Different Worlds

Chris, Phoebe, Piper, Paige, Leo, and Achilles sat around outside of the tent. Achilles had sent someone to summon witches who were here to maybe lend their magic to the cause of overtaking Troy. Achilles watched them suspiciously and Chris knew he should. The witches arrived in about an hour. Chris' hand started to feel very weird, like it wasn't there. He knew it had probably fallen asleep since it was under his leg so he tried to move it. He moved it and when he looked at it one of his fingers wasn't there.

"Uh, guys, is my finger supposed to be missing?" Chris asked them all, getting a little nervous now.

Leo stood up and inspected his hand. Then he tried to heal his hand, but it didn't work. "I think since none of us were alive during this time we're fading from this time since we don't belong here," Leo explained, his face set in thinking.

"How come that's never happened before?" Piper asked a little confused.

"Probably because you only went so far back that you actually had family then. You probably do here to but it's so far back in time no one knows the future. Does that make sense?" Leo said.

Achilles was looking at him strangely. Then the witches came, all dressed in black. They weren't at all like the witches in the future. They looked evil, and who knew, maybe they were.

"Come now you must trust us if you're to know why you are here," one woman said, who was in the front," My name is Shandot, and I am a witch who has dedicated herself to our great hero Achilles."

Shandot bowed to Achilles then, her dark hair falling forward around her face. "We were sent back in time but we didn't do a spell or anything," Paige said, really wanting to get back to her own time before her body parts started disappearing.

"I know. I sent you back here," Shandot said, now facing them.

The sisters stared at each other.

Harry Potter sat in the Great Hall, eating his dinner. He was dressed in a plaid shirt with jeans on. His Gryffindor robes were on the bench next to him in a pile.

"Hey Harry, thought I'd come sit by you seeing as how you're alone," a red haired Ginny Weasley said, sitting next to him.

"Yeah it seems Ron and Hermione have moved on to better things. Each other," Harry said, putting down his fork to look at Ginny.

"Don't worry Harry you have all year to find a girlfriend," Ginny said.

"Look, it's the Weasel and the Potty!" Draco Malfoy said resting his hands on their shoulders and poking his head through the middle of them.

Harry shrugged his arm off of his. Ginny raised her fist to punch Malfoy, but Harry grabbed a hold of his arm. "And imagine Malfoy actually getting a girlfriend!" Harry said, laughing.

Ginny looked at Harry in surprise and then laughed. Draco sneered and went off to his table. "Thanks for holding me back otherwise I probably would've got into trouble. And thanks for saying that too," Ginny said a little shyly.

"I knew Malfoy had been picking on you because you didn't have a boyfriend so I thought I'd say that to get him out of your hair," Harry said nonchalantly.

"So are you trying to say I can't get a boyfriend? You know, Ron and Hermione may be ignoring you lately but you don't have to be a jerk to everyone else. And did you ever think that they might not be ignoring you if didn't do something to them?" Ginny exploded, standing up and walking off throwing her hands into the air.

"Blimey, do I do everything wrong?" Harry yelled back at her. Then he stood up and headed to the Gryffindor rooms.

The whole time he kept thinking about what Ginny had said. Maybe he had done something wrong. Harry heard running footsteps behind him. He turned around to see Ron.

"Harry, do you know where Hermione is? I've been looking for her everywhere," Ron said, stopping, putting his hands on his knees and breathing hard.

Harry frowned. He thought she'd been with Ron.

But secretly Hermione had met Draco after he'd had his daily pick on the Weasel and Potter. He'd come walking around the corner his blondish white hair not slicked back like it usually was. She'd smiled at him and him at her.

"I don't think anyone knows about us considering I've been picking on your friends all the time," Draco said, putting his left arm on the wall beside her as her back faced the wall.

"I still don't like you picking on them but if anyone finds out these secret meetings will end," Hermione said threateningly.

"I have no intention of that happening because that would be just horrible," Draco said, and then kissed her gently on the lips.

Hermione had started crushing on Draco last year. Draco had only found out this year but he'd started to feel the same last year also. But he being a Slytherin and her Gryffindor things would be complicated. She returned his kiss. She still sometimes hated him with a passion but everytime they were alone he was the most amazing guy ever. She hoped to somehow change him. She'd started to feel sorry for him as he'd told her about his father last week. Totally lost in their kisses, neither Hermione nor Draco ever noticing Harry and Ron coming around the corner.

Ron took one look ad shielded hi eyes. "It burns! Someone go and fetch the nurse I think someone's done something to Hermione!" Ron yelled his face red and frantically waving his arms about.

Hermione broke away from Draco and ran after a running Ron down the hall.

"You slimy little git!" Harry said, taking Draco by the collar and pushing him up against the wall and then punching him.

Draco pulled out his wand and Harry flew across the corridor. Harry got up and pulled his wand out, holding it against Draco's throat only to find Draco's own wand at Harry's throat.

"That will be quite enough you two!" a stern voice yelled and Harry knew it was Dumbledore.

They stepped away from each other, still staring at each other like they were going to attack each other.

"I know what has happened and therefore you both will come with me. The consequences will not be bad and will only last for a night. But . . . if I ever find you two in the corridors fighting again the consequences will be worse than one night," Dumbledore said ad the two followed him.