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Chapter 6- The First of Many

I woke up hoping it was a dream. Hoping that he hadn't left me. Hoping the he had stayed and wrapped his warm arms around me. But when I felt cold silk and no other warm presence I knew that it wasn't a dream. He had left me after taking my innocence. As I climbed off the bed I felt an ache between my legs reminding me of my midnight romp all too fully. On the loveseat sat a Gryffindor uniform, underwear and shoes. At least Hogwarts cares about me. I threw on the clothes despite my protesting muscles and rolled up my nightdress before picking up the box and my wand and proceeding to the door. It was like I was on auto-pilot as I walked through the partially filled corridors of Hogwarts. By some miracle I ended up at Gryffindor Tower. I halted as I entered the common room. The four marauders and Lily were sat near the fire looking worried, but none more than Remus. My stare must have burnt a hole in his head as his gaze fell upon my face. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat and his gaze shifted back to the fire. All the bitterness that I had bottled up surfaced. I glared at him. I never thought it would be possible but he made me feel like some common prostitute, the least I could do was glare. An evil chuckle fell from my lips as his eyes still wouldn't return to mine. This caught the attention of the others. Lily launched herself across the room and threw her arms around me. "Oh my god, Hermione! I've been worried all night! Remus said that he couldn't find you. where did you go?" My eyes shot to Remus who still looked very uncomfortable in this situation.

"I was in the Room of Requirement. I had to take care of some stuff. Many things can be learnt in that room, and not all of them are good." My eyes narrowed on Remus. "Some are really painful; heartbreaking and can change a person." Remus looked up at me again. A lone tear fell which I quickly caught and wiped away.

"Christ. What happened to you?" Lily asked confused. I sighed as I remembered last night.

"I went to heaven before going to hell." Remus stood up and started towards me.

"Hermione I - " I took a step back.

"Don't! Just stay away from me." I ran past the group and up the stairs to the girl's dorm. Before closing the door I heard Sirius bark, "What did you do?" I crashed down on my bed and cried.

When I was sure that the coast was clear I made my way to Dumbledore's office with the wooden box. "What can I do for you Miss. Granger?" I placed the box on the desk in front of him. He slowly lifted the lid and gasped.

"It's a horcrux. It must be destroyed."

"And how do we do that?"

"Harry used the Sword of Gryffindor to kill the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. As it's goblin made it took in the basilisk's venom and allowed it to destroy horcruxes. Basilisk venom and fiendfyre destroy horcruxes."

"I think fiendfyre would be best. Basilisk venom is very hard to come by. Even though you say there is one in the castle."

"Yes. Harry fought it in his second year." His eyes widened.

"Well I think fiendfyre is the safest bet. At least I can control that."

"When shall we do it?"

"No Miss. Granger. It is far too dangerous."

"But I've destroyed horcruxes before."

"Yes but not using fiendfyre I guess." He asked, with that all knowing twinkle in his eye.

"Not me personally. but it was used to destroy the diadem."

"It would be safer if you stayed here. Now off to class." I rose from the chair and ran back to Gryffindor Tower to grab my bag. As I proceeded to charms I came across a group of Slytherins. A dark haired boy broke away from the group and started to walk towards me. He looked exactly like Sirius, except for the Slytherin uniform. His eyes caught mine and made me catch my breath.

"You're that new Hermione girl aren't you?" he asked. I nodded. "Regulus Black." he said as he held his hand out to me.

"Hermione Granger," I replied as I shook his hand. That was when I noticed it hanging around his neck. Slytherin's locket.

"Nice to officially meet you. My brother seems enraptured by you."

"Yeah, look it's great to meet you but I need to go. It's very important." I ran around him and raced to the library. I ran into the restricted section and found the book I needed. 'Advanced Potions that manipulate the mind' was in exactly the same place as in my time. I grabbed it and ran to the closest table. I got out some parchment, a quill and some ink ready to make my notes. I turned the page that I needed and read the ingredients that I would need. I copied them down, folding up the parchment and stuffing it in my bag before putting the book back in its place. I picked my bag up and made my way back to Dumbledore's office. I pulled out the list and handed it to him. "I need these ingredients as soon as possible." He looked over the list.

"And why do you need veritaserum?"

"So that I can get Regulus Black to tell me where the real locket of Slytherin is."

"And why would he know that?"

"It's a horcrux. Tom Riddle used symbols of each house to create horcruxes. Except for Gryffindor as he couldn't find the sword. Ravenclaw's diadem, Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's cup are all horcruxes along with Riddle's diary and Marvolo Gaunt's ring. I'm unsure as to whether Nagini is a horcrux yet or not."

"But how would Mr. Black know where the locket is?"

"Because he's a death eater. He swapped the real horcrux with a fake and planned to destroy it but never did."

"I will have the ingredients as soon as I can. I trust that you are capable of making veritaserum."

"Yes, sir. Perfectly capable. I just need somewhere to brew it. I could use the Room of Requirement. Hardly anyone knows that it exists."

"That seems perfect. I shall notify you when I have what you require."

"Thank you professor." When I left I realized that it was lunch time as the Great Hall was filled with the students. I walked up to the Gryffindor table and sat down in an area with no one around. I began to put sandwiches on my plate as I heard,

"Hermione. Where have you been?" Lily Evans sat down on one side as Sirius sat on the other.

"I've been sorting some things out." I saw Remus sit down opposite me while James sat opposite Lily. "I gave Dumbledore one of the horcruxes and I think I may have found another."

"Where?" James asked.

"R.A.B." I saw Sirius flinch. I grabbed his hand under the table and gently squeezed it.

"R.A.B.? What's that?" Lily questioned.

"I can't tell you right now. It will be quite a while until I can tell you. Sirius can I talk to you?" I said as I turned to face him.

"Of course." I pulled his hand and dragged him towards an empty classroom. After performing silencing and locking charms on the classroom I turned to Sirius who was looking very nervous.

"What do you know of Regulus' locket?"

"He got it at the beginning of term."

"It is either the horcrux or the fake one. I need to find out where the real one is. I said looking very determined. Sirius looked worried.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to drug and kidnap your brother."

A/N: Well there is another chapter guys. Hope you enjoyed.