Chapter 1

AN: Eleven years, four months ago I started writing a Character's of Harry Potter read Harry Potter, due to not being able to post those types of stories I have been emailing new chapters of both that story and its sister story out for a long time. Earlier this week I finished that story, and now I've I'm writing the first sequel, this story.

First, I would like to make something clear, I do not support JK Rowling's views, she's a Terf. I'm a lesbian and it hurts my heart to know the harm she is causing to my Trans siblings. I debated for a long time whether I would continue this series and I ultimately decided that it was something I wanted to do for me.

While I recommend reading Hermione's trip to the past, and Reading/Discovering Hermione's trip to the past as it will allow you to fully understand, I know that you may not want to read over 200 chapters. (though if you would like to read it you can email charmed4lifekaren ( ) gmail . com (remove spaces and brackets) I will send you the complete version of Hermione's and add you to the mailing list for reading/discovering)

Therefore, what I think is important you know is:

Hermione has PTSD because of everything that has happened, it significantly affects her.

Alice Smith's (Neville's mother) mother is Abraxus Malfoy's sister, and therefore Lucius's Malfoy's aunt and Draco's great aunt, making Alice and Lucius first cousins and Draco and Neville second cousins. She grew up around the Blacks and considers Sirius and Regulus to be her brothers. The three of them know about Horcrux's thanks to Orion Black and all are quite skilled at Occlumency.

Regulus joined the Death Eaters to protect Sirius, because he would have been killed if Regulus didn't. He also left notes for Dumbledore giving him information about Voldemort's plans. In the timeline of the books no one knew that.

Sirius and Remus have been a couple since the beginning of seventh year. In the timeline of the books Sirius never remembered that he and Remus were together because of the Dementors and Remus' memories of his time with Sirius were bound by a potion given to him by Molly shortly before Albus died. Remus loved Tonks like a friend, nothing more, but after his memories were bound, he didn't know what really being in love with someone felt like and that's why he agreed to give her a chance. His memories were unbound shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts, everyone knows about this because of a time lock package Hermione was given by Andromeda that included both a letter from Andromeda and a letter Remus wrote to dead Sirius days before the battle, they were able to open this package when they were reading the sixth book.

After discovering what Molly did to Remus and reading about the way she is acting during sixth year Hermione performed a spell on herself and discovered that Molly drugged her with love potions with Ron being the object and potions that Amplified what she considered to be the worst part of her personality. Ron and Hermione didn't become a couple after the Battle because it didn't feel right as Molly didn't have a chance to drug Hermione again after sixth year.

Amelia Bones is a trans woman. She, Edgar Bones, and Isaac Bones (Susan's father) were identical triplets, and thanks to Albus she was able to attend Hogwarts as her true gender and always used her true name.

There are more students in each year in the 70s than in Hermione's time. There are two or three dorms of each gender in each year. In the seventh year Gryffindor's dorm there are two male dorms, one with James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter while another four boys in another. In the seventh-year girls Lily, Alice, Amelia, are in one and Mary McDonald, Marlene McKinnon, Dorcus Meadows, and Emmaline Vance in the other. Aberforth Dumbledore is close to all the seventh year Gryffindor's.

Hermione's home life was far from pleasant. She was abused by her father from the ages of five to eight. The Abuse started because she failed PE and it stopped because as she puts it 'It stopped when I stopped failing', that is why Hermione's biggest fear is failure. As well as the abuse Hermione parents were very absent, didn't understand her, and often didn't care what she was doing as long as she was perfect.

During third year when Hermione was fighting with Harry and Ron Remus found her crying in the library and he became 'the first person to show me what a father should be,' even after Remus left Hogwarts he and Hermione stayed in touch. (Remus couldn't write Harry because a block on his mail Hermione only discovered that after the Battle of Hogwarts)

During the course of the reading Alice gave Hermione the nickname Mie during the first book. Hermione and Sirius have developed a brother and sister relationship and Hermione and Regulus have started a romantic relationship.

Hermione and Albus have become close and started to develop a familial relationship. As well as what is in the book about Albus's past he also explained more to everyone, and everyone understands him better.

Severus and Lily are friends once more, and realise they see each other as siblings.

Sirius, Remus, James and Severus have also made up and have become close friends. During the time of reading the books Severus grew to hate the person his future self became.

I found out yesterday that I got a lawyer job (if you've read some of my previous stories, you'll know what means to me. So, I can't promise that updates will be as quickly as they've been in the past, but I'll update as quickly as I can.

In her eighteen years of life Hermione Granger have had a lot of moments that changed everything, failing PE when she was five, getting her Hogwarts's letter, the sorting hat deciding to place her in Gryffindor and not Ravenclaw, lying to Professor McGonagall about the troll, going with Harry after the Philosopher's Stone, opening up to Remus during third year, deciding to start the DA, choosing to leave Hogwarts to go on the Horcrux hunt with Harry, staying with him when Ron left, being taken to Malfoy Manor, seeing Harry in Hagrid's arm and believing he was dead, deciding to come back in time with seven books and anything that has happened since; and as she lays in the bed that has been hers for the last thirteen days, Hermione knows that she is about to have one of those moments.

While it is only the thirteenth day that she has been in 1978 for Hermione it feels a hell of a lot longer. She feels like she isn't even the same person she was when she appeared in the Room of Requirement. Deciding that she can't just stay in bed any longer Hermione gets up, gets changed and heads back into what she has started to internally call 'the reading room' part of the Room of requirements.

Walking into the room Hermione looks around and she can't help but think of everything that has happened, she remembers the duelling and Quidditch competitions, the nights of firewhiskey, the pillows thrown at Sirius, chess with Albus, and all the little moments she has shared with the people she now considers to be not just her friends, but her family.

While Hermione knows that what happens next isn't just her decision, she can't help but think about what it will mean to her, that it will mean never seeing Harry again and creating a new identity for herself in a whole new time period. Walking over to the seats Hermione sits down in 'her' seat and looks around, remembering what the last thirteen days have been like.

When she made the decision to come back to the past Hermione didn't realise just what she was running from, but in the time, she has spent in the past she has learnt exactly what she fears, what keeps her fighting, and exactly what she is willing to do. While she will carry that knowledge with her whether she stays in 1978 or goes back to 1998 but Hermione also knows that she'll feel like her mission is incomplete if she goes back to 1998.

"Star," Hermione says and seconds later a house elf appears.

"Miss, what do you need? What can I do? Do I need to get the headmaster?" Star the house elf asks in a hurried voice, it being clear that she is worried about her.

"You don't need to get the headmaster," Hermione assures her. "But I would like a cup of tea if that's okay," Hermione requests.

"Of course," Star responds and seconds later star appears with a cup of tea which she gives Hermione. "Would you like anything else Miss?" Star asks worried.

"No, I'm okay, thanks," Hermione responds, and Star disappears.

After star disappears Hermione continues to drink her tea and look around thinking about everything that has happened and what each decision will mean.

A couple of hours have passed since Hermione got up and as everyone knows that they have to make their decision by nine am Lily Evans, James Potter, Frank Longbottom, Alice Smith, Severus Snape, Amelia Bones, Remus Lupin, Sirius and Regulus Black, have all joined her for breakfast by seven thirty, and by eight Albus, Minerva, and Moody have once more joined them, and they are all sitting in their seats; all eyes on Hermione.

"We have an hour left before our decision has to be made," Hermione explains, looking around at everyone, after she checks her watch. "And like I said yesterday our decision needs to be unanimous," Hermione explains, wanting everyone to be sure of that. "I know we've talked about how we want to change things, but we need to remember that it's not going to be as easy to do, and a reality is that as hard as we try to make everything better it may not turn out how we want," Hermione explains, as she wants everyone to understand.

"Do you not want us to try to change it?" Frank asks curious as that's what it seems like from Hermione's words.

"Of course, I want to change things," Hermione says, almost defensively. "I'm always going to want to do everything I can to make things better, to prevent pain and suffering," Hermione reveals, then sighs. "Honestly, I wish I could do more," Hermione admits.

"What do you mean?" Lily asks curious.

"It's great that we're getting a chance to change things, but I just keep thinking about Harry, my Remus, my Sirius, my younger self, and wish that they could have the chance to change things too," Hermione admits, as she has been thinking about that a lot when she can't sleep.

"Why can't they?" Sirius asks simply.

"What?" Hermione asks shocked.

"Well, hang on," Sirius says, standing up and once he is standing, he wishes for the same whiteboard Hermione used the night before. "You said this is the timeline," Sirius says, drawing a long line. "And that you came back here," Sirius says as he draws a curved line from one end of the line to about the middle. "And that if we change things, it would create a new timeline," Sirius says, drawing a branch line off the first line he drew. "So, why can't we send something to a point in the original timeline and create another branch?" Sirius asks, looking at Hermione, illustrating everything that he is saying to make his point.

"I… I don't know why we can't," Hermione admits, looking amazed, not being able to believe that she didn't think of that. "But I also don't know how we would," Hermione admits, searching her mind for all the possible options.

"So, let's figure it out," Lily says, feeling that her son deserves a chance to change things too.

"Um, people." Amelia says, causing everyone to look at her. "Maybe we should make our decision before figuring out how to make another branch timeline, I'm just saying," Amelia suggests, though she would be interested in others having a chance to change things too.

"Good point," Hermione says, though she becomes determined to figure out a way, no matter how long it may take. "Look, I do want to change things, but we need to go into this with our eyes wide open," Hermione admits. "We know one future and that will help, knowing Voldemort will help, but the second we start to change things we're going to create ripples, ripples that we might not be able to predict, we need to understand that," Hermione admits, looking around at everyone.

"Mie, we do," Lilly assures her. "But we also know that the thirteen off us have a chance that no one else has ever had. If we can prevent even a little bit of the pain, and death that occurred in your timeline, then I don't know how we say no to that," Lily admits.

"Lily's right, I don't want your past to be our future," Alice admits, looking at Hermione. "And I don't want to forget everything that's happened between us," Alice says, looking around at everyone.

"Hermione," Albus says, and Hermione looks at him. "When you first arrived in this time, I did not believe that creating a new timeline was a good idea, but now I understand why it is; why it is necessary," Albus tells Hermione, who nods.

"So, how do we vote?" Regulus asks Hermione.

"With this," Hermione says, opening her beaded bag and pulling out what looks like a miniature caldron. Once she has the caldron Hermione puts it on the table and out of the cauldron, she pulls out thirteen pieces of paper and thirteen special quills. "If you want to change the future you write yes on this piece of paper, if you don't you write no, and either way you put into the cauldron," Hermione explains as she hands everyone a piece of paper and a quill.

Once Hermione hands out everything she writes her vote on the paper, a simple three letter word that carries so much power, and she drops it into the cauldron, the second she drops the paper into the cauldron there is a jet of gold light that goes straight up to the sky.

After Hermione puts her vote in the cauldron the others do so as well, one at a time, and with every piece of paper that is dropped into the cauldron another jet of gold light fires out of the cauldron and towards the sky. Once the last piece of paper, Moody's answer, is dropped into the cauldron, the final jet of gold light shoots up to the sky and the thirteen pillars of light link together, become intertwined, and circles around all of them and around the room. After inclosing the group in the gold beams there is a flash of white light brighter than anyone other than Hermione has ever seen, and once the light disappears the cauldron, and quills, are gone.

"Was that it?" Remus asks, looking at Hermione.

"Yep," Hermione confirms, not completely sure how she feels as she knows that she will never be able to return to her time now, the next time she experienced 1998 will be in twenty years, she will never see the Harry she left again. "I now live in this time, we can start to change things, and if we want, we can tell others what we've read, but honestly I recommend we avoid doing the ladder," Hermione admits, as she once more takes her seat.

"I agree," Albus confirms, as everyone else sits down as well.

"So, what happens now?" Severus asks, knowing that while nothing feels difference everything is.

"Now we plan, we've got a lot to figure out," Hermione admits. "But I think the focus for the moment should be the Horcrux's," Hermione admits.

"How many are already created, and are where we know them to be in the future?" Moody asks.

"The diary's been created, I don't know if Lucius has it yet," Hermione admits. "The ring has been created, and is exactly where we know it to be, but we will need to carefully plan how we are going to get that," Hermione reveals, knowing that has the possibility of ending in disaster "The locket has been created but is obviously not in the cave yet," Hermione says, looking at Regulus. "The cup has been created and I believe in Bellatrix's vault," Hermione says, her voice stuttering as she says Bellatrix's name. "The Diadem is here, and we can destroy that whenever we're ready," Hermione reveals, knowing it will be the first one they destroy. "Harry, and from everything I know Nagini, haven't been created yet," Hermione reveals, and everyone looks curious.

"So, are you finally going to show us what we have to destroy them with?" Sirius asks curious, and without a word Hermione reaches into her bag, and pulls out a wooden case, as she also pulls out her wand which she uses to tap the box in several specific positions, allowing the box to open. After the box is open Hermione turns it around to show what's inside the box, what looks to be ten white knifes.

"Basilisk fang knifes," Hermione explains, though everyone could have guessed that. "Kingsley, Minerva and I created them, they actually turned out better than we expected," Hermione explains, as they were never sure exactly how they would turn out. "In this time the Basilisk is still alive, and we can't predict the circumstances where the sword would show up, so we thought of these," Hermione explains.

"They look pretty incredible," James admits, looking amazed.

"Thanks, we figured it was the best way to guarantee we would be able to destroy Horcrux's," Hermione explains, and the others nod in understanding. After seeing the nod Hermione closes the box, locks it, and puts it back in her bag.

"Okay so we can destroy two straight away, even if one requires more planning, the dairy and locket, we can't move against until we know where we are, and the cup is going to take some serious planning, but we can destroy," Regulus realises, running through everything Hermione has said. "What else do we need to figure out?" Regulus asks.

"Occlumency," Hermione says. "What we know is too powerful for anyone to know, especially Voldemort," Hermione admits, and everyone knows how bad that would be. "We need to do everything we can to prevent that from happening,"

"That's not a problem, between Reg, Alice, Albus and I we can teach everyone the basics and then you can all work on it on your own," Sirius says and those listed nod as they figure that would be the best way.

"That's what I was hoping you'd say," Hermione admits, as she has given a lot of thought about this. "I think we should spend a few days planning, destroying the diadem, and making other plans before you all return to classes," Hermione says, looking between the other teenagers.

"What about you?" Remus asks, curious. "We can all return to classes, Moody can return to the ministry, but what about you? How are we going to explain your appearance?" Remus asks, suspecting it would be very bad for everyone if anyone knew Hermione was from the future.

"That's something else we have to figure out," Hermione admits, not exactly sure how they are going to figure out that one. "But I know that now that I'm staying in this time I can't go by Hermione Granger, or even just Hermione," Hermione explains.

"Why not?' Amelia asks confused as she understands her not going by her full name but she doesn't see why Hermione can't go by her first name.

"Next year my younger self is going to be born, and hopefully one day she will join our world," Hermione explains, as that's exactly what should happen. "And good, or bad, chances are my name is going to be known," Hermione admits, as she doesn't see a way of attempting to stop Voldemort where it's not. "I don't want her to have that pressure, I don't want her to feel like she needs to live up to that," Hermione admits. "I want her to be able to choose who she becomes," Hermione explains.

"So, what are you going go by?" Alice asks curious, as she realises that this is yet another thing Hermione is giving up to make a better future; her identity.

"Well, I've become pretty fond of Mie, so I'll go by that," Mie reveals, with a shrug, like it isn't a big deal. "As for my last name, I guess that will depend on whatever explanation we come up with to explain my existence," Mie admits, shrugging slightly as everyone is shocked that she seems so okay with that.

"What about Dumbledore?" Albus asks. "How would you feel about Mie Dumbledore?" Albus asks, causing everyone around the room to be completely shocked, no one more so than Mie.

"What? Albus what are you saying?" Mie asks, not sure if it is because of her lack of sleep or because of everything that has happened in the past ten minutes, but it's almost like she cannot understand what Albus is saying to her; what he is offering.