Chapter Two - Convincing the Trio

That's when it hit me, I had so much to tell, but I had know way of explaining it. How do tell someone that in the world that you came from they are actually fiction characters created in a book and actors and actresses in a film? The best way to do it was get straight to the point…right?

I looked down at my still mud-covered shoes from walking home then awaited Harry's gaze to meet mine so I could begin explaining.

'Ok…' I began, 'what I am about to tell you may actually affect the next two years of your life.' I said looking at Harry.

Harry and Ron gave a very confused and stunned stare yet Hermione I could tell, was very determined to here what I had to say.

'Once I start, please let me finish as I have quite a lot to tell you', I said trying to sound somewhat serious. They all nodded in agreement. I felt as though I could burst, for some reason I was feeling nervous and scared to see how they will react to this. I may be here for a while after all.

'To start off, you see this book I am holding in my hands,' I glanced down at the book for one split second then glanced straight back up and carried on…'It's called 'Harry Potter…and the Order of the Phoenix.' Then I lifted the book off my lap and showed them the title. I watched Harry's eyes widen at the prospect, Ron looked straight at the book as if he was studying it's content and Professor McGonagall was wearing a surprised expression.

'How can this possibly be? Did you write this yourself?' Hermione said inquisitively.

'Please. I said let me finish, questions later…but no I didn't, it's by an author called J.K Rowling. You see…well…in my world you are all fictional characters, there have been a series of books. So far there have been six written. The seventh and final one will be coming out sometime next year. But there are also films to go along with them, and all your actors and actresses look exactly as I see you now. Ron, your actor is called Rupert Grint, Hermione's is called Emma Watson and Harry's is called Daniel Radcliffe.'

They all looked bemused by this. So I carried on.

'I am basically holding what will happen in the next year of Harry's and your lives in my hands. I have read all four books twice and just before I came here, I was going to start reading this one, then go onto 'The Half Blood Prince' for the second time as well. I was sitting in my room about to start reading again when a power cut wiped out the entire streets electricity supply. I had to find a light source to go and switch the fuse box on again, but being the clumsy person I am tripped over a cable in my room and ended up banging my head quite hard then falling unconscious. You see I also know what's going to happen this year and Harry's sixth year…but you see I really don't know whether to tell you, as it could change future events.'

When I had finished I swiftly looked at Dumbledore but his expression was blank, he moved his head as if to say 'carry on' but I had nothing else to tell. The silence made the tension rise, Professor McGonagall was the first to speak.

'This can't be true Albus, it can't possibly be true, otherwise wouldn't of we known about it?'

'Strictly speaking Minerva, no we wouldn't have. You see Eva is not even from this world, not even from the muggle world.' He started to pace up and down all of our eyes fixated upon him. 'She is from a different dimension, where nothing magical can exist…things like this I have always tried to explain to myself not possible, but as this has just happened my beliefs have changed. Eva has been transported here for a reason. For what reason in particular I am not sure. Now…me and Professor McGonagall will leave to let Harry, Ron and Hermione ask questions, is that ok Eva?'

'Yes, Professor.' I replied almost instantly.

'That's settled then. For the time you are here, Eva, you will be staying with the house of Gryffindor. There is a spare bed in Miss Grangers room that you may use if you wish,.' Then he looked at Harry, Ron and Hermione, 'Please do not make her feel unwelcome and try not to raise your voices to high, thank you.' Then he made a slight wave with his left hand and walked to the exit of the dreary hospital wing, closely followed by Professor McGonagall.

As soon as the mahogany door had shut, the tension in the room rose to breaking point, I kept me eyes down on the cold, stone floor not daring to look up at the three of them. I'm not sure why I way so scared, I guess it was just nerves, I have never liked being put on the spot like this. Dumbledore obviously has trust in me to tell them the correct information otherwise he wouldn't of left, so I started of the now was going to be, long conversation.

'So, any questions?' I said feebly.

'Any questions? Any questions! I don't even know whether to bloody believe you or not yet!' Ron yelled.

'Please Ron, don't swear and calm down ok?' Hermione said putting her hand on Ron's shoulder. Immediately Ron's face looked straight into Hermione's chocolate, brown eyes and all that anger seemed to disappear.

'How do we know your not lying to us?' Harry jumped in.

'Well Dumbledore believed me, I've given you my explanation and Dumbledore has given you his on how I got here and how it is possible and --'

'-- yes but for all we know you could be an intruder in polyjuice disguise that has come here to torment me, just like last year.' He said stiffly.

'Ok,' How can I prove that I'm not an impostor, I thought…then the idea struck me, 'What lesson did you just come from? When I got transported here?'

'Transfiguration. Why?' Hermione asked.

'What was the lesson about?' I replied instantly.

'Why do you need to know that?' Harry said.

'Just answer the question…' I said rolling my eyes.

'Professor McGonagall was giving us a lecture about our O.W.L exams coming up soon, nothing important,' Hermione shot Ron a glare, 'You showed up around half way through the lesson I think.'

Just then I started to flick through the books pages, then came to a chapter called 'OWLs'. Then started scanning all the pages, looking for the place that I had 'dropped' in on…and there it was page 625. Professor McGonagall talking about their upcoming O.W.L exams. My face lit up at the sight of this and a broad smile came across my face, I may have been over reacting but I could now tell them what had gone on throughout the entire year and maybe, just maybe they would start to believe me.

'What are you smiling at?' Hermione said, giving me a worried look.

'Read this page,' I said shoving the book into her hands, 'Is this exactly what happened in your Transfiguration lesson before I came?'

She looked at the book, entitled 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' then to Ron and Harry, then back to the book again. She started reading. Her eyes went wide and her mouth fell.

'What…what is it?' Both Harry and Ron said in unison.

'It's exactly as is…' She whispered.

'No, no it can't be.' Ron then snatched the book off Hermione then read it himself, expression mimicking Hermione's.

Harry starred at his two best friends, then when both of them nodded, he looked straight at me in the eye. 'So you are saying this book has everything that is going to happen for the rest of the year?'

'Yes, and…some of it you may not like…'

'What do you mean some of it I may not like?' He asked.

'Harry, I don't think this is the time or place for me to tell you. We could try and prevent it from happening…but then it may effect the storyline of book six. So first I would need to ask Dumbledore whether I should tell you or not.'

'There's one minor problem there you see, Professor Umbridge will definitely find out about you being transported here…she will act on it, she has already replaced Dumbledore as Headmistress, god knows what she would do if she found you saying all this stuff about knowing what's going to happen in the next two years, she'll go bloody mental…' Said Ron

'Ah, don't worry about her, she'll get what's coming to her,' I said laughing, 'shame about the D.A being found out though, that Marietta girl really was a sneak, Neville was coming along really well with all them spells as well…well that's what I thought.'

'Yeah…' Harry agreed

'We should really get going,' said Hermione looking at her watch, 'it's really late and we have a lot of revision to do for the upcoming exams…let's go back to the common room and we can get Eva settled in. I'm sure Lavender and Pavarti would of gossiped about you to all the students in the school by now, so we don't need to go telling any lies about how you got here, except for the part where you know about…well…what's going to happen in the next two years.' She said looking at me.

'Yeah, course, don't worry, won't tell a soul…' I said nervously.

'Wonder if we've missed dinner,' Ron said with his stomach growling.

'We'll go and check once we've got to Gryffindor Tower and put all our bags their, if we have missed it, then I'm sure we can quickly go down to the kitchens and pay Dobby a visit.'

Harry got up so we all followed suit. It was now dark out side so I walked over to the window and starred at the cold night to see the stars sparkling and the moon gleaming white. I then looked at my refection in the pane of glass seeing that my once tied up, golden syrup hair was now just completely dishevelled and my glittering, emerald eyes had lost their spark. I sighed letting all the emotion out that had been building up inside of me these past few hours.

'You coming Eva?' Harry said quietly.

'Uhm…yeah…coming.' I paced over to them then followed Harry out of the warm and cosy hospital wing and out into the stone corridors.

Ron was walking with Hermione up front, they were bickering (as usual), probably about something so small and insignificant that neither of them knew what they were arguing about in the first place. I saw Harry glance at them then give a small smile.

'You know they love each other really,' I said with a wide grin on my face, 'most people thought they would have realised it by now or some time soon, shame it doesn't happen in the next two years though…but I must admit they do get closer.'

'Yeah, most people have noticed it as well but they just don't realise it themselves, I bet Ron thinks that she doesn't like him back or hasn't recognised his own feelings for her yet. Lucky for some though, I can hardly even talk to the girl I like without her crying on me.'

'Don't worry Harry its better than argueing twenty-four seven,' I said in a jokingly manner, Besides, Cho isn't the one who you will fall for… it's some one else, you will realise who this is next year, and no, I'm not going to tell you who it is, so don't bother asking.'

'Ok,' He smiled,' so Eva so you know who will live and who will…well…die? Between me and Voldemort that is?'

'Harry, if I knew I would tell you, but that's coming up in book seven…I'm sorry'

'No, don't be, if you don't know you don't know.' He replied calmly, looking down at the floor.

'But as you well know I do know what is going to happen in the next two years, but first I will need to seek out Dumbledore and ask him for advice on what I should tell you, he's the one person who I trust among Hogwarts at the moment, along with you, Ron and Hermione of course.'

Just then we realised we had been walking very slow, so slow in fact that we had to run to catch up with Ron and Hermione, who had fortunately stopped arguing and were waiting outside the common room holding up the Fat Lady - Hermione had said the password but was refusing to go in until we got there.

'Come on, go in already so I can close, I haven't got all night you know!' The Fat Lady bellowed down the corridor.

Eventually me and Harry caught up and entered just about in time before the Fat Lady got to angry and closed anyway even if there was a student in the way or not.

'Sorry' said Harry breathlessly, 'We were just talking and didn't realise how far ahead you got.'

The common room was even better than I had imagined it. The glowing fire place filled the room with warmth and serenity. The pictures on the walls were all asleep, some even snoring. Ron plonked himself on the chair next to the fire followed closely by Hermione then myself.

'I think we have missed dinner,' Said Harry looking at his watch, 'everyone seems to have gone to bed, we must have been in the hospital wing for ages…I'll go down to the kitchens and get us some food, be back in fifteen to twenty minutes…' Harry looked at us then turned around and briskly walked out.

'I'm not hungry,' I said getting up, 'I think I'm going to go to bed, Hermione would you care to show me where I'll be sleeping?'

'Yes, of course just follow me and I'll show you…' She got up and started to walk up the hard stony steps until she reached the 5th years dormitory. 'Here we are…' She pushed down the old metal handle on the door and slowly opened it only to find the rest of her dorm-mates were asleep, 'Your bed is the one nearest the right, I guess I'll see you in the morning, I'm going to do a bit off revision. Oh, and if you need any night clothes there are some spare in that dresser over there.' She whispered before walking back down to the common room.

I slowly stepped over to my bed (trying not to make the old wooden flooring creak), got changed then got into my soft bed and fell straight asleep, but it wasn't going to be an easy night where you just sleep soundly, no, it was far from it.

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Well, there you have it, the second chapter, a bit longer that I expected it to be but I hope you enjoyed it. Do you think I kept most of the characters…well in character? Tell me what you think. Constructive criticism and compliments are welcomed, I will reply to your reviews on the next chapter.

A huge thank you to my reviewers:

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O.o update soon! Or Ill die!

Well, here you are, hope you enjoyed it as much as the last chapter !

Veronica the Octagon Wall

Interesting concept... being transported into the world of a book, and knowing whats gonna happen next... it would drive me insane, always knowing what was going to happen! Especially knowing who is going to die in the next two years...

Yes, it would drive me insane to! And as you said knowing who's going to die…I wouldn't know whether to say anything or not. Thanks for reviewing.

Again, thank you for reviewing it really does make me want to write more.

Love, Temitope.