Disclaimer: I own nothing. The song is Goodbye To You by Michelle Branch. All of the characters belong to J.K. Rowling.

Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by

Graduation. It's a time to celebrate. A time to say congratulations. It's also, sadly, a time to say goodbye.

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend

Tears where in Hermiones eyes. All her years of studying, of working hard, had all led up to this. She looked at her classmates. She probably wouldn't see most of them for a long time.

And I said,

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

She looked at Harry. Harry Potter, the Boy-who-Lived, The Chosen One, was going to spend the next few years of his life trying to defeat Voldemort. Hermione and Ron had agreed to help him. They were leaving next week to go to Godric's Hollow.

She moved down the line to Ron. He smiled at her and waved. Ronald Weasley was probably the most insensitive thing she had ever met. He was also her boyfriend.

She laid her eyes on Neville Longbottom. He had helped them so much through the years. She remembered when she had first met him on the train. He had lost his toad and he asked if she would help him look for it.

Next were Parvarti Patil and Lavender Brown. She remembered how they had always giggled during the first 5 years of school. There wasn't much to giggle about their last two years of school. They both had smiles on their faces but Hermione could see the sadness in their eyes.

That was all of the 7th year Gryffindor students at graduation. The rest had left right after school ended.

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right

There was sadness everywhere. This last year, students would randomly burst into tears during class. There wasn't one student that hadn't lost someone dear to him or her.

The Golden Trio's losses included Dumbledore, Sirius, and Charlie Weasley. Neville's parents died and his grandmother is now under suicide watch. Parvarti's twin, Padma, had gone missing for 3 months. They think she was Crucio'd at least a dozen times before they finally found her somewhere in the mountains. She is now in a private room in St. Mungo's. Lavender's dad had been found dead at his office.

And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time

She walked up to the platform and received her diploma. She hadn't imagined her graduation day to be like this. She had imagined people cheering and smiling and having a great time. Now, people were just looking around nervously. There was a chance of Death Eaters attacking at any time.

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

She said her goodbyes after the ceremony. She found her self being hugged by a crying Lavender. So this is what goodbye felt like. It's a horrible thing. Sad. She walked over to her parents and watched as everyone left. Left her. Left her for the rest of her life.

We the stars fall and I lie awake
Your my shooting star

A/N: I love writing songfics. Maybe I will write an actual fanfic in the future. Who knows?