Chapter nine

Everyone in the Burrow's kitchen looked up when Hedwig flew inside and landed in front of Hermione, the owl had a package and a letter. As soon as Hermione untied the package, Hedwig took off.

"Hi, sorry I left you all in the lurch but I really needed some time on my own. Well, I decided there wasn't anyone left in the magical world to make me stay. You and Ron are my friends, but I felt so much betrayal from both of you that I just couldn't stick around just for you two. I will always care about you and my other friends and I care about the Weasley's, and most of the teachers. But I never really had anyone be there for me, until Sirius, I blame the old man and the greasy bastard for losing him, I blame myself as well. If I had been told about that damn prophecy then I would have realise he would try to get me there. That's over and done with now, I left but it doesn't mean I'm not going to help. I just don't seem to fit in anywhere there, I'm either the next dark lord or a raving lunatic out for more attention. Anyway, as I said I still want to help, so I'm working on that.

"I know you would have told the order, after a vow or oath was made, something Dumbledore should have done instead of putting it all on me then you two. Well, I decided to seek help from another source. Originally I only wrote two letters, to the Prime Minister and the Queen, I figured they should know a bit about what they will be up against. Why I did this is because the muggles have weapons that could really help, yet old snake face and his pets would never think they were a danger.

"I was contacted by mi5, two agents came to speak with me and now I'm staying with them, helping them with information. Since the Prime Minister, the Queen and most of the heads of the military know about the magical world, I never did anything against our laws. But I am also part of the muggle world, not just the magical world, so I want to help protect both. My mother's family were muggles and I love the muggle world, there is more to offer then the magical world, I feel I fit in better there.

"James and John have been discussing things with me, I took them into Diagon Alley, mainly so they could act as body guards. While I was in Gringotts I received my full inheritance, something the old man never told me about, like so often with him. Well, after I put the Potter and the Black lordship rings on, I knew there was something dark and dangerous in Bellatrix's vault. Since I am now head of the black line I was able to access it. Guess what, I found Helga Hufflepuff's cup, full of dark magic and yes probably a horcrux.

"I would like to speak with you, in the box is a phone, if you can go down to the orchard away from the house then it should work because you're away from all the magic in and around the house. It's set ready to go, all you have to do is hit the button. I await your call, Harry."

'Let's get down there and see what he has to say,' Kingsley said.

All the Weasley's, Hermione and the Order hurried outside and down to the orchard, Hermione unwrapped the package to pull out a mobile phone. She opened it to find the name Harry, so she hit the call button then put it on speaker.

'Hermione, I hope that's you.'

'It's me Harry, well, it's on speaker so we're all here. You found a horcrux, have you destroyed it yet?'

'No, John and James have given me suggestions but I figured since you had the old man's books it would have some ideas on how to destroy them. I don't have a basilisk fang handy.'

'Fiend fyre works but it's hard to control, you would need a bunker of some type so the horcrux could be destroyed but the fire couldn't escape, then it would just burn out. There is no use using the killing curse as that only works for something alive.'

'Mr. Potter.'

'Hello Professor McGonagall.'

'Would you be able to get to Hogwarts, I'm sure you realise that there is a dead basilisk sitting in the chamber of secrets. You are the only person who can open the chamber, which means we could all have a fang from that snake. Even if the venom comes from a sack, it was already pumped into his fangs when you killed it, so they would still be full of venom.'

The group could hear muffled talking, they realised Harry was with the agents, 'We can be there tonight, my bodyguards want to make sure it's safe.'

'Even though we can protect you Harry, we do not mind others who want you safe as well. I have to apologise Harry, I know I did wrong by you and I get why you could not forgive me for that. But always remember, you are my cub, nothing will change that.'

'It's fine Remus, if this is ever over then maybe one day we can talk and you can tell me why you stayed away. Right now we have more important things to worry about than our feelings. Okay, most of you won't know what I'm about to tell Hermione, she can explain. But our strongest shield charms will not stop a bullet, we tested it, nothing, the mannequin ended up riddled with holes. I'm going to learn so if I do have to be the one then I'm going to use things he would never think of, but we need those items destroyed first.'

'We spoke with Filius Flitwick Mr. Potter, he believes he can charm a crystal to take his soul, in the event we cannot find every item yet he may need to be destroyed.'

'So the crystal would hold his soul, to stop it escaping then just to be reborn again. How long would it take Professor Flitwick to do it?'

'A month, maybe two, we will continue to search for the other items until he finishes the crystal.'

'Okay, that's good news Professor.'

'Hey Harry, mate.'

'Hey Ron, what's up?'

'We figured out where the locket was, well, mum figured it out, then Ginny figured out where the diadem was. If the ring, the diary, the cup, the locket and the diadem is gone, or almost gone then that only leaves the snake.'

'True, but the old man was never positive if he found something that belonged to Gryffindor. But how did you work out the locket and the diadem?'

'Well Harry dear, do you remember when we were cleaning out headquarters?'

'Hi Mrs. Weasley, and yeah, I do.'

'I remember that there was a locket that all of you could not open, it was thrown out. Alastor went to speak with Kreacher, he passed over the locket when he realised we were trying to finish off what his old master, Regulus Black had been trying to do.'

'R.A.B Harry, Regulus Arcturus Black, he was a death eater but he changed sides when he realised what you-know-who was doing,' Hermione said.

'So is it destroyed?'

'Unfortunately not, we believe it needs a parselmouth to open it before we can destroy it,' Moody said.

'Hi Mad-eye, I bet your right, knowing old snake-face. Well, I can open it tonight since I'll be at the castle. We just have to make sure Snape or anyone else doesn't see us.'

'The castle's wards have been changed to prevent Severus from returning, or anyone with the dark mark.'

'That's good news Professor. Now about the diadem, Ginny, how did you find it?'

'You told me, well, you told me where you hid the Halfblood Princes book, you sat a tiara on top of the busk. I saw the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw and it looked like what you described. I told Professor McGonagall, so now that one is also safe with us.'

'I knew I felt something from that thing but I was furious with myself for almost killing Malfoy even if he's a git. Okay, three more will be destroyed tonight, then that will leave the snake. But I had a thought, do you think he might have made a seventh, or is the seventh piece the piece still inside him, and if he did would he have used my parent's deaths to create it?'

'We believe six plus the piece left inside him. But there is a possibility he did use your parent's deaths, but unless we find some clue about another there is no way to tell.' Remus said.

'I just figured I would pay a visit to the house, see if there is anything there. I mean his body disappeared that night so he would not have been able to hold anything. Dumbledore said there was just a robe found in my old room, near my mother. But he admits he did not take the chance to look around, he was mainly there to take my parent's bodies out. He didn't know about the horcruxes at the time.'

'If you do decide to go Harry, be careful, he would have Godric's Hollow watched. He knows you're an adult now, which means you would take the chance to visit your parent's graves,' Kingsley said.

'Hi Kingsley, but yeah he probably does have it being watched, but I don't really look like me anymore, you'll see tonight, I'll use my cloak as well. I might do that tomorrow. It will at least tell us if he planned to make another that night. If there is nothing there then we can just assume he never made a seventh and it's the piece still inside him.'

'Harry, one thing has been of some concern, I need you to clarify something.'

'Sure, if I can Hermione.'

'You used to get visions, are you still feeling his emotions or getting pain in your scar?'

'No, after Sirius,' Harry paused, everyone waited, 'That night, after Dumbledore told me about the prophecy, I had a bad night. I know you were unconscious Hermione, Ron was out of it due to the brains. I cast a silencing charm around my bed then I cried and I never cry, I screamed as well. I'm not sure what happened but the pain I was feeling seemed to consume me then my scar just seemed to burst open. It was the following morning that I realised something was different, I felt different, but I haven't had any visions or felt anything from him since then.'

'Then my fears were right, but it's also good news.'

The order and the Weasley's were all wondering what Hermione was on about, they were also wondering why Harry felt like his scar burst open. The two agents listening had no idea what the magical people were talking about, they just knew that Harry would explain when the phone call finished.