The trip to Diagon Alley was uneventful, although Harry spent half of his present from Fred and George. Diagon Alley was as bleak as Harrys trip last year. There were signs up everywhere of Death Eaters and Do's and Don'ts. Fred told Harry that him and George did actually buy Zonkos and are looking for staff, but they might have to make it their store room if the Hogwarts students aren't allowed in Hogsmead.

That week at Grimmauld Place there seemed to be an Order meeting every day. No one was allowed in though. Mrs Weasley had accepted that Harry, Ron and Hermione wouldn't be returning to school, but she refused to let them join the Order. Fred and George weren't allowed to join either. It was the day before Ginny went back to Hogwarts and there was a major meeting going on and Mr Weasley had placed an Imperturbabule charm on the kitchen door, so the twins Extendable Ears did not work. Mrs Weasley had sent them up to the drawing room for dinner and sent up a huge bowl of pasta for everyone to help themselves to.
"I wonder what this meeting is about?" Fred asked
"Even McGonagall has showed up, and she hardly ever does." George added
"I bet its about Snape." Ron said violently
Harry didn't feel like joining in the conversation, he usually avoided talking about Dumbledores murder. Harry got up and walked over to one of the two things that they were unable to remove yet, the Black family tapestry. He saw that Sirius had a deceaced date next to his birth date. Harry looked at the Malfoys to see if Draco or Lucius had been murdered, but they were still alive. His eyes lingered over Regulus Black before he looked at Sirius once more and went back to the conversation. He was glad the topic had changed, although it was to Scrimgeour and what he would be teaching. Harry sat back down next to Ginny, and started absent mindedly combing her hair with his hand. He looked up and saw Ron and Hermione sitting next to each other, both suddenly looking uncomfortable.
"Do you reackon Scrimgeour will teach us to resist the Imperius curse?" Ginny asked
"Umm, im not sure, because he's Minister and it was Crouch Jr teaching us when he placed us under it." Harry replied
"Look, they have finished, Mundungus is talking to Lupin at the front door." George said excitedly
Everyone got up and crept out onto the landing only to see Mundungus leave and Lupin look up and smile at them.
"Molly wants you all in the kitchen for dessert." He said

The kitchen table was piled high with cheesecakes, truffles, meringues, and other sweet things.
"Tonight is the last night the Delacours will be here. Bill and Fleur are leaving for France tomorrow aswell, for their honeymoon. Enjoy." Mrs Weasley concluded
Lupin, Tonks and Moody had decided to stay for dessert aswell. Tonks was entertaining Ginny and Hermione as usual. Between bites she transformed her nose but tonight she was changing her eye shape. Fred, Charlie and Ron were talking Quidditch and George was talking to Mr Weasley about his invisible range at the joke shop. The Delacours were trying to teach Mrs Weasley French, although it wasn't going to well. An hour or so later when all the food had been eaten and Mrs Weasley could correctly pronounce and understand 'Bon jour' 'Au revoir' 'Merci' and 'Je t'aime' everyone went to bed. OUtside Ginny and Hermiones room Harry grabbed Hermiones arm and took her up to his room.

Once inside Hermione and Ron sat down and looked at Harry who had just locked his door and muttered muffilato.
"Harry, what's going on?" Hermione asked
"Ok, When I went home at the end of term I thought of what we are going to do tomorrow, but I thought I had better not tell you until the night before we left incase someone found out or something happened to one of us. Moody has brewed polyjuice potion for us. Tomorrow we will pack our trunks with our school uniforms, anything we might need can come with us in our backpacks. We will go to platform 9 3/4, put our trunks on the train and walk back out to say goodbye to everyone. After that we'll quickly hide behind something and take a sip of polyjuice potion each. Ron, you will be your Dad, Hermione you are Mrs Weasley and I will be Lupin. everyone else will walk over to us and then Dis-apperate and so will we. First we'll go to Grimmauld Place and pick up our backpacks and then apperate to Godrics Hollow." Harry explained
"Right, but what..." Ron began
"Harry thats really dangerous, so many people could see us transform." Hermione interupted
"Thats what I was about to say." Ron said
"Thats why our leaving party will walk past at the right time so no one does, we just need to wear who evers robes we are turning into. I know its risky, but its our only option really. We need to make it look as though we are going to Hogwarts incase there are any Death Eaters about." Harry told them
"Are you sure it can work mate?" Ron asked
"I have no idea." Harry said gravely

The next day on Platform 9 3/4 Harrys plan was going well. Harry had told Lupin and Mr and Mrs Weasley what they had to do. They all agreed but looked skeptical. They loaded up there trunks and helped Ginny and then Harry, Ron and Hermione went back out to say goodbye.
"See you later, I hope you enjoy Grimmauld Place. Meet us in the toilets." Harry told each one
Harry, Ron and Hermione quickly ducked into the Platforms toilets and each drunk there potion. Harry felt that horrible feeling again and fell to his knees. Harry could see his skin rippling, his veins pulsing, then suddenly it stopped. Harry stood up and opened the stall door. Ron was already standing in front of the mirror, although Harry couldn't see him too well, so he took his glasses off and put them into his pocket. Ron wasn't much taller or thinner, his face had changed and his hair was balding a little. Harry on the other hand was a good few inches taller, but not much thinner.
"Haa, I don't think ill ever do that again." Ron said weakly
Lupin and Mr Weasley walked in. Harry was looking at his double.
"Here Ron, take these, and ill see you at home." Mr Weasley said passing over his glasses, and with a crack he disapperated.
"We will see you soon, Hermione is waiting outside." Lupin added and with another crack, he also disapperated.
Ron and Harry looked at each other and walked out, there they saw Hermione looking exactly like Mrs Weasley. Ginny ran off the train and hugged Hermione and Ron
"Be careful! Ill miss you lots, and ill see you at christmas. Bye Lupin, it was nice seeing you again. Bye!" Ginny cried as she kissed Ron and Hermione on the cheek, shook Harrys hand and ran back to the train. The train picked up speed and left. Harry, Ron and Hermione disapperated back to Grimmauld Place.

They arrived in the kitchen and Ron gave his dad back his glasses.
"Ohh, im so glad that worked. Here have some morning tea." Mrs weasley said nervously putting a plate of savouries on the table
"We think that you should stay here before you head off, If you don't mind me asking, where are you going?" Lupin asked
"I don't mind you asking, but I am not telling. If you are caught and tortured then Voldemort will know what we are doing, which is why we have told you nothing. I would love to tell you, really I would, but it is safer this way." Harry said plainly
"Ohh, I understand." Mrs Weasley said
"Lets go upstairs and make sure we have packed everything we need." Hermione said

"OK, my satchel is still full, I have some money aswell and the stuff from the twins joke shop. My invisibility cloak, the mirror and the Marauders map are all in there aswell." Harry said
"In my bag I have clothes, a collapsable cauldron and my new school books." Hermione said
Ron rolled his eyes
"I have blankets, more food, and a tent." Ron said
"Right, I think thats everything. Oh wait, the books Hermione gave me." Harry said as he found them and put them in his satchel.
"Lets go back downstairs and say goodbye, we are starting to go back to normal." Hermione said.
This was true, Harry's vision was blurred again, and he was back to his normal height.
By the time they were back in the kitchen they were themselves again.
"Thanks for the robes." Harry said, pulling Lupins off and giving them back . Harry looked at Mrs weasley and she had tears in her eyes.
"Bye mum, be safe," Ron said hugging his mum back tightly "See you dad."
"Bye Mr and Mrs Weasley. See you Lupin. We will try and write." Harry said as Mrs Weasley pulled him into a back breaking hug
"Ohh, ill miss you all." Hermione said with tears in her eyes also. She hugged Mrs Weasley and they went back up to Harry and Rons room.
"Ill see you guys soon then, just concentrate." Harry said nervously
He closed his eyes and concentrated as hard as he could about Godrics Hollow, he stepped forward and felt that horrible squishing sensation.

He opened his eyes and he was standing next to Ron and Hermione underneath a sign post. The post read "Welcome to Ebbw Vale". They all walked silently into the village. Harry suddenly grabbed them both and pulled them under a huge tree.
"Here, get under this." Harry said quietly and all 3 got under the invisibility cloak.
The village was small and friendly. It was a sunny day with no wind and there were many people out. Harry, Ron and Hermione kept walking looking up and down side streets until Harry saw something. They quickly, but quietly, hurried down the alley and right at the end was a small site with a huge tree next to it. In front of the site was a sign that read 'Godrics Hollow' and in the site were 2 headstones. Harry walked out from under the cloak and walked silently up to the graves. The one on the left read
'James Potter
Born 1960
Died 31 October 1981
In loving memory of a great man, husband, father and friend
May you rest in peace'
The one on the right read
'Lily Potter
Born 1960
Died 31 October 1981
In loving memory of a great lady, wife, mother and friend
May You rest in peace.'
Harry felt his eyes well up with tears and was glad Hermione had held Ron back. The tears fell freely now and he spoke quietly to their graves so no one else could hear him. He told them how much he missed them and loved them. He told his parents graves all of the things that had happened to him in the last 6 or 7 years; finding out he was a wizard, the Philosophers stone, finding out he was a Parsletounge, the Chamber of Secrets, meeting Sirius, the Triwizard tournament, the graveyard, the event at the ministry, Dumbledores death, Snapes betrayal and finally his amazing friends Ron and Hermione who have stuck by him through everything. Harry finally stood up feeling as though a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He found Ron and Hermione sitting across the road having lunch. Harry joined them and none of them spoke, which Harry was greatful for.
"Lets go take a look around now guys." Harry suggested when they had finished
"Sure." Ron and Hermione said in unison

They crossed the road and walked onto the grass. Hermione suddenly stopped with a look of awe on her face.
"What is it Hermione?" Harry asked
"I don't know, there, there, there is something here. I'm not sure what it is, but, but..." Hermione started as she began walking around with her hands out. She kept getting closer and closer to the huge oak tree, she finally stopped in front of it.
"There is something in there. Something magical." Hermione said quietly
"What?" Harry asked, he had only ever seen one other person sense magic, and that was Dumbledore. Hermione was now tracing her hands all over the tree.
"Umm, guys, my watch is doing something really strange." Ron said
Harry and Hermione both looked at Rons watch and what he said was true. The symbols around the edge had all clustered to where the number 4 should have been and the stars where sitting just behind the symbols spinning really fast.
"The closer I got to the tree, the weirder my watch acted." Ron explained
Hermione walked back to the tree and squealed suddenly, she pulled a branch, and a small hole opened at the base of the tree.