Turning Back Time
Chapter 10
The next few months had been the best months of Hermione's life. It was incredible the way she acted now that Harry and Ron were here opposed to them being away. She would always be smiling and laughing and occasionally crying, but her cries were filled with tears of joy. The others weren't quiet sure what was up with her, for she was never this happy before she came back in time; but what they suspected that Hermione was caught in a spell, a certain spell called love...
Ginny, however had been having "problems" with Sirius. All she ever wanted to do when he was around him was, snogging. However, Sirius wanted to take their relationship differently. So it didn't works out. And alas, they broke up.
Luna felt like a swan. Like she could soar in mid air, feeling the wind brush against her skin. She was in love. She had it bad. Very bad. But she was in love, and that was all that mattered. She had never kissed him throughout these few months, but got to know so much about James that it would seem that the two had known each other their whole lives. And he loved her. It was amazing to fly for the first time, just amazing ...
Hermione and Ginny had decided to keep James' and Luna's relationship a secret from hasrry, because when he head about Remus and Lily he had a fit, and since then, he's been trying to separate the two and get Lily to fall in love with James. But no matter what he did, or how hard he tried, he couldn't tear the two apart. They cared for each other too much.
They had begun concocting the potion to help them go back to their original time and it was going along fabulously with the help of Lily.
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Harry made his way into the potions classroom. For the past few months, Harry had been assigned to be "potion pals" with someone he wasn't fond of, at all. Bellatrix Lestrange. She had decided to stay with her sister for the rest of the year after the hallowe'en party and attend a few classes. She wasn't that bad when she was younger, but she reminded him of when she killed Sirius. Harry had noticed that while he did classes with her, she wouls always glance over at snape who was partnered with Hermione. Harry always wondered why...
"Could you pass me the rod sticks, Harry?" She asked, looking over his shoulder. Harry nodded and passed them over to her. Harry's eyes met the other end of the room. He had never been in this class with the same people before so everyone was new except Hermione, Snape and- Luna. She was sitting next to James, stirring the big cauldron. She was partners with Harry's- or what used to be Harry's father.
The cauldron slightly mounded over the pot as Bellatrix stirred it unproperly, not paying attention. She was looking over at Snape again.
" Why do you always look at him like that?" harry asked a bit of a disgusted tone in his voice. Bella didn't reply at first. She just stared at the young man. " Because," she satrted, not paying attention to anything around her " I love him. And he never love me. Looking at him make me feel...loved. That's why I look at him like that." she looked modestly at harry and got out of her seat and walked out of the room. Harry just sat there, gazing into nothing, not really understanding what Bellatrix had just told him...
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Hermione smiled. She didn't have any distinct reason for smiling as she did, but none the less, she smiled. She was sitting in the gryffindor common room, waiting for ron..." Oh,Ron..." she thought to herself. What was it about him that made him win her heart? She could never answer that. Love was the strangest thing in the world... so she could never answer that question...
Hermione's head turned briskly around as she felt wings brush past her. A small owl perched on her shoulder that held a small letter in it's beak the small bird had taken Hermione by surprise and she slightly gasped. Then she smiled warmly at the small creature. It reminded her of Pigwidgen. She held her hand out in front of the bird's beak and the creature placed the letter neatly in her palm. Hermione tore open the blood red seal of the opening of the letter, neatly.
Dear Hermione Granger
If you will, please meet me by the North tower, tomorrow evening.
Yours,
Severous Snape.
Hermione's eyes gazed over at the simple instructions and slightly shrugged her shoulders, wondering what it was all about, but her thoughts disappeared as she saw the beaming smile of Ron enter the room.
The two sat together for so long, talking about absolutely nothing important, just things and swet nothings. But they loved it. " I love you." was probably the most popular and most said thing throughout their discussion. But then they stopped talking and just sat in each others arms, their eyes closed enjoying each others touch and Hermione slightly tuned over so her face was facing his. Their breath slightly trembled. As he grasped her necks and planted a kiss on her lips. A simple quick kiss. Felling his lips on hers was all she needed. He pulled her closer up to him and held her hands in his, positioning them so they were close to his mouth. He softly kissed the end of her finger tip and made his way up back to her lips again, kissing every part of her skin with intent and meaning. She smiled. That's all she did, was smile. Peacefully smile.
" I'm in Heaven when you kiss me..." she lulled in his ear, which made him smile.
" That doesn't sound logical, 'Mione..." Ron laughed, assuming that his girlfriend always referred to proper terms and conditions.
"And what if it's not..." she replied calmly, her eyes still closed. Ron said nothing. He just held her in his arms for what seemed a life time, a life time in heaven...
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Harry peered around the corner where he could see hair. Long, flowing sandy yellow hair clinging gracefully to the girl's back. Harry didn't know why, but he felt a shiver go up his spine. A shiver that made his whole body feel different than he'd ever felt before, just by looking merely at the girl's hair. He could see a thin wand tucked out from her ear, which was hidden behind her hair. He could see two ruby red radish earing hanging loosely from her ear lobes. She turned her head gracefully, revealing two luminous silvery blue orbs that seemed that they were being shone by the moonlight. Harry's hart pounded hard. What was this? Why did he fell all squirmy and warm when he looked at her? It was Luna Love good for Merlins sake! Loony Luna Loopy Lovegood!
" Hello Harry!" Luna said dreamily, coming in from behind Harry. Harry gasped in surprise as the girl had startled him.
" Oh!" he said flustered getting himself together "Hi Luna." Luna smiled. A genuine smile. Harry was confused. He had seen give small smiles and such , but never a bright, warm genuine smile and she looked so... happy.
"It's been a lovely day... hasn't it?" she said dreamily
"You mean the days done?" Harry asked stupidly.
" Yeah..." she whispered, gazing up into the sky " It's done for today... what seems ages ago..." she smiled at Harry, and he felt something inside him, as if Butterflies were fluttering inside his stomach and he smiled back. Then Luna took Harry's hand abruptly and pulled him along the corridors. As she pulled him with a look of determination on her face and relaxation, he just stared dumbly into the sky, not quite believing what was happening. He was like a doll that swayed it's head and body with the way Luna moved him, but she wasn't really paying any attention. "Luna... w-where are we..." was all that Harry could meekly say as he felt her hand firmly grasp over his. Luna couldn't hear Harry, so she just looked at the ceilings of the hallways " Beautiful... aren't they...?" she asked, dreamily, but Harry's gaze didn't meet the ceilings of the school, but Luna's face "Yeah...Beautiful..." he said loudly enough that Luna could here him, but all the same, meekly.
What happened to her? Harry was asking himself Why do I feel this way every time I simply glance at her?... Harry didn't even pay attention to where he was going, he just looked at Luna intently and occasionally closed his eyes.
"What are you closing your eyes for?" Luna asked curiously "It's so beautiful here-oh! Wait! Close them again!" Harry slightly smiled and shut his eyes tightly, and held onto Luna's hand more tightly.
He felt grass squish in between his face, fresh moist grass. He heard Luna muttering some song or tune under her breath. After wandering for a wee bit Luna stopped, again she mysteriously came in behind Harry and put her hand over Harry's eyes.
"Now..." she said dreamily " You can open your eyes now." she gracefully took her hands off of Harry's eyes and smiled warmly.
Harry's eyes widened in surprise as he saw a huge garden, tall bushes coming high over his head and intertwined through the bushes were beautiful blood red roses.
"This is..." harry began, dumbfounded "Incredible..."
"I did it!" Luna replied happily " I did it with him..." she said meekly and quietly, placing her two hands together in front of her face and cupped them into one fist. She then spread her arms out in the air and swirled several time " I just love it here!" she exclaimed "For the first time in my life, I feel like I belong and I- I'm loved..." she said , looking down at a blood- stained rose. Harry wasn't sure what she was talking about , but he understood her. The first time he went to Hogwarts and made friends, he had the same feeling.
The night was starry, harry could see that. But in this garden everything seemed beautiful and bright, it shouldn't of been that way, but Harry wished to think that it was Luna's beautiful and mysterious face that illuminated the bushes with blood- stained roses intertwined in them.
" What name do you like?" Luna asked a bit suddenly.
"Name?"
"Like a person's name..." Luna replied "I think a name defines a lot in someone and...I want to know what name you like." she said almost smiling.
"Well..." Harry said, scratching the back of his head, not quite sure how to respond
" Erm... I like...Luna." he said simply. Luna just smiled. "You?"
Luna paused for a second and walked over to the other side of the bush and place a blood-stained rose in her hand, which the petals were slightly wilting " I like Rose." she said simply " It's the flower of Love." she stated "So If you named someone that, they would resembles love themself, wouldn't they?" Harry didn't answer but just looked at Luna "Love is an amazing thing..."
Luna never looked up when she spoke but Harry could see a relaxed and warm smile hidden from behind her flowing hair. A liquid drop that shone like crystal fall down from the girl's face and onto the flower, causing it to wilt more and draw more red blood from the rose onto Luna's trembling hand.
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Luna and Harry had made their way back to the Gryffindor common room some time ago. Everyone talked and laughed and did as they usually would do, but Remus sat in the corner, with a worried expression on his face.
"What's wrong, mate?" Sirius asked his friend..
"It-it's Lily.. She said she'd be here like hours ago and what if she's hurt and..." Sirius then put a hand on his shoulder to silence his friend. " Don't worry so much! Wow, moony you must really..."
"Love her." Remus answered for his friend and Sirius just nodded "Yeah... that..."
Then the doors opened loudly and a girl with deep red hair and striking emerald eyes, entered, biting her lip trying to hold something back.
She came up to where Remus was standing and walked up to him.
"Lily..." Remus began as he saw the sadness in her eyes
"I'm sorry for being late..."
"Lily...what's wrong?" Lily just sighed and tried to smile, but couldn't. "It's Arrabella." she said shakily. The others had then come to see what was wrong with her "They're- the ministry is- is...they're..." Remus put an arm around her to comfort her. Lily blinked her eyes hard to try to keep her tears away "The ministry is taking her away from Hogwarts. They're taking away to experiment with her. They're locking her up like a wild animal just0just be-be because...she a witch and she can't do magic..." she began sobbing into Remus's arms uncontrollably...
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Yay! It's finally done! If you're wondering I HATE the ministry... and I make them do cruel things cause' I just HATE tyhem... I thinkk the death eaters and Voldemort are better... I just hate them... and yeah, Ginny and sirius broke up, whoppdy flippin' doo! I don't Ginny... but I don't think they would have work... meh... I like this chappie a lot! So please read and review and I hope to have next chapter out soon! thanks and I have everything planned so no worries about everything and Harry is in love! insert hearts and sappy music here keep on reading people! Oh! And from now on anyone who reviews gets a cookie or somethin' I dunno... Thanks again!
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