I was left disappointed. We spent almost the entire night searching, but there were no clues. No prints, no tracks, no smells. Absolutely nothing. The only lead we had was a dead end. My family was gone, and I had no way to find them.
The walk home was silent, with grief hanging in the air, even as delicate rays of sunlight brushed upon our faces. It was probably just my own sadness, that rippled off of me and plagued the environment. But I could feel the sympathetic gazes of the other revenants, as well as Draco's concerned one. I didn't know what to say to him, or to anyone else. I didn't know how to pretend that I was okay, when I wasn't.
They were gone. Vanished. And I had no idea if they would ever return.
"I'll find my way back to you, I promise."
Mom's words rang in my ear. I
