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The Brotherhood
A/N - The pace is picking up big time here. I have the next chapter and a half written, so you get to choose how fast the chapters come out. If I get enough reviews, the next chapter will come out tonight. If I get some reviews, but not a lot, it'll come out tomorrow. It I get hardly any reviews at all, you'll have to wait until Friday to read the next chapter. Remember, every review counts!
Oh, and if you haven't read the sixth & seventh books yet (shame on you, if you haven't!) then this chapter contains some big SPOILERS!
~~~ Chapter Thirty Four ~~~
"Okay, so our first plan of action is to get all the horcruxes, and then we can figure out to destroy them," Sirius said. He was sitting at the head of the table, surrounded by Tonks, Ginny, Remus, and Dumbledore.
"We know the location of all the items, but it is still going to be hard to find them. There is the Diadem of Ravenclaw, which is hidden somewhere in Hogwarts. In the book, he calls it the 'Room of Hidden Things'. Unfortunately, none of us have ever discovered something like that before," Sirius continued.
"The next horcrux is Hufflepuff's Cup, which is hidden in the Lestrange Vault. Then, there's Slytherin's Locket, which is hidden in some cave with a lake of infuri surrounding it," Remus added.
"The leaves the Gaunt family ring, which is hidden is the Gaunt shack in Little Hangleton, and the snake, Nagini, which will have to be killed last minute, probably by Harry," Sirius finished.
"I thought there are seven of them?" Ginny questioned.
"The other two would be the diary that Malfoy gave you in second year which Harry destroyed with Basilisk venom, and Voldemort himself," Remus explained.
Ginny shuddered at the memory of the diary.
"We'll divide these up between the four adults, and hopefully have them all gathered within the week," Sirius stated.
"I will search Hogwarts for the Diadem," Dumbledore said.
"I'll go to Little Hangleton," Remus murmured.
"I might be able to get into the Lestrange Vault, with my mum's help," Dora said.
"That leaves me with the locket," Sirius said determinedly.
"I'll let Harry know the plan," Ginny said, determined to be helping. She had fought earlier with Sirius when he said that she would not be allowed to help with finding the horcruxes, but he had won, and she had to sit out.
~~~TB~~~
The plan is simple. They each claimed a horcrux, and they're going to find it within the next week. Ginny explained.
Harry frowned. Tell them to be careful. I don't know if Voldemort will realise if his horcruxes suddenly start disappearing, but when he finds out, things will get dangerous for us all.
Exactly why you need to be extra careful. By the way, Sirius left you Nagini to kill, probably at last minute. I was thinking that you might kill her sooner, but make it look like an accident. Ginny proposed.
That might work. Harry agreed, though he already had a plan in mind. The last stage of his plan was going exactly how it was supposed to.
~~~TB~~~
Dumbledore wandered through the castle, searching for hidden rooms or passages, or anything that could possibly be hiding Voldemort's horcrux. He had borrowed the Marauder's Map for the occasion, but he had yet to find anything.
As he walked, Dumbledore wondered just how Voldemort had managed to get his hands on the Diadem, and when he had managed to hid it in the castle. The second part was easy enough, Dumbledore supposed. It was probably when he had come seeking a job.
Dumbledore nodded politely at the Grey Lady as she floated by. It was a mystery he would never have the answer to.
~~~TB~~~
Remus walked down the silent street toward Little Hangleton, his eyes focused on the small shack that he could see faintly through the bushes. It was very overgrown and falling apart, but Remus supposed that it probably hadn't been occupied in many years.
He carefully stepped into the building, and raised his wand. He murmured, "Lumos," and his wand lit up, revealing that the shack he stood in was in worse condition than he had thought.
Seeing no sign of anywhere obvious that the ring could be hidden, Remus closed his eyes and concentrated on the spell that Dumbledore had revealed to him. It was a spell that revealed where darkness was. Dark magic in particular. Still, as he cast the spell, he could see himself glowing slightly. A werewolf was a dark creature.
The majority of the light, which was what represented the dark magic, was on a small area under some floor boards. Remus cautiously waved his wand, moving the boards sideways, revealing a black box underneath.
Remus stepped forward, examining the box for spells. Finding none, he tried to open it, but found it was locked. Casting a quick unlocking spell, Remus opened the box. He was quick surprised to find that there was nothing inside the box except a ring with a black stone on it.
Suddenly, Remus had an urge to put the ring on. He fought against it, his rational side asking why he should put on the ring. The ring's power was strong though, and Remus reached out slowly to the ring.
As soon as he touched it, Remus knew he was in trouble. Suddenly, he had no control of himself. The ring was slipped on his finger and then he felt excruciating pain coming from the finger where the ring was.
Remus had a lot of experience fighting against something he could hardly control, and this was the only reason he was able to yank the ring off his finger and throw it across the room. Still, the pain in his finger lingered, and grew until it encompassed his entire hand.
Knowing he had to finish this right, he strode across the room, grasped the ring in a now gloved hand, and apparated away to the only place that he knew he could get medical support; Hogwarts.
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