AN:

I am sorry to replace this chapter when some of you have already read it, but it was driving me crazy. The old one was just ... stupid. I hated it. So I hope this oneisbetter! This also works better for my plot. I don't have a plan drawn out or anything - I am basically writing as my brain thinks it, but this works out so much better in the end. I am so sorry for all the confusion, but come on, I couldn't just leave Hermione and Remus split up like that!

Please review! Let me know what you think of my story.

-Meg

Hermione rubbed her eyes sleepily. Was it really morning already? She glanced at her clock. 11:40. She couldn't believe she had slept so late. Normally she was up early, but she had dreamed the strangest things last night.

She had been back in the future, hanging out with Ron and Harry. Suddenly Harry kissed her. Then she noticed Remus looking at her. He looked so crushed!

Hermione didn't know what the dreams meant, but they had definitely exhausted her. Those combined with the dance last night ... REMUS! Hermione suddenly realized that she had slept through breakfast and her friends were probably wondering where she was. Especially Remus. She felt terrible about running away from him last night. She had to explain that to him.

She bounced out of bed and ran to the showers, where she found an empty stall and threw off her clothes. She reached in and turned on the water, then stepped in quickly.

"Arg!" she yelped. The water was like ice! Hermione reached behind her and adjusted the temperature. After just a few minutes, Hermione stepped out and dressed in a hurry. She performed a drying spell on her hair, not even caring about the bushiness, then headed straight for the entrance hall.

Hermione made it to lunch just in time. She slid into her usual seat at the Gryffindor table quietly. Hopefully nobody noticed her absense at breakfast. But of course, she had no such luck.

"Hermione, are you ok? Hanna said you were still asleep when she came down for breakfast," Lily asked her as soon as she was seated.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied. "I just overslept."

Remus caught her eye. She stared back briefly, before she felt her face grow hot. She liked him so much! She didn't even care if it was wrong anymore!

But he still needed to know what was going on. Hermione decided to see if he could meet her later. She managed to slip a note into his bag as he left breakfast.

Remus,

Meet me in the astronomy tower at noon. I need to talk to you.

-Hermione

Hermione could hardly contain herself as she went off to her first class, Potions. She wasn't sure if she could tell him or not. Maybe he would promise not to tell anyone. And he really didn't need to know his future, did he? Hermione could easily leave out the part where Lily and James had Harry.

Hermione spent most of her class time thinking to herself. Her mind was clearly not into her work, as she spilled an entire potion on the floor and accidentally transfigured her quill into one of Cupid's arrows. Finally, it was 11:45 and her last class of the morning was over. She decided to start walking to the Astronomy Tower, because it normally took her at least 5 minutes to get there. That way she could figure out what to say while waiting for him.

Hermione finally made it to the top of the tower. She walked into the room, almost in a daze, with her mind spinning. She had to figure out what to say to him!Suddenly a voice broke her thoughts.

"Hermione? What did you need to talk to me about?" Remus spoke up quietly, almost as if he was afraid.

"Remus! How did you get here before me? You have class longer than I do!" Hermione asked him.

"I skipped class this morning. I found your note as I was walking into my first class, and I just walked straight on out to the tower so I could wait for you," he explained.

Hermione was stunned. Not only did he do that all for her, but now she had no time to plan her words! She sat down next to him. She was going to have to wing it.

"Remus," she began slowly, "I really like you. I know it was only a dance, but I really really like you." Smooth, she thought. Now I sound desperate!

Remus couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Hermione, I really like you too! I was just afraid that you wouldn't like me, you know, because you are new and everything."

That reminded Hermione of her situation. Well, she thought, I might as well tell him. What's the worst that could happen? Actually, a lot of bad could happen... But I have to tell him! He can help me get back!

"Remus, I am not from around here."

"That's ok, we can write over the summer," was his simple reply.

"No, you don't get it! I am not from this time," she said.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I am from the future. 2005, actually. I accidentally got sent back here because my little sister was playing with one of my magic things from school. All this time I have been working with Dumbledore, trying to get home. But now I have you, and I don't necessarily want to go home, but I have to, and now I am rambling. Do you still like me?"

Remus sat thinking for a minute.

"Of course I still like you! I always have, ever since you fell into me that day you arrived!"

Hermione blushed. Dumbledore had left out that part of her appearance in the dungeons!

"But Hermione," he continued, "You still have to get back to your time. All of our lives could be affected by you not being there. Even though it means letting you go, I have to help you get home."

Hermione sighed. She knew he was right, but she wanted to stay here with all of her friends!

Remus looked into her eyes. "Hermione, let's go talk to Dumbledore. Maybe he has an idea on what to do. But until we figure out what is going on with you, we can still be together!"

Hermione hugged him. She was so happy! Even if it was only temporary, she was with the nicest guy she had ever met.

She was so thankful he hadn't asked any questions about his future. She didn't have the heart to tell him about his friends' futures too.

Together, hand in hand, the new couple walked into the castle and found the gargoyle.

AN:

So, was that any better of a story? I really wanted to get them together, so I changed it to fit.

Oh! And you do realize that none of this belongs to me, right? Because it definitely doesn't. All of it is JK Rowlings, except for the plot. That I can take credit for.

-Meg