Sorry that the last chapter was so short, compared to the others, I really had to just stop there because it just felt like it had to sorry!
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I keep laughing at the 'fighting' seen when Fred gets a little stressed; I find it hilarious I think I made it a bit too dramatic!
I'm afraid I have broken my right arm, this makes going on the computer quite difficult, and luckily I'm left-handed. However this means that my updates will be even slower than they are sorry, I will try to update with longer chapters!
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After the first few, Kelly had given up and was now, slumped against the wall waiting for the professor. She kept thinking about Professor Dumbledore, surely something couldn't have happened to him! She dreaded to think what the school would be like without the wise headmaster.
Kelly heard footsteps approaching and immediately stood up when she saw it was McGonagall. What could she say?
'Where am I?'
Duh I know that question!
'Where's Professor Dumbledore?'
That is a good question, although not one I want to ask now!
"What's today's date?" Kelly asked, hoping that she had just blacked out, and the twins had done a temporary disappearing act, along with all of the people she knew.
"It is Wednesday 1st of October" Well she had skipped a few days, Kelly gulped.
"Um...The year?" Professor McGonagall looked at Kelly suspiciously.
"1999"
"But…I" She looked around, Kelly swallowed nervously.
"Er...Sorry I just…forgot"
"It would do you well not to forget something so simple in the future, what is your name?"
Kelly was quite surprised to hear this, from Professor McGonagall of all people; it was her head of house.
What should I do? I bet she can tell when people are lying. Should I tell her the truth? How hard can it be: Hey Professor I've done something no one ever has been able to do! Travel to the future! As if I would be carted off to St. Mungos, as quick as I can say Quidditch.
Kelly looked up at Professor McGonagall then realised, she hadn't answered the question.
"..Kelly Johnson" Kelly glanced from side to side worriedly.
"Hm..." After that Professor McGonagall began mumbling something, which Kelly couldn't catch.
"What was the reason you were here Miss Johnson?"
Perhaps, I should tell her the truth. She'll probably go mad. Unless! This is the prank that Fred and George pulled! It's pretty powerful even for them, I could be daydreaming, that's not that complicated for them. What to do…
"I need to talk to you about something" When Kelly looked at the office, Professor McGonagall gave a small sigh and said the password clearly saying "Lemon Drops"
The Professor looked down for a moment, as if something had upset her. Kelly still had no idea, but she had a feeling it could be about the previous headmaster.
They both stepped onto the steps, Kelly a few steps behind McGonagall. When they reached the top, Professor McGonagall quickly opened the door and promptly sat down at her desk.
As Kelly passed the door she saw:
'Professor McGonagall, Headmistress'
Kelly's eyes widened, what had happened to Professor Dumbledore?
She nervously sat down in the seat in front of the desk, fumbling with her hands, unable to look directly at the Headmistress.
"Well, see the err thing is..." Kelly looked up "I think I've travelled through time"
She gave an apprehensive laugh. Professor McGonagall frowned and turned her head slightly to the side.
"How far back?"
"Well, Professor… It wasn't really back"
"To the future!" She replied astonished, her mouth full of shock.
"I think so"
"What year do you come from?"
"1996"
The Professor took a deep breath. "Did you come straight here?"
Kelly nodded.
"How did you travel… forward? Surely not using a time-turner?!"
"I did, I'm not too sure, I was hit by a spell and now here I am"
"Your name isn't really Kelly Johnson is it?"
Kelly bit her lip and dropped her head back to an interesting part of wood on the desk.
"Kelly Peters I presume?"
Hey, I'm not just someone who's with Fred and George!
Kelly gave a small smile; she did sort of remember her.
I miss them already
"Was always with George -and Fred"
It's a bit strange without the annoying jokes... WAIT! What did she say!
"Sorry?!" Kelly looked up, shocked about something.
No one ever says George and Fred; it's always Fred and George. It just is! Something's wrong! I can see it on her face, why did she say George and Fred.
Is something wrong with Fred? Or George. Or BOTH!
By this time, Professor McGonagall and repeated what she said, however saying their names properly. Kelly was tapping the desk rhythmically fast although it did not seem to be what was on her mind.
"What happened?!" She mumbled, not even wanting to know the answer, yet wanting to know it at the same time.
"I'm afraid that I cannot give you that information, I will be finding a way to get you to your own time, as soon as possible, and you shouldn't be here!"
Kelly really wanted to ask more questions.
Dumbledore would know what to do...
Kelly knew she wouldn't be able to know anything about the future, although hadn't this already been broken by simply going to the future?
This was of course the future; anyone would want to know what happens.
"Where am I? I mean my future self?"
The professor thought for a moment "You have a job..."
"Where?" When she didn't reply Kelly fought the urge to roll her eyes "Does this have something to do with the whole future thing?"
Professor McGonagall merely nodded. "You need to stay at Hogwarts, while I try to think of a way to send you back"
"Miss Peters, exists in this time as another person, you are Miss Johnson"
Kelly hid a smile, she hoped Angelina wouldn't mind.
"The robes have not changed, you should still know your way around the school, and the password for Gryffindor is Phoenix feather. I will sort a bed for you, I don't know how long you will be here Miss Peters, outside this room, you will find things that you never imagined would happen, the battle was fierce" The professor averted her eyes from Kelly's, then she looked up again.
From what Kelly had gathered so far, the students didn't look evil, although that wasn't really what You Know Who wanted, who knows what he wanted, from what Kelly had heard he had gone mad with power.
"I think that some of the professors may recognise you, a simple hair changing spell should be sufficient" Kelly bit her lip, she loved her blonde hair. Then she realised she could change it when she went home.
Professor McGonagall muttered a quick spell, with a small motion of her wand, it changed from its platinum blonde to onyx black in seconds. Falling down in waves, past her shoulders, this wasn't her hair.
She held it in her hands, they were shaking. Kelly had never dyed or coloured her hair before. She loved her hair; it was however silly it sounded a part of who she was.
Kelly looked across the back of the room, and noticed two new portraits among the others. Professor Dumbledore and Snape!
Snape! Merlin, how did he manage that!
Kelly wanted to ask so many questions but the future was too important, would she even be allowed to go back?
"I will organise a timetable for you and give it to you tomorrow" She looked as if she was about to say something, but she stopped.
There was a sharp knock on the door and someone opened the door.
"Sorry ta be botherin ya Professor McGonagall, I'll.." Hagrid looked at Kelly, he had gone pale, and had stopped talking.
"Very well Hagrid" Professor McGonagall gave Hagrid a small curt nod and turned her attention to Kelly. "Miss Johnson has just transferred from Beaux batons an unexpected change, she has been just sorted."
Kelly stood up, when she understood she could leave and nearly ran out of the office. Stepping past Hagrid, it was like he could see straight through her. Kelly walked down the steps and waited until it reached the ground. She leapt off and ran to the tower, maybe she could find out something.
I need to see if everyone's ok
She sprinted up the moving stairs taking the steps two at a time. When she reached the fat lady, she panted and managed to say "Phoenix Feather" while the fat lady looked at her curiously, then let her in.
The common room wasn't very busy, with a few people sitting on the sofas, and students doing last minute work.
Kelly smiled, at least she was still home, and it was just the friends she was missing.
A few students looked up at her, interested in knowing who she was. They would be surprised to see later on that she was in face a sixth year that had been at Hogwarts since she was 11.
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Kelly walked up the all familiar stair way to the girls dormitories and went into the 6th year girls. She found another bed, right in the corner, a small trunk at the end of the bed. Another girl was up there reading something; she snorted then looked up at Kelly.
The girl looked at her up and down "Who are you?"
"Kelly Johnson. You?"
"Gemini Staker"
Kelly opened her trunk and peered inside. She smiled when she saw the robes.
"Are you a transfer?"
Kelly was about to say 'no' then remembered what McGonagall had said, she was from Beaux batons.
Stupid french accent!
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George P.O.V
I'd better start from the beginning, I s'pose. We were going down to breakfast, usually a normal thing, except this time Malfoy was there. This would have been fine, with the exception of the word Mudblood and you know it was Malfoy. I couldn't be responsible for my actions, just as he was for his mouth. I guess it runs in the family...
Anyway, we heard Draco talking to some other Slytherin, we were on the stairs. Fred started getting a little mad, his hands turning into fists. He hated that word, just as much as I did maybe even more.
When we got down there, we started fighting. After a few minutes, we didn't think it was fair, against him. So we decided one of us would go against him, Kelly said she wanted to. Me and Fred didn't want her to go, we had some canary creams we could have shot into his mouth!
Eventually Kelly tricked us, well Fred really. It was quite scary to see Kelly so…determined.
Anyway after a few minutes of duelling, Malfoy threw a hex at her. It hit her right in the chest, and she just disappeared, no dust, no cloak…no body, nothing. We don't know where she's gone; the professors are talking with Dumbledore now. That was after we got a grilling from McGonagall and Snape. 25 points from Slytherin, 50 from Gryffindor and detention for the rest of the week, I don't think its fair at all. Just 'because there are two of us. Malfoy shot the hex!
I'm not too bothered about the detentions really, I hope it's in Filch's office; he has all the confiscated items. I wonder if we'll be able to find the dung bomb stash that Filch found? That would be a miracle, and you know finding Kelly.
It's only been about five hours. She's probably trying to scare me and Fred, it's not working, could be part of her 'big' prank. Fred doesn't think she can pull it off, I thought that at first but now I'm not so sure.
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"I come from Beaux batons in France"
As if they don't know where Beaubaton is, perhaps I should mention the location of France too!
"You don't speak French?"
"It's an um really long story"
"I've got time"
Oh the irony
"We lived in England until I was 11 then we moved to France so I could go to Beaubaton"
"It wasn't that long"
She gave a big fake grin "Short version"
The girl nodded then looked down at her book.
Kelly gave a quick fleeting look around the dorm but couldn't find The Daily Prophet or The Quibbler. She took her wand out of her pocket and looked at it. Kelly lay on the bed, twiddling her wand between her fingers, why did she come back to this time, or rather forward. It was all rather confusing, and she hadn't quite been able to take a deep breath and take it all in.
Kelly looked over towards the door; she could've sworn she heard something at the bottom of the stairs.
It sort of reminded her of the twins.
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I don't know the exact date that Fred and George are in for their 6th year so basically she travelled 3 years into the future