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Chapter Three: Where Am I?

'Ow, where am I?' Ginny wondered as she woke up rubbing her pounding head. She looked around, gathering her surroundings, 'I must've fallen somewhere, but I wonder who brought me to the Hospital Wing?'

Ginny lay back tiredly and looked along the all white room. It seemed she was the only one there. She sighed again, hating the silence that always accompanied the Hospital Wing. 'Where's Madame Pomphrey? Shouldn't she be here?'

As soon as she thought this, she heard footsteps and voices approaching the Hospital Wing and she quickly sat up. The door opened revealing a semi-young professor with an auburn beard and a lady in her mid fifties in a nursemaid's outfit talking quietly.

The Professor looked up noticing her and smiled. "Welcome back Miss Weasley that was quite a faint you had."

The nurse looked at the professor curiously, "Miss Weasley? You say she is a Weasley? I didn't know the Weasleys' had a daughter.

Ginny looked at the professor curiously, ignoring the nurse, and asked, "Who are you?" She peered closer at him and gasped it was Professor Dumbledore! 'But how can that be? He is so young! No wait, I remember that stupid passageway and that stupid time turner! I'm in the year 1942, but that means he is here! Oh my god! Why me?'

The younger Professor Dumbledore smiled, "Ah, it's nice to see you remember me now." He turned his gaze to the nurse and asked, "Excuse me Madame Fix, but I would like to have a word with Miss Weasley, if you don't mind."

Madame Fix was about to say no when Professor Dumbledore gave her a look; she sighed, "Oh all right, but for only a few minutes I want to give her a check up and see if she's okay to go." Madame Fix said, before she left for her office.

Professor Dumbledore shook his head and smiled at Ginny, "She is very over-protective of her patients." Ginny nodded as Madame Fix reminded her of Madame Pomphrey. 'This Madame must have trained her.'

Dumbledore took a seat on the bed next to her, "Now, Miss Weasley, I would like to talk to you about your current situation." Ginny nodded leaning into the pillows for suddenly she felt tired again.

"I have yet to figure out a way for you to return to your time so I believe you will continue your…" Dumbledore stopped, trying to figure out what year Ginny was.

"Sixth, sir. I'm a sixth year." Ginny said figuring out why he was staring.

Dumbledore nodded and smiled at her, "Continue your sixth year until I have figured out a way to return you to your proper time."

Ginny nodded, feeling nervous about the arrangement, she was going to have to stay in this time with him for who knows how long. 'Great. Just great I get to spend Merlin knows how long a time with the younger version of the Dark Lord. I'm just so lucky! He better not do anything to me!'

Dumbledore looked at Ginny waiting for her response but didn't get one, "Miss Weasley, are you all right? You haven't said anything."

Ginny shook her head from her thoughts about him and focused once again on Dumbledore, "I'm fine Professor and your plan sounds okay, but what am I to do about my last name? Don't you think people will become suspicious about another Weasley who has never been heard of before?"

Dumbledore nodded his head in agreement, "You're quite right Miss Weasley. We're going to have to change your name temporarily. Do you have a preference?"

Ginny thought about it trying to come with a name but she could only think of Wizarding names and those would not do, "No, sir. Could you pick one for me?"

Dumbledore rubbed his auburn beard, where Ginny guessed his chin was, thoughtfully. "How about Delauney? It's a Wizarding name of a family in France that has almost died out by name but a few heirs remain under that name. It wouldn't be too long of a stretch to believe that you're an heir of the family."

Ginny thought about it and nodded. What did she care she wasn't going to stay here forever or at least she hoped not. "All right Delauney it is then."

Dumbledore nodded, "Good." He stood up and was about to leave when Ginny spoke up.

"Where are you going?" Dumbledore turned around and smiled.

"Don't worry I'm not leaving I'm just going to obliviate Madame Fix's memory of Miss Weasley and replace it with Miss Delauney. After she checks up on you I'll take you to Headmaster Dippet's office to be introduced." Ginny nodded, slightly disturbed by how Dumbledore had said the word 'obliviate.' He said it as if it was a daily occurrence for him, but with him you never knew. Maybe it was.

After ten minutes Ginny was free to go and followed Dumbledore to Dippet's office. As they approached the gargoyle Dumbledore said the password, "Hippogriff."

Ginny looked at Dumbledore curiously as they stepped on the rotating staircase, "Hippogriff? That's quite bizarre for a password." 'Although you normally have your passwords named after muggle candy.'

Dumbledore nodded and smiled cheerfully, "Yes, it is but Dippet loves magical creatures."

They were now at the door and Dumbledore knocked. A muffled, "Come in" was heard and they entered. A wizard perhaps ten years older than the current Dumbledore sat at his desk. He had gray hair and a beard and wore dark blue robes. This was, of course, Headmaster Dippet.

"Good Afternoon Armando, I would like to introduce to you Miss Delauney a new student." Professor Dippet who previously was hunched over a document instantly looked up hearing the words 'new student.'

"New student, Albus? How do you know about a new student and I don't?" Dippet asked curiously eyeing Ginny.

"Well Armando, Miss Delauney is a granddaughter of a close friend of mine who recently died from cancer. Her parents died beforehand from a car crash leaving her in the care of her grandfather, but since his untimely death her guardianship is now my responsibility. She was previously home schooled that is why she wasn't sorted here or at Beauxbatons."

Ginny was impressed by his explanation and she would have believed him and that was saying something for she wasn't easily fooled. 'Unless you count that time in your first year concerning a certain diary.' Ginny thought bitterly.

Professor Dippet looked at Ginny pitifully obviously believing Dumbledore's explanation as well. "I'm sorry for your losses Miss Delauney. I can only imagine what you must be and have gone through."

Ginny nodded beginning her role as Miss Delauney, "Thank you sir. I appreciate your condolences."

Professor Dippet nodded at Ginny then shifted his gaze back to Dumbledore, "Do you think we should sort her here or at the Great Hall? Dinner will be starting soon you know."

Dumbledore turned to Ginny, "Well Ginny? Which do you prefer?"

'Being sorted here!' "Either one was- is- fine, sir." Ginny said. 'It would be best I guess to introduce myself to the whole school now instead of having everyone asking my name. Except he'll be there.'

Professor Dippet nodded, "All right then Miss Delauney please follow me to the Great Hall. Albus, could you please bring the sorting hat with you?" Dippet asked as he got up from behind his desk and walked towards the door.

"Of course, Armando." Dumbledore said as he walked to the back of the room to fetch the sorting hat.

Professor Dippet opened the door for Ginny, "After you Miss Delauney." He said as he, Ginny, and Dumbledore left his office to the Great Hall.

As they stepped in front of the entrance to the Great Hall Professor Dippet stopped them, "First, let me introduce you and then you may enter is that all right Miss Delauney?"

Ginny nodded, "Yes, sir, perfectly fine."

Dippet, once again, hesitated before he entered the Great Hall, "I'm going to need your first name Miss Delauney to introduce you."

Ginny blinked, slightly embarrassed that she hadn't already introduced her first name, "It's Ginevra sir."

Dippet smiled, "All right, wait right here." He pushed the doors open and left Dumbledore and Ginny in the hall waiting to be introduced. They could hear through the doors a muffled introduction, "Everyone I would like to introduce to you our new student Ginevra Delauney she'll be sorted this evening and please make her feel welcome."

Before Dumbledore opened the doors he noticed Ginny's paled face, "Are you all right Miss Delauney?"

'No I am not all right I just realized the boy I mean man who nearly killed me is in that room!' Ginny shook her head and took a deep breath, "Yes, sir, I'm all right, let's go."

Dumbledore nodded and pushed open the doors entering first with Ginny right behind him. She didn't dare look at any of the faces in the room in fear that she might see him. She could already feel his gaze upon her, as she never forgot the feeling that would come over her when he looked at her. Her body would grow cold but her heart would start beating a thousand beats per second or at least that's what it felt like it did.

Dumbledore conjured up a stool for Ginny to sit on and as she turned around to sit on it she nearly fainted. Tom Riddle was looking straight at her! 'Oh my Merlin what have I gotten myself into!' Ginny thought worriedly before the sorting hat was placed over her head.

A/N: First, I would like to say thank you so much for the reviews! I wasn't expecting nearly as much reviews as I had gotten for chapter two, you guys rock! Now, tell me what you thought about this chapter I know it's short, but I promise later chapters will get longer or at least that's what I am planning on. Next chapter also will have some Ginny/Tom action, but not saying it's going to be in a romantic way just yet. Please keep reviewing! It makes me want to write faster.

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