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Chapter Six-Returned

"How is that a problem?" Ron asked tilting his head.

"We're going to need your invisibility cloak," Hermione said to him.

So that's who has my cloak in this dimension! Thank god it was Ron and not Malfoy!

Ron nodded.

"When do we start?" I asked. "And how long will it take to make?"

"We'll start tomorrow and a half an hour," Hermione replied.

For some reason, she seemed sad.

She looked at her watch. "Let's get to Potions,"

We stood up and left the common room, heading down to the dungeons.

We took our usual seats and prepared to take notes. Malfoy was strangely back to his old self again. He, Crabbe and Goyle were talking amongst themselves, probably wondering how to get Hermione angry enough to change so she could be expelled.

Professor Marris was teaching us the Silver Moson Potion, which was used for werewolves. It was another alternative potion to help those who have been bitten. It was supposed to be a light pink color and give off a watermelon smell to it when correctly brewed.

Hermione, Ron and I were working on our potion when Professor Marris stopped by our table.

"Are you sure you're adding those ingredients the right way, Miss Granger?" she asked, clasping her hands behind her back.

"Yes, ma'am," Hermione replied.

I could see right now she was cool, but it wouldn't be long before she got angry enough to change.

"Are you sure? The potion looks like a light blue color," Professor Marris said.

The first stage before the potion turns pink is a light blue. Hermione's potion was right so far.

"That's the first stage before it turns pink," I replied.

Professor Marris turned her eyes onto me.

"Mr. Potter…butting in I see?" she said, smiling sweetly.

"Just trying to point out something, Ma'am," I said, also grinning sweetly.

Professor Marris' eyes flashed, but she remained with the smile on her face.

"Might I suggest 500 lines after school? Along the lines of 'I will not but in when the teacher is talking to another student',"

Ron's face turned pink as he kept his eyes on his own potion.

I continued to smile also.

"I'm not doing those lines just for trying to help my friend,"

Professor Marris grinned even more sweetly.

"Is that so? Then you will have detention for the next three weeks," she said.

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to attend detention either," I replied.

"Harry, what are you doing? You're making it worse!" Hermione hissed in my ear, but for some reason, I didn't care.

"And for speaking out loud, Miss Granger, you will remain after class today with Potter. I don' t want to hear anymore," Professor Marris said as she turned and headed toward the front of the classroom.

"Are you nuts?" Ron asked, ogling me.

I just shrugged and went back to the potion.

After the class left and Hermione and I were the only ones left writing, "I will not speak back to the teacher" 1200 times, I turned to her.

"I really am sorry for getting you into this," I apologized.

Hermione shrugged. "Eh, it's okay. She was out of line,"

I could see she wanted to tell me more.

"What is it?" I asked.

Hermione sighed. "There's a little more you need to know about me. I'm a Rovest werewolf. There's also the Velman werewolves,"

"Rovest? Velman? What's the difference?" I asked, tilting my head.

"The Rovest werewolves change whenever they want or whenever they get angry. Velman werewolves are the typical ones that change during full moons," Hermione explained. "Both types get along well."

I looked at her.

"Why would that change how I feel about you?"

Hermione raised her eyes to mine.

"And what feelings would those be?" she asked.

I smiled.

"That you're one of best friends I've ever had,"

She smiled, but I caught some sadness behind it.

"Let's just get these lines done," she replied quietly.

Once we had the lines done, we left the classroom and met up with Ron in the common room.

"Blimey, how many lines did she have you do?" he asked.

"1200," I replied, rubbing my right hand.

"Bloody hell," Ron's eyes widened.

"We've got to get the ingredients for the potion," Hermione interrupted. "Ron, I'll need that cloak."

"You mean you're going to go into Marris' office after she gave us those lines?" I asked, shocked and incredulously.

"Yes," Hermione replied abruptly. "Ron, go get the cloak."

Ron looked at her like she was mad, but none-the less went into the boys' dorm and returned five minutes later with a silvery cloak that I recognized all to well.

I stared at Hermione, wondering what was wrong with her and if I did something to upset her.

"Hermione…" I began but she had already swung the cloak around her shoulders and disappeared immediately.

"I'll be back soon," she said as I felt her pass me. The next thing Ron and I knew was the portrait hole opening.

Ron turned to me.

"What's with her?" he asked.

"I don't know," I said, confused.

Hermione returned with all the ingredients. She had even borrowed a cauldron from the classroom. She really was risking expulsion if Professor Marris found any of this out.

She began adding the ingredients into the potion.

A half an hour later, it was done.

"Okay. It's finished," she replied.

"Just like that?" I asked, stunned.

"Yes. Now just say whatever you said before only reversed," Hermione said shortly.

I leaned over the potion as I had done before and prepared to open my mouth when the portrait entrance burst open and Professor Marris and Snape appeared. Professor Marris waved her wand at Hermione. Hermione flew back against the wall and then landed on her stomach on the floor.

"I knew you three were up to something. Plus, you stole from my cabinet and from the classroom?" Professor Marris said, smirking. The sweetness vanished from her face and now she looked downright scary.

"Go restrain Weasley," she said to Snape.

Snape then grabbed Ron's arms and pinned them behind his back. Hermione wasn't moving.

"What did you do to Hermione?" I growled at Professor Marris.

"Giving her what she deserves, the little sneak," Marris replied. "And now you will be getting what you deserve."

She aimed her wand at me. But my eyes moved onto Hermione, who was behind Marris. I saw Hermione changing. Hermione stood up on two legs and she slowly raised her head, snarling soundlessly. Her ears were flattened out sideways. She looked even more menacing than she had before. Professor Marris obviously hadn't realized what was happening behind her. Hermione took several steps toward Marris and then when she was just inches from her, she grabbed Marris from behind, her thick, hairy arm pinned under Marris' throat as she pulled the teacher against her hairy body. She snarled at Professor Marris.

"Oh, just so you were wondering, foolish girl," Professor Marris began. "I let the Arybix's out."

That seemed to make Hermione even angrier. Hermione's jaundice colored eyes moved onto me. I saw pleading in them…then I heard her voice in my head.

Go now! Yes, you can read my thoughts…GO!

I stood, uncertainly.

GO DAMMIT!

She gave me a little snarl.

I leaned over the Sullisa Potion again and took a deep breath.

"I wish I never made my first wish,"

(A/N: that line was taken from the Disney original move, "You wish!")

There was a flash of white light that was blinding. I felt a slight tug at my stomach. Then the light vanished and I was standing in the dungeon with Professor Snape standing in front of me. The rest of the class was watching apprehensively. I glanced to my left. Hermione and Ron were watching worriedly as well.

I quickly glanced down at my uniform. Gryffindor colors. A grin formed on my face.

"You were saying, Potter?" Professor Snape snarled.

"Nothing," I muttered as I sat back down.

"40 points from Gryffindor and you will remain after class to write 20 lines of 'I'm not all high and mighty'," Professor Snape barked.

He turned and headed back toward the front of the classroom. I glanced over at the Slytherin side. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were snickering.

Back to normal. I thought sighing happily.

"You were lucky," Ron whispered to me.

"You know me?" I asked, deciding to test it out.

"Of course! We've been best friends for nearly five years! Did you somehow hit your head?" Ron asked, tilting his head.

"Hermione? Are you a werewolf?" I asked.

Hermione looked at me like I really was sick.

"Are you alright?" she asked, studying me. "No I'm not a werewolf."

"You all know what a Hippogriff is right?" I asked.

They nodded, still eyeing me worriedly.

"I'm back," I said, sighing happily.

"No talking!" Professor Snape barked.

I remained after class to do my lines. Once I was done, I met up with Hermione and Ron down in the Great Hall. Ron excused himself for a moment claiming that had to use the little 'wizards' room.

Hermione and I were sitting next to each other. Hermione was pushing her food around her plate and just staring at it.

"Are you okay?" I asked, concerned.

"I'm just a little worried about you," she replied slowly. "For a moment, you acted like you didn't even remember us."

I smiled. "That's because something happened,"

She looked at me intrigued.

I told her the whole story about what happened.

When I was done, I was surprised that she didn't interrupt me, which I was relieved and she wasn't looking at me weirdly or anything.

"Hmm…so basically the Sullisa Potion acted like a Port Key?" she said slowly. "That put life into your words and you were transported to an alternate dimension where I was a werewolf, there was a new potions teacher more horrible than Snape, and Hippogriff's didn't exist and you were really in Slytherin?"

I nodded.

"The Sullisa potion can do that so I believe you. There have been cases scattered around history where people were transported to alternate dimensions but never figured out how to get back. How'd you do it?" Hermione asked.

"The other Hermione, erm, the werewolf, figured if we made it again using the exact ingredients and I just said the words again, but slightly changed, it might bring me back," I replied.

"I heard your original wish, but what did you say differently this time?" she asked.

"I said, 'I wish I hadn't made my first wish'," I said. "Hey, if I was in an alternate dimension, and you were still here, did you see me? Like was I gone or something?"

"No, you were here. It seemed like you were in some sort of trance. It lasted like 30 minutes though. Professor Snape was actually worried about you for a moment. He was considering going to Professor Dumbledore, but once you snapped out of it, well, you were there," Hermione said.

"30 minutes? Wow…it felt like a few days in the alternate dimension," I replied slowly.

"I was worried about you too," Hermione added, quietly. "You really scared me. I was afraid that I'd lose you or something more serious was wrong."

Suddenly, at that moment, I realized why the werewolf Hermione acted like that…she cared about me. I mean cared like liked me more than a best friend. I also realized that I felt the same way about Hermione…this Hermione in front of me.

I leaned forward.

"Hey. I'm okay. Listen, why don't we go for a little walk after dinner to talk?" I suggested smiling.

Hermione looked at me startled, but grinned and nodded.

At that moment, Ron came back exhaling loudly.

"I feel 90 pounds lighter now," he said, helping himself to pork chops.

"I bet. Did you leave the paint on the walls?" I asked, grinning.

Hermione burst out laughing.

Ron looked at me, confused.

"Huh?"

"That section of the wing won't have to be closed…will it?" I asked trying to keep a straight face.

Hermione was laughing quietly into her mashed potatoes.

Ron still seemed confused.

"Did you take a dump in the bathroom?" I asked, more bluntly.

At that, Hermione let out a snort and laughed even harder, sliding down in her seat.

I hear her laughing as she tried to climb back onto her seat, but was overcome with another fit of giggles and slid back down.

Ron laughed hard too.

"Dead Air Dumpy Ron!" Ron said, laughing at himself.

We had a good laugh while everyone around us looked at us like we were crazy.

It felt good to be back in the right dimension.

After dinner and we managed to calm down, Hermione and I took a walk on the grounds. We still had an hour before we had to return to the Gryffindor tower.

Hermione and I sat down on the stone benches in the courtyard. We were sitting side by side.

"So, what else happened in the alternate dimension?" she asked, looking up at the star filled sky.

"Nothing important," I replied as I spontaneously took her face in my hands and I moved my face close to hers until our lips met. I kissed her gently and softly. She kissed me back the same way.

After we pulled apart, she looked at me stunned.

"What's that for?" she asked, but I saw her blushing.

"I love you," I replied.

She blushed deeper.

"I love you too,"

We smiled and continued to stare up at the star riddled sky. I wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close.

Ten minutes later, we headed up to Gryffindor tower and entered our separate dorms.

I made a vow never to use the Sullisa Potion again.

THE END

END MUSIC: AVRIL LAVINGE-MY WORLD