The Potter Manor was bustling with activity, it seemed, when they returned. Porter immediately told them to head to the drawing room, even tugging their hands to get them to move faster.

"What's going on?" Hermione asked.

"Master and Mistress Potter are in the drawing room and have gotten your message."

"But why is everyone so busy?"

"It is cleaning day, Master Harry," Porter answered. "It is always busy at this time of day."

"Oh," Hermione frowned. She glanced around at the elves that were dusting portraits, scrubbing the floors behind them as they walked. "I've never noticed before."

"Me neither," Harry admitted.

They were let go of at the drawing room doors, "Master and Mistress were most worried."

Hermione frowned, "Why? We were gone for four hours."

Harry shrugged, "No idea."

They opened the doors to find Linda and Richard looking very tired and worried, "Oh! There you are!" Linda cried. She embraced her daughter, then Harry.

"Mum, we were only gone for a few hours," Hermione said slowly.

"I know, but you had me worried. Dorea and Charlus told us how dangerous the horcruxes were..."

Hermione shook her head, "We didn't find it, but we know where to look."

"Where?" Charlus asked.

Harry smirked, "We need to break into the Ministry."

There was dead silence, and Dorea and Charlus's eyes were wide and staring at the both of them in disbeilef. Hermione's mother, clutching the newborn baby to her, was silent as she shook her head in silent horror.

"That's impossible," James Sr. insisted.

Hermione glanced at Harry, before the rest of them. "We can … brew polyjuice, get in that way."

"You'd only have an hour," Lily reminded her.

"An hour should be just enough," Hermione admitted. "All we need to do is find Umbridge's office... break in, find the locket."

"And if it's not in the office?"

"We'll find it," Harry insisted. "It can't be that spread out."

"Harry, have you ever been to the Ministry?" James asked his son. "It's massive-"

"We broke in last year," Harry admitted. "Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville, Luna... we flew to the roof and found the Department of Mysteries."

"Without getting caught?" Lily gasped in disbelief.

Harry gestured towards his fiancee, "Wasn't that hard. She memorized massive amounts of things dealing with the Ministry."

"I know where to go," Hermione nodded. "I can get us to Umbridge's department..."

"And they don't even know where we are," Harry agreed. "They won't know who it was, because we're supposed to be either missing or at the Dursley's-"

"Exactly, so it should work," Hermione insisted. "Even if we fail, we should be able to get out before they see anything."

"And if they catch you when you transform back?" Dorea asked sharply.

Hermione winced, "Well... we run."

"That isn't safe," she snapped. "You can get killed!"

Harry swallowed, "We'll make it."

"We've done it before," Hermione insisted. "Harry's been there twice, it's not like he's blind, either."

"Twice?" Charlus asked sharply.

"Uh, a trial... It was a complete misunderstanding," Harry said quickly as Richard's eyes narrowed. "Dementors attacked my cousin and I just a ways down the road. I defended myself against them, and got charged with the use of magic in front of a Muggle. . ." He shrugged, "I was aquitted from the charges, they had nothing against me. It was entirely the Ministry's fault for not having any control on the dementors."

"A dementor attacked you," James said slowly. "What the bloody hell was a Dementor doing in Muggle land!?"

"Well... you-know-who convinced them to join his cause... and got them on his side," Harry explained, wincing slightly.

"It's much to dangerous for you to go out-" Dorea started.

Harry cut her off, "I have to do this. It's either me or them. Us or them."

Hermione nodded in agreement, taking his hand for support, "So, I'll get to brewing the polyjuice potion."

"Do you need help?" Lily offered. "I can't physically help, but I've done the potion before."

"That'd be great, thanks," Hermione admitted.

"Sure! I'll head for the potions room n-"

James began to wail, cutting Lily off. Hermione immediately headed for her mother, offering to take him.

"He has quite a set of lungs," Linda laughed, handing him off.

Hermione winced and gently patted the little boy's back as she went over to Harry, "I'm going to put him down and then I'll be in the potions room with your mum... Um, Harry? Why don't you head to the library and look for anything that has to do with basilisks," she suggested. "I'll see you tonight if you find anything."

"If you're sure," he said quietly.

Hermione nodded, "Positive." James reached a new pitch and Hermione winced. "Right, him to bed."

Harry laughed and gave her a quick peck on the cheek before she ducked out of the room.

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