Hermione's POV

A distinct 'crack' filled the air, it was the sound of someone disapparating.

Ugh. Why did he have to keep running. Hermione was frustrated, they had been searching for a few days and they finally found something, but he ran from them.

Why couldn't he just understand that she was trying to help, even Ron was trying to help.

She needed to find him as soon as she could, her time was running out, she couldn't stay in the past forever.

They had a week, after that the Time Turner would automatically take them home.

Hermione kicked the ground in anger

"Tom Riddle you coward! Get back here!"

As if.

Tom's POV

As soon as I disapparated I began putting up protection charms and making myself a new shelter.

I had know idea where I was but to be honest I really didn't care.

You can imagine how surprised I was when I heard a familiar voice shout "Tom Riddle you coward! Get back here!"

I felt a strange tugging sensation and disapparated

Hermione's POV

Hermione jumped when she heard another loud 'crack'. She slowly turned around.

It was Tom. She ran towards him and crushed him in a huge hug.

At first, he seemed to shocked to respond, but he slowly wrapped his arms around her, a grin growing on his face.

"Why, Tom?" Hermione asked

"Mione, he was hurting you, I couldn't just let him." Tom explained

"No Tom, why'd you run?"

Tom was caught off guard "I- I thought you hated me, for what I did."

"I could never hate you Tom." Hermione reassured him. Besides, she thought, I've seen him do much worse.

"What was that last bit?" Tom narrowed his eyes suspiciously

It was Hermione's turn to stutter "What are you talking about I didn't say anything else."

"You didn't say anything, but you thought it."

Hermione started to panic "I- I don't know what you're talking about."

"Yes you do," Tim sounded angry now, "you said that you'd seen me do much worse, what did that mean?"

"I meant- well, like your Horcruxes and things." Hermione figured this was the safest way to go, probably some people knew about his Horcruxes.

"I haven't made any Horcruxes yet!" Tom was starting to shout

Then, Ron decided to jump in, he explained everything to Tom.

At the end of which Tom looked very angry

"So you just used me! You never actually cared, you just pretended to so you could save the future!"

Hermione looked pale "No! Tom, I care about you, I really do."

Tom scoffed "Yeah, right." And he disapparated.

Hermione fell to the ground in sobs, why did everything have to end so horribly, why couldn't it just go right for once.

"C'mon Ron, we're going home."

Ron just nodded, obviously deciding it was best not to say anything.

Hermione wrapped the chain of the Time Turner around their necks and pressed the button to go back to their time, which she had failed to save.

Okay people!! This book is almost done! Yes, there are still more chapters coming so stay tuned!