"What is that?" Sirius asked, pulling away from Ginny, as he turned his gaze towards the door.
Grabbing her hand, they crossed the shop, making their way to the window.
"Merlin," Sirius whispered shocked as he pressed his face almost directly against the glass.
"The Hogsmeade battle," Ginny said breathlessly as Hermione's voice rang in her ears.
'February 14, 1979 marked the first organized attack of the Death Eaters in Hogsmeade village, honestly does no one else read Hogwarts a History.'
Ginny was confused, it was 1978, the attack was too early. Voldemort's whole rise to power was too early.
"We need to warn Professor Dumbledore," Ginny said, coming to her senses.
"Dumbledore? It'll be at least an hour until we make it to his office, we need to go out there and help!" Sirius responded.
"Sirius, we'll get killed, we don't know nearly as much as we think we do." Ginny said
"We can't do nothing," Sirius responded.
Ginny tried to recall that night in the common room when Hermione lectured Harry and her brother.
"If the battle was in Hogsmeade, why's it in Hogwats a History?" Ron asked, as he shoved a crisp in his mouth, his quill poised over his parchment.
"Because the village is so close to Hogwarts?" Harry offered, looking over at Hermione to see if his answer was right before jotting it down.
"Good one Harry," Ron grinned, as he dipped his quill in the ink and began scribbling instantly.
"Why the two of you chose a subject you knew nothing about for your History of Magic paper, I'll never understand," Hermione rolled her eyes.
"That's why we have you Hermione, you're brilliant, so we don't have to be," Ron grinned.
Hermione blushed, as she looked back down at her book.
"There was also a group of professor's at the pub that night; they insured that there were no fatalities, that's why it was mentioned in the book" Hermione added.
"Sirius," Ginny said, remembering the trio's conversation.
"Ginevra I won't let anything happen to you," Sirius spoke, mistaken Ginny's expression as fear.
"No Sirius, they're here, the Professor's they're in Hogsmeade, we have to go," Ginny said, pulling him back towards the end of the shop.
"Wait Ginevra, how do you know?" Sirius asked, not moving.
"Just trust me, er-I saw them in the window. Sirius if we get caught, especially now, we'll get far worse than a detention," Ginny urged.
Sirius looked out the window and nodded, whether he saw the professors himself, or was just taking her word on it, he walked over to the counter to grab the invisibility cloak.
Ginny was about to turn away when she saw movement close to the window, and she stepped closer to get a good look, pulling out her wand as she went. When she looked through the window, that's when she saw him.
He was standing by a bench just on the other side of the street, his wand cradled casually in his hand. With his free hand he reached over and brushed dirt off the front of his robes. As if sensing her gaze, he looked up, his dark eyes meeting hers.
He held her eyes for a moment before he smirked, Tom looked at her in a way that seemed like her standing across the street, while masked men burned and fought the inhabitants of Hogsmeade was just where he expected her to be.
He took as step forward, as if he were going to cross the street to ask the time, when Sirius threw the cloak over her, and together they disappeared from view.