Chapter 2: The long visit.

It had been two days since they had arrived at Number 4 Privet Drive, so far they hadn't done much, just some planning and (on Hermione's orders) went shopping for things to wear to the wedding. They had expanded Harry's bedroom from the inside making it appear three times its usual size and conjured two cots, they slept in that room and rarely left it the Dursleys seemed to think better of trying to kick their nephew and his friends out. Silently they grieved the loss of Dumbledore, they coped with the reality that Snape had betrayed everyone just as they had started to trust him and how, contrary to popular belief, Draco Malfoy was more then just a school bully.

Together they made a lot of plans, they had decided how they would try to find the first Horcrux. They would find the identity of R.A.B. and find him or her. So far they had gone to many places to search for this person, libraries and the Ministry (Hermione had gone so as to not get Harry stuck near Rufus Scrimgeour again). They had a list of fifteen people so far and they were sure that one was right.

1-Rosalind Antigone Bungs

2-Rupert "Axebanger" Brookstanton

3-Rantom Anaran Bunjer

4-Regulus Alphard Black

5-Rasfurn Albert Borner

6-Rolanda Annie Balm

7-Rose Alana Bulanite

8-Ruquis Asvortu Bolonia

9-Rawano Aberforth Brian

10-Rerliner Alexandis Berlamu

11-Rotise Alice Bokla

12-Ripour Anna Beamler

13-Rysir "Arm ripper" Bauvin

14-Riddeo Advur Bolander

15-Rhonda Alice Butlor

They researched the whereabouts of all these people and their pasts. The first ten had been said to be involved with Voldemort. But numbers 3, 5, 7 and 9 were still alive and free. Numbers 1, 2, 6, 8 and 10 were in prison (no certification of deaths or otherwise). That left only number 4: Regulus Alphard Black: Sirius' younger predeceased brother. Suddenly a memory came back to Harry.

!FLASH BACK!

He was in the Drawing room at number 12 Grimrauld Place, Sirius was telling him why he had left all those years ago. He had also mentioned his uncle Alphard had given him a good bit of gold.

"….That's him" He jabbed a finger at the very bottom of the tree, at the name 'Regulus Black' (His brother). A date of death (some fifteen years previously) followed the date of birth.

"He was younger than me," said Sirius "and a much better son, as I was constantly reminded."

"Yeah but he died," said Harry.

"Yeah," said Sirius. "Stupid idiot…he joined the Death Eaters."

"You're kidding!"

"Come on, Harry, haven't you seen enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were?" said Sirius testily.

"Were-were you're parents Death Eaters as well?"

"no, no, but believe me, they thought Voldemort had the right idea, they were all for the purification of the wizarding race, getting rid of Muggle-Borns and having Pure-Bloods in charge. They weren't alone, either, there were quite a few people, before Voldemort showed his true colors, who thought he had the right idea about things… they got cold feet when they saw what he was prepared to do to get power, though. But I bet my parents thought Regulus was a right little hero for joining up at first."

"Was he killed by an Auror?" Harry asked tentatively.

"Oh, no," said Sirius. "He was murdered by Voldemort. Or on Voldemort's orders, more likely; I doubt Regulus was everimportant enough to be killed by Voldemort in person. From what I found out after he died, he got in so far, then panicked about what he was being asked to do and tried to back out. Well, you don't just hand in your resignation to Voldemort. It's a lifetime of service or death."

!End of flashback!

He looked at his best friends, allies and roommates, "Sirius' brother tried to back out of Voldemort's circle. He probably knew he was going to be killed so he tried to help the people he had been fighting to try and make up for all he had done. R.A.B is Regulus Alphard Black." Hermione gasped, Ron looked unsure and surprised.

"Are you sure?" Hermione asked.

"Yes, it's a great place to start!" He answered

"Well, where is he buried? Did he bring it with him? Is it at Grimrauld place?" Ron began to ask questions.

"OK, well first, let's look through our notes and answer the first question then we can go and answer the other two." Hermione reasoned. She pulled a folder toward her and began to read through it. The two boys followed suit, for three hours they read through Hermione's very small writing.

"When are we eating?" Ron's voice broke the silence previously only broken by the rustling of parchment.

"Ron, have you found anything yet?" Hermione asked

"No, but bloody hell it's already past noon!" he whined

"Can you calm down? We'll go get something to eat and come back up here to eat it while we continue our research, how about that?" he asked and looked at each of them in turn.

"Yeah"

"Ok" Were the answers he got.

They made their way down stairs and into the kitchen. Dudley came in and looked around at the three of them, then saw Hermione's wand sticking out her pocket and ran away, both hands firmly grasping his fat bottom. They didn't take notice of him as they rummaged through the various cupboards and the refrigerator to find some good food.

They had only been in Privet Drive for a short amount of time so far but Harry already knew, from the moment Vernon came home and the vein was pulsing in his forehead when he saw them, that they had been there too long.