Harry Potter & How Time Began

Chapter 20 : Little Ones part 1

"You lot , more than some, had those days in school were things were most particularly bizarre. Well after James and Lilly were spotted swinging interlaced hands, we thought school couldn't get any weirder, but that's when Defence Against The Dark arts class came. A teacher that didn't last very long taught us then and to be perfectly honest I can't remember much about him, only that his aim wasn't very good. I'll explain-"

In one massive swoop a jet of blue burst from his wand and hit the girl unexpectedly. They all fell silent. The girl's brown eyes grew four sizes and stared at her teacher. Not a single peep out of anyone, till the girl dropped to the floor, her clothes swallowing her.

Horatia gazed at her hands.

"What in Merlin's name?" A skinny Gryffindor boy gawked at the bundle of robes. His voice was barely over a whisper, the class and the teacher gathered around. A small sniffle, then a moan, a small figure grew from beneath the robes. Two small hands reached out and pulled the robes from her face, her blonde curls bounced and her brown eyes was even bigger than before. But she was not the same, once a sixteen year old girl, now no older than three.

"What the bloody hell did you do?" James choked out. The Teacher's eyes were saucers, unable to answer, his voice all scrappy and came out more in syllables than fully made sentences.

"I'll get the headmaster" Lilly declared and she ran out the door. The teacher nodded his head, agreeing with Lilly, most definitely they would need Dumbledore for this.

Horatia closed her hands, looking at the girl she was used to seeing everyday in class. Look what she'd done.

"Unknowingly my powers as The Time Keeper had already started to grow inside me and burst out every now and then, changing times in clocks and fast forwarding tv's and radio's but this, I had changed time in a human being."

Near moments ago, she stood not far from the teacher, as he explained healing spells, just as everyone practised as he was showing the class. Then when she went to grab his attention In the noisy classroom, she grabbed the cuff of his robe as he said the spell and poor Gryffindor had been in the way.
Horatia, feeling horrible;needed to somehow help. She walked forward and knelt by the girl, who's eyes began to fill with tears and hid beneath the oversized robes.

"Hello there" She said quietly.
The little girl stared at her.
"I'm Horatia , just want to let you know that you are very much safe, you are in Hogwarts, the safest place the whole world and that very soon you'll be all better again, alright?"
The girl, nodded, her eyes still big and nose a tad pink from the falling tears.

At that moment, Lilly returned with McGonagal, both in a hurry , the young teacher in a tiz.
"The headmaster will not return till this evening, as he is needed at the ministry" She said exhaustedly
"-but we simply can not leave her this way" One student spoke out. Horatia gathered she was a friend of the girl.
"-Ms Abbot I'm sorry there is nothing I can do, none here is experienced in the matter, Madam Pomfrey already has a full ward after the horrible toad pox incident in the Slytherin dormitories"
Sirius and James looked at each other.
"Then what is to be done" spluttered our the Dark Arts Teacher, his nerves shattered, his nails already bitten in.
"I'm afraid professor there is nothing to be done by us" McGonagal sighed.  
"Sis-Professor" Horatia corrected " I have a vast experience in baby sitting remember? How I earned my wage, I volunteer to take care of her while we wait for Dumbledore" She added. The girl, was hiding behind Horatia's legs.
"Seems she trusts you, as do I, honestly how can such a thing happen" McGonagal shook her head. Then continues
"Alright, class dismissed, lunch is soon, all of go there, Horatia and Lilly, I place her in your care for the time being , meanwhile" She looks to the frozen teacher , he rocked back and forth in his chair, staring into space. "I'll deal with this"
Horatia leaned forward and whispered.
"Seems like you got the short straw" Her sister nodded with a raised eyebrow.
"Tell me about it- now go on!"  She cried the last part and the class left the classroom, the girl take Horatia's hand and soon Lilly's .