Madam Bones looked at Harry, Hermione, and Ginny and said, "I'm going to step out of the room just for a minute, just to send a memo, you three can stay where you are. I'll come back in when my memo has been received."
Harry, Hermione, and Ginny waited in silent patience while Madam Bones sent her memo. Madam Bones returned a few minutes later with Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey.
"Mr. Potter, Miss Weasley, " piped up Madam Bones, "You two can stay in here, but there is an issue that needs to be sorted out with Miss Granger."
"Sorted out? " said Hermione incredulously, "What have I done?"
"You're not in any trouble, " McGonagall assured her.
"But you're not very healthy right now either, " observed Madam Pomfrey as she took one look at Hermione, "Madam Bones and Professor McGonagall have told me about your more than full class schedule. As the school nurse, may I ask, have you been skipping meals this year?"
"No," said Hermione honestly, "However, in order to get all my homework done, I've skipped sleep several nights."
"That's not that much better, " fretted Madam Pomfrey, "Children need their sleep. And students can't possibly do their best if they don't get proper rest."
"I've done my best, " insisted Hermione, "I just haven't felt my best."
"Never admit that in front of Madam Pomfrey, " said Ginny warningly, "She's fussier than mom and that's saying something."
"Miss Granger is suffering from stress related to overwork, " said Madam Pomfrey matter of factly, "And the lack of sleep makes this stress worse, leading to moodiness."
"That time turner has been driving me mad, " admitted Hermione, "I've actually decided that I'm going to hand it in at the end of the year and drop two classes before next year."
"Sooner than that," said Madam Bones firmly, "McGonagall, Pomfrey, and I have decided as a team to take this decision out of your hands."
"As your teacher, and especially as your Head of House, I did you a great disservice by allowing you to take this overloaded course load in the first place, " said McGonagall, "When you signed up for everything, I wrote all sorts of letters to the Ministry of Magic to get you a Time Turner. Instead, I should have come to you and worked with you to work out a reasonable schedule. "
"Are you saying I can turn in the time turner and drop two classes now?" asked Hermione.
"No, we're saying you WILL turn in the time turner and drop two classes immediately, " corrected McGonagall.
"Harry did try to suggest I drop a couple of subjects, " acknowledged Hermione.
"Well, it's not hard to see up close that you're doing too much, " insisted Madam Pomfrey.
"Well, we all know Divination is a load of rubbish, " decided Hermione at once, "That's an easy class to choose to drop."
"Excellent, " said McGonagall approvingly, "Divination is an imprecise and mostly useless branch of magic. If I may make a suggestion, why don't you drop Muggle Studies. You're muggleborn yourself. "
"I thought it would be interesting to study muggles from a wizard's point of view, " said Hermione, "But I certainly don't need that class, yeah, I'll drop that one."
"Very well, Miss Granger, I will inform Professors Trelawney and Burbage of your decisions after I leave this room, " said Professor McGonagall, "May I have the time turner?"
Hermione pulled out the Time Turner and handed it to McGonagall, who left at once.
Madam Pomfrey looked at Hermione and withdrew a small vial from her right pocket.
"Miss Granger, this is Dreamless Sleep Potion. I want you to take it before bed tonight. A night of deep and thoughtless sleep would do you a world of good, " said Madam Pomfrey.
"I was only allowed to use the time turner to get to classes and for no other purpose, " explained Hermione, "So I couldn't go back in time and get back a few extra hours at night to get some sleep when my homework started to pile up."
"How did the Tine Turner work then?" Harry asked Hermione.
"Turning the hourglass sends the user back in time an hour. Three turns take the user back three hours and so forth." explained Hermione.
"Too much strain, " said Madam Pomfrey disapprovingly, "At least we've put an end to it now. I've got to go. Miss Granger remember your Dreamless Sleep Potion tonight.
Madam Pomfrey left.
"Why didn't you take the Time Turner?" Harry asked Madam Bones,
"McGonagall can quickly visit the Ministry to turn it in and then come back here. I don't want to leave until I've sorted out EVERYTHING here that needs sorting out.
Harry nodded.
Turning to Harry, Hermione, and Ginny, Madam Bones said, "Now for something BIG!"