A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy:))
Chapter 135: Horcruxes you say?
He, along with the other two stared at me like I had just grown a second head. I could almost see the gears in their minds spinning, trying to comprehend what I had just said. Eventually, out of Ron's mouth came exactly what I assumed would be the first question.
"I'm sorry, what??!!?"
"I know, I really do, that I should've said something earlier but Dumbledore didn't tell Harry anything about it and I have only just found out myself about three years ago. It was stupid, I should've told you."
"Yes you sh-" Harry started but was interrupted by Hermione.
"No, she shouldn't have. Just think about how it felt for her. Unlike you, she grew up believing she knew everything about her magic. And then she suddenly found out this horrible thing, then she lost parts of her magical core. How would you have reacted?"
Draco looked surprised at the girl, along with my brother, who was apparently shocked that his friend could have such an opinion. I was actually glad that she understood my reasons and behaviour , especially given that I myself didn't quite understand them. But she had always had been very good at reading people.
"It's like you'd tell Snape that you know something about potions that he doesn't. He'd be pissed at you at first, but mad at himself after, for not knowing something that he thinks he's supposed to. Besides, look at you know, at how you reacted. She was twelve Harry, she was probably terrified."
"Yes she was. And no one told her. She found out in her sleep. From an erased memory. They didn't even want to admit when she confronted them."
"And how do you know that Malfoy?"
"Because I was there. Me and the twins. Now will you stop being a jerk? You can express your disapproval about her not telling you without making her feel worse."
My brother eventually took in what I had said, and came to me a few hours later.
"Look, I shouldn't have lashed out at you. Well, start lashing out, I didn't really get to finnish."
"It's okay, I know that what Draco and Hermione said was true, but I still should've tried to tell you earlier. After all, it involves you as well. Now, it is of utmost importance to take them out of us, because if we don't, we can't kill Voldemort. But you already knew that. Draco and I took advantage of our time at Hogwarts to do some research and narrowed everything down to this. It's not ideal, but it's the best we have so far." I took the small list out of my pocket and handed it to him. His eyes widened as soon as he started reading.
"But everything here will kill us if used."
"Not if we have Phoenix tears to save us. The thing is, we found something in one of the oldest books in the Restricted section. Apparently, if the Horcrux is bound to a living creature, that being won't have to necessarily die to destroy it, just to be on the brink of death. Then it will come out somehow, it wasn't specified how or in what form, and we can heal ourselves and kill it. Easy peasy pumpkin peasy."
"That sounds far easier than it will probably be."
"Possibly. But we've done harder things before. And this has to be done. We can't let another war come with as much damage done as the first one. And now that Dumbledore is dead he doesn't really fear anyone anymore. As soon as he gathers his followers, he'll just power through Hogwarts' wards and take who or what he wants."
"But he does fear you. After everything that happened these years-"
"No Harry, he doesn't. He was just surprised to see me in first year and then I had all those borrowed powers that made me stronger. I don't have any of that anymore. We have to destroy all of his remaining Horcruxes before he realizes that we're doing it. So let's see, the Gaunt ring is out of the way, as well as the diary and the locket. Then there's the two of us and his snake; but he didn't know about us and he wanted to make six. That means there are two left."
"Dumbledore said that he wanted to make Horcruxes out of the house founders' artefacts. He made two for Slytherin, none for Gryffindor since there's only the sword and he didn't have access to it. That leaves something for Ravenclaw and something for Hufflepuff."
"Yeah, you're right. Now we only have to find out what and destroy them as well."
As soon as I entered the living room with Harry and saw my friends sitting around the small coffee table, the twins smirking, I stopped in my tracks.
"What did you do?"
"Nothing. Why do you..."
"...always assume the worst?" Ginny sighed and handed me a teal coloured envelope, looking like something between a howler and a normal letter. I frowned.
"What's this?"
"Well, we have a shop now and we needed ideas for new stuff; and..."
"...we remembered the howlers that we used to send you with song lyrics. Their..."
"...problem was the screaming and the fact that they were out of tune."
"Sure, those were the only problems. But what does that have to do with this?"
"Open it and..."
"...you'll see."
Carefully, I opened it and a nice rhythm started flowing out of it. It was actually a song, not just screaming, not just writing. A whole song:
When Rome's in ruin,
We are the lions free of the Colosseums
In poison places, we are anti-venom
We're the beginning of the end
Tonight, the foxes hunt the hounds
It's all over now
Before it has begun
We've already won
We are wild
We are like young volcanoes
We are wild
Americana, exotica
Do you wanna feel a little beautiful, baby?
Come on, make it easy, say I never mattered
Run it up the flag pole,
We will teach you how to make boys next door out of assholes
Tonight, the foxes hunt the hounds
And it's all over now
Before it has begun
We've already won
We are wild
We are like young volcanoes
We are wild
Americana, exotica
Do you wanna feel a little beautiful, baby?