Gems in the eyes of the world
Disclaimer: Sigh, here we are again. I won't type much here this time seeing as I bet no one actually reads what I put in every single disclaimer anyway. I own nothing and never will own anything to do with Harry Potter (apart from merchandise that can be bought in any local supermarket).
Thanks to the following (I've had the most reviews ever for this chapter! Thanks!):
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~ Happigolucki616 ~ Thanks for reviewing my fic! It's just that I always have short attention span, (as you know) so it's very hard to get myself into ANY fic, no matter how good it is!!! I shall eventually review everything though! You have to get that D/H one shot out (if you haven't already, god knows when I wrote this thanks)!!!
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~ Natyslacks ~ Lol, sorry I asked about the granny thing, I'm just paranoid, plus I have a phobia of old people – not the healthy looking ones though. Thank you for reviewing! And also, I don't know when you turn sixteen, but when you do, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Lol, its either really early, or too late, I know.
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~ SweetCheeksDracoLuver ~ Thank you again for reviewing so many times for this fic as well as CLE!!! THAT SO TOTALLY ROCKS OF YOU!! Lol, that might not have made any sense, anyway, I hope this fic won't be too grim and upsetting for you, and I love soppiness, personally I think it's funky, but well, other people don't, and don't worry about Draco, he'll be fine! I assure you . . . I think anyways, and no, I don't actually think being sad while you're dead does make any sense, but then again, I'm a very confused person too! Lol. Oh and just to say, I'm afraid I can't tell you what the gems are, there's five of them, but I can't tell you anything else, sorry.
~ Caroline ~ Wow, really? I just had the plot in my head; it's a lot like my first fic, mysterious in a strange sort of way . . . thanks for reviewing by the way, please enjoy the chapter!
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Chapter ten
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Hermione took the chain from her and Draco's necks. She had turned the time- turner back so many times that she could not count it. Dumbledore's office seemed exactly the same, the desk was still in the same position, and Fawkes was still standing in the same place.
"I wonder how far we travelled back . . ." She muttered to herself as she tried to find just one thing out of place to prove that the journey had actually worked.
"I don't know, but we should get out of here as soon as possible," Draco said, staring at the door, "We don't even know if Dumbledore was the headmaster still, if some other bloke comes in, then we're doomed."
Hermione nodded in agreement to Draco's statement. Together, they hurriedly exited the office and soon found themselves standing in one of Hogwart's many corridors.
"Excuse me!" An average sized boy with scruffy brown hair ran up to the pair, "You're supposed to be in bed by now! Now hurry to you're dormitories before I have to give you both detention!"
"Er, yes, of course, sorry," Hermione gabbled, before dragging Draco by his robe sleeve and rushing down the corridor.
It was strange, being back at Hogwarts as a student. It really had not been that long ago, and yet it felt as though it had been years, centuries even, that she had been at Hogwarts, happy with not many important worries, living her life as a student who wanted to do her best in everything.
"Where are we going to find this stone?" Draco wondered aloud, a hint of panic in his voice, "I mean, we don't even know if we're in the right time zone, and you know how many students there are in Hogwarts! Where on earth are we going to find it?"
Hermione stopped walking and looked up at Draco with a small smile on her face. Draco stopped and looked at her over his shoulder – but not with his usual hard cold glare. His face seemed soft, almost too soft to be true.
"Draco," Hermione began, still smiling, "Don't worry about it. I just have a funny feeling that we're in the right place, and that we'll find that stone eventually! Trust me, okay?"
A grunt was all she heard in response to what she had said. She smiled to herself. She had learnt from experience (i.e. Ron) that when ignorant people knew that someone else was right, but they didn't want to admit it, they would just grunt and ignore the comment that was said.
Together, Hermione and Draco walked down the corridor, looking around for a sign of anyone who looked like they may have a gemstone in them. As they walked (trying their hardest not to bump into any prefects on night patrol), it seemed as though they would never find a person who seemed even likely to have a gemstone inside of them, but still, Hermione tried her best to stay positive, but found it harder as they walked past every empty classroom.
"Let's face it," Draco murmured, "We're never going to find anyone, and we can't just stay here all night."
"Wait," Hermione thought, trying to think as hard as she could for a place in Hogwarts that was never empty at a time like this, "There's one place that we haven't been to that's sure to have someone in at this time of night! The astronomy tower!"
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Climbing the narrow staircase as quietly but as quickly as they could, Hermione and Draco were nearing the astronomy tower. The tower had always been known for being used at night, whether it was for actually stargazing or not. When they had finally reached the top, Hermione peered into the room before stepping inside. Sure enough, there was someone there - someone with a floating head that was.
"He looks like Potter!"
"Of course!" Hermione whispered in amazement, "The reason why his head is floating is because he's wearing an invisibility cloak! Harry's father was the only on with an invisibility cloak! This is James Potter!"
Hermione and Draco both continued to peer around the door, wondering what he was doing alone in the astronomy tower. They stood, hearing nothing but the wind blow through the large windows in the tower, until finally, the boy who stood by the window, in other words, James, sighed heavily and ruffled his already messy hair.
He looked up at the sky and muttered, "She's not going to come is she?"
Hermione frowned. Was James talking to himself? Or had he sensed that someone was watching him? Whether he had already noticed them or not, Hermione thought it best if she introduced themselves. After all, she did have to look into his eyes to find out whether there was a gemstone in him or not.
"Ahem."
Draco glared at Hermione, who chose to ignore it. 'What is she doing?' He thought anxiously, 'He's going to notice us . . .'
James frowned and quickly took his invisibility cloak off before turning around, knowing that the people behind him wasn't the person that he had been waiting for. He saw Hermione dressed in Gryffindor robes, and Draco behind her, dressed in Slytherin robes. He blinked for a bit before grinning and coughing.
"Oh sorry, I didn't realise someone wanted to use the astronomy tower today. Heh . . . I guess I should have checked more clearly . . ." James gabbled, his grin getting wider by the second.
Hermione couldn't help but blush, "Well, err, who are you waiting for anyway?" She tried her best to sound like she was only trying to start a conversation, and not sound like she was probing him for answers.
"Are you new or something?" James asked, frowning, "I've been chasing after one, and only one, girl for years. Everyone knows about it."
"Well," Draco spoke, surprising Hermione slightly. She hadn't expected him to say anything to James, "She doesn't know who this girl is, so not EVERYONE knows."
James scowled and glanced at Draco's robes, "Slytherin. A Gryffindor, and a Slytherin? That's just wrong. Well, at least you don't look like Snivelus," Here he laughed a little before turning to face Hermione again, "Her name is Lily Evans. I asked her to meet me here tonight because I wanted to speak to her. But, she hates me, so I guess I should have known she wouldn't show up."
James sighed and looked down at the floor, shuffling his feet a bit, "But I guess it's like what people say, always have hope."
Suddenly, Hermione saw something shiny in James' eyes, and it was all too clear what that meant. Hermione felt herself rise from the floor, and she could see James rise as well, his face one of pure terror. A golden star- shaped stone began to form as she continued to stare at that light. Soon, it had become its true size, and this time; silver letters were beginning to slowly show themselves.
It read: 'hope'.
Hermione felt her feet land safely back onto the floor of the astronomy tower as James gaped at her. She smiled nervously at him. He really did look a lot like Harry, although that might be due to the fact that he was his father. However, his blue eyes were nothing compared to Harry's emerald ones.
"Wow!" James exclaimed, a huge grin on his face, "How did you do that?"
Hermione smiled and replied, "Practice I guess."
"Cool! You will teach me won't you? That is just so . . . wow," James continued to grin, "I better get going though, before any of the prefects search this tower for students, I'll find you tomorrow so that you can teach me."
He smiled one last time at her, and scowled one more time at Draco before leaving the astronomy tower so quickly, that Hermione could have sworn that he had just covered himself with the invisibility cloak instead of actually running from the tower.
She looked down at her wrist and saw the gemstone of elements, gleaming in the moonlight, making it look even more beautiful than it was before. There were five gemstones in total, and luckily, she already collected three.
First was friendship, the blue star-shaped stone that she had gotten from one of her closest and best of friends, Ron. She smiled fondly as she thought of him, even though their relationship hadn't worked out, they were still good friends. Second came the pure white honesty stone, which she had gotten from Snape of all people. Even though Snape had a hard outer shell, he was soft inside, and she knew that. He actually reminded her slightly of Draco.
Third, and last so far, was the golden hope stone that she had just gotten from James. He reminded her so much of Harry . . . but she knew that she could not tell Harry that she had spoken to his father by turning back time. Harry would probably want to use the time-turner to go back every so often so that he could see his father alive again . . .
She looked up at the stars and felt the wind blow in her hair, giving her the most peaceful feeling that she had had in a very long time. It felt pleasant, warm, inviting, and most of all refreshing. This feeling of peace was definitely something new to her. After all, she had always lived in the city . . . but it had been one of her many school-girl dreams to feel this, feel the wind in her hair, feel the stars gazing down at her from a million miles away. She had wanted to feel this with a special person, someone she loved, and someone who also loved her in return.
She turned and saw Draco staring at her. Smiling, she walked towards him and took his hand in hers, pulling him towards the window.
Going back to the future could wait. Nothing was going to happen. All she wanted to do right now was enjoy the moment, because life was a fragile thing, and she had no idea when hers would end.
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Sorry about shortness, I needed a good lead up to the next chapter, which is a big one. Hint: I have not mentioned Voldemort lately, but alas, I soon will. How soon though, I don't know. I am so not prepared . . . grr, anyway, please review, I will update as soon as I'm done with the next chapter.
~Mango
PS. Sorry if James was OOC. I'm not good with writing about the Marauders, any of them. Never have been, never will be.
Disclaimer: Sigh, here we are again. I won't type much here this time seeing as I bet no one actually reads what I put in every single disclaimer anyway. I own nothing and never will own anything to do with Harry Potter (apart from merchandise that can be bought in any local supermarket).
Thanks to the following (I've had the most reviews ever for this chapter! Thanks!):
~ Ding ~ Lol, I like Caps too! THEY ROCK MAN! Lol, anyways, here is the chappie, I really hope you like it, and also, if its not too much bother, please review too!
~ Happigolucki616 ~ Thanks for reviewing my fic! It's just that I always have short attention span, (as you know) so it's very hard to get myself into ANY fic, no matter how good it is!!! I shall eventually review everything though! You have to get that D/H one shot out (if you haven't already, god knows when I wrote this thanks)!!!
~ Alexian-goddess ~ Okay, so you didn't exactly review this fic, but you reviewed another one of my fics (a one-shot) and you mentioned this fic in your review so that's good enough! Thanks for reviewing! Here's the update, I hope it's as good as the others (hopefully, better)
~ Natyslacks ~ Lol, sorry I asked about the granny thing, I'm just paranoid, plus I have a phobia of old people – not the healthy looking ones though. Thank you for reviewing! And also, I don't know when you turn sixteen, but when you do, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Lol, its either really early, or too late, I know.
~ Some12 ~ Oooo! I love it when my doggy licks me, it's well disgusting but its so amusing, lol, thanks for reviewing, lol, and what 'plans' might your mother have I wonder? Anyway, here's the chappie, please review!
~ SweetCheeksDracoLuver ~ Thank you again for reviewing so many times for this fic as well as CLE!!! THAT SO TOTALLY ROCKS OF YOU!! Lol, that might not have made any sense, anyway, I hope this fic won't be too grim and upsetting for you, and I love soppiness, personally I think it's funky, but well, other people don't, and don't worry about Draco, he'll be fine! I assure you . . . I think anyways, and no, I don't actually think being sad while you're dead does make any sense, but then again, I'm a very confused person too! Lol. Oh and just to say, I'm afraid I can't tell you what the gems are, there's five of them, but I can't tell you anything else, sorry.
~ Caroline ~ Wow, really? I just had the plot in my head; it's a lot like my first fic, mysterious in a strange sort of way . . . thanks for reviewing by the way, please enjoy the chapter!
~ Spaced Out Space Cadet ~ Thanks so much for reviewing once again! Lol, and if you carry on reading, you shall find out exactly who they meet, and where they go! Well, okay, you might have to use your imagination slightly . . .
~ Smileyface1314 ~ Hmm, you know, I never thought of that, but really, no, I guess I need to have all those people dead, as sad as it seems. Nevermind eh? Oh and thank you so much for the review!!!!
Chapter ten
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Hermione took the chain from her and Draco's necks. She had turned the time- turner back so many times that she could not count it. Dumbledore's office seemed exactly the same, the desk was still in the same position, and Fawkes was still standing in the same place.
"I wonder how far we travelled back . . ." She muttered to herself as she tried to find just one thing out of place to prove that the journey had actually worked.
"I don't know, but we should get out of here as soon as possible," Draco said, staring at the door, "We don't even know if Dumbledore was the headmaster still, if some other bloke comes in, then we're doomed."
Hermione nodded in agreement to Draco's statement. Together, they hurriedly exited the office and soon found themselves standing in one of Hogwart's many corridors.
"Excuse me!" An average sized boy with scruffy brown hair ran up to the pair, "You're supposed to be in bed by now! Now hurry to you're dormitories before I have to give you both detention!"
"Er, yes, of course, sorry," Hermione gabbled, before dragging Draco by his robe sleeve and rushing down the corridor.
It was strange, being back at Hogwarts as a student. It really had not been that long ago, and yet it felt as though it had been years, centuries even, that she had been at Hogwarts, happy with not many important worries, living her life as a student who wanted to do her best in everything.
"Where are we going to find this stone?" Draco wondered aloud, a hint of panic in his voice, "I mean, we don't even know if we're in the right time zone, and you know how many students there are in Hogwarts! Where on earth are we going to find it?"
Hermione stopped walking and looked up at Draco with a small smile on her face. Draco stopped and looked at her over his shoulder – but not with his usual hard cold glare. His face seemed soft, almost too soft to be true.
"Draco," Hermione began, still smiling, "Don't worry about it. I just have a funny feeling that we're in the right place, and that we'll find that stone eventually! Trust me, okay?"
A grunt was all she heard in response to what she had said. She smiled to herself. She had learnt from experience (i.e. Ron) that when ignorant people knew that someone else was right, but they didn't want to admit it, they would just grunt and ignore the comment that was said.
Together, Hermione and Draco walked down the corridor, looking around for a sign of anyone who looked like they may have a gemstone in them. As they walked (trying their hardest not to bump into any prefects on night patrol), it seemed as though they would never find a person who seemed even likely to have a gemstone inside of them, but still, Hermione tried her best to stay positive, but found it harder as they walked past every empty classroom.
"Let's face it," Draco murmured, "We're never going to find anyone, and we can't just stay here all night."
"Wait," Hermione thought, trying to think as hard as she could for a place in Hogwarts that was never empty at a time like this, "There's one place that we haven't been to that's sure to have someone in at this time of night! The astronomy tower!"
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Climbing the narrow staircase as quietly but as quickly as they could, Hermione and Draco were nearing the astronomy tower. The tower had always been known for being used at night, whether it was for actually stargazing or not. When they had finally reached the top, Hermione peered into the room before stepping inside. Sure enough, there was someone there - someone with a floating head that was.
"He looks like Potter!"
"Of course!" Hermione whispered in amazement, "The reason why his head is floating is because he's wearing an invisibility cloak! Harry's father was the only on with an invisibility cloak! This is James Potter!"
Hermione and Draco both continued to peer around the door, wondering what he was doing alone in the astronomy tower. They stood, hearing nothing but the wind blow through the large windows in the tower, until finally, the boy who stood by the window, in other words, James, sighed heavily and ruffled his already messy hair.
He looked up at the sky and muttered, "She's not going to come is she?"
Hermione frowned. Was James talking to himself? Or had he sensed that someone was watching him? Whether he had already noticed them or not, Hermione thought it best if she introduced themselves. After all, she did have to look into his eyes to find out whether there was a gemstone in him or not.
"Ahem."
Draco glared at Hermione, who chose to ignore it. 'What is she doing?' He thought anxiously, 'He's going to notice us . . .'
James frowned and quickly took his invisibility cloak off before turning around, knowing that the people behind him wasn't the person that he had been waiting for. He saw Hermione dressed in Gryffindor robes, and Draco behind her, dressed in Slytherin robes. He blinked for a bit before grinning and coughing.
"Oh sorry, I didn't realise someone wanted to use the astronomy tower today. Heh . . . I guess I should have checked more clearly . . ." James gabbled, his grin getting wider by the second.
Hermione couldn't help but blush, "Well, err, who are you waiting for anyway?" She tried her best to sound like she was only trying to start a conversation, and not sound like she was probing him for answers.
"Are you new or something?" James asked, frowning, "I've been chasing after one, and only one, girl for years. Everyone knows about it."
"Well," Draco spoke, surprising Hermione slightly. She hadn't expected him to say anything to James, "She doesn't know who this girl is, so not EVERYONE knows."
James scowled and glanced at Draco's robes, "Slytherin. A Gryffindor, and a Slytherin? That's just wrong. Well, at least you don't look like Snivelus," Here he laughed a little before turning to face Hermione again, "Her name is Lily Evans. I asked her to meet me here tonight because I wanted to speak to her. But, she hates me, so I guess I should have known she wouldn't show up."
James sighed and looked down at the floor, shuffling his feet a bit, "But I guess it's like what people say, always have hope."
Suddenly, Hermione saw something shiny in James' eyes, and it was all too clear what that meant. Hermione felt herself rise from the floor, and she could see James rise as well, his face one of pure terror. A golden star- shaped stone began to form as she continued to stare at that light. Soon, it had become its true size, and this time; silver letters were beginning to slowly show themselves.
It read: 'hope'.
Hermione felt her feet land safely back onto the floor of the astronomy tower as James gaped at her. She smiled nervously at him. He really did look a lot like Harry, although that might be due to the fact that he was his father. However, his blue eyes were nothing compared to Harry's emerald ones.
"Wow!" James exclaimed, a huge grin on his face, "How did you do that?"
Hermione smiled and replied, "Practice I guess."
"Cool! You will teach me won't you? That is just so . . . wow," James continued to grin, "I better get going though, before any of the prefects search this tower for students, I'll find you tomorrow so that you can teach me."
He smiled one last time at her, and scowled one more time at Draco before leaving the astronomy tower so quickly, that Hermione could have sworn that he had just covered himself with the invisibility cloak instead of actually running from the tower.
She looked down at her wrist and saw the gemstone of elements, gleaming in the moonlight, making it look even more beautiful than it was before. There were five gemstones in total, and luckily, she already collected three.
First was friendship, the blue star-shaped stone that she had gotten from one of her closest and best of friends, Ron. She smiled fondly as she thought of him, even though their relationship hadn't worked out, they were still good friends. Second came the pure white honesty stone, which she had gotten from Snape of all people. Even though Snape had a hard outer shell, he was soft inside, and she knew that. He actually reminded her slightly of Draco.
Third, and last so far, was the golden hope stone that she had just gotten from James. He reminded her so much of Harry . . . but she knew that she could not tell Harry that she had spoken to his father by turning back time. Harry would probably want to use the time-turner to go back every so often so that he could see his father alive again . . .
She looked up at the stars and felt the wind blow in her hair, giving her the most peaceful feeling that she had had in a very long time. It felt pleasant, warm, inviting, and most of all refreshing. This feeling of peace was definitely something new to her. After all, she had always lived in the city . . . but it had been one of her many school-girl dreams to feel this, feel the wind in her hair, feel the stars gazing down at her from a million miles away. She had wanted to feel this with a special person, someone she loved, and someone who also loved her in return.
She turned and saw Draco staring at her. Smiling, she walked towards him and took his hand in hers, pulling him towards the window.
Going back to the future could wait. Nothing was going to happen. All she wanted to do right now was enjoy the moment, because life was a fragile thing, and she had no idea when hers would end.
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Sorry about shortness, I needed a good lead up to the next chapter, which is a big one. Hint: I have not mentioned Voldemort lately, but alas, I soon will. How soon though, I don't know. I am so not prepared . . . grr, anyway, please review, I will update as soon as I'm done with the next chapter.
~Mango
PS. Sorry if James was OOC. I'm not good with writing about the Marauders, any of them. Never have been, never will be.