The Journey Commences [Rowena/Open]

[adelle]

The Hufflepuff twins glanced at each other uncertainly. Adelle inhaled deeply and reached for the time turner; she held it tightly in between her fingers and looked down at it with tears in her eyes. They had a mission... but all she could think about was finally seeing her parents face-to-face. Adelle looked up at their guardian and said softly, "How different will everything be Aunt Rowena?"

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

A much older Rowena Ravenclaw sighed sadly as she looked at the twins. She felt so proud of them; they were going on a trip, to change the past and save many innocent lives, including their parents'. Rowena rarely cried and when she did, she never let anyone see her, so she quickly wiped away the tears that started running down her cheeks. She tried to remember the events that had taken place 15 years ago. "Viktor Lorrein was only a student, Helena was a couple of years younger than you are now and Helga and Cornictacus were alive." she answered gently.

[adelle]

At the mention Of Viktor, Adelle started shivering violently. Marc Andre moved closer to his twin and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. He pressed his lips to her temple and whispered, "I won't let him hurt you." Adelle looked up at Marc and pushed him gently. "I am fine," she said in a strangled voice. The girl looked back at Rowena. She cleared her throat and asked, "How do we work this?"

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

"Don't worry about him." Rowena said reassuringly, looking at Adelle. "He won't recognise you." Rowena eyed the two Hufflepuffs carefully, with slightly narrowed eyes. "All you have to do is turn the hourglass and it will take you back. The number of times the hourglass is turned usually corresponds to the number of hours you'll travel back in time. However, I've managed to adjust it, so the number of times it's turned will correspond with the number of years, instead of hours." Rowena spoke quickly in a low voice, so that nobody else could hear them. If someone caught her helping them return to the past the consequences would be fatal.

[adelle]

The twins simultaneously nodded at Rowena's words. Marc was about to fasten the chain around their necks when Adelle ran towards Rowena. The fifteen year old wrapped her arms tightly around Rowena's middle and looked up at her with tear stained eyes. "We won't fail. I love you Aunt Rowena." She released her hold on the Ravenclaw founder and returned to her brother. Within minutes, he had the chain around them and started turning the time turner back... exactly 15years.

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

Rowena looked as if she was about to start crying herself. She hugged Adelle tightly and kissed her forehead. "Be careful." she whispered. "I love you too." Rowena turned, startled by the sound of approaching footsteps and a low, male voice calling for her. "Mother? Where are you? Father wants to talk to you!" Rowena turned to Adelle and Mark. "Hurry up! Go!" Rowena hadn't told anything about the plan to anyone, not even her husband and son. They probably wouldn't understand it anyway. Her family was allowed to stay in Hogwarts because of Alfie's dark reputation and she couldn't jeopardise their position. The secret would be safer if she was the only one who kept it. Rowena gave the twins one last smile before she turned towards the sound of the door open. When a tall dark-haired boy entered the room, he found his mother standing in the middle of the empty room. Adelle and Marc had already gone... 15 years to the past.

[adelle]

Marc stiffened when he heard Alphard calling his mother. He looked down at Adelle sternly as if daring her to comment. The girl rolled his eyes and said softly, "Don't be silly." She had never approved of the feud between her brother and cousin; especially because they were more similar than they cared to admit. It broke Adelle's heart to see Rowena blinking away some tears. She reached forwards and brushed her fingers against Rowena's arm. "We will fix everything and be back in no time," she said reassuringly.

As they disappeared, Adelle gave their aunt one last wave before squeezing her eyes shut. She leaned against Marc and waited for the dizzy feeling to disappear before opening her eyes. Marc glanced around the room to see that nothing had changed... not even their aunt, who was standing in the same place. Marc sighed loudly and looked from Rowena to Adelle and back. "It did not work Aunt Rowena," he said. Adelle shook her head vigorously and said, "Look again."

Ooc: I hope you don't mind me saying that past-Riwie was in the same spot. If it does, I ll modify.

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

Rowena ran into her office and quickly closed the door behind her. She had spent the entire day in the hospital wing, sitting next to Alfie, as if her presence would make him feel better. She finally agreed to leave after a long discussion. Alfie had made her leave by saying he'd been sleepy, but Rowena was certain that he 'd been lying only to make her leave.

Rowena took a deep breath and rubbed her temples before she slowly walked towards her desk. Suddenly she heard a strange sound behind her and she turned around to see a boy and a girl standing in front of her. Rowena shook her head; the office was definitely empty when she arrived. Rowena's eyes widened in shock when the boy spoke to her. She looked from the girl to the boy and back. "Galloping gargoyles! How did you get in here? Who are you?" Her shocked expression turned into frown and she shook her head again. It wasn't a good thing to imagine things, especially if your hallucinations spoke to you.

Ooc: No, it's ok, don't worry!

[adelle]

As Adelle realised that Rowena had heard Marc's comment she heaved a sigh. "You are lucky that she is supposed to know," she said softly. Adelle untangled herself from the chain and moved towards Rowena with her hands slightly raised to her sides. "Please Lady Ravenclaw. We are not a threat to you." Adelle looked back at her brother and motioned for him to join her. "We came here using a time turner. You... well our aunt Rowena gave it to us." Marc showed Rowena the time turner while his twin added, "My name is Adelle... Adelle Hufflepuff. And this is my brother Marc." Little did she know that their past selves had only recently been born.

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

Rowena looked at her visitors, with her eyes wide open in shock. They looked so familiar even though she had never seen them before and the girl reminded her of someone she knew. „A Time- turner?“ Rowena repeated, confused, looking at the magical object in boy's hands. „No, that can't be...“ the founder shook her head. „Alright, even if you're telling the truth, Adelle and Marc Hufflepuff were born only a couple of week ago and the two of you look too old to...“ Rowena stopped, after realising what Adelle had told her. „Wait, your aunt Rowena?“ she asked with a raised eyebrow. Rowena was trying to think of another logical explanation of what had happened, but failed. They couldn't have apparated to her office, she had cast the anti-disapparition jinx herself. They couldn't have used the floo powder, either. Rowena sighed and looked at Adelle again, realising that the girl reminded her of Helga.

[adelle]

Marc hit his open palm against his forehead and said, "It doesn't exist yet Della." His twin's eyes widened and she gave a nod while saying, "I forgot." Her brother placed his hand on Adelle's shoulder and then started explaining what a Time Turner was and how it worked. The Hufflepuffs exchanged a look when Rowena said that their past selves were only a week old. Marc gave a nod and said softly, "Yes... that's what we call you in our future." They knew they would eventually have to tell her why they were in the past, and neither of them was looking forward to it. "We are Adelle and Marc. I can prove it," said Adelle. She turned around and lifted her hair to reveal a birthmark on the side of her neck, "You told me that it looks like a heart... that it's unique."

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

Rowena listened to Marc's words, nodding her head. The entire situation was still rather confusing. Rowena frowned, looking at Adelle. When she revealed the birthmark on her neck, she took a deep breath. Helga's newborn daughter had the same birthmark on her neck. And Rowena had told Helga that it looked just like a heart and that it was unique. "Oh dear." Rowena sat on her desk in order to calm down a bit. "I guess it's true then." she whispered. Then she looked up at Marc and Adelle. "There has to be a reason that you two came here. What happens in the future? What happens to me and Helena... and Helga? Salazar, Godric? Alphard?" Rowena asked, saying the names of people who were important to her. A part of her didn't want to hear the truth, something must have gone wrong, otherwise they wouldn't have come back to the past.

[adelle]

Rowena was clearly distressed and Adelle wished she could hug her aunt tight. Nonetheless, she reminded herself that this woman did not yet know them. Adelle exchanged a look with Marc and said softly, "You said you would ask about them." She braced her arms around her body and added, "We really shouldn't... but we are here to change what happened." Adelle walked closer towards Rowena and said, "You are married to our uncle Alphard and together you have a son. Helena is fine." She did not want to reveal much about the future relationship between mother and daughter. "There will be a war in a year's time and Viktor Lorrein will take over the wizarding world." Adelle reached for Marc's hand and whispered, "Our parents were killed during the war." Her voice trailed away and she was unable to continue talking.

[marc]

Marc let his sister talk when she was done, he just nodded calmly and resumed the rest. "He controls the council. Salazar remained in Hogwarts after uncle Alphard became headmaster and made a rule against muggle students, plus muggles were... almost inexistent in our time, the survivors are slaves, rest are killed." Marc said, he kept looking at his aunt and then at his sister and sighed calmly. "Godric left, against Alphards regime as a headmaster, your friendship with him was stain because he felt betrayed, you broke his reputation.. he was later found dead his organs scattered everywhere. The Viktor in our time, possesses all of the hallow relics. The war started when he left Hogwarts, we have arrived at the right time we were still babies when our parents died."

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

Rowena smiled darkly. "I guess I know myself." she said with a sigh. "What are you planning to change?" she asked, worried about what she might hear. Rowena raised her eyebrows and her eyes widened in shock. "I can't believe it. We actually got married?" she had to smile when she heard that her daughter would be fine. "Oh, I'm so glad that Helena will be fine. So, I have a son? What is he like? How old is he? Is he in Hogwarts?" a small sad smile appeared on Rowena's face. She was wondering if she would be better mother to her son than she was to her daughter. Rowena just shook her head. "No, that's absurd, we would never let him... Helga... Helga is dead?" she asked in a weak voice, blinking away the tears. "They can't be dead." she whispered, looking from Adelle to Marc.

Rowena listened to Marc's words, frowning. "That's awful. And Alfie became the headmaster and he didn't stop him. Why didn't he stop him?" she just shook her head again. Suddenly everything started to make sense. "My family is allowed to stay at Hogwarts because we're pure-blood?" she asked, utterly disgusted. Rowena just closed her eyes. She kept killing people she cared about, even in the future. "So you came back to stop Viktor. How much time have we got before...?" she looked away, unable to finish the question.