AN - This first piece was written by LittleGinny15 and edited by Bonnie. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Tom came swarming in with two other Slytherins.

"What are you doing here? This is not the boys' dormitory! I may have to report this," groaned a fuzzy haired Hermione. She had just woken and Bianca stretched her tiny arms, and flew to Hermione.

"To give you this," replied Tom. He held out a little robe.

"Ok, what is this for Tom?" exclaimed Hermione who was looking bemusedly at the cloth she was holding.

"It is for your baby. I am hoping it is a boy!"

"Well, I want a girl."

"Boy."

"Girl!"

"Boy!" Tom started to rub his head, as if he had a headache.

"I cannot stand here arguing to a figure of the past!" Hermione exclaimed. Bianca jumped off her shoulder and flew about, shivering.

"What are you on about Hermione? A figure of the past? What does that mean?" Tom asked, puzzled.

"It means I -" Hermione stopped. 'What if I told him that I traveled back in time? What if he found out and did not see me again? What would happen?' She thought, and Bianca started to look a little cross. Hermione suddenly thought that Bianca may be the answer. Hermione allowed her to attack her, and said

"Argh! That finally woke me up. What were you talking about?" Tom forgot about the little argument. Suddenly, she felt a little kick. The baby started to kick more.

"Oww, will you stop that? That hurts me! Why can't you stop?" Hermione said to her stomach.

"Stop talking to your stomach!" Tom said.

"I'm sure you would if you had to carry a baby around in your stomach who kicks you all the time!" Hermione exclaimed.

"I would be able to handle it without going insane."

"Number one; I doubt it. Number two; I am NOT insane!"

"Yes you are," Tom said simply. Severus and Lucius stared at one another. It was not like Tom to act like this. They figured it was because he was talking to Hermione.

Then there was a second knock at the door. The four looked at it and waited. The door clicked open and someone ran in. They looked like a blur and Hermione never saw who it was. She felt her eyes blur, and she was unconscious.

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Hermione woke on a hard, uncomfortable floor in a dark, dank room. There was no one around. Her head was pounding and the baby was kicking her. She put her hand on her head and tried to get her eyes to focus a bit better. What had happened? Where was Tom? Had he done this to her? She doubted it, but she could not be sure. Looking around the room, she noticed it was larger than she had thought it was. There was a sofa a few feet away. Hermione stood up and walked over then plopped down. It felt very nice to sit down on something so soft. Hermione continued scanning the room for a way to get out. She could not see anything, and she could not see past a certain point. She did not want to get up in fear. What if someone - or someTHING - was in there? Hermione huddled up on the couch and stared off into the darkness. She heard something and freaked out. Something clinked again. It stopped and nothing happened for a good amount of time. Hermione began humming so she would not hear anything and freak out. She began wondering what happened again. If it was not Tom, he would have defended her. Right? No one could beat Tom, though. Could they? Hermione was unsure of everything again.

Over her humming, she could hear the tapping of aglets hitting the stone floor. Someone was there. Hermione saw the form of someone but could not see his or her face or make out whom it was.