Harry was happy to be back in his own time, he was happy that Ron and Hermione were still there, and most of all, he was happy that Sirius was free. However, he was very unhappy about several things. For one, Umbridge was there and just as horrible as when he left, people still thought he had gone mad, and he was now facing the same awkwardness with Ginny he had faced with his mother. He had to avoid her all the time. This was made easier by them being a year apart and Angelina's long Quidditch practices, but it was still difficult for Harry.
Hermione gave Harry the mirror he had seen when he first came back and explained to him how to use it to talk to Sirius. Now Harry didn't have to worry about talking with him in the fire or sending him letters in code. The mirror made it easier to talk to Sirius about what went on in school and anything that bothered him. Although he had to be careful of when exactly he called him. Sirius had a job. A week after Harry came back from time, there was a D.A. meeting.
"So," Harry said to Ron when they entered the Room of Requirement with Hermione that evening "What did we practice last time?"
"Stunning," Ron answered. "I think you said something about jinxes this time. If you go over the Bat-Bogey Hex, Ginny definitely won't have trouble with that one." Harry felt his stomach tie in a knot at the mention of Ginny. Ron plopped down on to a pillow and sighed. "I still can't believe you got to travel back in time, mate," he said, smiling.
"He could've seriously altered time, Ron," Hermione snapped.
"Well too late Hermione, he already did."
"Would you two stop bickering?" Harry cut in when Hermione was getting ready to retort. Hermione grabbed one of the books and sat down on the other side of the room from Ron, reading intently. Ron glanced over at Hermione before muttering to Harry, "I still wish the three of us could all time-travel."
"Trust me, you don't," Harry told him. "Do you realize how awkward it was when my Mum started to like me?" Ron shrugged. "Where would you even go?"
Ron thought for a moment before answering, "The future. I wish me, you, and Hermione could go to the future. About twenty years, I reckon. Hogwarts will be really different by that time." Harry nodded.
"You want to practice stunning before everybody gets here?" Harry suggested. Ron nodded and the two dragged out some pillows to the middle of the room.
"Stupefy!" Harry cried out. Ron immediately froze up and fell back on the pillow. Harry quickly unfroze him.
"You didn't even say 'on the count of three'!" Ron grumbled when Harry helped him up.
"Yeah," Harry said sarcastically "because when a Death Eater comes up and decides to do you in, he's obviously going to count to three before attacking." Ron merely shrugged. He and Harry continued Stunning each other until Hermione yelled, "HARRY!"
"What?" Harry replied after reviving Ron.
"We've been here for an hour and nobody has showed up yet." Harry glanced at his own watch. She was right. "I don't understand. The coins say that there should be a meeting today."
"Maybe everybody forgot about it?" Ron suggested. Hermione narrowed here eyes at him.
"Everybody in the D.A. besides us forgot there was a meeting, Ron?" Ron looked uncomfortable under Hermione's interrogation spotlight.
"It was just a suggestion, Hermione," Ron protested.
"Look," Harry cut in before they could start to bicker. "let's just go back to the common room. Nobody's coming tonight." Hermione and Ron cast glances at each other before following Harry out of the room. Their bickering started again almost the moment the door vanished behind them and only stopped when they noticed Harry had stopped to look out a window.
"Harry?" Hermione said, stepping towards him. "Are you alright?" she asked. Harry nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine, but do you notice anything different?" he asked her, gesturing towards the window. Outside it was warm and sunny. It only took Hermione a minute to realize what Harry was talking about and she turned very white.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked. Hermione looked too shaken to answer, so Harry did.
"Ron," he said. "I think we've traveled through time again."