KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Ron? Ron, wha...what's going on?"

"Just someone at the door, Herm, I'll get it."

Hermione stifled a yawn and mumbled, "What time is it? Lumos," Her wand lit up, flooding the bedroom in light. She shone the light upon her watch. 3:45.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! The knocking was more urgent this time.

"Alright, alright." Ron huffed, reaching the door. "Merlin's beard, Harry! What the bloody hell are you doing here?"

"I need your help," Harry said. He had a bag on his back. "It's important."

"Ok...come on in. This had better be important..."

Ten minutes later, they were all sat around the dining table, sipping cups of coffee.

"So, what's so urgent that you have to wake us up at this time in the morning?" Hermione grumbled.

"Where's Ginny?" Ron asked sternly.

"I've already told her where I've gone. Well, where we're going."

"We?" Ron and Hermione said together.

"Dumbledore was wrong. Turns out we didn't destroy all of the horcruxes."

And he explained everything to them. They were shocked.

"But what kind of harm can a bookseries do?" Hermione asked, when Harry had finished.

"Hermione, now is not the time to express your love for books. These books are dangerous, far more dangerous than anything you'd find in the Restricted Section at Hogwarts!"

"So how do we find this vampire girl?" Ron interrupted.

"Well, Dumbledore said that she was an American vampire, so I'm guessing she lives in America somewhere. Plus, vampires hate sunlight, so it'll probably be a cold place in America."

"So, like Alaska, or Dakota, or Forks?" Hermione said knowledgeably.

"Where and where of where?" Ron muttered.

"Exactly." Harry said.

"I'll start researching clans in those areas then," Hermione walked out of the room, most likely to consult some books.

"Well, who'd have thought...another horcrux hunt!" Ron sighed.

"It'll be easy this time, she's just a vampire. And there's only one horcrux, so..." Their last horcrux hunt had been far from enjoyable, with Ron walking out on them and them having no leads as to where the horcruxes might be and how to destroy them, but it was worth it in the end, as Voldemort died (or so they thought).

4:30. Hermione walked back into the dining room, her arms full as books, as they had expected.

"Well, I read about two American vampire clans; one in Forks and one in Alaska. The one in Forks is called the Cullen clan, and the one in Alaska is-"

"CULLEN!" Harry exclaimed very loudly, making Hermione yelp and drop all of her books, landing with an almighty crash.

"Bloody hell, Harry!"

"Sorry, but the Cullen clan, I forgot that Dumbledore said her last name was Cullen. Her full name is Isabella Cullen!"

"Excellent! Now we know exactly where to go!"

"Ok, then, you two- if you're coming," At this, Ron and Hermione nodded vigorously, "then go and pack. Then we can apparate up to Forks, destroy the horcrux, and save the planet." He felt confident. They'd killed Voldemort once, surely they could do it again, right? Not that he was exactly alive again now...

Ron folded a pair of trousers. He was back in the bedroom with Hermione and they were packing clothes and, in Hermione's case, enough books to fill the Hogwarts library.

"Hermione," he said softly, "are we really doing this?"

"Of course, why not? We have to help Harry." She looked up from her packing.

"Well, what if we don't find this vampire? What if...one of us walks out?" He was looking awkward; he hadn't wanted to walk out last time, he was just angry and jealous, which wasn't even his fault; it was the horcrux affecting him. But what if this Unstable horcrux affected him, but he never saw them again? The very thought frightened him.

"Ron," Hermione walked over to him and took his hands in hers. "I promise nothing will happen between us." She reached up and planted a gentle kiss on his lips. "Everything will be fine."

Moments later, the couple came downstairs with Hermione's small beaded bag.

"You still have that?" Harry was surprised. It had been half a decade, after all.

"Of course. The undetectable extension charm was a bit worn though, so I cast a new one, and it's working even better than before." Hermione beamed. "Shall we go then?"

They stood, side by side, and apparated, ready for a new adventure.