Oh hi, I'm so sorry it took so long to update! Oh I apologize! I've been sick, had to catch up in school, friend drama, family stuff…god life is so complex…is it too much to ask for a couple days home undisturbed on the computer to write and read? Apparently so. I tried to write this while I was sick, but I just wanted to sleep. Sorry. I know this is short…sorry! Next one I will try to make it longer. Shorter chapters are easier on me though.

Also someone asked I think about Hermione accent…either this story or Crash and Burn, anyway she has a mostly Canadian accent, but still use British phrases from time to time, and also sometimes a word or two in her speech will sound like it slightly has an English accent. Mostly when she is either really mad. Hope I helped!

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters; everything is J.K Rowling's. I'm just messing with them.

Obliviate

Chapter 7 Umm…who are you?

He appeared next to an old brick building, judging by the look, it was an apartment building. The wind was blowing around him, blowing his already ruffled hair into a messier look. The fall air was chilled as he saw the colouring on the trees. Where was se?

Draco had popped about one second after him, and wasted no time in scouring around, apparently, Harry had concluded, that he had it in his thick head that Hermione would be waiting in blatant sight with arms open for embrace. Much to Harry's unsuprise, the missing women was no where to be seen. In fact only some people passing by created proof that there was life going on.

"Where is she?" Draco said looking around.

"Not here…did you expect her to be standing here waiting for you?" Harry replied smartly.

Draco didn't say anything; he just looked at him with utter sadness racking his body. His Hermione was gone, not to be found, she disappeared into thin air.

The two looked around for any signs of magic. Harry took out his wand and did a tracer spell for magic. If there was a wand or any form of magic here, he would find it. The buzzer began beeping as Draco raced over towards Harry.

"What have you found?" he asked nervously.

"Nothing…yet." Harry replied following the buzzers beeps.

It lead him and Draco to the door of the apartment building. They looked around and moved to the left as the buzzing began to get more intense and closer together.

"In here?" Harry said puzzled.

"What Potter?" Draco said irritated.

"It says the magic came from the trash can." Harry said trying to figure some things out.

Draco wanted no time looking inside the can, there he found in plain sight exactly what he needed to find.

"What did you find?" Harry asked.

"Her…wand." Draco replied shocked. Harry came closer for an inspection but it was clear that this wand was Hermione's. They both could have recognised it anywhere. Harry saw some dust particles on it and that there were finger marks all over it, she must have just held it in her hand not to long ago.

"How…What…? Why was it in the trash?" Draco stuttered quietly. The look on his face read a mixture of shock and sadness.

"I don't know…did she purposely throw it out? I think she still might be around this area, the wand must have sent sparks when it land in the garbage can because it most likely hasn't been used in the last couple years." Harry concluded.

Draco paused for a second and looked around. How was this possible? He was so close to her, he could feel it, but yet she still seemed so far away.

"Let's look around here for her then, she has to be around here Harry, she just has to!" he said with determination in his eyes.

"Yeah she does, let's go, we'll find her Draco…I know we will." Harry said reassuring himself and Draco as then took off down the muggle sidewalks keeping their eyes peeled for Hermione. Harry pocketed the wand and made sure to keep it safely secured in his coat.

Hermione walked as the cool autumn breeze blew against her already goose-bumped skin, she pulled her jacket tighter around her and crossed her arms and rubbing them as she walked towards the diner to meet Josh and Sam. She smiled and remembered how much fun they had on Friday together. Josh was just the really fun, sweet and sincere guy, whilst Sam was so much fun to hang out with and had Hermione doing fun things and becoming more outgoing and free spirited everyday. Hermione would never be as free spirited as Sam but heck she knew how to have fun.

The sidewalks weren't too crowded, it was a Sunday after all, but there were a fair amount of people around her, more so as she headed into a busier section of the town where the diner was located. She stopped suddenly. Where was the diner again? She couldn't remember; she walked a bit off the sidewalk to allow others to pass while she tried to remember where the diner was.

Harry walked next to Draco looking at his friend's intense expression, which was similar to his own. He could feel it, they were close, something told him, and all the clues were piling up. If they didn't find her today, they at least knew where she most likely lived because of the apartment building where the wand was found. That was their best lead. They could hold a stakeout and wait for Hermione to leave the apartment or to go home then they would finally find her.

Something caught his eye as it moved away from the crowd. Brown bushy hair; he froze. Draco who had kept walking noticed his partner had stopped and walked back to him.

"What is it Potter?" Draco asked perplexed that they had stopped looking from Hermione for a second.

Harry just stared as the bushy haired girl pondered not to far ahead. He saw her turn her head and then saw what he needed to confirm it. The woman turned her head slightly looking around contemplating and there was the face he could recognize anywhere, Hermione.

"Hermione." he breathed.

Draco turned his head immediately to try and find what Harry was looking at, and then he saw her. Hermione, his Hermione. All these years he had searched and there she was.

He sped up his walking with Harry hot on his tail. They eased themselves anxiously through the people and came right to where she was standing.

He reached out a hand to try and get her attention but withdrew it.

"Hermione?" Draco called weakly.

She turned and there she was the most beautiful thing he had seen, her face had aged a bit, but she was just as amazing as he had remembered.

"Umm…yeah?" she replied looking at Harry and himself cautiously.

"Hermione it's been so long!" he cried throwing him at her and embracing her. She gasped and froze and pulled herself away from him looking shocked and frightened.

"Hermione what's wrong?" Draco asked.

"Who are you? Do I know you?" she looked at him cautiously. Asking the one question that tore into Draco's heart.

Harry stared at his friend uncertainly. She had changed; there was something different…something wrong.

"Hermione…don't you remember us?" his friend asked in disbelief.

"I'm sorry, but do I know you? Do you guys work for the newspaper or something?" she asked still wary of them.

"Hermione, don't you remember us from school? Hogwarts? Any of it?" Draco asked.

"I don't know what you are talking about." she said.

"But you must!" he persisted.

Harry just stood there, something was just not right. He needed to end this now. Before something happened.

"I'm sorry miss, you look like a dear friend of ours, unfortunately you must have the same name, which is a very odd coincidence, but we are so sorry…good bye." Harry said dragging Draco away quickly, while uttering a silencing spell on Draco and dragging him reluctantly. They turned the corner and Harry took one last glance at the brunette walking down the road, shaking her head a bit, towards a diner, before he apparated himself and a silently objecting angry Draco with him.

Hermione still shaking her head went over what had just happened. That was weird, she thought. She certainly was surprised…Hermione wasn't a common name, not to mention having someone who looked like her with the same first name. Then there was something the blonde man had said, something about a school called Hogwarts. When that name was mentioned her heart skipped a beat and there was a small flick of recognition in her head before she could think about it the flicker has disappeared and Hogwarts was not familiar, though she did feel a slight pang inside her every time she thought about it.

Not to mention when the blonde man had hugged her something inside her felt warm and like home but then her mind pushed her to realise this was a stranger whom she did not know and she pulled herself away. Not to mention the black haired mans eyes. They were enchanting and she felt a small flicker of something when she looked at them. She remembered his intense and scrutinizing stare, like he was sizing her up unsure.

She entered the diner and glanced around and quickly found the table where Sam and Josh were sitting at. She quickly walked over and said hello and sat down. She pushed the events to the back of her mind as she reeled in her friends chatter and joined them happily.

Authors Note: They met! Yay! LOL! Sorry this chapter wasn't to long, it only took up like 4 pages exactly, not including this note in word. Sorry again for the wait but my full explanation is at the top of the page. Hope you all liked it! I know it wasn't too long and it might have been hard to follow…I don't know, I'm still sick so forgive me! I had school work to catch up on as well. I'm only in grade 10 so the pressure is on. Anyway I'd love to have some good reviews!