A/N: I know I took a while to get this posted but I had writer's block. Well here it is.

Chapter 12

"Harry, you can't get frustrated over this. You have to be ready to fight. What are you going to do?" his mother stated then asked.

"We have to learn all we can. Ginny, what do you think we should do?" Harry asked, turning his head in Ginny's direction.

Meanwhile at Hogwarts….

Ron and Hermione ended up in Professor McGonagall's office. This happens to now be, Dumbledore's old office.

Professor McGonagall stopped what she was doing when she heard a thud.

She saw her former students on the floor right in front of her.

She was shocked.

Ron and Hermione quickly got up.

"Mr. Weasley and Ms. Granger, what are you doing here?" McGonagall asked.

"I know we didn't give you any notice but, we really need to talk to you. It's about a Horcrux" Hermione stated.

"What is it?" you could sense the urgency in her voice.

"We found a Horcrux. It is Slytherin's locket. Harry got burned on his face from it falling on his face. We don't know how to destroy it. We need help with that" Ron stated.

"Well that is a predicament. I think that Harry should hold the locket in his hand and crush it. No matter how much it hurts, don't let him release it. That should work. His hand might be burned for a second or so but then it will go away, as will the burn on his face" Professor McGonagall said.

"Thanks Professor" Hermione and Ron said at the same time.

"You are no longer my students so I insist you call me by my first name" Minerva said.

"Alright then. We will be going. Please call us by our first names also. Sorry about the floor" Hermione replied, saying the last part because they had brought ashes on the floor, from the fireplace.

"Alright. It's ok about the floor" Minerva responded.

With that they left.

Meanwhile in Ron's room….

"Harry, you want my opinion? Well I think we should---" Ginny was cut off by Ron and Hermione running to the room.

"We found how to destroy the Horcrux" Ron got out, panting.

"How?" Harry asked interested in what they had to say.

"Well you have to hold the locket in your hand and crush it. You can't let go of it, no matter how much it hurts" Hermione answered.

"Alright" he picked it up in his left hand, so it could match his face. "Here it goes"

"Aahhhhhhhh! Owwwww! It burns!" Harry yelled trying to concentrate.

"I know Harry, but you have to keep going. Don't let go" Hermione said.

Harry kept screaming. Then he suddenly stopped.

He destroyed the Horcrux.

What was inside the locket floated up then vanished in a puff of smoke.

A/N: well what do you think? REVIEW PLEASE!