Stranger Happenings

By Cedric Kitoku Thanatos

What happens when Hermione is taken back in time? And who is that cutie over there?

Rated PG-13 for no apparent reason

Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling is the owner of the Harry Potter series and I am making no money on this story. That being said it applies to all of the following chapters and will not be re-posted.

Note: Just a story I thought up as usual… very AU and somewhat OOC or at least I think so. HG/SS not my usual genre

Chapter One: August 30th 1997

"I can't believe it!" Hermione said rising to her feet and throwing down the paper she had been reading.

"What is it?" Harry asked looking up form his plate. Her face had turned a shade of deep anger red and she grabbed the page of the Daily Prophet from the mess on the table and shoved it at him. Harry took a few minutes to find the headline. 'Are Potter and Granger Expecting?' Harry smirked. "Well I'm disappointed you would tell them before me Pumpkin." He quipped looking at his best friend.

"It goes on to say that they think I've been gaining weight when I haven't. Someone must have seen us when we were getting our supplies from Diagon Alley. Remember I had a head ache and got dizzy for a while… that must be what there basing this off of." She was still very angry.

"Now now Pumpkin you shouldn't get your stress levels up so high you know how that's bad for the baby."

"Harry James Potter I am going to rip your head off."

"That's not what you'll be threatening to rip off during labor."

"You will shut up."

"No, I'm having to much fun being the father on a child that doesn't and never will exist."

"Fine… Daddy"

"Now your in the spirit Mommy." He said turning back to his breakfast.

"Honey?" She said to get his attention.

"Yes Pumpkin?" He looked up at her again seeing a wide smile on her face.

"If you don't stop this now I am going to transfigure your 'y' chromosome into an 'x' catch my drift?" Her eyes looked ready to do that at the very moment.

"Alright, I'm sorry. But you do have to admit it is fairly funny that they turned our friendship into this romantic relationship and now they are claiming you're pregnant. When you wind up not pregnant, they will see that and move on."

"Your right but it's still frustrating."

"I know."

"Bloody boy who lived." She murmured.

"Pumpkin why so hostile?"

"Because I shouldn't be complaining."

"I don't see why not, you have every right to complain. Just because you're my friend doesn't mean they have a right to run over your life."

"I should be used to this."

"It doesn't mean you have to like it."

"No." She sighed heavily. "I suppose it doesn't."

"Come on finish your breakfast you forget we have to go to Hogwarts to meet with Dumbledore tonight."

"Hold your horses. I'm going to at least finish my oatmeal and juice." She let a smile slip onto her face.

"You know I love you Hermione and you know why a romantic relationship would never work."

"Yeah you're gay."

"True but I'm sorry I just couldn't think about dating a sister, because that's what you are to me."

"I know Harry and I feel the same. We've been like brother and sister since first year."

"Come on then lets get ready for the train ride."

"I don't see why we have to ride the train we could just apperate."

"Because, Hermione, it's better this way."

"If you say so." The two left the table headed for their bedrooms. Harry shared one with Ronald Weasley who did not like to get up in the morning. Harry sighed and was tempted to apperate to Weasley's Wizarding Weeze's and give George a friendly wake up if he wasn't already in the world of the living. But he knew he shouldn't. Besides they had plans for later that week and didn't want to disturb his favorite creative demons.

The three spent the morning playing around getting their trunks packed up and down the main floor of Grimwald Place. They were escorted to the train station at the noon hour by Tonks and Lupin who were now a full on thing. But they did not pass through the barrier with the three seventeen year olds. Instead they were met by one of their least favorite professors, the potions master Severus Snape.

"Ms. Granger, please once you have settled find me in the first train car."

"Yes Professor Snape." She answered respectably. The three followed the pale man onto the train and were quick to get a seat and settle their trunks.

"What do you think he wants?" Harry asked somewhat annoyed.

"He could be rejecting my request to take N.E.W.T.S. Potions with him."

"You were in it last year." Harry said skeptically.

"Yeah but he sent out a letter to some students saying that had to reapply. I believe Malfoy and Parkinson both got one."

"I don't get it, you and Malfoy are tied for best potions student why would you have to reapply?" Ron interjected.

"I don't know Ron. I really don't. I think I need to go see him now."

"Good luck with the git." Harry said as she left the cabin to go find her potions professor.

She didn't have to search long, he was where he said he would be. Right there in the front of the train gazing out the window with a frown tearing the tenderness his face could hold. "Professor?" Hermione managed to say quietly.

Hermione left the cabin and cried. She wasn't sure why she had been chosen but she had. Wasn't this type of thing Harry's specialty? He'd been attacked every year in one-way or another. Why did this year have to be different? She composed herself and made her way back to the two boys who she wouldn't see again after tonight.

"So did he take you back?" Ron asked.

"What?" She asked distracted.

"Into potion's class… did he take you back?"

"Yeah sure."

"Hermione," Harry started, "what's wrong?" So she told them what she could of her plight and left out some of the details she did not wish to share. The three friends spent the rest of the train ride and the evening forgetting their studies and simply visiting with one another. Hermione said tearful goodbyes to her friends as she levitated her trunk up to the headmaster's office. He was waiting outside examining one of the portraits who was sleeping without snoring and whom Albus seemed to realize wasn't sleeping at all.

"Headmaster. I'm ready." She said getting his attention.

"Ah well then. Let us go into my office." He uttered the password and she was allowed in by way of the spiral staircase. In the office there was a couch for her to lay on and she lay down with the intention of not falling asleep, but soon exhaustion came over her and her eyes would not stay open peering at the trinkets.

Hermione woke and was startled by the difference in the room she fell asleep in, she got up and dusted off her robes. She changed the badge on her robes to be Slytherin 7th year and then changed her tie color. It was then she noticed a shadow fall over her.

"Headmaster Dumbledore sir." She stammered.

"Yes, you have that advantage for you know my name and I do not know yours."

"Kara, Kara Potter." Hermione answered remembering the name her professor had told her.

"Ahh. I do not know how you got here young lady, but there is no Kara Potter who goes to this school." With a silent spell, she changed the memory she needed changed.

"Sir, my parents did request that in the event that this war killed them both I should be reunited with my brother James."

"Ahh yes. I seem to remember that now. I'll have your trunk delivered to your dorm. I believe that since it is late in the day that the students are recreating. Perhaps you will find your brother if you head out the main door." He finished she nodded and walked out careful to not show him anything wrong. She gripped the bottle of potion carefully and headed down to the kitchen. She tickled the peach and gave the bottle of potion to a house elf who was easily tricked to putting it in that night supply of pumpkin juice. She just had to say it was an immunization from Madam Pomfrey who needed everyone to drink it. Outside she walked among the students who didn't pay much attention to her. She shed her school robe in favor of the grey cotton dress She had her eyes closed as she magically braided her hair she opened her eyes when she heard loud insults being thrown by two parties. Unfortunately when she opened her eye she found none other then James, Sirius, and Severus. Remus was running to them but Severus and James were about to speak so she yelled out "EXPELLIARMUS!" and three wands rushed to her. She caught them all easily. Then she threw a concentrated potion up in the air and it dissolved hitting all four students.

"WHO!" Severus bellowed running to her.

"LEAVE MY SISTER ALONE!" James ran between them.

"Sister!"

It was Remus's voice to speak in a civilized manner. "It's so good to see you Kara."

"I demand my wand back now Potter!" Severus yelled out.

I wasn't expecting you until supper or after." James looked at her worried holding out his hand for his wand.

"Plans change." She shrugged. Do I at least get a hug?" He embraced her and then want to grab for his wand. She shoved him down her dress. "You'll not be getting these back until you promise to plan nice. I will not have my brother trying to hex my house mates."

"Your kidding right?" The voice did not belong to her brother but rather that of Sirius Black his best friend.

"Kara… you're one of them?" James stammered.

"Yes I am quiet serious. James if you continue to refer to the house I was sorted into as 'them'" she said mocking him, "then I will be forced to call Gryffindor by another name as well." Hermione knew she had been hit with a bit of the potion as well, but still her voice was steady as if she really was Kara Potter.

"Fine, fine. I'll play nicely." James sighed.

"Yeah I guess I will too." Sirius groaned.

"Wait, you believe them?" Severus stammered as he watched her pull out the three wands and give two of them back.

"Yes, I believe THEM. They made a promise to me. You must be Severus Snape. Perhaps you will give me a tour of the grounds since I am here early."

"And what if I refuse."

"You won't if you want your wand back."

"I could report it stolen."

"But you won't."

"Why?"

"Because you would find giving me a tour of the grounds much more pleasurable."

"Umm Sis?" James broke in.

"Go study James. I'm sure Lily is waiting on you seeing as how she isn't here."

"What about you?"

"As you can see I can handle myself, I have his wand and I can smell a bad intention before he thinks it, you forget I was at an all girl school."

"Sister." He nodded as he took Sirius and Remus to go study.

"Brother" she nodded back. When they had been a ways off she looked at the young man in front of her. "Severus do you mind showing me the grounds?" He took her hands and placed them on his elbow and led her too and fro showing her the various parts of the large school grounds.

"It's almost time for dinner we should head back."

"That sounds like a plan."

"Kara?"

"Yes" Hermione answered hoping she was doing the right thing.

"Are you sure your James's sister?"

Hermione chuckled. "Yes. I'm a few hours younger. We're twins." She hoped the potion that landed on her worked properly and she was remembering the same things James would remember.

"You just seem so different."

"Yes, we are. But I love him dearly."

As they entered the great hall and sat together she recognized a few people and then spotted James looking in her general direction. He was speaking to his group of friends.

"I just can't believe she and Snape are flirting for heavens sake." He stated slamming down his pumpkin juice.

"Relax she's got better taste then that." Sirius commented.

"Who's Kara?" Lily asked confused after looking at everyone for help, Peter seemed just as confused as she was.

"My sister." James replied. Lily listed her pumpkin juice and swallowed a few drops.

"Ohh yeah I knew that. I'm so glad she's at Hogwarts I only ever get to see her two weeks when I visit the two of you during summer."

"Yeah well she was flirting with Snape and she's been sorted into Slytherin."

"She could be doing it just to piss you off." Sirius commented.

"Or because she's a decent human being who new and has house prejudice to get past and is just trying to make a friend or two in her sorted house." Remus replied calmly.

"Sometimes I think you should have ended up in Slytherin yourself Remus." Sirius spat.

"Just like you Mr. Black." Lily shot back.

"An insult can only harm when it is taken to heart." Remus said and started to eat.

Sitting next to Severus she pulled out the sticky pink potion and whispered to him.

"I'm scared. Please help me until I am adjusted here." He took her hand and nodded. She closed her eyes and drank the potion as quickly as she could. "I am Kara Potter." She felt her head go slightly dizzy with new memories.

.end chapter one

AN/ okay I hope you liked it, but if you didn't tell me honestly and with a big fake grin if you even chose to review.