Expect some familiar people here in this chapter Ü I've decided to promote and hire some deserving people in my story Ü lol
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Chapter 4: Discoveries
"Welcome, everyone, have a seat," Arthur Weasley said, pointing to the sofas. After Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge were fired after Harry and co.'s 5th year, the Ministry workers turned to Dumbledore to appoint a suitable Minister of Magic, and he appointed Arthur. Of course, some people didn't like that he became the new Minister, but Arthur had proved himself capable. This was good for the Weasleys, of course; they didn't have to buy second-hand stuff anymore.
Once everyone was seated comfortably, Arthur introduced himself. Then he gave them an overview of the Ministry, its history, purpose and achievements. Since Arthur was quite friendly, the meeting with him turned out to be like a talk show. (lol Ü) One student even asked, "How much is the salary of the Minister of Magic?" Arthur laughed and answered, "Sorry, but it's confidential. And if I leaked that, a curse will happen to me... somewhat like what Miss Granger had devised in your 5th year," smiling at Hermione. "Thanks to her, the Ministry now has ways of making people effective secret keepers, like our workers. They tend to gab too much about our plans, therefore spilling the beans to the other Ministries, who steal our ideas."
Soon after, they bade goodbye to him and Remus called Tonks. "Tonks will be your tour guide around the Ministry. If any of you have questions, ask her. Have a nice day!" Tonks arrived just as Remus had left. "Wotcher," she said, winking. "Our next stop is the Department of Magical Games and Sports, which incorporates the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters, Official Gobstones Club and Ludicrous Patents Office. It's on level 7, so we're taking the lift. 6 at a time, ok?" she said. Harry and co. went 1st. Soon the lift stopped and they got out. It took a while for everyone to arrive, but they finally did. They went into the office to meet the Head.
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Draco was in Quidditch heaven. So were the other guys, he thought. After interviewing Oliver Wood, who replaced Ludo Bagman as the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, Oliver gathered the guys for tips in Quidditch and new special moves. (Oliver's really a Quidditch freak... lol Ü) The girls were bored after a while and started chatting with each other. Draco saw Hermione reading Hogwarts: A History. 'Must be bored out of her mind smirks' He focused his attention back to Wood. All too soon, in his opinion, it was time for lunch.
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The 7th years had lunch quickly; most of them wanted to check out the Atrium. Some of the crazy 7th years would go to the Floo fireplaces leaving the Ministry of Magic, use Floo powder and say, "The Ministry of Magic!" and land in one of the fireplaces where the arrivals came from. (Gits... Ü) Hermione went to her dorm room to read. When she entered, she saw some people spending their free time in the room. She was almost done with her book when they heard Tonks yelling, "7TH YEARS!!! GET YOUR LAZY BUTTS OVER HERE!!!" They all ran to Tonks, almost knocking her over.
"Jeez! Watch it!" she said. She was now a brown-eyed brunette, but the shoulder-length layered flip do was still there. She was wearing a sleeveless pale blue turtleneck and a knee length denim skirt and white wedges. She looked kind of Phoebe from Charmed. "Hey- how'd you change your appearance?" asked Justin Finch – Fletchley, confused.
"I'm a Metamorphmagus, somebody who can change his/her appearance at will," she said, grinning. "Our next stop is the Department of Mysteries," she said, a little less chipper when she saw Harry, who was staring at the floor. (This is torture for Harry!!! :() "Remember, six to a lift, press the number 9."
Harry pulled Ron and Hermione aside and said, "Um, guys... could we... could we go last? I don't think I'm ready to..."
Hermione hugged him. "Yeah, if that's what you want," she said, with Harry hugging her like his life depended on it. (Poor guy... I guess he was totally traumatized by what happened... sniff) Draco noticed this and frowned. (lol Ü)
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Harry and co. were the last group to go to the Department of Mysteries. Ron weakly smiled at Harry and Hermione squeezed his hand. Tonks quietly said, "This is the Department of Mysteries. Follow me, please," opening the plain black door and entering the room, holding the door open. "Hurry, everybody in," and everyone quickly walked in. "Everybody in?" Tonks asked, checking. "Good." She shut the door. After a few seconds, the wall rotated. Most of the 7th years' faces were apprehensive. When the rotating stopped, Tonks pushed open a door at random. "Get in, y'all," she said, holding the door open again. When everyone was inside, she closed the door. "This is where the Unspeakables try to fathom how a mind works. As you can see, this tank here has brains. Don't try touching one, though," she warned as Terry Boot inched toward the tank. "I'll let you guys look around here," she said. When she was sure no one would try holding the slimy brains, she walked over to Harry and pulled him aside.
"Harry, I'm sorry about this, and I was even afraid to go back here, but it was in the schedule. I Hope you understand."
"I do, Tonks, but I still think Sirius's death (WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! :( I just can't accept it!!!) was my fault."
"It wasn't Harry, you were just concerned about him and tried saving him, no fault there. Look, do not ever blame yourself again. If it's anyone's fault, it's Bellatrix's, okay? And Sirius wouldn't want you blaming yourself," Tonks said seriously.
"Okay. Thanks Tonks," said Harry, his first smile ever since they went into the lift. Tonks now called out, "Guys, come on, there are 4 more rooms we can check out; 6 of them are just offices, but the other 5 are like these. Now come on, out the door," holding open the door they came in from. They all filed out, and before Tonks could close the door, Hermione said, "Flagrate!" and marked the door with a fiery X. "Thanks," Tonks said as she closed the door.
The wall rotated again and Tonks chose another door at random. "Office... everybody in!" They went in and listened to the Head's lecture. They went back out, Hermione marked the door, and they repeated the process. Pretty soon, the class got bored cause Tonks had picked all the offices in order. The next room she chose was the Planets Room. Tonks explained that the universe held a lot of unsolved mysteries, which is why that room was in the Department of Mysteries.
The next room was locked (the room Harry and co. couldn't get into in Book 5). Hermione marked it. The next room was the room where Sirius died. Harry paled, Ron's hands were shaking and Hermione looked like she was about to cry. Tonks explained that that was the room where they studied death. Death was behind the tattered veil; so those who could see the thestrals could hear the voices coming from behind it.
The next room was a broom cupboard (lol Ü didn't know what to put... hehe Ü), much to the surprise of the students. "Hey, we do have to clean, you know," Tonks said.
The next room was the Time Room. Tonks said, "Hey, we can skip this room first; let's advance into the next room." They entered the room. Tonks explained about the prophecies, then ushered them all out again; she didn't want anyone going mad cause they touched a prophecy that wasn't theirs. On the way out, Hermione noticed a prophecy with her name on it. (Hmm... Ü) But before she could get it, Ron pulled her away.
"Okay, so as you can see, this is the Time Room." Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville noticed something different in the room: a large hole in the middle, surrounded by guardrails (you know, the velvet stuff? Ü). "Feel free to explore. Oh, and about the Abyss of Time, you won't fall in there, no matter how flimsy-looking the guardrails are."
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Hermione wandered around, bored. 'I've seen all this before... this is where a Death Eater got a baby's head (Ü hehe Ü).' She thought that she had seen enough clocks to last her a lifetime when she noticed something on the floor. She picked it up. It was a photo of James, Sirius, Peter and Remus taken at the tree by the lake at Hogwarts. She recognized Sirius, Remus and Peter, and recognized James cause of his resemblance to Harry. She turned it over.
'7th year. Property of Sirius Black'
Hermione gasped. It was so well-hidden, it hadn't been found for a year and so. She thought that Sirius might have dropped it as he was rushing to save them. 'Rushing to his death, more like,' she thought, trying not to cry. When she had succeeded, she decided to run to Harry to show him the picture. As she was running, Neville, who was watching a dragon egg turn into a full-grown dragon (apparently a new feature, courtesy of me Ü), jumped back in fear, bumping Hermione, who fell to the right. She looked to her right, and to her horror, it was the Abyss. She heard a "Hermione!" as she fell, still clutching the picture. The last thing she thought was, 'I thought Tonks said it was impossible to fall into the Abyss,' before she blacked out.
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Finally!!! I'd gotten to the time-traveling part!!! Ü sigh The next chapter's my favorite... cause of what happened to Hermione when she went into the past
Ü rochena Ü
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Chapter 4: Discoveries
"Welcome, everyone, have a seat," Arthur Weasley said, pointing to the sofas. After Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge were fired after Harry and co.'s 5th year, the Ministry workers turned to Dumbledore to appoint a suitable Minister of Magic, and he appointed Arthur. Of course, some people didn't like that he became the new Minister, but Arthur had proved himself capable. This was good for the Weasleys, of course; they didn't have to buy second-hand stuff anymore.
Once everyone was seated comfortably, Arthur introduced himself. Then he gave them an overview of the Ministry, its history, purpose and achievements. Since Arthur was quite friendly, the meeting with him turned out to be like a talk show. (lol Ü) One student even asked, "How much is the salary of the Minister of Magic?" Arthur laughed and answered, "Sorry, but it's confidential. And if I leaked that, a curse will happen to me... somewhat like what Miss Granger had devised in your 5th year," smiling at Hermione. "Thanks to her, the Ministry now has ways of making people effective secret keepers, like our workers. They tend to gab too much about our plans, therefore spilling the beans to the other Ministries, who steal our ideas."
Soon after, they bade goodbye to him and Remus called Tonks. "Tonks will be your tour guide around the Ministry. If any of you have questions, ask her. Have a nice day!" Tonks arrived just as Remus had left. "Wotcher," she said, winking. "Our next stop is the Department of Magical Games and Sports, which incorporates the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters, Official Gobstones Club and Ludicrous Patents Office. It's on level 7, so we're taking the lift. 6 at a time, ok?" she said. Harry and co. went 1st. Soon the lift stopped and they got out. It took a while for everyone to arrive, but they finally did. They went into the office to meet the Head.
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Draco was in Quidditch heaven. So were the other guys, he thought. After interviewing Oliver Wood, who replaced Ludo Bagman as the Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, Oliver gathered the guys for tips in Quidditch and new special moves. (Oliver's really a Quidditch freak... lol Ü) The girls were bored after a while and started chatting with each other. Draco saw Hermione reading Hogwarts: A History. 'Must be bored out of her mind smirks' He focused his attention back to Wood. All too soon, in his opinion, it was time for lunch.
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The 7th years had lunch quickly; most of them wanted to check out the Atrium. Some of the crazy 7th years would go to the Floo fireplaces leaving the Ministry of Magic, use Floo powder and say, "The Ministry of Magic!" and land in one of the fireplaces where the arrivals came from. (Gits... Ü) Hermione went to her dorm room to read. When she entered, she saw some people spending their free time in the room. She was almost done with her book when they heard Tonks yelling, "7TH YEARS!!! GET YOUR LAZY BUTTS OVER HERE!!!" They all ran to Tonks, almost knocking her over.
"Jeez! Watch it!" she said. She was now a brown-eyed brunette, but the shoulder-length layered flip do was still there. She was wearing a sleeveless pale blue turtleneck and a knee length denim skirt and white wedges. She looked kind of Phoebe from Charmed. "Hey- how'd you change your appearance?" asked Justin Finch – Fletchley, confused.
"I'm a Metamorphmagus, somebody who can change his/her appearance at will," she said, grinning. "Our next stop is the Department of Mysteries," she said, a little less chipper when she saw Harry, who was staring at the floor. (This is torture for Harry!!! :() "Remember, six to a lift, press the number 9."
Harry pulled Ron and Hermione aside and said, "Um, guys... could we... could we go last? I don't think I'm ready to..."
Hermione hugged him. "Yeah, if that's what you want," she said, with Harry hugging her like his life depended on it. (Poor guy... I guess he was totally traumatized by what happened... sniff) Draco noticed this and frowned. (lol Ü)
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Harry and co. were the last group to go to the Department of Mysteries. Ron weakly smiled at Harry and Hermione squeezed his hand. Tonks quietly said, "This is the Department of Mysteries. Follow me, please," opening the plain black door and entering the room, holding the door open. "Hurry, everybody in," and everyone quickly walked in. "Everybody in?" Tonks asked, checking. "Good." She shut the door. After a few seconds, the wall rotated. Most of the 7th years' faces were apprehensive. When the rotating stopped, Tonks pushed open a door at random. "Get in, y'all," she said, holding the door open again. When everyone was inside, she closed the door. "This is where the Unspeakables try to fathom how a mind works. As you can see, this tank here has brains. Don't try touching one, though," she warned as Terry Boot inched toward the tank. "I'll let you guys look around here," she said. When she was sure no one would try holding the slimy brains, she walked over to Harry and pulled him aside.
"Harry, I'm sorry about this, and I was even afraid to go back here, but it was in the schedule. I Hope you understand."
"I do, Tonks, but I still think Sirius's death (WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! :( I just can't accept it!!!) was my fault."
"It wasn't Harry, you were just concerned about him and tried saving him, no fault there. Look, do not ever blame yourself again. If it's anyone's fault, it's Bellatrix's, okay? And Sirius wouldn't want you blaming yourself," Tonks said seriously.
"Okay. Thanks Tonks," said Harry, his first smile ever since they went into the lift. Tonks now called out, "Guys, come on, there are 4 more rooms we can check out; 6 of them are just offices, but the other 5 are like these. Now come on, out the door," holding open the door they came in from. They all filed out, and before Tonks could close the door, Hermione said, "Flagrate!" and marked the door with a fiery X. "Thanks," Tonks said as she closed the door.
The wall rotated again and Tonks chose another door at random. "Office... everybody in!" They went in and listened to the Head's lecture. They went back out, Hermione marked the door, and they repeated the process. Pretty soon, the class got bored cause Tonks had picked all the offices in order. The next room she chose was the Planets Room. Tonks explained that the universe held a lot of unsolved mysteries, which is why that room was in the Department of Mysteries.
The next room was locked (the room Harry and co. couldn't get into in Book 5). Hermione marked it. The next room was the room where Sirius died. Harry paled, Ron's hands were shaking and Hermione looked like she was about to cry. Tonks explained that that was the room where they studied death. Death was behind the tattered veil; so those who could see the thestrals could hear the voices coming from behind it.
The next room was a broom cupboard (lol Ü didn't know what to put... hehe Ü), much to the surprise of the students. "Hey, we do have to clean, you know," Tonks said.
The next room was the Time Room. Tonks said, "Hey, we can skip this room first; let's advance into the next room." They entered the room. Tonks explained about the prophecies, then ushered them all out again; she didn't want anyone going mad cause they touched a prophecy that wasn't theirs. On the way out, Hermione noticed a prophecy with her name on it. (Hmm... Ü) But before she could get it, Ron pulled her away.
"Okay, so as you can see, this is the Time Room." Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville noticed something different in the room: a large hole in the middle, surrounded by guardrails (you know, the velvet stuff? Ü). "Feel free to explore. Oh, and about the Abyss of Time, you won't fall in there, no matter how flimsy-looking the guardrails are."
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Hermione wandered around, bored. 'I've seen all this before... this is where a Death Eater got a baby's head (Ü hehe Ü).' She thought that she had seen enough clocks to last her a lifetime when she noticed something on the floor. She picked it up. It was a photo of James, Sirius, Peter and Remus taken at the tree by the lake at Hogwarts. She recognized Sirius, Remus and Peter, and recognized James cause of his resemblance to Harry. She turned it over.
'7th year. Property of Sirius Black'
Hermione gasped. It was so well-hidden, it hadn't been found for a year and so. She thought that Sirius might have dropped it as he was rushing to save them. 'Rushing to his death, more like,' she thought, trying not to cry. When she had succeeded, she decided to run to Harry to show him the picture. As she was running, Neville, who was watching a dragon egg turn into a full-grown dragon (apparently a new feature, courtesy of me Ü), jumped back in fear, bumping Hermione, who fell to the right. She looked to her right, and to her horror, it was the Abyss. She heard a "Hermione!" as she fell, still clutching the picture. The last thing she thought was, 'I thought Tonks said it was impossible to fall into the Abyss,' before she blacked out.
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Finally!!! I'd gotten to the time-traveling part!!! Ü sigh The next chapter's my favorite... cause of what happened to Hermione when she went into the past
Ü rochena Ü