What-If-Vision

What if Vision

By Bouncing Ferret

Chapter One - Another Amazing discovery by Saint Potter

All was quiet in the Gryffindor girls dormitory, every one was fast asleep, and Hermione Granger was no exception. But she turned as someone tugged on her bed sheets. Supposing it was just her cat, Hermione sleepily whispered for it to settle, trying not to wake anyone else.

"Hermione, it's us. Hermione, Get up!"

"Go away Crookshanks, it's too early to get up..."

Wait, cats can't talk so it must be...

"Harry, Ron, what are you doing here? It's still dark! And if you haven't noticed, this is the Girls dormitory." yawned Hermione, pulling up her covers.

"Apparently this idiot here found something so incredible that he couldn't wait till tomorrow to show us" whispered Ron, sounding groggy too.

"I had to show you guys, it is so amazing!" Harry said, without an ounce of tiredness on his face.

*On the fourth floor corridor*

"Harry, the last time you found an 'amazing gadget' you got so preoccupied with it! To think that you learnt something from the mirror of Erised!" nagged Hermione, with a disagreeing scowl.

"Oh give him a break Herms, don't tell me you're not curious. So Potter, what did you find this time? Snape's underwear on a stick?" asked Ron, as he tried to avoid stepping on someone else's foot, which was hard considering that the three of them were under the Invisibility cloak.

"We're almost there!" chocked Harry with excitement. They were now standing in front of what looked like a dusty old broom closet. "I was just wondering around here yesterday after Charms and I heard this thumping sound coming out of a broom closet," he said, pointing to the closet, "Then I found this!"

Harry pushed opened the door, revealing a small circular room; it was dimly lit with candles and in the middle of it stood a marble podium.

"Nice room you got here!" remarked Ron as his eyes traveled around the room.

On top that podium stood something that largely resembled a muggle television set. The three of them walked up towards the podium.

"I think it wanted to be found, which explain the thumping," said Harry.

He turned a little knob at the bottom of the 'thing' and the screen immediately burst to life.

"I think its possessed!" declared Ron, who looked rather anxious to go.

"Don't be stupid Ron, this is a What-If vision. You ask it any what-if question and it will show it to you. Like a movie!" explained Harry, "surely you would have read about it Hermione?"

For once, Hermione the walking encyclopedia was utterly clueless.

"Well it wasn't mentioned in 'Hogwarts, a History'!" she proclaimed.

"Well I'll show you how it works. Ron, Hermione, one of you asks it a question, any what-if question would do."

"I'll do it! Uhmm, what should I ask it? Oh, I know!" said Ron, with a mischievous grin on his freckled face.

"What if Severus Snape was nice?"