But if she had to point back to one thing that broke her, it was her parents. Last year she had to destroy all their memories of her and send them to Australia for their safety. It had been the single most difficult thing she had to do, perhaps because she had to do it all alone. There was no Harry, no Ron to help her. Some battles people had to fight on their own. Just like Harry had walked to his own death, just like Ron had walked home to a broken family, now it was Hermione’s turn.