We're off to get the Horcrux, but can Ron deal with living with giant spiders? Or not?
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The group of five sped towards north, leaving Scotland far behind, as the night began to crawl up behind them
"We're here," called Harry, "At least I hope so"
Hermione and Fred pulled up next to him
"Why would Voldemort hide a Horcrux here?" asked Fred
"Think about it," replied Hermione, "if this place is filled with carnivorous beasts, then who would come here for any reason?"
"Stupid teenagers like us, perhaps," said Harry, as Ron finally joined them with George
"Sorry, but Ron decided to give the ocean a new colour and feed the fish below"
Harry looked over at his best friend. Ron indeed looked a bit green, worse than he usually did before a Quidditch game
"The best we could do now," said Harry, tearing his eyes away from Ron, "is set up camp somewhere in an open area, with jinxes and spells to protect the encampment"
"Harry, mate, you leave that to us," said a beaming Fred
"Cause once we're done with setting up"
"Nothing's going to get through"
"Without letting us and you know"
The twins said the last line together. Harry shook his head in laughter and tipped his broom into a dive. The others followed, as they flew over treetops, searching for an open area. On occasion, they saw a few Quintapeds, making Ron want to throw up, but they were ignored
"There, I see a clearing," pointed out Hermione
"Wands out everyone and eyes open," instructed Harry, as he drew his own wand
They landed and the twins went straight to work setting up charms and spells to protect their area, while Hermione conjured up a few tents and Harry conjured up a fire after gathering several sticks with the Accio spell. Ron was just feeling sick
"Charms and spells are set up," announced George, "Nothing's coming through without setting at least two off"
"Two?" said Hermione, "Well, at least I can feel safe"
"Yeah, you should," said Fred, "If something comes through, they're gonna get nosebleeds, stunned, hexed and basically get knocked unconscious"
"Um, Fred, George, Quintapeds don't have noses, as far as I know and besides, stunning spells won't work, they're too big"
"So we've got back-up," explained George, "Cascading jinxes and fireworks, exploding fire rings, chocolate frog bombs, that's why they'll set off at least two"
Hermione looked stricken
"What if one of your back-ups hit us? Have you thought of that!"
"Hey, we've got antidotes or whatever, they won't hurt, except for the fire rings," said Fred
"Merely, these are just to slow them down," added George
"Good grief, now I feel better," Hermione muttered as she walked away to her tent
"Everything set up?" asked Harry as he walked over
"Everything is up and ready, waiting for your command," answered George
"Good, cause I want to find that Horcrux quickly and get out of here"
"We're with you on that one," said Fred
Harry took a piece of parchment out of his back pocket and using the Lumos spell, showed it to the twins
"It's from Draco, who told us to come here"
The parchment read,
To Harry,
I know I've run away, but before I do, I decided to tell you where a Horcrux is. It's on the Isle of Drear, located off the northernmost tip of Scotland. The Horcrux there is Ravenclaw's dagger. Like Gryffindor's sword, only smaller, it has a sapphire encrusted into the handle and there is a raven engraved on the blade. Search for it in a cavern located in the north of Drear, but take care. Quintapeds roam there, so take extra caution. See you on the battle field, maybe, one day
Malfoy
Harry tucked the parchment away and looked at the twins faces
"Well, this is no joyride," smiled George
"But we're not turning back"
"You helped us get our shop; we'll help you get this Horcrux"
"Thanks guys"
Harry went back to the fire and drew Gryffindor's sword. The blade was shining in the flames, as Harry turned it around, studying it, wanting it to become a part of him
"What will happen if we're asleep and the Quintapeds come in?"
"Hey, Fred, George, I think we may need lookouts"
"Na, Harry, we've got that covered"
"If something that so much as resembles a Quintaped within twenty feet of here, we'll all know about it"
"And a jinx will be fired"
"Wouldn't that alert the beast to us?" asked Harry
"No, see the jinx will create a protective field around us. Kinda weak, but its enough for us to get ready," explained Fred, "It'll die out in about five minutes"
"So don't worry, Harry, we've got you covered"
Harry sighed and smiled inside. While Fred and George were practical jokers, they were advanced in that kind of magic, always handy for one of their tricks to be used. Harry had no doubt whatsoever about their charms. If anyone could do it, it was these two
"Well, I'm going to bed, alright"
"Night Harry," the twins chorused
Harry felt his body become heavy, like lead, as he crawled into his tent and collapsed on the bed, his glasses sliding askew, as his eyes shut immediately and he drifted off into sleep
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