Once more and again.

Disclaimer: Anything you recognise belongs to JKR I am merely borrowing them without permission.

Summary: It's Harry' s 6th year and he's in DADA practicing some new spells, one goes wrong and he is sent back 4 years ago, what happens when he knows that he shouldn't change the past but then certain circumstances escalate out of his control. . . .

Chapter One

"Good afternoon class." Professor Knott greeted the class of 6th years, on the early November morning.

"Today we shall be practicing the Timer Spell. Can anyone tell me anything about this particular spell?"

Hermione's hand, as usual, shot into the air.

"Yes, Miss Granger?" Professor Knott called upon her.

"The Timer Spell allows what ever object it is cast upon to be sent through time."

Professor Knott smiled at her.

"Correct. 10 points to Gryffindor."

Hermione beamed.

"Now can anyone tell me anything else about the Timer Spell?" Professor Knott addressed the class.

Draco raised his hand lazily into the air.

"Mr Malfoy?"

"The Time Spell normally only works on objects, only very powerful wizard's can use it to send living creatures through time with it. Likewise sending a human through time is near impossible."

"Correct. 10 points to Slytherin."

Harry saw Draco smirk and glance over in the raven-haired boys direction. Harry ignored him and went back to listening to professor Knott.

"Everyone divide into pairs, you will be practicing the Timer Spell without your wands first. Then you can move onto sending objects through time. The incantation is this: Degero Amitto. Make the 'mi' nice and long, and remember that the first 't' is silent. I will be coming around in a short while to hand you a few objects all of different sizes for you to practice on. Off you go."

Harry paired with Hermione, as Ron was in a different class. This year the classes were not done by houses but by grades. Both Harry and Hermione had scored the highest in their house, both receiving Outstanding in the DADA OWL. Ron had received E. Also in their class was; Draco Malfoy, also scoring O. There were no Hufflepuff's. And three Ravenclaws. Sitting next to Draco was another Slytherin who Harry didn't recognise.

Harry turned to face Hermione.

"Do you want to try first or shall I?" he asked her. She smiled.

"You can, remember what Professor Knott said about the silent 't' and making the 'mi' long."

Harry laughed, "Yes professor." He said. Hermione grinned at him.

"Degero Ami-i-tto" he said his wand was lying on the table in front of him.

"Very good" Hermione commented. "But you need to make the 'mi' longer. Like this: Degero Ami-iii-tto"

"Okay got it." Harry tried it again and Hermione smiled at him.

"That's it Harry. You've got it. Now we need to try it on an object."

As if she had been listening to them, Professor Knott appeared in front of their desk and places an assortment of objects on it.

"As you two received the highest marks in the OWL's for this class I have here some harder objects to try the spell on. Good Luck." She then turned away and went to place some objects on Draco's and the other Slytherin' s desk.

Harry picked up his wand with one hand and watched Hermione lay all the objects out in size order. With the smallest at either end and the largest in the middle.

"There you go" she said when she had finished. "You start at that end, I'll start at this end and if I get to the centre first then next Hogsmeade trip you buy me a drink and if you get there first I'll buy you one. Deal?"

Harry smiled at her. Trust Hermione to make class fun. He shook her out stretched hand and shook it. "Deal."

"Okay ready, set. Go!"

The first object was a small pebble. Harry pointed his wand at it and said in a strong voice.

"Degero Amitto!" The pebble was encased in a dull yellow light and the disappeared. He could hear Hermione next to him saying the charm too, but he ignored her and moved onto the next item. A medium sized shell.

"Degero Amitto!" He said again. The shell glowed yellow and flickered but did not disappear. So he tried again. The second time round it did. Harry cheered quietly to himself before moving on again. This time it was a spoon from the Great Hall.

"Degero Amitto!" He put more of his magics behind the spell this time and the spoon disappeared the first time round. Next was a Quill, followed by a Goblet, which took three tries. Then a muggle table tennis bat, and then the centre object, which was a Quaffle. Harry had gotten to it first; Hermione was still on the Goblet.

"Degero Amitto!" The Quaffle glowed yellow but, as Harry noticed so did he.

"Er . . . Hermione" he said uncertainly, still glowing yellow.

"Yes what, damn you got there first. What? HARRY!" Hermione' s scream was the last thing he heard before he felt a pulling motion at the back of his neck. It was much like that of Portkey' s only he was moving backwards, like the time turner he had used in his third year.

Darkness engulfed him as he went where the Timer spell was taking im, wondering where he would end up, in what time, and then the bigger question, how was he going to get back?

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AN: I am still working on my other story Suicide Solution, but this idea came to me a few weeks ago and I've wanted to get it up quickly. So here it is. Feedback would be welcomed!!

Spells

Degero Amitto = The Timer Spell. Sends objects through time. (Only powerful witches or wizards can send anything living through time with the Timer Spell.)

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