The Fabric of Time

by Dark Sarcasm 503

The fabric of time is never constant. A single event can change not only the future, but the past as well. In the trio's sevent year, Ron stumbles upon Hermione's timeturner...a bad idea. Hermione sends herself back to find him, and finds him with someone

11. Hermione's sorting

Chapter 11: Hermione's Sorting

A/N: short chapter, just a bridging chapter

Dumbledore stood behind the winged lectern. "Your attention please students. We have a new student to be sorted tonight. Please welcome Hermione Granger, who will be entering 7th year"

Hermione entered the room through the great doors and continued up the aisle between the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables, pretending to be surprised at her surroundings, so as not to be seen as suspicious. She glanced at the tables beside her. On her left, Snape looked up at her welcomingly, whereas on her right, Ron was trying to hide his face from her. She continued up the aisle and stopped in front of the Sorting Hat. Seating herself on the stool, the hat was placed on her head.

"Hmmm, what do we have here? Where are you from, you're not from here? From another time, I see. Interesting…now, where to put you?"

Hermione remembered the looks on Ron's and Snape's faces, and found herself saying 'Not Gryffindor, Not Gryffindor'

"Not Gryffindor? I'm surprised, you'd do well there you know. In that case, it's between Ravenclaw and Slytherin. I think Slytherin will better suit your mind. SLYTHERIN!"

The last word was shouted to the hall, and the hat was lifted from her head. She glanced at the Gryffindor table to see Ron staring at her, slack-jawed. She walked down to the Slytherin table and sat next to Snape, who look almost happy that she had been placed in Slytherin.