Disclaimer
The characters and some other mentions are not of my own imagination. They solely belong to the one and only J.K Rowling. Without her none of us would have ever received our letters to Hogwarts and the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
Epilogue
This story slightly picks off where we last left our wizarding trio at the battleground of Hogwarts. Voldemort is defeated and his followers were either captured or have taken off in terror at the defeat of their Dark Lord.
Harry, Ron and Hermione gazed at the destruction of the one place that they called home for the last seven years. They couldn't believe that he was finally gone. They looked at each other and just knew that things were going to be much better and quitter.
But only for a little while. Five years to be exact.
Chapter 1: Time Lost
He had a quizzical look on his face as he shuffled through a rather large stack of papers.
"This doesn't make sense." He suggested to the darkness surrounding him as he gripped the wand that illuminated his face. He had been in contact with his fellow Aurors, reading the paper and striving for any information from his long list of contacts ever since she left them.
She left them both at the alter six months ago. Technically, he wasn't the one she really left but he was up there with his best friend nonetheless. He knew how distraught Ron had been over the whole incident, but he himself didn't fully understand why it had happened. Ron shut him out for a few weeks and Ginny has since urged him to not speak of it to him. Whenever Ron is reminded of Hermione he falls apart instantly. Even though Ron now has a new girlfriend, he still has little conniptions at the mention of her. Harry REALLY didn't understand any of it and hated that he couldn't ask.
Ginny was just as worried about finding Hermione as she was at keeping Ron level headed. She knew that he rushed into this new relationship out of heartache. It was tearing her apart and she had not been able to sleep well ever since Hermione left and it was killing Harry. He didn't like that this was keeping her up at night as well. Sex and sleep were none existent for the past five months with all the stress and tension. Both of them were on their guard just in case they heard the smallest clue that would point them to Hermione.
Their friends were worried, but not as greatly affected. Neville and Luna were on their honeymoon when it happened. They really wanted to be there for Ron, but he insisted that they enjoy their love because it won't last forever (He was very romantic towards everyone that day). Dean and Seamus really thought that Hermione would pop back up and claim that she was only playing some cruel joke that George put her up to. However, George claimed that he had no part in her disappearance that day and that he wouldn't want to be a part of breaking Ron's heart; he wasn't a right foul git he said. Even Draco had an opinion on her whereabouts.
Draco was present on the day of their wedding and he rushed to Ron's side along with Harry. Draco was Ron's last choice for a groomsman since Neville couldn't go on his honeymoon until after Luna gave birth to their son, which was around the time of the wedding. It was all just bad timing. Either way, Draco had really shined through that day for Ron. Harry was extremely grateful that he was able to help with everything considering the events of that day. Malfoy mentioned something to Harry a few days ago that hasn't left his mind though.
Malfoy told him that if Hermione didn't want to be found then they wouldn't find her. He knew that Draco was right about this, she is the smartest witch they know, but Harry had a feeling about it that he just couldn't shake. None if it made much sense. Hermione left them without warning and on her wedding day. He had to find her.