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Hermione was packing her bag, preparing to even go to the end of the earth to get Harry. She didn't know how much she should pack, and she didn't know what to bring exactly. Well, worst case, I bring my wand, and that is not so bad in itself, is it?
She looked at her apartment, although she hadn't lived there for very long, she realized that it was still her home. I will come back, it's not like I am going to get killed.
After fretting about it for several hours, she decided on just bringing her wand, as she could get anything she needed from that. I must go on this journey alone, she thought, not wanting to put any of her friends in danger because of her. I also need to do this for myself.
She took one last look at her home and went out the door, almost wanting to stay. She wasn't sure where to go, but she decided that for now, she should try the local library in Diagon Alley, since their library was even more extensive than the Hogwart's library.
She apparated with a crack and not long after saw herself in Diagon Alley. She hadn't been there since before Harry died, so she realized that it looked different. There were no vendors on the side with their fake protection items, and it wasn't dark and gloomy anymore. The stores were restored to their former glory and they were bustling with visitors.
She also realized that people were dying to know more about Harry Potter. There were multiple new books about him, and they even made statues of him. If..when I get him back, what would he think of everything that has changed? She wondered grimly.
She entered the library, and wondered why she didn't visit it as much when she was able to go to Diagon Alley. There was enough books to fill about ten Great Halls, which made her happy with glee. She hadn't been able to read or learn anything in so long, that she felt like she was almost acting like herself again.
She searched the bookshelves for something about bringing someone back who was not quite dead. She tossed aside books one after one and realized that she wasn't going to find it here. She would have to look into the Dark Arts section.
Although it wasn't an easy job, it turned out to be closer to her needs. The only problem was she was unable to find exactly what she needed. She came across Horcruxes once, the Sorcerors Stone, and some vile potion used to make you younger. But nothing about bringing someone back.
After a while, she found a dusty book that looked promising. She wiped off the dust and opened the book, almost afraid it would do something unexpected. She looked in the chapter index and read down until she found a chapter titled 'Resurrection'
She frantically flipped the pages, and made her way to that chapter. She started reading it, and tried to search for something specific. The chapter talked about awful techniques to make them half alive, but that wasn't what Hermione was looking for. She wanted to bring someone who was lingering in between two worlds back. She thought about that portal Harry mentioned that Malfoy was using a few years before, but she would get back to that, if everything else failed.
Finally, she found something that caught her attention. 'If all else fails, there is a way that is not used very often, and often fails, but once it works, it will bring them back completely. There is a hidden item, hidden deep within the earth, that could bring s/he back. It is a unique item, and yet has driven people out of their minds.
That's it? That is all that it will say? She thought, frustrated. It gave me as much information as Dumbledore did. I will just have to go on a long journey, as planned, and try to figure out what this item is.