The prisoner

Chapter fourteen: Bye bye soul shards

The next morning, Harry, Nico and Percy strode ran down the hallway heading for the Headmistresses office. The students kept out of their way as they felt the combined auras of death emanating from Harry and Nico.

They slid to a stop outside the stone gargoyle and screamed several sweets and after Nico shouted Daime bars, the statue moved. The three demigods hurtled up the stairs and flung the door open. Inside the office were several ministry officials who whipped out their wands as Nico, Percy and Harry stormed into the room.

"GET OUT! PRIVATE MINISTRY BUISNESS!" Screamed one of the officials, Harry smirked and pulled out his Stygian Iron sword and held it to his throat and concentrated. "In that box...is a locket Nico. Get it." Nico gripped the box "We are looking for some artefacts that should not exist. I believe that one of said artefacts is in this box." The ministry official growled at the boy. "Fine...if it coincides with what we are looking for...then."

Harry transformed partially into his Ghost rider form "None of you leave here alive. Unless you give us what we want." Nico rifled through the box and pulled out the locket "Thank you..." Suddenly the ministry official dived at them "THAT BELONGS TO ME!" He yelled madly.

SMACK! The official went straight into the stone floor off the office landing face first. Harry grinned "Simple trajectory and common sense." With that he unleashed a hellfire blast the officials who dropped Dumbledore's possessions and dove for cover.

Katie was waiting for them outside the gargoyle, her eyes narrowed at Harry's smoking left side and the faint embers of flame on his left hand. "What did you do babe?" She growled making Percy dive behind the suit of armour and Nico to melt into the shadows whilst Harry had the decency to look abashed.

"I may or may not have gone all spectre of death on the poor schmucks upstairs looking for the artefacts." Katie stepped into Harry's space, pulled him close and then using a transfigured rolling pin crashed it against her boyfriend's skull. "YOU BLOODY IDIOT! HOW CAN YOU BE SO...SO..."

"So damn infuriating and hot headed but still remain hopelessly and emphatically in love with you?" Finished Harry, causing Katie to smack him again and kiss him soundly. "Not what I was going to say but in essence yes."

During the space of the two weeks Harry and Nico had been in England with Percy who may or may not have snuck out. They had managed to get up a rather effective rumour mill. Who knew that a Greek shadow spell on some well known death eaters could give you the locations of what you needed very easily.

Goblins on the other hand were very helpful...just grease their palms with gold before you go a thieving and grease 'em again as you leave it was as simple as that. Now Harry, Percy and Nico had all the soul fragments save for the one in his head and Nagini. The Order of the Phoenix had learnt of the quadruples skills in sabotage and investigation.

"What have you four been doing?" Growled Moody, his hands gripping his staff, Harry smirked coldly "Erasing Voldemorts existence from the face of the earth." There were several gasps at the name being said.

"Jeez, scared of a name? Seems like this guy is winning this war if you can't say his name, anyhow we've been destroying his anchors to the human realm." Explained Nico sardonically, Harry couldn't help but laugh neither could Percy, but Katie managed to regain her composure only for her to glower at Mrs. Weasley.

"You children don't need to concern yourself with the war...Just concentrate on doing..." Nico had his sword out and held it towards Mrs. Weasley. "Don't concern ourselves?" He snarled unleashing the aura of fear that Hades could emit. "With your attitude woman, we are fucked. WE ARE DOING SOMETHING!" He snarled.

"Enough Nico...She needs to get that at least three more times before she gets the message." Said Harry as he placed his hand on the boy's shoulder.

"Harry...you used to be such a well behaved boy what happened?" Questioned Mrs. Weasley turning red slightly at Harry's harsh statements, Harry fixed her with a dark stare and began to slowly transform himself.

"Mrs. Weasley, prison changes you..."He turned to the Aurors and other combative elements of the Order "...We need to get Voldemort out in the open here. We can't prolong this conflict, we need to finish him now. To do that we'll destroy his soul shards and issue a challenge, when he shows you need to neutralise his snake...that's our goal."

Moody cackled madly "Finally someone agrees with me. I'll muster our allies and we will plan the end game. You four destroy the soul shards. Dismissed." With that the order filed out of the office in the West Wing. Harry took Katie by then hand and together they melted into the shadows and re-emerged in front of the Room of Requirement. Nico and Percy shortly followed and Nico had the black sack with the Horcruxes in.

The four entered the room to reveal an enormous expanse "Perfect to destroy the soul shards." Commented Percy which was accompanied by nods and grunts, Nico handed out the shards and all four scattered.

"Πνεύμα θραύσμα πάει στην κόλαση!" Shouted the three demigods and legacy, as the fragments were destroyed Voldemort screamed in pure agony. As a result of this seven Death Eaters died due to trying to aid their Lord.

Four down one to go.