Harry and his friends were up early the next morning preparing for the trip. "We'll stop by Diagon Alley for anything we don't have here." Harry said calmly. Inside though, he was worried about the journey ahead. Not for himself, he knew it was his destiny to kill Voldemort once and for all, but if anything happened to his friends… Harry mentally shook himself and checked to make sure they were all packed while Ron and Ginny were saying goodbye to their parents.

"Ginny, dear, are you sure you won't reconsider?" Mrs. Weasley asked for what seemed the millionth time since the night before.

"Mom, I'm going. Besides, we'll be back at the Burrow in two weeks for the wedding. Try not to worry so much." Ginny replied firmly.

"Ronnie, dear Ronnie. Please be careful." she said tearfully.

"Mom! I've told you not to call me that!" Ron said as he blushed furiously.

Just then, Harry and Hermione walked downstairs, "Are you guys ready?" he asked.

The next few minutes were filled with bits of advice and hugs from Mr. And Mrs. Weasley. But then it was time to leave and one by one, they all apparated to Diagon Alley with Ginny apparating side along with Harry.

Once at Diagon Alley, Harry immediately got down to business. "I think it will be a lot faster if we all split up to run the errands. "Hermione, if you will get what ever ingredients for potions you think we'll need. Make sure we have stuff for Polyjuice potion. Ron, go to the Owlery and buy an owl for us to use to send mail." Harry paused for a moment. "Sure wish I could've brought Hedwig." he said wistfully. "Anyway, Ginny, go and get some chocolate in case we run across dementors. And I'll go to Gringott's and get some more money out of the vault." Harry said with a laugh as he divided up the last of his gold to his three friends. "We'll all meet at Fred and George's shop in an hour. Remember, if anything happens, use the coins we had for the DA to contact one another."

An hour later, everyone was at the joke shop. "Hey, look who it is!" Fred exclaimed.

"Be forewarned, mum said for us to ask you again not to go on your, um, trip." George said trying to be serious. "Yep, she figured you would stop by here before you left for good and owled us to see if we would talk you out of it." he added in response to the surprised faces of the four.

"So please, don't go! Don't put yourselves in mortal peril!" Fred shrieked, on his knees with his arms around Ron's leg.

"Very funny." Ron said with a grin, untangling himself from Fred.

"Well, if we can't persuade you, then allow us to show you our newest item. We can't really say we invented them, but we finally figured out how to make them." George said.

"And we think that you could really use it on your trip." Fred interjected as he lead them over to a big display.

"Invisibility cloaks?" Harry asked excitedly. "And they really work?"

"Yep!" Fred replied. He reached into the seemingly empty display and picked up a cloak and threw it over George, who instantly disappeared.

"That's great!" Harry said. "I haven't seen another one besides mine. We'll take three." he said. "How much are they?"

"For you guys, no charge." George replied as parts of his body became visible again as he pulled off the cloak.

"Rubbish." Harry said firmly. "I'm sure these cost quite a bit to make." He glanced at the sign on the display that read 15 Galleons. He reached into his pouch and handed George forty-five Galleons. "If you don't take the gold, I'll have Ginny put a Bat Bogey Hex on you…I've heard she's quite good at it." Harry threatened good naturedly.

"We'd better be off, Harry." Hermione reminded him.

The group then said goodbye to Fred and George and headed off to the Leaky Cauldron for butterbeer. The four friends soon settled themselves at a table and ordered their drinks. Harry spoke up. "Hermione, do you reckon I can apparate the lot of you to my parents old house? Assuming I'll be able to get myself there, of course. I mean, I can remember the house when I concentrate hard enough, I just don't know where it is in Godric's Hollow.

"I honestly don't know, Harry." Hermione said. "The only thing I know to do is to try." The foursome finished their butterbeer and exited the pub. They walked to a vacated lot to apparate. They linked arms and Harry closed his eyes. He tried to remember his parents house. He winced involuntarily as his mind automatically went back to that fateful night.

Harry tried to force his parents murders out of his head and concentrate just on the house. He studied the room he was in, the living room, from the looks of it. Suddenly, he felt himself apparate there. Opening his eyes, he checked to make sure his friends were with him. They were.

Slowly, he looked around the room. It was the same living room he had pictured in his mind. It was a mess with books, papers, garbage and more that just looked like it had been through a tornado. There were places, big and small, on the walls and floors that were burned through. Harry assumed that that was a result of spells missing their targets. And everything was layered with dust and cobwebs. He and his friends slowly walked the rest of the way through the kitchen and the three bedrooms. Some had burn spots on the connecting walls of the living room and some were just under layers of dust and cobwebs.

"Harry, mate, if you need some time alone-" Ron started quietly.

"No." Harry interrupted barely above a whisper. He stood transfixed in front of a bedroom. He reached down slowly to pick up a broken picture frame off the floor. In it was a picture of Harry and his parents, waving and smiling. Harry stared at it for several moments and then all of a sudden threw it hard against the wall where it shattered and fell. "Look around. If you see anything that might be important, let me know." he said in a steely voice."

The group worked in silence for over an hour collecting more pictures and mementos of Harry and his parents. Suddenly, Ginny came running out of the room she was working in. "Harry, look at this!" she said excitedly. "I think it's your mom's diary from when she was at Hogwarts!"

Harry looked up suddenly and took the diary from Ginny. He flipped open the inside cover. This is what was written inside:

Presented To:

Lily Evans on her acceptance to Hogwarts

Written on the first page was the first entry.

Dear Diary,

I am so excited to be here at Hogwarts! I was so surprised when I received my invitation to attend. I never even knew magic was real until then. Everything that has happened since I've been here has been unreal. Boarding the Hogwarts Express was something else. I thought I was going to hit that brick wall, even though I was told otherwise. Then, when we got to the school, the castle was huge! We rode the boat over to the castle and went into this huge hall where the ceiling looks just like the sky outside! Then we were sorted into Houses. I was sorted into Gryffindor House. I can't even describe every weird, wonderful, magical thing that happened tonight. All I know is that this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Well, good night, Diary. I'm going to have to get up early if I'm ever going to find my way to class tomorrow.

Till next time,

Lilly

Tears were falling fast and furious down Harry's face as he read his mother's diary entry. He didn't even care if his friends saw him. He slid down to the floor and put his head in his hands. Ginny sat down next to him and hugged him. "It's okay to grieve for your parents, Harry. You've never really had a chance to do that." Ginny said softly.

Harry stood up. "I'm going to go outside and see their graves." he said dully. Harry went out the door without a word and walked to the two markers under the big weeping willow tree. Each simply had 'James' and 'Lily' on them. Harry sank down on the ground before them. "Mom, Dad, I miss you so much. There is this void that I feel all the time, like the space you're supposed to fill." Harry felt the tears fall hot and heavy.

" Sirius was great while I knew him. I didn't feel so empty then. But he was taken too. Why is everyone I love taken from me? First you, then Sirius, and then Dumbledore. Why did I have to endure sixteen years of the Dursley's? You know, I'd give every Galleon in my Gringott's account to have you back." he said fiercely. I love you both. I love you very much." Harry whispered.

Harry sat there by his parents grave talking quietly every once in a while. When Ginny came outside to check on him, he introduced her to his parents told them they'd love her too. Finally, as the sky turned dark he got up and headed back to the house.

Surrounded by his friends, Harry felt strengthened. "Well, I guess we'd better get some sleep." Harry suggested. "Could one of you please transfigure some beds?" he asked.

Hermione promptly took her wand and muttered a few words. Four beds instantly appeared. She sent two to each bedroom. Harry kissed Ginny goodnight and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

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