𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 ;𝐑.𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲

"Were we crying over a pumpkin?"

"What just happened? Where's Ron?" Harry asked, looking around. "7.30. Where were we at 7.30?" Hermione ignored Harry, asking her own questions instead.

Harry replied without a pause, "I dunno, going to Hagrid's?" Hermione nodded, "Come on."

"And we can't be seen." Rachelle added, tugging Harry along by his wrist as they broke into a run, the boy still yelling their names as he waited for an explanation.

"Will you please tell me what it is we're doing!" Harry exclaimed as they finally arrived at the stone entryway to  Hagrid's hut. Both girls remained silent as they watched Past Hermione scream at Malfoy. "You, you foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!"

"That-that's us."
"Yeah, and we get to watch Hermione punch Malfoy again."

"Hermione, no! He's not worth it!" Past Ron shouted. "This is not normal," Harry declared. Hermione shot a look at Rachelle and pushed Harry back against the wall. She pulled out the time turner. "This is a time turner, Harry. Mcgonagall gave it to us first term. This is how we've been getting to our lesions all year."

"You mean we've gone back in time?"
"Yes. Dumbledore wanted us to return to this moment. So clearly, something happened that he wanted us to change." Rachelle finished, peering out from the side of the wall again.

The three watched as Hermione punched Malfoy, the boy's groan loud enough for them to hear. "Good punch." Harry and Rachelle said in unison, Hermione thanking them as she smiled proudly.

Rachelle watched the blonde and his friends walk away. "Malfoy's coming!" She said, pushing her friends back as the moved to hide next to the entryway while still being sheltered by the stone.

"Run!"

"Get away from me!"

"Run."

"Not a word to anyone, understood?"

"Okay!"

"I'm gonna get that jumped-up mudblood! Mark my words." Malfoy vowed, his words fading as they ran further away.

"Not if I get him first." Rachelle said, glaring but making no move to get up. Hermione gave her friend a look of appreciation.

They crawled out of their hiding spot just in time to see their past selves leave to go to Hagrid's. The trio followed themselves, watching from the huge stone wall statue things that Rachelle had no idea what they were for. Harry spoke up, "Look, Buckbeak's still alive."

"Of course!" Hermione said in realization. "Remember what Dumbledore said?"

"If we succeed, more than one innocent live could be spared." Rachelle recited, exchanging a look with her friends. "Let's go."

They ran down towards the hut, hiding behind Hagrid's huge pumpkin pile. "Great man, Dumbledore, great man." someone said from far away, attracting their attention. "Here they come, I'd better hurry." Harry said, standing up only to be pulled back down by the girls.

"Fudge has to see Buckbeak before we steal him. Otherwise he'll think Hagrid set him free." Hermione explained and they turned back to their past selves, watching as Past Ron was reunited with Scabbers—no, Peter.

"That's Pettigrew." Harry said, looking as though he was about to tackle the rat. "Harry, you can't." Hermione demanded, pulling him down again.

"That's the man who betrayed my parents, you can't expect me to just sit here," Harry said angrily.

"You must! Besides, Peter is—will be—with Dumbledore, don't mess this up because we only get one chance at this. What do you think your past self would do if he saw himself barge in and tackle the rat? You'd think you were going mad." Rachelle explained.