Gold Rings and Leather Bound Books
It was an odd feeling to be in Gryffindor Tower again; Her home away from home. She missed it dearly, even after she left. Not that much really changed over the years, just the people in it. Dumbledore put her with a person with a single room, the only space. She was a pretty girl with dark red hair and brilliant green eyes like Harry. Lily Evans. The young witch did not complain about loosing her single room instead she helped her and made her feel welcome she even offered to go shopping with her to get the supplies. She could understand now the deep devotion Sirius and Remus had of her. The witch was down to earth had a sense of humor and down played her looks.
Hermione was lucky that the first was a Friday, she had the day after to get the things that she needed. The pair bonded right away going from one shop to the other, eating lunch and gossiped like they knew each other forever. The brunette felt a connection to her right away and was grateful to have a friend who was muggle -born like her. As much as she adored her friends not many were able to understand the complexity of being from one world and living in another. As they returned to their room and began to put things away Hermione heard shuffling of feet and then a knock at the door. She opened it to find all four Marauders there, asking to come in. She shrugged and stepped aside. Sirius came forward and said “We were wondering how you where getting settled”
Lily who was with Hermione immediately became suspicious of their motives at being there stared at James with daggers in her eyes. “She barely has gotten herself settled in and you are already working on her!” James chuckled and said “Afraid that I found some pretty girl to rival you Evans?” Hermione could feel her cheeks get red at what he said.
She knew it was James but his resemblance to Harry was uncanny, and she felt those familiar feelings come back to her like a flood. Dear Merlin, she was in trouble.
She could see Remus smile at her and she smiled back. He had such a beautiful smile. She had forgotten they would talk about things, literature or just read in silence. Towards the end, there was very little to smile about. She saw Sirius in the corner given her his trademark sexy smirk. She missed the easiness that she felt around him before he changed. They would talk about things that would bother her; he would never judge her and would be always be there for her. He continued to be there for her in his own way but he was so intense he frightened her at times. When she saw Peter it was a like cold water was thrown on her, shocking her back to herself. He might have been there when she woke up but in her shock the anger did not register. It took all that she had not to strangle him with her bare hands. She took a deep breath and said
“ They don’t mean any harm, Lily. Give them a break, won’t you?”
“ Yes, Evans ,give us a break,” replied Sirius “ Next time you go to town we will escort you, we know all the fun places. Besides, next trip is on my birthday and we really have fun on those ones, don’t we, Prongs?” James just smirked.
September? Of course, Sirius’s birthday was the same month as hers! She nearly forgot about that. She always remembered the day he died, and very few times did she remember the day that he was born. That horrible day when she had a feeling in her guts that something wasn’t quite right but she went to help Sirius for Harry’s sake. That horrible fight that nearly killed her, The day that Remus died a little as well.
Lily gave them a dark look but did not say anything. Hermione’s pale face was worrisome, though, so Lily went to her side.
“Hermione are you alright?”
“I’m alright Lily, it is just a headache.”
Sirius looked like he wanted to ask something, but Remus gave him a look that said “later”.
Remus said, “I hope you feel better, Hermione,” and left. James gave her a concerned look before he followed. Peter looked mighty confused, but left also with a muttered goodbye.
Lily came over and put her arms around her and led her to the bed and took out a nightshirt for her. She helped her get into it then she said “ I have to go soon to perfom my duties but on the way back I will get some pain potion from the nurse”
Then she left patting Hermione’s hand reassuringly.
Merlin if they only knew.
she was in trouble, deep, deep trouble.
It occurred to Hermione that she knew very little about the past, Sirius and Remus did not talk about it much unless it had to do with comforting Harry or pointing Harry in the right direction.
Did she come back before and do nothing? Was it her fault that The Potters died or that the Longbottoms were tortured into madness? Or that her friends were massacred?
Where did that bloody book come from? Where did that ring come from? Was it the reason that she was thrown back or was it the room itself?
She curled up in a ball on her side recalling her warning to Harry when he wanted to kill Peter when they went back in time. “Terrible things happen to those that meddle with time Harry. We must be very careful”
She closed her eyes and hoped for some clarity in the morning.
****
Sirius was walking back silently when he felt an elbow in his side
“Earth to Padfoot”
“What the bloody hell Prongs” answered Sirius bitterly
His friend’s smile faltered as he asked “What is with you? “
“ You started in on Hermione! All the time you are flirting with Lily! You can’t have them both!”blurted out Sirius shocking his friends
“I am going to get some air see you back at the room” said Sirius as he left his friends
“Air my arse, he is going for a good shag. That girl has really gotten to him” said James when Sirius was gone.
Remus smiled a sad smile “He never really learned to control his emotions well.”
****
Meanwhile at Malfoy Manor
Lucius Malfoy entered the study of the Malfoy Manson to meet with his father at his request. The older Malfoy was seated looking into the fireplace with a troubled look on his face
“Father you wanted to see me?”
He turned to him and said “Yes son, there is something I need to discuss with you.
Lucius sat next to his father and waits patiently.
“There is something that I must ask you to do in the event of my death”
“Father, you are still young…”
“Don’t interrupt me. What I must do is very dangerous and I may not survive it and if I don’t there is something I need you to do”
Lucius just nodded and Abraxas said “This is what I need you to do…”
Lucius just listened to what his father had to say nodded at times to indicate that he was listing but could do little else, he was shocked to the core.
When he was done he asked him “Do you promise”
“Yes father I promise”
****
Albus Dumbledore sat in his office speaking to the former headmasters seeking their advice
This girl Hermione, her presence is troublesome. She arrived at the time that was foretold by the lady Greengrass. How should I proceed?”
“How much does the young lady know?” asked the previous Headmaster Dippit
“She doesn’t know much, it appears she was not responsible for it. She is confused and upset over the turn of events” replied Dumbledore
“ I suggest we allow her to figure out things on her own, and watch her carefully”
Dilys Derwent
The headmasters all nodded in agreement. “ As you wish. I will assign an Order member to watch her.
****
Hermione felt an arm around her and saw the sad eyes of Sirius looking down on her then .helped her up and walked her down the hall were a box was on a table in a white room. Hermione opened it and saw a flurry of disturbing images
The man she knew as Regulus Black taking a potion then being dragged into the sea by Inferi…Voldemort killing a woman personally and brutally…The death of Amelia Bones and people she assumed was her family…The faces of Frank and Alice Longbottom as they where tortured into madness …Murder of a woman and her family by death eaters… The desperate act of holding off Voldemort by James…Lily desperately pleading for mercy for her son while shielding him with her body…Green light and dust …A teen aged boy being exploded…A man being so brutally cursed no part of his body was found…Two men that looked a lot like Fred and George Weasley going out in a blaze of glory…The face of Professor Qurriell as he came across a hazy shape in Albania…The ghost of Voldemort as he tried to kill Harry for the Sorcerer’s Stone…The Young Voldemort trying to Kill Harry in the Chamber of Secrets…The pale and terrified Ginny as he possessed her to do his will… The weak child like Voldemort talking to Peter planning the death of Harry…Attack on Cedric and Harry, and the Rising of Voldemort to full strength…The return of the Death Eaters at the grave yard …The duel between Harry and Voldemort, and his parents and others coming to his rescue…The Dementors sucking out Barty Crouch Jr’s soul…Face of Sirius frozen in shock and defiance and Bellatrix hit him with a curse before going into the veil…The kidnapping and Murder of Bertha Jorkins… Switching of Barty Crouch Jr and his mother using the potion …Imprious curse on Barty Crotch Senior…Barty Crouch Seniors Murder and the attack on Victor Krum…The unbreakable vow that Narcissa Malfoy imposed on Professor Snape…The tired tear staid face of Professor Dumbledore as Snape murdered him…The death of Emmeline Vance by Death Eaters…The brutal murder of Karakaroff by Death Eaters…The look of malicious glee and Bellatrix murdered Tonks in cold blood…The look of superiority as Antonin Dolohov killed Remus…A cures hitting Mad Eye Moody hit in the face with a curse and falling many feet, exploding his body…The bloody face of George as his ear was hexed off…The surprised and piteous look as the glove that was a gift strangled Wormtail to death……Lord Voldemort standing over her body with tears in his eyes… A man that resembled Lucius Malfoy kissing her hand… A man that resembled the Lestranges giving her a wink…The young professor Dumbledore looking at her with pity…A younger Hagrid giving her flowers… Walburga Black giving her a look of pure hatred…A young Dolohov dancing with her under the stars…two familiar men that she knew but could not place waiting for her in the Forbidden Forest…Luna and Cho fighting Bellatrix and struck down…Victor giving his life so she could destroy the Ravenclaw diadem, sweet Neville dying from the bite from Voldemort’s snake after he bravely kills it…Ron stabbed to death while trying to stop her torture by Bellatrix Lestrange... Charlie outnumbered by death eaters in an alleyway and killed…Fred and George and Percy fighting at the school of Hogwarts surviving the attack by Death Eaters
And ironically were killed by an explosion… Mr. and Mrs. Weasley attacked by a pack of wolves and devoured… Bill being killed by fire …Hagrid ambushed by giants when trying to save his half brother and was crushed to death…Severus stabbed by the dark lord for his wand…The bodies of the students in the great hall, including all of Dumbledore’s Army…Kingsley bravely dueling Voldemort so that professor McGonagall could get away and protect the students…Lucius betrayed by Bellatrix and had his throat slit by Rabastan
Hermione falls to the floor from the grief and the shock. While she was on her knees she saw runes around the table and she saw a woman with long black hair before she lost consciousness completely
Hermione was lucky that the first was a Friday, she had the day after to get the things that she needed. The pair bonded right away going from one shop to the other, eating lunch and gossiped like they knew each other forever. The brunette felt a connection to her right away and was grateful to have a friend who was muggle -born like her. As much as she adored her friends not many were able to understand the complexity of being from one world and living in another. As they returned to their room and began to put things away Hermione heard shuffling of feet and then a knock at the door. She opened it to find all four Marauders there, asking to come in. She shrugged and stepped aside. Sirius came forward and said “We were wondering how you where getting settled”
Lily who was with Hermione immediately became suspicious of their motives at being there stared at James with daggers in her eyes. “She barely has gotten herself settled in and you are already working on her!” James chuckled and said “Afraid that I found some pretty girl to rival you Evans?” Hermione could feel her cheeks get red at what he said.
She knew it was James but his resemblance to Harry was uncanny, and she felt those familiar feelings come back to her like a flood. Dear Merlin, she was in trouble.
She could see Remus smile at her and she smiled back. He had such a beautiful smile. She had forgotten they would talk about things, literature or just read in silence. Towards the end, there was very little to smile about. She saw Sirius in the corner given her his trademark sexy smirk. She missed the easiness that she felt around him before he changed. They would talk about things that would bother her; he would never judge her and would be always be there for her. He continued to be there for her in his own way but he was so intense he frightened her at times. When she saw Peter it was a like cold water was thrown on her, shocking her back to herself. He might have been there when she woke up but in her shock the anger did not register. It took all that she had not to strangle him with her bare hands. She took a deep breath and said
“ They don’t mean any harm, Lily. Give them a break, won’t you?”
“ Yes, Evans ,give us a break,” replied Sirius “ Next time you go to town we will escort you, we know all the fun places. Besides, next trip is on my birthday and we really have fun on those ones, don’t we, Prongs?” James just smirked.
September? Of course, Sirius’s birthday was the same month as hers! She nearly forgot about that. She always remembered the day he died, and very few times did she remember the day that he was born. That horrible day when she had a feeling in her guts that something wasn’t quite right but she went to help Sirius for Harry’s sake. That horrible fight that nearly killed her, The day that Remus died a little as well.
Lily gave them a dark look but did not say anything. Hermione’s pale face was worrisome, though, so Lily went to her side.
“Hermione are you alright?”
“I’m alright Lily, it is just a headache.”
Sirius looked like he wanted to ask something, but Remus gave him a look that said “later”.
Remus said, “I hope you feel better, Hermione,” and left. James gave her a concerned look before he followed. Peter looked mighty confused, but left also with a muttered goodbye.
Lily came over and put her arms around her and led her to the bed and took out a nightshirt for her. She helped her get into it then she said “ I have to go soon to perfom my duties but on the way back I will get some pain potion from the nurse”
Then she left patting Hermione’s hand reassuringly.
Merlin if they only knew.
she was in trouble, deep, deep trouble.
It occurred to Hermione that she knew very little about the past, Sirius and Remus did not talk about it much unless it had to do with comforting Harry or pointing Harry in the right direction.
Did she come back before and do nothing? Was it her fault that The Potters died or that the Longbottoms were tortured into madness? Or that her friends were massacred?
Where did that bloody book come from? Where did that ring come from? Was it the reason that she was thrown back or was it the room itself?
She curled up in a ball on her side recalling her warning to Harry when he wanted to kill Peter when they went back in time. “Terrible things happen to those that meddle with time Harry. We must be very careful”
She closed her eyes and hoped for some clarity in the morning.
****
Sirius was walking back silently when he felt an elbow in his side
“Earth to Padfoot”
“What the bloody hell Prongs” answered Sirius bitterly
His friend’s smile faltered as he asked “What is with you? “
“ You started in on Hermione! All the time you are flirting with Lily! You can’t have them both!”blurted out Sirius shocking his friends
“I am going to get some air see you back at the room” said Sirius as he left his friends
“Air my arse, he is going for a good shag. That girl has really gotten to him” said James when Sirius was gone.
Remus smiled a sad smile “He never really learned to control his emotions well.”
****
Meanwhile at Malfoy Manor
Lucius Malfoy entered the study of the Malfoy Manson to meet with his father at his request. The older Malfoy was seated looking into the fireplace with a troubled look on his face
“Father you wanted to see me?”
He turned to him and said “Yes son, there is something I need to discuss with you.
Lucius sat next to his father and waits patiently.
“There is something that I must ask you to do in the event of my death”
“Father, you are still young…”
“Don’t interrupt me. What I must do is very dangerous and I may not survive it and if I don’t there is something I need you to do”
Lucius just nodded and Abraxas said “This is what I need you to do…”
Lucius just listened to what his father had to say nodded at times to indicate that he was listing but could do little else, he was shocked to the core.
When he was done he asked him “Do you promise”
“Yes father I promise”
****
Albus Dumbledore sat in his office speaking to the former headmasters seeking their advice
This girl Hermione, her presence is troublesome. She arrived at the time that was foretold by the lady Greengrass. How should I proceed?”
“How much does the young lady know?” asked the previous Headmaster Dippit
“She doesn’t know much, it appears she was not responsible for it. She is confused and upset over the turn of events” replied Dumbledore
“ I suggest we allow her to figure out things on her own, and watch her carefully”
Dilys Derwent
The headmasters all nodded in agreement. “ As you wish. I will assign an Order member to watch her.
****
Hermione felt an arm around her and saw the sad eyes of Sirius looking down on her then .helped her up and walked her down the hall were a box was on a table in a white room. Hermione opened it and saw a flurry of disturbing images
The man she knew as Regulus Black taking a potion then being dragged into the sea by Inferi…Voldemort killing a woman personally and brutally…The death of Amelia Bones and people she assumed was her family…The faces of Frank and Alice Longbottom as they where tortured into madness …Murder of a woman and her family by death eaters… The desperate act of holding off Voldemort by James…Lily desperately pleading for mercy for her son while shielding him with her body…Green light and dust …A teen aged boy being exploded…A man being so brutally cursed no part of his body was found…Two men that looked a lot like Fred and George Weasley going out in a blaze of glory…The face of Professor Qurriell as he came across a hazy shape in Albania…The ghost of Voldemort as he tried to kill Harry for the Sorcerer’s Stone…The Young Voldemort trying to Kill Harry in the Chamber of Secrets…The pale and terrified Ginny as he possessed her to do his will… The weak child like Voldemort talking to Peter planning the death of Harry…Attack on Cedric and Harry, and the Rising of Voldemort to full strength…The return of the Death Eaters at the grave yard …The duel between Harry and Voldemort, and his parents and others coming to his rescue…The Dementors sucking out Barty Crouch Jr’s soul…Face of Sirius frozen in shock and defiance and Bellatrix hit him with a curse before going into the veil…The kidnapping and Murder of Bertha Jorkins… Switching of Barty Crouch Jr and his mother using the potion …Imprious curse on Barty Crotch Senior…Barty Crouch Seniors Murder and the attack on Victor Krum…The unbreakable vow that Narcissa Malfoy imposed on Professor Snape…The tired tear staid face of Professor Dumbledore as Snape murdered him…The death of Emmeline Vance by Death Eaters…The brutal murder of Karakaroff by Death Eaters…The look of malicious glee and Bellatrix murdered Tonks in cold blood…The look of superiority as Antonin Dolohov killed Remus…A cures hitting Mad Eye Moody hit in the face with a curse and falling many feet, exploding his body…The bloody face of George as his ear was hexed off…The surprised and piteous look as the glove that was a gift strangled Wormtail to death……Lord Voldemort standing over her body with tears in his eyes… A man that resembled Lucius Malfoy kissing her hand… A man that resembled the Lestranges giving her a wink…The young professor Dumbledore looking at her with pity…A younger Hagrid giving her flowers… Walburga Black giving her a look of pure hatred…A young Dolohov dancing with her under the stars…two familiar men that she knew but could not place waiting for her in the Forbidden Forest…Luna and Cho fighting Bellatrix and struck down…Victor giving his life so she could destroy the Ravenclaw diadem, sweet Neville dying from the bite from Voldemort’s snake after he bravely kills it…Ron stabbed to death while trying to stop her torture by Bellatrix Lestrange... Charlie outnumbered by death eaters in an alleyway and killed…Fred and George and Percy fighting at the school of Hogwarts surviving the attack by Death Eaters
And ironically were killed by an explosion… Mr. and Mrs. Weasley attacked by a pack of wolves and devoured… Bill being killed by fire …Hagrid ambushed by giants when trying to save his half brother and was crushed to death…Severus stabbed by the dark lord for his wand…The bodies of the students in the great hall, including all of Dumbledore’s Army…Kingsley bravely dueling Voldemort so that professor McGonagall could get away and protect the students…Lucius betrayed by Bellatrix and had his throat slit by Rabastan
Hermione falls to the floor from the grief and the shock. While she was on her knees she saw runes around the table and she saw a woman with long black hair before she lost consciousness completely