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Chapter 3: Actions, Apologies and new Friends
Malfoy looked up at his head of house in surprise; he couldn't understand why Snape couldn't see how great a deed he did for his house. That Mudblood had always out done him and always annoyed his Godfather so getting rid of her was the best thing, wasn't it?
Dumbledore stepped forward with a sigh. He looked at the four boys in front of him; two frustrated, one confused and one angry. Surveying them all he suggested that this talk be moved to his office and that Malfoy's father should be contacted. Draco paled at this and Harry and Ron shared a look of surprise at this as neither thought Mr. Malfoy would be too fussed at their friend's disappearance.
When they were all inside the Headmasters office they waited for Lucius Malfoy to arrive. And when he did, he was furious.
"Dumbledore! What is the meaning of this? You have never called me here where Draco is concerned. What has he done that forced you to call me here?"
Dumbledore sighed once again and stood to face Lucius.
"I'm afraid your son may have had a hand in the disappearance of a student Lucius," Dumbledore explained. "The student in question is one Hermione Granger."
A look of mixed disbelief and slight comprehension wound itself onto Lucius' face and he turned to face Snape who nodded. Lucius looked down at his son and sighed. The three teenage boys looked on in confusion at their silent conversation and watched, wondering if they would be let in on what had happened too.
"Draco," Lucius began. "I don't know whether to be disappointed or grateful for what you've done."
"WHAT!" Harry had exploded. He knew Lucius may have been happy about what his son had done, but he did not expect him to say it.
"Quiet Potter! Don't talk when you don't understand what is being said," Snape snarled.
"Severus, you can hardly blame Mr. Potter for the reaction he has shown," Dumbledore started, looking over to where Severus now stood. "He doesn't know where his friend is nor what has happened in the past."
"Wait a second," Ron said. "How could they have known Hermione in the past? She wasn't even born then!"
Something clicked inside Harry's head. They would have known her if she had…
"Malfoy. You sent her back in time didn't you? Back to their time."
Draco looked up and spoke for the first time.
"I didn't know where I was sending her." He looked up to face his father.
"Did you know Granger in you're time Father?"
Two other pairs of eyes had turned to Lucius once Draco had asked that question.
Lucius didn't answer straight away. Though someone else did.
"Yes, we all did, though we knew her then as Hermione Storm."
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(Marauders time – 1976)
Severus led Hermione into the first empty classroom they came to. He didn't want to take her very far, not in the state she was in any. As he closed the door Hermione seemed so have come out of the trance she had been in and looked around for the source of noise. She saw Severus come back and sit opposite her, looking very uncomfortable with a close-to crying girl in front of him. Hermione hurriedly wiped her eyes and tried to think of something to say to break the silence.
"Erm thanks for getting me away from there Severus." It felt weird to say his first name but it suited him. Her potions professor is Snape, not this awkward teenage boy.
"No problem."
"Sorry about all of that. I didn't mean to lose control over my emotions like that."
"You're a Gryffindor. Most of you have a hard time controlling emotions. And don't be sorry, Potter and Black were imbeciles long before you came here."
'Ah, so they think I was upset with how they were insulting each other. I'll go with that unless they ask why,' Hermione thought.
"Were you upset with the way we acted?" Severus asked. "I don't think the rest noticed but I did see you look at Lily before… well before we got here."
'Well there goes that plan,' Hermione thought slightly amused.
"Well it wasn't because of your insulting each other, though it was disgusting with how James started it saying that about you. It was the way Lily's temper shot out."
Severus looked confused, "You don't like people yelling?"
"No, nothing like that," Hermione laughed. "No it was just that she reminded me of a friend I had. They both share the same annoyance at verbal fights and the both retaliate with anger."
"You miss your home then?" Severus asked.
"Yes I do. I left rather suddenly you see, and I didn't get a chance to say good bye. Their in no position to write to me so, yeah," Hermione finished. She wasn't lying, just being selective in what she said.
"Muggle's then? I understand."
Ok so that wasn't true but it was a good cover story for why she never got mail. They sat there for a while longer until Hermione asked what Severus thought of the potions class here. She smiled wondering what Harry and Ron would say if they found out her first two friends she made in the past were Lily Evans and Severus Snape.
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That's another chapter gone. The next one will be all in the past but I'll put parts of the present in every couple of chapters or so. Once again please review and I'll try to get another chapter up by tomorrow.
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