A Ripple In Time Keeperoliver Chapter 6 Harry Meets Hermione

A/N: I believe now is the time to start the pairing ritual. Like in all my other stories, Harry is with Ginny. Neville is with Amanda, Draco is with Luna, Ron is with Susan. Now, I was thinking of Hermione being with Cedric, but, I am open to suggestions. One request though, it has to be some one not mentioned in the other pairings. If Cedric is OK, then no need to answer this. Also, there will be a tournament in Harry's fourth year, but, not A Tri-Wizard Tournament. Thank you all who have been reading, saving, favoriting and reviewing this story. As always, Ollie the keeper.

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Luna walked over to Harry and Draco to thank them for their concern. However she never got that far, as Draco stepped forward and asked her, "Luna, I know you barely know me, but, I was wondering, since you are eligible this year to go to Hogsmeade, would you care to go with me, possibly as a date? If not then as a friend?"

Luna smiled at Draco, "I know you better than you think Draco Black. I have been waiting for you to ask me out. I imagined it would be this year. So, yes, I would like to go to Hogsmeade with you, and as a date. Now, Harry Black, or should I say Potter, it is good to see you learned who you really are. Are you happy now that you have a family?"

"Very happy now Luna. I have a question for you though. Like you, you did seem familiar to me, and I would like to know if like Ginny said, are you a mystic, or a seer?"

Luna turned to Ginny and giggled, "You call me mystic? Excellent. I like that. Maybe I should change my name to that?"

"NO!" Draco loudly answered. "Please don't change your name, as it is a beautiful name. I will call you mystic if you like, but you will always be Luna to me."

Luna smiled and said, "For you it will be Luna. But I wouldn't mind if you occasionally called me Mystic. Would you be upset if I called you Drake?"

"As long as you are calling me, I don't care what name you use."

"Mum get us out of here, the air is getting sickeningly sweet, and hard to breathe." Ron screamed.

"Why don't you zip it you Ponce." Ginny retorted

They were into a heated argument when the bell rang over the door. A bushy haired girl walked through, and caught Harry's eye. His memories were coming back in spurts, and this was one of those spurts. For some reason she was very familiar.

She walked over to Ginny and hugged her, and then hugged Molly, Luna, and Amanda. She said Hi to James, Neville, and Draco. She then glared at Ron, as he sneered at her. "Great, this just ruined my day completely. Granger had to show up. How is it going Miss Know-It-All?"

Draco was the one to get on to him this time, "Do you have trouble remembering? Didn't you listen to a word Harry told you? How is it you have any friends?"

"Listen Black, I have more friends than you will ever have. I am respected at school, and well liked. And you have what, one, Neville? Not much if you ask me. Now excuse me, as I have places to go and things to buy."

Ron walked out of the clothing store and down the alley.

Draco turned to the girl, "Hermione, I am sorry for you having to put up with the likes of Mr. Egotistical. He was right though, the air was stuffy in here, but, it seems better now."

Laughter filled the store with that comment, and Hermione thanked Draco for his words. Ginny then caught her arm and pulled her to where Harry was standing. "Hermione Granger, I would like you to meet Harry Potter, Harry this is Hermione."

Hermione reached her hand forward, and Harry took it. As soon as he took her hand, a flash of memory hit him. A vision of Harry and Hermione in a loo, facing off against a Troll. Ron was there as well. It seemed this vision affected Hermione as well, as she started to shake her head as if trying to shake the cobwebs loose. Neither of them said anything though. Hermione did glance at Harry with a weird look on her face.

Luna saw this and declared, "OH look, Harry and Hermione just had a revelation. What was it Hermione?"

She looked to Luna, "Nothing, it was nothing."

"OH come on Hermione, since Ron left, we are all friends here." Luna pushed.

Harry knew Hermione felt the same thing he felt, and that she was trying to figure it out. Harry knew it had to do with the other time line. He almost wished his memory would come flooding back to him, but if all his memories were like that, it may not be a good idea.

The new friends and old departed Madam Malkins after every on was fitted and outfitted. They finished their shopping and they were all looking forward to their next year in school.

Harry noticed Hermione glancing in his direction on several ocasions, but never said a word to him. He hoped he hadn't chased her away from him with the vision.

Luna and Ginny came to him and Ginny just said, "Give her time Harry. Hermione is a brilliant person, who tends to over think things. I hope to see you on the train and maybe she will have loosened up by then. She extended her hand to Harry and Harry was afraid to take it. "What, you don't like me Harry? Just because Ron is a git, doesn't mean we all are."

Harry tentatively took her hand, and another flash hit him, even worse than the one with Hermione. He was in a chamber, and Ginny was lying on the ground, and a spectre of a young man was standing over her. He said something, and a noise behind him caused Harry to turn around. The head of a huge snake was coming out of the mouth of a giant fifty foot bust of a face. Then there was a red and gold streak, and it attacked the snake, ripping apart it's eyes. The snake was thrashing about violently and finally the bird broke off it's attack, and the snake was alerted back to Harry when he stepped away. It chased Harry through out the chamber, until finally it had Harry cornered. A hat was dropped into Harry's hands, and out from the hat, Harry pulled a sword. When the snake lunged at Harry, he thrust the sword forward into the gaping maw of the beast, impaling it in his brain. Unfortunately a fang from the snake broke of in his arm, causing immense pain. He dropped to the ground, and saw the young man was becoming more solid, and Ginny was getting paler. Harry pulled the fang out of his arm, and reached out and grabbed a book that was lying there, and stabbed it with the fang, destroying the vision of the young man. The flash ended there.

Harry and Ginny were able to draw their hands away finally, and Ginny dropped to the ground in a faint. Harry pulled her up in his arms, and Hermione hit her with an ennervate spell waking Ginny up. Ginny saw Harry holding her, and grabbed him into a hug, crying against his chest. Molly rushed to her, and tried to take her from Harry's grasp, but, Ginny refused to leave Harry. She didn't know what it was, but she knew Harry had saved her life.

Sirius and Alice watched as Harry stroked Ginny's hair, comforting her. The look of concern in his eyes told them what was happeneing. They would have to talk to Harry later.

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Once they were home, and Sirius sat Harry in the couch with Amanda and James on either side of him. Sirius floo called Remus and Lily and asked if they could find a way to come home. Remus left the key to the shop with their assistant, and he and Lily came home.

Harry took a deep breath and told them of what he saw with Hermione, and then with Ginny. He told them he thought it was something that happened to them in the other time line. He was sure of it.

Sirius then had his memory flash of Him and Harry sitting at a table talking about the same thing Harry just described. "Harry, I think our memories are starting to come back. I remember you telling me about those adventures. Hermione's was in your first year, and Ginny's was in your second year, her first. There was something else that happened to Hermione that year as well."

Harry looked to Sirius and his eyes lit up, "Yes, she was petrified. Sirius, if the girls saw these visions, they have to know what they mean, or I will never be able to touch any one again for fear of having more visions with them."

Harry had to go into the whole story for Remus, Lily, and the kids. They were holding each other as Harry told them of each of his first three years. Harry sat there alone as he couldn't take touching anyone at the moment. Afraid of what he might see. Unfortunately, Remus thought he needed comforting, and crossed the room and sat next to Harry and pulled him into a hug. There was another flash, and Harry and Remus watched as they were leaving a hole in the roots of a huge tree, and They were helping Three people out from the hole. Ron Weasley was limping, and was in a tremendous amount of pain. Severus Snape was unconscious, and Peter Pettigrew was bound up. They watched as the scene progressed to the point where Remus began his transformation into the werewolf. They watched the fight between Sirius and Remus, and the escape of Pettigrew. this is where the vision ended.

Remus fell back. He saw what Sirius and Harry had saved him from becoming. He stood up and went to Lily. Harry got up and ran upstairs, with Amanda and James following right behind. Harry was not able to shut the door, as James had his foot blocking it. They followed Harry to his bed, and they each hugged him to let him know they cared. Harry wasn't crying, but he was scared at what Remus thought. The three adults walked in, and Lily went right to Harry and hugged him like his life depended on it. Harry was breathing hard, shaken from the visions he was having. Harry looked up at Remus, "I am sorry Remus, I can't stop these memories from coming back. That is why I'm afraid to touch anyone. It seems I have no memories of mum, Amanda and James, so they are OK. But, Hermione, then Ginny, and Hedwig. Wait, where is Hedwig?"

"It's OK Harry, she is downstairs sitting in her cage. She must have flown here from Diagon Alley. Now calm down Harry. You are not the only one having these flashbacks or visions as you call them. I'm starting to have them also. Now, Remus what did you see that surprised you."

"The whole damn thing to be honest. Severus Snape, Peter Pettigrew, me as a werewolf, you as a dog, and that bloody tree. Where did it lead to?"

"The Shrieking Shack." Harry and Sirius said together.

Remus had a confused look on his face, and Lily asked, "What's the Shrieking Shack, some sort of a night club?"

Sirius snorted at this, as the memories were flooding back to him in torrents, "It was where James, Peter, and I joined Remus when it was that time of the month. It was called the Shrieking Shack because Remus would howl when he changed into the werewolf, scaring the occupants of Hogsmeade. They thought it was haunted."

Remus chuckled, but Lily glared at him, "What is so funny about that Mr. Lupin?"

Still smiling he answered Lily, "Because it never happened dear, at least not in my mind it didn't."

Lily huffed, but failed in trying to hide her smile. "So you really did save Remi from becoming a werewolf? Well thank you for that. It would play murder on our love life, if he had to leave in the middle of an intimate session."

Amanda just said, "Yuck, mum, me and James didn't need to hear that?"

Another round of chuckles from them all pulled them all back to some semblence of normality.

They all headed back down stairs and Lily thought it was a good time to start dinner. She then remembered this morning, and asked Harry once again, "Harry you still haven't told me where you learned to cook?"

"That was because I couldn't remember. I still can't to be honest with you. Hopefully before long, all, my memories will come back to me. Now, can I help you with dinner, MUM."

"Please do SON." she laughed, and together they prepared dinner.

The following weeks dragged out, until it was finally time for Harry, Amanda and James to leave for Hogwarts.

They were waiting for Draco and Neville at the station, and Lily was fussing over her three children. Harry being the oldest, promised to look after his sister and brother. Amanda glared at Harry and said, "I don't need looking after thank you very much."

Thankfully Draco and Neville showed up, accompanied by Sirius and Alice, who were holding hands. Harry was happy for Sirius. He did deserve to find happiness, and Alice looked absolutely magnificent standing next to him. They were a beautiful couple. And Neville looked a lot happier as well, and looked even better when he saw Amanda.

Harry, Draco, Neville and James took all the trunks to the train and loaded them into a compartment, and then came back out to say their goodbyes. They then went back and settled into the compartment waiting for the rest of the students to arrive. Harry saw Hermione arrive with her mum and dad. She kissed and hugged them and struggled with her trunk. Harry jumped up, and ran out to giver her a hand. When she looked up to thank who it was, and saw Harry, she just mumbled her thanks, and boarded the train.

Harry felt bad for the first time in almost a month. If Hermione was like this, he hated to see what Ginny was going to be like. He followed Hermione to where she was going to be sitting and took her trunk and put in the top rack and turned to leave. He heard a thank you, and he just said, "No Problem." and started to leave.

"Harry?"

He turned around and looked at Hermione, "Yes?"

"What happened in that vision?"

"It's a long story Hermione, and one you may not like to hear."

"We have a long train ride, and I can think of nothing better to pass the time, so please, tell me."

"Do you just want the part about the vision, or do you want the whole story?"

"The whole story? You mean there is more?"

"I told you it was a long story, Hermione?"

"But, what does it have to do with me?"

"Because I shared it all with you Hermione, to include the vision I shared with Ginny."

"Then I want the whole story."

"Can you wait until Ginny and Luna get here then, and let me get Draco and Neville up here as well. Make sure Ginny and Luna join you here, OK?"

"I will Harry."

Harry got Draco and Neville and they took there trunks up to the room with Hermione, James and Amanda joining them, since they already knew it. Ginny and Luna soon joined them, and it became quite crowded, until Harry did an expansion charm on the compartment, which surprised the rest in the room, to include Amanda and James. But nothing was said.

Harry then cast a silence charm on the door, and a locking charm. He turned and began, "For those of you who don't know, I have put Hermione and Ginny into unfamiliar grounds. They have each viewed visions of my past, where they were involved."

This drew gasps from Hermione and Ginny, raised eye brows from Draco and Neville and chuckles from James, Amanda, and Luna.

Harry expected it from James and Amanda, but, Luna confused him. "Luna, why do you find this funny?"

"Because Harry, you're going about this all wrong. You are suppoded to start out something like this, (Guys, I know you have seen some weird things happening around me, and I think I need to explain them to you, like Hermione and Ginny having visions. Or Luna acting like a Mystic around me.) See that is how you should have started. You need to build on the drama. It makes it more exciting. Now try it again, and use some feeling."

"You are kidding me right, MYSTIC?"

"Of course HARRY."

"Right, Ok then, The things they saw happened to me in a parallel time line. Sirius and I traveled here to change some ones past, and it exploded into the life you are all living now. And I must tell you, it is a whole lot better than the one we left. Sirius wanted to go back and redo it, and I refused. There are a lot of changes that we are still finding, but all of them thus far have been for the better, as Hermione and Ginny can attest to, right ladies?"

Ginny's eyes were full of tears, "You mean that really happened to me, and you saved me from that beast, and his snake?"

"Hmmm, I thought the snake was the beast, but I suppose it all depends on which end of the vision you were watching from. But, yes it really happened. OK for Luna, Neville and Draco's sake, I better start from the beginning," And Harry went through his three years of Hogwarts from the other time line. By the time he was finished Draco was holding Luna, Neville was holding Amanda, and the rest had their heads lowered to their chests. There were no tears, but none were too far from them. They were also about 15 minutes from Hogsmeade, so the boys left the compartment so the girls could get dressed, and they just threw their robes over what they were wearing, and added their ties.

They rejoined the girls, and sat to wait for the train to pull into the station.