"Hermione you can go! You're free to go! Dumbledore's on his way to tell you now!" Sirius grinned as he ran into the infirmary, "That's great Sirius." Hermione smiled back, "So are you going to be doing school work here now then?" Remus asked excitedly, he'd heard from James that she was clever, and he was glad he'd found someone other than Lily he could have a conversation with. "Yes, hopefully. I don't have to do the sorting hat thing again do I?" Hermione asked the group, still smiling happily. "Probably, but you used to be a Gryffindor so chances are you're going to be a Gryffindor again..." Lily answered, glad she'd made a girl-friend. "Yes... Though I heard you can choose what house you want to be in. So if you wanted to be in a different house to us..." Peter said distastefully. Hermione just scowled at him and decided to converse with the other students instead. "So what lesson do you have next?"
"What if I say it wrong?" Neville asked, he didn't want to let Harry down, but at the same time, he didn't want to kill him either. "We just have to risk it" Harry answered determined. Of course there were risks, but if he was willing to risk it with Hermione, then Neville should be able to risk it with him. "Potter... I need to speak with you." Harry heard from behind, he didn't need to see ho was talking to identify the voise. MALFOY. "What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked as he turned, his wand raised. "I need to apologize... Over the years I have been a major dick, I get that. And I know I don't deserve your forgiveness but-" Draco tried to say but Harry butted in angrily. "NO! No you don't deserve my forgiveness! Do you know why? Because you stood there whilst she was being tortured! You let your family do that! Voldemort stayed at your house for fuck sake. Hermione is hurt and-gone. She's gone Malfoy!" Harry shouted back, wand still pointed at the blond in front of him. "She's dea- I'm so sorry Harry I'm-" Harry shook his head. "No you're not. She's just a mud- No you're not sorry. And she might not be dead. I cast a spell on her to stop Voldemort killing her. But I don't know what I did. I need to be struck with the same spell..." Harry started, if Neville didn't want to risk it, maybe Malfoy would. "I've got a whole library's worth of spells, what is it?" Draco asked, eager to earn back at least a shred of forgiveness. "Something like Dextrum Iniuriam. I'm not sure, I read it in a book once." Harry answered, whilst Neville watched the interaction curiously.
"I've never heard that before, but it sounds Latin. If I can translate it correctly then we should have some sort of idea of what it does..." Malfoy said as he started racking his brain. "You know Latin?" Harry asked curiously, "Yeh, father said that I must do all in my power to be the top of every class. So I learnt Latin. He didn't have the reaction I hoped for." Draco answered, and Harry nodded, not really caring for Draco and Daddy's disagreements. "I'm fairly certain it means to right a wrong." Draco said finally. "Well what do you think it does then?" Neville asked confused. "Where did you read it Harry because if it's what I think it is, then it's an unregistered spell..." Draco asked, intriguing both boys. "In Professor Snape's book. He made his own spells, that was one of them." Harry answered, unsure of how that was relevent. "How do you right a wrong? I was thinking by going back and changing it. But there aren't any known time travel spells. It might send you back to when Snape first tried the spell. I think." Draco said after a moments silence. "You think?" Neville asked, that wasn't very reassuring. "I'm almost sure." Malfoy answered. "Almost? Almost sure? You're ar the furthest from reassuring right now... So it will send me back to when Snape was in school." Harry said, thinking it through. "So that's where Hermione is. I'm going to go find her!" Harry decided, the other two boys looked at each other, then to Harry, then to their feet.
"My parents were in school at the same time weren't they?" Neville asked, kicking his foot nervously. "Yeh why? No Neville, It's too dangerous! We can't risk it..." Harry said, he's no about to lose another two friends in this war. Merlin knows he's already lost enough. "Oh I see. So it's okay for you to go back and see your parents! But I'm not allowed to see mine?! You forget that I'm an orphan too Harry! I don't remember what my parents sound like. I don't remember anything about them!" Neville argued angrily, he was being out of order. He should be allowed to take the risk if he wanted to. "I'm sorry Neville. I've been so hung up on everything that... you can come. If I cast the spell against a mirror, it should bounce back and send us both... But where can we find a big enough mirror?" Harry said, admitting defeat in this argument. "I know where the mirror of erised is hidden." Draco answered, desperately wanting to help the
"You say you were head girl?" Dumbledore asked Hermione as the crowd of people by her bed looked on excitedly. "Yes sir, I was in Gryffindor as well sir." She answered nervously, it was still weird seeing him, she had been at his funeral. She saw his body hit the ground. She had kissed Harry for the first time after the funeral
"What are we going to do Hermione? He's always been our help. He's let us off so many times when we should have been expelled. He's given us instructions for the horcrux hunt. We can't do this with out him Hermione! We can't!" Harry said, wearing a defeated look as Hermione sat on the bed beside him. "You underestimate yourself Harry. Yes Dumbledore was a big help in everything, but think about it. Was he there when we had to complete the challenges in first year? Did he defeat professor quirell? No Harry, you did. How about in second year? Did he climb down the chamber of secrets? Did he contribute at all in finding the chamber of secrets? NO. Third year, sure he gave us a little advice at the end but did he go back in time to help us? Did he help us at all until the very end? No he didn't. Fourth year... You were entered in the tri-wizard competition, UNDERAGE. And Merlin knows how dangerous that thing is nd he could have got you taken out of it. Or at least helped you out at all throughout the competition. When every one was bullying you. When Ron abandoned you. Fifth year, well, it wasn't his fault but even so. He could have sent an owl or something. We had to take down that hag by ourselves. And finally this year? He dragged you out of school, made you watch as he drank poison, to get a fake hocrux, you almost drowned Harry. I know you see him as this great hero, and so do I. But you accomplished this all by yourself Harry!" Hermione said seriously.
"Not by myself Hermione. You have been there every step of the way. You have never let me down, whilst others have turned their backs on me. Even Ron turned his back on me... but never you Hermione." Harry smiled, leaning closer, "Well, you did save me from a troll..." Hermione laughed, but was cut off as Harry's lips sealed her own. The kiss was slow, delicate and meaningful. Well worth the wait. Hermione thought as she leant back against the pillows, her arms wrapped around Harry's neck as he continued to kiss her. Putting a hand either side of her head. KNOCK KNOCK "Harry, do you know where Hermione is? Tea's ready." Harry pulled back as he heard the knock and faintly heard Hermione curse under her breath "shit." He mimicked as he sat back down. "You have to eat Harry" Hermione urged as she stood up, taking his hand in hers. "I'll eat if you do." Harry smiled back, squeezing her hand. Hermione bit her lip lightly before nodding in agreement. What am I going to do about Ginny? Harry thought as he walked down stairs, still holding Hermione's hand.
"stay in the head dorm until we can get you home." Hermione looked up, haven been pulled back into the real world. "What?" She asked but Dumbledore had already left. "You're in the head dorm with me and Lily," James answered cheerfully. step one: Complete Hermione thought as she smiled with the others.
