It was with a great deal of excitement, and another brief scuffle, that Ron reappeared with the locket. This one was right, there was no question. It wasn't another fake.

Harry pocketed it.

"What will Voldemort do to you when he finds out?" Hermione asked. She was still kneeling in front of them. Draco was having trouble breathing so Blaise answered.

"He'll kill us. It's all right, someone was bound to."

"Come with us," she pleaded, looking to Blaise for the first time. He smiled back.

"Of course not. That would be fraternizing with the enemy."