Chapter Eight

Lily produced a tiny bottle from behind her back. Sandie's eyes reflected the glittery liquid, as Lily gave it to her.

"Oh Merlin," breathed Sandie with awe, as she opened the lid and looked inside the bottle.

Sandie looked up to see Lily wearing a very smug smile. "This can't be- I mean, it isn't…is it?"

"Is it what?" Lily asked, fake sweetness in her voice. Sandie shook her head. They were in Lily's room, which gave more peacefulness and privacy, unlike the Gryffindor Common Room.

"I just…how did you get hold of it?"

Lily shrugged her shoulders. "Oh, you know, a joke present."

"From Potter?" said Sandie, the smile heard in her voice.

Lily rolled her eyes, and nodded. "Yeah."

"I'll be damned," muttered Sandie. "He sure would be regretting ever giving you that."

"I know Sandie, I know."

0000

Pertida laughed as she watched Sirius and James zoom around the Quidditch Pitch, delight shining on their faces. Despite his broom being snapped, Sirius 'borrowed' a broom from the broom wardrobe.

"I don't get it," said Sirius, as he landed on the ground, James quickly accompanying him.

"What don't you get?" asked James, distractedly. He noticed Lily Evans and Sandie Cross near the Pitch. He needed to ask Lily when the next Head/Prefect meeting was.

"Why Pertida always looks ashamed of herself when she stops laughing."

James looked and saw Pertida: she looked as if she were scolding herself. "Yeah, I get you," he commented, surprise evident in his voice.

Sirius frowned. "Isn't it strange that she hasn't mentioned her family at all?"

James nodded, and then sighed. "I don't know why, Sirius, but I fear the secret about Miss Pertida Hart is soon to be revealed."

000

Clover had the hairs on her neck standing up throughout the entire weekend. Sundays usually brought peace to her, but someone had disturbed that peace.

Her hair braided back, Clover sat in the far end of the Library. She had a hard time breathing properly, her breath coming in short gasps, her chest bobbing up and down.

"Hey."

Clover literally jumped out of her skin. She gave out this tiny squeak as two people came into her vision. It was Lily and Clover's sister.

"Sandie," said Clover, in a strangled voice. "Don't ever, ever do that again."

Sandie let out a mischievous smile, as Clover flushed. But Sandie's smile turned sad; she hated doing this to Clover, but this would make Lily and Sandie innocent. That was the important thing. Not Clover.

"Look," started Lily with a twisted smile, holding out the goblet which had been behind her back. Clover looked at it, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Huh?"

"Please may you give this to Pertida? She left it behind in the dormitory; and I'm afraid if I give it to her, she'll chuck it over me," explained Sandie, ignoring the word that was flashing in her mind: lie, lie, LIE!

Clover nodded, and despite still being confused, she took the goblet.

000

Hermione, in the Gryffindor Common Room, glanced around. It was getting late; she saw that from the window. Sirius, James, Remus and Peter were lounging on the sofas.

Bridget was studying a few tables away from her, and Hermione really wanted to get up and join her. But she didn't.

Sandie and Lily were standing near the Grffyindor Seventh Year Girls stairs, and Clover was nowhere to be seen.

Lo and behold, the Gryffindor Common Room door swung open, and in came Clover. She hurried over to Hermione, her cheeks crimson, her hair tousled and strands hanging loosely from her braids.

"Here," Clover gasped out, putting the goblet on Hermione's table. "You left it lying around, remember?" she added, as she hurried up the Gryffindor Seventh Year stairs.

I…did?

Hermione eyed the goblet wearily. She picked it up, and smelt the liquid inside. It smelt perfectly all right.

In four large gulps, Hermione drank all of it.

000

She felt light-headed at once, but as soon as the light-headiness passed, Hermione felt as if she were floating. Up and up she went, getting higher and higher, nearly as high as the-

"Pertida, do you have any romantic feelings for the Marauders?"

As fast as they had come, the clouds burst, and Hermione was returned back to reality. She found it hard to focus. Sandie's voice echoed loudly through her brain.

"Yes."

Hell, where did that came?

"Which one?"

She didn't want to reply, but something forced her to say it. Oh Merlin, I've been fed Veritaserum.

She closed her eyes briefly with horror, but they were forced to be open again. "Sirius Black."

Gasps of surprise reverberated through the room. I…have feelings for Sirius? How comes Hermione didn't know this before?

She saw Sandie and Lily smirk, and oh, how she wanted to strangle them!

"So, Pertida, who's your fiancée?

"He's dead. His name was Ron Weasley."

Whispers followed around the students. "Ron Weasley?"

"And why did you come here? What's your story, Pertida?"

"My name isn't Pertida Hart. It's Hermione Granger. Twenty or so years in the future, Dumbledore gave me a mission. And I went back in time."

As soon as she said this, Hermione ran out of the room.

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