Harry and Hermione were very uncomfortable. It was getting light and they still had not found the weapon. Then again, they didn't even know what the weapon looked like.

"So Harry, I've narrowed it to be in this area. Once we find it we can try and see what it does, hopefully it comes with an instruction manual."

It was a feeble attempt at humor but Harry appreciated it nonetheless. In Hermione's circle of about five feet there were rocks, some leaves and a slight glimmer to the left.

Harry was first to spot the glimmer. It was there for a brief moment and then Hermione's wandlight had moved.

"Hermione, move your wand back that way!" he cried. She did so, looking curious. Then it hit Harry: The weapon was underground. He got to his knees and started digging.

"Harry, what are you doing?" asked Hermione.

"Just hold the light steady!"

Soon enough, Harry had unearth red a rather large gold box. Despite the fact that it had been covered in dirt, the box was quite birght. Hermione even undid the charm against dead spots so that her wandlight and Harry's disappeared. The blinding shine of the box was the only light in the clearing now.

"Pandora's box." Hermione murmured in awe.

"What?"

"Pandora's box," she repeated. "It's an old Greek tale. A curious nymph opened a box she wasn't supposed to open out of curiosity. Once she did, all the evils in the world flowed out of it."

"Okay then," Harry looked determined. "Since evil is already in the world I'm going to open the box."

He slowly lifted the golden lid of the box and gasped.

Inside the box was what looked like a ray gun carved out of the clearest mineral on Earth. It had all sorts of switches down the side and Hermione eagerly began reading it. She brightened up when she saw something. Quickly she flipped it and both her wand and Harry's turned on again. She flipped it once more and they went out.

"Harry, do an enlargement charm on that rock."

Harry looked at her oddly and did what he was told. Once the rock was ten times its normal size Hermione pointed the gun-type thing at it and shrunk back to normal.

"Harry! This thing can reverse any spell!"

"So?"

"So, I'll bet it can undo the Killing Curse!" There was a pause.

"Hermione, when the final battle is over promise me one thing."

"What?"

"I want you to destroy that weapon. Things aren't meant to be meddled with. People who are dead shouldn't come back to life. It's like the time-turner."

Hermione gaped at him, then lowered her head and whispered, "I understand."

"Then can you find a way to summon the order? I've got a feeling Voldemort's already on his way."

Nodding her head meekly Hermione pressed several buttons and flicked a few switches.
Within moments the entire Order had arrived minus Aberforth. It appeared Dumbledore was rather angry.

"We found the weapon."

"Excellent. What does it do?"

"You mean you didn't know?!"

"Of course not, if I did I would have told Harry." Dumbledore seemed to have forgotten his anger in excitement. But the anxious smile was wiped off his face when a cold voice spoke behind them.

"I'm sorry to interrupt this little chit-chat, but I rather enjoy killing you all instead."
The battle had begun.