The next day was Hermione’s 19th birthday. It was a crisp and sunny autumn day. Despite the cheerful skies, she wasn’t in the mood for celebrating; she thought about her parents and figured she didn’t truly have a birth date anymore. But Luna and Neville had surprised her with cards and gifts that morning at breakfast. Harry also sent her birthday wishes by owl post and a first edition of Hogwarts: A History, something she had talked about owning forever. Ron didn’t acknowledge that it was her birthday, if he even remembered.