A large cat lay on the windowsill, looking out of the cosy cottage that sat on the moors. Thick fur pressed against the windows, where dappled sunlight streamed through.
Blue eyes peered outside, watching for anyone who came along.
Trees lined up against a dark hedge that lined the property, and beyond that, rocky, green fields stretched on as far as the feline could see. A wood chip path led up from a gate that parted the hedges to the door of the building and flowers were scattered around haphazardly.
The cat's head perked up as he spotted someone walking to the door, revealing a blue bandanna with an odd looking key used in place of a tag. Stretching, the feline jumped down from his perch and morphed into a young man.
Koschei stretched a bit more as he walked to the front door, opening it for Remus.
"Afternoon, Harry," he greeted.
"Everyone's in the living room, I decided to wait for you."
"And by that you mean sunbathed, right?"
"Maybe," he drawled, walking into the room where everyone was gathered, he made himself comfortable next to the Doctor.
"So, what information have you managed to gather, Remus?" questioned Scott.
"Word from the packs nearby say that He Who Must Not Be Named, has once again put a taboo on his name."
"Coward," Koschei muttered from his seat, purposefully ignoring Theta who rolled his eyes at his comment.
"Anything else?" Hermione asked from where she was sandwiched between her parents.
"Yes, apparently, You-Know-Who is attempting to find a way to lure Harry to the Department of Mysteries."
"Why?" asked the Doctor, as he pushed Koschei's feet away from where he was attempting to stick them on his lap.
"Something about the Hall of Prophecy, I didn't really ask much else," he admitted.
They all sat in silence for a minute longer, Koschei deciding to give up on getting his feet in the Doctor's lap. Instead, he moved and draped his entire body over his lap, smirking up at him when he rolled his eyes again.
"Could we use this to our advantage?" Koschei idly wondered, watching as the golden strings danced in his vision.
One, two, three, four.
It took them awhile, but with the packs that Remus knew that were connected with the Death Eaters. A few carefully placed words to said packs, and the group managed to get Voldemort's forces to decide on a time.
They had gotten this confirmation of when they should go through the newspapers and the radio, and also with Koschei's strings.
The final Horcrux was a snake, which Koschei recognised through his strings as the snake that he'd sent a Bombarda at. It was now disfigured from the spell, it's face seeming like it had been split into three, before being sewn back together and healing wrong.
The snake would be left at the base of the Death Eaters, unguarded. All while a group went with Voldemort to the Department of Mysteries to face off against Harry.
Remus, along with Scott and Emily went to go deal with it, using the solution that they'd come up with.
Scott and Emily originally wanted their daughter to come with them. After awhile of arguing and stating that she didn't want to leave Harry alone, they caved, warning her to be extra careful or else.
So, with those three heading off to deal with the final Horcrux, the other four headed to the Department of Mysteries.
Sirius, Hermione, Koschei, and the Doctor, all arrived at the building late at night, with no-one around to see. Koschei quickly threw his invisibility cloak around them, the fabric just barely covering them all.
They quickly made their way to the Hall of Prophecy, where they spotted the first sign of Death Eaters.
Two Death Eaters were stood in shadowy alcoves, hidden out of sight for all but those who are looking for them.
Tapping Hermione and Sirius on their shoulder, Koschei removed the cloak from them all, stowing it in his pocket while pulling out his wand.
"Stupefy!"
"Bombarda!"
"Sectumsempra!"
"Diffindo!"
Spells clashed in a flurry of colour.
One, two, three, four.
Remus, Scott, and Emily walked up to a rather creepy looking and seemingly abandoned mansion in the middle of an old, and very small town.
"Now remember, just because there are no Death Eaters inside the building, doesn't mean the building is safe," Remus began.
"Yes, we remember, hexes, curses, and other lovely traps, right?" Emily questioned.
"Correct, now, shall we?"
Scott nodded, and Remus took the lead, the other two falling in line behind him.
Emily carried the acidic liquid that Koschei and the Doctor had created. She was being extra careful that the stopper didn't come undone, and that she didn't jostle it too much, just in case it decided to explode in her hands.
The three of them walked through the spacious house, being extra careful to not trip any sort of traps or alarms, so far they'd found five.
They crept along yet another hallway, before Remus stopped them in their tracks.
"Shh, do you hear that?" he muttered.
Scott and Emily shared a look, while straining to hear anything.
Nothing.
"No, Remus, are you su-"
A flash of green lunged at them, but Remus's hand shot out, catching it mid leap. He quickly moved his other hand to grab it just below the head, so that the snake couldn't reach around to bite anyone.
"Quickly now," he spoke, and Emily didn't need any more encouragement, unstopping the beaker and pouring the solution onto the snake.
For a few moments nothing happened, but just like the locket, the snake began bubbling and screaming.
After an entire ten minutes, it stopped, and Remus dropped the snake to the ground, where it no longer moved.
"Well," Scott began, "I suppose we should get out of here, hey?"