Disclaimer: Hermione, Ginny and the other HP characters belong to JKR, not me. Jack and Will from PotC belong to Disney.

WillsOneLove: OMG, thank you so much for reviewing all those chapters! You really made me feel loved! ;) That sucks about your computer…that happened to me a couple years ago and it was not fun! I really appreciate that you still read my stuff. So you'd like to stay in with Will, eh? Join the club! I really think that would be so romantic just the two of you. I've been super busy with school and stuff too…it's getting harder to find the time to update this and my other Troy story. But people like you make me write faster since I know they're dying to read the next installment. Thanks for believing in me. I hope you like this next chapter!

TheOneandOnlyBarry: Thanks so much – you're awesome too!

Mae-E: I love new reviewers! I'm glad you're interested! Thanks for the complements…I do try to make it funny. Especially the Snape parts. Can't you just picture Jack messing with him:D

Sancontoa: Another new reviewer! Don't worry, the HP kids in the 18th century will be quite an interesting read, lol. Thanks for the nice review.

Miss Malevolent: You are too kind, lol. I'm so glad you like the mix of HP and PotC…I think they are two great fandoms, and I'd never read a crossover like that before so I decided to create my own. Heh, Snape the ape…it's fun having Jack torture the teachers! It may seem lighthearted, but it will become more dramatic before the story comes to an end. Keep reading and reviewing! I really appreciate your feedback.

Avchocaholic: You have no idea, lol. Jack and Will can only do the best they can to convince the crew of the Black Pearl that the wizards are harmless.

Legolover: Very true…people back then weren't very open-minded. Thanks for another wacky review…I'm glad you like Disney songs, lol. Duckie…cool name. Yeah, so I'll try not to disappoint. Is Jack still hangin' out at your place causing havoc everywhere he goes? Because he hasn't shown up here in awhile. Will and I are getting worried about him. If you could just check on him, that'd be great.

SenatorSolo: Aw, thanks Megan! I do try to keep Will and Jack in character…and believe me it's not to hard to do…sometimes Jack writes himself! And of course it's not too difficult to write the ever noble and caring Will:D Your HP story is getting good!

TheGryffindorDrummer: Thanks a lot! Keep reading.

InwePirate-Elf: Yeah, critics are stupid. Period. I loved Elizabethtown! It was such a great movie…and the fact that I love Orlando in no way makes me biased. Not at all. LOL! Thanks for the review…and for letting me use your idea to put Will and Jack in the Order. Enjoy this next chapter!

Ch. 14: Elizabeth's Letter

Hermione, Will, Jack, the Weasley brothers, and the D.A. spun back through approximately three hundred years of time. If they'd been going more slowly, they would've witnessed great moments of historical importance - but in reverse. They would've seen Lord Voldemort's rise to power, Dark Lord Grindelwald's defeat coinciding with the Muggle World War II, the abolishment of slavery pertaining to all magical creatures (which led to the Muggle abolition of slavery) and the defeat of another notorious Dark wizard, Lord Krakenus (which induced the American and French Revolutions). But alas, the Weasley twins' time turner worked perfectly, miraculously sending the lot of them back to Jack's ship in the year 1705 within the space of a minute.

"Thud". Forty people materialized out of thin air and landed on the wooden deck of the Black Pearl, which was docked near Tortuga. Luckily for them, most of the pirate crew was still asleep below decks. Although everyone arrived in one piece, the rapid time travel did not leave them unaffected. Harry and Dean had to grab the ship's railing in order to keep their balance. Several people including Ernie, Neville, and Ron were clutching their stomachs and moaning their discomfort.

"You okay Ron?" asked Hermione.

"Yeah, you don't look so good," commented Ginny when she saw her brother's queasy look. Ron didn't answer - he just ran to the side and puked.

"Ew!" screamed Parvati, wrinkling her nose. The three girls weren't affected because they were used to time travel by now, thanks to the multiple daydream charms. Ron finished and wiped off his mouth with his sleeve.

"I'm alright," he assured them, his face still pale. "Hey, how come you didn't get sick?" He asked Will, who shrugged.

"I don't know - I guess I have a strong stomach. After all, I do spend most of my days at sea," the handsome pirate pointed out, his shoulder-length brown hair blowing in the wind.

"Oh," said Ron, frowning when he noticed Will's arm protectively around Hermione's waist. But before Ron could question Will further, the group came upon one of Jack's crew, who was staring at them curiously. Jack greeted the gray-bearded man warmly and then gestured to the forty some odd Hogwarts students.

"These are my friends…young wizards and witches in training, meet Mr. Gibbs!" The stunned weathered seaman took one look at the large number of magical students and fainted dead away. Hermione, Ginny, and all of the other girls gasped in horror. Jack just shrugged it off.

"He'll be fine. Yeh have ta excuse him…the fella is extremely superstitious. Perhaps I coulda broken the news about yer 'talents' ta him a bit more gently."

"Good going, Jack," Ginny castigated the pirate, who winced. "Scaring the poor man half to death like that." Jack smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, luv."

Jack decided to head off her temper by offering her and everyone else a tour of the ship. They toured the galley where the cook had started preparing lunch, they saw the hold where the treasure was stored, and they took a peek in Jack's cabin which he shared with Will. Hermione noticed that Jack's side of the room was a filthy mess with empty rum bottles strewn all over the floor, whereas Will's side was reasonably neat and clean. Finally they returned to the top deck where the crew had assembled.

"Captain!" one of the crewmembers cried. "You got out of jail! How did you manage it?" Jack nodded proudly.

"Well it wasn't easy, mate." But then he took one look at Ginny and decided that the truth would serve him better than telling a long elaborate fabricated tale. He motioned to Ginny and Hermione.

"Actually, these two young strumpets (Ginny gave him the evil eye and he hastily recovered) "these fine young witches used their magic ta free me and Will."

"Can you really do magic?" asked an awed Anamaria. Hermione and Ginny nodded. The rest of the D.A. decided just to let them handle it and stayed silent. "Well then turn him in a toad." She pointed at Jack who gave them a pained look.

"Now, see here girls, she was just making a joke…"

"Gladly," Ginny answered, and swished her wand. Right before the crew's very eyes, Ginny transfigured their captain into an ugly horny toad.

"Croak!" said Jack the toad, trying to hop away. But Anamaria was too fast for him, and picked him up by the legs. The frightened toad tried to jump out of her hands but she wouldn't let go. Will was doubled over in laughter, seeing the normally brave Jack wimping out in front of the entire crew.

"Alright, I guess you can change him back now," Anamaria reluctantly told Ginny. She set the toad on the deck and Ginny promptly changed him back into Jack.

"Are yeh bloody insane woman!" Jack yelled at Ginny. "Don't yeh ever do tha' ta me again!" Ginny giggled.

"But you were such a good little toad." After being on the receiving end of Jack's icy glare, she relented. "Alright, I promise not to change you into anything else without your permission."

"Good. Now then, let's make the introductions, shall we?" Jack introduced the crew to the members of the D.A. Already the Weasley twins fit right in with the crew, who had invited them to stay in Tortuga with them at night. Thankfully, the crew didn't mind going into town at night and giving up their sleeping quarters to the D.A. members once Jack assured them that their stay would only be temporary.

"Hey, when do we get to start training?" asked Ernie, flexing his muscles. Hiding a smile, Harry replied,

"Right now if you want. I mean, is that what everyone wants to do?" All of the D.A. gave a unanimous 'yes'. Jack ordered the crew to leave the ship so the D.A. could have more room to practice, and the Weasley twins went with them.

"Everyone find a dueling partner," Harry instructed. "We're going to work on refining our shield charms today. They can't repel an 'Adava Kedavra', but they will stop any other enemy spell that comes your way."

The young witches and wizards excitedly paired off, pulled out their wands, and began practicing the spell. Harry and his assistants Ron, Ginny, and Hermione would walk between the pairs and give suggestions and encouragement. Neville, Terry Boot, and Hannah Abbott in particular were performing especially well – Hermione thought their terrible personal experience with the Dark Side were great motivators. All too soon the ship's bell rang, signaling that it was time for lunch.

As they were famished from their training session, the D.A. stampeded into the galley and crammed into the pic-nic style tables. Jack and Will sat across from Ginny and Hermione, and Harry and Ron sat a little farther down. The cook brought out a simple lunch of bread, cheese, and apples and the witches and wizards dug in as if it were up to par with Hogwarts food. The D.A. members made the most of their time sitting with their friends from other houses. This must be an example of the interhouse cooperation that the sorting hat was talking about. Hermione was glad that their plan was working out well. She and Will left the galley as soon as they finished eating so they could spend some time alone in the crow's nest. Ginny decided to spend some time with Parvati as she knew Jack needed to get back into the rhythm of running his ship. Ron and Jack were the only ones still scarfing down third helpings of lunch. Soon the rest of the D.A. had filed out of the galley, leaving Ron alone with the pirate captain.

"Jack, can I talk to you for a moment?" Ron timidly asked the pirate.

"Sure, mate!" Jack took one last bite of his apple and wiped off his mouth. "What's on yer mind?"

"It's Hermione," Ron said wistfully. "I can't stop thinking about her. But she won't give me a second look now that she's with Will. Not that I'm jealous or anything…" he trailed off and Jack gave a huge unnecessary snort. "But there's no way I can compete with him. I mean, Will is an effing pirate, he's older than me, he's better looking than me, hell he's probably had more experience with women…"

"Woah, slow down," said Jack. "The whelp, experienced? Yeh've got ta be kidding." Jack let out a huge guffaw and Ron had to wait for him to stop laughing before he could talk again. "Just between yeh an' me, lad, I seriously doubt tha' Will's had much more experience than you. Before he met Hermione, he'd only had one girlfriend - ever. An' he'd been in love with her fer practically his whole life." Ron gasped in astonishment.

"Wow…does Hermione know about her?" Jack shrugged his shoulders.

"Who knows? I doubt it matters…she's long gone. But look on the bright side, mate. Yeh won't be here forever; meaning tha' Hermione will return ta her time with yeh an' Will shall stay here. This leaves yeh with the opportunity ta pursue yer bonny lass."

"I dunno, Jack. I doubt that she likes me as more than a friend." He sadly looked down at his plate.

"Look mate, have yeh told her how yeh feel about her?" Ron sighed and shook his head no. "Then how do yeh know tha' she doesn't like yeh?" Ron remained silent, and Jack pressed on. "If yeh don't do it soon, yeh'll regret it fer the rest o' yer life. I can guarantee tha'."

"You think so?"

"I know so," Jack said grimly. "But yeh need ta do it soon, mate." Suddenly Ron looked fearful.

"But what if she rejects me? Our friendship will never be the same again." Jack shrugged.

"That's the risk yer gonna have ta take. It's up ta yeh lad what yeh want ta do." Ron nodded.

"Thanks Jack. I'll think about it."

"No problem." Jack stood up to go inspect his ship right down to the bilges but Ron spoke again.

"You'd better not hurt my sister," Ron warned the pirate.

"I have no intention of doing so," he said, in all seriousness. "But believe me, Ginny knows that I belong in my time, and she in hers. And tell yer mate Harry that I'll put in a good word for him." He winked at the red-haired boy and Ron wondered in amazement how Jack could've known about his best friend's crush on his sister. Perhaps the pirate was more perceptive that he thought. Jack gave Ron one of his infamous grins and without another word, left the youngest Weasley boy alone with his thoughts.

For the next couple weeks, the D.A. trained hard as Harry taught them many defensive spells as well as curses so that if they ever had to fight against the Death Eaters, they'd be well prepared. Everything was going well until one day Will wouldn't come out of his cabin. He refused to see anyone, even Hermione. But she wouldn't stand for it. The young witch marched right in to his cabin. The sight of Will worried her…he hadn't shaved, his chocolate hair was in tangles, and he was still in his bedclothes.

"Will, what's wrong?" Hermione was more than a little concerned about Will. He sighed, and sullenly muttered,

"You wouldn't want to hear about it." Hermione gently rubbed his back.

"Try me. I care about you, remember?" Will gave in.

"Well, here it goes. My first and only girlfriend Elizabeth and I were going to be married three months ago from today. I was blissfully happy, as I'd loved her ever since I was twelve. But the day before the wedding," his eyes narrowed, "when I visited her at her father's home, she acted distant and cold towards me. When I asked her what was wrong, she told me that she couldn't keep pretending – she didn't love me and she never did." Hermione gasped in horror, and Will waited a moment before continuing his tragic tale.

"As I stood there in shock, she explained that she couldn't go through with the marriage and that she and her father would be sailing for England on the morrow. Just before she turned to go, we locked eyes for the last time. Her eyes reflected the same pain and anguish that were in mine, but I knew she only pitied me. How I could not have seen through her act still haunts me, three months later."

"I'm so sorry, Will," Hermione said, gently squeezing his hand. How could any decent woman hurt this sweet, devoted man? There's something not quite right about all this.

Will looked away from the young witch. But she saw the tears in his eyes that he was trying to conceal.

"There's more. Yesterday, I received this letter from her. It is dated a month ago." He read the sad letter aloud to Hermione.

March 14, 1705

Dearest Will,

I pray that this letter finds you safe. My maid was able to sneak out and deliver this letter to someone who might know where Jack is – I'm assuming you fled to the Black Pearl. There is no easy way for me to say this, but when I told you that I never loved you, it was all a terrible lie. My love and devotion to you has never faltered; it broke my heart to say those words to you just one day before our wedding. But please understand that I said them to save your life - Commodore Norrington and his men were waiting outside the room to kill you if I hadn't convinced you that I didn't love you.

I've been forced against my will to return to England, and my father has been forced to appoint Norrington as the new governor of Port Royal. Oh William, how I miss you! Please, I beg of you, find away to rescue me from this horrible man's clutches. I'm not sure where I'm being held, other than I know it's somewhere in London. Hurry, Will! The Commodore keeps hinting that he's going to make me marry him. He would've done it already but I think he wants to wait for me to warm up to him; he'll be waiting a long time. I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive me. Every day I wish that I could see you again and feel your tender embrace. I'll always be yours, sweet William.

All my love,

your Elizabeth

Will shook his head bitterly. "All this time, she's been held captive by Commodore Norrington – and I was stupid enough to believe her when she told me that she didn't love me anymore. By this time he may have already forced her to marry him, and I wasn't there to prevent it."

"Will, you didn't know! It's not your fault," Hermione tried to reassure him, but he would have none of it.

"I should've realized that she was lying. If only I hadn't had so many doubts that she'd ever love a common man like me…" He turned away from Hermione, and buried his head in his hands.

Hermione could not bear to see Will in such pain. Since the beginning of their relationship, Hermione knew that she and Will belonged in different centuries and that they couldn't stay together. She was just thankful for the wonderful time that they had spent together. She had to help him find Elizabeth and get her back, even if it meant losing Will to her.

End Ch. 14