DISCLAIMER

I do not own Harry Potter, or any related characters, names, places, titles, etc. They all belong to JK Rowling.

A/N: This first chapter is just the Disclaimer and the last few paragraphs from the prequel, which ain't done yet. But I wrote the last few paragraphs anyway. So what? It's just to set the scene. Needless to say, in the prequel to the prequel to this (it will never appear on as I got depressed and deleted it. I wish I hadn't) Voldemort was destroyed, Lucius and Narcissa were killed and Draco returned to the light and got shacked up with Hermione. Anyhoo, on with the needlessly short chapter.

"Where is Draco?" Hermione asked, her lip quivering.

"All we could find was his wand and ring," Ron said quietly. He held out the items.

"Draco never took off his ring," Hermione whimpered, her voice quaking. "And he was hopeless without magic, he wouldn't go anywhere without a wand."

Neither Harry nor Ron knew what to say.

Hermione backed into the wall, her legs giving way and allowing her to slide to the floor. She pulled her knees in and rested her head against them, gently beginning to cry.