Because Of Ron Keeperoliver Chapter Three

Hermione and Ginny took Harry in their arms when he collapsed after he finished off with Ginny. He just went out like it was the greatest thing he ever went through. There was no thought of pain after having sex.

Harry passed out because of the vision he had of Voldemort. He not only saw him fall to the pain he received, but when Voldemort fell, it opened up his mind and Harry saw things he never expected to see. Voldemort had created six Horcruxes to insure he stayed alive should something happen to him. It was something that Professor Dumbledore needed to know. He didn't know what caused the pain with Voldemort, but he felt it along with him. What should have been a fantastic feeling turned out to be unbelievably pain filled.

Harry was unconscious for over an hour and the ladies were getting worried. Finally Harry began to respond to their questions. "I'm alright Ginny. Hermione I don't know for sure what happened. All I know is that when I finished, I was hit with an unbelievably bad pain. It wasn't from me, but from Voldemort. I don't know what caused it but it crippled him. He was alone in his chamber when it happened. Something else happened that I have to talk to Professor Dumbledore about."

"Why can't you tell us Harry?" Hermione asked.

"It has to do with why Voldemort keeps coming back when we think he is dead."

Ginny gasped at this, "Please don't tell us Harry. If it is what I think then I don't want to know. It is the darkest and cruelest of magic."

"It is Gin. And he has done it more than once."

"How many more than one?"

"At least six. I think there is one more though."

"What are you two taking about? Six of what and why is it so dark?"

"Hermione, please wait and go with me and Ginny to see the Professor. It will be much easier if I only have to explain this once." and they got dressed and headed out to see the Professor. It was Filius that caught them out after curfew and he listened to their reasoning and took them right to Dumbledore.

He sat with the group and listened as Harry told his tale. The reactions were so different between the listeners, you would think they heard four different stories. Dumbledore was litening with intense interest. Filius was listening with contempt of Voldemort. Ginny listened with the knowledge she was right in her assumption. Hermione listened to it filled with fear. Unless they could find and destroy these things, they could never defeat Voldemort.

Dumbledore started right up after Harry finished, "So, it was as I feared. He has made them and there are more than I even guessed. No wonder Horace is ashamed to answer me. Harry we do have a start in finding these items, as I know two have been destroyed. The Diary you destroyed in your second year was one of them. Over the summer, I destroyed another, but at a cost." and he showed his arm to all there. Not a one of them didn't turn sick at what they saw. His right arm was black and useless from his hand to his shoulder. He didn't explain how it got that way, but Harry could guess it was the thing fighting back like the Diary did through Tom's spirit. This was when Harry made a discovery. It was the fang that destroyed the Diary. Was it the actual fang or the poison it contained? He asked this to the Professor.

"Very astute Harry. Yes, it was the poison that did it, the fang was the weapon, but it was the poison that was the destroyer. There is another way to destroy it and that is with Fyend Fire, which is the way I destroyed my object, which was a ring. Did you happen to hear what the other objects were?"

"I did sir. I knew of the Diary and the ring. Then there is an amulet, a cup, a crown and his snake Nagini. But I think there is still another I can't quite picture. I fear it is this one that will spell doom for one of us. Probably me as without it, we can't beat him."

Albus turned to Hermione and smiled, "AH Miss Granger, Harry's being with you has really had it's affect on him. He has become much wiser and more aware of his own capabilities. I feel the same way as you do Harry, but I think I know what it is, and the answer is not one you will like. You see Harry the object that contains this piece of soul has to be destroyed and that means if it is a human, then this person must die."

Once again Harry passed out when he was told this. Ginny was sitting the closest to him and when he did it, she was right there to catch him before he fell out of the chair. "Professor, what is wrong with him? Why does he keep passing out like this?"

"I'm afraid Miss Weasley, that Harry has learned where the last item is."

Now Hermione passed out from this statement, and soon Ginny understood what was happening. Filius held her until he was sure it wouldn't happen to her.

Ginny was running her fingers through Harry's hair to calm him should he awake. He did, and her fingers were needed as he began to panic right from the start, but the brushing began to do it's magic and Ginny was saved from Harry's arms flailing about.

Hermione also regained her self and saw Harry was alert as well. She had to ask, "Is it true Harry? Are you the last one?"

With tears flowing from his eyes, he nodded his head, afraid to speak. Even Filius cried, joining Ginny and Hermione. They had just been told that Harry had to die in order to defeat Voldemort.

However Albus was not crying, and in fact was smiling, "Mr. Potter, you have to know that death is just the start of your next journey. Another thing is that death may not be final. You should have died when you were 15 months old, but you didn't. I wonder why that was?"

Now he had Harry thinking. He was right, and it wasn't the last time he lived when he should have died. In fourth year Voldemort should have finished him, but he couldn't get past Harry's wand. Then last year at the Ministry, he was in control of Harry's body, yet Harry fought him off and threw him out of his body. It hurt Voldemort so bad that he was incapable of leading his men in any of there escapades. Of course they didn't know this and neither did Harry or Dumbledore, completely that is. Albus had an inclination of what it did to Tom as he saw the force with which he was forced out of Harry's body.

They were still talking when there was a knock on the door. Albus didn't wish to expose the students to unwanted eyes, so he got up and answered the door. What he saw amazed him as Luna ran past him and went right to Harry. "OH Harry, I saw what happened to you and I was afraid it hurt you real bad. Are you alright?"

Harry felt her arms around him and never felt anything so comforeting in all his life. Not even Molly's hugs felt this good. "Thank you for your concern Luna, but I'm fine. Really I am."

Ginny became upset when she heard this, "The hell you are, Harry. Luna, we just found out that..."

Harry used the mufliato on Ginny to keep her quiet. She glared at Harry but then saw his eyes and managed a smile that told him she understood what he wanted.

But, neither of them knew of the power Luna had in seeing things others fail to see. "Do you mean the horcrux Harry carries around with him?"

Harry dropped the spell on Ginny as he asked, "How is it you know of this Luna?"

"This was all in my dream Harry, just like how you get rid of it without having to die."

There was a loud "WHAT?" that came from all five sitting there.

Even Albus had questions concerning this remark. "Just how can he do this Miss Lovegood?"

"Well sir, I assume you know the easiest way to get rid of a horcrus is by using Fyend Fire or Basilisk venom. But there is a third way that is much harder, but if it works, then not only will the horcrux be destroyed, but so will the one who put it there, even if there were Horcruxes still intact."

"How do you know of this Miss Lovegood?"

"No one thinks too much of my father's paper sir, but if they were avid followers like myself, they would learn so much it would make their life much easier. He researches everything he writes about to make sure everything is factual and true. He did a story on Horcruxes about seven years ago and he learned in his research that the third way to destroy a piece of a soul in a Horcrux that lived was with the love of eight people. They have to be special people and one has to be a virgin. There is a ritual involved and a spell that has to be cast with each part of the ritual."

"Did your father ever learn the spell or what the ritual was, Miss Lovegood?"

"No sir, but I figure that if a virgin was required then sex had to be involved."

Luna now had the attention of all five people in the room. Then Hermione volunteered to do research on what Luna said, and Ginny offered her help in any way she could. Luna made the most brave statement of them all, "If you need the virgin Harry, then I will take that position."

"WHAT? No Luna, you can't. Do you know what you are saying? I can't do that to you."

Luna just smiled and said, "Harry, it's just a piece of skin. It may hurt a little, but I'll live through it. Why can't I help in this way?" then she started to cry, "OH, I see, you don't like me that way. I'm sorry if I'm not pretty like Ginny, or smart like Hermione. Or sexy like Cho."

Now Harry laughed, "You have got to be kidding Luna? Not pretty like Ginny? You are every bit as pretty as she is. Not smart like Hermione? Who just told us what could be done so that I could live? Not Hermione, but if given the chance I'm sure she would have come up with something. As for Cho, she is not sexy. Do you know why I think of you as sexy? Because you think out of the ordinary and say what's on your mind, without being hurtful to anyone. That to me is being very sexy. But I could not do that to you, as your virginity is your most prized possession."

"Yes it is Harry, and I am glad you notice that, but I'm bound to give it someday to a man, and I can't think of a person more worthy of it than you."

Hermione made her thought known to the group, and it was a confession she didn't care what they all thought, "Harry, I'm still a virgin. I have never been with a man."

Ginny had to stop her before she said something that wasn't quite true, "Luna, by being a virgin, does it mean the hymen is still intact?"

"I'm afraid so Ginny."

"Then Hermione, you are still a virgin to a man's touch, but your Hymen has been broken."

"When?"

"Our first night. I broke it with my fingers. For some reason, yours was extremely thin and ruptured with my first contact."

Luna became worried when she heard that and Ginny saw it. "Not to worryLuna, We were still young and I didn't know what I was doing. I never broke yours."

The evening was getting late and there were classes in the morning so Albus excused them all and Filius escorted them to their dorms so there would be no trouble from anyone even though Hermione was a prefect.

When they got to the Gryffindor dorm, Luna asked if she could be allowed to enter and Filius asked why and Luna answered, "There is still much we have to talk about."

"But why now?"

"Because it is still fresh in our mind."

"Are you all OK with this?" he asked the Gryphs.

They all agreed and Luna spent the night in the dorm. Ginny was the only girl in Fifth year so she stayed there for the night when it became time for bed.

They all talked for another two hours before they broke it up for bed, but not before Harry stopped Ginny and told her, "Gin, before I forget, I have to tell you that what we shared this evening was the best thing I ever had done to me. Even with the way it ended. Even with that, it was because of this we learned something we didn't know, so it was because of this it made it that much better."

Ginny pulled Harry in for a hug and said in his ear, "I'm sorry for the way I thought of you Harry. I thought you were ignoring me all that time and then I find out my brother the arse was behind it. And I also thought it was the best night I ever spent with a male. Not that I've spent a lot with them, but it was the best."

Harry then got a hug from Hermione and a kiss, and from Luna, he got the same hug they shared in the headmasters office, and this time a kiss was added to it, making it that much more memorable.

BoR-}

Hermione had been given athorization for all portions of the Library for her search. Ginny was made a special prefect in order to travel at night with out a restriction. Luna had been given permission to enter the Gryffindor dorm by the headmaster.

Harry talked to the other members of the Army to get them to help protect Luna. She was a special member of the Army that was also needed for a very secret mission. Neville volunteered for this duty because of his failure to ask her out. He figured a girl as beautiful as Luna wasn't interested in a magically weak male. He became interested in Hannah Abbot when she agreed to go on a date to Hogsmeade with him, but it turned out to be a disaster because of his bumbling effort to give her a good time. So he was once again single.

If he had known what her mission was he may have changed his mind. Instead he went about it with a fierce pride. Crabbe and Goyle were the first to learn this as they insulted her one day in the hall. Neville had their backs against the wall and his wand at their throats, "Don't ever insult anyone again when I am around. Don't ever approach Miss Lovegood again period, because if I find out, I will come looking for you and you don't want me to be mad when I do it." and he let them go.

Neville turned around and found himself engulfed in a hug like she gave Harry. Unlike Harry, Neville fell back against the wall as she continued to squeeze him tight. The feeling going through him was like a tidal wave of pleasure. He felt lost when she broke it off.

"Thank you Neville. Harry had been the only one to care for my well being before and I appreciated it when you just did. Now, I need to get to class before I am late and make you late as well."

"Don't worry about me, I'll explain what happened to Professor Sprout and she will understand." and he got her to class in time.

There were no more attempts to get at Luna after this as Crabbe and Goyle told the other Slytherin that it wasn't the same Longbottom from first year and wasn't one to mess with.

Albus wasn't one to sit idle and he continued to search for the horcruxes in case Miss Lovegood's idea failed. It's not that he didn't believe in her, it was just the difficulty finding the spell to accomplish it. He had never heard of it and he didn't think it would be found in the library. Not even in the restricted section.

He had gone over all the possible hiding spots Tom would have used and came up with several possibilities. The school was one. Riddle Manor was two. Gringotts was three. The Ministry was four. The final one was where ever Tom was, because he wouldn't let Nagini out of his sight. He made some pictures of the items for everyone to see, in case they might have seen one of them.

BoR-}

The Christmas Hols were upon them and Hermione had searched the entire Library and found nothing to help them with. Her frustration showed itself to Ginny in the way she responded to her. It was dull and without emotion.

Ginny decided it was time to bring Harry back into their playtime and found him in the ROR trying to figure out where they might find the horcruxes. He asked for a room for ideas and it gave him a room with maps, references and some books. It had a long table piled high with the books and maps and lists of reference material to use. When Ginny saw this, she ran from the room and went looking for Hermione. It was just what she needed. She found her once again in the Library and took her hand and dragged her up to the seventh floor and Harry. When the door closed, Ginny sealed it against intrusion and Hermione saw what Harry was doing and ran over to him to assist in his work. Ginny also joined but had no idea what she was looking for.

Harry had the room set up to answer a question should one arise. He had asked for a spell that would help destroy a horcrux without the use of Basilisk venom or Fyend Fire. The response was 'No Reference Found For Your Request.'

Hermione then asked, "Is there another way to destroy a horcrux beside the two mentioned?"

There was a moment of silence and then, "It has been rumored that there was another way, but it has never been found."

Ginny was sitting there listening to the others and mumbled, "It has to be more than just sex to do it."

Hermione heard this and jumped up and ran to Ginny and gave her a kiss that took both their breath away. "Ginny, you're brilliant. Of course it is more than just sex." then she thought about her next question and asked, "Is there a book that covers spells that include sex from a loved one and the freely given maidenhood of a virgin."

There was another silent moment and then, "There was a book written that covers this, but there is only two copies known in existence and their where abouts is unknown. The title of it is, No Stronger Magic Than Love. It was written by Merlin himself."

Hermione wrote all this down, but it didn't make her feel much better. They had a source, but to what end if there was no way to find it.

BoR-}

Harry had asked Dobby to help Professor Dumbledore with the search and the first thing he did was disappear from his office, only to return with the diadem of Ravenclaw. The picture was one he recognised from the RoR. He found it one day and was going to bring it to Winky when he thought better of it and placed it on a table next to a bust of a past Headmaster. He found it on the head of the bust, so someone else must have found it.

Dobby once again proved himself invaluable when He saw that Gringotts could also be a hiding place. He called for Kreacher and soon had him standing before the Headmaster and himself. "What does Dobby need Kreacher for. He doesn't asnwer to you or him." pointing at the Professor.

"Dobby knows this Kreacher, but he asks for your help in finding something. Please to look at these pictures and tell us if yous had seen them before?"

At first Kreacher stood still trying to ignore the request, but soon he moved forward to look and when he did, he began to cry. Then he saw something else and began to get very upset. He wanted to flee the office, but remembered his masters wish to destroy what he had.

"Kreacher know of two of these items he sees. The cup is in the LeStrange vault, put there by me by request by the Mrs. Bella. The second is in Black Manor. It is the amulet found by my master in a cave."

Albus then asked,"Why is it still in the Manor Kreacher?"

"Master Regulus asked Kreacher to destroy it before he died. Kreacher failed him then and and he has done it again by not being able to do as Kreacher was asked."

"Do you wish to see it destroyed, Kreacher?"

"Yes, but Kreacher doesn't know how."

"I can, if you let me try."

Kreacher popped out of the room and was back before Albus could even move. He laid the necklace on the desk and moved back. He watched as the Headmaster raised a fire that engulfed the Amulet and saw the black mist as it left the destroyed item.

Kreacher cried once again, but this time for joy as his master's wish had finally been granted.

Albus asked him if he still had access to the LeStrange vault, and he said yes, but only by permission of Mrs. Bella. Albus smiled and released him to return to the Black Manor. He turned back to Dobby. "Thank You Dobby for all that you helped me. I cannot believe how much you did in that short amount of time."

"I did it for Master Harry Sir. He is a great master and Dobby would do anything for him."

"Well I think you should return to the kitchen and help out for the final meal before the hols. Master Harry will be very proud of what you did. I will make sure to tell him so." and Dobby thanked him and returned to the kitchen.

Harry was still in potions when Professor Slughorn received a message from Albus, asking to See Harry Potter before supper. Horace passed on the message and after the class, he and Hermione headed for the Headmaster's office. Harry wasn't keeping anything from his friends now that he had them.

When Harry was told of what Dobby had done, he called for him and pulled him in for a hug. "Dobby, I think it is time for you to leave the Kitchen and Join us for the Hols and I don't mean to cook for us. I want you to enjoy our time off as much as we do. I want you to be there for Christmas. We will be in Black Manor and Kreacher could use a friend there as well."

"Thank you Harry Potter, sir. Dobby would be honored to stay there with you."

When they left the office, Hermione stopped Harry, "Harry, do you think I could join you in the Manor. It has a Library larger than that in Hogwarts."

"Of course Hermione, but what about your parents?"

"OH, that. Well it seems I was going to be stuck here for the Hols as Mum and Dad will be skiing in the Swiss Alps and I didn't wish to go. I thought you were staying here for the Hols."

"Good enough. I would love to have you stay with us for the Hols. You know Ginny will be asking to visit, don't you?"

Hermione smiled and winked at him, "Of course she will."

And they laughed all the way back to the dorm to drop off their books.

Just like they thought, as soon as Ginny heard about Hermione staying with Harry, she would be asking her mum if she could visit with them for a few days.

The next day, on the train, Harry, Ginny and Hermione were sitting and talking when Ron entered asking to talk to Hermione in private.

"What you have to say to me, can be said in front of my friends."

"No, it can't. I have to speak to you in private."

"Then no, I don't wish to speak to you as nothing you can say will not be known by them anyway."

"Fine." and he took a seat. "Look Hermione, I screwed up with Lavender and wish to get back with you, if you will have me."

When both Ginny and Hermione began laughing, it was too much for Ron. "What the bloody hell is so funny?"

Ginny was the one to answer his remark, "You. You're the one who is so funny. You mess up with Lavender, who you left Hermione for, and now you come back and think Hermione is ready to jump back in your arms. You're an arse Ron and you deserve every thing you have coming to you. It was lucky that she found out about you before she made a commitment."

"Who are you calling an arse. You're a whore who can't keep people out of her pants and between her legs. You have no right to call anyone anything."

Both Hermione and Ginny were ready to respond when Harry was up and in Ron's face before he had a chance to protect himself. Harry had punched him in the nose and the jaw and was ready to strike again when Ginny pulled him off Ron, "NO, Harry. You've done enough. I think he got the message. Mum is not going to be happy with either of us and I probably won't be able to join you for the Hols."

Ron didn't hear what was said because he was out cold. When he came around, he was back in his own cabin with a cold pack on his nose. It wasn't broken and it stopped bleeding, so it was just to keep the swelling down.

Once the train stoped at King's Cross, Ginny left to face the music with her mum. She stood there waiting for Ron to exit and make his complaint. When Molly saw him with the cold pack on his nose she asked him what happened. He said he was leaving the loo when the train jerked around a bend and he went flying to the ground.

Ginny looked to him like he was crazy, he whispered, "It's because it's for Harry. I owe him that one. Don't forget to tell him that during your visit."

"How did you know about that, You were unconscious?"

"I heard you talk about it before I left the train."

Ginny then took the chance to ask her mum about the visit and Molly allowed it because Hermione was going to be there. Remus and Tonks were going to be there as well.

It was looking to be an interesting Holiday Season.