A/N: Had to update. :P I'm being bribed. However, I'm not complaining. I'm enjoying my bribes. :P They're all being put to good use. :P Enjoy. The hunt begins :]

"Sirius, I'm going to get Harry. It's busy here but I'll work from home," Remus said to Sirius. He had called Sirius on the Communicator the next morning.

"Ok. Just call if there's anything going on," Sirius answered. Remus nodded and ended the call.

"Seth. Come in here for a minute," Remus called for Seth.

"Yeah?"

"I have to go home to watch Harry, so I need you to watch things here. I'll be working from home. If you need me, call, and I'll figure out of I'll comein."

"No problem, Remus."

"Thanks. See you later, Seth," Remus gathered his things and walked through the Ministry, outside, and to the Apparation point. He Apparated to the Burrow and walked to the house. He knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Remus noticed she sounded upset, like she was crying.

"It's Remus. I'm here for Harry. Is everything okay, Molly?" he answered.

"Oh, Remus! Thank goodness!" Remus was surprised when the woman pulled him in the door. He looked at the Weasleys. Mrs. Weasley and Ginny were crying. Fred, George, Bill, and Mr. Weasley wore very sad expressions.

"What's going on?" Remus frowned. He was worried. Had something happened to Ron or Hermione? Or to Harry?"

"Ron, Hermione, and Harry are gone," Mr. Weasley told him.

"Gone? Gone where?" Remus demanded but he knew the answer.

"This is for you and Sirius. Harry left it. Ron and Hermione left one for us. We haven't read it yet. We thought it best for you two to be here," Mr. Weasley handed Remus the letter Harry had written.

"Jesus. One minute," Remus took out his Communicator, put it on the table, and turned it on.

"Name please."

"Sirius Black," Remus said.

"What's up, Moony?" Sirius greeted after accepting the call.

"Sirius, you have to come to the Burrow. Now," Remus told him.

"Why? I'm busy. I can't up and leave. You okay? You look awful."

"It's about Harry," Remus added, knowing it would get Sirius moving.

"On my way," he turned off the object and grabbed his cloak. "Kingsley, you're in charge. I'll be back soon," he said as he ran past Kingsley and Tonks.

"What-" Tonks started.

"Something to do with Harry," Kingsley told her simply.

"Ah," Tonks nodded. Sirius ran as fast as he could outside and to the Apparation point. He disappeared and when he got to the Burrow, he ran into the house.

"What's going on with Harry?" he asked breathlessly.

"He's gone, Sirius. Ron, Hermione, and Harry are gone," Remus replied. "They left letters."

"Let's read them," Sirius urged. Sirius went beside Remus, while Mr. Weasley and the kids went to Mrs. Weasley. It was several minutes later when they finished reading.

"Twenty minutes. We wait exactly twenty minutes," Remus stated. He picked up the picture.

"That was left with the letters," Bill spoke.

"It's Harry's picture. He always had it on the mantle so everyone could see it," Sirius whispered.

"What time will it be when we can call?" one of the twins asked.

"It'll be exactly eight o'clock," Remus answered, looking at his watch. "We have thirteen minutes," he added. For the whole time, everyone did nothing but sat and waited for eight o'clock to roll around. All they could do for the time being was wonder what was going on with the trio.

"Let's stop here for a bit. We'll eat and just figure stuff out. Everyone should be calling soon. It's already past ten to eight," Harry said and set down his two bags, sitting on the ground. Ron and Hermione sat beside him.

"I know we had to leave, but I feel so bad leaving the way we did," Hermione sighed.

"I know. I do too, but they'll be calling us in four minutes so we can say goodbye properly," Harry told them.

"I can hardly believe that we're doing this. It's so beyond anything we've ever done before. It's just a much bigger chance of us not coming back this time," Ron stated while they all ate a cut up apple and Harry took out his Communicator.

"Yeah. It's much scarier this time. We can't give up though just because it's scarier," Harry nodded.

"Incoming call Sirius Black. Accept or decline call?" the voice came.

"Here we go," Harry and the others breathed deeply. "Accept."

"Call accepted."

"Harry!"

"Ron! Hermione!" the worried adults cried.

"Hey, Sirius. Hey, Remus," Harry said.

"Thank God. We were so worried," Remus and Sirius sighed.

"Sorry. Can you two hang on for a bit? I wanted to let the Weasleys talk then we can. That cool?" Harry asked.

Remus and Sirius looked ready to say no, but they also looked ready to try grab the picture of Harry to get the real him home. "Yeah, it's all right," they nodded. Harry smiled and move for Ron and Hermione. The Weasleys talked for twenty-five minutes.

"We're sorry, guys. We'll try to be as careful as possible. Bye. Love all of you so much," Hermione and Ron finished.

"I'm really sorry about the sudden bail," Harry stated to his uncles.

"It was four in the morning," Remus specified. "You said you weren't leaving until September."

"I know. It was set on September for a while, then we agreed to move it to the middle of August. Then, last night I woke up from a nightmare and just knew we had to leave right away. We almost didn't make it. Ginny had walked in while we were packing," he explained.

"It's only August first. You and Ron can do magic but Hermione can't. What're you going to do about that?" Sirius pointed out.

"You're right. I never noticed that before. Damn it."

"I can't believe you three are actually doing this," Remus frowned.

"I know. We can't believe it either, but here we are."

"Come home, pup," Remus said.

"I can't. I'm sorry, guys. I have to do this. The three of us have already agreed on it," Harry replied. "We're prepared. We got everything we'll need. Sorry about the food at home, by the way."

"Don't worry about it. Where are you three right now?" Sirius wondered.

"Can't say. If I do, you'll come after us and bring us home. Also, I can't say for safety purposes. We have to keep out locations secret," Harry replied.

"Okay, we can't argue with either of those. We just wish you wouldn't do this," Sirius sighed.

"Yeah, I know," Harry nodded.

"Harry," Ron called.

"What?"

"Someone's coming. We have to go," Ron explained.

"Uh oh. I'm sorry, but we have to go," Harry told his uncles who wore worried and sad expressions.

"But-"

"I'm sorry. Goodbye. I love you both," Harry answered and disconnected the call. "Let's go," he ran to his friends and helped pack up. "This way. Quietly," he said and the trio began running east.

"They're gone. They won't come back until they finish this. If they finish it," Sirius stated sadly.

"They will. They'll make it," Remus nodded but no one believed it. Three seventeen year olds were hunting down the most powerful dark wizard in the world who was hunting them as well. How could they survive? "We should go. Need to get back to work," Remus added and they nodded. Sirius and Remus walked silently to the Apparation point and Apparated to the Ministry. They didn't speak when they got there, they just walked in and went to their departments.

"Sirius?" Tonks said quietly as she and Kingsley entered Sirius' office.

"Yeah?"

"What happened?" Kingsley asked.

"Harry and his friends are gone. They've started. They won't come back until it's over," Sirius told them, staring at a picture of Harry on his desk.

"They'll be killed," Tonks whispered to Kingsley.

"Where are they? We'll bring them back."

"No idea. Harry wouldn't say," Sirius shrugged. "I have to get on this Malfoy case. Excuse me," he grabbed a quill and bent over the papers on his desk. Kingsley and Tonks glanced at each other, worried, then left the office.

"Remus? Is everything all right?" Seth asked as Remus sat at his desk.

"Harry left with his friends. They're not coming back until Voldemort's dead," Remus told him.

"I'm so sorry, Remus. Just remember, you and Sirius raised him well. He's a strong, smart kid," Seth replied.

"Thanks, Seth," Remus smiled.

"Always here for you. Take it easy on yourself. Tell Sirius the same thing," Seth answered.

"I will. Bye, Seth," Remus nodded and Seth left. Remus turned back to his desk and flipped open a file. He had a werewolf to catch and kill.

"Do you think we lost whoever was back there?" Hermione asked breathlessly as they slowed to a walk.

"I think so, but we have to watch. I think Voldemort knows we've left and are looking for the Horcruxes. He'll have people following us. He doesn't want us near the Horcruxes," Harry answered.

"How do we know what the Horcruxes are? It's not like he'll tell us," Ron said.

"I don't know yet. We almost had to only find four, but then the damn locket was a fake," Harry sighed.

"Maybe we should start with the locket since we know what it is, unlike the others," Hermione stated.

"That's probably a good idea," Harry nodded.

"Then the question comes. Where would it be? Or, if someone has it, who?" Ron pointed out.

"I doubt someone has it. It's too dangerous. Because they're created by Dark Magic, that's what they are pretty much. Dark Magic. They make a holder feel and act dark. They won't act like Voldemort or Death Eaters. They'll be like Draco Malfoy," Harry explained.

"Why wasn't Dumbledore affected then? He had the ring," Hermione wondered.

"Because he didn't wear it. If he did, he would have over-powered the Dark Magic and wouldn't experience the effects," Harry replied.

"So where do we start?" Ron said.

"What time is it? My watch died," Harry asked.

"It's only nine forty-five in the morning," Hermione informed.

"We need to figure stuff out. We'll go down to the ocean line and just talk. People will think we're just visiting, but we have to talk quietly," Harry told them.

"Where's the ocean line?" Hermione asked.

"About eleven miles from here. It'll take a while to get there," Harry replied.

"Let's go. We'll make it," Hermione nodded. They began walking again.

"So, why did you bring the sword, Harry?" Ron asked.

"You brought the sword?" Hermione gasped.

"Yes, it's the only thing that can destroy the Horcruxes. I read something on Horcruxes a while back. If the Horcrux is an animal or a human soul, then it can be destroyed with a wand, but only one that's been used to kill someone or something powerful. Otherwise, this is the only thing we have that will work," Harry answered.

"At least we don't have to worry about that detail," Ron sighed.

"Yes. Now our To Do List is much smaller and less complicated," Harry said sarcastically. Ron stuck his tongue out at Harry who grinned.

"Very mature, Ronald," Hermione said.

Ron rolled his eyes. "I must be the free entertainment." Harry and Hermione laughed. They continued east for another half hour and they still hadn't found the ocean line.

"Umm, Harry," Hermione stated.

"Yeah?"

"I don't remember there being houses or people around here," she answered.

"What? We're in the middle-whoa," Harry stopped mid-sentence as he looked to his left. There were houses in a long row. There were some people outside. All those people had stopped their current tasks and were staring at the trio.

"That's scary," Ron whispered, referring to the people watching them.

"When we ran off, we must have gotten closer to the edge of the forest. We probably got closer as we walked," Harry realized.

"Is that a good or bad thing?" Hermione asked.

"Only if that's a good thing," Ron gestured to the people who had been watching them. They were now walking towards the trio, almost zombie-like, except their arms weren't extended in front of them like the normal stereotype.

"What are they doing?" Hermione squeaked. She was scared.

"I don't think they're coming for an autograph from Harry," Ron replied.

"Whoa! A couple of them have knives, guys!" Harry gasped.

"Whoa! What the hell?" Ron jumped back a bit, holding Hermione's hand.

"What do we do?" Hermione asked.

"Don't stand here like morons. Run! To the ocean line!" Harry shouted and they ran in the direction they were originally walking.

"They're running too!" Ron exclaimed, glancing over his shoulder.

"Keep running, Harry said. What was going on? Why were they being chased by villagers?

"I think I see the ocean line!" Ron announced.

"I hope so, otherwise we're going into the village for a bit," Harry replied. They picked up their pace, but as they did, so did the villagers chasing them. They continued running. Where Ron thought he had seen their destination, it had just been a strange reflection.

"You're joking?" Hermione said.

"Nope. Turn! Into the village," Harry directed. They turned left and ran into the village. They stopped in their tracks. Everything was white…pure white.

"What the hell? Where are we?" Ron frowned. Harry looked around. They were no longer being chased.

"I wonder if they're Muggles or wizards?" Hermione said.

"Who knows. This is weird. Let's keep moving," Harry answered. He didn't trust the village, especially after what had just happened.

"What's that noise?" Ron asked.

"What noise?" Harry replied.

"It's coming from your bag. It sounds like a muffled voice," Ron pointed at Harry's bag.

"It's the mirror. Remus or Sirius is calling," Harry realized. He took off his small bag and looked for the mirror.

"Harry, wait. Maybe we should go somewhere where we're alone. Where the villagers won't see us," Hermione suggested.

"Good idea," Harry nodded. He pulled out the mirror. "One minute. Stay quiet," he said to Remus in the mirror. "Ron, keep your wand out."

"Okay. Where do we go?" Ron asked.

"In here. It looks abandoned," Hermione told them. She was standing by a house. It did look abandoned. The white coating wasn't as white as the rest of the village. The windows had cracks in them and the door looked ready to fall off its hinges.

"It'll have to do. Lock the door," Harry said, running in with his friends. Hermione locked the door. "Just hang on, Remus."

"Should we go upstairs?" Ron wondered.

"Yeah, let's go," Harry nodded and the three of them went up the stairs. They went into the first room. There was no furniture and no windows. They sat down, leaning against the wall and taking off their bags.

"Harry!" Remus called.

"Hey. We can't really talk. We're in a strange situation," Harry said.

"I had to tell you. Greyback and his pack have left Hogwarts. They're on the move. Watch out. I don't want him getting to you."

"We'll watch out," Harry nodded.

"Remus, I have to ask you something," Hermione moved beside Harry to talk to Remus.

"Ron, don't touch anything," Harry said when Ron went to touch and part of the wall that was sunken in.

"Have you ever heard of a village, anywhere in the world, where everything is white? Like everything. The road, the buildings, everything," Hermione asked Remus.

"No, I've never heard of such a place," Remus shook his head.

"Great, we're in a village that doesn't even exist. Is that even possible?" Harry said.

"Whoa! Ouch!" Ron cried. He had tripped over his own feet and slammed into the wall, falling to the floor.

"Ron!" They ran to him.

"This is weird. This wall. Where Ron hit it, it push in. It's a window," Hermione examined the fake wall. "Uh oh."

"What?" Ron and Harry echoed.

"It's the villagers! They're surrounding us and trying to get through the door!" Hermione informed and Harry looked out the window.

"Oh man. That door won't hold them off either," Harry said.

"How do we get out? They're everywhere," Ron stated.

"We have to hide and hope we aren't found. We can't disparate. Push on the walls. I get the feeling we'll find stuff," Harry told them. Just then, there was the sound of shattering windows and a door being torn off the hinges. The trio's eyes widened.

"They don't fail to surprise, do they? Fast, strong, and lethal," Ron replied.

"Go! Hide! Hurry!" Harry shouted and they split up.

"Harry, what is going on?" Remus asked.

"I have to go. One question though," Harry said and entered a bedroom. "Where was Regulus Black living before he died?" he asked, pushing on every inch of the walls.

"What?"

"Just answer! I need to know!" Harry shouted.

"Grimmauld Place. He was number twelve, Grimmauld Place," Remus answered.

"Which bedroom was his?" Harry continued pushing on the wall, silently cursing at the lack of progress and discovery.

"Umm, one of the extra bedrooms. I think the room across from the tapestry room. The room that's always locked. I think. I'm not positive," Remus replied.

"Thanks. Now I have-" Harry stopped when the door burst open. "Uh oh. Come on. Open, damn wall," Harry pounded on the wall.

"Harry!" Remus yelled. Harry spun around. The villagers could almost touch him. He pressed himself against the wall. Just as the villagers were about to grab him, the wall disappeared from behind him and he fell backwards. "Har-" Remus' call was cut off as the mirror hit the concrete just before Harry, who's world went black after hearing and feeling a crack on the back of his head.