A Paws in Time
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, as revolutionary an idea like that may seem to you. JKR owns the Potterverse.
Summary: During the "final battle" Hermione is hit with a curse and falls through the veil. Time Travel HGSB
Chapter 1: Confusion
Running about the Ministry of Magic, dodging, deflecting and casting spells was not how she had planned to spend her last day of school. This was it: the "Final Battle" as much of the Wizarding world had decided to call it; the time when Harry Potter will defeat Lord Voldemort, and Hermione Granger was right in the middle of it.
Spell after spell, Hermione kept working. She was not going to die. If only for Harry's sake, she would survive. She saw a figure darting out of a shadow and straight past her, heading for the stairwell. Hermione followed, instinctively knowing that this was no friend. Running through a pair of doors, Hermione heard a mutter from below and quickly cast a shield charm. The sound of fast footsteps was the only thing telling Hermione that the person she was following was still descending.
"Where are you going?" she mumbled under her breath. She cast a stunning hex blindly, hoping to hit her target. She failed, the sound of footsteps continued to echo around her. Whilst running, Hermione considered the options, failing to find a reason for going to them, until…
Department of Mysteries? Maybe. Who knew what the Unspeakables had come up with that could influence the outcome of this battle? The possibility of a change, a threat to Harry and the rest of the Order spurred Hermione on. She ran faster, down the staircase, listening for any change in rhythm or volume of the footsteps.
An abrupt noise cut through the air: a door swinging open. Hermione did a quick mental calculation, counted the flights of stairs she had gone down, and realised that her idea had been correct; the one she was following was heading to the Department of Mysteries. But for what reason? She burst through the door and ran straight down the corridor, following the echoing sounds, which led her past door after door, until a room which she had been in only once before. The Death chamber.
The sounds she had been following were gone. A glance around the room revealed nothing out of the ordinary. Moving swiftly and silently, Hermione kept scanning the room. The only visible object was the veil, and she did not want to get too close. Memories of her fifth year flashed through her mind. Could this be another trap? She quickly dismissed the idea. Where was this person?!
Moving quickly across the chamber, Hermione finally heard the footsteps once more. She swirled around, turning her back to the veil. There stood a man, fully clothed in Death Eater robes. Hermione had thought that she could identify many of the Death Eaters by sight. But this man…he had a quality she could not place. She knew that she recognised this man from somewhere, but… He started to speak. "Granger… Potter's little friend. What would he do if he found out that you were gone?"
"Gone? I'm not going anywhere!" Hermione said confidently.
"Oh really? You forget, Granger, where you stand." He said, indicating something over her shoulder. Hermione spun around and her eyes widened as she saw the veil. "Yes, Granger, the veil. Goodbye!" He cast a curse at Hermione and she fell, her eyes not leaving her attacker until he faded away from her sight.
"The start of yet another year," Albus Dumbledore started his traditional start-of-term speech. "And just a few announcements. First of all, the Forbidden Forest is, as the name suggests, forbidden to all students." The emphasis on the word "all" got a light laugh from the Gryffindor table. "Secondly, a list of all objects that are disallowed is available to those who wish to see it in the caretaker's office. Thirdly, we have a new member of staff. The Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher this year will be Professor Polaris." There was a polite applause interrupted by a figure, having appeared from thin air, falling to the floor with a SLAM!
There were several shrieks of surprise. The figure raised its head slightly and then fell away in a dead faint.
A/N yes, I'm back! And the fact that I'm posting a new fic must mean that there will be no sequel to "Hey, Diary!" correct? YES. THERE WILL BE NO HAPPY ENDING!!!!
Ok, well, that's "Hey, Diary!" talked about. How about this one? Yes, it will be Hermione/Sirius. I'd like to thank my beta, coolkitten12 for being fabulous, and xxx-DaydreamBeliever-xxx who actually read through this chapter a lot, despite the fact that I told her that she had to read it when it was posted. Oh, well! Oh, and she also helped me come up this the title. Thank you!!
Well, that's it from me. You've read it, so why not review? (coolkitten12 – go on, it'll make her day). I've already written and typed up chapters two, thee and four and I've started on chapter five. The more feedback I get, the more inclined I'll be to post them. Tell me what you think. Lul, J
Additional: I have written a Harry/Hermione one-shot, inspired when I was on a trip with school, sitting next to a guy who I used to fancy. Please read and review it: ) J