"Hermione?" Harry called. He hadn't seen her all day.
"Where are you going?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"Finding Hermione. I'll be back."
"Don't leave me for too long.." she was concerned. Harry made his way. As he walked, Ginny could tell that it was something important. She shared one last kiss with Will, and came to Harry's side.
"The you know what?" she wondered.
"Yeah" he grunted. He finally found Hermione. She was hand in hand with Jack.
"Mione. We need to talk you about something..." Ginny started. "Just you, Harry, and I"
"Ok." Hermione nodded. She let go of Jack's hand.
"I'll come back in a little bit."
"Ok, love" he grinned. Harry Ginny and Hermione went to the lower level of the Dauntless.
"What's this all about?" Hermione whispered.
"About our status on getting back to our world." Everyone was silent for five seconds.
"No chance." Hermione moaned.
"Why not?" Ginny asked.
"Because. First off, I have only one half. Ron gave it to me before he died." she took it out and showed it to them.
"So where is the other half?"
"I dunno."
Ginny turned to Harry.
"Do you have it?"
"No. You?"
"Its obvious that no one else has the other half." Hermione but in.
"Ok." Harry spoke. "But where could it be?"
They all stopped to think. Hermione thinking hardest. Ginny though for another two minutes. Harry gave up after thirty seconds. They turned to their bright friend.
"What are you staring at me for?" she darted.
"Sorry. We're waiting for you BIG idea."
"Still thinking.."
"Oh."
Hermione though harder. Come on. You are the bookworm you know. Just think a time turner book. Or something. Come on you Ninny!
"You there Hermione?" Giny spoke, waing her hand in front of Hermione's eyes.
"I got it!" she exclaimed.
"Shhhh" Harry reminded her.
"I read it in a book...but.." she frowned.
"Is it bad?" Ginny looked concerned.
"Yeah. The other half is in the future."
"What?" Harry and ginny sounded in unison.
"It's in the future. I read about it in Time Turners: A History"
"They made that book?"
"From the same author who wrote Hogwarts: A History. According to the Time turner book, there have been incidents like that. It is believed that there is something called the Black Century. It's the um..18th..."
"And...?"
"We are in that Century. The sign of that is that one half is here. And the other is in the future. And also.." she looked at the sand. "The sand is black inside it."
"So you're saying that we are stuck here? Forever?" Ginny was in shock.
"Yes."
"Damn." Harry sighed. "And no magic.."
"But think about it!" Hermione went on. "We found people who love and care about us. So it's not so bad."
"We can't tell them about this though...right?" Ginny reminded them.
"Yeah." Harry responded. "It's a secret we have to keep from them. Until they day we die."
"I guess." Hermione shrugged. Ginny nodded. "And we have to get use to the no magic thing."
"We have" Ginny reminded them.
"So Hermione.." Harry started again. "You're also saying that anyone that travels by Time turner here is stuck here as well?"
"That's why it's called the Black Century in the book."
"Right.." there was another moment of slince. A silence for all the things they had gone through from the beginning of their lives, till now. The thought of Ron sparked, which lowered their moods.
"Guys?" Ginny nudged them. "Everyone is waiting for us up on deck.."
"Right." they hastened up deck. It was the last time they would speak of their truth for a while.
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