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Not Quite What We Expected
Chapter 5: Not Quite What We Expected
Hermione woke with a start; something woke her up. She looked around suspiciously, but nothing was there. She turned to the window and noticed a black bird sitting on the sill just staring at her; Hermione found that odd. The years of fighting Voldemort kept her a light sleeper; almost the quietest sounds awoke her nowadays, now especially since she was in a time where he was gaining tremendous powers and gaining younger followers. She just realized that now was about the time he had first created his horcruxes. If she wanted, she could destroy them before they were lost in time.
Maybe that is what she is meant to do, defeat Voldemort before it becomes too difficult, before he disappears without a trace for 10 years, was that her destiny? It made perfect sense to Hermione now; in stopping Voldemort early she could save so many lives. All Hermione had to do was track them down; she had already figured most of them out when she was with Harry.
Hufflepuff’s cup, Ravenclaw’s diadem, Tom Riddle’s diary, Marvolo Gaunt’s ring, Slytherin’s locket, and Nagini his pet snake. That’s simple. If she moves fast enough, two or three will not have been created yet. The thought of hunting down Tom’s horcruxes twisted her stomach in knots; if he found out her life would be in serious danger.
Hermione didn’t want to dwell on Voldemort right now; she would relax a few days before she made her move. It would be difficult sneaking off Hogwart’s grounds undetected. ‘I could always just borrow James’ invisibility cloak, hopefully he wont miss it while it’s in my possession.’ She shook her head to clear her thoughts.
To her right, on the nightstand, was a pair of clothes folded up for her. Hermione grabbed them and went into the bathroom. After freshening up she walked out only to see James and two other boys. They looked like Sirius and Remus from behind. Her smile widened; she didn’t know why, but it was good to know that James kept his word. The boys were talking, or more specifically, Sirius was complaining.
“Mate are you sure she’s even here? We’ve been waiting for twenty minutes already,” Sirius grumbled.
Hermione saw Remus lift his face slightly and sniff the air; he spun around with such force that he knocked Sirius over to the ground. “Sorry mate, thought I heard something.” He looked at Sirius and James meaningfully to let them know he smelled her.
She had forgotten Remus was a werewolf that brought a frown to her face, ‘At least he looks happier,
not as dragged down. He had light in his eyes; it made him look so much younger.’ Hermione didn’t realize she had been staring at Remus; he blushed a bright pink. Sirius looked like he was enjoying himself and whispering something to Remus that just seemed to turn him brighter. James on the other hand looked slightly put out.
“Sorry,” she mumbled. “I spaced out there for a moment. What are you guys doing here? Breakfast already started.”
“Well…” Sirius dragged the word like he had something important to say. “Prongsie here wanted to see you terribly, so here we are waiting for you so we can eat. Unfortunately for Prongs here you seem to have you eyes on wilder meat.” Sirius joked.
“Shut it Padfoot.” James practically growled when he saw Hermione’s blushing face. “Ignore him Mya everyone else does. Most of what comes out of his mouth is garbage anyways. He should watch what he says, people will think badly of him.” He smiled at her gently. He didn’t want to scare her away when he wasn’t sure of her feelings.
Sirius grabbed his chest. “Oh Jamesie-Poo I didn’t know you cared.”
James opened his mouth to retort, but Remus interrupted him. “Maybe Mya’s hungry we; should go to the Great Hall before classes start.” They acknowledged his idea and walked there in silence.
Well everyone was silent but Sirius, who was retelling the story of one of their best pranks. Hermione made the appropriate noises when she needed to answer and he happily continued on.
James watched Sirius enviously; he couldn’t get a grip of himself, every time he tried to talk to Mya he would get shy. ‘I never had this problem with other girls, even Lily and I’ve liked her since first year. I was cocky the day we met. When I’m with Mya I feel like I’m fumbling.’
Remus watched them all from his place behind them all. He noticed Mya’s lack of enthusiasm for their pranks, Sirius’ not so subtle flirting methods as he tried to charm her to his will. James’ almost timid expression change from happy to melancholy, quickly passing regret and finally he gathered a determined expression. Remus wasn’t sure that was a good thing.
They both seemed very determined to have a go at Mya; he didn’t want her to get hurt, but most of all he didn’t want a rift to come between Sirius and James, they had been best friends since the moment they looked at one another, like best friends at first sight. Mya didn’t seem like the girl to put to friends against one another, but it didn’t look like it would make a difference.
Someone breathing hard brought Remus out of his musings; James looked like he was about to physically move Sirius. Sirius had been getting steadily closer to Mya. He didn’t want them to fight, but he didn’t want them all to be mad.
Hermione noticed Sirius’ advances. A part of her was flattered but a bigger part was grossed out. She heard the stories about Sirius and girls. If his name wasn’t attached to a prank it was usually attached to a pair of lips. Hermione shuttered; she shuttered at the wrong moment. Sirius was whispering close to her ear, and his smile widened. ‘Damn, what do I do now?’
She turned to look at James; he looked angry about something and likely to blow at any moment. ‘Not a safe choice.’ She turned to Remus and he looked bemused, ‘Very safe choice. Now just got to get his attention.’ It wasn’t very hard; Remus had already noticed her plight and he nodded hesitantly. Hermione threw him a grateful smile before she got into position.
All she needed was something to distract Sirius from making a move. Just as Sirius turned to tell a passing girl hello she slipped away. James was staring so hard he didn’t even notice until Sirius stopped. They turned around and saw Remus and Mya in a heated discussion about defense against the dark arts.
‘Bookworm.’ and Hermione lost a little status in Sirius’ eyes.
Sirius wasn’t shallow on purpose, but his family life hadn’t been fun, so he had vowed to enjoy life to the fullest. Books and stuff were not that interesting and so far he had only seen two parts of Hermione, her brainy side and her outward appearance.
Finally the group entered the Great Hall, but in actuality it hadn’t been but a few minutes. Hermione caught the eye of every single person; news of her odd arrival seemed to have reached all ears. Hermione looked up at the head table; Dumbledore was motioning her over.
“Students may I have your attention. Due to the late arrival of our transfer student we will be doing the sorting at this time. Questions may be answered after.” Hermione then noticed the black wizard’s hat sitting ominously atop it’s stool; would it choose the same house for her or decide another? She gulped.
A much younger Professor McGonagall stood up, walking around the table to stand behind the hat. She gestured for Hermione to sit down. “Ms. Granger if you please.”
Hermione walked stiffly to the chair, bile rising to the surface, she desperately tried to stop it before it came out. She found herself atop the stool with the hat placed upon her head. It covered her eyes and began to speak quietly in her ear.
“A time traveler I see, you use odd means to come to this time. Do not worry, this was meant to happen; you are not making unforeseen changes. Everything you will be doing is supposed to happen.” Hermione sighed in relief. “But choices of the heart are changed as well, you are wrong to believe that you change the destiny of one. You must figure out the outcome on your own.” Just as Hermione was going to interrupt the hat placed her in Gryffindor.
The Gryffindor table cheered loudly, but the loudest were the marauders and Lily. All for personal reasons. James and Sirius because of their new found interest in her, while Remus and Lily were happy because of James recently diverted attention. It gave them a chance to get together, but Sirius caused a major issue in their plan.
Hermione woke with a start; something woke her up. She looked around suspiciously, but nothing was there. She turned to the window and noticed a black bird sitting on the sill just staring at her; Hermione found that odd. The years of fighting Voldemort kept her a light sleeper; almost the quietest sounds awoke her nowadays, now especially since she was in a time where he was gaining tremendous powers and gaining younger followers. She just realized that now was about the time he had first created his horcruxes. If she wanted, she could destroy them before they were lost in time.
Maybe that is what she is meant to do, defeat Voldemort before it becomes too difficult, before he disappears without a trace for 10 years, was that her destiny? It made perfect sense to Hermione now; in stopping Voldemort early she could save so many lives. All Hermione had to do was track them down; she had already figured most of them out when she was with Harry.
Hufflepuff’s cup, Ravenclaw’s diadem, Tom Riddle’s diary, Marvolo Gaunt’s ring, Slytherin’s locket, and Nagini his pet snake. That’s simple. If she moves fast enough, two or three will not have been created yet. The thought of hunting down Tom’s horcruxes twisted her stomach in knots; if he found out her life would be in serious danger.
Hermione didn’t want to dwell on Voldemort right now; she would relax a few days before she made her move. It would be difficult sneaking off Hogwart’s grounds undetected. ‘I could always just borrow James’ invisibility cloak, hopefully he wont miss it while it’s in my possession.’ She shook her head to clear her thoughts.
To her right, on the nightstand, was a pair of clothes folded up for her. Hermione grabbed them and went into the bathroom. After freshening up she walked out only to see James and two other boys. They looked like Sirius and Remus from behind. Her smile widened; she didn’t know why, but it was good to know that James kept his word. The boys were talking, or more specifically, Sirius was complaining.
“Mate are you sure she’s even here? We’ve been waiting for twenty minutes already,” Sirius grumbled.
Hermione saw Remus lift his face slightly and sniff the air; he spun around with such force that he knocked Sirius over to the ground. “Sorry mate, thought I heard something.” He looked at Sirius and James meaningfully to let them know he smelled her.
She had forgotten Remus was a werewolf that brought a frown to her face, ‘At least he looks happier,
not as dragged down. He had light in his eyes; it made him look so much younger.’ Hermione didn’t realize she had been staring at Remus; he blushed a bright pink. Sirius looked like he was enjoying himself and whispering something to Remus that just seemed to turn him brighter. James on the other hand looked slightly put out.
“Sorry,” she mumbled. “I spaced out there for a moment. What are you guys doing here? Breakfast already started.”
“Well…” Sirius dragged the word like he had something important to say. “Prongsie here wanted to see you terribly, so here we are waiting for you so we can eat. Unfortunately for Prongs here you seem to have you eyes on wilder meat.” Sirius joked.
“Shut it Padfoot.” James practically growled when he saw Hermione’s blushing face. “Ignore him Mya everyone else does. Most of what comes out of his mouth is garbage anyways. He should watch what he says, people will think badly of him.” He smiled at her gently. He didn’t want to scare her away when he wasn’t sure of her feelings.
Sirius grabbed his chest. “Oh Jamesie-Poo I didn’t know you cared.”
James opened his mouth to retort, but Remus interrupted him. “Maybe Mya’s hungry we; should go to the Great Hall before classes start.” They acknowledged his idea and walked there in silence.
Well everyone was silent but Sirius, who was retelling the story of one of their best pranks. Hermione made the appropriate noises when she needed to answer and he happily continued on.
James watched Sirius enviously; he couldn’t get a grip of himself, every time he tried to talk to Mya he would get shy. ‘I never had this problem with other girls, even Lily and I’ve liked her since first year. I was cocky the day we met. When I’m with Mya I feel like I’m fumbling.’
Remus watched them all from his place behind them all. He noticed Mya’s lack of enthusiasm for their pranks, Sirius’ not so subtle flirting methods as he tried to charm her to his will. James’ almost timid expression change from happy to melancholy, quickly passing regret and finally he gathered a determined expression. Remus wasn’t sure that was a good thing.
They both seemed very determined to have a go at Mya; he didn’t want her to get hurt, but most of all he didn’t want a rift to come between Sirius and James, they had been best friends since the moment they looked at one another, like best friends at first sight. Mya didn’t seem like the girl to put to friends against one another, but it didn’t look like it would make a difference.
Someone breathing hard brought Remus out of his musings; James looked like he was about to physically move Sirius. Sirius had been getting steadily closer to Mya. He didn’t want them to fight, but he didn’t want them all to be mad.
Hermione noticed Sirius’ advances. A part of her was flattered but a bigger part was grossed out. She heard the stories about Sirius and girls. If his name wasn’t attached to a prank it was usually attached to a pair of lips. Hermione shuttered; she shuttered at the wrong moment. Sirius was whispering close to her ear, and his smile widened. ‘Damn, what do I do now?’
She turned to look at James; he looked angry about something and likely to blow at any moment. ‘Not a safe choice.’ She turned to Remus and he looked bemused, ‘Very safe choice. Now just got to get his attention.’ It wasn’t very hard; Remus had already noticed her plight and he nodded hesitantly. Hermione threw him a grateful smile before she got into position.
All she needed was something to distract Sirius from making a move. Just as Sirius turned to tell a passing girl hello she slipped away. James was staring so hard he didn’t even notice until Sirius stopped. They turned around and saw Remus and Mya in a heated discussion about defense against the dark arts.
‘Bookworm.’ and Hermione lost a little status in Sirius’ eyes.
Sirius wasn’t shallow on purpose, but his family life hadn’t been fun, so he had vowed to enjoy life to the fullest. Books and stuff were not that interesting and so far he had only seen two parts of Hermione, her brainy side and her outward appearance.
Finally the group entered the Great Hall, but in actuality it hadn’t been but a few minutes. Hermione caught the eye of every single person; news of her odd arrival seemed to have reached all ears. Hermione looked up at the head table; Dumbledore was motioning her over.
“Students may I have your attention. Due to the late arrival of our transfer student we will be doing the sorting at this time. Questions may be answered after.” Hermione then noticed the black wizard’s hat sitting ominously atop it’s stool; would it choose the same house for her or decide another? She gulped.
A much younger Professor McGonagall stood up, walking around the table to stand behind the hat. She gestured for Hermione to sit down. “Ms. Granger if you please.”
Hermione walked stiffly to the chair, bile rising to the surface, she desperately tried to stop it before it came out. She found herself atop the stool with the hat placed upon her head. It covered her eyes and began to speak quietly in her ear.
“A time traveler I see, you use odd means to come to this time. Do not worry, this was meant to happen; you are not making unforeseen changes. Everything you will be doing is supposed to happen.” Hermione sighed in relief. “But choices of the heart are changed as well, you are wrong to believe that you change the destiny of one. You must figure out the outcome on your own.” Just as Hermione was going to interrupt the hat placed her in Gryffindor.
The Gryffindor table cheered loudly, but the loudest were the marauders and Lily. All for personal reasons. James and Sirius because of their new found interest in her, while Remus and Lily were happy because of James recently diverted attention. It gave them a chance to get together, but Sirius caused a major issue in their plan.