THE DESTRUCTION

They landed at the entrance of the kitchen. James used a counter spell on Fred.

"Hey James!" exclaimed Fred as soon as he was concious. "It's Malfoy" he said.

"Yeah, I know, I've got lots to tell you, but at Dad's office. Let's leave Malfoy in the kitchen, Kreacher'll take care of him," James said. He pulled Malfoy into the kitchen and asked Kreacher to hide Malfoy at the end of the kitchen. They headed off to Harry's office.

"Dad," said James pushing open the door. He found no one there.

"Oh! Dad must be asleep. It's night, isn't it?" said James.

They walked into the office and entered the small room at the end of the office. Harry was asleep in his small bed, his glasses on his bedside table. He was huddled up cosily under his blanket.

"Dad," said james stepping into the room. He moved closer.

"Dad," he said again. He knelt down beside his father.

"Dad," he said more loudly, but Harry didn't budge.

"Oi! HARRY POTTER!! Get up you lazy oaf," he said, shaking him vigorously. Harry sat up with a jerk.

"Who is it?" Harry shouted as he was almost blind without his glasses.

"It's me, James, dad," said James, taking Harry's glasses from the table and ramming it on his face.

"Dad, see, it's me, James," said James.

"Why are you here in my bedroom at one o' clock in the morning?" Harry said sleepily, peering at his watch. "Is there a problem? And why's Fred here too?" Harry asked, yawning.

"Dad, Malfoy's after the DEATHLY HALLOWS," James said.

"Where's he now and how did you know about it?" asked Harry

"Malfoy's in the kitchen, dad, Kreacher's hiding him," said James. "Dad, last night, when Fred and me went to the kitchen -"

"For what?" Harry asked.

"Oh! To get food..." James said hesitantly.

"Okay. Go on," Harry said and gave him a stern look.

"And there, we found stunned house elves on the ground. Malfoy had come to the kitchen last night, because he wanted Kreacher. He stunned the other elves and took Kreacher away. The same night, he came to our dormitory for the invisibility cloak. This morning, he expected me to go to the kitchen again, so he turned the door knob into a portkey. He had gone to the cave , dad, with Kreacher, he disapparated with Kreacher to the cave. But Fred went to the kitchen in the morning and not me, so, Malfoy stunned Fred and came back with Kreacher to Hogwarts, by portkey.I went to look for Fred in the kitchen. When I had gone to the cave, Malfoy apparated there with Kreacher. In the stone basin, he had put the Elder Wand. Last night, he made Kreacher drink the potion in the stone basin, put the Elder Wand inside and filled it back, but he took back Kreacher with as he thought that Kreacher might be of use later. "

"Uncle Harry, do you have any idea, from where he could have got the Elder Wand?" Fred asked.

"I left it on the headmater's table 21 years ago, Fred," Harry said. "Okay, what happened then?" Harry asked.

"I stunned Malfoy and went in the little boat, to the island. I broke the stone basin and got out the Elder Wand," James said. "Dad, why couldn't you have broken the stone basin? Why did Dumbledore have to drink the potion?" James asked.

"Magic wasn't so advanced at that time, James," Harry said.

" Okay, then Kreacher came back here and I came back by portkey with Malfoy and Fred. Malfoy's still in the kitchen. Should we go there now? What should we do with him?" James said.

"Yeah, but I think we've got to destroy the Elder Wand, first, son" Harry said.

"We break it? Shall I try?" James asked eagerly.

He withdrew the Elder Wand and his own from his pocket.

"Brekiyantam Oleto" he said pointing his wand at the Elder Wand but nothing happened. He looked up disappointedly into Harry's face.

"It isn't such an easy job, James" Harry said.

"Then what do we do?" James asked.

"We've got only one way -"

"What is it?" James asked excitedly.

"We've got to drop it into the black lake" Harry said. "You both go back to your dormitory."

"Have you decided what to with Malfoy, can we put him in Azkaban, for using dark magic?"

"No, James. I don't think that is a wise idea. He didn't use dark magic to win the hallows, and anyway he got only one," Harry said.

"Okay. I think its high time we get some sleep, dad, bye," said James and he handed over the Elder Wand to his father. They left the room. Harry put on his robes, stuffed his own wand and the Elder Wand into his pocket and went down to the kitchen. To his amazement, he found the door already open. He pushed it and went in. He spotted Kreacher at the entrance.

"Kreacher, can you take me to the cave? I amn't going to harm you. Just for disapparation," Harry said.

"Yes, Master Harry," croaked Kreacher in his bull frog voice.

"Where's Malfoy, now? Is anyone with him?" Harry asked.

"Yes, Master Harry. Dobby is with him," Kreacher replied.

"Dobby? From when has he been alive?" asked Harry, his eyes popping out of his head in astonishment.

"House elves come alive if a wizard's sweat drops fell on the dead house elf and mix with the blood."

"Oh yeah. I sweated on Dobby when I buried him. And why was this door open now?" Harry asked

"Sorry Master Harry, Kreacher forget to close it after Master James leave Master Malfoy here."

"Okay now, take me to the cave."

"Yes Master Harry."

Harry held Kreacher's hand firmly. Harry and Kreacher disappeared from the kitchen and appeared in the dark cave. Harry pulled the Elder Wand out of his pocket and walked towards the black lake, with his hand stretched out. He dropped it into the black lake and it fell in with a plop. There a crack a while later.