Trapped in the Consequence of Time

first chapter of Trapped Before Time

1997 - Magic

Ginny

"You look fine!" Neville insisted for the sixteenth time that evening, Ron nodded agreeing with him despite giving up reassuring Hermione that her makeup looked fine half an hour before. Harry glanced at me and smiled, a droplet of water dripped from his fringe and landed on his nose splashing his glasses, I giggled as he rolled his eyes and attempted to wipe his glasses clear of water using his sopping sleeve. Luna wandered along next to us smiling happily somehow not drenched and if it was possible we were getting even more stares than usual as we strolled through Hogsmeade; it was the first Hogsmeade trip of the year and the boys had decided to come and visit us for a romantic date - Harry had come with Teddy and Andromeda who were taking a tour of the village while Harry met up with us but we would meet back up later.

We had then met up with George and Percy in the Three Broomsticks where they were searching for properties to create their Hogsmeade branch of WWW's and we decided to trick or treat them only our water balloon plan may have backfired slightly and we decided to scamper and attempt to make the best of our double date plus two.

In the hordes of students we were barely noticed, well before the water balloon incident after it was because we were drenched not because we had "saved the world" or knew the "saviour of the wizarding world" and it was very nice to be an ordinary student for the day.

"Are you sure?" Hermione asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Hermione its fine." I insisted knowing how long she had spent on her makeup trying to impress Ron, like he needed impressing, if he can kiss her in the Room of Requirement holding a basilisk fang in the middle of a battle after destroying a Horcrux he wouldn't mind what she looked like. She smiled at me before tugging on Ron's hand and pointing down the road.

"What's that?" she asked and I looked the direction she was pointing at to see a small stall selling what looked like Halloween masks.

"No idea, let's go take a look." Harry said pulling out his wand, frowning determinedly and marching over to the stall, I sighed.

"Thanks Hermione, now he's in auror mode." Hermione smiled at me before rushing off after Harry causing me to roll my eyes, sometimes I wondered who Harry was really dating: me or his job? Ron smiled at me and we followed the other two over to the stall to find Harry holding up a Death Eater mask to his face, he turned when we approached and struck a pose.

"How do I look? Does it suit me?" we laughed.

"No mate, it doesn't really work and you'd better be careful I hear the auror department are looking out for left over Death Eaters, they might mistake you as one." Neville said between laughs causing the rest of us to laugh even harder.

"They might." Said the stall owner, who had obviously not recognised us or caught on. "You should be careful; I hear Harry Potter's been out and about catching them all, you don't want him to mistake you for a Death Eater." He looked really confused when we laughed even more.

"I sincerely doubt that." A snide voice drawled behind us sounding very miffed, I turned around to see a man in black robes lazily tapping his wand on his thigh staring at us as he leaned against a tree.

"You might be right about that." Said Harry slowly, removing the mask so he could get a better look at the man.

"Harry Potter." The man drawled lazily, apparently he liked drawling. "It's very nice to meet you; it's a shame I have to do this." I had pulled my wand out and was halfway through casting a shield charm when the curse shot past my ear and Harry dragged me to the ground. Hermione was doing some quick charm work and Neville and Luna had got the stall owner down on the ground. Harry shot a stunner in the man's direction but he ducked behind the tree he had been leaning on so Harry's stunner caused a burn mark on the bark. I glanced sideways at Harry who was looked slightly panicked.