Hermione was sat at the long kitchen table with the pieces of parchment in front of her. She couldn't piece together what the other Horcuxes could be.

Known Horcrux:
Tom Riddle's Diary
Gaunt Ring
Slytherin Locket

That was all Hermione had so far. She knew Riddle was not a stupid man. He wouldn't choose simple insignificant objects otherwise his followers would never be able to find them and bring him back. She just couldn't figure out what they could be.

Remus had been trying to write a list of places that Voldemort would hide such important items. They knew he had previously given Horcruxes to his most loyal followers, including Sirius's younger brother Regulus. He had taken the real Slytherin locket and asked Kreacher to destroy it. Kreacher had been listening when the large group first arrived back in his Mistress's house. He had decided that his new young mistress was very much a Black at heart and tha he would help her. He loved Regulus more than anything and wanted his death avenged. Kreacher had hidden the locket in the house but when the Weasley's cleaned up a few summers ago they must have moved it. Fred and George were currently searching through the rooms to find it with the help of Harry. Harry thought his connection to Voldemort meant he could sense the horcruxes but he couldn't explain why yet.

Ron walked into the kitchen carrying Lyra who he had grown very attached to in the past days confided to the house. Ginny had been spending hours locked in her room trying to think of anything she had seen or heard when she had been possessed by Riddle in her first year. It was exhausting her and she too had come down to the kitchen for a break.

Molly was at the stove cooking lunch when the fireplace next to her roared into large green flames. The tall slim figure of Professor McGonagoll appeared and Kingsley quickly had his wand against her chest, having had the same treatment when he arrived the day before. "Who did you catch me kissing during my fifth year at Hogwarts?" asked Kingsley with a stern look on his face. McGonagoll opened her mouth and spoke softly "Charity Burbage" a sad look taking over her face. "It is you Professor. Please come sit" Kingsley led her to the table. "I am sorry to tell you Kingsley that Charity has been taken by Him and his followers. She has unfortunately been killed" McGonagoll had tears in her eyes as she told Kingsley of the loss of his true love. "How do you know she has already passed?" he questioned. McGonagoll looked around the room "We still have our spy and I have seen all the evidence I need to know that Severus will always be loyal to us. As long as their is a Black alive he will always be on our side"

"What do you mean Professor? Why does it matter about me or Lyra even?" asked Hermione finally speaking after hours of silence, her throat rough. "He owes your family a debt through your uncle Regulus. They both realised the errors of their ways before they even left Hogwarts but they were already marked and couldn't simply disappear. There is a lot that only a small few know about Severus. I am the only person left that knows that your Uncle Regulus and Severus Snape were in love. In fact, I married them in secret just days before Regulus went to that awful cave. He didn't tell Severus that he was going but they promised to always care for the Black family and protect those who couldn't protect themselves. Severus has helped this whole time and he will continue to help me as I will continue to help him. He who must not be named has taken control of Hogwarts and put Severus in charge. We will protect all the students we can." McGonagoll blurted out everything she had been keeping inside for decades. Remus's face showed that he understood now a lot of what happened during his time at Hogwarts. "Thank you Professor. Please tell my Uncle Severus that he is welcome in this house whenever he should need to. We can update you on our end and you can get anything from him to help." Hermione began to explain what Dumbledore had told Harry and what they were trying to do.

"I was a young teacher when Riddle started. He was odd from the beginning but he was obsessed with Hogwarts and wanted to know everything. We would catch him out a bed quite often in his first few years, until he learnt every secret passageway in the school. He could move around it in the pitch blackness with no issues. I believe it is likely he selected things related to the school. It was his first connection to his true family heritage and to a place were his gifts were celebrated and encouraged. If you can think of any items that are related to Hogwarts or the houses it is likely they will be Horcruxes." McGonagoll informed them as Hermione started to write ideas down. "What about hiding them though Professor? We considered other death eaters homes but I feel he would have become more suspicious of his followers and he might be unlikely to hide them there." Remus questioned his old wise professor feeling awful for having never realised the clear connection between Severus and Regulus.

"He could have hidden something at Hogwarts dont you think" chimed Ron from his seat in the corner. His niece was giggling away as he tickled her stomach. "We used to hide in the room of requirements and it could transform into a room to hide items in surely."

"You are correct Mr Weasley. There was only a few times that Mr Riddle returned to Hogwarts after he graduated. Once he came to apply for the defence against the dark arts position before the dreadful curse on the position was in place. He was told he was not going to be suitable for it and was very angry. He stormed off but used the secret passages to move around the school. He was seen around until the next morning when he left. He could have hidden something then I suppose." informed the Professor. "I need to return to Hogwarts but I will speak discreetly with Severus about your offer of sanctuary and what our goal is. He may be able to enlighten me with more information than we can get our hands on. I must stay there to protect my students but am I allowed to tell the DA how to get in contact with you Miss Granger. I have a feeling they will want to help the cause." Hermione nodded lightly. "Tell them to keep their galleons close so that I can send them messages."

Hermione looked down at the list of ideas she now had as McGonagoll made her way to the fireplace and disappeared. "Order meeting. Library. Ten minutes." was all she said as she took Lyra from her uncle and disappeared out of the room and up the stairs.