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Harry could see the tops of buildings and as the sun rose higher, the street lamps began to switch off, one by one in a row. Harry saw a dark alleyway, nothing in it but a few cardboard boxes and a rubbish bin. Harry waved a hand in front of Fawkes before pointing to the alleyway. Fawkes gave a small screech, loud enough for the other phoenixes to hear but not loud enough for the residents to wake up to. All the phoenixes changed their direction and all of them made a safe landing on the alleyway. Fawkes screeched and flew away. The other birds followed him at breakneck speed, leaving three golden tail feathers on the pavement.
Hermione ran to the three pieces of fiery gold and picked them up. "We mustn't leave any traces of magic behind," she said once all three feathers are safely in her pocket. Harry nodded and walked towards a familiar red telephone box, which was missing several panes of glass and stood before a freshly white-washed wall. Obviously, someone had cleared away the graffiti. "Here it is, the entrance to the Ministry of Magic," Harry said, opening the telephone-box door. "I think there will be a slight problem, Harry," Ron said. "The last time we went in, we were all crammed up. And that was when there were six of us." "There are fourteen of us now," James said. "Good point," Harry said. "No need for points," Draco said. "Get in." "But," Sirius said. "A Room Enhancement Charm has been put on it last year," Draco said plainly. "My mum told me."
As they walked into the telephone box, one by one, they saw that the boot was wider than it appeared. Almost as big as the Gryffindor Boy's Dormitory on the seventh floor. "It is big," George said. "Okay, who's closest to the receiver?" Harry asked. "I am," Elvira said. "Okay, Elvira, dial six two four four two," Harry said. "Liu, er, se, se, er," Elvira said as she pressed the numbers. The technology has improved; instead of a whirring dial, there were numbered buttons. "Vot?" Viktor asked. "It's Chinese," Elvira said as she pressed the number two button. 'Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and business,' the cool female voice said. Nadia took in a deep breath and said, "Harry and James Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron, Fred and George Weasley, Lily Evans, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nadia Abdul, Elvira Tan, Danni and Draco Malfoy and Viktor Krum. We're here to return four Time Travelers back in time to prevent their son from disappearing, thank you," Nadia stopped to take a few deep breaths after the mouthful.
'Thank you,' the cool female voice said. 'Visitors, please take the badges and attach them to the front of your robes.'
Fourteen badges slid out of the metal chute where returned coins normally appeared. Elvira scooped them up and passed them around the telephone-box. 'Visitors to the Ministry, you are required to submit to a search and present your wands for registration at the security desk, which is located at the far end of the Atrium,' the female voice said.
"Our wands!" Lily said, hitting her forehead. "We forgot our wands at the castle!" The floor of the telephone box shuddered and the pavement rose up past its glass windows; blackness closed over their heads and with a dull grinding noise, they sank down into the depths of the Ministry of Magic. "Well, it's far too late now," Remus said. Harry shoved his hands in his pockets and held on tight to a random object. He felt so frustrated and he was scolding himself in his head. 'Bloody hell, we forgot our wands,' Harry thought as they sank deeper into the ground. 'I'm so stupid. What was I thinking? Oh, I wish we had our wands right now!' There was a pop and translucent red smoke rose from an object next to Harry's left foot.
Harry looked down at the source of the smoke and saw Hermione's satchel. Red smoke was seeping from the opening and a few strips of wood peeped out from the part near the unzipped zipper. "Our wands," Hermione exclaimed. "Oh, Harry you found our wands!" Hermione snatched the bag and handed out the wands. "How did you do it, Harry?" Elvira asked, waving her wand to and fro, watching the yellow sparks trail from the tip of her wand. "I don't know, I just put my hands in my pocket and though about it I guess," Harry said. He took out his hands and found the Gryffindor ruby, clutched tightly on his palm. "The ruby," Harry said. "It granted my wish." "Well, you have to be careful of what you find around Hogwarts," James said.
A chink of soft golden light hit their feet and, widening, rose up their bodies. Harry bent his knees and held his wand as ready as he could as he peered through the glass to see whether anyone was waiting for them in the Atrium, but it seemed completely empty. There was no fires burning under the mantle-pieces set into the walls, but as the lift slid smoothly to a halt, he saw that the golden symbols continued to twist sinuously in the dark blue ceiling. 'The Ministry of Magic wishes you a pleasant morning' said the woman's voice.
The door of the telephone box burst open. Harry and the gang rushed out of the box and continued to sprint down the hall. The golden fountain had been replaced by a golden statue of Albus Dumbledore. Harry didn't have time to read the words on the plate below as he rushed towards the golden gates, towards another lift. The watch-wizard was missing and so were the guards. Harry was suspicious, yet relieved as he saw the set of lifts. They continued their sprint, which slowly changed into a jog, to the familiar door that haunted Harry's dreams throughout his fifth year. They soon were standing right in front of the door. The door swung open and let the group in.
"The most important thing is we should never clo-" Harry began but was cut off as the door automatically shut on its own. They were left in a faint blue glow. The light was no more and the blue flames cast eerie shadows in the dark. But not for long…The circular room began to rapidly rotate. Someone grabbed Harry's waist of pure fear but Harry didn't bother to see who it was. Finally, the room began to slow down. "Lumos," Harry whispered. The tip of his wand lit up and a yellow glow engulfed only a range of a few feet around Harry. Harry saw to his surprise that the person to grab him was a petrified Draco Malfoy. "Yah!" the both of them yelled, jumping back from each other. They fell to the black marble floor with a thump and began to brush away non-existent germs from their own robes as the others laughed.
As Harry and Draco got up, they looked at the thirteen doors that stood before them. The rest of the group spread out and each took a door except for the Draco, who was left over without a door. "Okay," Harry said, excited. "One, two, three!" The group pushed open the doors with all their might. There was the slamming of doors and a slam of a person against a wall. Harry assumed someone had grabbed the impossible to open door and tried to get through. He didn't bother to look as he saw the magnificent marvel in front of his eyes. It was a glittering arch of gold; the sides were embedded with glittering precious stones and silver words that said 'Those who enter the Time Traveling Arch, beware. You might not like what you would find there'. Inside the arch, numbers in all symbols known to mankind floated around in the arch as the black and maroon marble-like texture swirled and flowed in the background. To the right, laid a circular table; light shone from the edges and maps of all the countries known to man and wizard flashes across the surface of the table.
"Wicked," the three Weasley brothers said as they stood behind Harry, staring at the contents of the room. There was a slamming of doors and the group rushed behind Harry. Harry walked into the room, surrounded by his friends. A screen was placed to the left of the time portal. A mixture of the colours of the rainbow flashed across it. Harry smiled at his parents and their two friends and they smiled back. Harry took out a feather and held it over the circular table as the Marauders hugged everyone and bid their farewells. They then stood in front of the entrance and looked at Harry. "Bye, Mum, Dad, Professor Lupin and Sirius," Harry said. "Bye!" The four of them chorused. Harry let the feather slip from his finger tips and fall to the table.
The numbers turned to a picture of Hogwarts, clear blue skies and green grass. They saw four people disappear in a flash of light beside a beech tree in the scenery. "That's your cue," Hermione said. "Take care, 'Mione," Remus said as he walked into the portal. "Don't follow a betraying rat," Harry said as Sirius nodded walked in. James and Lily hugged Harry. "I'm going to miss you," Harry said. "We'll always be with you, Harry," James said. "Always," Lily said. "Oh, by the way. What ever you do, don't trust wo-" was all Harry could say before someone in the background shouted, "Get them!". Voldermort was here. James and Lily jumped into the portal as quickly as possible. "Avada Kedavra!" someone said.
Harry turned around to see a jet of acid green light, making its way towards him. Small light green skulls lined the edges and sparks traced behind it like shooting star. It was getting closer and closer. Suddenly, it stopped in mid-air, centimeters from Harry's chest. Harry breathed in deeply as Voldermort stopped in mid-air as well. His friends turned around to look at the bewildered teen. Suddenly, a blinding white light appeared out of nowhere. At first, it was a speck of illumination, then, it grew bigger and brighter. Before Harry knew it, the background of Voldermort and his Death Eaters dissolved into the light and he was left in an endless stretch of white light. Oblivion is what Harry called it as he looked around for his friends. Hey were still there, thirteen of them, waving at Harry. Suddenly, Hermione was sucked away by an invisible force. She went backwards until she could not be seen. Then, Ron and his brothers dissolved. Viktor waved goodbye as he was dragged backwards. This continued with the others until Harry was left all alone, in the middle of Time.
(A/N: Oh, wait; it isn't the end until I say so! Be patient and wait for the final chapter of this story and review while you're waiting! I may do a sequel, but then, maybe I won't. Tell me if you want me to continue with my fanfic)