I'm officially a terrible person. Two months…urgh. I can explain! I've been meaning to put this up for the past couple of weeks, but just as I got to it, my laptop broke and was sent to repairs for three weeks. Also, I had a ton of schoolwork and…well, general laziness. Anyway, on to the story.

Sometimes things are not as they seem.

Brooke and I hunched under my father's invisibility cloak. Dad had given it to James when he started school, but I had snuck it out of his trunk before we got on the train this year. Unfortunately, the infamous Marauders Map was still in my brothers clutches…for now.

Finding someone in a huge castle at night without any clues as to where they could be is very near impossible. Add a bunch of teachers, prefects, and ghosts patrolling the halls, and things get even worse. It was simple luck that brought us to Dessie that night.

She was sitting in the Transfiguration classroom, and she didn't seem to be trying to stay hidden at all. She shuffled through papers noisily, whimpering now and then. The door to Professor Abbot's office was open in the corner. Brooke and I had seen her on patrol, so Destructra was safe for now.

As soon as Brooke saw Dessie, she made to pull off the invisibility cloak. I grabbed her hand and shook my head. I wanted to see what Dessie was looking at.

We crept over behind our whimpering friend, and peered at the paper she was currently shaking her head at. It read:

Dear Hannah,

I believe that everyone, even you, are aware of these facts, but I feel as though you should be reminded. As you know, on the night that Harry defeated Tom Riddle, the body was stored in a side chamber of the Great Hall. We were all later informed by the Ministry that the body had been removed and disposed of. They told us that it had been destroyed and that Riddle would never return.

They lied.

The body was not disposed of. It was either taken to Azkaban, still living, or he was captured after being on the run for a while. It is constantly Stupified so as to avoid any trouble. Also joining him in Azkaban is Bellatrix LeStrange, also believed dead. The Ministry was afraid that the Wizarding World would still be panicked if it knew both of these very dangerous individuals still lived. Of course, when we first found out about this, we hoped that it was luck that the Dark Lord had not been killed. However, we now have reason to believe that is not true. Harry Potter himself has agreed that this is truly worrying, and that action to find the truth must be taken immediately. We believe that another Horcrux still exists.

The Order of the Phoenix is regrouping and preparing for the worst. You, Hannah Abbot, should join us. If you choose to heed these words, I ask you to do something you might not want to do.

Destructra Riddle, as all of the Hogwarts staff knows, is the daughter of the previously believed late Tom Riddle and Bellatrix LeStrange. We have reason to believe she knows of the Horcrux and its location. She and her family have known that Bellatrix and Tom still lived because they were "family" and the ministry thought it was fitting for them to be able to visit. This was a mistake. The Order wishes you to bring us Miss Riddle for questioning and possible containment. If you would do this, we would be most grateful.

Sincerely,

Ted Lupin.