Chapter Two- Weird Places Come With Weird Circumstances

Hermione woke up with a fright in the hospital wing. She opened her eyes to see someone she recognized almost immediately.

"Calm down, my dear girl." said the voice of the person she recognized. It was Headmaster Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, my time turner. Where is it? What year is it? Was that James Potter- or Harry Potter?" she asked in a crazed breath.

"My girl, please calm down. Breathe." Dumbledore said softly and Hermione sat back.

"The year is 1979. This is James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. As for your time turner," he paused and turned to the boys. "Did one of you pick it up?"

James Potter? 1979? I must have gone back in time. Hermione thought to herself.

"Yes sir, I picked it up, but in pieces." said Remus.

"Pieces?" Hermione repeated, as she watched the boy hand it to Dumbledore, a little horrified of possibly not being able to go home to her own time, ever.

"I see. Could you all go and find the Head Girl and have her come here please?" Dumbledore said.

"Yes sir," James said and walked out of the door with the rest of the boys leaving Dumbledore to question Hermione.

"Did you say it was 1979?" she asked him.

"Yes," Dumbledore replied and watched her close her eyes. "Now, could I ask you some questions?"

"Certainly," she replied.

"How did you get here?"

"I was on my way to Defense Against Dark Arts with Harry-Harry Potter and Ron Weasley when I tripped and I guess my time turner was turned. Then I saw James, Sirius, Professor Lupin and Peter found me."

"Professor Lupin?"

"Yes, your Remus I guess now. He teaches Defense Against Dark Arts in the future."

"And what year are you in Miss-?"
"Hermione Granger, and I am a seventh year."

"Are you Head Girl in your time?"

"Yes," she replied simply.

"You said Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Who are they?"

"Harry Potter, he is James and Lily Potter's son."

"Lily Potter? I do not know her."

"I think it is Lily Evans now."

"You wanted me Headmaster?" Lily said coming through the door.

'Yes Miss Evans. This is Hermione Granger. She is a transfer student from Durmstrung. She will be staying her for a while." Dumbledore said.

"Pleased to meet you Hermione," Lily smiled and held out her hand for Hermione to shake it.

"Like wise," Hermione said and shook the girls hand.

"She will be sharing your room if you don't mind." Dumbledore said.

"Of course not," Lily said simply with a smile.

"And tomorrow if Mr. Lupin, Black, Potter, or you could show her around and take her to get her things?" Dumbledore said as the boys came back into the room.

"I will," Sirius volunteered.

"Me too," James said.

"Okay with me," Remus said smiling at Hermione.

Hermione returned the smile. She couldn't help but think that those three were cute, or think that she meeting Harry's parents, or seeing Sirius again, or even seeing Peter would send a surge of happiness through her but also a surge of anger through her as well.

Hermione woke up the next morning to find sets of robes at her bedside. She looked to see where Lily was but she wasn't there. Hermione changed and went to the common room to see Sirius, Remus, James and Peter sitting there. Remus looked up and smiled at her.

"Good morning Hermione," he said to her.

"Morning Pro-Remus" she said remembering that this was a seventeen year old boy, not a thirty-some year old Professor.

"Ready to eat?" James asked them all.

"Sure," she responded on her part.

"May I escort my fair lady?" Sirius asked holding out his arm with his to die for smile plastered on his face.

"Okay," she said taking his arm and giggling at the same time. She saw Remus give Sirius a dirty look too as they began to head down to the Great Hall. She wondered why he had looked at his best friend like that but figured that she would soon find out.

They got to the Great Hall and all four of the boys got into a fight about who would sit on either side of Hermione. Finally, Remus and Sirius won and they sat down and began to eat when Sirius swallowed hard and Remus' fork dropped on his plate with a loud 'ching'.

"What's wrong with you two?" James asked the two wide eyed boys and looked at them both a little strangely.

"Boys," They heard from behind them.

James' eyes got big and Peter jumped as they all began to talk at the exact same time.

"We didn't do anything,"

"We didn't mean to blow it up,"

"We've been with Hermione all morning,"

"I wasn't in on this,"

"That's enough," McGonagall said to them.

Hermione was laughing at the boys reaction to McGonagall and it was a little hard for her to stop. She put a hand over her mouth to muffle the sound.

"I am not here about your pranks," she began,"I am here upon request from the Headmaster for you all to take Hermione to Hogsmede once you are finished eating." she said as Hermione finally supressed her giggling."I have to tell you to be good though. Don't go and get Ms. Granger in any trouble that is not needed."

"Yes, ma'am," Remus said as Professor McGonagall walked off.

"I take it you all get into a lot of trouble then?" she said to the boys with a light hearted smile. Even though she knew that already she thought that she'd play dumb.

"Yeah, We are known as the Marauders around here. I am Prongs , Moony is Remus, Padfoot is Sirius, and Wormtail is Peter." James said proudly.

"How did you get the names?" she asked playing dumb once more.

They all looked at each other questioningly before Sirius spoke up.

"Can we trust you?" he asked looking at her with a serious face.

"Of course," she responded looking just as serious but she was really laughing inside.

"We are animagi, secretly though." James said before anyone else could get a word out.

"Serious?" she said to them all.

"You called," Sirius said with a grin on his face.

Hermione thought about what she had said and then let a small laugh escape her mouth.

"You all are?" she asked them.

"No, Remus is not," Sirius said.

"Why not?" she pushed on.

"We'd better get going." Remus spoke up before anyone could answer her question.

"Yeah," Hermione said looking at Remus.

They all got up and were heading out the door when they were stopped by a voice.

"Potter," said a low crackled yet smooth voice. It was Severus Snape.

"Leave Snivellus." Sirius spoke up.

"Black,"he said his eyes narrowing on the group,"And who is this?" he asked turning to Hermione. "I am Severus Snape," he said and extended a hand for her to shake it.
Hermione just looked at it then looked up at his face and said,"I don't have time to fool with slimy Slytherins. So if you don't mind I have much better things to do than talk with you."And then Remus spoke.

"You heard her. Now move." he said and he too narrowed his eyes at Snape as he had done earlier.

With at glance and a hard stare at all five of them, he finally moved.

Sirius looked at Hermione eyes wide. "Oh, my god. That was brilliant." he said and hugged her."You are our new best friend."

"Thank you," she said and smiled as they began to walk out once more. and they made their way to Hogsmede.