Chapter 10:The Best Feeling In The World

As expected, everyone in the Burrow was equally thrilled for Harry and Ginny as they had been for Ron and Hermione. Many of them had in fact suspected the growing feelings between the two and Hermione of course had known all along. The atmosphere around the Burrow was very light; everyone was happy.

It was also surprisingly emptier than before because Remus had returned to the order, Charlie had departed once again for Romania and Bill and Fleur had gone home. There was also the absence of Fred and George, who had once again moved into their property on Diagon Alley; this time however, the move was permanent. Unpredictably, Mrs Weasley did not cry over this matter but did show great pride that her family, with of course the exception of Percy, were all very successful in their actions.

The teens in the household were very relaxed, lying in couples on both sofas, talking quietly to one another. Harry in particular, beamed at the thought of his braveness. He had managed to finally tell Ginny how he felt; he just felt slightly annoyed that so much time had been spent pondering when he could've been with Ginny. They could've had the whole summer together but Harry had held back and as a result of that, he only had a week at the Burrow with Ginny.

The foursome broke out of their bliss when a large tawny owl pecked against the windows. Ron, being the closest to the window, opened it and let the owl into the room, which flew directly over to Harry. With curiosity, Harry quickly untied and read the letter.

Harry,

I shall be taking you on a quest to find and destroy a horcrux tomorrow morning if this is still as you wish. I think you should know a bit about what it is we shall actually be doing; nothing too difficult as I have said before. We shall be aiming to retrieve the cup that used to belong to Helga Hufflepuff, which is currently in the possession of an old lady that Kingsley knows. We shall hopefully be able to get it quite simply; the only issue will be the travelling, as we do not want to be tracked.

I think that you will also be happy to know that we have confirmed that the sword of Godric Gryffindor was also in fact a horcrux. We are therefore, getting closer and closer to the final battle and you shall need to be trained properly by order members. This is likely to be during the evenings in school time with special permission from Professor McGonagall.

If there are any troubles with tomorrow please let me know. Otherwise, I shall assume that I will be seeing you tomorrow. Also, congratulations to yourself and Ginny.

See you tomorrow.

Remus.

The letter was passed around until they had all read it.

'This is brilliant!' Harry cried, 'we're so close now!'

'What horcruxes are there Harry?' asked Ron.

'And which ones are still out there?' Hermione joined in.

'Well, one of them was Tom Riddle's Diary, which I destroyed ages ago. Another was the sword, which is in our possession so we don't need to worry about that.'

'Yes. Remus told me that when we have the horcruxes, it means that they are powerless. If any of the order own them, then Voldemort's soul can no longer be contained in them' Hermione informed them.

'Great!' Harry exclaimed.

'And the others?' Ginny pressed.

'There's this ring that belonged to Slytherin, which Dumbledore got so that's 3 down. Hufflepuff's cup is the one that we are hopefully getting tomorrow and then there are two more out there. One is the locket that Dumbledore and I searched for but we don't know whether that's destroyed or not. Then there's another one and we don't know what it is but Dumbledore was pretty sure that it was Voldemort's snake, Nagini. If it is her then we'll get to her when we get to Voldemort.'

'That's great Harry! If you get that one tomorrow then you'll be nearly done' Hermione voiced everyone's thoughts.

They spent almost an hour discussing the excitement and anxiety of the remaining horcruxes. All four felt that their luck was changing and that Harry truly was going to defeat Lord Voldemort, the most evil dark wizard in the world.

'Great!' exclaimed Ron, 'that means that we can enjoy Bill and Fleur's wedding in peace.'

'Oh yeah. I can't believe that it's so close. 2 days now' said Harry.

'Less than that' Ginny reminded, 'it's night now so technically only 1 day until the wedding.'

'I know' Mrs Weasley had walked into the room and joined the conversation. 'I can't believe that everything is going on at once. Remus told me about the horcruxes Harry and I do hope that you'll be careful.'

'Remus said that it wouldn't be hard Mrs Weasley' Hermione reminded.

'Yes I know dear but I do worry' came the reply.

Harry went to bed that night with a number of mixed feelings that he was certain had never occurred all at once before. The mixture of love, happiness, relief and a slight pang or anxiety gave Harry what he thought was the best feeling in the world. Not long now, he told himself; the horcruxes will help me in fulfilling the prophecy.

Thanks so much to everyone that has reviewed. I'm sorry that it took so long to sort my internet out! Also, I know that a lot of people wanted to see the reactions of the Weasley family and they will be in the next chapter I promise! It's just that for this one I wanted to focus on the horcrux!

Can someone please tell me if the kissing scene between Harry and Ginny was written ok? I've never written one before so just wanted to know your opinions really!

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