The three of them walked into the castle and headed towards the Gryffindor common room. They walked in silence. The found they didn't need to fill the silence. They all knew what was to come and how hard it would be. Hermione walked on the right of Harry deep in her own thoughts. They needed to find out all they could about the Horcruxes. She didn't know where to start though. The library was no use. Hours of searching had proved that. Dumbledore had removed any books that would help them. He'd never told Harry how to destroy one. Hermione supposed he was going to once they returned from the cave but things had gone wrong. Dumbledore was a smart man though, she thought to herself. He knew the dangers and would have been prepared for if he died. He would of known not to destroy the books that might help them, wouldn't he?
Hermione was brought out of her thoughts as she heard Ron mutter the password to the common room. There was no one in there. Most people would still be down at the funeral or in the rooms getting ready to leave. Hermione said bye to the boys and went up to her room. She was sure no one would be in there. She was right. She looked around the room. She hated the thought of never seeing it again. It had never been a great place to be, what with Lavender and Parvati as roommates but it had been hers. It had been her refuge during the first few months of first year as well as the period of time in third year that the boys had stopped talking to her.
She sighed as she went to close her already packed trunk. She sat on the edge of her bed and let a few tears spill out. They had a big mission to do now. The had to start as soon as possible. Hermione looked out of the window and thought more about the books Dumbledore had removed from the library. If he hadn't destroyed them he would still have them. He wouldn't of hidden them or given them to anyone to look after. Which would mean they were probably in his office. Hermione opened the window and pulled out her wand.
"Accio Horcrux books," she said her wand pointing out of the window. A moment passed and then she heard them, whistling through the air towards her. She caught them as the flew through the window. She scowled at them as she looked at them. A look of confusion hit her face. On top of the stack lay a time turner. She picked it up thoughtfully. It was then a thought hut her.
"Thats crazy, Hermione!" she told herself as she laugh derisively. But even as she told herself this she couldn't help but think it could be the best solution. It would save everyone.
"It's against all the rules!" she tried. It didn't work either. So what if it was against the rules. She's already broken tons of rules to help others. And this would help everyone. She continued to think about her idea and ten minutes later she had come to a decision. She rushed down the stairs to find Harry and Ron waiting for her.
"Whats wrong?" Ron ask her as she ran up to them. She held out the time turner to them.
"I've had an idea," she told them. They looked at her confused. " I'm going to go back in time and kill Voldemort." She looked at them determinedly. They looked at her in disbelief.
"You're kidding right?" Harry asked her.
"No. I've thought about it and I figured its best. Think of all the people that could be saved."
"Hermione, you're being crazy!" Ron told her and she gave him a cold look. "Look all I'm saying is it could go totally wrong. You could die in the past, or it could mess up the future." Since when has Ron been the sensible one, Hermione thought to herself.
"I think the futures already messed up. Dumbledores dead and Voldemort can't die. They don't seem like good odds to me. I'll put a few enchantments on the time turner to take me back further than a few hours."
"And what about the Horcruxes?" Harry reasoned, "We don't know where they are or what they are. And where would you go and to what time period?"
"I've thought about all that. I'll go back far enough so that I can follow him around. That way I'll know where he put the Horcruxes and can destroy them once he's left. I'll put a spell on the time turner so that once he's dead I will be brought back to this one. That way I wont age and I don't have to worry about finding a way back. I'll also look for a spell to make sure lucks on my side. Think I'll probably need it."
"So what? We go back in time and…"
"No Harry," Hermione said looking at him, "I… I go back in time. It's like Ron said, I could die. And if I do then we need you here to work on this plan."
"And what if it does work?" Harry asked, "If you kill him we wont remember anything."
"That's ok. I'll come back and remind you," Hermione said simply.
"And if we wont believe you?"
"Then I'll make you believe me. We're friends, you'll hear me out." Hermione smiled and then sighed, "Look I got this time turner when I summoned some books from Dumbledore's office. I think it's more than coincidence."
"Why were you summoning books form Dumbledore's office?" Ron asked.
"Well I figured he wouldn't destroyed the books about the Horcruxes so that would mean he still had them." She looked at the boys. They seemed to be thinking of more reasons for her not to do it.
"Look Hermione, I'm not going to let you do this," Harry said after a while.
"Harry, I know I said I would come with you to search for the Horcruxes but I really think this will work. You could get your parents back. And Sirius." She knew this was a low blow but she knew it would convince Harry to let her go. "I'm going to do this."
"And what about Ginny?" Ron asked her. She looked at him confused. "Second year. Chamber of Secrets. That's still going to happen."
"I'll think of something," Hermione told him. "I probably wont be doing for a few weeks. I need to do a lot of researching. I'll find a way so that you are able to get into the Chamber without parseltongue."
"Hermione I don't like this." Harry told her. Hermione smiled sadly at him.
"When's that ever stopped us before?" She asked.