Last Hope | By : ShiSaiyan Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 8935 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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"I should have known I'd be seeing you soon," said Dumbledore, in that all knowing voice of his. He smiled at the four time travelers, but the sparkle in his eyes was missing. He was worried, that was clear. The elder Harry hesitated, then reached out a shaking hand. Understanding lit Dumbledore's face and he pulled him in for a hug. After a moment, Harry pulled away and Dumbledore reached out for the elder Hermione. One by one, he drew them in and hugged them, even Draco and Harry, Ron and Hermione realized that in their time, they had seen Dumbledore die, defeated by Voldemort. That, more than almost anything else they had seen and heard, managed to shake them to the core and they were suddenly afraid. "Well then, we can't go around calling you by your names and confusing everyone, can we? I presume I thought of that and gave you alternate identities," said Dumbledore, stepping away from the emotional scene. "Yes, sir," said Hermione. "Harry is Gryffindor, because of the time he pulled Godfric's sword from the Sorting Hat. We called Ron Phoenix, because of his hair and for Fawkes." Both Rons blushed at that, lowering their eyes. "My middle name is Nicole, so he, I mean, you said I would be called Niki. And Draco is Dragon, for obvious reasons." Draco grinned, a little embarrassed. "Very well then. Since we'll need a logical reason for your presence and we also happen to be short one Defense Against The Dark Arts Teacher, I propose the four of you take over that position and do what you can to prepare, erm, yourselves and the other students for the coming conflicts." Dumbledore sat down behind his desk, tiredly. With a soft caw, Fawkes, the Phoenix flew from his perch and landed on the worn oak surface of the desk, his fiery head resting against Dumbledore's hand, as if to comfort him. "Now that all of that is settled, I suggest you all retire. Harry, Ron and Hermione have class in the morning and Niki, Dragon, Gryffindor and Phoenix should get some rest before they have to face everyone and accept their position officially. Defense Against The Dark Arts classes will begin a day late this year. Now, all of you, off to bed."
Harry, Ron and Hermione stood and began to file out of the room, but Gryffindor looked back. "Um, sir, where should we sleep?" "I imagine the Gryffindor dormitories would be the best place. There are few there that would be so bold as to question you, or so dense as to not know you for what and whom you are." The time travelers nodded and followed their younger selves out of Dumbledore's office, back through the maze of corridors and staircases that led to the large painting of the fat lady, wearing a pink silk dress. "Password?" the painting inquired. "Canary Creams," said Ron, tiredly. The fat lady nodded and the painting swung forward, revealing a round hole in the wall. The seven of them passed through the doorway and into the Gryffindor Common Room. "Well, I suppose we should figure out the sleeping arrangements," said Ron, nervously and Harry glanced curiously at him before realizing what it was that had him upset. Niki and Phoenix, the elder versions of Hermione and Ron, would obviously be sharing quarters. A quick glance at Hermione confirmed that she too was unsure how to act about this. "Why don't Niki and Phoenix take Oliver's old room," Harry said, quickly. The former captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team had graduated the previous year and his room had not been filled. Because of Voldemort's resurrection at the end of the last year, the enrollment at Hogwarts had been surprisingly small, as parents felt the need to keep their children closer to home. Therefore, the amount of new Gryffindors was almost pathetic, numbering only five. However, the shortage of students did present a solution to their problem of sleeping quarters. Niki and Phoenix agreed that Oliver Woods' old room would be fine and set off in that general direction. Dragon and Gryffindor announced that they would sleep in Percy's old room. There were two beds there, but one of them had gone empty while Percy was in residence, because no one could stand sharing a room with the high and mighty Percy Weasley. Sleeping arrangements settled, the Gryffindors and their elder counterparts bid one another goodnight and made their way to their beds. Hermione paused at the doorway to Ron and Harry's room, glancing back at them. "You know, I almost don't want to go back to the girls' dormitory. Having them here is like having a family back together again. Somehow, it just feels right when all of us are together." Harry and Ron glanced at each other, then back at Hermione, nodding. "You're right. It does feel like we all belong together, like they complete some kind of circle," said Harry. "Well," said Hermione, after a long pause, "goodnight then." They watched her go, without a word and then quietly changed into their pajamas and slid between their sheets. Both of them blew out the candles beside their beds and whispered goodnight te ane another, and then the dorm was silent. Sleep did not claim them for a long time afterward.
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