Disclaimer – The world of Harry Potter is owned by J.K. Rowling and various publishing houses. The Films are owned by Warner Brother's Studios. I do not in writing this claim ownership over any properties associated with the works of J.K. Rowling. I am merely playing in her backyard while I get these ideas out of my head.

Dear Hermione

I can't be certain if I am right about this, but I am going to wager that I am. Based on some information that was published in the Daily Prophet earlier today it appears that you have claimed your inheritance. Which leads me to believe that you like me have traveled here from the future. If this is the case I thought it imperative that you know that I have taken up temporary residence at the Leaky Cauldron. I managed to avoid any confrontations with the Dursley's this time around, which is fortunate. However I fear that the next time I am around them it will be none to pleasant, as such I thought it best that I make some sort of arrangements to get out of that house at least temporarily.

I have managed to obtain all of my school supplies. It might come to you as a surprise but I don't have my Holly and Phoenix Feather Wand this time around. Instead I have a 15 inch, Elder Wood and Phoenix Feather Wand. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that I have a wand that is a duplicate of the Deathly Hallow, even if it does have a different core. I am not entirely sure what to make of this fact.

Also, if my assumption is correct, I was wondering what if anything you have figured out about what sent us back here?

Your loyal friend,

Harry Potter

Hermione sat bemused while stroking Hedwig's feathers as she read this letter. Once she had completed reading it, she turned to the Daily Prophet that had been delivered as per her new subscription to the tabloid. According to it, the Ministry was aware of her existence, and was planning to extend to her the courtesy of joining the Wizengamot, if she can attend the session announced in that paper. That was going to take some finagling, but it was doable.

After reading all of this she quickly wrote a letter to Harry and tied it to Hedwig's leg and said "Please deliver this to Harry if you would?" the Owl Hooted and flew out the window. With that done she walked over to her mother who also had a bemused expression due to having found an Owl sitting on her Windowsill this morning and said "Mum, I was wondering if you would take me to Diagon Alley this morning? I have some important business to deal with."

Emma stood there and listened to her daughter, and said "I assume this has something to do with that Owl you recieved this morning?"

Hermione nodded.

"Okay, but I hope you will explain this too me later." Emma said.

Hermione nodded again and said "I promise to explain it to both you and Dad."

"Okay go get ready and we will drive over there. Perhaps we can have breakfast in that wonderful Pub they have over there." Emma said.

"That would be great!" Hermione said.

Arthur Weasley walked down to breakfast that morning with determination in his expression. "Molly dear, I was speaking with Albus yesterday, and he informs me that young Harry Potter has been staying at the Leaky Cauldron on his own. He was wondering if one of the two of us might go to Diagon Alley and check on the lad." Arthur said to his wife who was just finishing up making the Eggs and Hotcakes for the family.

"Oh, yes of course, I had planned to take the Children to get their Hogwarts Supplies soon anyways. I suppose I could do that today as well." Molly said by way of explanation.

"That sounds like a capital idea." Arthur said as Molly served him his breakfast.

Shortly thereafter the Weasley family minus Bill, Charlie, and Arthur started preparing for their journey to Diagon Alley. Ginny was the first one to go through the Floo.

Meanwhile at the Leaky Cauldron Harry had been reading the Daily Prophet for the morning when Hedwig arrived at his window. He promptly got up and let her in. Giving her an Owl Treat he untied the letter on her leg, opened it and proceeded to read it.

Dear Harry

You are correct, I am from the future. And we really need to talk. I think I have figured out the cause of what sent us back, but not the catalyst. But it would not be safe to talk about these things in a letter. It would be much better to discuss them behind the new Wards on my house. I am going to try to get to Diagon Alley today so that we can pick you up, at least if I can convince my Mum to bring you back home with us. It may be difficult but hopefully it will work.

Harry, be careful, you know the Wizarding World is not as safe as Muggle Britain is. And we both know Voldemort is around somewhere.

Your friend,

Hermione.

Harry had to laugh at the reminder that Voldemort was still around. That was actually one of the first things he had realized when he had figured out he wasn't dreaming. That and that he had to hunt down the Horcruxes all over again. That was going to be fun. Still, dealing with the Horcruxes this time around was going to be loads easier. He now knew a few tricks for dealing with them that he didn't have access to in their previous hunting experience.

Deciding that he should probably walk down to have breakfast while waiting for the Grangers, Harry made his way down to the dining room. Upon entering the dining area he stopped short. There over near the Fireplace was a gaggle of children, each of whom had red hair. Deciding it would be prudent to discretely make his way over to a table as far away from the Weasley's and the Fireplace as possible, he sat down and waited to be served.

At about this time Molly Weasley had arrived, walking over to Tom the Barman she said in a louder voice than was strictly necessary "Hello Tom, I was wondering if you could point out young Mister Potter." not noticing the several heads in the dining room that pivoted to watch the Weasley Matriarch and the one individual who groaned at her statement.

Tom, not being completely clueless sighed and reluctantly pointed out young Harry to the Weasley Matriarch. He was going to get in a lot of trouble if it became known that he was the one who had told Dumbledore about Harry being here. He could just tell.

Molly imperiously walked over to the young man with her children following close behind. "Hello Harry dear, my name is Molly Weasley. My husband Arthur was asked by the Headmaster of Hogwarts if one of the two of us would check up on you. So I am here to do just that. I was wondering if we might impose on you to join us for a little bit of shopping in the Alley, and then possibly invite you back to the Burrow with us?"

Harry maintained as neutral a face as he could as he said "I am sorry Ma'am, but I am expecting a friend to arrive any minute now, so I will be unable to accompany you on your shopping trip. I would also like to point out that as I barely know you, it would be unwise for me to join you at, what did you call it? The Burrough?"

Molly lets out a loud "HARRUMPH" wondering just who this boy could be meeting in the Wizarding World as he has been missing from said world for nearly eleven years.

It is about this time that Emma and Hermione arrive in the Leaky Cauldron, upon noticing the Red Heads swarming around Harry, Hermione nudges her mother in the direction of Harry's table.

Harry seeing Hermione arrive and walking over stands to great the brunette, he walks over to her and chastely hugs her saying "Hello Hermione."

Hermione stiffens slightly, but gradually relaxes as she wonders just what is going on, she notices the look Molly is giving the two of them and promptly returns the hug saying "Hi Harry, how have you been?"

"Fine, won't you come sit down?"

Hermione nods and follows the boy over to the table ignoring the red heads, especially her former husband. Though she does notice the calculating look on Ginny's face.

Emma watches her daughter's reaction to this strange boy, and the red heads and wonders about it, seeing her daughter joining the boy at the table she decides to join them as well. She notices the Red Headed woman giving them odd looks, and then a loud harumph as she directs her children out towards the Alley.

Once the Weasley's were well out of hearing distance Hermione turns to Harry and says "Okay Harry, what was that all about? I thought you liked the Weasley's?"

Harry for his part sighed and said "I like some of them. But I have been thinking about my first encounter with Molly. I thought it really odd that a woman of her age and number of years attending Hogwarts and sending her children to Hogwarts could somehow forget the Platform Number for the Hogwarts EXpress."

Hermione looked thoughtful and said "Yes, that is odd. But there might be an alternative explanation. However based on the looks she was giving us, I won't disagree with you. Those were not pleasant looks. Also, I noticed Ginny was giving us a rather calculating look. Like she was already planning her future role in your life. She is TEN. How can she be planning her role in your life at that age?"

"She once told me that stories of the Boy-Who-Lived were her favorite bedtime story when she was little. I don't know if I really like that idea based on what I have seen here today." Harry explained.

"Okay, yeah that is a little creepy." Hermione agreed.

Emma listened to all of this and had to speak up saying "You two sound like you have personal knowledge of those people, but from the way they were reacting they looked like they had only just met you, how is this possible?"

Hermione hearing this promptly put her hand over her mouth, and Harry began blushing furiously. They had both slipped into old habits once they had seen each other again and had forgotten that anyone else was present.

"Mum, you know magic makes many things possible. Harry and I have foreknowledge of events that have yet to happen. I will explain this to you more fully when we get home. But suffice to say we both have intimate knowledge of having met those people before." Hermione explained to her mother.

Emma for her part simply nodded, she knew that magic was a wondrous and mysterious thing that made many things possible. She was going to have to take this on faith that her daughter knew what was going on here.

"So have you two eaten yet?" Harry asked.

Emma smiled at Harry and said "No not yet."

Harry waved over to Tom the Barkeep, "Tom, would you bring out three Breakfast Specials? My treat."

Tom nodded and promptly went back to the kitchen to prepare the meals.

Hermione wanted to protest saying that she would pay but Harry stopped her and said "'Mione, I have plenty of money. Even if I don't have access to the Potter Family Vaults. I know you have full access to the Ravenclaw Vaults. But please, let me do this for the time being."

Hermione harrumphed and said "Fine."

After paying a single galleon for each meal, Harry watched the other two dig into their meals with a smile as he also began eating with a gusto. After they were done Emma asked Harry "Harry, are you here with your Guardians or Parents?"

Harry cringed a little and said "No Ma'am, I am paying my own room and board, and going to be living here until the start of term at Hogwarts."

Emma looked startled, "Harry would you be willing to allow us to take you home with us? We would allow you the Guest Bedroom until term starts."

Harry smiled and looked to Hermione who was also beaming "Yes Ma'am, that would be wonderful. Thank you."

"Call me Emma, please. Ma'am is too formal don't you think?" Emma said with a smile on her face.

"Let me go get my things, and then we can get ready to leave." Harry said.

After a few minutes Harry had his stuff together and had sent Hedwig on ahead to the Grangers. He was back downstairs and at the Bar ready to negotiate for the return of his deposit but first he had to ask, "Tom, how is it that Dumbledore discovered my presence here?"

"I am not sure Mister Potter, I was just as surprised as you when the Weasley's arrived here."

Hermione casually glanced into the Barkeep's eyes and focused her legilimency on him. What she discovered there was a small amount of deception. However she decided to not press the issue at the current time.

"Very well," Harry said, "I would like to request the return of my remaining deposit as I will be going home with the Grangers for the remaining of the Summer."

"Very good Mister Potter." Tom said as he opened the archaic cash register and withdrew 10 galleons for Harry.

With that done the Grangers plus Harry promptly returned to Crawley.

After their shopping the Weasley's returned to the Leaky Cauldron, Molly looked around for Harry and did not see him. She promptly went up to Tom and asked "Where is young Harry?"

"Ah, I am sorry Molly, but he left with the woman and girl that he greeted while you were here before. Said he was going to spend the rest of the Summer with them."

Molly let out a monstrous "WHAT!" at this news. She promptly turned around and ushered her children through the Floo and back to the Burrow. She needed to contact the Headmaster and rectify this matter as soon as absolutely possible.

After flooing back to the Burrow Molly promptly turned around and flooed the Headmaster's office.

A short time later an exasperated Headmaster said "Thank you for informing me Molly. I will do what I can to rectify this matter as soon as absolutely possible. If you will excuse me I have much to do." The headmaster exited the fireplace and watched as Molly also retreated from the Fireplace.

He then walked over to a cupboard in the office and removed the Wards on it opening it to reveal the Hogwarts Book. Contained within this book were the names of all current and future students. Turning to the page of the current crop of First Years Dumbledore scanned the book for an individual named "Hermione"

What he found shocked him nearly into a Heart Attack. There written in neat green script were the words:

"Hermione Jean Granger, Heiress of Ravenclaw, Residence Currently Unknown."

He now knew who the Ravenclaw Heiress was. Unfortunately the Book indicated that her residence had an unplottable charm on it, making it impossible for people who did not already know it's location or owls to find it. This complicated matters for him. To make matters worse, she now apparently had access to Harry Potter, the heir of yet another massive fortune.

He decided he was going to have to check to see if Minerva possibly knew where the young ladies house was.

Minerva was sitting down to a nice cup of tea after a long morning of dealing with school administration issues. Just as she was about to take a sip of said tea there was a knock on her door. "Enter," she said, and she was surprised to see the Headmaster walk in.

"Minerva, I was wondering if you might happen to know where one Hermione Jean Granger's residence happens to be?"

To say that Minerva was shocked was an understatement, that sort of information was usually contained within the Hogwarts Book of Rolls. "Yes Albus, I am aware of where she lives."

"Then would you please tell me."

"The Graners live at 13 Crover Street* in Crawley, England." Minerva said plainly.

The Headmaster didn't even thank Minerva as he promptly left the office without even shutting the door. Minerva sipped her tea and used magic to shut her door wondering what that was all about.

Dan and Emma granger sat amazed as Hermione and Harry explained to the two of them all about their previous life. When Hermione got to the part about the Diagon Alley incident that sent the two of them here, and how she thought that the thing causing the Wards in the Alley to fail was a Gamma Ray Burst, but that she was unsure what the cause of the magical backlash that caused her and Harry to be sent back in time instead of dying Harry smacked his forehead and said "Oh of COURSE!"

Hermione looked at him confused and waited for him to explain, he simply said "The Deathly Hallows." to which Hermione looked genuinely surprised as if she hadn't considered that before.

"Yes, that absolutely makes sense. And it actually explains why you have that Wand now. Think about it. It is unlikely that you will get access to Dumbledores Wand in this timeline, so circumstances have arranged for you to have a nearly equivalent wand instead."

Harry nodded as if that made a lot of sense.

"What are the Deathly Hallows?" Dan asked.

"Very powerful magical artefacts rumored to have been created by Death himself." Hermione said by way of explanation.

"Yeah, except odds are that part is just a myth. In actuality though they do have the power to negate death to some extent. My guess is that when my death was imminent due to that Gamma Ray Burst or whatever it was, the power of the Deathly Hallows coursed through my body and acted together to send my consciousness back in time." Harry also explained.

Hermione nodded and said "And while that was probably happening I touched him and came into contact with that magic which probably flowed into me and also sent me back in time as well. It actually makes a lot of sense."

"I am sure it does honey, but it is also way above our heads." Emma said.

At this point in time Hermione felt a pressure being applied to the Wards and said "I will be right back, someone is knocking on the Wards."

"One guess who" Harry said.

Hermione shot him a dirty look and walked off. Once outside she was not at all surprised to see the Headmaster of Hogwarts standing just outside of the Wards prodding them with the Elder Wand. Sighing she stepped casually out of the Wards and said "Sir, if you would please put your Wand away, I will go back inside and grant you temporary admittance to the house if you wish to talk to us?"

"That would be nice, Miss Granger?" Dumbledore said politely.

Once everyone was inside and seated around the Living Room Dumbledore got right down to business "Hello, I am the Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. I have come here because it has come to my attention that young Mister Potter has been invited to spend the rest of his summer in this house. While I appreciate your offer, as his Magical Guardian I must insist that he is returned to his relatives home immediately until the start of the Hogwarts Term for his own safety."

Harry and Hermione looked at each other, Hermione gave a small almost imperceptible nod, and Harry promptly turned back to the Headmaster and said "Sir, while I mean no disrespect, I no longer consider the Dursley's residence a safe home for me to live in, nor do I consider it truly my Home. I would feel much more comfortable living here for the next few summers, if the Grangers would be willing to have me?" Harry looked at Dan and Emma for acceptance of his proposal. Meanwhile Hermione looked at her parents with a pleading look as well.

Dan was a little hesitant to accept this young man into his home now that he knew how much trouble the young man had been in in his previous life. However Emma took charge and said "Of course Harry, that would be acceptable based on what you have told us of your past." Dan for his part sighed in resignation, his wife truly controlled the family.

Dumbledore listened to all of this in rapt shock. This would have dire consequences for the Dursley's as the wards would now in all probability fail in a matter of days. Those wards were in place as much to protect the Dursley's as they were for the protection of Harry. Now Dumbledore would have to make arrangements to move the Dursley's to some safer location which would not be easy considering their absolute hatred for the Magical World.

"Are you sure Harry? It is for the best that you return to your Relatives."

"I WILL NOT RETURN TO THE DURSLEY'S EVER!" Harry said by way of affirmation.

Realizing that his goal of returning Harry to the Dursley's was now defeated, that exclamation would have shattered the wards irreparably, Dumbledore moved onto the next task, "Miss Granger, I have recently discovered that you are the Heiress of Ravenclaw. I wish to offer my congratulations, while at the same time inform you that I will need to return here next Tuesday so that I can escort you to the first yearly meeting of the Hogwarts Board of Governors. It is imperative that you attend so that we can forestall them making any votes without you."

Hermione realized that if she did not attend the rest of the Board of Governors would lose their magic if they made any votes. While she did not wish this upon the vast majority of the Board of Governors, there was at least one or two individuals currently on the Board of Governors who needed to be dealt that blow. Most notably Lucius Malfoy. "I am sorry Headmaster, but we will be camping at an undisclosed location at that point in time. As such I will be completely unable to attend that meeting."

Dumbledore was at a loss for words. It was like these two children were deliberately trying to ruin his hard thought out plans. Deciding that he needed to get some answers he decided that a legilimency probe was in order, he decided to start with Miss Granger, as she had proved the most problematic to his plans.

Hermione felt the brush against her mind and immediately reinforced her occlumency barriers. "Headmaster it is extremely rude to use Legilimency on a minor in their own home. While you might get away with that kind of behavior at School, doing so here is not something I will approve of. You are no longer welcome in my home. Please leave."

Dumbledore sighed realizing that this young woman somehow had Occlumency barriers that rivaled Severus, and that he was not going to be getting any information from her mind. He also realized he had somehow worn out his welcome here. Walking out of the house he promptly apparated away once he was outside of the wards.

Meanwhile back inside the house Harry said "That was bloody brilliant! Are we really going camping?"

Emma chuckled and said "We can if you want, but that wasn't really on the agenda."

A/N1*: 13 Crover Street is the name of a Street I made up on the spot. My apologies if there is really a street named that in Crawley and I didn't realize it. I didn't mean to make any illusions to real locations that I was uncertain of, but at the same time I wanted a street name and number for the house that the Grangers lived in.

A/N2: I must apologize that this chapter is shorter than the previous one, but there wasn't really as much to do this chapter. This will be the last chapter before the start of Hogwarts in the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as the last two.