Disclaimer: Forgot it in the last chapter, so here it is. I don't own Harry Potter!

A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I already have the end of this story written up, and the first chapter of the sequel. I'll try to update this again as soon as I can.

Chapter Two: Godrics Hollow

Harry looked around the place where his parents home had been with a sinking feeling in his gut. For this was where everything in his life had begun, Voldemort had marked him here. But Harry still couldn't help but wonder from time to time what it would have been like had his parents not been killed. Shaking his head he thought, 'No point in dwelling on that now. Not when I have to find the final horcruxes!'

Sighing Harry turned and headed to a small cemetery not far from where the vacant lot. Once there he walked along the headstones until he found the ones he was looking for. His parents headstones. As he looked down at them he heard what sounded like someone apparating nearby. Looking around he saw his two friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, as well as Ginny Weasley. They stood a few yards away for a few moments before walking over to stand next to Harry.

Turning back to the headstones Harry said in a low voice, "I thought I said that you weren't to tag along."

Hermione rolled her eyes slightly as she said, "Honestly, Harry! We've been through a lot together, and we, Ron and I, aren't going to let you do this alone!"

"But still...this isn't like the other times! This time there may be no coming back-"

This time Ron rolled his eyes as Ginny reached out and gave Harry's hand a comforting squeeze. "No, this isn't any different. Every time we helped you with something, we knew there would be risks. Like in our first year, we didn't know what we were going to have to do to get to the stone. And you know I can give you plenty of examples of when we didn't know if we would be able to make it back!"

"It doesn't matter how many times you guys name, this time is different. I still have to track down the real locket, the snake, a cup, and something of either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw-" Harry said in a slightly aggravated tone. 'No matter what they say, I'm not letting them come with me this time!'

"Harry, you can argue all you want, but we're going with you!" this time it was Ginny who spoke up, much to Harry horror, because Ginny was the last person he would want to go with him. "And don't you go trying to tell me that I can't go, because you can't tell me what to do!" she said glaring up at Harry.

"My answer is still no!" Harry groaned in pure aggravation as he made to turn and leave, but Ron blocked him. "Out of the way, Ron!"

"No!" Ron said firmly as he grabbed Harry's left arm, so that he couldn't leave easily. "I know you're upset about what happened, but you shouldn't just shut us out of your life like this. I can understand your reason for breaking up with my little sister, but not this." Ron paused as he gave Harry a glare that rivaled McGonagall's and released Harry's arm. "We're your friends, and we aren't going to leave you to do this on your own when you need us most."

"Ron is right, Harry." Hermione and Ginny said in unison.

Harry shook his head, but he knew that he had lost the fight. Sighing he looked at each of his friends in turn and nodded. But he then made each of them swear that should something happen they would be under the same promise that he had been with Dumbledore. When they all agreed, they set out to find the remaining horcruxes.