Chapter 6: time to say goodbye

In no one's perspective just for this chapter.

It had been a week since the final battle now and Harry had won and Voldermort lost, most of his followers were rounded up and sent to Azkaban, in whole the wizarding world was finally in peace but for some this was not so.

3.45pm Hogwarts grounds

"We are gathered here today, to commemorate the death of a follow student, a sister to some, and in my eyes a hero... Hermione Granger"

As McGonagall finished speaking, a few sobs escaped into the air and echoed round the grounds.

It was a very sad day for some people and even though a week had passed, some people were still in denial that the know-it-all-bookworm heroine was dead.

As harry walked up to the podium situated in the middle of the grounds, another boy was walking towards the memorial service, yet he stayed hidden by the tree's with hopes of not being seen.

"Hermione Granger was more than a friend to me, she was family, she was my sister who I cared and loved for very much!

She kept me and Ron in check for all these years, bugging us to do homework and making sure we didn't get hurt. She was an annoying girl but she always had our best interests at heart. She would speak her mind and not care what anyone would think of her opinions." Harry voice began to get clipped with sorrow and sadness yet he continued on. " Hermione looked for the good in everybody and when she found it she would be so happy, she put herself out for others even if it meant the risk of her getting hurt. Always the brains of our operations too, without her we wouldn't be here right now, we would still be on a hard and long going battle with the dark lord himself.

I want everyone to just stop and close their eyes for a minute and picture Hermione in their minds, picture her smile and her eyes when they were full of curiosity and now I want you to think about everything she has ever done for you... Hold that memory dear everybody and remember Hermione they way she would of wanted us too"

With that harry walked back to his chair and sat down, seeing Ginny beside him crying he took her in his arms and hugged her and comforted her, his girlfriend ,pushing away his own pain to help the ones he loved.

Hermione would want him to be strong and so that is what he would be.

Little did anyone know but a platinum blonde stood in the corner, tears rolling down his cheeks as he remembered Hermione saving him, taking the killing curse for him, Draco couldn't take the pain anymore and let out a strangled sob not caring who heard him.

Everyone that was seated at memorial turned round to see a distraught Malfoy on the floor by a tree crying his eyes out as he stared straight ahead at the casket that held Hermione's body.

Harry and Ron seeing Malfoy rushed over to him seething with anger, no doubt the thought running through their heads was the same...' what is he doing here, he doesn't care for her, the arrogant bigheaded cruel prick, he has some nerve turning up'.

When the boys reached Malfoy they drew there wands, they were ready to strike, yet Malfoy did nothing he just stayed where he was.

"Malfoy" snapped Ron "You have no right coming here, get lost before i hex you because I 'am very much tempted too"

But Malfoy's reply stopped them in their tracks; even though it was a whisper they heard it and it tore them apart.

"She saved my life, she saved me, she took the killing curse for me, she saved me and I still don't understand why, why did she do it? I deserved it, but she saved me... SHE SAVED ME!

When Malfoy looked up at Ron and harry the both wore shocked expressions, but that's when the boys finally snapped.

Harry's hands where at Malfoy throat, yet Malfoy still did nothing but just look up at Harry his eyes full of so many overwhelming emotions; Regret, Guilt, sorrow, Hatred, confusion.

Suddenly the grip Harry had on Malfoy loosed and then his hands were once again by his sides.

Harry knew he couldn't hurt Malfoy if Hermione had gone to such lengths to save him; it would be an insult to her memory... Harry knew as much as he wanted to blame Malfoy for this, he couldn't as Hermione had done it for a reason at this he realize it was time to finally say goodbye.