Lori sat next to Lily. "Hey, Lily," she greeted.

Lily smiled softly. "Hi," she said.

"How are you liking Hogwarts?"asked Lori.

"I love it. My favorite subject is Potions," Lily said, beaming brightly.

:Are you okay? Your eyes are red and puffy," Lily asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay."

Irene came running into the Great Hall.

"Hey," she said as she piled sandwiches and chips onto her plate.

"Hi," both Lily and Lori said at the same time.

"How was Quidditch try-outs?" Lily asked.

"Oh, fantastic," Irene said, her mouth full of food.

Irene explained to the both of them how hard of a decision it would be to select who would be on the team.

"Did I make the team?" Lori asked.

"You'll find out tomorrow night," Irene said, pointing her fork at her.

Lori heard a sudden crashing noise. She sprinted out of the hall and to the courtyard, where a blue telephone box stood in the center of it. Lori pushed her way through the crowd of students. She stood at the front of the crowd; she had a better view. The words Public Police Call Box were glowing above a door. The door opened, and a man with chocolate brown eyes, brown messy hair, a blue suit, and a long trench coat stepped out. She noticed that he was wearing a pair of converse. Who wears converse with a suit? Lori asked herself. The man looked around.

"Hogwarts! I'm at Hogwarts!" he exclaimed. He had a Scottish accent. He grinned as he looked at the castle's walls and towers, his eyes shining.

"Out of the way! Headmaster's coming' through!" Molly Prewett said as she cleared a way for Dumbledore.

The Doctor, still smiling, took the Headmaster's hand and shook it briefly.

"You must be Dumbledore! I'm the Doctor!"

"Doctor who?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yep, that's me!"

Dumbledore gave him a warm smile. "Welcome to Hogwarts! If you will, I would like to discuss what happened over a cup of tea in my office whenever you're ready," Dumbledore said.

"Thanks, I will join you right now," the Doctor said.

The two men started to walk back to the castle. Lori and Irene, who finally caught up, looked at each other. Then, without hesitating, they followed the two men up to the castle.

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Dumbledore's office was huge. The cold stone walls were decorated with shelf of books, potions, and many of Dumbledore's prized possessions. The pensive was locked away in a glass cupboard, along with many memories of other witches and wizards. The Sorting Hat sat at the very top shelf, probably coming up with a song for next year's ceremony that Lori and Irene wouldn't be around to hear. Fawkes the Phoenix stretched his wings out and sat on a stand. Lori and Irene stood in front of the door to Dumbledore's office, their ears leaning against it.

Dumbledore poured the Doctor and himself a cup of tea. The Doctor was seated in one of the chairs in front of Dumbledore's desk, staring at a bowl of lemon drops. Lemon drops were Rose's favorite candy. The Doctor immediately shook his head at the thought of his old companion and took the cup of tea, taking one large gulp.

"So, Doctor, first thing's first. How did you get here?" Dumbledore asked, calmly but seriously.

"My T.A.R.D.I.S. just landed here. I just lost my companion. As I activated the T.A.R.D.I.S., she started to spin out of control. I had no control over what she was doing. She was the one who brought me here, not me," the Doctor explained.

"Interesting. Now, if you don't mind me asking, how did you loose your companion?"

The Doctor took a shuddering breath.

"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, I understand. Forgive me, but when will you be able to be on your way again?"

"It depends on what's wrong with her. If something is wrong with the time vortex, I may be stuck here for a while-"

"Time vortex?" Dumbledore interrupted.

"My ship can travel through time and space, sir," the Doctor replied. Lori and Irene looked at each other.

They both ran down the spiral staircase.

"His ship can travel through time and space!" Irene exclaimed.

"But how?" Lori asked. "We don't have that kind of technology yet!"

"We have time-turners," Irene pointed out.

"But time-turners can't travel into the future or throughout space!"

"Maybe some muggles figured it out," Irene suggested.

"But how can they get onto the grounds if they can't see us? And how could he see us?"

Irene and Lori both looked at each other.

" He must be an alien!" Irene exclaimed.

"That's impossible, Irene! Aliens don't exist!"

"Yes, they do! He is living proof!"

Lori rolled his eyes.

"What if he is an alien? How does that make a difference?" Lori inquired.

"If he's an alien, then maybe we can go to his planet! You know, try alien food, meet other aliens, dance to alien music."

"I bet you Alien music sounds weird," Lori pointed out.

"Anyways, it means that we get to go on an adventure!" Irene exclaimed.

Irene took her best friend's arms.

"Think about it, Lori! We would be the first witches to travel in time and space with an alien! An attractive alien, I might add," Irene said, laughing as Lori smacked her arm.

"What? You got to admit, he is pretty cute."

"Alright, he is pretty good-looking," Lori admitted, knowing that there was no point in arguing with Irene.

"And, you could go back in time and kill you-know-who!"

"Voldemort! His name is Voldemort, Irene!" Lori exclaimed. Irene covered her ears.

"La,la,la,la,la, la!" Irene screeched.

"Alright, fine! He-who-must-not-be-named! There,happy?"

Irene stopped screeching and removed her hands from her ears.

"Very happy. So, do you think he is an alien?"

"Until he is proven otherwise, he is an alien," Lori said. The best friends high-fived each other.

Someone cleared their throat. "'Ello, ladies," a voice said.

The two girls turned around, and standing in front of the eagle statue was the Doctor.