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"Ron, where's Harry?" Hermione asked at breakfast the next day.

"I don't know he was in the dormitory last night. He probably just got up early and is now hiding from all of the crowds," Ron shrugged getting back to his ham.

"Shouldn't we at least tryto look for him? He's not himself right now and who knows where he could be," Hermione continued to whine.

"Well if it worries you that much then I guess we can look around for him after breakfast," Ron grudgingly agreed. He knew Harry could take care of himself and he didn't always need a babysitter but if Hermione was worried about him then he could at least try and find his friend.

"Where could he possibly be?" Hermione asked exasperated, they had searched the whole of Hogwarts ground including the castle, quidditch field, and lake.

"Well he is pretty good at stealth, if he wanted to be found we would have found him by now, so he probably doesn't want to be found," Ron reasoned.

"I know I just can't help but worry about him. It's not like just because Voldemort is dead means that there are no more threats in the world, there are still death eaters roaming around," Hermione worried.

"You think we should start asking around? Maybe someone saw him?"

"It wouldn't be a bad idea, but I don't want to start worrying people."

"Then what would you have me do?"

"Just keep looking with me, he could be in the Forbidden forest," Hermione said already marching toward the dark and shadowy woods that sent shivers down her back. The last time she had seen someone come out of there it had been Voldemort with his death eaters and Hagrid carrying Harry's limp body. It was a terrible memory to have and yet she could not suppress it.

"Hermione that will take ages! Couldn't we ask Hagrid or someone for some help at least?" Ron said throwing up his hands. Why did she have to be so stubborn, Harry was probably fine, but he still coundnt help the nagging feeling in his gut saying that, that was not true.

"I guess we could ask Hagrid for help, he knows the forest better than anyone," Hermione agreed making her way towards the partially destroyed hut. It was still in good condition considering it had caught on fire the year before and now had the telltale signs of a wizarding duel upon it, like the rest of the Hogwarts grounds.

Hermione approached the blackened door and knocked several times upon it. No sound came so she knocked a little harder until she heard some grumbling and rummaging around.

"Who's 'ere?" a gruff voice asked from behind the door.

"It's me and Ron, Hagrid, we can't find Harry, we were hoping you would help us look," Hermione yelled at the still closed door.

"Well why didn't ya say so," Hagrid said opening the door wide and pulling them each in turn for a bone crushing hug.

"I missed you too, Hagrid," Hermione said wiping a few stray tears from her eyes. She hadn't realized how much she missed some people until she actually could see them again, it had been so long.

"I missed you too, 'ermione," Hagrid said with a hiccup. "Now why don't you two come on inside and have some tea and biscuits."

"Hagrid, we need to find Harry. We have been searching the whole morning and there has been no sign of him," Hermione said, worried.

"Oh right, he was a right mess after yesterday, there's no wonder he wanted some time to himself. Everyone's badgering him and stuff but no one actually paid attention to what he was feeling."

"We were trying to," Ron said.

"Yeah I know, Ron, it's just you didn't see him. I saw 'im enter the clearing and he was just so sad and resigned, like he was just giving up. When Voldemort actually hit him with the curse, it was probably one of the worst moments of my life!"

Hagrid stared at them with the most serious expression they had ever seen him wear. He almost started tearing up again just from thinking of the memory before Hermione distracted him again.

"Well then we need to go find him to make sure he gets through this okay. HE needs to know that we are there for him," Hermione said grabbing Hagrids paw of a hand and steering him towards the Forbidden Forest. "We have already searched all of the Hogwarts grounds, with no sign of him, so we thought the next place to look would have to be the forest," Hermione informed him.

"I think I might have an idea of where he might have gone to," Hagrid mumbled, detaching himself from Hermione's grasp and leading the way, leaving the other two in his swirling dust, causing them to have to run to keep up with his long strides.

As they hurried along the trees got thicker and thicker and closer together before they were constantly dodging braches and stepping over roots. HAgrid hadn't stopped once since they left his hut, he just kept walking; he knew exactly where he was going. He had a gut feeling that he was right, it was like Harry to dwell on the past, and this would be the place to do it.

"Hagrid where are we going?" Hermione finally asked not being able to stand no knowing.

"You'll find out when we get there," was all he said, not even turning around.

Hermione rolled her eyes but kept walking, even more anxious then she was before.

Hagrid finally came to a halt. It was so sudden that Ron and Hermione ran into him, bounced, and landed on the ground.

"Watch yourselves," Hagrid said.

"Where exactly are we, Hagrid?" Hermione asked.

"Where Harry is of course," Hagrid said frankly, gesturing toward the clearing that happened to be right in front of them.

Hermione looked up and there Harry was. He hadn't realized they were there yet and by the look on his face he wouldn't for a while. His eyes were glazed in one fixed position, unmoving, as was his body. Nothing made a sound not the critters in the woods, not even a rustle of the wind.

"Hagrid... is this...?" Ron asked, the question lingering in the air.

"Yes, Ron, it is. Its Aragogs old nest and the place where Harry died."

Authors Note- well there wasn't much action in this one but that's because the story is coming to an end in just a few more chapters. Remember it wasn't really meant to be much action, but angst of course. Anyways just to let you all know there will not be another long hiatus like the last time again. The most time between chapters now will be a week and only about, I believe, four to five chapters left. If you have any requests for this story, now would be the time to send them. Well sorry about the long authors note and anyways thanks for reading and sticking with me :)