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Over the next couple of weeks Harry worked with Dumbledore, seeing memories related to tom riddle's life while Draco and Blaise worked on the vanishing cabinet. Once Hermione had confessed about her parents, Draco told her about the plan to attack the school. They were both just terrified and confused. This time even the adults had no way out.
Or so they thought.
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It was pitch black as Narcissa hurried along the corridor of a house that she had gotten almost as familiar with as her own. This time however she was not alone two pairs of feet hurried along. Once in the east wing they followed Narcissa and the glow from the fire crackling away. When they entered the elf was administering some water to Grindelwald who was coughing up blood.
"What happened?" Narcissa asked sharply
Grindelwald steadied himself and then spat out crimson blood into the spittoon before reclining into chair "it was harder than I thought, but here…" He said gesturing at the box on a small table beside him "it's done" Snape had completely ignored everyone and was taking Grindelwald's pulse
"You are dying…" He said seriously looking at him
"Years in nurmengard can do that to you…"
"No… " Snape said matter of factly
"What is it?" McGonagall asked
"His magical core is poisoned…" Snape said
"It that even possible?" McGongall asked horrified as Narcissa slowly sat down holding the box and opening it.
"It's very difficult but yes… it is possible…" Snape said "you managed to save the artefact after all…" He looked at Grindelwald like he'd looked at Dumbledore thinking 'They are both insane'
"Yes… but I have some time…" Grindelwald said looking at Snape
"If I give you this…" Snape said handing him a similar pink potion that he had given Dumbledore "I suppose you have as much time left as…"
"Albus…." Grindewald said smiling "the irony…"
"Then lets put it to good use…" McGongall said handing Grindelwald his wand back "tell us how do we put an end to this monster…"
Grindelwald smiled as he twirled the wand in his hand "Albus is not going to be pleased Minerva… also… allow me to disarm you and take it for I will not be it's true master otherwise…"
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Dumbledore was weak but he was no fool, he knew McGongall was unto something when she had disarmed him, taken his wand and insisted that he get some bedrest. However there was work to be done so he pulled out his old wand, one that had sat forgotten after the defeat of Grindelwald and pulled out the pensive. It was time to tell harry why he'd brought Slughorn to the castle
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Hermione let out a scream of frustration as she flung the shiny pendant that apparently c and given A. Draco and Blaise peeked from behind the cabinet looking for the source
"'Mione?" Draco called "Are you okay?"
"NO! I AM NOT OKAY! THIS THIS ROOM IS…. AAARRGH! THIS ROOM IS SUCH A MESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE MESS AND A WASTE OF FUCKING TIME!" She yelled
Blaise rolled his eyes and Draco sighed as he climbed the closest pile of mess to see if he could spot his damsel in distress. He saw her sulking on a broken ratty old chair and made his way to it.
"Hey…" He said
"How on earth am I supposed to find something when I don't even know what it looks like…"
"This is the room of lost things 'mione, things wouldn't be here if they were meant to be found…." Draco said gently
"Sure, but why can't be more organised you know… chairs to one side, tables to another, cabinets here and one broken shelf with all sorts of trunks and what not! I mean it's magic! It should be able to sort it self out…. I wish I'd taken the book Molly offered about household spells… " She grumbled
"And here I remember you telling me how fascinating it is to do things the muggle way…" Draco teased
"I'm not in the mood… I just wish I could say, room of lost things sort everything in latin and it would so I wouldn't have to worry about levitating piles of books to inspect a stupid chain…"
"You know…" Said Blaise joining them "It is the room of requirement…. Maybe state your requirement and it could help…"
"Oh yea… Please fix the stupid cabinet for us!" Draco said
"I mean something the room can actually do…" Blaise said shaking his head as Draco threw and old book at him
Hermione missed the boys fighting as she had her eyes tightly shut and then suddenly the chair she was on began to move she shrieked and jumped off. Everything in the room had started to fly.
"What the hell?!" Blaise said as he ducked when a stool flew by. Draco cast a shield as several spiders fell of a pile of old books as the were lifted of right next to him
"'Mione what did you do?" Draco asked holding the shield and running towards the cabinet
But Hermione was too busy dodging all the pests and vermin that were appearing as the several lost objects lifted themselves
It felt like a tornado had swept up everything in the room and all the living things were making a run for it. Draco hung on to the cabinet as it lifted off. He hit the door with a Flagrate on the door so that the bright red X would ensure he knew which cabinet it was… The 3 of them cast full shields around themselves as the room threw a fit almost as if it was offended with its present occupants. Even the door had vanished so there was no way they were getting out
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In the absence of Hermione, Harry and Ron had fallen prey to Romilda Vane's plan and Harry just about managed to save Ron life. While Slughorn had forgiven Harry, he had still not given him the true memory. So as Hermione wondered what she had done to upset the Room Of Requirement, Harry decided it was time for drastic measures.
"I don't need all of it, just a few drop for a few hours of luck…" Harry said "Well, here goes," he raised the little bottle and took a carefully measured gulp.
"What does it feel like?" whispered Ron.
Harry did not answer for a moment. Then, slowly but surely, an exhilarating sense of infinite opportunity stole through him; he felt as though he could have done anything, anything at all … and getting the memory from Slughorn seemed suddenly not only possible, but positively easy … He got to his feet smiling, brimful of confidence.
"Excellent!" he said, "Really excellent. Right … I'm going down to Hagrid's…"
"What?!" said Ron looking aghast
"No! Harry… you've got to go and see Slughorn, remember?"
"No.."said Harry confidently "I'm going to Hagrid's, I've got a good feeling about going to Hagrid's."
"You've got a good feeling about burying a giant spider?" asked Ron, looking horrified and remembering the offer Hagrid had made them earlier in the day
"Yeah…" said Harry, pulling his Invisibility Cloak out of his bag "I feel like it's the place to be tonight, you know what I mean?"
"No" Ron said looking positively alarmed now "This is Felix Felicis right?" Ron asked inspecting the bottle "You sure it can't… you know… go bad and turn into the 'Essence of Insanity?" suggested Ron, as Harry swung his Cloak over his shoulders. Harry laughed and walked out
"We should have never done this without 'mione…" Ron said slumping into his bed
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