Eventually, Ron fell asleep, his body and mind growing too exhausted to keep himself awake thinking any longer.

All three of them slept peacefully all night long.

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The next morning Hermione was the first to wake up when she felt a hand lightly hit her face.

She opened her eyes and looked over to see that Harry's hand was against the side of her face as he slept, his arms and legs sprawled out like a starfish.

He looked older than before now, he looked to be about 7 now instead of 5, and he was growing much quicker in his sleep than she had thought he would.

She then looked over at Ron and saw that he was about to fall off the bed with how much space Harry had taken over during the night.

Just then, Ron rolled over on his side but there wasn't any bed left so he fell onto the floor with a loud thud.

The noise of Ron falling woke Harry up and woke Ron up with a start as well.

"Bloody Hell," Ron mumbled as he sat up and rubbed his side.

Harry looked around the room in confusion before looking over at Hermione.

"Am I dreaming?" He asked her, confusing both herself and Ron.

"No, you just woke up," Hermione answered before it clicked in her brain, Harry's memories are only the ones up to his current age. He probably doesn't remember himself being 5 with them that well.

Her heart ached at the thought but she quickly pushed the feeling away and instead tried her best to handle the situation.

"How old are you right now Harry?" She asked as they both sat up in bed and Ron stood up beside the bed, looking at Harry in shock when he saw how much taller he'd become overnight.

"I'm seven and a half. Now who are you two and why am I in a bed with you both?" He asked instantly shooting an arrow of pain into both their hearts at his confused and concerned tone.

"I'm Hermione and that's Ron. You're Harry and we're your friends. I know this sounds weird and you probably don't believe us but you're actually 18 years old but you were hit with an anti-aging potion that caused you to turn 5 and now 7 and a half years old. You get older every time you sleep, you're just aging a lot faster than I thought you would." Hermione stated, figuring he deserved to know the truth even if he probably wouldn't believe her.

Harry stayed quiet for a moment as he took in everything she said to him.

"Is there a blond boy here named Mal- no, what was it? Draco? Is there a man named Draco here too?" Harry asked making Hermione smile and Ron rolled his eyes behind Harry so he couldn't see his reaction.

"Yes there is, Draco Malfoy is a student that goes here, you met him briefly yesterday when you were five," Hermione answered with a confirming nod.

"I think I remember this place, I thought it was a weird dream, I didn't realize it was real..." Harry said, his voice trailing off as he looked around the room.

It looked exactly as he remembered from his foggy, dream-like memories.

He suddenly looked over the edge of the bed before throwing himself off of it.

Hermione looked at him confused and concerned again as Ron quickly moved to catch him before he hit the floor.

"What are you doing mate?!" He asked as he caught Harry and lifted him up off the ground.

Harry looked at him amazed. "This really is real, it's not a dream." He stated before hugging Ron tightly.

Ron hugged him back and moved him so he was holding him on his side so that the embrace was more comfortable for them both.

"I missed you, I missed both of you. I hoped I would dream of here again so often, sometimes I would but it would never last long. I always wake up back under the stairs, I've never woken up back in the bed before. I can't believe this!" Harry exclaimed with an ecstatic grin before he got out of the hug with Ron and moved to hug Hermione.

Hermione hugged him back quickly before she looked at Ron who was already looking at him, neither of them sure what to say to him.

Before either of them was able to say anything there was a knock on the door before Headmistress McGonagall walked in.

"Good morning everyone, how is Harry doing?" She asked before seeing Harry, instantly noticing how much older he looked.

Harry looked at her before moving to hide behind Ron's leg, still just short enough to do so.

"Who is she?" He whispered to Ron as he looked up at Ron before looking back down at the fancy-dressed lady.

"This is Headmistress McGonagall, she runs the school. She's really nice and cares about us a lot." Ron answered back as his hand patted the top of Harry's head, silently honored that he had hidden behind him instead of Hermione.

McGonagall saw the interaction between the two and smiled softly at them.

"My apologies, I should have introduced myself, my name is McGonagall but if that's too difficult for you to pronounce then you may call me Minny, alright?" She said speaking gently to the young Mr.Potter.

Harry nodded, "Okay, I'm Harry Potter but I think you already know that." He said as he moved out from behind Ron's leg but he still stayed right by his side.

"That's correct, I do already know who you are but that's alright, I do love a proper introduction." She said with a smile.

Harry nodded at her again with a small smile of his own. This lady seemed very kind, he liked her a lot already.

"Have any of you had breakfast yet?" She asked the three of them at once.

"Not yet." Hermione answered as Ron shook his head 'no'.

"Alright, well you'd better get to it. I'll give a short announcement to the Dining Hall explaining everything in a brief way so nobody should bother any of you." McGonagall said before she began to walk back to the door.

"I hope you have a wonderful day Mr.Potter, as well as you to Mr.Weasley and Mrs.Granger," she said with a small nod.

"You too McGon- Mc- Minny," Harry said, doing his best to pronounce her name before giving up and calling her the other name she said he could.

She smiled at him before leaving the room to speak with the students in the Dining Hall.

"Well then, let's get dressed for the day, shall We?" Hermione asked as she pulled their clothes out of a trunk at the end of the bed.
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