You were supposed to meet Hermione in the library for a quick study session. Simple enough, right?

Wrong.

“Are you sure this is safe?” you asked nervously as Hermione held the Time-Turner in her hand.

“Absolutely,” she said confidently, though you noticed a hint of excitement in her eyes. “We just need to go back a few hours to catch a spell demonstration that was… inconveniently scheduled.”

You swallowed. “Okay… if you say so.”

She clasped the Time-Turner around her neck, and with a twist and a flick of her wand, everything blurred. The room spun, colors stretching, and then… silence.

You blinked. You were back.

“Wait…” you started. “Did we…?”

Hermione checked her watch, frowning. “Yes… but something’s off. We’re still in the library… but it’s like we never left. That shouldn’t happen.”

You watched Hermione try to repeat the spell demonstration, following the timeline carefully. But no matter what you did, you ended up right back at the same moment—the start of the study session.

“I think… we’re stuck in a loop,” you said, eyes wide.

Hermione bit her lip, clearly annoyed at the temporal anomaly. “A Time-Turner loop is… extremely rare. But it seems we’ve triggered one. And—great—we’re stuck together until we figure it out.”

Your stomach flipped. Stuck together… with Hermione Granger… for who knows how long.

Each repetition of the same hour brought new chaos. You accidentally knocked over quills in one loop, causing Hermione to laugh—a sound so rare it made your heart skip.

Another loop, and you tried to sneak a snack from the library cart, only to get caught in mid-chew. Hermione arched an eyebrow. “Really? Now?”

“I’m… learning,” you said defensively, cheeks burning.

She shook her head, smirking. “You’re hopeless. But somehow… endearing.”

As the loops continued, you and Hermione started experimenting, trying different strategies to break the cycle. Every failed attempt brought more laughter, playful teasing, and little touches—hands brushing as you reached for the same book, shoulders bumping when you ducked to avoid flying quills.

“I swear, you make temporal anomalies… enjoyable,” she whispered during one loop, leaning close as you both crouched behind a bookshelf.

You swallowed hard, your heart racing. “That’s… the nicest thing anyone’s ever said about a Time-Turner loop.”

Hermione smirked, eyes sparkling. “I might also be flirting. Just slightly. Consider it… an experiment.”