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Are you feeling better?

You’ve outdone yourself this time, Hermione.

The Forest of Dean.

I came here once with Mom and Dad, years ago.

It’s just how I remember it.

The trees, the river, everything.

Like nothings changed.

Not true, of course. Everything’s changed.

If I brought my parents back here now, they probably wouldn’t recognize any of it.

Not the trees, not the river…

not even me.

Maybe we should just stay here, Harry.

Grow old.

You wanted to know who the boy in the photograph was.

I know.

Gellert Grindelwald.

He’s the thief I saw in Gregorovitch’s Wand Shop.

Speaking of which, where is my wand?

Where’s my wand, Hermione?

As we were leaving Godric’s Hollow, I cast a curse and it rebounded.

I’m sorry.

I tried to mend it, but wands are different. It’s done.

Leave me yours. Go inside and get warm.

I’ll take the locket as well.

Trust me.

Lumos.

Accio sword.

Diffindo.

Hermione? Are you mental?

It was you?

Well, yeah. Bit obvious, I think.

And you cast the Doe as well, did you?

No, I thought that was you. No, my Patronus is a stag.

Right. Yeah. Antlers.

Okay, Ron. Do it.

I can’t handle it. That thing affects me more than it affects you and Hermione.

All the more reason. No, I cant.

Then why are you here?

Why did you come back?

Now, Ill have to speak to it in order for it to open. When it does, don’t hesitate.

I don’t know what’s in there, but it’ll put up a fight.

The bit of Riddle that was in that diary tried to kill me.

All right.

One…

two…

three.

Just think…

only three to go.

Hermione?

Hermione?

Is everything all right?

It’s fine. Actually, you know, its more than fine.

Hey.

You complete ass, Ronald Weasley!

You show up here after weeks, and you say hey?

Where’s my wand? Where’s my wand? I don’t know.

Harry Potter, give me my wand. I don’t have it.

How come he’s got your wand? Never mind why he’s got my wand.

What is that?

You destroyed it.

And how is it that you just happen to have the sword of Gryffindor?

It’s a long story.

Don’t think this changes anything. Oh, of course not.

I only just destroyed a bloody Horcrux. Why would that change anything?

Look, I wanted to come back as soon as I left.

I just didn’t know how to find you. Yeah, how did you find us?

With this. It doesn’t just turn off lights.

I don’t know how it works, but Christmas morning I was sleeping in this little pub…

keeping away from some Snatchers…

and I heard it.

It?

A voice…

your voice, Hermione…

coming out of it.

And what exactly did I say, may I ask? My name.

Just my name.

Like a whisper.

So I took it, clicked it, and this tiny ball of light appeared.

And I knew.

And sure enough, it floated toward me, the ball of light…

went right to my chest, straight through me. Right here.

And I knew it was gonna take me where I needed to go, so I Disapparated…

and came to this hillside.

It was dark. I had no idea where I was.

I just hoped that one of you would show yourself.

And you did.