Chapter 4: Thinking things through
Disclaimer: See 1st chapter
As they walked to the bedroom Harry reflected on what had just happened back in the kitchen. He knew that he had given in too quickly with Ginny, but he had witnessed before just how stubborn she could be, and he knew that by the blazing look in her eyes, she was determined to go even as far as splinching herself to join him on the hunt for the horcruxes. Privately he was gad, for it meant that perhaps he could, with her help, finally get over the deaths of both Sirius and Dumbledore.
Also, if they worked together, they might have a chance of actually winning. There was, after all, Hermione's extensive knowledge, Ron's strategic thinking from all the chess games, Harry's own power from both him and what Voldemort had given him, and he had noticed that a strange power was dormant inside Ginny, although at times she seemed to be bursting at the seams with it. He wondered idly if Tom's possession of Ginny had left some power in her like the curse had done to him.
Eventually they reached the bedroom, and Harry allowed the others to walk in before following. He sat down on the bed and said, "Well, before we arrived here, I had been thinking about Voldemort, and I got the idea that even though he split his soul several times, surely that alone wouldn't have changed him so drastically? Surely he had done more rituals or spells to appear so horribly transformed?"
Hermione immediately spoke up, "I agree Harry. I had a look in the Forbidden section last year and the books in the Room of Requirement, and I found out about the potion that Voldemort used to come back in the graveyard. He wouldn't have changed any from the moment he cast the curse at you, so he looked like that before he tried to kill you."
"Well, that's just great," Ron's voice added. "As if it wasn't enough that we had to find the pieces of his soul, but now we have to worry about anything else that he has done to himself, not to mention that we don't have any sort of way of finding out."
"That's where you're wrong Ron," Harry replied. He pointed to his scar, "I think that this is more than just a way of knowing how Voldemort feels, or what he wants to tell me. "Harry what are you saying?" Ron asked. "Harry, you surely don't mean..?" Hermione added. "Yes Hermione, I decided to wait until we were all together, so that you could help me or get help before I tried this, but now it's time to see. If Voldemort can get into my mind by using this, then I can possibly force my way into his as well!"
A/N I know these are short chapters, but bear with me. This is my first fic after all, so review, and btw, bonus points if you can figure out what Harry plans to do to defeat Voldemort!