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Chapter 6
Ginny awoke before Harry the next morning. It was a Saturday, so there were no classes to worry about. It was also a Hogsmeade weekend. Ginny rolled over onto her other side so that she was facing Harry. His arm was still around her. She noticed that his glasses were resting on the armrest of the couch, where he'd put them the night before. She picked them up and put them on, then ruffled Harry's hair to wake him up.
"Morning, Ginny." He said sleepily without opening his eyes.
"Morning, Harry." She said, trying very hard not to laugh. That's when he finally opened his eyes and looked at her. His vision was blurry, but not so blurry that he couldn't see her wearing his glasses. They both burst out laughing immediately.
"Ginny, I can't see give those back!" Harry whined with a smile on his face.
"I don't think so, they look better on me!" Ginny exclaimed.
"Yes, they do, but you don't need them." He said taking them off her face and putting them on his own. "There, now I can actually see you." He said sitting up and pulling Ginny up with him. They sat side by side on the couch, Harry rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Finally, Ginny spoke.
"I didn't see any farther into the dream." She said sadly.
"Neither did I." Harry replied sounding equally disappointed. Ginny looked up at the clock, and noticed they had slept through breakfast.
"Oh no! Harry, look how late it is, we've got to get to Hogsmeade." They both dashed up to their dormitories to change, Harry came back with the Marauder's map in hand.
"We can use this to catch up to the others." He said pointing to the map. They used the passage that led from the school into the cellar below Honeydukes. They climbed up into the shop, where they found Ron and Hermione, arms around each other, buying sweets.
"Why didn't you wake us up, you git?" Ginny joked, punching Ron in the arm.
"Ouch! That hurt!" Ron cried jumping away from Ginny. Madame Pomfrey had completely healed his hip. "Hermione wouldn't let me, she said you looked too precious." Ron said in high voice, mimicking Hermione. Hermione jabbed him in the side with her elbow. "What is it? Pick on Ron Day?" He complained.
"You two did look darling." Hermione said with a dreamy smile on her face.
"So you let us almost miss Hogsmeade because we looked 'darling' then?" Harry asked Hermione, a playful smile on his face.
"Well, I figured you guys needed the extra sleep, if you were ready to wake up, you would have gotten up." She said logically.
"I don't even care about any of this, can we just get something to eat please?" Ginny said impatiently.
"Yeah, you see, Ginny and I didn't eat breakfast because someone decided not to wake us up." Harry said lightheartedly.
"I'm always up for food!" Ron added. The four of them walked out on the street, and then into The Three Broomsticks. It was even more crowded than usual, and the only open spot was at a large booth that was empty except for Luna Lovegood. Harry, Ron, and Ginny sat down, but upon seeing Luna, Hermione decided otherwise.
"I'll go get the drinks, and some sandwiches for Harry and Ginny." Hermione said, taking the opportunity to be away from Luna just a bit longer. Hermione returned with four butterbeers and two sandwiches much too soon for her liking.
"Thanks Hermione." Harry, Ron and Ginny mumbled in unison.
"So did you guys hear about the Death Eater sightings in this area?" Luna asked them, wide-eyed as ever.
"Death Eaters in Hogsmeade? That's Rubbish." Hermione scoffed.
"No it isn't, my father did a front page special on them in the latest edition of The Quibbler." She said holding up the publication, then looking dreamily at Ron. "You believe me don't you, Ronald?"
"Er—" Before Ron could finish answering Hermione had put an arm around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder, glaring at Luna as if marking her territory. "No, sorry Luna, Death Eaters in Hogsmeade are just a bit too out there." Ron finally finished.
"I'm not sure I believe you, but I'm not going to disregard anything I hear about Death Eaters, I can't afford to do that." Harry said somberly.
"Well that's a start." Luna huffed.
"Sorry to disappoint you guys, but I have some private shopping to do." Ginny said suddenly as she got up and left.
"What was that about?" Ron asked, clearly bewildered.
"I have no idea." Harry said looking equally confused.
"It's just girl stuff, honestly boys are so thick-headed." Hermione said exasperated.
"If boys are thick-headed, then you're dating someone thick-headed." Ron pointed out, not realizing quite how strange it sounded.
"Well, you're my thick-headed boy." Hermione said reaching up to kiss him.
"Oh, that's disgusting, Luna and I don't want to see that, do we Luna?" Harry asked jokingly and making a false disgusted face.
"Oh, I think it's romantic." Luna said dreamily. Hermione was really starting to get annoyed with Luna and decided to do something about it.
"I'm going to go shopping for some new quills, would anyone like to come?" She said kicking Ron's shin under the table.
"Ouch! —Er sure." Ron said.
"No thanks, I'm going to finish reading." Luna said, now holding The Quibbler upside down. Ron and Hermione got up and left, Harry decided he would give them some alone time and stayed seated. In a few minutes he began to feel very awkward sitting alone with Luna.
"I think I'm going to go and...well, I'm just going to go." Harry said feeling very rude, but not being able to think of an excuse. "See you around, Luna."
"Bye Harry, watch out for Death Eaters." Luna replied.
"Yeah sure." Harry said halfheartedly. Harry headed out the door and walked toward the outskirts of the village.
Ginny came strolling out of Zonko's Joke Shop, with bags full of jokes. All the time she had spent with the twins was really starting to add up. She noticed a boy with a messy head full of black hair walking out of the main part of the village, into the mountains completely alone.
"Harry!" She called out, but he was too far away to hear her. She chased after him and caught up in the middle of a valley. "Harry." She said again out of breath, "What are you doing walking around alone?" She finally got out through her panting.
"Oh, I just decided to give Ron and Hermione some alone time." He said, but there was sadness in his eyes.
"Harry, why are you so sad, aren't you happy they're together?" Ginny wondered out loud.
"Of course I am, I just feel like the third wheel sometimes." Harry said.
"I know exactly how you feel, I felt the same way around the three of you when we were younger." She said knowingly.
"I'll bet you did, you know, I'm just glad they didn't get together before I got to be friends with you, otherwise I'd be really lonely." He said putting his arm around her shoulders and giving her a quick squeeze before dropping his arm again.
Suddenly, the rain that had been only drizzling started pouring from the sky, and Harry and Ginny were soaked almost instantly. Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and pulled her into a nearby cave. Incidentally, the very same cave he spoke with Sirius in during his fourth year.
"It's freezing in here." Ginny said shivering. "And we're soaking wet, that's not helping any." She said cynically. "Oh, and I've gotten this cloak soaked, it's not even mine it's Hermione's." She said sounding upset.
"Well, I'm cold too, come here." Said Harry, with his arms open. Ginny noticed his lips were turning blue. Harry took off his cloak as Ginny came over and sat on his lap, and curled up in his arms. Once she was settled he wrapped his cloak around both of them. "Better?" He asked.
"Much." She said, "And at least we're out of the rain now too." There was a long silence before Harry spoke.
"I used to meet Sirius in this cave." Harry said, sounding as though he was about to cry again.
"Oh, Harry." Ginny sighed, tightening her arms around him. "We all just want you to be okay." She said.
"I know, but I just can't stop dwelling on it." He said sounding frustrated.
"Just give it time." Ginny replied calmly.
Out of the blue, several loud cracks were heard, and the cave was full of Death Eaters. Harry drew his wand quickly, but several Death Eaters attempted to disarm him at once, which not only sent his wand flying, but also sent him flying onto his back, unconscious on the ground.
Ginny was thrown across the cave, when Harry was hit, but the spell had not hit her. She quickly scrambled to her feet and reached into her pocket for her wand. When she didn't find it, she realized she must have left it in her dormitory. Ginny panicked, but with her hand still in the pocket of her robe, she felt Hermione's time turner resting there. Ginny did the first thing she could think of.
With a sudden rush of adrenaline, she raced over to Harry and sat beside where he lay unconscious. She threw the chain of the time turner around both their necks, and twisted it hastily. She felt everything spinning around her, when she abruptly passed out.
Ginny awoke in a Victorian style bedroom, lying on a canopy bed. She remembered turning the time turner to escape the Death Eaters. Then she felt very odd and passed out. She quickly remembered Harry, and hoped he was okay. A short, redheaded woman, who looked a little over thirty, entered the room, interrupting Ginny's train of thought.
"Lucia!" The woman cried! "Oh, my baby, thank goodness you're all right!"
'Oh God!' Ginny thought when she heard the name. 'I must be in the eighteen hundreds. I don't think I twisted the time turner that many times. Or did I? Oh this is not good.' In her state of panic, Ginny passed out again.
AN: There you have it! Back in time they are! I hope you're not disappointed with how it happened or anything for that matter. Thanks so much for reading. And a BIG thanks to everyone who has reviewed, everyone's given me really complimentary or constructive reviews, I've had no flames and I really appreciate that. Thanks so much everyone!
Chapter 6
Ginny awoke before Harry the next morning. It was a Saturday, so there were no classes to worry about. It was also a Hogsmeade weekend. Ginny rolled over onto her other side so that she was facing Harry. His arm was still around her. She noticed that his glasses were resting on the armrest of the couch, where he'd put them the night before. She picked them up and put them on, then ruffled Harry's hair to wake him up.
"Morning, Ginny." He said sleepily without opening his eyes.
"Morning, Harry." She said, trying very hard not to laugh. That's when he finally opened his eyes and looked at her. His vision was blurry, but not so blurry that he couldn't see her wearing his glasses. They both burst out laughing immediately.
"Ginny, I can't see give those back!" Harry whined with a smile on his face.
"I don't think so, they look better on me!" Ginny exclaimed.
"Yes, they do, but you don't need them." He said taking them off her face and putting them on his own. "There, now I can actually see you." He said sitting up and pulling Ginny up with him. They sat side by side on the couch, Harry rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Finally, Ginny spoke.
"I didn't see any farther into the dream." She said sadly.
"Neither did I." Harry replied sounding equally disappointed. Ginny looked up at the clock, and noticed they had slept through breakfast.
"Oh no! Harry, look how late it is, we've got to get to Hogsmeade." They both dashed up to their dormitories to change, Harry came back with the Marauder's map in hand.
"We can use this to catch up to the others." He said pointing to the map. They used the passage that led from the school into the cellar below Honeydukes. They climbed up into the shop, where they found Ron and Hermione, arms around each other, buying sweets.
"Why didn't you wake us up, you git?" Ginny joked, punching Ron in the arm.
"Ouch! That hurt!" Ron cried jumping away from Ginny. Madame Pomfrey had completely healed his hip. "Hermione wouldn't let me, she said you looked too precious." Ron said in high voice, mimicking Hermione. Hermione jabbed him in the side with her elbow. "What is it? Pick on Ron Day?" He complained.
"You two did look darling." Hermione said with a dreamy smile on her face.
"So you let us almost miss Hogsmeade because we looked 'darling' then?" Harry asked Hermione, a playful smile on his face.
"Well, I figured you guys needed the extra sleep, if you were ready to wake up, you would have gotten up." She said logically.
"I don't even care about any of this, can we just get something to eat please?" Ginny said impatiently.
"Yeah, you see, Ginny and I didn't eat breakfast because someone decided not to wake us up." Harry said lightheartedly.
"I'm always up for food!" Ron added. The four of them walked out on the street, and then into The Three Broomsticks. It was even more crowded than usual, and the only open spot was at a large booth that was empty except for Luna Lovegood. Harry, Ron, and Ginny sat down, but upon seeing Luna, Hermione decided otherwise.
"I'll go get the drinks, and some sandwiches for Harry and Ginny." Hermione said, taking the opportunity to be away from Luna just a bit longer. Hermione returned with four butterbeers and two sandwiches much too soon for her liking.
"Thanks Hermione." Harry, Ron and Ginny mumbled in unison.
"So did you guys hear about the Death Eater sightings in this area?" Luna asked them, wide-eyed as ever.
"Death Eaters in Hogsmeade? That's Rubbish." Hermione scoffed.
"No it isn't, my father did a front page special on them in the latest edition of The Quibbler." She said holding up the publication, then looking dreamily at Ron. "You believe me don't you, Ronald?"
"Er—" Before Ron could finish answering Hermione had put an arm around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder, glaring at Luna as if marking her territory. "No, sorry Luna, Death Eaters in Hogsmeade are just a bit too out there." Ron finally finished.
"I'm not sure I believe you, but I'm not going to disregard anything I hear about Death Eaters, I can't afford to do that." Harry said somberly.
"Well that's a start." Luna huffed.
"Sorry to disappoint you guys, but I have some private shopping to do." Ginny said suddenly as she got up and left.
"What was that about?" Ron asked, clearly bewildered.
"I have no idea." Harry said looking equally confused.
"It's just girl stuff, honestly boys are so thick-headed." Hermione said exasperated.
"If boys are thick-headed, then you're dating someone thick-headed." Ron pointed out, not realizing quite how strange it sounded.
"Well, you're my thick-headed boy." Hermione said reaching up to kiss him.
"Oh, that's disgusting, Luna and I don't want to see that, do we Luna?" Harry asked jokingly and making a false disgusted face.
"Oh, I think it's romantic." Luna said dreamily. Hermione was really starting to get annoyed with Luna and decided to do something about it.
"I'm going to go shopping for some new quills, would anyone like to come?" She said kicking Ron's shin under the table.
"Ouch! —Er sure." Ron said.
"No thanks, I'm going to finish reading." Luna said, now holding The Quibbler upside down. Ron and Hermione got up and left, Harry decided he would give them some alone time and stayed seated. In a few minutes he began to feel very awkward sitting alone with Luna.
"I think I'm going to go and...well, I'm just going to go." Harry said feeling very rude, but not being able to think of an excuse. "See you around, Luna."
"Bye Harry, watch out for Death Eaters." Luna replied.
"Yeah sure." Harry said halfheartedly. Harry headed out the door and walked toward the outskirts of the village.
Ginny came strolling out of Zonko's Joke Shop, with bags full of jokes. All the time she had spent with the twins was really starting to add up. She noticed a boy with a messy head full of black hair walking out of the main part of the village, into the mountains completely alone.
"Harry!" She called out, but he was too far away to hear her. She chased after him and caught up in the middle of a valley. "Harry." She said again out of breath, "What are you doing walking around alone?" She finally got out through her panting.
"Oh, I just decided to give Ron and Hermione some alone time." He said, but there was sadness in his eyes.
"Harry, why are you so sad, aren't you happy they're together?" Ginny wondered out loud.
"Of course I am, I just feel like the third wheel sometimes." Harry said.
"I know exactly how you feel, I felt the same way around the three of you when we were younger." She said knowingly.
"I'll bet you did, you know, I'm just glad they didn't get together before I got to be friends with you, otherwise I'd be really lonely." He said putting his arm around her shoulders and giving her a quick squeeze before dropping his arm again.
Suddenly, the rain that had been only drizzling started pouring from the sky, and Harry and Ginny were soaked almost instantly. Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and pulled her into a nearby cave. Incidentally, the very same cave he spoke with Sirius in during his fourth year.
"It's freezing in here." Ginny said shivering. "And we're soaking wet, that's not helping any." She said cynically. "Oh, and I've gotten this cloak soaked, it's not even mine it's Hermione's." She said sounding upset.
"Well, I'm cold too, come here." Said Harry, with his arms open. Ginny noticed his lips were turning blue. Harry took off his cloak as Ginny came over and sat on his lap, and curled up in his arms. Once she was settled he wrapped his cloak around both of them. "Better?" He asked.
"Much." She said, "And at least we're out of the rain now too." There was a long silence before Harry spoke.
"I used to meet Sirius in this cave." Harry said, sounding as though he was about to cry again.
"Oh, Harry." Ginny sighed, tightening her arms around him. "We all just want you to be okay." She said.
"I know, but I just can't stop dwelling on it." He said sounding frustrated.
"Just give it time." Ginny replied calmly.
Out of the blue, several loud cracks were heard, and the cave was full of Death Eaters. Harry drew his wand quickly, but several Death Eaters attempted to disarm him at once, which not only sent his wand flying, but also sent him flying onto his back, unconscious on the ground.
Ginny was thrown across the cave, when Harry was hit, but the spell had not hit her. She quickly scrambled to her feet and reached into her pocket for her wand. When she didn't find it, she realized she must have left it in her dormitory. Ginny panicked, but with her hand still in the pocket of her robe, she felt Hermione's time turner resting there. Ginny did the first thing she could think of.
With a sudden rush of adrenaline, she raced over to Harry and sat beside where he lay unconscious. She threw the chain of the time turner around both their necks, and twisted it hastily. She felt everything spinning around her, when she abruptly passed out.
Ginny awoke in a Victorian style bedroom, lying on a canopy bed. She remembered turning the time turner to escape the Death Eaters. Then she felt very odd and passed out. She quickly remembered Harry, and hoped he was okay. A short, redheaded woman, who looked a little over thirty, entered the room, interrupting Ginny's train of thought.
"Lucia!" The woman cried! "Oh, my baby, thank goodness you're all right!"
'Oh God!' Ginny thought when she heard the name. 'I must be in the eighteen hundreds. I don't think I twisted the time turner that many times. Or did I? Oh this is not good.' In her state of panic, Ginny passed out again.
AN: There you have it! Back in time they are! I hope you're not disappointed with how it happened or anything for that matter. Thanks so much for reading. And a BIG thanks to everyone who has reviewed, everyone's given me really complimentary or constructive reviews, I've had no flames and I really appreciate that. Thanks so much everyone!