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30, forest of dean

>> FOREST OF DEAN <<

"Harry, you rest. Hermione and I can watch." I explain as I finish pitching up the tent.

Harry goes inside inside and I grab two blankets. I lay one over Hermione and sit beside her as we lean against a tree trunk.

"Where have you been all this time?" Hermione asks.

"I told you I was lying low-"

"How can you lie low at the Malfoy manners?" Hermione spit.

I keep quite after that statement until Hermione once again opened her mouth.

"Do you really love him?" She asks.

"It kills me not being with him." I whisper.

"That's how I feel about Ron." She mutters.

We sit for a few hours and Harry finally comes out.

"Are you feeling better?" Hermione asks.

"You've outdone yourself this time Hermione." Harry explains looking around at our surrounding

"The Forest of Dean. I came here with mum and dad, years ago. It's just how I remember it. The threes, the river, everything. Like nothing's changed. Not true of course, everything's changed. If I'll bring my parents back now they probably wouldn't have remembered any of it. Not the threes and the river, not even me." Hermione explains as Harry takes a seat across from us.

"Maybe we should just stay here Harry, grow old-" Hermione continues.

"You wanted to know who the boy in the photograph was. I know, Gellert Grindelwald." I explain as I hand Harry Rita Skeeter's book.

"He's the thief I saw in Garrick Ollivanders wand shop. Speaking of which, where is my wand?" Harry asks Hermione.

"Where is my wand Hermione?" Harry asks again.

Hermione moves to her right and lifts the blanket she was sitting on. Revelling Harry's broken wand.

"As we were leaving Godric's Hollow I cast a curse and it rebounded. I'm sorry. We both tried to mend it but wands are different." Hermione explains.

"It's done. Both of you go inside and get warm. Selena leave me yours. I'll take the locket as well." Harry states.

I hand Harry my wand then I follow Hermione inside the tent. I fall asleep very, very quickly.

I wake up when I hear footsteps from outside the tent. I quickly grab Hermione's wand and slip out of the tent.

"Lumos." I whisper.

I creep out through the forest and I finally hear talking. I peer behind a three and I see Harry talking to Ron.

"Ron? What the bloody hell are you doing here?" I ask.

"He just saved my life." Harry explains.

I look at Ron's hands, "is that the sword?" I ask. He nods.

"We are about to destroy the locket." Harry whispers.

Harry sets the locket down on a tree trunk.

"Okay Ron-"

"Harry, I can't do this, what about Hermione, she hates me-"

"All the more reason you should destroy it." I mutter.

"I can't-"

"Then why are you here? Why'd you come back?" Harry asks.

Ron nods.