Yes, very quick update. I had most of this written when I published the prologue, so I may as well publish it the same day! Yes this is not the most exciting chapter, but it will get more exciting as the story goes along, I promise. Anyway, thanks for reading, please read, enjoy and most importantly review!

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own Harry Potter, which really disappoints me, OH WELL!

Chapter One

"Harry! Ron! We have a letter!" Hermione called from Burrow's kitchen. No response came, so she rushed up to Ron's room. Both boys appeared unconscious. She yelled at them to get up, Harry groaned noisily, but Ron still snored.

"What Hermione," Harry said in a weak tone.

"We have a letter for all three of us," she announced.

She walked to Ron and yelled the same sentence in his ear. He awoke with pure fright and a loud yell.

"Merlin, Hermione! What's wrong with you!" He yelled and Hermione ignored him as Harry snickered.

"Now that you are all up, I shall read the letter to us," Hermione said. She opened the letter slowly and began reading it out loud.

"Dear Harry, Ron and Hermione-," she started before being interrupted.

"Bloody hell! Why can't my name be first?"

"Be quiet Ron, let me read the letter!" She signed loudly and continued reading, "I am pleased to inform you that I have an idea of how to cease Voldemort's rise to power. Please floo to my office on August 31st at 6 o'clock pm. You do not have to accept the mission, for it may be dangerous and difficult, full of deceit and deception. You would have to live in a lie. I would do it, but sadly I am an old man who can fool no one, so I need you three. Thank you, Professor Dumbledore."

Hermione looked up from the letter and stared at her friends. Both Harry and Ron appeared dumbfounded.

"What about horcruxes?" Harry said, finally speaking up.

"Maybe Dumbledore has found a way around that, he did write, 'cease Voldemort's rise to power,'" countered Hermione.

"That could be anything Hermione," Ron spoke.

"Well, we will just have to find out," Hermione said.


Harry, Ron and Hermione awoke on August 31st with a need, a need to know what Dumbledore had in store for them. At 5:55pm they made their way downstairs to the Burrow's fireplace.

"Oh, honestly, you three don't have to do anything that man says!" Molly Weasley exclaimed while fretting over them.

"They may as well find out what it is," Arthur Weasley replied.

"They better still get their education!" Molly bellowed.

"Mum, calm down! We will be fine!" Ron complained towards his mum.

"Oh fine, go, get on with it!" Molly ordered as she shooed the three friends towards the fireplace.

"Good luck kids!" Arthur said with a smile and a wave, as each of them, one by one flooed away to their fate.


Albus Dumbledore waited patiently in his office for Harry, Ron and Hermione to show. At exactly 6 o'clock they were thrown out of the fireplace one by one, all dusty. Albus smiled at the three lying in a heap, yelling at each other on the floor.

"Hello Professor Dumbledore," the three said in unison.

"Hello, as you know I have a mission for the three of you," he said and the three teens nodded their heads.

"What about horcruxes, Professor?" Harry asked.

"What about them indeed. Although I am fairly certain that I know what they are, the matter is where they are. Hermione, you of all people should know I do not approve of messing with time, but it did save Sirius Black and Buckbeak in your third year," Harry flinched when Dumbledore said Sirius' name, for he died at the end of his fifth year at the Ministry, murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange. Albus continued speaking, "I fear we must do it again to stop the rise of the Dark Lord Voldemort-."

"But sir-," Hermione interrupted.

"Listen Miss. Granger," and the professor continued," I have devised an invention that will turn back or turn forward time to any time and place that is thought by the user. It is not ministry approved, so I do not recommend speaking of it, to anyone. It is my own special Time Turner."

"Professor," Ron said, "What do you want us to do with it?"

"Ah Mr. Weasley, I wish for you to go to the year 1943 on the day of August 31st. This is the year where a young Tom Riddle began his sixth year at Hogwarts," Albus announced. The trio's eyes widened, "Specifically, I wish for you to stop him, do anything. If you fail we can always go back to destroying horcruxes. We may as well try this; it may be easier, or harder. This is most likely the year where he will gather his Death Eaters, and it is the year where he opened up the Chamber of Secrets, causing Myrtle's death. If you succeed in stopping him, Harry, you will have your parents, Hermione, you will not have to worry about being a muggle-born, and Ron, your family would not be prejudiced against for being so-called, 'blood-traitors'," Dumbledore said with hope in his eyes.

"It's worth a shot," Hermione said first after a moment's pause.

"I'll do it!" Ron chimed in.

"Of course, I'll do it! My parents can come back!" Harry exclaimed.

"Wonderful," Albus cheerfully replied with a twinkle in his bright blue eyes, "Now I have taken the liberty of going back in time secretly and informing myself of this situation. I, technically myself, modified the student and faculty memories to make as they knew of three young Gryffindors who are going to be sixth year students. Their names are Harry Evans, Hermione Wilson and Ronald Griffiths."

"Why do we have to change our names, Professor?" Ron asked.

"Well, there are Weasleys and Potters attending Hogwarts. We do not want any confusion. For Hermione, it is better to be safe than sorry," Albus answered, "Also when you travel back in time with my device, you must think of 1943 in Hogsmeade. After that, walk to Hogwarts and head to what you know as Professor McGonagall's office. I am the Transfiguration teacher in that time, so it is my office then."

"Do you want us to leave now?" Hermione asked.

"You can go back to the Burrow to collect your belongings and then come back as soon as possible," Albus replied.

"Then we will go now and be right back, Professor," Harry said as he headed straight back to the fireplace.

"Hurry," Albus requested, "I wish for you to go back as soon as possible."

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore," Harry said and he turned to the fireplace and flooed away, followed by Hermione and Ron.

No sooner than they had left, they returned back to Dumbledore's office with their familiar Hogwarts trunks, full of their belongings.

"Wonderful!" Dumbledore exclaimed, "Let me get my special Time Turner."

He rummaged through his desk drawers and slipped out his invention. It was on a silver chain and looked like a locket. Dumbledore opened the lid of the locket and handed it to the three teens.

"Wrap it around all three of your necks and hold on tight to your belongings. Oh, and when you are done, return to this exact place and time, it would be quite handy, even though you would have to repeat your sixth year, but who knows what life would be like. Would you have even traveled back in time?"

"Professor, what will happen with us if we change everything?" Hermione inquired in a rushed tone.

"I have no idea, only assumptions," Albus truthfully answered with an honest smile.

Hermione nodded and the trio wrapped the chain around their necks and sunk deep in thought about where they wanted to appear, Hogsmeade, 1943.

Their bodies and belongings vanished right in front of Albus Dumbldore's eyes, and he simply smiled as his blue eyes twinkled, hoping that the three would succeed.

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Miss. Caroline Potter