First of all I'm glad you all like it. I'm rather fond of it myself. It is just bound to get better!
xtotallyatpeacex: XD I know I have issues with spelling and grammar I'll try better in the future Might as well call me the grammar error and spelling error Queen!
ShyMoonlight: Rather proud of the intro myself. I've got several of my friends threatening to shoot me if I don't finish the next chapter soon.
kewie351: I KNOW! I wanted to make Hermione more human and all instead of the "OMG! I'm a bloody know it all! Love me! LOVE ME!" I just see her more humanish then the other stories I've read. Though making Herm feel stupid was just the start. -Shifty eyes-Read and review! Enjoy! -Allie
Chapter Two: Stuck in the PastI couldn't believe that this had happened to me. Here I was 17 years old and caught 20 years in the past. Not to mention with two dead people... Okay so they weren't dead at the moment but where I came from they were dead. I felt so stupid. I wanted to die. But for reasons unknown to me... I didn't. I just went to Dumbledore…
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Hermione sat at the two boys' feet her head in her hands. James and Sirius stared at her. She looked so worried and upset. They started to move to her to make sure she wasn't hurt. But being slightly wary of her sadness (and not so sure of what powers she possessed) they stopped when she looked up at them.
"Are you sure it's 1977?" She asked James hopefully. He nodded and she sighed. So it was true… Hermione Jane Granger was in the past and there was probably no way to get her home. If only… "Who's the headmaster at your school?" She asked Sirius. OH Sirius! I missed you soo much. If only Harry was here. He wouldn't believe his eyes. His father and his godfather in the same place… Together. Alive. And they are both damn ornery. She thought with a grin. Sirius cocked his head like he would, as she remembered, as Snuffles.
"Albus Dumbledore… Why? Also what the hell are you grinning at? Do I have something in my teeth?" he asked irritated. Hermione's smile left her face. Dumbledore was here! She had to get to see him soon! Before… before she said anything irrational. Anything that could change the future! Sirius looked at the busy-haired girl. "Now that you know who we are and who our Headmaster is… Will you bloody well tell us who the hell you are?" He said tapping his foot. Hermione had to suppress her giggles and said with an almost straight face as James looked exactly like his friend. Cranky!
"Well I suppose you can call me Hermione for now. I need to see Dumbledore as soon as possible… Though I'm not exactly sure what I would tell him. After that I'll give you my last name." She said smiling kindly. The smile didn't reach her chocolate eyes. James and Sirius thought she looked scared. Was she lost? What had happened to her to make her clothes torn? What exactly was she wearing? They didn't seem to recognize her clothing. It was different then what the girls wore… like it was from a different era. Only James Potter and Sirius Black wouldn't put two and two together for several months yet.
"Right!" They said together. "Have no fear, my dear, for Padfoot and Prongs are here!" Sirius finished with a wide grin. James rolled his eyes. That stupid line! After reading that bloody book, (Yes Sirius did read a book gasp), he couldn't stop saying it. Instead of saying anything to Sirius about it he looked at 'Hermione'.
"Do you know how to apparate?" He asked. "Padfoot and I just passed our test." When she nodded then shook her head. He looked confused. "Well which is it? Either you do or you don't." He finished frowning. Today they all seemed to be frowning a lot. Hermione shrugged.
"I do… It's just that I don't think I should being as of now I'm not registered with the Ministry. If I did I could be in a great amount of trouble." She said deciding whether or not she wanted to get to her feet. The ground was hard and her bum was beginning to hurt. Oh no! She's not a rule breaker… It's another Moony! James thought then came to a decision.
"Right-o! You can do a Side-along Apparition with either Siri or me. But first I have to go tell Mum where we are going." He said with a nod. Hermione shook her head wildly.
"Oh no! Don't tell your mother that I appeared illegally on your property. Just tell her that you are… are going to Diagon Alley or something." She said and her hand flew to her mouth. What was she saying? Watch it Herm! You might reveal that you know too much. Remember you're a lost girl. You don't know where exactly you are. She thought to herself. James and Sirius once again stared at her. She shrugged.
"If I can I'll tell you later. Better tell your mum that you are leaving." She said pointing to the house in the distance. It was just like she imagined it would have been. James nodded and left almost sprinting towards his home.
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1997 several hours after traveling to the past
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"Where is that Hermione? She should have been back by now." Ron wondered aloud as he stared at the forest. Harry meanwhile was thinking the same thing. He was getting worried.
"Maybe we should contact someone?" Harry said. "Your Mum or someone from the Order. What about Lupin?" Ron shrugged.
"Its up to you, Harry."
"Lets go to Lupin." Harry said with a final nod at Ron. Something was terribly wrong. The two boys apparated out of Godric's Hollow hoping to find answers.
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1977
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Sirius stared at Hermione. He was obviously suspicious of the girl.
"Who the Bloody Hell are you?" He asked again with an eyebrow raised. Hermione sighed. The Sirius she knew wouldn't be so wary of other people. Though she couldn't blame him this time around. What would of she done if someone appeared at the Burrow when she was with Ron? Embrace them like a long lost friend? Not likely.
"I'm just someone who needs to see Dumbledore. I got lost along the way." She just said. Apparently the boy didn't buy her story.
" Uh-uh I don't think so. You know too much to be a muggle about the Wizarding World and it appeared to me and most likely Prongs that that you know us even though I'm pretty sure I would remember such a pretty face." Hermione rolled her eyes at Sirius attempt to flirt with her. This was the Sirius she knew and had heard about from him and Lupin. Godric! Lupin was here! What was she going to do if she returned to the 90s and saw him? Would he remember her from his school days? She might never know now that she was here. Sure I just had to convince Harry to take Ron and I along to look for Voldemort soul! Sweet Merlin this is so not good.
James rushed back to the two people to find them staring at each other. What exactly did he miss? Maybe he didn't want to know!
"OK then Mum knows we're leaving. Now lets go to see Dumbledore!" James said suddenly excited that he was leaving home. Sure he loved the Hollow but one did tend to want to go other places.
Sirius nodded and held out his to help the young lady up.
"Come on then, lets get this over with. Aye?" he asked. Hermione sat there for a second and grabbed Sirius's hand and heaved herself off the ground.
"Here we go to Dumbledore… Blah, blah, blah, blah, I don't know the words to this song cause I'm making it up as I go!" Sirius sang cheerfully in a highly off-pitched singing voice. Hermione stared at Sirius as he skipped ahead of James and Hermione. (Yes skipped)
"Is he always like that?" she asked James.
"Alas my dear... as much as I would like to say no, I cannot lie to you. He is of course that way most of the time… a complete idiot! " He said sighing at his friend. Sirius started skipping around the two other people around him. James just smacked him upside the head as he passed.
"Bloody Hell… OW! Prongsie was that for!" Sirius asked rubbing his head. James knew how to make a person pay attention… you just smack them. It worked all the time with Sirius, Peter, and sometimes Remus.
"Making a fool out of yourself in front of a stranger." James said as Hermione giggled. Dear sweet Merlin, do you mean I have to put up with them? No wonder Sirius wished James was still alive. James, Sirius you both were nuts when you were 17. Hermione thought to herself as the guys bickering at each other as she looked to the heavens.
"OI!" Hermione shouted catching their attention. "If you two children would stop arguing like two married people.. We could be going to sort out my…um… problem." She finished. The boys just stared at her.
"We DON'T act like a married couple, thank you very much." Sirius protested. Hermione just smirked.
"Whatever you say Sirius." She retorted. James however protested with a pout.
"We do not!" he said glaring at her. "Come on you can apperate with me." Hermione nodded and stepped up to James. With a pop they apparated to the outskirts of Hogwarts and entered the castle grounds with Hermione breathing a sigh. She was home again.
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Making their way to the Headmaster's office was quick seeing as James and Sirius had been there thousands of times. Hermione too knew her way but just let her new friends show her. If she did go alone they would have been wary of the girl they were warming up to.
"Now we find the password." Sirius said as Hermione had muttered something along the lines of lemon drops. The gargoyle leapt away making Sirius and James stare at the bushy haired stranger in their company.
"Don't ask," she said climbing on the moving staircase. "I'll be back as soon as I can. Make yourselves comfortable," she said turning and grinning at the yet again shocked faces that were James and Sirius.
Shaking her head as the door closed she waited with growing apprehension as she moved towards the griffin knocker on the Headmaster's door. Sighing she raised her hand and went to knock on the door when a voice sounded from inside.
"Enter, my dear child!" Dumbledore said as Hermione began to shakily open the door.
To see Albus Dumbledore again was like seeing the sun after a long dark night. He was alive in the seventies and with him here I felt safe again. I stared at his wise old face for several moments before realizing why I was in his office to begin with. For a moment I had thought that I was in 1997 and he hadn't died…
"How can I help you? Miss…" Dumbledore asked looking over his half moon glasses.
"You can call me Hermione Granger, Sir. I think… I came back into the past... seeing as the people I came here with are… are dead. But I won't tell you anymore. I don't want to change the past more then I have to being as I'm pretty sure I can't go back." She said biting back the sob that threatened to escape her mouth. Hermione had just realized that she might never see Ron or Harry again.
"Miss Granger… I understand that you don't want to change the future more then you have to but I must know one thing. Where were you when you came back into time?" Dumbledore asked his eye twinkling. "When I say where I mean when in time."
"1997 Sir. I went 20 years into the past via a shimmery wall-thing. I was with my friends Ron—" She paused when Dumbledore stopped her with a hand.
"No need to say last names dear. First names are good enough." He said simply.
"Ron and Harry. We were at Harry's birthplace and I wanted to go for a walk and well I ended up here." She finished her brief account on what happened and Dumbledore nodded.
"I see… Miss Granger… would you like to go home?" He asked staring at her with his ice blue orbs bearing into her like he always did when Ron Harry and her were into trouble.
"Very much, Sir. I'm sure Ron and Harry are probably acting with out thinking since I've been gone for several hours. Who knows what irrational thing they could do." Hermione said looking with hopeful eyes at her once Headmaster. She was seeing a lot of once alive people today.
"Well, for now you will have to attend your 7th year here in 1977 until the professors and I find a way to get you home. In the mean time you can call yourself Hermione Grant. Miss Granger— Grant do you have anyplace to stay for the remaining of the summer… I suppose not do you?" He asked. She shook her head. I'm sure I can work something out with Mr. and Mrs. Potter for you to stay there for the next month. I assume Mr. Black and Mr. Potter came with you?" Hermione nodded. Dumbledore nodded too and started writing a letter to the elder Potters explaining that a exchange student arrived early and he was hoping she could stay with them until school started, then hailed over Fawkes to deliver the message to James's parents. A few seconds later the phoenix returned with a reply and Dumbledore smiled. "Moiré was at the house and agreed that you can stay the two months when our school session starts. I'll send a pouch of money along with you so you can buy all the necessities when you go to Diagon Alley. Don't worry Miss Grant; we have a fund for students who are unable to… pay for school supplies." He said as Hermione opened her mouth to protest. Sighing Hermione nodded and turned to Dumbledore and smiled.
"Thank you Professor, I appreciate everything you are doing to me, its not everyday someone would ask a boys parents to take in a young stupid girl from the future and precede to give her money to attend your school. It's more then I can ask for Professor." Hermione smiled her first genuine smile as she walked down the stairs and the door opened to James asleep and a slightly drooling Sirius, also asleep. Smirking Hermione went over to James and Sirius and nudged Sirius in the ribs with a toe.
"Merlin's Beard Mummy! Don't make me take Ballet…oh it's you…" Sirius said jumping up causing James to wake up and burst into laughter.
"Mummy?" Hermione asked raising an eyebrow.
"Ballet?" James asked still laughing. "That's almost as bad as Mum telling me I had to ditch my attempts on Lily and having to marry Snape." He looked around as if to be embarrassed that he said that. Sirius snorted and raising his eyebrow. "What? It's a reoccurring nightmare!" James added innocently. Hermione giggled.
"Riiight Prongs. Whatever you say… So what did Dumbledore have to offer?" Sirius asked Hermione. "Did you get everything sorted out?"
"Uh huh… I'll be staying with James for the rest of the summer. Dumbledore is really a nice person." She said shrugging.
"Cool! SLUMBER PARTY! Now tell us your bloody name." Sirius was persistent. Hermione never knew anyone more stubborn the Harry or Ron.
"Hermione Grant. I'm a foreign exchange student..." She said rolling her eyes. "Now lets get back to James's house I'm getting hungry." She said as the boys got up and she followed them out of the school. The next two months were going to be long ones.