"Luna, we are going to need your help. We need that wand." Ron said. Luna seemed a bit taken back by the seemingly heartless remark, even for Ron. "We can't explain to you why, Luna. But it's important, for destroying Voldemort." He finished. Luna nodded.

"It's at home, though." She said.

"That's not a problem. We can get there and back without anyone knowing we are gone." Harry said. "Please trust us Luna."

"All right, when should we leave?" Luna was brave, and she wasn't hesitant despite not knowing what was going on.

"We can leave now." Harry said. He noticed Hermione looked odd. She seemed to be staring into space, or directly at a book. "Hermione, you've been quiet."

"I…you three go, I need to check something. I'm such an idiot, really."

"What! Hermione, you're joking." "It's important Harry. Be safe." She ran out of the library. Harry sat in awestruck. He didn't like the idea of doing any part of his mission without Hermione.

"Harry, I think Luna deserves to know. She should know what killed her mother."

"I know how she-" Luna started, but Harry interrupted her.

"Dumbledore wanted us to keep it a secret."

"But Dumbledore didn't know the circumstance. And Luna is loyal too us. She's always been. Harry, how would you feel, if someone knew something that you didn't about your parents deaths. I know how I feel. I want to know."

"But guys, I kno-"

"You're right Ron."

"It wasn't an accident. Well it was but it wasn't. You see, Voldemort wants to be immortal." Ron started.

"And there are these things called Horcruxes. It's extremely dark magic. And basically, when Voldemort kills someone, he traps a bit of his soul into a special object."

"And we can't get rid of him, until the objects are destroyed."

"And the wand is a Horcrux?" Luna asked. Harry and Ron nodded. "Well then, what are we waiting for?" Harry and Ron looked at each other, now was as good of a time as any considering Hermione had told them to go.

They went back to the Head Boy and Girl common room. Harry had been expecting Hermione to be in there, buried in her books. Surprisingly, she wasn't. Harry began to feel a bit worried, he hoped she was okay.

"Where are we going Luna?" Harry asked.

"My room." She said. Although she couldn't possibly know how they were transporting, she didn't seem concerned at all. Ron grabbed the ring, and before long the sensation that they were apparating came over them.

Luna's room was just how Harry had pictured it. It seemed like he had stepped into a dream. Her bed was a canopy and had a circular shape. She had silver pillows. The whole room itself seemed to sparkle. Foam stars, painted silver, were enchanted to hang from the ceiling. A mirage of a unicorn covered one wall. Despite living in the wizarding world for seven years, it took Harry by surprise when the unicorn started moving.

"Wow, this is amazing." Ron whispered in awestruck.

"Thank you. That was very nice to say Ronald." Luna said. She smiled at him. Ron blushed and smiled back. She started to shift through her drawers. Her bureau was also circular; Harry wondered how it didn't roll. She took out an old shoe box and began to shift through it. Harry had a horrible suspicion that this shoe box was all Luna had left of her mother. Ron apparently had the same suspicion because he sat down next to her and put his arm around her shoulder as she shifted through it.

"We really appreciate this Luna." He whispered. She found the wand at that moment, and surprised Harry with her next action.

"It's no trouble at all Ronald." She smiled and kissed his cheek. Ron blushed again and smiled. Harry had a horrible feeling. Would Ron date someone else and hurt Hermione again? He'd have to talk to Ron; they can't be fighting while they are hunting Horcruxes. He wondered how Ron could possibly be so stupid.

Ron put the wand in his necklace and grabbed Luna's hand.

"Ready Harry?" He asked. Harry nodded and grabbed Ron's hand. The familiar squeezing sensation began and soon they were back in their common room.

"Where's Hermione?" Harry asked.

"I'm sure she's fine Harry." Ron said, Harry noticed that Ron was still holding Luna's hand. They sat next to each other on the couch, and Ron put the wand on the coffee table.

"How do you destroy it?" She asked. Harry looked at Ron; he didn't know how much they should explain to Luna. Ron seemed to believe honesty was best.

"Well, there are certain ways to destroy Horcruxes; Hermione knows more than we do. And certain Horcruxes need to be destroyed by certain people."

"Luna, do you know who the Heirs of Hogwarts are?"

"No, I'm afraid I do not." She whispered. She picked up Ravenclaw's wand and began to examine it. How odd it was, to finally discover the source of all of his pain, when he was eleven. It was the most important moment in his life, discovering what or who killed his parents. Harry felt better about his decision to tell Luna, she deserved to know.

Harry noticed Hogwarts a History tossed on the ground. How stupid of them, of course Hogwarts a History would have some sort of trace of the bloodline. But then where was Hermione? Harry reached for the book, and began flipping through the pages. And sure enough, Harry found a map of the bloodline of the Hogwarts founders.

Harry was too stunned to say anything. He checked Slytherin first, knowing that person would be hardest to convince. He traced the line down the Hogwarts Heir was…Lucius Malfoy.

"Oh no." Harry said.

"What?" Ron asked.

"Hermione found a book of the heirs. Hogwarts a History, she must have been kicking herself."

"That's amazing, well, who are the Heirs?"

"Well that's the problem. Lucius Malfoy is the Slytherin Heir. That's a relief though; I thought it was going to be Voldemort."

"Why isn't it you know who?" Ron asked.

"Maybe when he tried to kill me, that counted as dying for him. I don't know really, magic is weird." Harry said.

"Well, who are the other ones?" Luna asked.

"Hufflepuff…Neville. Neville's the heir!"

"Oh that'll be easy enough, he's sure to help us." Ron said.

Harry looked at Ravenclaw next…Rosalind Bonham. Harry looked at the picture. She looked familiar. She was beautiful, with brown eyes and beautiful chestnut curls.

"It says her name is Rosalind Bonham." Harry said.

"Why is she way up in the tree?" Luna asked. She was right; Ravenclaw's tree was much smaller than the other four founders.

"I don't know. We'll just have to find her. Maybe Hermione will know." Ron said. "Who is the heir to Gryffindor?" He asked.

"It's…Dumbledore."

"That can't be right, he's dead, and he's the oldest." Ron said.

"Maybe he has a different father than his siblings." Harry said. "Not that it matters, even if he was the heir, he no longer is. There's something wrong with the timeline." Just as Harry finished, Hermione barged in the door.

"Harry! Ron! You have to see this, come on!" She yelled. Harry, Ron and Luna all stood up, and followed Hermione as she paced quickly through the halls. "I found the Heirs. I was so upset with myself, because there's a family tree of all of the founders in Hogwarts a History. Only I forgot that it's outdated." Hermione started.

"We know Hermione, we saw it."

"Well, obviously Dumbledore is no longer the heir then, so I decided to try the room of Requirement. And it's so wonderful…because it means…oh you'll never believe it…" Hermione didn't have time to finish her thought because they had reached the door to the Room of Requirement. She paced three times across the door and then opened it.

Inside the room was a massive family tree of all the founders. Unfortunately, Harry noted, Lucius Malfoy was indeed the Heir of Slytherin. He took a quick glance at Gryffindor though, but Ron noticed before Harry did.

"Ginny…she's still alive then." He said. There didn't seem to be any emotion in his words.

"Oh, isn't it wonderful Ron. Maybe she just escaped…"

"Or maybe she did it, and maybe she's a death eater now." He said. Hermione, sensing this wouldn't go well, began to point to Ravenclaw's tree, before finally noticing Luna.

"What's she doing here?" Hermione asked.

"Hermione, we told her everything. We thought she should-" Hermione looked furious, but didn't say anything for a moment.

"Luna, would you excuse us. I'm sure we'll talk to you later." Hermione snapped.

"Oh, it's quite all right. I understand if you do not trust me." Luna said. She smiled and left before Hermione could respond.

"WHAT WERE YOU TWO THINKING? YOU ALREADY DON'T TRUST YOUR SISTER, AND FELT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO JUST TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE LIBRARY. WHAT IF SOMEONE ELSE HEARD? ARE YOU CRAZY?" Hermione seemed to finish yelling, but still looked furious.

"Hermione, that wand killed her mother. Voldemort killed her mother."

"I understand you are emotionally involved Ronald, but Dumbledore told us not to tell anyone."

"Dumbledore's dead, and to be honest, he didn't do that great of a job with helping us in this mess. He just put it all on Harry's shoulder." Ron said, he was starting to get angry himself.

"Look, we aren't going to tell anyone else, no matter the circumstance, okay." Harry said. He was hoping for a truce between Hermione and Ron, and he didn't seem to get one. Harry had the suspicion that telling Luna was the issue, rather than telling anyone in particular. Ron apparently hadn't learned, from sixth year. "Anyway, what were you saying about Ravenclaw."

"Oh yea." Hermione continued. "Ravenclaw's timeline is stopped. Rosalind Bonham only daughter was a squib, and because of the discrimination against Muggles, apparently, the tree neglected to continue." Hermione said, Harry could tell she was frustrated. He looked at Ron. Ron was staring at the picture the same way Harry had. It was like he had seen the woman somewhere.

"So Ravenclaw's heir is a muggle?" Harry asked.

"I don't know, but it seems likely."

"So basically, we now have a Horcrux, but are incapable of destroying the Horcrux because now we have to go on a wild goose chase for the fourth heir. And the likelihood of Slytherin's heir destroying a Horcrux…zero to none. Well, I for one am glad to see how far we are getting." Ron said, bitterly. Hermione and Harry laughed; the truth was so scary it was funny.

"Well, we need to regroup, figure out a plan, and continue." Hermione stated after a few moments of silence. "Where's the Horcrux?" She asked.

"On the coffee table." Hermione looked like she might scream again, but Harry was glad she decided against it.

"Let's just keep it with us at all times." She said quietly.

They headed back to their common room silently. In truth, Harry didn't have the slightest idea as to what they should do next. He didn't know where they could possibly look for the Heir of Ravenclaw, and honestly, they had stumbled upon the Horcrux in blind luck. Although, they at least had some clues for where the Horcruxes might possibly be.

Harry had been so lost in thought; he didn't realize they had arrived at the door to their common room. They entered, and Hermione sat on the arm of the chair Harry usually sat in. Ron sat down on the couch and Harry sat next to him. Hermione still looked disgruntled over the events of earlier that day.

"I think we need to tell Neville." She said.

"I thought we needed to keep it quiet?" Ron snapped.

"Well, what are we going to do, we need him Ron. And we've already told Luna -sorry, you told Luna-"

"Harry did too!"

"Never mind that, the point is, Neville is needed, and we can trust him. He'll most likely be at the funeral tomorrow, we can talk to him then." Those words stung Harry. He had almost forgotten that there would be a funeral, that half the Weasley family had died. He saw Ron nod his head in agreement, and Harry agreed to it as well.

"What are we going to do about Ginny?" Ron asked.

"We have to find her, Ron. Maybe she didn't do it, maybe she escaped." Harry said. Ron didn't seem to believe it. "Besides, if she's a death eater then that's only half of our problem. As far as we know, Voldemort didn't get anything of Gryffindor's. The locket is Slytherin's and we will need Lucius Malfoy to destroy it, once we find it." Harry said.

"We'll have to use the Imperious curse." Hermione said "So go through the list again Harry, what do we know?"

"We have to destroy the Cup, the snake, and the locket." He said. "The Cup is Hufflepuff's and the Locket is Slytherin's."

"That only makes six?" Ron said, as he counted them up.

"We've been through this Ronald; the seventh piece of Voldemort's soul is inside him. Continue Harry."

"The Heirs are Ginny, Neville, Lucius Malfoy and unknown." Harry continued. "We know the snake is with Voldemort. We know R.A.B. had the locket, although we don't know who R.A.B. is. We also have no idea where the cup might be." Harry finished, Ron looked as if he had a headache, and Hermione looked deep in thought.

"I think we need to figure out R.A.B. next. And we should also start brainstorming, over where things could be hidden." Hermione said. Ron and Harry agreed again. "We should go to bed." She said briskly. She kissed Harry and Ron on the cheek, as she headed to her room.

Harry and Ron went to their room. They changed and climbed into bed.

When he finally got a chance to relax, Harry thought about the upcoming day. He would be saying goodbye to the closest thing to parents Harry had ever had. He wiped his eyes, wishing it had all been a dream.