a/n: I'm splitting the ' road down memory lane' into two chapters like it's been done in the films. This chapter will cover the events of the first film.

I know that it's more realistic that they would skip over the part of Ron's leaving and Hermione's torture, because I don't think they would just tell them. But they have seen Hermione's scar so that might come out eventually, but not in too much detail. These are just things they wouldn't want to explain willingly, but I plan to let them come out one-way or another. The more people know about a certain event the higher the chance of it coming out.

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UPDATE: I replaced this chapter with the exact same chapter, but someone pointed it out to me that when I upload it Fanfiction . Net erases Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley. If the dot goes without a space behind it. I'm very sorry and hope that this fixes it. It probably thinks it's a link or something.

Chapter 5

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Hermione's Point of View

" So Horcruxes are pieces of the soul of the one that creates them?" Percy asks us with his official ministry voice.

" And by destroying them, it would be bye bye voldy?" George speaks up for the first time after Harry started explaining about the Horcruxes.

" Well yeah, but the horcruxes could be anything, anywhere around the world, it wasn't easy to find them, nor to destroy them" I say hoping they weren't underestimating the task.

" Thank bloody merlin that we already had 2 down when we started. Remember Tom Riddle's Diary from 2nd year. " Ron helps explain. Everyone nods and Ginny mumbles almost inaudible, but I could catch her words as she was sitting 2 chairs away:

" How could I forget?"

" Well that was a horcrux, and Marvolo Gaunt's Ring that was destroyed by Dumbledore was one as well, so there were 2 down and 5 to go." Ron finishes.

" There were seven pieces?" asks curiously.

" Yes. Dumbledore took me somewhere in 6th year to destroy another horcrux, but when we found it, it had been replaced with a fake. At least we knew that Salazar Slytherin's Locket was a horcrux we had to look for. When we apparated away from the wedding we went to Grimmauld place, to hide out for a while. Eventually we figured out that the locket was in the ministry, so that left us no other choice, but try to get into the ministry unnoticed." Harry continues on with the story trying to not leave out any main parts, but not talk in to much detail either.

" We knew it was dangerous, and we couldn't go in as ourselves, with the ministry being corrupt, we wouldn't have been welcome. So we made a plan to get in with polyjuice potion. We got the locket, but it the potion didn't last us long enough to get out unnoticed. We almost made it to floo back to Grimmauld place, but Yaxley had hold of Ron and he had seen where we were. I apparated us to someplace in the middle of a forest, knowing we couldn't stay at Grimmauld Place after that. We camped out there for a while since we had to wait for Ron to recover" I say. I remember when Ron got splinched. It was terrible and entirely my fault. I was so scared I wouldn't be able to heal him. Mrs. Weasley looks really worried now and we haven't even started on when things went really bad.

" Recover? What happened?" she says with a hint of panic in her voice while she looks at Ron with fear in her eyes. Apparantly the proof of Ron sitting there with her at the table, perfectly fine, wasn't easing her worries.

" I'm fine mum I got splinched, but Hermione healed me. It was fine, just took some time until I was well enough to go on. We camped out for a while trying to look for clues that would lead us to the next horcrux, or a way to destroy the locket we had found, because we hadn't been able to with any spells. Harry killed the Diary with a basilisk fang so we knew that would work, and he killed the basilisk with the sword of Gryffindor, and as it only takes in that what makes it stonger that could be used as well. When I …" Ron explains to the rest of the family who were all listening quietly to what Ron was saying trying to take everything in. He just realized that this part of the story includes him leaving us.

I suddenly panicked. I rather that the whole memory of him leaving would be erased from my mind and his as well. I wonder if he's going to tell them. I really don't want them to know. Ron feels so guilty I can see it on his face There's no reason for them to know, they would be sympathetic or angry I believe, and Ron doesn't need that at the moment or ever, he already feels so bad about it. I have forgiven Ron a long time ago; everything he did after he came back makes up for his one mistake. I can see Ron looking at me with a mixture of guilt and helplessness like he doesn't know what he should do. He then looks at Harry and I follow his line of sight. Harry has a uncomfortable look on his face and it's clear that he doesn't know what to do either. I decided to take matter in my own hands as I can see the whole family of Redheads looking at them with bewilderment, probably wondering why they have stopped. They must have noticed our communicating looks at each other with pain and sadness in our eyes.

" We found the sword and Ron destroyed the locket with it" I explained trying to get the words out of my mouth as fast as possible, so we could leave this subject as soon as possible. Everyone looks at me with curiosity, knowing there was more to the story, but thankfully nobody speaks up and asks us about it. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and look back at Ron, who looks at me with amazement and mouth the words ' Thank you. I'm sorry.' to me. I nod and smile at him letting him know it was all right.

I'm so glad we have passed that subject, hoping to have it never be talked about ever again. Then I remember the even more terrifying part of the year on the run. No I can't explain to them everything that has happened at Malfoy Manor. I'm not sure I'll be able to relive that, but they had seen the scar, they will at least want to know how I got that. I feel my lungs close up and I can barely breathe, I look around seeing everyone is still focused on Harry listening to him intently, and I can hear Harry's voice faintly in the distance, I hear the words ' Lovegood' and 'Hallows' I can only imagine he's explaining what had happened when we visited Luna's father, but all the other words get overpowered by my own breathing. I try to calm myself down, before any of the others notice anything. I look at Ron his eyes locking with mine. He wears a troubled look on his face, his eyes asking me what's going on. The moment I look into his eyes I can feel my breathing go back to normal. He grasps my hand tightly trying to help me to calm down. It only took a minute for me to regain control of my breathing. Ron's still looking anxious, but I reassure him by clasping his hand tightly. He turns back to Harry never wiping his concern of his face and it makes me smile slightly. He has come a long way.

When I start to focus on the conversation again I can hear Harry finishing up the part about the Deathly hallows. The redheaded family looks puzzled with all the new information they are receiving.

"He was scared to lose his daughter. He wasn't betraying us. He felt that this was his chance to get Luna back. When the death eaters arrived we dissapparted back to a forest. Before we had a chance to cast any protective charms, we got captured by some snatchers" Harry knew they were getting to close to the subject as well. He looked at Ron and me with determination in his eyes. This startled me and I wonder what it meant. He knows better than to explain it all doesn't he? His eyes never leaving mine as he continues.

" They took us back to the Malfoy Manor where Bellatrix had joined the Malfoys. We knew we were in trouble but before they could call Voldemort, Dobby helped us escape out of there, by apparating us to the beach at Shell Cottage. Dobby got hit by the blade that Bellatrix threw at us when we apparated, he didn't make it."

I let out a sigh out of relief. I should have known. Ron, Harry and I know each other better than anyone and we care for each other so much. They probably didn't want to relive the moment either, and they know it still hurts me. The nightmares I still have every night are proof of this. I just can't seem to forget what has happened. Every time I close my eyes it still feels like Bellatrix head is hanging above me, and I'm just waiting for another curse to hit. I feel weak whenever I think back on it. I've always been able to defend myself. I never lose control, but thinking that Bellatrix practically had me begging for death scared me. I lost full control when I felt the pain of the cruciatus curse hit me, over and over again. I had read about the curse and its effect, but nothing can prepare you for that kind of pain. I read somewhere that once you have been hit with this particular unforgivable curse, you'll never be able to erase the memory of the excruciating pain from your mind. I now truly know what they meant by that.

" You got captured? Was anybody hurt, well besides Dobby. What a loss, he always was my favorite house elf." I hear Mr. Weasley say, but he soon get interrupted by the shrill voice of Mrs. Weasley.

" You went to Shell Cottage instead of coming here, why in heavens?" I've always been a bit afraid of Mrs. Weasley when she's angry. Thankfully it is not often, or ever pointed to me, well besides now that is. She's looking at us like we're mad out of our minds. I can see she's definitely not done ranting, and I'm right.

".. and Bill, did you just happen to forget to mention that you saw my children., while I worried sick about them everyday? Not even an owl?" I had to smile when she said my children. She's always been like a mother to me, and to have her say my children instead of child, meant the world to me. I love my parents dearly, but I can never fully share with them the magical world, although they try their best to understand everything, it's hard to include them. I always felt guilty when I would leave home early in the summer to spent time at the burrow, I already saw them so little, but I just don't feel like I belong in the muggle world anymore. It's been a struggle trying to balance both worlds, and I don't think my parents fully understand why I have to be away so much. I can't even begin to think about explaining this whole story to them. That is if I can find them and restore their memories. My thought interrupted by Mrs. Weasley.

" Well?" she asked impatiently while looking furiously between Us and Bill, who is sitting beside fleur. He looks quite frightened himself as he stumbles out a response.

" They asked me not to, it wasn't safe for anybody to know where they were or where they had been" Bill said, he apparently agrees that Ron's visit to their place shouldn't have to be mentioned again.

" Mum, we would have come if we could, but it was too dangerous. The burrow was the place where we were expected to go to, wasn't it? We couldn't risk it!" Ron explains to his mum.

" You're supposed to be the kids and we are supposed to be the adults Ronald. You three shouldn't have to do all of that alone. You're just children and everything you had to go through, it's not fair. We should have been protecting you from all of this, but we failed. I'm sorry we failed, Ronnie. " She said breaking out in sobs. Everyone looks surprised at the sudden change in behavior of Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley stands up to comfort her while she sobs. " I'm so sorry. We f-failed to pr-protect F-F-Fred and we failed to keep Ronald and the rest of the family safe. We failed, Arthur."

I was shocked to see Mrs. Weasley break down in front of the family. She seemed so strong, but hearing every thing what happened must have been too much for he to handle on top of losing Fred. I can't begin to understand how hard it must be to lose a child. I hope I'll never have to go to that, but to hear her blame herself is one of the worst things I have heard. I can hear Ron gasp in surprise as well and he releases my hand as he stands up to walk over to his mum. His dad moving away to make room for Ron. Ron looks determined and takes his mother's shoulders and looks her right in her eye.

" Mum, you have NOT failed us. You've been the best mother I could have asked for and I think I speak for the whole family when I say that you're the one that keeps us together and kept us strong all these years. You've always taken the best care for us any of us could have wished for. Mum it's because of you we had the independence and strength to do this alone. I love you mum!" he said forcefully, doing everything in his power to make her believe him. Mrs. Weasley nods, but doesn't look very convinced. The rest of the family all agreed with Ron's statement, including Harry and I. Mrs. Weasley wipes her eyes and look at the long table before her.

" Tea! We need more tea!" and with that she turns to the stove. We all look at her with a puzzled glance, as we try to wrap our minds around what has just happened.

A/n: That's it for this chapter. The next chapter will cover the events of the second Deathly Hallows film, if you have not seen the film or read the book, it will contain spoilers as well. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading.