Chapter 18
George and Hermione woke up the following day at 1 in the afternoon with a severe hangover, still dressed in their clothes from the night before. George asked Suze to bring them some pepper up potion which helped immensely. Hermione and George both got dressed in to their PJ's as they weren't leaving the hotel room that day. George worked on the potion while Hermione took another crack at the turner. After an hour George dropped down next to Hermione on the foot of the bed.
"Need any help?"
"Yes, thanks." Hermione said rubbing her eyes after she passed the turner to him. "I could use a new pair of fresh eyes."
George frowned before he whispered "Aparecium."
Hermione and George's eyes went big when a blood rune appeared on the back of the time turner.
"A blood rune." Hermione whispered. "What kind of blood, who's blood?"
"The blood of a pureblood?" George asked as he turned the necklace around in his hands.
"Maybe.. or maybe from the one who cast the spell or is a relation to the one."
"So our best change is Mason, he's both."
Hermione nodded in agreement as she summoned her patronus and sent it to Mason. Her hand trembled as she put her hand down. George placed his hand on her.
"Are you okay?"
"If this works, if the blood works, we are finally getting him back Georgie."
"Yeah." George chocked out as he clamped the turner in his hand. "When Mason gets here and that is the key. We can start on a plan on what to do when we go back and we should probably start collecting the memories for Mason we already finished the spells on the vials."
"Okay." She said squeezing his hand. "Let's wait for Mason and see where we go from there."
They didn't have to wait long. After ten minutes a knock came from the door, George and Hermione got up and opened the door.
"Morning." Mason smiled eyes still showed signs for the night before.
"Afternoon you mean." George chuckled as he clapped is back. "How did your night end? When we left you were still dancing with the little witch."
"It went well." He grinned. "Just left her place actually."
"Really?" Hermione asked not surprised at all. "Well I hope we didn't get you away from something important."
"No-no it's okay. So did you find anything?" He asked as he sat down in front of them at the coffee table.
"There is a blood rune on it. We think it might need a pureblood or blood of a relative to the one who cast it."
"And you're the first one we could think of. Especially since you are both." George laughed softly as he placed the turner on the table between them.
"Typical." Mason murmured as he took the turner in his hands. "Should have thought about it. It wouldn't be the first time they used something like that."
Mason took out a red Swiss pocket knife from his jacket. George eyes lit up as he watched him took out the right tool. George took something from his jeans pocket holding it out grinning.
"Fred made this one for my birthday." It was a Swiss pocket knife in dark wood his name carved in it. "My brothers never understood why we use it but-"
"It comes in handy right." Mason smiled. He looked down at pricked his finger with the knife.
"You want to do this here, now?" Hermione asked, eyebrows shot up.
"Euhmm yeah, where else?"
"We don't know what it will do."
George stood up and put several charms around the room. "Now it's as save that it can get."
Mason nodded and pushed his finger so a couple of drops of blood fell down on the necklace. Hermione took George's hand nervously. The first few seconds nothing happened, then the necklace started to burn and Mason dropped it on the table with a hiss. The next moment a bright red light came from the turner. George shielded Hermione with his body as the light consumed the room. When the light died down George pulled back and saw Mason unconscious on the floor.
"Mason!" George yelled and ran over to him with Hermione. George pushed him on the sofa and Hermione checked his pulse.
"He's just unconscious." She breathed in relief. "Mason?" She gently shook his shoulders. Mason groaned before opening his eyes.
"What happened?"
"The light knocked you unconscious. How do you feel."
"I'm good." He said as he rubbed his head and sat back up. "Did it work?"
They all turned towards the table where the necklace still lies, the blood drops gone. Hermione reached her hand over and held it in front of her. She studied it and cast some spells over it before she said. "I think it did."
Mason dropped back down in relief and George slumped against the sofa letting out a breath. Hermione turned towards the boys as she sat down on the coffee table.
"Let's take a break. I'll order dinner and then we can start on a plan." She turned towards Mason. "And we'll start on the memories."
"Okay," He grinned after a moment. "But first food."
George and Hermione started collecting their memories and put them in the vials as Mason was still resting after dinner. Mason was enjoying his soufflé as he watched George pull a memory from his head and put it a vial.
"I'm done." George sighed as he dropped down next to Hermione who finished before him. He flicked his wand and cast the last charms on the vials. "You ready?"
Mason nodded as he put the empty cup down. He placed his wand against his head and thought about their first encounter. He pulled memory after memory until he was drained. Three full vials of memories stood in front of them, one for each of them. The three of them looked intrigued at the vials watching the liquid swirl around.
"So what's your plan? Now that you have the time turner?"
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Hermione didn't get a change to sleep over again and it's was now two days until she left for school. Sure they had their stolen moments during work but she hasn't had alone time with him for more than 30 minutes. She sighed as she climbed out of her bed and got dressed for second to last day of work. She put on her new lingerie that Ginny picked out for her last week went they went shopping. Hoping to get alone time with her boyfriend to surprise him. When dressed she sat down next to Ginny with her head on her hand gazing out the window.
"Are you not hungry dear?" Molly asked as she eyed her full plate.
"Hmm?" She said shaking her head slightly to clear her thoughts. "Not so much."
"I'll just pack it up for you to bring to the shop. I'll pack something for the twins too."
"Thanks Molly." She smiled up at the matriarch.
"Can you pack something for me to mum?"
Molly and Hermione looked surprised at the youngest Weasley.
"George asked me to help at the shop today. It's going to be extremely busy because school is almost starting. I cleared it with dad. He told me he would tell you. We are going to stay over too. The shop doesn't close until 8 tonight and opens tomorrow at 8.30, so it's easer for us."
"Oh," Molly said lost in thought before she looked up at the girls again. "oh that's okay Ginny. Dad must've forgotten, he left really early this morning. Just let me now if something happens." She turned back to the counter and packed the rest of the food in containers and handed them over. "Here you go. Give my love to the boys."
"We will. Thanks mum." Ginny smiled as she stood up and took the containers.
"That's why you were up early, I thought it was rather odd." Hermione whispered as they walked over to the fireplace. "Are we really spending the night?"
"Yeah, convinced dad at his weakest moment." Ginny chuckled as Hermione raised and eyebrow. "He was tinkering again with that muggle comtuter."
"Computer." Hermione corrected her. Ginny grabbed some floo powder and stepped next to Hermione.
"George and I are going to eat out tonight so you could spend some alooone time." Ginny grinned as she stretched the word alone.
"You planned all this?"
"George and I did. We noticed that both of you got a bit agitated by the lack of privacy."
"You're amazing." She pulled her in a hug.
"Careful Mione or she drops all of the floo powder." Harry chuckled from the doorway. "Are you two just going to be standing in the fireplace or are you going?"
"We're going, we're going. Don't get your knickers in a twist Potter." Ginny laughed, she dropped the floo powder and called out the twins flat. Harry watched as they were covered in green flames and were gone.
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"Did you tell him?" Ginny asked as George gave a side hug as they stepped out the fireplace.
"No not yet. Wanted to surprise him." Ginny handed the containers to George and he floated them to the kitchen.
"Where is Fred?" Hermione was looking around the room to as she gave George a quick hug. George laughed and Hermione turned back to him.
"I told him mum is coming over later so he's cleaning his room. We don't want our little Mione here sleeping in that mess."
Hermione laughed as she walked over to Fred's room and grinned widely as she reached the door and Fred was running around picking things up. George and Ginny were snickering behind her. George cleared his throat but Fred didn't look up as he picked a dirty shirt from the floor.
"Almost done George."
The three of them snickered louder which made Fred finally look up with wide eyes.
"Mione, you're here already." He smiled as he walked over and gave her a short kiss. "Gin, what are you doing here?"
"You didn't even tell him about the shop?" Ginny asked looking at the younger twin, who just shrugged. "I'm helping at the shop today. And we are crashing here tonight so we can help with the final rush tomorrow."
"Aaand." George started as he looked at his twin who had his arm around Hermione's waist. "Gin and I are going out tonight so you two can have some privacy."
"Really?"
"You sound just like Hermione." Ginny grinned. "Yes really."
"But nobody tell mum. If she finds out I'm taking Ginny out without extra protection she will kill me."
"So mum's not coming?" Fred asked as he looked around his freshly cleaned up room.
"No but you don't want Hermione here to sleep in your filth do you?" George grinned as he pulled her away from his arm and looped his around her shoulder.
"It wasn't that bad!" Fred cried out, George just raised an eyebrow. "Fine. Better now?" Fred asked gesturing at his room.
"Much." You could hear the grin in his voice.
We are getting closer!
