A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy:))
Chapter 136: Biology lesson
The twins' "singers" caught on, rapidly becoming one of their most popular items. I guess people wanted to feel and make the ones close to them feel happy, even in these dark times. The Weasley's Wizard Wheezes in general was a huge ray of sunshine in the current situation, what with being one of the only open stores on Diagon Alley and one of the two (well known) joke shops in the Wizarding World. And although the twins were in the Order now as well, and had a lot of friends and family fighting, they managed to keep up the appearances and continue making jokes constantly.
We went to their shop in July a couple of times, and they had promised to take the day off and come to our birthday. When I had talked to them they also implied something about a gift, although knowing them, it was probably better not to know about it or try to find out. The only sure thing about what they had decided to give me was that it wouldn't be harmful (hopefully).
After the information was finally fully absorbed by Ron as well and Hermione had made her research (she certainly took her time) we met in the library to present our options. Though at first they were appalled, just as Harry had been, they eventually agreed with me, in that there wasn't really any other way than the ones selected by Draco and me.
"The only thing that will be hard, well, more like harder than the others at least, will be to obtain the Phoenix tears. It's notoriously hard to make those birds cry."
"There's Fawkes. There is indeed a possibility that I won't have the same connection to him as I had prior to losing my powers, but he understands much more than people give him credit for. Besides, he has lived in that office for so long, that he probably knows about Dumbledore's plans to get rid of the Horcruxes. He'll help us."
"Well, then what do we do?"
"What do you mean ?"
"Well, we decided that we'll get it out of you, but there are more ways. You do have to choose only one, you know. I mean, we could do all of them I suppose, but I don't think it would feel too great to be pierced by a Basilisk fang and cut by a sword at the same time."
"Oh, you were talking about that. Harry? You choose."
"Me? You're the one who'll feel my pain tripled. You know, because it'll be two times mine as well as your own."
"Yeah, Igot it. But seriously, it's your choice. I think I made enough choices for the both of us. Whatever you say, that's what we'll do."
"Oh, okay then. Well, I guess I choose Gryffindor's sword. We don't have to be stabbed with it, just cut."
"And here's where Hermione comes in, with the biology that she somehow knows suspiciously much about."
"Really? We've been through this already Sel. There's nothing suspicious about it, I wanted to be a doctor when I was little."
"Fantastic, you and Draco both. Now teach us, master."
"Trying to use the twins' technique on me?"
"It was driving me crazy. But it's apparently really fun to be on the other end of it. Seriously now, please tell us what was it that you were thinking about this."
"Well, the Horcrux is basically latched onto the life spring if it is placed inside a living being. That means blood. So, in order to force it out of you we'd have to cut through the biggest source of blood. Unfortunately that one is the aorta artery and it is inside the ribcage. So we'll have to go with the second largest, the carotid artery. It's right here." She said, pressing two fingers on the right side of my neck; I felt it pulsating under her skin.
"Oh, great, Nearly Headless Nick will have us join a club."
"No he won't."
"You're saying you'll fully behead us?"
"And that's how too much time with the Weasley twins looks like everyone."
"Hermione Granger, I never took you for a taunting one."
"You know how Hogwarts has a tendency of changing people."
"Sure, Hogwarts."
Since they were at the castle and weren't going to come by anytime soon, I sent letters to both Sev and Minnie explaining to them what we had decided. I assured them that we weren't going to proceed with our plan until we got back to school, although given the fact that the Gryffindor sword was bolted to the wall in the Headmistress' office, it was pretty obvious, but it was a good way of reassuring them nonetheless.
Over the first two months of summer, Voldemort managed to put together a bigger army than the one he had had in the Great Wizard War. It was concerning, yes, but we had a secret weapon this time, knowledge of his Horcruxes. As long as he was kept in the dark about this, everything was going to be fine. He still didn't know about Severus working with us, so that was good as well, even though the missions given by him made my godfather return exhausted, both physically and magically every single time.
All in all, it was all still good, and apart from a few nasty curses and burns nobody from our side got hurt badly. The adults gave their best in order to make sure that we could still have a normal life for the most part and enjoy the summer break as much as possible. It was going to be harder as soon as we were going to start the school year, but at Hogwarts were going to have the teachers looking after us. That gave no consolation to a lot of parents though; in her latest letter to me, Minerva wrote about how many of them decided to not send their kids to Hogwarts anymore, for their safety. So the castle was going to be a lot emptier this year.