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Chapter 2

The next morning, Harry was awake and packed by 9:00 the next morning, despite the fact that he had no classes to attend.

He chuckled to himself as Ron, Hermione, Neville and Ginny wandered in looking very confused, having been informed at breakfast by McGonagall that they had the morning off to pack up their things.

"What's going on, Harry?" Ron asked, "what are we supposed to be packing for?"

Harry grinned. "We're taking the year off, my friends," he said, "imagine; no more lessons all year."

"I don't think that it's very responsible of the teachers to let us do this," Hermione said, frowning.

"Lighten up, Hermione," Ginny said, "it'll be fun."

But why are we taking the year off?" Neville asked, looking thoroughly confounded.

"To take a little trip through time," Harry answered, smiling.

Hermione's eyes widened. "But that's illegal," she exclaimed, "we could change something."

"But it's already happened," Harry said, "Dumbledore remembers it."

"I can see why Ron and Hermione are going with you, Harry, but why are me and Ginny coming, too?" Neville asked.

"And Luna." Harry corrected, "It's because you're my best friends."

The corner of Neville's mouth twitched. "Who would've thought?" he asked, "Neville Longbottom considered one of the best friends to the Boy-Who-Lived."

On this note, the four of them left Harry in the common room while they went to their dormitories to pack.

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Luna Lovegood hummed to herself as she packed her school supplies, and pondered over what had happened at breakfast. She had been eating her breakfast when Professor Flitwick, her head of house, had approached her and told her that she had the morning off lessons to pack, and that she should take her luggage to the Headmaster's office at lunchtime.

Nothing more had been explained to her, so she assumed that Professor Dumbledore would inform her of what was going on later.

She smiled to herself and placed her photo album in her trunk.

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"Ron," Harry said, "we're all waiting for you in the common room."

Ron just rolled over and grunted in his sleep.

Harry growled in annoyance, then, having an idea, he stuck his head right near Ron's ear, and screamed.

Ron sat bolt upright, eyes wide.

There was a trampling of footsteps, and Ginny, Neville and Hermione tumbled into the room.

"Who screamed?" Neville asked, looking terrified.

Harry felt himself blush with embarrassment.

Ron glared resentfully at Harry.

"That was Harry's idea," he said, "of a wake up call."

They turned to stare at Harry in disbelief, and he blushed even more.

"I'd already tried everything else I could think of," he defended himself.

Unexpectedly, Hermione and Ginny collapsed in fits of giggles, while Harry and Ron glowered at them, and Neville just looked over the whole scene, barely concealing his own amusement.

"Let's go then, shall we?" Neville said, bringing the group back to reality.

Harry nodded, and waved his wand.

"Locomoter trunks," he said, and the students' trunks levitated after the group as they made their way to the Headmaster's office.