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Hermione woke to find she was in the familiar white hospital wing. She really had seen that place one too many a time. She looked around to see she wan't the only one in there. In fact she nearly fainted again when she saw who it was.
Professor Dumbledor sat next to her bed, twinkling eyes gazing down at her.

'Wow. I really am in the past. I was hoping this was all a dream. This is too weird,' she thought. She looked up to find the headmaster still looking at her.

"Hello, Mrs...?" he asked her, finally speaking up.

"Granger, sir. Hermione Granger," she said, hoping to be able to tell him what happened to her so she could find a way home.

"Well, hello, Mrs.Granger. May I ask you what exactly your story is? How you came to be here?"Dumbledore asked her with a curious expression upon his face. This is the question she was hoping for, yet slightly dreading. How exactly was she to explain herself without giving away anyones future. She did want to get home, though. She just figured she'd have to be careful is all.

"Well...where do I even begin?"she said to herself, not meaning for anyone else to hear.She looked to the old man next to her, who had a thoughful look asking her to continue when she was ready."Well I'm not exactly from here"

"I figured that much but where exactly are you from?" he asked her with amusement in his voice.

"Well," Hermione continued."I was born on September 19, 1979. I'm from the future I guess you could say. You see the time I just left was 1996." She figured that was the best way to go and she would just continue from the questions he would no doubt ask her. She looked a him once more and saw he had a eager expression lingering on his face.

"From the future? Indeed. This is very interesting. I take it you must know some people here?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yes, sir. I know several people from this time, actually. You see, professor, that's why I must get back to my time.
I might accidentaly change the future or worse, slip and tell someone else their future. I don't know how long I would last here knowing something so huge," she said to him. Yes, she was exaggerating a bit, but she'd do anything to get back home.

"I understand, Mrs. Granger. I will do everything in my power to try to get you back home. I will notify you as soon as I find something. In the meantime I think it would be best if you acted as if you were a student here: stay in the dorms,
take some classes here. Now, what house and year were you in, my dear?"

"I was in Gryffindor, going into my seventh year. Thank you so much, sir, but I am quite tired. If we could end this soon...?" she said. She was quite tired after everything going on. This was just too much for her to swallow at one time.

"Yes I shall take my leave now. You will start classes tomorrow if you are up to it. I will make sure you have everything you need until our Hogsmeade trip this weekend," he said standing up ready to leave.

"Thank you again professor. I will be in classes tomorrow. It will help get my mind off of some...recent events"

"Ok. Well I must be going now. Goodbye. I will check in as soon as I can," Dumbledore replied while strolling to the door. He opened it only to have something fall into him that he couldn't see. The man reached down, feeling cloth and tugged. A silver cloak fell to the ground to reveal a shocked Sirius Black, who quickly jumped to his feet in fright.

"I can explain sir! You see I..I.." he shouted frantically, trying to find an excuse. He looked up into the headmaster's face, stunned to find no twinkle in his eyes. His face was set in stone as he looked down at the young man.

"Up to my office immediatly. And no detours. I don't want to hear your excuses here, Mr. Black. You know the way," he said to Sirius in a calm yet stern voice. Sirius turned and ran quickly to the headmaster's office. There was no getting out of it this time.

Albus turned to look at the frightened girl and told her he would return soon. She only slightly nodded her head and closed her eyes in frustration. On that note, he turned and walked out the door wondering how much trouble this could actually cause everyone.

Hermione only opened her eyes when she knew everyone was gone. She had tears silently streaming down her face.'Pull yourself together Hermione,' she told herself. 'Crying is going to get you nowhere'."But what am I supposed to do now?" she asked herself, voice cracking from all the unshed tears.

A few minutes later she heard the door open and turned her head. Albus Dumbledore with Sirius Black in tow came into the room. Dumbledore had an indifferent expression while Sirius's was solemn. She furiously wiped the lingering tears away and looked to the old man for a little comfort. What she saw however made her cower as she saw something akin to fear in the young man's eyes and no warmth in her old professor's.

'Have I really caused this much trouble already for them?' she thought despairedly.

Here's the 3rd ch. everyone.Hope you liked it. I think it was boring but I typed this at about 2 in the morning so have mercy. I only put it up now b/c I haven't been home all day..literally.r&r please!?