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Chapter 2- The Past & New Appearances

Hermione was the first to wake up in the sterile white room the she figured was close to her second home; considering the amount of time Harry, Ron, and sometimes she herself were there.

She blinked back tears. 'Harry and Ron…' They were dead- she knew because she saw them fall- so she must be dead too.

Hogwarts was destroyed when Malfoy let the Death Eaters inside to attack. She had killed him personally.

The war had continued for about two months after Dumbledore's death and the final battle took place on top of the very ruins of Hogwarts, and yet, here she was, which could only mean she was dead or- . She lurched to her feet and stared with wide eyes.

Slowly, comprehension dawned upon her and with a gleeful, "GINNY!" Hermione began to jump up and down excitedly.

Ginny awoke and stared around in awe. Judging by her best friend's reaction to being in the Hospital Wing, they had done it. Wait- THEY HAD DONE IT!

Ginny, too, began dancing with joy but they stopped suddenly when an amused "ahem.", brought their attention to a slightly younger Dumbledore standing in the doorway with a highly disapproving Madam Pomfrey.

They flushed, but grinned nonetheless upon seeing their Headmaster alive and well. Hermione stepped forward, Ginny in tow, and began explaining their predicament to him.

If Dumbledore was surprised he showed no sign of it and when they had finished he nodded slowly.

"Yes, Time has left its mark upon you. You were meant to come to 1979, for a reason. But," He warned, "It will not wait forever for you to complete your mission. Two of you cannot live in one world at the same time. Now, you may be dying to know what I mean by 'mark upon you'", he cast an amused glance at Hermione. "And so, I shall let you refresh your appearance," He gave a pointed stare. "Then I must ask you to come to my office, I trust you know where to find it. Good day to you." And with a swish of his robes, he was gone.


Hermione, who had been staring where Dumbledore had long since disappeared to, came out of her trance at a gasp from Ginny.

"'Mione!" She held out a mirror and she saw for the first time how the Time Traveling accident changed their appearances.

Her bushy brown hair was now a sleek, feather light radiance. It was honey gold with silver blonde streaks and amethyst eyes.

Her most startling feature, she noticed, was the golden shimmer gleaming all over her tan skin. She even had it in her long wavy hair.

She snapped her attention to Ginny to see that her clownishly red hair was now a deep burgundy, almost black, and intense emerald eyes that Hermione thought looked distinctly familiar.

Her skin was covered in the same shimmery substance as Hermione, only in silver. Her hair had it too.

"My God, Ginny- we're…" Hermione was at a loss for words so Ginny supplied. "Totally gorgeous?" Hermione nodded weakly. "You know what the best thing is?" Ginny asked, beginning to take out her wand. "What?" Ginny grinned and waved her wand at Hermione.

"That was us without our everyday beauty prods. on." She put the same spell on herself and looked back in the mirror. "Oh, yeah." They both said.

"Look out Hogwarts of '79!" Ginny joked. Hermione rolled her eyes. "C'mon let's get to Dumbledore's office, then we can do whatever we want." She gasped, so did Ginny. That didn't sound like her! "Oh shit Ginny! Whatever this is- it's changed our personalities!"

Ginny nodded, wide-eyed. "No joke. I almost said that we need to lighten up on the make-up and work on studying!"

Without another word, the girls both grabbed each other's arms and shuffled to the Headmasters office.


"Umm… pepper imps?" (Ginny)

"Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans?" (Hermione)

"Chocolate Frogs?" (Ginny)

"Sugar Quills." (Male voice) The statue sprang open and Hermione and Ginny slowly turned around. "Harry?" Ginny asked, voice quavering. Hermione swallowed her tears and pulled Ginny away from a baffled James Potter.

They saw two taller figures approaching quickly, one still in his quidditch robes, and the other in Hogwarts robes, a stubby one trailing behind.

"Run, Gin, run!" Hermione whispered and they booked it up the stairs before the others got close enough to talk.

Little did they know, more than one person was committing their faces to memory as they disappeared up the winding staircase.


A/N: Ok, I hope this was a little longer for you all. Next chapter there's going to be a delightful twist. I hope you enjoy it. As always keep reading.

Me ∞