Chapter Eight: Better Left Unknown

Harry leaned over a map he had placed on the ground in frustration. He had been trying to find another place that had been a place of Voldemort's youth- or anywhere for that matter. Picking up a notebook Harry wrote down where recent Death Eater activities had taken place. 'There has got to be a pattern in these activities.' Harry thought as he sat the notebook aside and pressed his want to the places he had just written down. As Harry glared at the map, Ron came over to him.

"Still looking over that map?" Ron asked as he knelt down beside Harry and looked at the new marks on it.

"Yeah, because I have a feeling that the activities are centered around somewhere." Harry muttered as he glared at the map.

"Centered?"

"Yeah. They seem to be focused around this one area in particular." Harry explained as he pointed at one area of the map. "But it's still to broad of an area to know exactly," then in an undertone he added, "Where is your soul hiding?"

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A few hours later Harry was still glaring down at the map when Ginny came over to him. She knelt down beside him and got his attention away from the map.

"Ron and Hermione told me that you have been trying to figure out where a horcrux is." Ginny said as Harry nodded. "Is there any way I can help?"

"I don't think so." Harry muttered as he gathered up the map and his notebook.

"I didn't mean that kind of help." Ginny said as she placed a hand on Harry's. "I want to help you sleep at night with an easy mind." she paused as she looked into Harry's eyes. "You've found something out, but are keeping it locked away."

"It's nothing, Gin." Harry lied, because he didn't wish to worry her. For he had found another horcrux, but the others had to be destroyed first. When Ginny gave him a hurt look he almost told her, but stumbled on his words. "It's one of the horcruxes. One made by accident." Harry said when he couldn't find any other way to explain.

Though Harry refused to say anymore about it as he took the map into the tent leaving Ginny to stare at his retreating back with a hurt look. But knowing that Ginny would try again later, but not alone.

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Sure enough, that night when they were sitting around the campfire, not only Ginny, but Ron and Hermione interrogated Harry concerning his behavior. After nearly an hour, Harry slipped a little.

"Another horcrux has been found!" Harry said before he could stop himself.

"Where?" Hermione asked, since she was the first to find her voice again.

"Just forget I said that!" Harry said harshly.

"No! If that's what has been bothering you, we want to know what the problem is." Ron stated firmly.

"You guys don't need to worry about it-"

"Don't even try playing that card with us Harry James Potter!" Ginny snapped.

'There's got to be a way around telling them...' Harry thought desperately. When he failed to find one, Harry told his friends to make themselves comfortable while he explained. "And can you guys not interrupt, because this will be much easier to tell if I can make it through the whole story before you ask questions."

When Ron, Hermione and Ginny nodded, Harry took a deep breath and braced himself. For this was going to be hard for his friends to understand in full.

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A/N: I know it has been a while since the last update, but right now I have a few more chapter completely written out and just need to type them. Once school lets out, I'll try top update on a more frequent basis. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon. What has everyone thought of the last few chapters? Especially this one? Can anyone guess about the new horcrux?