Hello, I'm the Doctor

The Supposed Timelord's Home

Chapter 4- The Supposed Timelord's Home

Hermione's POV

I gasped in surprise and utter disbelief. Honestly, I was so shocked I couldn't even say anything. Glancing over at Harry and Ron revealed very similar expressions. "Wow." Harry murmured, while Ron's mouth formed a perfect 'o'.

"Welcome to the TARDIS." The Doctor said proudly, gesturing fondly to the walls surrounding him. "The acronym stands for 'Time and Relative Dimension in Space'." "What does that mean?" Ron wondered aloud from beside me as we stepped into the magical blue box. I answered his curious thought by saying, "Something fake. There's no way this place can be real." The Doctor shot me a look of exasperation.

"What? Of course she's real!" I took a moment to let his words sink in, then replied with a serious face. "She?" "Seriously." The Doctor responded. "The TARDIS is a she. Why does that seem so surprising?" he asked aloud, seeming to become more and more frustrated as the seconds passed by.

"This is so cool!" Ron exclaimed, his eyes darting from one side of the room to the other. The Doctor seemed to lighten up at Ron's comment, and he said, "Yep, this is my home; pretty awesome. Did I mention she can travel through time and space?" Ron's face was filled with awestruck wonder. "Wicked!" he shouted with glee. I sighed and insisted, "Yes, and not real!", before turning to the Doctor. "What did you use? An Undetectable Extension charm?"

The Doctor finally became serious as he began his rant. "Why won't you believe me? Oh, never mind. It's because you, Hermione Jean Granger, use logic and not your emotions. You take careful time to plan everything and become frustrated when things don't work like you want them to. I know how you 'mother' your friends and try to keep them safe, but sometimes you should really loosen your grip and let them figure out life on their own. The best way to learn can be trial and error."

Silence fell among us. The ginger woman, Donna, smirked; Harry and Ron struggled to hold back their surprises. I, on the other hand, was absolutely appalled. The only thing I managed to ask without getting too angry was, "How do you know my full name?"

The Doctor replied calmly, "Wikipedia." I had never heard of such a thing so I raised an eyebrow, but said nothing else.

Suddenly, the ground shook, and we all grabbed whatever was closest to us to hang on to. Unfortunately for Harry and Ron, they were my support, and I clung to them for dear life. I had no idea what was going on. The Doctor, however, wore another huge grin.

"Apparently, she doesn't want to let you guys go without a little adventure first." he informed us. I prayed to the high heavens that we would be safe.