XLII. Time turner
In the hospital wing, Hermione's shadow is rippling against the curtain that encircles Annie's bed. A hand reaches out -- Annie's hand -- and sweeps the curtain aside. Ron lies opposite, his leg bandaged. Hermione paces. Stops.
Hermione: Annie --
Annie: I saw my dad.
The statement shocked many in the hall not expecting it to be the first thing she says once she wakes up, it even startled James hearing that
Hermione: What...?
Annie: He sent the Dementors away... I saw him. Across the lake...[Hermione exchanges a private glance with Ron, then turns back.]
Hermione: Listen, Annie. They've captured Sirius. Any minute the Dementors are going to perform the Kiss.
Annie: The Kiss...?
Hermione: It's what Dementors do to those they want to destroy. They clamp their jaws over the victim's mouth and... suck out his soul.
Annie: You mean, they're going to kill Sirius?
Hermione: No. It's worse. Much worse. You go on living. But you have no memory. No sense of self. You're just a shell. An empty shell... [As Annie reacts, the door opens and Dumbledore enters]
"Blimey, it's worse"
Hermione: Headmaster! You've got to stop them! They've got the wrong man!
Annie: It's true, sir. Sirius is innocent --
Ron: It's Scabbers who did it!
Dumbledore: Scabbers...?
Ron: My rat, sir. Only he's not really Well, he was a rat. You see, he used to be my brother Percy's –
"Not really best time for a back story mate was it?" George chuckles
"Really Ron?"
"You really are not the brightest one in the bunch"
Hermione: The point is... we know the truth. Please, sir, you must believe us.
Dumbledore: I do, Miss Granger. But I'm sorry to say the word of three thirteen year-old wizards will convince few others. A child's voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who have forgotten how to listen. [As Dumbledore turns to the window, a shooting star plummets silently through the sky] Ah... a shooting star. If ever one was to make a wish, now would be the time. But time, I'm afraid, is precisely our problem... [On cue, the midnight bell begins to chime... DING!... DING!] Mysterious thing, time. Powerful. And, when meddled with... dangerous. Sirius Black is in the topmost cell of the Dark Tower. [He turns to Hermione] You know the laws, Miss Granger. You must not be seen. And you would, I feel, do well to return before this last chime. If not... well, the consequences are really too ghastly to discuss. Three turns should do it, I think. If you succeed, more than one innocent life may be spared tonight. [He hands Annie and Hermione each a stick of chocolate, then starts to go... but stops] By the way, when in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be a wise place to begin... Good luck. [He smiles, exits. Annie glances curiously at the chocolate]
"What was that about professor?" Hagrid asks clearly confused and still upset that Buckbeak was dead, and everything the three has gone through so far
"Why does he always speak in riddles I hate it when people does that" Bellatrix fumes
"Can he be any more vague?"
"The old man's eyes are always twinkling as he speaks the randomest things but that was just next level"
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Hogwarts Express: Time Travel
FanfictionFollow the girl who lived, Anastasia Lily Potter and her friends as they go back in time, to their parent's era, and time at Hogwarts, carrying with them 8 movies that will forever change everyone's lives, hopefully for the best . All right goes to...
