After about half an hour of moving ever deeper into the forest, suddenly Hermione's wand had glowed a fierce golden, indicating that the person being traced had been located. The three friends became excited, thinking that they had finally found their lost friend. But when they looked around them, they couldn't find anyone, just miles and miles of trees and shrubs ahead of them. They searched everywhere, thinking that maybe the girl was lying unconscious somewhere on the floor. Hermione performed the spell several more times from varying distances, but each time they got the same result. The wand always stopped pointing at a specific area in the forest, but all found was the forest floor covered with grass, fallen branches, and small shrubs. Hermione was certain that she wasn't making any mistakes, but why the girl wasn't being found was a mystery. They were growing frustrated, Ron cursing away into the night. That's when they heard it - another boom, which caused the ground to shake, though they were certain this one wasn't loud enough to be heard outside of the forest.