#mortemtask

rubeus hagrid. died during the battle of hogwarts.

as wacky as he’d always been, hagrid was always an important part of the golden trio’s lives. he helped them through most of their adventures, and despite his unconventional way of showing it, was always passionate about doing good. something hermione always admired. she didn’t know just how much he meant to her, as a friend and member of the order, until he died in the battle of hogwarts. the news of his death in the midst of battle was devastating, and she still found herself throughout the years thinking of him often and wishing he was back to help all of the kids attending scholomance learn to appreciate magical creatures and care for others just as he did. he always took it upon himself to make everyone around him feel better, and it was an attitude they could’ve used over the years.

her way of coping was to spread his memory to everyone around her, made sure everyone knew of his loyalty to the order and to dumbledore, told the silly stories of his dragon eggs, giant three headed dog, and other wildly unconventional pets to the children that came into their care. if everyone kept him alive in their memories, maybe it wouldn’t feel so lonely without him there.

her parents. died at the hand of death eaters.

only five years after the battle of hogwarts, hermione wasn’t sure how it happened.. she thought she’d put every precaution in place to be able to protect them, had altered their memories back to bring them with the rest of the muggles they were protecting in london. but even she couldn’t keep them safe when they were found, the talisman of a bracelet she never thought she’d feel burn her wrist causing her to call out in pain and panic. hermione had put an undetectable charm on a pair of bracelets that she and her mother wore, and it would detect any dark magic around them. she didn’t get there fast enough. they were tortured when leading other muggles to the dragon reserve, asked the order’s whereabouts and when they refused to give any information, quickly murdered by the unforgivable curse. their deaths paraded around on the news to ensure everyone knew, to show the order that no matter what they did to protect the ones they loved, nothing would ever be enough.