Well this is my first fic ever so go easy on me

It is a very dark fic so be prepared.

The first few chapters are just so you know what is going on in Hermione's life before she goes home.

Hermione woke up from her deep slumber smiling, smiling her first real smile in a long time, in two days she was going back home to see her parents. She hadn't seen them in such a long time that she was nervous to see them. She had changed over the year and this would be their first opportunity to see the new Hermione Granger. Girlfriend to the hottest guy in school Draco Malfoy, but emotional mess. Draco and her had got rather cosy while completing their prefect duties together and she had helped him through his hardest time, when his parents had been killed during the final battle and Voldemorts downfall. Voldemort had been conquered when Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco had turned their wands on Voldemort and the hatred that surged through their veins when performing a simultaneous killing curse hadf not killed him but driven him insane, he was transformed into a lifeless being that did nothing more than eat and sleep. Shortly afterwards a furious Lucious Malfoy had duelled with his own son.....and lost. Narcissa had then taken her own life as she wasn't prepared to life through more pain than she had suffered by the hands of her husband and his leader. But life had continued for the famous four and although they had a hard year they were all on the rise emotionally although none of them would get over their emotional scars.

Harry - parentless

Draco - parentless

Ron - only weasley left

Hermione however still had her parents and was keen to make the most of the time she had left with them. That's what she had realised lately she could never take anything for granted ever again.

She shook off the horrible thoughts that plagued her when she wasn't ready for them. There were already tears in her eyes and she had only been awake for ten minutes.

What a great start to the day She thought

She got up and dressed in her black that she had worn since the war. Five months now she counted but no amount of time would bring back those she had lost. She counted them off again in her mind.... a tribute to their memory

Molly...Arthur....Bill...Charlie...Percy...Fred....George...Ginny...Lavender...Cho...Sirius...Remus...Albus...MadEye...Katie....Hannah....Mrs Figg

There were of course many more but these were the ones that flashed before her eyes before she told herself to stop as she realise that her cheeks were wet from the tears that she had shed uncontrollably. She managed to stem the flow before she collapsed as she had done so many times before and she headed down into the prefect common room. Draco was already on one of the many couches he turned to face her when he heard her enter the room. He then smiled his sad smile that never ever reached his eyes any more. He never smirked at all, he just had tears and that sad smile.His smile contained so much emotion that any one that saw it almost broke down into a crying mess.

Hermione controlled herself though she had to be strong when so many people had already fallen apart.

"Hey" she said cautiously, not knowing how he would be feeling today.

"Hey baby" he said as she went and snuggled with him on the couch, "How are you feeling today"

"Oh, okay I guess" she said snuggling deeper into him. He was her security and he sensed this.

"Should we go down for breakfast?" He asked

"Oh I 'spose, I don't feel much like eating"

"But 'Mi your skin and bones these days I think we should go down"

"Alright" she said grudgingly, pulling him up from the couch.

They walked hand in hand down to the great hall, through the empty lifeless corridors of Hogwarts. When they entered Hermione let out a gasp. The Great Hall was adorned in black drapes everywhere and the entire Hall was full with people seated on cold wooden chairs. At the front at least a hundred white coffins were laid out side by side.

"Oh my god it's the funeral" Gasped Hermione, "How could we have forgotten"

At that precise moment a tired, distraught looking Minerva stepped up to the podium. She caught sight of them and motioned them to the front. The slowly made their way through the rows to the front aware that every single eye was on them. They sat down on the first two chairs at the front of the hall that were reserved for them beside Harry and Ron.

"Today is the day that we will pay tribute to those who fought for our freedom, the ones that unfortunately do not get to share in our achievements; although we know that they will truly always be there when we need them most. Their memory will live on through us and we should remember them in our times of trouble and we will gain the hope, strength and determination we need to go on surviving. They gave their world for the world we now can create, without the evil that kept us hiding for many years. When we needed them they were there and when we need them in the future they will still bring us the support that we need to survive, simply through their memory, they should never be forgotten for what they did for us, and in turn what our world will become because of their accomplishments. We shall remember always, the ones we have lost. You are not truly lost...because you will stay with us forever" She trailed off sadly.

She walked off the stage as Draco, Hermione, Ron and Harry stood and walked to the dais. It was time for their speech and Hermione was on the verge of tears. Harry was first.

"We all know the sadness that their passing has created. Our world is in half, Hogwarts is know halved. We are not as many yet we can be just as strong, we just need the determination to progress and learn. We are now united under the common goal we can create a new world, one free from the horrible evils that we have encountered. The four Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are not the boundaries of our existence at Hogwarts, we can now unite and become Hogwarts like no other years have done before us, the wizarding world should no longer be split by things such as bloodlines but instead will unite to form a new world unlike any other, so in the first step we will no longer remain separated by petty differences we shall unite."

They stepped down knowing they had down their job, they had spoken what they felt petty rivalries no longer mattered all they had were each other and so they put forward their feeling to the whole wizarding world.

Many more made speeches of what was lost and what they should become.

The ceremony then continued in the entrance hall where a plaque was unveiled. It took up the entire left wall of the entrance hall; it was silver and emitted a pale glow. It contained every name of every person that had fought in the battle, good or bad, dark or light, though separated by a thin white line in the centre.

People soon begun to place objects under the plaque, flowers, teddy bears, and objects that were special to them.

Ron stepped forward and placed 9 white roses under the plaque bound by a black ribbon containing one word 'Weasley Forever'.

"Mum" he muttered, "Dad....Bill...Charlie...Percy....Fred...George...Gin....Hannah..my Family"

He stepped back taking him place once again with the group.

Harry stepped forward and placed a bouquet of lilies meant for every single person that had fought. Tears streaming silently down his face.

Hermione stepped forward and produced a bouquet of buttercups; they were bright and cheery and at the sight of them felt ashamed.

"I'm sorry", she whispered to the plaque, "You deserve more"

She stepped back and huddled with her two best friends as Draco stepped forward and produced a single red rose and whispered,

"Mum, For you" as he set it down in front of him.

He also stepped back and took his place with the group. They stood there for another five minute with tears silently streaming down every face. Remembering all those that had been lost.