The chapters in the past section of Time Travel and its Consequence were similar to the ones in the future section. Hermione flipped past time turners, hoping to find something about a potion. She sighed in relief when she found it.

It was also known as the Sands of Time potion, and had most of the same ingredients, except for the venom of a baby Timdstog. It took the same amount of time to brew, but apparently you had to keep it frozen for the second month before continuing work on the potion. The potion needed as much attention as the future potion, but took a break for a month.

Hermione sighed in relief when she saw it would take you back to the day or year, depending on how much you took, and you'd look the way you did in that year. Hermione smiled. She would be 16 again, and none of the horrible things with Voldemort would have ever happened. She decided at once she wanted to try and brew the potion, but was a bit worried on how she's get the ingredients.

All of the ingredients would be hard to track. She knew she could easily buy dragon blood, or she could have if all of the stores hadn't shut down. She wondered if some of the dark magic stores would be open. Surely they would have some dragon blood? Her heart dropped again. Even if they did, they wouldn't sell it to her. She was a traitor to them now, and they were probably still looking for her.

Timdstogs would only be in the deserts in the dead of night, and she'd have to find a baby one at that. It would be difficult, but not so hard. She'd just have to be careful not to get bitten.

Eldela came in the form of aging fruit. They only grew in the coldest mountains. Hermione sighed. Perhaps the store would have some of that to? She thought not, but hoped so.

The Venomus Tentacula only bloomed on a full moon. Hermione knew one to be coming up next week. They grew in dark forests, so Hermione wondered if they would find one in the forbidden forest near Hogwarts.

Time turners would be the most difficult to find. The ministry had fallen, so they probably wouldn't carry them anymore, but she was determined to find it somewhere.

Hermione rubbed her eyes. She needed 'Most Potent Potions' She was sure that 'The Sands of Time' would be in it. She would also need a cauldron.

She sighed and looked back up at Ron.

"This will be difficult. Do you have a cauldron in the house, Ron?" Hermione asked, hoping.

Ron looked up, "Wha? Well… Yeah, I think so. But it's pretty small…"

Hermione smiled, "Doesn't matter. As long as there's one around…" she groaned, "We need a copy of 'Most Potent Potions'. I'm sure they'll have it in there…"

Ron gaped at her, "Are you mental?! Do you remember what happened last time we went to your place? There was a trace on it or something. They were waiting for you to go back there, so they could capture you! We can't just bloody well show up back there!"

Hermione bit her lip, "We have to! It's our only hope, Ron. It's the only chance we have to fix everything! Please!"

Ron stared at her, then slowly nodded, "Okay… When do you want to go?"

"As soon as possible," Hermione answered, "Right now. I want to start the potion immediately."

Ron slowly nodded, "Okay…"

They made their way up the stairs out of the house. Lavender had been avoiding them, so Hermione was only a little worried about that. Once above ground, the two of them grasped hands and disapparated.

They arrived again on the snowy hill, practically on the doorstep of Hermione's home. Wind and snow blew fiercely as a blizzard raged.

Hermione shivered and covered her eyes with her sweater, "Come on…" she mumbled and opened the door.

The house was still damaged and wrecked from the last time they had been here. Hermione walked silently through the cold and quiet house, wishing to get out of there as soon as possible.

The door to the library was still ajar. Hermione bit her lip and pushed inside to find the wall was still lined with books. She prayed that 'Most Potent Potions' would be one of them. She scanned the book case carefully, searching for what seemed like hours with no luck.

"Hermione? I think this is it." Ron said from somewhere far away. Hermione whipped her head around. Ron stood on the other side of the room. He had reached for a book on the very top shelf, and was flipping through the pages carefully. Hermione walked slowly to him. She beamed when she got a look at the cover. It was what they had been looking for.

Hermione gave him a one-armed hug, "What would I do without you, Ronald?"

Ron smiled slightly. Hermione thought she saw his ears go red.

She took the book from him and flipped through it. Her heart was pounding as she searched for The Sands of Time. With each potion passing, her heartbeat quickened, until she stopped on that one potion. She smiled and tears came to her eyes, "Here it is…" she breathed.

She pocketed the book and turned to face him, "We better get out of here, Ron. Who knows how long it will take them to get here."

Ron nodded, "Alright, let's apparate then."

Hermione shook her head, "No. While we're here we may as well find Eldela. Right?"

Ron blinked a few times, confused, but he nodded, "Sure… but, is it really safe? I mean, it's freezing outside."

Hermione laughed, "It's the only time it's available, Ron! Let's go!" she grabbed his hand and led him out of the cold house, to be greeted with even colder air.

She shivered and cuddled up against Ron. Finding this would be harder than she thought…

They searched for what seemed like hours, but what really elapsed into 30 minutes. Hermione was starting to feel numb. He nose was bright red, like Ron's.

"Hermione, this is stupid. We have to get out of here before we freeze to death!"

Hermione weakly shook her head, she was pointing at a dark object ahead of them.

It looked like a tree, but the leaves and fruit it was bearing were frozen solid. Hermione's lip twitched. She had attempted to smile. She broke away from Ron and walked slowly ahead. Her muscles were all sore, but she thought she could run. Hell, running would warm her up. She brushed the bitterly cold ice and snow from her brow as new icy particles fell on her. She ran forward, leaving Ron where he stood.

She hadn't expected this. While she was running, she thought she heard a crack. She looked down for a split second, and the ice broke beneath her. Hermione let out a scream and fell through the shattered ice.

The water swallowed her, and a thousand needle sharp knives stabbed into her. She choked on the icy water, and felt as if something was pulling her down. She reached for the surrounding ice, but her hands slipped on it. She was feeling herself lose consciousness.

Hermione woke up in a warm bed. About twenty layers of blanket covered her, but she still felt cold. A cup of steaming hot tea sat on the bedside table next to her. This was her room a the Weasley house… but how did she get there?

Ron entered the room, wearing a flustered look. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hermione's eyes open.

"Bloody Hell. Never scare me like that again." He set 'Most Potent Potions' on her bedside table. "The book got pretty wet, but I reckon it'll still be alright. If I can still read it, I'm sure you can."

Hermione moaned, "What happened?"

Ron blinked, "Don't you remember? You ran off trying to get that piece of fruit, then you fell though the ice. About gave me a heart attack…"

She smiled up at him, "Thanks… For saving my life, Ron."

Ron shrugged, "Of course. I couldn't just let you die…"

Hermione shook her head, "I was so stupid! Why didn't I just use a summoning charm? I… I can't believe this. Now we have to go back and…"

"Do you think I'm completely worthless?" Ron piped.

"What?"

"I got that fruit, you know. After I dived in to save you, I summoned it. Not that hard. Just said 'Accio Eldela.'" Ron grinned at her, and he pulled out a frozen looking piece of fruit. "Book says it takes a week to thaw, then you can chop it up and throw it in the cauldron."

Hermione smiled, "Thank you. You always come through, even when I'm being stupid."

Ron shook his head, "Don't mention it."

Hermione reached for the book on the table and opened it to The Sands of Time (Past). She read through the list of ingredients (They were the same as the other book), and how to prepare them. Apparently, the dragon blood was to go in first, then a week after that, you were to add freshly cut Eldela, and stir it counter clockwise 23 times, or until it turned white. Hermione stopped reading there, "We have to get some dragon blood, Ron. As soon as possible."

Ron blinked at her, "Hermione you almost froze--"

"Ron! We need it as soon as possible! As in, we need to get to an open store right now, and get some!"

Ron just stared at her, "Right now? As in, now? But… we just got back from…"

"Ronald! If we don't go now, the potion will fail!" She sat up quickly, "I don't care if I almost froze." she strained. Her toes were still somewhat numb, "We need that ingredient!"

Ron sighed, 'I… where are we supposed to go?" he demanded.

Hermione thought a moment, "Borgin and Burkes? It was pretty much a death eater store… right? It might still be open. And dragon blood seems like something they would sell."

"Fine. But if we're caught and killed, I'm blaming you." he said with a smile.

They arrived in Knockturn alley. The place was just as deserted as Diagon alley, but store windows were still lit up in some spots. Hermione quickly scanned the alley, her eyes falling on the store. Borgin and Burkes was still open by the looks of it. Hermione and Ron both put hoods over their heads, as if trying to hide their identity.

The two opened the door and quietly made their way throughout the store. The shop owner looked up at them from behind a desk, then returned to a paper he'd been reading. Hermione headed for the back of the store, where several strange ingredients could be found. She was thankful to see there wasn't really anyone in the store. Hermione's eyes scanned the back shelves. Her eyes brightened when she spotted a vial labeled 'Dragon Blood'. She carefully picked it up and turned it in her hands. The bottle contained about ½ a pint to a pint of blood, she guessed. She nearly dropped the bottle containing the thick green blood when she saw the price tag.

500 galleons. Her jaw dropped. 500 galleons for less than a pint of blood? Sure dragon blood was valuable, but that was ridiculous! She looked around the store carefully, then bit her lip. She would regret this forever… Then, making sure nobody was looking, Hermione pocketed the valuable blood.

She spotted Ron and rushed to him, "Quick! Time to go!"

Ron blinked dumbly, "But I thought--"

"Nope! They don't have it here!" Hermione hissed and pushed him out the door. She was just about to leave when she heard a voice behind her.

"Hey! Are your pocket's heavy?" The shop keeper growled, and pulled his wand out.

"Cruc--"

Hermione pulled her own wand out, "Stupefy!" she shouted. A red jet of light shot from her wand and hit the shop keeper in the chest. He staggered backward and fell, stunned.

"I know who you are! You're that traitor the death eaters have been looking for! I'll call them here right now!" The shop keeper had stood back up, and was reaching for something in his pocket.

Hermione panicked, "Avis Oppungo!" She yelled. Several small, fat, yellow birds flew from Hermione's wand and shot sharply at the shopkeeper. Hermione grinned as she saw the man struggle against the attacking birds. She stared back at Ron and grabbed his hand. The two disapparated.

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief back at Ron's place. Another close call. This couldn't keep happening. They would surely get captured eventually if they weren't careful. Hermione walked downstairs and into her room. She took the dragon blood from her pocket and frowned at it. She had stolen… She was becoming a true criminal. Ron stepped inside her room with a small cauldron. It looked like it could fill about 3 or 4 goblets. Hermione reached for it with a smile and uncorked the blood, then poured it slowly inside.

She pointed her wand above the cauldron and whispered a spell. A metal hand appeared and held the cauldron by the handle. Hermione pointed her wand beneath the cauldron and muttered, "Incendio" A small fire started under the cauldron. According to the book, she was to boil the blood for a week until she added the Eldela. Then she was to stop the fire and stick to stirring.

She sighed and sat against her bed. Ron leaned against the doorway wearing a stupid grin.

"What?" Hermione questioned.

"The spell you used on the shop owner."

"Yea? What about it?" Hermione asked, confused. Stupefy was a spell she used quite often.

"Don't you remember?" Ron cocked his eyebrow.

"What are you talking about?"

Ron rolled his eyes, "Avis Oppungo," He paused, "You used that spell on me in our sixth year."

Hermione blinked.

"When you found out Lavender and I were dating, remember?"

Hermione grinned. It was starting to come back to her, "Oh… I do remember." she giggled, 'Sorry about that."

"Yeah. It bloody hurt. I'll never underestimate little birds again, thanks to you."

Hermione looked up at him, "Well… you were being an arse. Sorry."

Ron shook his head. He looked as if he was about to say something, then seemed to change his mind. Hermione decided not to press this.

Hermione slept horribly that night. She dreamed that she was a princess in a high tower. Ron was a knight in shining armor trying to save her on the ground below. He was trying his best to use any spells he could to get her down, but nothing worked. He eventually said he was sending her a drink that would let her float down to him. He waved his wand and a small bottle of a bright pink liquid floated to her. Princess Hermione drank it and she fell down from the tower. Knight Ron caught her in his arms, and told her he had always loved her. He was just about to kiss her when an ugly prince with blonde hair appeared behind them. Hermione recognized him to be Draco. Prince Draco demanded that Hermione was his princess and shot a green spell at Knight Ron, who crumpled to the ground, dead. Princess Hermione cried and cried. Prince Draco grinned evilly and yanked Hermione to her feet. He said they were going back to the palace where Hermione would get special treatment from the king and dukes, then a kiss at the end of the day.

Sorry it took me so long to get a chapter up! I hope this chapter was okay. Ron and Hermione are finally starting to brew the potion! Yay! Not to many romantic moments in this chapter, and Lavender wasn't even in it. (Except mentioned a couple of times)

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