Disclaimer: Still don't own.

Author's Note: The OC in this chapter, Marta Greengrass, was borrowed from another story I've been working on which is ridiculously long and won't be posted for a while. Also, I finally saw Wicked and it was amazing. I'll probably be posting some Wicked fanfic relatively soon.

Transmission Record

October 12, 1979, 5:37 pm

From: Regulus Black

To: Marta Greengrass

RE: Photo from summer

Attatchments: IMG_1357

Marta,

Sorry I haven't been able to see you very often lately. I've been busy working. I have a new employer and he's amazing. I really believe I'm doing some good in this world. I'd tell you more, but there's some pretty strict security around here

So, anyway, I wanted to ask you something. Do you remember where we took this picture? It's been bugging me. Was it London or Birmingham?

Yours,

Regulus

Transmission Record

October 13, 1979, 7:43 pm

From: Marta Greengrass

To: Regulus Black

RE: Photo from summer

Regulus,

Glad to see you remembered I exist. Sounds like you enjoy your job. That's nice. My job is pretty boring.

About the photo: It was London, silly! I can't believe you forgot eating at the Burned Duck. They had the really good salad, remember?

All my love,

Marta

P.S. You know how last time we talked you said you were going to send me a bracelet? It got here today. Unfortunately, I dropped it on the ground and one of the jewels cracked. Don't worry, I'm fine, only one jewel broke anyway. My dog stepped on it, but he isn't hurt too badly. I was wondering if you knew any good places to get jewelry repaired. You know me. I never wear jewelry.

Log 05

October 13, 1979

Operation Guardian

It worked. Thank god it worked.

So, here's what I did: I e-mailed my old girlfriend from college. We're allowed to contact people outside the Death Eaters. Dr. Riddle might find it a bit suspicious, but he won't be able to prove anything unless he looks really closely. The note was pretty mundane, nothing remotely suspicious. But the real message wasn't hidden there. The message was in the picture. The picture I sent as an attachment was taken with my HD spycam, so it has really good quality. Furthermore, Marta had that picture framed and put it on her wall, so she's pretty familiar with it. In that picture, we're standing in front of a restaurant in London. The menu for that restaurant is posted to the left of us. What I did was zoom in and change the words on the menu to Agent Padfoot's E-mail address and the message 'the Dr sent out explosive necklaces. Be careful.' I wasn't sure she would find the message and pass it on, but she did. This morning she sent me a message which referenced the fake name I had edited onto the restaurant menu in the picture and she told me in code that all but one of the necklaces were safely diffused and the one that wasn't (Agent Padfoot's) didn't do too much damage. I'm so glad it worked. I just hope I haven't inadvertently given myself away.

Log O6

October 20, 1979

Operation Guardian

I fear Dr. Riddle knows that it's me. At the very least, he suspects me. I knew that E-mail was too risky. But if I hadn't sent it, someone could have died, and I would have never forgiven myself.

He's kidnapped Kreacher. I don't know what he means to do with him. Probably torture him and attempt to hack into his brain system to find out about me. He won't manage it though. Kreacher has more security than Headquarters' top secret agent files, and that's saying something. Still, I'm worried about him. I know most people think that ELFs are just emotionless robots, but I think they're wrong. Kreacher feels just as much as any human. His loyalty to me goes beyond simple programming. I think he would disobey an order from me in order to protect my life, which is definitely not in his programming.

I'm going to have to be careful with what I ask from now on. Dr. Riddle no doubt suspects me. But I have to act innocent. I have to ask about Kreacher, or he'll practically have proved my guilt. But if I make a huge deal about it, it will be even more suspicious. It's a fine line I'm walking here. I have to be careful.

Log 07

October 21, 1979

Operation Guardian

I asked Lucius about Kreacher. I kept it kind of casual, just saying that my ELF had gone missing and asking if he'd seen him. Lucius suggested I message Dr. Riddle and ask him because, and I quote, "he knows everything that happens around here". What a load of rubbish. If that were true, he would know that Agent Grease and I are spies, and he clearly hasn't picked up on that. Well, not enough to have proof. He only monitors communication. Oh, and he has all the rooms bugged, but that isn't a problem. I hacked into the system in my room my first day here and set it so that, with a touch of a button on my gloves (which I wear at all times), the microphone shuts off and the system transmits a muted buzz imitating the sound of a computer's fan. My computer, conveniently enough, is on a desk right next to the microphone. Agent Grease invented that little trick, and it works like a charm.

So, anyway, I messaged Dr. Riddle, informing him of my missing ELF. He replied almost immediately, saying that he had borrowed Kreacher to test something and he hoped I wouldn't mind. I wanted to tell him that yes, actually, I did mind, but that would be stupid, so I told him I was honored. I'm hoping that he wasn't lying and he did just borrow Kreacher randomly because he needed an ELF.

Log 08

October 30, 1979

Operation Guardian

My loyal Kreacher came back to me.

This morning, I found him in my room. He looked terrible, but he was alive. I was so glad. I immediately locked the door and deactivated Dr. Riddle's listening device. It took me most of the morning to get Kreacher fixed up, but it was worth it. It was so worth it. Kreacher found out about Project Locket. He told me that Dr. Riddle used him to test the security on Project Locket, giving him a chance to hack into its computer system, which is separate from the main system. Now I know the horrible truth behind Project Locket. Dr. Riddle is using the Locket of Slytherin as a vessel to hold his soul. With his soul protected like this, he'll be immortal. I have to stop him. Kreacher tells me he can lead me to the place where the locket is kept. If I destroy it, I'll destroy Dr. Riddle. I have to do this, even if it means sacrificing my own life.

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