"Ron you're really not pulling our leg right?" Charlie asked for the fifteenth time that night. The Weasleys had all gone back to the Burrow by now. Bill and Charlie had locked themselves in with Ron discussing the day's events.

"Why would I make this up?"

"I really was attacked by a werewolf?" Bill said.

"Ay but you don't transform. Your wife says though on the full moons you do thirst rare meat"

"My wife? Who?" Bill asked.

"I shouldn't say. You should get the chance to fall in love with her without knowing," Ron said with a smile.

"This has to be true then, Ron has emotions!" Charlie announced.

"So what happens when we retrieve this Horcrux. That's it then?" Bill asked.

"No I wish it was that simple. There are six more after that. The only one we will be able to retrieve this summer though is the locket. We cannot destroy it till a future event happens that will give us the resource we need to destroy."

"Why can't we just destroy it?"

"We only know three proven ways to destroy one. I can explain them but it won't really make sense till later on." Ron tried to explain, he still wasn't sure where his brothers were on believing him.

"Listen Ron we said we'd help, at least for this. We will pass judgment after we retrieve this item. Till then I'm going to go to Gringotts. They have a private library, I want to see what I can learn about these Horcruxs."Bill said.

"Just be careful, they are dark magic. If people hear, your reputation could be hurt."

"Let's just sleep on this. I feel like a dragon has hit me in the head."

"Ay but Ron after we do this I want the whole story, all of it, every detail is that understood little brother?"

"I promise," Ron swore as his older brothers left the room.


"Hermione dear are you sure it is alright for you to be staying there. I mean it's a house full of boys" Mrs. Granger said.

"Mum its fine. Ron and Harry are my best friends. I don't really get along with the girls. Harry has a spare room that I'll sleep in. It'll be fine. His guardians will be there," Hermione said, thankfully she was a much better liar then she use to be.

"I still cannot believe Sirius Black is really innocent. I remember the news when that street blew up,"

"Mum I explained to you what happened. Mr. Black is a really nice man and he takes good care of Harry."

"Alright dear but you will call if you need anything right?"

"Of course Mum," Hermione said as she finished packing her overnight bag.


"Are you sure you boys will be alright?" Sirius said, he didn't really like leaving the boys. He had wanted Harry to go over to Ron's.

"Sirius, Remus we will be fine. Ron needed some space from his family is all. If anything happens we will head over there." Harry said. "What are you two up to any way?"

"Just a small mission for Dumbledore. We will be back early in the morning."

"Just be careful," Harry said as his guardians left. Tonight was the full moon.

"Alright how long till Hermione and your brothers get here?" Harry asked, turning to Ron.

"My brothers will be here in an hour. Hermione any minute," Ron replied as the floo lit up and Hermione came spitting out.

"Alright there?" Harry asked as he helped her brush herself off.

"Just fine. Now I've mapped out the most I can remember from moving into headquarters. If Kreatcher doesn't have it there are a couple different draws it may be in." Hermione started to explain. She continued once Bill and Charlie arrived.


"So this is the place," Bill said as number 12 appeared on the street.

"Yes,"

"Maybe you three should stay out here," Charlie reasoned.

"No we can handle the house elf in side. We are hoping that using accio will help us find the locket," Hermione announce as she turned on both Harry and Ron. "Remember you two no magic. Leave your wands in your pockets."

"Yes mum," Ron snickered as Charlie twisted the door open and the five of them stepped through.

"Ugh that's fowl!" Ron exclaimed as the stale order of the place entered his nose.

"See if it'll work. Say Accio Riddle's Locket," Harry said, Charlie and Bill both complied. Nothing happened.

"Does that mean it isn't here?" Charlie asked.

"No it's protected by some very powerful magic. Accio may not work on it. We may have to look by hand," Hermione said as the door slammed behind them.

"YOU IS NOT ENTERING! NOT STEALING! NOT MY MISTRESSES HOUSE!" an old house elf shouted.

"What in Godric's name is that thing!" Bill shouted as Charlie and he stood protectively in front of the time travelers.

"Stop don't hurt him," Harry said pushing past Ron's brothers and falling onto his knees in front of Kreatcher.

"Please Kreatcher I mean neither you, or your mistress harm. I have come to complete the mission your master could not!"

"MUST LEAVE!"

"No! Not until I complete Regulus Black's mission. He wanted to destroy a locket. He left it with you to destroy if he could not. I can destroy it. I swear it. I can protect it from your masters killer."

Kreatcher said nothing, he disappeared.

"Damn it!"

"We'll find it Harry," Hermione said.

"Can handle it huh?" Bill said skeptic.

"Alright you three stay close to us. We'll search the house," Charlie said as Bill waved his wand checking for destructive spells that could cause them harm.

They spent a little over three hours tearing the house apart. Nothing was turning up.

"Perhaps it is a lost cause. Maybe he isn't dead yet," Ron said.

"Don't be stupid Ronald. Riddle killed him. He has to be dead," Hermione stated.

"What if Riddle didn't kill him till after he rose again!" Ron pointed out, the two continued to bicker.

"Why do they call him Riddle?" Bill asked.

"Oh sorry," Harry stated, "his birth name is Tom Riddle"

"He was human once," Charlie said, both Bill and he had been old enough to remember the effects of the first war.

"Aren't we all," Harry said, "Do you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Bill asked, as Harry looked around the room.

"Mate what's going on?" Ron asked, Hermione and he stopped their argument.

"Don't you hear it? They need help!" Harry said as he took off down the room.

"HARRY STOP!" Ron yelled as he went after his friend followed closely by Hermione and his brothers. They skillfully avoided traps and darkness. How Harry did was a mystery to be solved.


Harry stood in a dark room, whose walls he could not make out. He didn't know what room he was in, nor did he care. In front of him was his own personal horror picture. He watched as the dead bodies of all he lost flickered in and out, and even those who hadn't really died at all.

There was Sirius, Cedric, Remus, Tonks, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Fred, Neville, Snape and it continued. He didn't hear his friends arrive, nor the sharp intake of breath from them. They had entered at the sight of Fred, dead across the floor. Followed by a little boy with blue hair. They saw Mr. and Mrs. Weasely dead.

"Harry," Ron said, trying to keep his voice even. He may have lived through it but he hadn't lost Hermione. Seeing her dead body was enough to make him want to cry.

"You killed me Harry. You couldn't save me," the dead body of Ginny Weasley said.

"I won't let him hurt you! I'll protect you!" Harry begged, falling to his knees.

"Do something!" Hermione shouted as Ron went for his wand.

"Not you! Bill! Charlie! It's a boggart," Hermione said in such a matter of fact tone one could almost believe seeing the dead body of her friends had no effect on her.

"Riddicklus!" Bill shouted as the dead body of Dumbledore turned into Santa Clause.

Charlie sent another spell at the creature and it disappeared.

"Lumos," Bill said as he turned the lights on in the room. Harry still was in the middle of the room, breathing hard, his eyes closed as if he was trying to mentally fight the images. Hermione knelt down next to him.

"Harry it's alright. It was a boggart. We are going to change it Harry. None of it is going to happen. Soon it'll be nothing but a memory," Hermione said using a quote she knew Riddle had used on Harry long ago.

"If we didn't believe you before," Charlie started.

"We do now" Bill said.

"We are in this till the end," Charlie agreed. Harry still did not respond, but his eyes were now open. But fixed on something else, the walls. He stood up slowly and started to trace his hand against the wall. It stopping on a scorch mark. Underneath it the name Sirius Black. Connected to him was his brother.

"Harry are you alright?" Ron asked now.

"Look," Harry said weakly as he drew his arm back towards the top. Sirius' great grandparents.

"Harry how didn't we know this," Hermione said, her eyes going wide.

"Know what," Ron and his brothers said as they looked to were Hermione was examining.

"It's not really surprising. I mean most of them are related," Charlie said.

"Harry you can control him. He has to listen to you." Ron stated, earning an evil look from Hermione.

For Harry's own relative had married into the Black family nearly fifty years ago. The family tree showed another scorch mark where the painting should be, but the name still shone brightly. Catherine Lily Black. There was no maiden name. But from her information she had a child, Maria Rose Black-Evans. Who had two children, Petunia and Lily.

Am I evil yet? I know I have just thrown alot at you loyal readers since the last chapter. Bill and Charlie. And now what is this link Lily has with the Black family. I'm not even sure myself but the muse said to write it and so I must.

Hopefully I can actually sleep tonight! I'd love if I woke to some amazing reviews! Be they good or bad!