Chapter 2
The Return
The hippogriff landed and all ofthe sudden, it bent down and curled its wings gracefully over its body. It started to shrink. When the shrinking was over, there was a blinding flash, and then Harry noticed his arm get heavier. When the light receded, Harry looked at his arm, and saw that there was a metal counter in his arm. The time said first Date: 4/06, and then Time remaining: 23.58.32.
Harry assumed that this meant that he and Ron had traveled back in time to a point near the last task in the third challenge for the triwizard tournament he participated in in his fourth year. Then he noticed the second number. He thought for a moment but couldn't figure out what it meant. He was going to ask Ron, but decided not to, because Ron was "being sick" behind some bushes. He then realized he should ask Hermione, and then he realized that Hermione was not there.
"What do you think Hermione's doing?" asked Ron.
"I think she's helping me prepare for thethird triwizard tournament challenge," said Harry, quietly pondering on what to do.
"You mean the one you were in in our fourth year?" he asked. "How could she be? That was almost four years ago."
"Look at this," said Harry, and he showed Ron the counter on his arm. "The hippogriff disappeared and now this thing is on my arm."
"Wicked," said Ron. "We went back to our fourth year. Hey Harry, maybe we could stop you and Cedric from touching the cup, or even stop "Moody"."
"Great idea Ron!" Harry exclaimed and started running toward the castle.
"Wait! I was just kidding!" shouted Ron after him as he tried to catch up to Harry.
"Come on Ron. We have to find out what day it is so we can save Cedric," replied Harry. "Who's the one person we could tell where were from so that we can get help.
"Hagrid," they both said simultaneously. Ron and Harry rushed over to Hagrid's hut on the edge of the forbidden forest. When they reached his hut and knocked on the door, they immediately heard Fang's barking and scratching at the door.
"Blimey, who'd be here a' this time o' day?" Hagrid drawled.
"It's Harry and Ron! Trust us, when you open the door you'll be surprised and it won't look like we did earlier, so don't close the door after you open it for us," said Harry.
"Why would ya' say tha'?" asked Hagrid. He opened the door and stared at the two, four year older versions of his favorite students at Hogwarts. "Blimey…...er...blimey," said Hagrid at a loss of words.
"I told you," replied Harry.
Harry and Ron told Hagrid everything that had happened since the fourth task in the tournament. Hagrid was amazed by the time they finished and all he could say was.
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