Harry finds Bloom talking with Myrtle, who says hello to Harry and disappears.

Ron and Hermione are also there, and they spot Professor Slughorn. He sees them and retreats fast.

Ron asks "Still no luck with Slughorn, huh?"

Bloom and Harry freeze, and Bloom says "No, but maybe we already have some."

Harry grins, and they run up to Bloom and Hermione's room.

That night, Bloom and Harry take out the vial with the liquid luck potion, and each drink half.

Hermione asks "How do you feel?" "Excellent. Really excellent."

Bloom and Harry get the feeling that they should go to Hagrid's hut, and pass by a prefect, Filch and Mrs. Norris, and even some Aurors, with ease.

They find Slughorn in the greenhouse, he's cutting off some of the leaves of a plant in front of him.

He removes a sprig from the ground, looks up, and jumps violently.

"Merlin's Beard! Harry, Bloom, you nearly just gave me a heart attack!"

Harry says "Sorry, sir. We should've announced ourselves."

Bloom grins, and says "Cleared our throats, coughed, stepped on a twig, you know, any one of the old clichés. You probably thought we were Madame Sprout."

"Well, yes, actually - how did you know that?"

Bloom says "You were sneaking around, jumped three feet in the air when you saw us, kind of a giveaway there, sir."

Harry shrugs, and she adds "By the way, those Tentacula leaves - they're quite valuable, right?"

Slughorn swallows and says "Ten Galleons a piece to the right buyer, but I wouldn't know anything about that. Merely rumors I've heard. My own interests are purely academic, after all."

Harry says "Personally, these plants have always freaked us out."

Slughorn studies them both, then asks "Exactly how did you two get out of the castle?"

Bloom smiles and says "Through the front doors. We're off to Hagrid's, you see."

Harry adds "He's a very good friend, and we felt like paying him a visit. So, if you don't mind, we'll be off."

They open the greenhouse door to leave, and Slughorn says "Harry, Bloom!"

They turn, and he says "You must realize its night, I can't allow you to wander the grounds alone!"

Bloom says "Then, by all means, feel free to come with."

Ten minutes later, Bloom and Harry are happily strolling along - Bloom's actually humming - but Professor Slughorn is wheezing and puffing.

"Harry, Bloom, I must insist that you accompany me back to the castle!"

Harry says "That would be counterproductive, professor."

Slughorn asks "What makes you say that?"

Bloom immediately answers "No idea, actually."

Slughorn stares at the two of them, then stops and blinks when he sees a sight behind them. "Merlin's beard!"

When Harry and Bloom turn to look, they see Hagrid sitting on a stump disconsolately with Aragog's massive body lying legs-up next to him.

Slughorn asks "Is that an actual Acromantula?"

Bloom quietly responds "A dead one, I think, sir."

They go over, Bloom and Harry rapidly, to Hagrid - who's sitting sullenly on the stump and looking like he'll never be happy again.

"Bloom. 'Arry. 'Orace."

Slughorn asks how Hagrid managed to kill Aragog, and Hagrid sobs "Kill 'im? Me oldest friend, he was!"

"I'm sorry, I…"

Slughorn trails off, and Hagrid waves his hand after a minute and says "Ah, you're not alone. Seriously misunderstood creatures, spiders. I think it's the eyes, unnerves people."

Bloom says "And maybe the pincers."

She mimes giant pincers snapping shut, and he says "I reckon that to…How'd you two get out of the castle?"

Harry says "Through the front doors."

Slughorn waits a moment, then says "Hagrid, I don't mean to be indelicate. But, Acromantula venom is uncommonly rare, and, well, if you wouldn't mind me extracting a vial or two, purely for academic purposes…"

Hagrid sniffles, and says "Don't suppose it's doing him any good, is it?"

"My thoughts exactly! I always have some empty ampoules on me for this exact reason, old Potions habit." He moves close to Aragog, digging out a handful of empty ampoules - except one, which had a hairy worm in it - and Bloom goes to Hagrid.

"Wish you could'a seen him in his prime. Magnificent, just magnificent."

Bloom says "Wish you'd said something Hagrid. I'd have come help. With you there, of course."

Harry says "He did try to eat us. Well, his kids tried to. Said he ordered them not to attack you but everyone else was fair game."

Hagrid chuckles, then says "'E was looking out fer his family. Same as any other parent would do."

Bloom says "Most parents. The Dursleys don't do that for Harry."

Hagrid snorts loudly into his handkerchief just as Slughorn comes back, and offers to say a few words for the giant spider.

Hagrid accepts, and Slughorn says a few words for the giant spider that nearly makes Hagrid break out in sobs again.

Hagrid then goes over to Aragog's body, looks at it lovingly one last time, and then gives it a shove into a giant pit directly next to the body.

Hours, and many cups of alcohol, later, Bloom and Harry are sitting next to two very drunk men.

They've been handed cup after cup, but Bloom always mutters a few words into hers and both drinks turn to Coca-Cola.

Hagrid drinks so much he passes out after telling Slughorn yes, that is Unicorn's hair up on that shelf.

Slughorn told them about a fish he named Francis, he had it for years until one day it vanished.

Once Hagrid is out, Slughorn finds Bloom and Harry staring at him - they're both completely sober and clearheaded - but it's plain enough what they want.

Slughorn gets scared to shaking, especially when Harry tells him that Lily sacrificed herself to save him and that's why he survived.

Bloom tells him they aren't afraid of Voldemort and he shouldn't be either.

Slughorn says "Don't think too badly of me after you see this. You don't know what he was like, even back then."

Bloom says "We just want to know what he asked about. You couldn't have known what would happen, all he would do."

Slughorn retrieves the small vial with the hairy worm inside, and Harry takes it from him because his hands are shaking so badly.

Sughorn slowly raises his wand to one of his temples and draws out a strand of glowing silver magic.

He drops it in, and Harry seals it at once. Bloom says "Thank you, professor."

He shakily nods, then grabs the rest of the wine from the bottle and starts drinking as Bloom and Harry leave.

Bloom teleports them outside Dumbledore's office, and Harry asks "Thought you couldn't teleport or Apparate on Hogwarts grounds?"

Bloom grins and says "Most can't. it's really hard to. Have to overpower a lot of protection spells."

Bloom grins, and Harry says "You are bloody well incredible. What are you, some kind of magic goddess?"

Bloom's grin falters, and she says "Not technically, but-"

"Well, if you are, then your my goddess." Harry kisses her, and she smiles against his lips.

Twenty minutes later, the two of them pull their heads out of the Pensieve in Dumbledore's office.

Riddle asked about Horcruxes, and how many times a person could split their soul. To do that, you have to intentionally murder someone - not kill them in self-defense, or accidentally kill them in a duel - it damages your very soul and then you cast an enchantment to bind the fragment to an object or person, and Tom Riddle wanted to split his soul into seven pieces.

Dumbledore is horrified, and Bloom asks "Professor Slughorn said it was dark magic, very dark, right?"

Dumbledore nods, and Bloom yells "Gods, the diary!"

Dumbledore nods again, and says "Very good, Bloom. Yes, when you brought this to me, four years ago after saving Ginny Weasley's life, I knew it was a powerful magic, very dark. But I had no idea just how powerful and dark until tonight."

Bloom whispers "Does it still have the Horcrux? I was sensing it, wasn't I? I knew it was dark, I could feel it as I walked through the hallway, but I had no idea…"

She suddenly scrubs at her arms furiously, like she wants to get rid of the memory.

Dumbledore says "No, it's destroyed. Your fire is destructive enough, when you want it to be, to destroy a Horcrux, Bloom."

Bloom sees the ring on Dumbledore's finger, and asks "Is that how you wrecked your hand Professor? The new ring?"

Dumbledore smiles, despite the serious conversation, and says "Nothing gets past you for long when you have enough pieces, does it? This ring belonged to Voldemort's mother. It was extremely difficult to track down - and even harder to destroy."

Harry asks "But, if you destroyed all the Horcruxes, would you-"

"You'd destroy Voldemort. All that would be left is to kill him once again - no easy feat, I warn you."

Bloom reaches out for the ring, and touches it just as Dumbledore says that all dark magic like this leaves traces.

Bloom's hand closes over the ring, and she is hit with a series of visions.

An ancient golden cup, a large snake slithering in the grass, a locket, a diadem.

Bloom feels her hand forced open and the visions end suddenly - and she sees Harry staring at her in worry.

He's supporting her with one arm wrapped around her shoulders, and she says "I know what the other Horcruxes are - assuming you can get visions of them from one."

Dumbledore nods, and Bloom lists off the things she saw.

His eyes widen when he realizes Voldemort used the relics of the Houses of Hogwarts for his Horcruxes.

He quickly sends Fawkes with a note to Professor McGonagall, then Bloom asks "It's where you've been going, isn't it? To find more of the Horcruxes?"

Dumbledore nods, and says "Yes, and I may have found another. But, this time, I cannot hope to destroy it alone. I'm afraid, Harry, Bloom, that I must ask too much of you both once again."

They immediately nod, and Bloom says "Professor, I can push 'too much' back a lot further than most. Ask away. If it helps stop Snake-Face, I'll do it." Harry nods, and says "So will I."

AN: Yeah, so now the game's been revealed - that's how Snake-Face didn't die completely all those years ago. He's a massive cheater! Now, they all have to go on a massive Horcrux-hunt! Wonderful...and with him still out there, it'll be that much harder. Keep reading to find out what happens with this Horcrux!