"What are we going to do first?" Hermione asked following him out of the house. Harry had forgotten completely about visiting his parents at this point. He needed to find somewhere safe to keep his new discovery.
"First we go to Gringotts." Harry stated reaching for her hand and disapparating to Diagon Alley. They walked the nearly deserted streets of the late afternoon. It was nearly Five o'clock, so they ran the rest of the way to Gringotts.
When they got to the large doors of the bank, there was one minute to spare. And they made it in just before the goblins spelled the doors barring anyone to enter. At this time Harry realized that he still held Hermione's hand and dropped it. "Sorry," He said to the goblin, "I need to make a deposit into my vault."
"Who is asking." The goblin asked.
"Potter sir." Harry said.
"Mr. Potter, have you come to retrieve your Key?" The goblin said looking at his ledger.
"Yes." He said, "And I need some more Galleons. As well." Harry said clutching the blanket to him.
"Follow me." He said leading Harry and Hermione through the labyrinth of vaults underground. Once there, Harry placed the kelidoball carefully behind a stack of gold. He then searched for his bag that still had a few galleons and some knuts in it. He picked up a hefty pile of galleons and placed it in his bag. He did not want to withdraw again for a while. After that was done and they were back in the nearly empty lobby, The goblin returned the key to its owner. Then he gave him an extra key. When harry gave him a questioning look, the goblin simply said. "It is to the Black vaults sir." With a nod, Harry put his keys away and headed out of the door.
Harry and Hermione stepped outside the bank It was nearly dark. "Are you hungry?" Harry asked.
"Now that I think of it." Hermione said.
"Great, My treat. Leaky Cauldron?" Harry said. Hermione nodded and they headed towards the far brick wall.
"I really miss him." Hermione said. They had been remembering Dumbledore as they drank their butter beer.
"So do I." Harry said. "That last night, is not really the way I want to remember him."
"What did happen when you went to get the fake Horcruxe Harry?" Hermione asked. Harry went on to tell her about the cavern in the cliff, the blood letting the crossing of the lake and what had been in there. He told her of how Dumbledore had made him promise to do whatever he said, and asked him to make him drink everything in the basin. How he had to force-feed him like a baby and how weak he'd got. "All for nothing." Harry spat. "He couldn't even walk by the time we got in the castle. The way he died was…"
"Stop, stop." Hermione whispered.
"He was pleading to Snape Hermione. He trusted him." Harry finished.
"Maybe… Maybe he did it because of that oath." Hermione said a thought coming into her head. "You did say, that he had made an unbreakable vow with Mrs. Molfoy."
"Yes." Harry answered not wanting to believe Snape had been forced to kill Dumbledore. "He was supposed to protect Draco."
"Molfoy was supposed to kill Dumbledore wasn't he?" Hermione remembered having heard the story the night of. "Draco said that if he didn't kill Dumbledore, the dark lord would kill him didn't he?"
"Look Hermione," Harry started, "That doesn't changed the fact that he killed him."
"No, I guess it doesn't" Hermione said. "But try to keep an open mind Harry really."
"I have been thinking about that night for another reason." Harry said thoughtfully.
"What is it?" Hermione asked sitting forward.
Harry looked around, no one was around them, but wouldn't take that chance "Lets go." He said dropping a few galleons on the table. They walk out the front door and head towards St. Mungoes. "Molfoy got the Death Eaters to Hogwarts through the…"
"The vanishing cabinet." Hermione said as they crossed a street.
"Right, Maybe if we put it behind the vale…"
"Sirius may be able to come back." Hermione finished excitedly. Then she frowned, "And so could all the criminals that are in there with him."
"We're going to have to destroy the connecting cabinet after Sirius comes out."
"Harry there are a few holes in that theory." Hermione said wrapping an arm around Harry's as they walked. "But I think it might work." They had started out walking as friends, then gradually as they talked and walked they came closer unconsciously. Neither of them noticed their closeness until they were in front of St. Mungoes.
The door to the Hospital had opened and Fred and George walked out. They separated quickly. "Hey there Harry." said Fred
"Hermione." added George.
"Hi." both Harry and Hermione said.
"How are Ginny and Ron?" Hermione asked.
"No change." Fred said.
"We're the last to leave, visiting hours..." said George.
"Are over." Fred finished. "They are all staying at Grimmauld Place,"
"We're headed to our apartment." added George.
Harry and Hermione looked at the door to the hospital. "I guess we're headed to Grimmauld place." Harry said.
"We'll see you tomorrow." Fred and George said disapparating.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other, She reached for his hand and disapparated.