CHAPTER 2
A/N: ok I no the first chapter wasn't that great but hopefully it will get better. I will try to bring out a chapter a week but I make no promises, though I must say reviews always make me want to write
Professor McGonagall bent down over the unconscious figure; she moved the hair that was covering Wylder's face, concern lines etched McGonagall's smooth features. She turned to the class faking a calm expression as so the students would not worry.
"I have to stay with the class, may I have a couple of volunteers to take this young lady to the hospital wing?" immediately the Marauder boys volunteered smiling knowingly at themselves
"Anyone else? No one will volunteer?"
"Maybe you didn't see our hands but us prince's in shining armour volunteered" a handsome black haired boy leaning casually against a desk said grinning ear-to-ear. Another boy nudged him in the ribs.
"Knights" he muttered.
"No, prince's" he insisted, the Professor struggled not to roll her eyes,
"Mr Black, Potter is correct the expression is 'knight in shining armour'"
"Well I don't know about the others but I am definitely a prince, what do you girls think" he smiled at the girls in the corner who just blushed and turned around. He turned back around to the professor, then bent down to the unconscious girl and pulled her into his arms,
"So if there isn't any other objections we'll be taking to girl to the hospital wing" before she could object he grabbed the three other boys and left narrowly missing hitting the girl's head on the way out.
The boys made their way up the endless flights of stairs.
"Hey Padfoot do you want me to take over?" James said indicating to the girl in his arms
"Nah Prongs, she may be a dead weight but I don't want to move her" James instantly became alarmed at Sirius' words 'dead weight' and went to check her pulse.
"Not literally Prongs I just meant she's a lump (aka: a heavy or oppressive burden, just if you were wondering)"
"Don't-do-that Padfoot, I swear I had a heart attack" but felt immensely relieved that he wasn't being serious. They made the rest of the way in a comfortable silence each taking opportunities to steel glances at the girl in Sirius arms. When they finally arrived at the wing, Sirius practically kicked the door down and yelled for Madam Pomfrey; she scurried in to the room. And looked worriedly at the girl,
"What have you boys been up to now?" she demanded scoldingly
"It wasn't us, Pomfrey" Remus Lupin said speaking for the first time since the incident he was tall with short sandy coloured hair and light coloured eyes, Pomfrey looked at him for the first and nodded, Sirius placed the girl on the bed and Madam Pomfrey clucked her tongue at the mess before her,
"Boys' could you take off her boots? I'll be back momentarily" the boys stared flabbergasted at the boots before them slowly James and Sirius reach for a shoe each and gently untied the strings. There was a loud gasp Wylder sat up alert from the sudden pain; she went in defensive mode staring wildly around her before passing out again. The boys looked back down at her legs realising the problem. They could she her snapped bones protruding the skin, they shuddered then quickly pulled off the boots,
"My goodness, how did she manage to break both of her legs?"
"Well she appeared out of now where, she landed on the desk she was standing and there was a loud crack it must have been her legs" Remus said staring at the girl with empathy
"Poor girl, she's in for one rough night" she poured a green substance into a goblet before turning to the boys, "off with you" she said with a shooing motion.
"Aww can't we stay?" Peter begged, unlike the other three boys, he was a smaller with a weak feel about him.
"Absolutely not, I forbid it" but after a small discussion and one of Sirius's award-winning smiles she reluctantly let them stay, on the one condition that they'd be quiet.
Wylder come to when someone poured a liquid down her throat forcing her to swallow. She coughed and spluttered as the liquid burnt her throat like fire. Tears pricked her eyes as she struggled against the woman suddenly the woman yelled out and several people came to hold her down. The burning spread to her legs; if she were stronger she would have fried these people but as it was all she could manage was a glare before surrendering.
She fell into a restless sleep dreams tormenting her. Sirius, James and Remus stayed with the girl all night discussing the possible reasons for her being there.
"Maybe she's a … nah I got nothing" said James quietly,
"Who do you think she is?" Remus asked no one in particular
"The first this she asked was what year is it, why would she ask?"
"It's possible she could have some sort of amnesia" James tried again ruffling his already messing hair.
"If you had amnesia wouldn't you ask about who you were or how you got there?"
"Padfoot is right Prongs, maybe we should get Dumbledore here" Remus said, he looked at his friends with uncertainty then looked back at Wylder.
"Maybe you should stop talking about me, and I don't know, ask" Wylder who had just woken up was sick of the boys.
"You're awake" Remus exclaimed
"No I'm sleep talking" she replied sarcastically; she pulled herself into a sitting position and looked down at the outfit she was wearing, "white? Why am I in a dress?"
"It's a white robe most patients get here"
"Ok where can I find Dumbledore?" the three guys smiled at the thought of leaving the room.
"Don't worry we'll take you"
"There's no need I can't walk myself" she slid out of bed and stood up to prove her point but fell, Sirius's quick reflexes came into play, he caught her and smiled dashingly; she glared at him but let him help her.
They slowly made their way to the head master's office getting stares from all whom passed. Why is it the one time I wear white everyone where's black Wylder asked herself silently. She looked around the halls and the portraits that talked amongst themselves. She smiled inwardly at the expressions on the girls' faces that saw her with Sirius. Though they had said nothing Wylder couldn't help but feel irritated at the boys they constantly were looking at her trying not to be obvious.
"Take a picture it will last longer," she muttered irritably
"Are you always so grouchy" Sirius asked getting sick of the girls attitude,
Wylder stopped shocked that he actually said anything about it; normally she was too intimidating for people to tell her what they thought about her. She looked at him with respect before nodding slightly.
"Thanks, I'll be fine on my own now" she walked off with out another word, it was too late when she realised that she missed the companionship. She wandered down the halls aimlessly in silence, when she arrived at the gargoyle she stopped,
"Liquorish snaps" the gargoyle remained lifeless she sighed dramatically and sat down this is going to be a long day. Half an hour later with no luck Wylder was getting angry and kicked the gargoyle hard "OUCH!" she groaned forgetting that her leg was still tender
"BERTY BOTTS EVERY FLAVOURED BEANS" she screamed at it suddenly the gargoyle sprung to life and moved revealing a small winding staircase; she smiles nervously and climbs the stairs desperately hoping that Dumbledore was in.
She gasped forgetting the simply beauty of this room then she saw Fawkes ; she rushed over to the beautiful bird and stroked it's feathers lovingly. She heard a small chuckle from behind her, she turned then remembered why she was there she blushed slightly before taking a seat in front of the Professor,
"Ah, I was wondering when you would visit me" he said kindly with his blue eyes twinkling behind his half- moon spectacles
"Couldn't you have wondered half an hour ago" she muttered
"What was that, I didn't quite catch it"
"Nothing sir"
"You must forgive me ms…?"
" Marigold" she said indicating for him to continue
"As you get older you hearing does too, now why do I have the pleasure of your companionship today?"
"I wouldn't go as far as pleasure sir, I am stuck here," she said before realising how that must of sounded, Dumbledore smiled unfazed.
"Could you tell me of the circumstances that came to pass for you to be "stuck" here" she took a moment in deep thought of how she was going to explain
"I am a time traveller" she said bluntly wondering how he would take the news he simply stroked his white beard deep in thought and waited for her to continue "I was stuck in limbo when I saw an opportunity to leave it of course I took it, I arrived here and now I can't get back"
"If you are a time traveller can't you get back the same way?" he asked, she was sure he already knew the answer and was just being polite enough not to assume,
"Well I wasn't planning on going for a time trip I was running and I couldn't stop myself from entering the portal, which saw me stuck in limbo until as I said the opportunity came up for me to exit, but because I didn't use the traditional way of time travel I can't use the traditional way to get back" she said holding up her time travel ring "It got fried in limbo" she explained unnecessarily
"I understand perfectly, now what to do until you can find your way back to your time? How old are you" he asked again kindly his eyes twinkled Wylder felt uncomfortable under his gaze,
"I don't know sir, but I am pretty sure I am too old to be a student if that was what you were wondering"
"Would you like to be a teacher's aid, perhaps?"
"I would like to try and get as little attention as possible sir, but that seems perfectly reasonable to me"
"Very well then, your job will be to help the teachers with what they need, would you like to stay with students or staff"
"Students" she said quickly with out thinking. Students? She asked herself wondering why the hell she had chosen them.
"Now do I have to tell you to be careful as so you will not change the future" she smiled at his lack of faith in her abilities,
"Not to be rude but I have a couple of points, first of all this is the only thing I've ever known and I am very good at my job secondly I can't alter the future it is impossible I could yell out on the roof tops about the terrible future we are all doomed to have and the unwise decisions that everyone makes but it wouldn't change a thing thirdly just a piece of advice someone you will trust will betray you and you will die from the second chance you give this man" Dumbledore nodded looking gravely at the strange girl in front of him.
"If you can't make a difference why do your job" for some reason unknown to Wylder she felt tears prick her eyes; she stood up and walked to the door.
"Hope" she said quietly to him with her back turned, she strode out of the room silently.
Hey readers! I hope you like this chapter I did.. and it hopefully will just get better. I hope to update a lot but as I said before I can't make any promise's though I can't stress how much I would like to hear reviews criticism will be appreciated as long as it's helpful not hurtful.
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