After she found Lily Evans, Hermione was shown to a dorm. She shared with two other girls, Hanna and Mandy. They were really nice to her, and luckily they asked no questions about why she arrived in the middle of the year.

When it came time for dinner, Hermione climbed through the Fat Lady and walked to the Great Hall. She nervously looked around for a spot to sit at, but as she knew nobody, she had no idea what to do. After a few awkward minutes, Lily walked up to Hermione.

"Do you want to sit with us Hermione?" Lily motioned to a group of people at the end of the Gryffindor table.

Relieved, Hermione accepted and followed Lily to sit down. The group introduced themselves to her. About 7 people were there - Lily, James, Remus, Peter, Sirius, Mandy, and Hanna. Suddenly Hermione realized who these people were. Of course, she knew Remus and Sirius, and she knew of Peter. But Lily and James were Harry's parents! Hermione understood with a shock that in just a few years, Harry would be born and the two of them would be killed. Mandy and Hanna were Lily's best friends, it seemed. Hermione realized the gravity of her being so far into the past. If she let a word out about what was going to happen, she could change her time.

Lily noticed that Hermione looked upset. "Hermione, what is wrong?"

Hermione shook it off and smiled at Lily. "Nothing is wrong, Lily, I was just thinking," she explained.

The group started chatting again and this time, Hermione joined in.

A few weeks went by, and before Hermione knew it, it was Christmas holidays. She obviously had to stay at Hogwarts, because she had nowhere to go to. James, Lily, and Sirius all stayed with her.

On Christmas morning, Hermione woke up surprised to see gifts for her. She wasn't expecting to receive any gifts from anybody. From James, she received a box of Bertie Botts. Lily presented her with a bright blue robe. Remus gave her another quill and Sirius gave her a box of chocolate frogs. Peter gave her a pouch of parchment, which didn't surprise her. Hermione had figured he wouldn't really be the best at giving gifts. Mandy gave Hermione a book of beauty spells. Hanna gave her a mirrror that was charmed to say nice things to whoever looked in it. But the best gift was Dumboldore's - he presented Hermione with an owl. She was snowy white, just like Hedwig, except for the wings, which were bright red. Hermione named her Abbie. The rest of the day went by terrifically - the few students who were left sat in the common room and relaxed by the fire.

The day after Christmas Hermione awoke to see a note tape to her bed.

Ms. Granger,

Please meet us in the headmaster's office at 10:30.

Signed, Mr. Timothy Johnson

Hermione had no idea who Mr. Johnson was, but she figured she might as well go down to the office. She showered and dressed in her muggle clothing, and then started to walk to the office.

When she got there, she was surprised to see and entire roomful of people. Not only were her teachers there, but she saw Dumboldore, a man who she assumed to be Mr. Johnson, and a lady who introduced herself as Shauna Brity, the Secretary of Magic.

"Hermione, we have been informed of you coming to Hogwarts suddenly. We were wondering how you came here," Mr. Johnson started talking slowly to her, as if she couldn't understand.

Hermione didn't know what to say. If she said she was from the future, she would most likely be assumed to be one from the Dark Side. She remembered that they hadn't invented time turners yet, so they probably wouldn't even believe the truth. And if they did, they would want to see her time turner and she didn't have anything but a necklace to show.

"Umm, I came from another school. I transfered in the middle of the year because my family moved to another country." This was the best she could come up with, but somehow, it seemedto satisfy them.

The rest of the meeting was just to make sure she wasn't a Death Eater in hiding. Hermione almost laughed at the idea, but knew that at the time, You-Know-Who was rising in power and most people were fearful.

Two days before second term started, the rest of the students came back. The group of Marauders was back together, along with Lily and her friends. Hermione liked them all, the group of them was a lot of fun. Still, it was strange to talk to your best friends mom before your friend was born. It was weird to see them talking to the man who betrayed them and considering him as a friend. Hermione could do nothing but sit and watch helplessly. She knew that if she changed anything, the future would also change.

AN:

Thank you for my one and only review! I thought the story was a failure, but I decided to finish it anyway after reading it. Please review!

Thank you all for reading my story though, I haven't ever tried fanfiction and it is kind of cool to see the number of hits rise. Now, over 200 people have read this. Thank you!

-Meg