room late at night. Harry had gone to bed early, tired from the events of that day. The two friends sat in silence, staring into the flames as if expecting someone to show up. Hermione suddenly reached into her robes and pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill. She drew two straight lines on the parchment before Ron's curiosity got the better of him.
'What's that?' He asked, leaning over to try to get a glimpse of what was written on the parchment.
'This,' Hermione began, 'is the list of ingredients that we need for the potion which will bring Godric Gryffindor back from the dead.'
'Oh, righteo then.' Ron said, relaxing into the chair, but now Hermione was worked up, and in the mood for explaining things that Ron already knew.
'We already have the golden cauldron, the Armadillo Bile, the shredded Wolfsbane branches, the Grindylow eyeballs, four Acromantular hairs, the Billywigs and Doxies.' Hermione stated. 'Now all we need is the drop of blood from a true Gryffindor, which I'm sure we can find without hassle, three Ancient Egyptian Scarab shells, a drop of blood from the heir of Slytherin, a Hungarian Horntail tooth, and a Chinese Fireball egg.' Hermione finished proudly, and Ron faked a yawn. 'At least try to pay attention, Ron.' She scolded.
'But all that you just said there, I already knew.' Ron complained.
'Oh do get over yourself Ron, I was simply telling you which ingredients we have and don't have.' Hermione explained bitterly.
'Sorry miss perfect, if you're so smart, which ingredient do you think we should get next?' Ron said, half sarcastic, half serious.
'Well,' Hermione began. 'I think we should go to Egypt next.'
'What?' Ron protested.
'Well where would you prefere to go? China? Hungary? To Voldemort's lair? Or even the Isle of Drear?' Hermione said impatiently.
'Well we're going to have to go there some time, so best to get them over and done with.' Ron said, for once, sounding like he knew what he was talking about.
'I think we should go to Egypt next.' Hermione said. Something in her tone of voice told Ron that arguing with her would get him absolutely no where.
'Okay.' Ron said meekly. 'I'm going to bed now, we'll tell Harry in the morning that we're going to Egypt.' And with that, Ron headed up the boys staircase.
Hermione stayed in the Common Room for a while longer, studying the parchment which contained the ingredients. She scribbled a few notes on the bottom of the parchment before she seemed satisfied with it. Hermione then headed up the girls staircase and to bed.
~***~
The next morning at breakfast, Ron was telling Harry all about their formulated plan to go to Egypt next to collect their scarab shells.
'I was just thinking that.' Harry told him. 'Last night before I went to sleep, I was thinking about the next ingredient that we could get, and I thought "Egyptian Scarab Shells".'
'Wonderful.' Ron replied tonelessly. 'It was Hermione's idea anyway, I just went along with it.'
'Well Hermione's thinking along the right track, where is she anyway? She'll be late for class.' Harry scanned the Gryffindor Table in search of Hermione, but no luck.
'I don't know, I haven't seen her at all this morning. She's probably in the Library again, knowing her.' Ron said. No sooner than he had said it, Hermione came bounding up to them with a large grin on her face.
'I found it!' She said, and plonked a book on the table in front of Harry.
'That's great, what is it?' Harry asked.
'It's a book.' Hermione said obviously.
'Well duh, but why is it important?' Ron said.
'In this book,' Hermione paused for dramatic effect. 'Is a spell to make a Portkey!'
'Really? Excellent Hermione, always thinking one step ahead. I hadn't even thought about how we were going to get to Egypt!' Harry said amazed.
'So Ron filled you in?'
'I was thinking Egypt anyway.'
'I see.' Hermione sat down beside Ron.
'That's not all,' Hermione continued. 'I was able to find the time turning device which I used in third year to manage all my classes.'
'What do we need that for?' Harry asked.
'Isn't it obvious? We go to Egypt now, come back and use the time turner so that we don't miss lessons today!' Hermione said.
'Oh, that's a good idea. I was thinking that we wait for the weekend or something like that, but your idea is even better.' Harry told her. Hermione smiled proudly.
'What will we use as the Portkey?' Ron asked, joining the conversation between Hermione and Harry.
'It doesn't really matter, an old sock, something we can keep with us while we're in Egypt.' Hermione said.
'I've got just the thing.' Harry said, and bolted away, leaving Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor Table.
'Oh, if he doesn't hurry up we'll miss the start of the lessons!' Hermione fussed.
'You said that we could just turn the time turner back so that we don't miss anything.' Ron said.
'Yes, but we'll be expected to go to class if we're here and people see us here.' Hermione argued.
'They won't care because we'll just turn the time back to this morning when me and Harry were talking, and they'll be none the wiser.' Ron said smartly, shutting Hermione up.
'But still, let's get back to the Gryffindor Common Room so that Harry doesn't have to run all the way back down here.' Hermione said, leading the way out of the Great Hall.
Hermione and Ron met up with Harry on the stairs on their way up to the sixth floor. Harry beamed and held up a green sock with a snitch pattern on it.
'It's one of the socks Dobby gave to me in fourth year.' Harry explained. 'But will it go back to a normal sock when we're done with it?'
'Yes, don't worry about that, you'll have your sock back when we've finished using it as a Portkey.' Hermione reassured him.
'Good, okay Hermione, work your magic.' Harry said, handing her the sock.
Harry and Ron watched on as Hermione said the incantation to change the sock into a Portkey. She also had to give the exact location in co- ordinates where they wanted to end up. Luckily, Hermione had done some research as to where they had to go to find some scarab shells. She gave the co-ordinates and the Portkey was ready.
Just as the three were about to travell to Egypt when Professor McGonagall walked past them. She cast them a stern, curious look at the sight of three Gryffindors holding a green sock when they were supposed to be getting to class.
'Mr Potter, Mr Weasley, Miss Granger, what are you doing?' She asked.
'Professor, don't you know better not to ask?' Hermione asked sweetly. Professor McGonagall turned purple.
'Mis Granger, five points from Gryffindor for your rudeness. Get to class you three.' She said, and walked off in a huff.
'Hermione, what did you say that for? You just lost Gryffindor five points!' Ron objected.
'Oh do be quiet Ron, we're turning the time back remember, that won't even happen by the time we get back.' Hermione informed him.
'Oh yeah.' Ron said, feeling stupid.
Each of the three friends put their hands back on the sock, and it jerked them into another dimension. For what seemed like an eternity, they felt like they were floating through the air. Suddenly they landed with a jerk. Harry and Hermione kept their balance, however Ron tumbled over, and down a sandy hill.
'Ron!' Harry called as Ron toppled down the hill. 'Leverto!' Harry pointed his wand at Ron, who levitated in the air, and floated back up to where Harry and Hermione were. Hermione however was not paying attention to Ron, or Harry. She was looking around the desert area trying to find some sort of landmark.
'What's wrong Hermione?' Harry asked, walking up beside her.
'I seem to have gotten the co-ordinates wrong.' Hermione said, a slight note of panic in her voice.
'That's okay, we'll just go back to Hogwarts and you can do the spell over.' Harry said reassuring her. Hermione bowed her head.
'Sorry, I didn't mean to get it wrong.'
'It's okay Hermione, we all make mistakes.' Ron said, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.
'Where's the sock?' Harry asked. Ron had been holding it last when he toppled down the hill. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron, as if to ask where the sock was.
'Calm down you guys, it's right here in my pocket.' Ron said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the sock. Hermione sighed with relief.
'For a second there I thought you had lost the sock.' She said.
'I wouldn't do a stupid thing like that!' Ron said as his friends put their hands on the sock, and transported back to the Gryffindor Common Room.
~***~
An hour later, Hermione had finally worked out the right co-ordinates. She stood up and brought the sock over to Harry and Ron, who were using exploding snap cards to try to build a card castle. Just as the cards exploded for the forty-seventh time, Hermione placed the sock on the table, on top of the pile of cards.
'It's done, let's go.' She said, placing a slender hand on the sock. Ron and Harry followed suit, and they were on their way to Egypt for the second time that day.
This time, when they arrived, they arrived in the exact place that Hermione intended for them to be, inside a large Pyramid.
'Where are we Hermione?' Ron asked.
'Well, I've seen a few movies with Egyptian themes, and the place where scarab shells always appear is in tombs.' Hermione replied.
'We're in a tomb?' Harry cried. 'Do you know how booby-trapped these things are?'
'I am aware of that, Harry, that's why we have our wands.' Hermione said calmly.
'Right,' Ron said. 'Let's go.' He turned and began to walk down a passage way, when suddenly the floor seemed to drop out from underneath him, and he went plummeting, screaming all the way down, which, mind you, wasn't very far.
Hermione and Harry rushed to his aid, seeing that he was in a pit surrounded by snakes.
'Get me out of here!' Ron called up at them. Hermione turned to Harry.
'He always seems to get himself in these messes, doesn't he?' She said, levitating Ron out of the pit. Harry however, had turned to the wall, where he picked three scarab shells from their positions in the wall.
'Well spotted Harry, now we can leave this creepy place!' Ron said, shivering.
~***~
When they arrived back at Hogwarts, Hermione stashed the scarab shells along with all the other ingredients before turning the time turner back to breakfast that morning.
The three friends went through their classes as if nothing had happened. They were issued lots of homework, and taught some new charms and curses. They also had to sit through a boring double of History of Magic, which even Ron thought that going back to Egypt would be better than sitting through that lesson.
That night, Harry, Ron and Hermione sat in the Gryffindor Common Room in their usual armchairs by the fireplace. Hermione took her parchment out and made a single line. Ron watched on curiously.
'Hey Hermione, how come you made two lines last night and only one tonight?' He asked. Hermione looked at him as if he was the dumbest human on Earth.
'Well, yesterday we got two ingredients which I crossed off the list, and today we only got one, which I just crossed off.' Hermione said patiently. Harry sat in his chair trying hard not to laugh.
'So where to next?' Harry asked. 'Hermione, you should keep that time turner, it will come in definate handy for the next ingredients.'
'I realise that, Harry.' Hermione replied impatiently.
'I think we should go to China next and search for the Chinese Fireball egg that we need.' Ron piped up.
'Good idea, the Hungarian Horntail tooth will be hard to get, so we'll leave that for another day.' Harry said. 'I don't want to face one of them soon.' He shivered at the memory of being burnt by the Horntail he faced in his fourth year during the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
'Right, it's settled, tomorrow we go to China.' Hermione said, scribbling some notes onto her parchment.
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~* There's the chapter for you, I hope it was long enough to make up for the short ones I've posted recently! And I hope that it's moving along fast enough now! Gryffindor should be along soon . . . hopefull! Lmao! Please review guys, tell me what you think! *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
~* Hey, some people have brought it to my attention that this plot is going very slowly! Thanks for that guys, so I'll try to update as soon as I can, but I will have to include them getting each ingredient. *~
Chapter 14 ~ Egypt
Hermione and Ron were in the Gryffindor Common Room late at night. Harry had gone to bed early, tired from the events of that day. The two friends sat in silence, staring into the flames as if expecting someone to show up. Hermione suddenly reached into her robes and pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill. She drew two straight lines on the parchment before Ron's curiosity got the better of him.
'What's that?' He asked, leaning over to try to get a glimpse of what was written on the parchment.
'This,' Hermione began, 'is the list of ingredients that we need for the potion which will bring Godric Gryffindor back from the dead.'
'Oh, righteo then.' Ron said, relaxing into the chair, but now Hermione was worked up, and in the mood for explaining things that Ron already knew.
'We already have the golden cauldron, the Armadillo Bile, the shredded Wolfsbane branches, the Grindylow eyeballs, four Acromantular hairs, the Billywigs and Doxies.' Hermione stated. 'Now all we need is the drop of blood from a true Gryffindor, which I'm sure we can find without hassle, three Ancient Egyptian Scarab shells, a drop of blood from the heir of Slytherin, a Hungarian Horntail tooth, and a Chinese Fireball egg.' Hermione finished proudly, and Ron faked a yawn. 'At least try to pay attention, Ron.' She scolded.
'But all that you just said there, I already knew.' Ron complained.
'Oh do get over yourself Ron, I was simply telling you which ingredients we have and don't have.' Hermione explained bitterly.
'Sorry miss perfect, if you're so smart, which ingredient do you think we should get next?' Ron said, half sarcastic, half serious.
'Well,' Hermione began. 'I think we should go to Egypt next.'
'What?' Ron protested.
'Well where would you prefere to go? China? Hungary? To Voldemort's lair? Or even the Isle of Drear?' Hermione said impatiently.
'Well we're going to have to go there some time, so best to get them over and done with.' Ron said, for once, sounding like he knew what he was talking about.
'I think we should go to Egypt next.' Hermione said. Something in her tone of voice told Ron that arguing with her would get him absolutely no where.
'Okay.' Ron said meekly. 'I'm going to bed now, we'll tell Harry in the morning that we're going to Egypt.' And with that, Ron headed up the boys staircase.
Hermione stayed in the Common Room for a while longer, studying the parchment which contained the ingredients. She scribbled a few notes on the bottom of the parchment before she seemed satisfied with it. Hermione then headed up the girls staircase and to bed.
~***~
The next morning at breakfast, Ron was telling Harry all about their formulated plan to go to Egypt next to collect their scarab shells.
'I was just thinking that.' Harry told him. 'Last night before I went to sleep, I was thinking about the next ingredient that we could get, and I thought "Egyptian Scarab Shells".'
'Wonderful.' Ron replied tonelessly. 'It was Hermione's idea anyway, I just went along with it.'
'Well Hermione's thinking along the right track, where is she anyway? She'll be late for class.' Harry scanned the Gryffindor Table in search of Hermione, but no luck.
'I don't know, I haven't seen her at all this morning. She's probably in the Library again, knowing her.' Ron said. No sooner than he had said it, Hermione came bounding up to them with a large grin on her face.
'I found it!' She said, and plonked a book on the table in front of Harry.
'That's great, what is it?' Harry asked.
'It's a book.' Hermione said obviously.
'Well duh, but why is it important?' Ron said.
'In this book,' Hermione paused for dramatic effect. 'Is a spell to make a Portkey!'
'Really? Excellent Hermione, always thinking one step ahead. I hadn't even thought about how we were going to get to Egypt!' Harry said amazed.
'So Ron filled you in?'
'I was thinking Egypt anyway.'
'I see.' Hermione sat down beside Ron.
'That's not all,' Hermione continued. 'I was able to find the time turning device which I used in third year to manage all my classes.'
'What do we need that for?' Harry asked.
'Isn't it obvious? We go to Egypt now, come back and use the time turner so that we don't miss lessons today!' Hermione said.
'Oh, that's a good idea. I was thinking that we wait for the weekend or something like that, but your idea is even better.' Harry told her. Hermione smiled proudly.
'What will we use as the Portkey?' Ron asked, joining the conversation between Hermione and Harry.
'It doesn't really matter, an old sock, something we can keep with us while we're in Egypt.' Hermione said.
'I've got just the thing.' Harry said, and bolted away, leaving Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor Table.
'Oh, if he doesn't hurry up we'll miss the start of the lessons!' Hermione fussed.
'You said that we could just turn the time turner back so that we don't miss anything.' Ron said.
'Yes, but we'll be expected to go to class if we're here and people see us here.' Hermione argued.
'They won't care because we'll just turn the time back to this morning when me and Harry were talking, and they'll be none the wiser.' Ron said smartly, shutting Hermione up.
'But still, let's get back to the Gryffindor Common Room so that Harry doesn't have to run all the way back down here.' Hermione said, leading the way out of the Great Hall.
Hermione and Ron met up with Harry on the stairs on their way up to the sixth floor. Harry beamed and held up a green sock with a snitch pattern on it.
'It's one of the socks Dobby gave to me in fourth year.' Harry explained. 'But will it go back to a normal sock when we're done with it?'
'Yes, don't worry about that, you'll have your sock back when we've finished using it as a Portkey.' Hermione reassured him.
'Good, okay Hermione, work your magic.' Harry said, handing her the sock.
Harry and Ron watched on as Hermione said the incantation to change the sock into a Portkey. She also had to give the exact location in co- ordinates where they wanted to end up. Luckily, Hermione had done some research as to where they had to go to find some scarab shells. She gave the co-ordinates and the Portkey was ready.
Just as the three were about to travell to Egypt when Professor McGonagall walked past them. She cast them a stern, curious look at the sight of three Gryffindors holding a green sock when they were supposed to be getting to class.
'Mr Potter, Mr Weasley, Miss Granger, what are you doing?' She asked.
'Professor, don't you know better not to ask?' Hermione asked sweetly. Professor McGonagall turned purple.
'Mis Granger, five points from Gryffindor for your rudeness. Get to class you three.' She said, and walked off in a huff.
'Hermione, what did you say that for? You just lost Gryffindor five points!' Ron objected.
'Oh do be quiet Ron, we're turning the time back remember, that won't even happen by the time we get back.' Hermione informed him.
'Oh yeah.' Ron said, feeling stupid.
Each of the three friends put their hands back on the sock, and it jerked them into another dimension. For what seemed like an eternity, they felt like they were floating through the air. Suddenly they landed with a jerk. Harry and Hermione kept their balance, however Ron tumbled over, and down a sandy hill.
'Ron!' Harry called as Ron toppled down the hill. 'Leverto!' Harry pointed his wand at Ron, who levitated in the air, and floated back up to where Harry and Hermione were. Hermione however was not paying attention to Ron, or Harry. She was looking around the desert area trying to find some sort of landmark.
'What's wrong Hermione?' Harry asked, walking up beside her.
'I seem to have gotten the co-ordinates wrong.' Hermione said, a slight note of panic in her voice.
'That's okay, we'll just go back to Hogwarts and you can do the spell over.' Harry said reassuring her. Hermione bowed her head.
'Sorry, I didn't mean to get it wrong.'
'It's okay Hermione, we all make mistakes.' Ron said, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.
'Where's the sock?' Harry asked. Ron had been holding it last when he toppled down the hill. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron, as if to ask where the sock was.
'Calm down you guys, it's right here in my pocket.' Ron said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the sock. Hermione sighed with relief.
'For a second there I thought you had lost the sock.' She said.
'I wouldn't do a stupid thing like that!' Ron said as his friends put their hands on the sock, and transported back to the Gryffindor Common Room.
~***~
An hour later, Hermione had finally worked out the right co-ordinates. She stood up and brought the sock over to Harry and Ron, who were using exploding snap cards to try to build a card castle. Just as the cards exploded for the forty-seventh time, Hermione placed the sock on the table, on top of the pile of cards.
'It's done, let's go.' She said, placing a slender hand on the sock. Ron and Harry followed suit, and they were on their way to Egypt for the second time that day.
This time, when they arrived, they arrived in the exact place that Hermione intended for them to be, inside a large Pyramid.
'Where are we Hermione?' Ron asked.
'Well, I've seen a few movies with Egyptian themes, and the place where scarab shells always appear is in tombs.' Hermione replied.
'We're in a tomb?' Harry cried. 'Do you know how booby-trapped these things are?'
'I am aware of that, Harry, that's why we have our wands.' Hermione said calmly.
'Right,' Ron said. 'Let's go.' He turned and began to walk down a passage way, when suddenly the floor seemed to drop out from underneath him, and he went plummeting, screaming all the way down, which, mind you, wasn't very far.
Hermione and Harry rushed to his aid, seeing that he was in a pit surrounded by snakes.
'Get me out of here!' Ron called up at them. Hermione turned to Harry.
'He always seems to get himself in these messes, doesn't he?' She said, levitating Ron out of the pit. Harry however, had turned to the wall, where he picked three scarab shells from their positions in the wall.
'Well spotted Harry, now we can leave this creepy place!' Ron said, shivering.
~***~
When they arrived back at Hogwarts, Hermione stashed the scarab shells along with all the other ingredients before turning the time turner back to breakfast that morning.
The three friends went through their classes as if nothing had happened. They were issued lots of homework, and taught some new charms and curses. They also had to sit through a boring double of History of Magic, which even Ron thought that going back to Egypt would be better than sitting through that lesson.
That night, Harry, Ron and Hermione sat in the Gryffindor Common Room in their usual armchairs by the fireplace. Hermione took her parchment out and made a single line. Ron watched on curiously.
'Hey Hermione, how come you made two lines last night and only one tonight?' He asked. Hermione looked at him as if he was the dumbest human on Earth.
'Well, yesterday we got two ingredients which I crossed off the list, and today we only got one, which I just crossed off.' Hermione said patiently. Harry sat in his chair trying hard not to laugh.
'So where to next?' Harry asked. 'Hermione, you should keep that time turner, it will come in definate handy for the next ingredients.'
'I realise that, Harry.' Hermione replied impatiently.
'I think we should go to China next and search for the Chinese Fireball egg that we need.' Ron piped up.
'Good idea, the Hungarian Horntail tooth will be hard to get, so we'll leave that for another day.' Harry said. 'I don't want to face one of them soon.' He shivered at the memory of being burnt by the Horntail he faced in his fourth year during the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
'Right, it's settled, tomorrow we go to China.' Hermione said, scribbling some notes onto her parchment.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
~* There's the chapter for you, I hope it was long enough to make up for the short ones I've posted recently! And I hope that it's moving along fast enough now! Gryffindor should be along soon . . . hopefull! Lmao! Please review guys, tell me what you think! *~
~Gryffindor Gal~