AN: Ok, I am sorry to say this, but I think updates will be coming a bit farther apart than they were for a while. Now that the school year has started, I don't have as much time to write these chapters out. I will try to have an update at least once a week. It might be more, might be less, but that is what I am shooting for.

This chapter is back in the future, with Ron and Harry.

Misters Ronald and Harry,

I am sorry to hear about Miss Granger's disappearance, but Iam glad that I can offer some help. I will work to discover where she may be living, and I will owl you at the first sign of anything.

Meanwhile, why don't you two try finding records of Hogwarts? I am almost certain that Hermione must be there.

We shall meet at 10:00 on March 3 to share any news, should we not have talked before that date.

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledore

Harry stared at the note for a moment before handing it to Ron. They had been waiting for him to reply for a couple of weeks, hoping that he would know where Hermione was stuck.

"Harry, do you think he is right? You know, that she might be at Hogwarts instead of a muggle school?" Ron asked.

Harry shrugged. "I really don't know Ron. But if she is, then looking through muggle records won't help a bit. We need to find the Hogwarts books to sort through!"

"But where are those? This is a muggle city! Nobody even knows about Hogwarts!"

Harry sat thinking for a couple of minutes. "Diagon Alley!" he shouted suddenly.

Of course! Diagon Alley had a small library in it that was sure to have something of Hogwarts!

"Harry, we have to tell her dad! Maybe we can floo there tomorrow," Ron suggested.

Hermione's father was thrilled to hear about Dumbledore's note. He told the boys that he couldn't take any more time off of work, but that they could certainly travel there tomorrow.

They all slept soundly that night. The next morning, Harry and Ron clambered down the stairs together and rushed into the kitchen. They were in a big hurry to leave for Diagon Alley.

"Oh, Ron, Harry..." Mrs. Granger started when she saw then come into the kitchen.

The boys looked up together. She sounded like she was either going to apologize for something or ask them to do something. Neither one appealed much to them.

"Annie's babysitter for today just called. She came down with the flu last night and cannot take Annie. Both of us have to be at work today; our scheduling for this week is crazy! So I am sorry but I have to ask you to take Annie along with you today," she continued.

Harry glanced at Ron for a moment. He didn't see the real problem in taking the kid with them.

"Mrs. Granger, that is no problem at all. Annie is a sweet little kid and we don't mind taking her with us," Ron told her.

Mrs. Granger's face lit up exactly as Hermione's did when she was happy. She thanked them and rushed out the door to work.

"Well I guess we had better go up and get Annie ready Harry," Ron said.

They climbed the stairs and walked into the nursery. Annie sat gurbling in her crib. A diaper change and a new dress later, they were all ready to go.

The three of them assembled in front of the fireplace. Ron pulled a small bottle of floo powder out of his robe. How nice it felt to be wearing wizard's clothes again! They crawled into the fireplace and linked arms. Ron threw down the powder and shouted, "Diagon Alley!"

Harry hoped that they would end up in the right place. Last time he had tried flooing, he ended up in Knockturn Alley instead!

Luckily, they ended up in one piece, tumbling out of a small fireplace in the wand shop. After a quick hello to the owner, they walked to the library.

Once there, they rushed upstairs to the records. Hogwarts was there! Harry and Ron grabbed as many books as they could and found a table to work at. Annie settled herself on Harry's lap, and the two boys started studying the books.

I know, it is kind of on the short side. This is a two part chapter though, so instead of writing a long chapter about the future, I am writing two smaller ones. Sorry!

Please review!

-Meg