Time And Again

Chapter One/? : Back Again.

She was looking forward to her 7^th year at Hogwarts, after all, she was announced Head Girl. 'Hermione Granger, head girl' she liked the sound of that. However, she didn't like the fact she has to dorm with her enemy ... Draco Malfoy, since he's Head Boy. She shudders at the thought of his name.

"Mione!" She turned around to see her best friend, THE most popular wizard in their time.

"Harry ... Where's Ron?" 'Ron' she thought. She had broken up with him on the last day of school. She reminisces...

"Guess what Ron? I'm going to Bulgaria to be an apprentice to some wizard. Dumbledore was able to get me that internship. I get to study charms all summer long." She hoped her boyfriend would be glad, hug her, or at least congratulate her. But all he did was look at her. Not in a way she would like him to.

"Bulgaria ... isn't that where Krum is?" He spat out the name. "I forbid you to go! I cannot have you in the same place as that oaf. Remember ... Dumbledore invited him to the ball we had on our fifth year? Remember what he did to you? Violate you? And you're spending your going to be spending your summer in the same vicinity! I think not! All in all, I can't have you go looking for him to have a good time."

She looked at him like she was about to kill him. "You forbid me? You can't tell me what to do! It's my life. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. And you're giving me the impression that you don't trust me. How could you NOT trust me? Have I ever betrayed you?"

"Not yet ..."

"Ha! Not yet? Not yet? If you don't trust me, then forget you, I don't need you."

Those last words stung. Ron stood there stunned at what happened. It all became a blur after that ...

"Hermione?" She snapped back to reality. "Are you thinking about what happened ... you know ... last year?" She nodded.

Harry wrapped his arms around her. "It's ok, he apologizes for what he said, ..." He was interrupted by a sneer that came from behind. "You're sorry... aren't you Ron?" He pleaded at the boy behind them.

"No." he looked away and muttered "stupid Mudblood" under his breath. Unfortunately, Hermione heard him. She ran onto the train and searched for an empty compartment.

She sat down, sobbing. "How could he say that? Did I do something really wrong?"

"How could who say what?" A boy asked. She didn't realize she said it out loud. She turned around to see who it was ... none other than her worst enemy, Malfoy.

"What do you want?"

Draco grinned. "Just wanted to know what is wrong with you?" He tried to sound as sincere as he could, it was hard for the Malfoys, well for he and his dad anyways, to be sincere at anything. Unless it was something to do with plotting revenge.

"Nothing is wrong with me? What makes you think something is wrong with me?" She asked in her defense.

"Oh, probably the fact that you're crying and you're not tagging along Golden Boy and the weasel."

"I'm not crying ..." she looked away, hoping he would just leave her alone.

"Not crying? So tears are just forming around your eyes, and you have a red stuffy nose. Yet you don't call that crying? Well whatever you call it ... it still says something about you." He sat next to her.

She smiled a bit. "I don't want you to be nice just because you saw me crying. Go back to the way you were last year and leave me alone."

"I'm not doing this because I saw you crying." 'Really? Then why are you talking to a stupid Mudblood?' a voice in his head asked him. "Leave me alone!"

Hermione was startled a bit. "I was in this compartment first, you're the one who's supposed to go away."

"Oh sorry...Mione. "

'Sorry? Did he just say sorry? Did he just say my name? What next? He's going to ask me out?' she asked herself. "Malf- err... Draco, did you just say my name?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing." He blinked. "Well whatever Mudblood, you don't seem sad anymore, I guess I could leave you." He huffed and walked out of the compartment. 'Had she just used my name ... my first name?' he was dazzled. 'Don't get used to it ...' said another voice in his head.

~ ~ ~

The knock on the door woke Draco. "Who is it?" He said spitefully. He didn't like it when people interrupt his dreams, even if it was about 'Mione.

"Such disrespect." A short man entered the compartment.

"Sorry Professor Flitwick. I was just having a bad day I guess." 'Lying to a teacher ... I never thought I'd see the day' he smirked.

"Well you aren't the only one. Seems the head girl is having a bad day as well." 'Mione..." he thought of her brown wavy hair, unlike the messy hair she had when he had first met her. "Mr. Malfoy?" snapped Flitwick."Sorry sir."

"Anyways, the reason I'm here is because since you're our top student, you have the opportunity to work on a very special, but very time consuming assignment."

"Top student? I thought Ms. Granger was the top student."

"Oh she is but Dumbledore wanted someone else to do this. She has too many things on her mind." He frowned. "I forgot to tell you, we're here. So get your stuff ready." He nodded.

~ ~ ~

The sight of the castle was the last thing she needed. She used to love school. Loved watching Ron at Quidditch practice. Loved how he used to triumph at all his Quidditch matches. Loved everything ... until now. 'Why does he have to be such a prat sometimes?' She pulled on her cloak, grabbed her things and headed for the castle.

Chapter 2/? : SpellBounded

"Hermione..." She turned around. "Harry, I don't want to talk right now. Besides, I want to watch the sorting." She headed into the Great Hall to watch the first years get sorted.

"...Johnson"

"...Lau" it went on and on. People cheered when someone got sorted into their house. 'I guess we do have to be supportive' she thought. Her mind wandering back to Draco. Since when did she start calling him by his first name? 'Draco...why was he being so nice to me?' she asked herself. 'Maybe he likes you' she just answered her own question. She shook her head and continued to eat her meal. It is a feast after all. She looked over to the Slytherin table. The Head boy looking rather smug. His little sister, in his house. 'Stop thinking about him!' she went back to the common room and sat next to fireplace and sighed. She was interrupted by a voice. (a/n: They get interrupted a lot don't they?) "Ms. Granger, I'd like you to follow me."

She nodded at the bearded man.

~ ~ ~

'Mione...' he thought. 'Filthy Mudblood, who does she think she is making me feel like this... she's not the prettiest witch I've seen ... even that pug-faced Pansy looked better but why does she make me feel like this? Feel like I'm in ... heaven.'

"Mr .Malfoy ... I'd like you to follow me as well." Hermione stared at Slytherin's common room. So black, so cold ... she's never been here, now she knows why. She wouldn't want to be here again.

Both followed the bearded man, Albus Dumbledore, up the stairs to his office.

Hermione looked at Draco with confusion. 'Does he like me?' she thought. 'Do I like her?' he thought.

"Ms. Granger, Mr. Malfoy, due to the hectic week I had, I forgot to tell you that you'd be rooming together. You'd have separate rooms, beds, bathrooms, just like your houses except for the fact that only two of you will be living there." He smiled. Everyone knew that he was all up for inter-house relationships. Just never thought it'd be a Gryffindor/Slytherin relationship. Not that there was. "Your stuff has been transferred to your rooms. All you need to do is think of a password."

"Whatever..." Hermione stared at his comment. 'How could he say something like that to the headmaster?'

"Whatever, it is! The password for your new room is 'whatever' I'll go inform the founders of your decision." Draco looked confused ... "Aren't the founders dead?"

"Yeah, but the portrait for the Head Boy and Head Girl's room are the four founders" piped Hermione. She loved being a know-it-all but she realized she ruined the moment. "You knew that didn't you?"

He shrugged and followed the headmaster to their room. It was huge. Much like their common room. Yet warm and homey. He felt a tap on his shoulder. He spun around and saw 'Mione. "I need to ask you something..." I nodded. "Is the headmaster around?"

"Is that what you're going to ask me?"

"No ... I just don't want him around." She heard a bit of a chuckle behind her. "I can tell when I'm not wanted." The head master just looked back at Mione and smiled. "Well I need to ask you something"

"Well...?" He sat down onto the couch nearby.

"Do you like me?" Draco's bulged out. He was very surprised at this question.

"If I did, do you think I'd tell you?" he grinned. "Besides ... you know what the answer is."

She felt her face turn red. "Ok." She turned away and entered her room.

The following day ...

"Mione... I mean Granger, Wake up!" a loud pounding on the door woke her up.

"What? Is there a fire or something?" She rubbed her eyes. "NO! I just ... err... forget you. Here's a letter from the weasel." He threw a piece of parchment on her bed and left.

Dear Mione,

I'm very sorry. I was out of line. I don't have the right to be mad at you. You should be mad at me. I understand if you still are mad at me. I just hope you forgive me.

Love, Ron

A head popped through the little open space on her door. "I wouldn't forgive him if I were you." She was furious. 'First he insults the headmaster and now he invades my privacy.' She picked up her pillow and threw it at Draco. "Get out! Why are you reading my letters? Don't you have your own life – or do you just do whatever your father tells you ... living his life, are you now?"

"I do so have my own life. And I don't need my father to tell me what to do!"

"Doesn't seem like it." 'There I go again' she thought 'ruining the moment'

Draco reached for the doorknob and slammed the door behind him. He stormed off to Professor Flitwick's office. "Professor, I think I'd like to work on the assignment now, I have nothing to do anyway." He still looked mad but he calmed down when the short professor started explaining the assignment to him.

"Here's a book. Professor Dumbledore found it while he was in Bulgaria. He wanted Ms. Granger to work on it. Unfortunately, she has personal problems. Well you're the only one for the job. You understand French? Oui?"

"Oui." He nodded. His parents had thought him French, Latin, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

"Well, we'd like you to translate this whole book for us. I know it's weird that he found the book in Bulgaria but then again witches and wizards travel a lot." He shrugged and handed him the book. "Good luck Mr. Malfoy."

Le livre de orthographie

Par: Rachel Lee

"Book of Spells by Rachel Lee. Doesn't seem French to me." He flipped the book open and started translating. He lost track of time. He missed breakfast, lunch and dinner. No one even came to find him. No one even wondered if something had happened. 'Bunch of selfish people' he thought.

He came upon a very interesting spell. 'Charme chanceux pour l'amour' Lucky Charm For Love.

Ce charme fait attirer une personne n'importe quel du sexe opposé. Le meilleur charme Rachel a fait. Elle pouvait trouver son amour vrai Tony.' This Spell causes a person to attract any one from the opposite sex. The best charm Rachel made. She was able to find her true love Tony.

I guess I could use this charm to improve my luck with girls. He turned around to get the wand from his bag. Little did he know the wind blew the book, and the pages turned. When he looked back, he just went on reciting the spell. Oblivious to the fact that he's reading 'Charme pour le déplacement de temps' a time traveling spell. All of a sudden he fainted ... or did he?

The morning sun coming through Professor Flitwick's room shined on his face."Stupid book. The charm didn't work." All of a sudden a crowd of students entered the room. They were about his age yet he didn't know who they were. They sported the Gryffindor logo on their cloaks but who are they really? No Potter? Weasel? Granger? Brown? Twins? "Where are they?"

"Where are who?" A red head stood there looking at him. Puzzled.

"Oh never mind." She looked familiar. Her eyes definitely. She grabbed his arm and dragged him to a chair. "Aren't you going to sit ... um... what's your name?"

Quickly, thinking of a name ... "Harry, my name is Harry."

Chapter Three/? : Identities Revealed

"Harry. What a nice name! My name is ..."

"Miss Evans! Please sit down. Class has already started." She begins to turn red as the professor nag her.

'Evans ... where have I heard that name before?'

"Lily. Why are you talking to a Slytherin?" A boy said as he looked at Draco's cloak. He looked familiar too. Scary. He looked like ... Harry. 'So They're Lily and James Potter. If I get Lily away from James, who knows, Harry might never been born.' He chuckled at the thought.

"Who are you? Slytherins are not supposed to be here until after lunch." Prof. Flitwick said. I guess he noticed Draco's cloak with the Slytherin logo.

"Oh yah, I forgot."

"Professor, be kind. He's new here." A voice from behind said. Draco looked back and smiled.

"Well I think we better see the headmaster ... after class, Mr. Uh...-

"My name is Harry uh... Longbottom." 'Why'd I have to pick such a stupid name? Longbottom no less.'

"Well, Mr. Longbottom, I guess you could sit next to Miss Evans." He started droning on about charms.

After class was over...

"Hi Harry. Welcome to Hogwarts. My name is Lily Evans, this is James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew." She pointed to 4 boys. Draco knew who they were. Harry's dad, the escape convict, the werewolf DADA teacher from their 3^rd year and some fatso. "I also want you to meet my friends from Slytherin. Narcissa and Severus. There's also Lucius but he graduated last year."

"Severus...such a nosy little bookworm. He got whomped by the willow outside. Serves him right for being such a nosy uptight bookworm!" sneered Remus.

"Shut up! I think he's nice ... don't you think so Narcissa?" the girl blushed and nodded. 'Argh! And to think my mom had a crush on my potions teacher' he shuddered at the thought of him having long jet-black hair.

"Lily, do you think it is possible for people to travel back in time?" Draco err...Harry pondered.

She shrugged. "I guess it's possible. You never know. Why do ask?"

"Uh..." 'Quickly think of a reason' Draco thought. "Just wondering. I plan to do a little time traveling in the future." He laughed. 'First time for everything'

All she could say was "Oh." Draco noticed James glaring at him. 'If my plan succeeds, Potter will never be born.' His thoughts were interrupted by someone poking his arm. "I think you better follow Flitwick to see the headmaster." He nodded and followed the short professor. Up the stairs and through gargoyle.

"Headmaster ... this boy. Harry Longbottom showed up in our class. He said he's a new student at Hogwarts." The headmaster nodded and smoothed his long beard. "You can go now Professor, I'd like to talk to ... Harry." 'Uh oh' he thought.

"Well Mr. Longbottom, or shall I say Mr. Malfoy? This is quite an interesting experience. I never thought I'd see one of my future students here."

"So you know then?" Draco frowned.

"Well let's just say you look a lot like your father."

"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" He never liked being compared to his father. "I hate my father. I never want to be like him. A death eater no doubt." He paced around the office. "Tell me something, sir, is there anything you'd want to know about ... the future?"

The old man said nothing. The silence was heavy for Draco. 'What is he thinking? Hurry up and answer my question!!' he thought. "Well I don't think I want to know what's going to happen in the future. If I do, I'll ask you. Now I have something to ask you. A Favor. Do not tell anyone where you're from. I'm surprised no one recognized you. I must say again that you DO look like your father. Anyways, I want you to PROMISE me that you wouldn't say anything to anyone about this and you wouldn't alter anything. It's easy to alter things even in three days."

Draco crossed his fingers behind his back. "I promise." He smiled innocently. 'Right ... as if I'd actually promise such things.' "But what do you mean by 'three days'?"

The old man stroked his beard once again. "This spell of yours ... it only lasts for three days. All time traveling spells last for only three days." All Draco could say was "Oh".

"Well Mr. Malfoy, I guess you could leave my office." Draco walked towards the door. "By the way, you may room with Mr. Severus Snape...I think it'll be a marvelous experience getting to know your teacher." He winked.

Draco walked down the stairs and headed towards the Great Hall. 'Time traveling sure makes you hungry' he thought to himself. He sat in the Slytherin table. Bunch of girls kept staring at him. (A/n: coz he's hot!) He ignored them and stared across the room at the Gryffindor table. 'Lily ... she's beautiful, even though she's Pottie's mother. She won't be soon enough.' He waved across the room and she waved back.

Lily stood up and walked out of the Great Hall. Obviously, Draco followed her. He grabbed her hand. "Lily, there's something I have to tell you." He pulled her into the closest room and closed the door so no one could hear what he has to say. "Lily ... I like you."

She was about to open her mouth to say something but "Shhh... I know I've only known you for an hour or maybe less but sometimes don't you get the feeling like you've known someone for a very long time?" he said fakely in hopes she'd fall madly in love with him.

She barely nodded. "I know I'm not the first person to ever say this, but you're the most beautiful girl I've met" Can he get any sappier? He leaned closer. "I'm not lying. I've bet your friends have noticed too." He held her hand tightly. "I hope you feel the same."

"Harry ... I-

Chapter 4/? : The Mysterious Letters

-I'm very flattered." She blushed and turned away. "But I think you're just wasting your time Longbottom." A voice boomed from the door. There stood James with his little gang. "Leave her alone. I think she's been hassled by too much guys already."Hatred formed in her eyes. Draco's not a mind reader but he could tell that she wanted to kill James. He's very happy at that thought.

"YOU leave me alone James. I don't need you to protect me. Besides he's not doing anything wrong. I thought you were more mature than that." She slapped him on the face.

"Fine ... but think about this... did I say anything when you made friends with Narcissa? No! Severus? No! Lucius? No, but I should've! I care about you Lily. Slytherin's are nothing but a bunch of rats. No offense Peter." He looked back at his friend and back again at Lily. "Well what do you have to say now for fraternizing with the enemies?"

'Calling Slytherins rats was one thing but calling my mother an 'enemy' of some sort ... now that just ticks me off' "Leave Narcissa out of this! She's done nothing to you. I think all this fame and popularity has gone to your head. We're not rats, we're not evil; heck we're just normal witches and wizards. You have no right to call us anything. Unless you want me to call Gryffindors something ... you don't want to know what it is."

James shrugged. He was pretty smug since he had more reinforcements than Draco. He had none. "Try me. Whatever you say can't hurt us as much as we can hurt you." Draco bit his lip trying not to provoke them even more. Luckily the 'nosy uptight bookworm' appeared. "What's going on Potter? A fight maybe? Should I inform you once again that fights aren't allowed on school grounds?"James glared at Severus.

"Can't you, for once, take OUR side, Sev?" asked Peter pleadingly.

"Why should he?" Draco scoffed. "You've been calling Slytherins a bad name and you're asking another fellow Slytherin to take the opposing side." He glanced at the badge on Sev's cloak. "A head boy no less. Do you expect him to go against his own kind?"

"Shut up. I can think for myself. Anyways I'll let this go ... for now. I have more important things to deal with." He stormed out of the room with his stuff. 'Stupid git.'

Lily walked to Draco. "I think you better leave too. I'll handle things with them." She quickly pushed him out the door and faced her 'other' friends. "So what do you have to say for yourself, James? He's done nothing wrong, I don't know what gave you the idea that I don't like being courted by guys? Just because I've rejected you so much times, doesn't mean you have to ruin for other people too." She looked at the floor, hoping they'd just leave. "Lily... you know ... I'm just trying to protect you."

"Protect me? Protect me from what? A Slytherin? What's with you and hating them? It's not like they're being awful to you. Well aside from Lucius and Sev, I think they worship you."

James shooed his friends outside. "Well Lily, if you want ... I'll give them a chance but you have to give me a chance too." She smiled. "I knew there was a catch. Ok then. If you give Slytherins a chance... I'll give you a chance." And with that she left. She ran after Draco-Harry ... "Harry, wait up!"

He looked behind her. 'Wow, she's actually falling for me.' "Lily, what a surprise, I didn't think you'd take me seriously. I mean not that I wasn't. I'm serious. I do like you ... a lot. Even though we've only exchanged a couple of words to each other."

"I didn't think it was possible for me too. It's just that between you and James, I'd pick you. They're so immature ... so I left. Besides I can't have you walking here alone because of you-know-who."

"Voldemort?"

Lily gasped. "Shhh... you don't want him to hear you!" Draco-Harry laughed. "Voldemort isn't that powerful ... he'll be defeated by some child one day." She looked at him intently. "What do you mean?"

He realized he what he was doing and he stopped. "I mean ... nothing. Nothing at all." 'I wish I could tell you that I'm about to ruin everything in the future by going out with you. I wish I could tell you that I could cause chaos if I went out with you. But that's not the Malfoy way, is it?' "Well I got to go um... back to the common room. I just need to get my stuff for potions.

Draco-Harry ran to the Slytherin entrance. "Password?"

"Huh? Oh password. Uh... Pureblood?" The portrait swung open. He ran to his desk and took out a parchment. 'If I ruin things ... it's not even a matter of 'IF' ... it's when I ruin things, I have to go all out to accomplish total chaos.' He laughed really hard.

As she was about to enter the Dungeon for Potions, she saw Draco-Harry. Someone quickly slipped a note into bag while she wasn't paying attention. It was after class til' she noticed it. It read.

Dear Lily,

My emotions burn out of control

My heart tells me to go

My mind says it's not to be

My thoughts come and go

But always of you

There is a time for every love

Our time is not now but soon

In the years to come I will wonder

How our love would've grown

If only given the chance

P.S: Meet me down by the lake after dinner. Come alone.

@)-->-----

Lily folded up the piece of parchment. Wondering whom it could be from. James? Harry? Another secret admirer? She had to find out.

Lily had fixed her hair and everything. Narcissa asked her who the 'special' person she's going to meet. But she didn't know either. (a/n: do you know?) "Lily... I don't think it's right to go outside and meet a stranger on the lake. You know with you-know-who sneaking around. A lot of people had been killed these past few months. And there's a rumor that graduating Slytherins turn to the dark side."

"Not you too... why do people assume the worst in Slytherins? I mean if Salazar Slytherin was evil, they probably wouldn't create a house in honor of his name." She brushed her hair once again then an owl entered their room. It was the prettiest owl she's ever seen. The owl had a piece of parchment on its talons. She took it.

Dear Lily,

We've only just began,

And that's the hardest part.

So careful not to end it,

Before it really starts.

Discovering how to make you smile,

And subjects to avoid.

Can be hard sometimes,

For life to be enjoyed.

We've shared so little time so far,

But all we've had been good.

I've felt more the past few hours,

That I thought I ever could.

So if you leave tomorrow,

I'll have but one regret.

And that's - that though I'll

Care for you,

I'd wish the boundaries we had leapt.

P.S: Meet me at the library after dinner.

"2 letters? I'd like to meet this guy myself even though the consequences are you know ... quite bad. Are you sure this is from the same person, Lily?" She smiled brightly at her friend.

"I don't think so. The penmanship is quite different. " She studied the two letters closely. "The first letter looks like Sirius' hand-writing." Knowing that Narcissa having a crush on him and every other living guy, she shut up. "Oh. Sirius. I think you should go meet him and tell him off! He knows how dangerous this is. And he knows I like him ... he's such a ..."

"Don't say it! It's not true. I'm not going to meet him. If it makes you feel better, I think I'll go with mystery guy number 2, just to be on the safe side and your good side." She smiled and wore a nice crimson colored dress robe.

"You look très magnifique." Narcissa giggled. "You better hurry for dinner. You don't want to keep mystery guy number 2 waiting for you all night long." They both hurried to the Great Hall.

When she entered, all eyes were on her. She did look très magnifique. She quickly sat down and everyone returned to what they were doing but a pair of eyes were still staring at her. Harry's.

After dinner, she noticed two people leave at the same time. James and Harry. 'Hmm... wonder if one of them is mystery guy # 2'

She hurried up the stairs to the library. When she reached the library she saw ...