Chapter Twenty-Six; Help From Above

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Harry felt his heart pounding frantically against his chest. "Harry I'm scared!" Ginny cried.

"Me too." He admitted before he felt the cross that was now hanging around his chest. "But don't worry, we will never truly be alone." He told her as he wrapped his arms around her and embraced her tightly resting his chin on the top of her head.

"What if it really is You-Know-Who though? And what if he tries to kill you!?" she exclaimed while her whole entire body shook with fright.

"Shh,.." he whispered. "don't worry, my father isn't going to let that happen." He reassured her while he quickly kissed the top of her head. "I promise you that." He told her when suddenly he turned to see Snape step out into the hallway as if on Que.

"We've got to do something." He told him.

"I know." Harry began. "We have to find the last horcruxes before Voldemort finds me. I just want to make sure that Ginny's safe first." He said.

"Don't worry, I'll look after Ginny. And I'm sure I can speak for Ron when I say that he will too." He told him as Harry reluctantly let go of Ginny.

"Stay here." He told her before he turned around and ran away with Ginny wiping her nose with the back of her sleeve as she tearfully watched him. Harry continued running until he reached the bottom of the staircase of Gryffindor tower. That's when suddenly he ran into Luna who was busily coming down the stairs.

"Luna," Harry began. "what are you doing here?" he asked her.

"Looking for Neville. I wanted to tell him something. Actually I've been wanting to say it to him for a long time now, but I've only just got up the courage. I like your cross necklace Harry. My mother used to have one like that. She went to Heaven when I was a little girl. That's the reason that I could see the thestrals." She told him.

"I'm sorry." Harry began. "I mean I know that she's in a better place but it must really be tough on you." He told her but she just simply shook her head at him.

"No not really, I didn't know her all that much. Besides, I know I'll see her again someday." She told him flashing him a warm and bright smile in which he returned.

"Well I'm glad you have faith in that, and I sincerely believe that you will." He told her before he remembered what he was supposed to be doing and his smile instantly vanished.

"Are you alright Harry?" she questioned him.

"No. Didn't you hear what just happened? I'm afraid that I don't have any other choice but to give myself up. It's the only way that I can save the people that I love. And now I know how Jesus felt when He had to do the same thing." He said.

"Please Harry don't give up just yet. You have so many people who love you and need you." She told him.

"I know, but what else am I supposed to do?" he inquired with a simple shrug. "I don't know where the other horcruxes are." He said.

"I do." She told him. "You see I'm in Ravenclaw so my house ghost is the Grey Lady. Although she prefers that you call her Helena. When I was asking her about the horcruxes she said that she was the only one who had information about it since there isn't a person alive, except for you and your friends, and Dumbledore when he still was alive that has seen them." She told him as an imaginary lightbulb suddenly lit up over his head.

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"Hullo Helena, Luna sent me to find you." Harry said coming face to face with the ghost now floating in front of him as the light from his cross sparkled inside her eyes and she glanced over to look at the scar on his forehead.

"You must be Harry Potter. I've heard a great deal about you." She said.

"Actually my name is Harry Snape. I was adopted when I was just a little kid. But I came here to ask you something." He said.

"It's about the horcruxes isn't it?" she questioned him. "Funny, I remember another boy about your age asking about them. Except he wasn't wearing a cross and he turned out to be one of the most feared wizards of all time." She said.

"I know, please Helena. It's very important that you tell me about it. The ones I love are in mortal danger." He explained as his mind instantly thought of Ginny. "Do you know where the next one is? Is it hidden somewhere in the castle?" he asked her as a few moments of silence fell between them before she started to respond.

"If you don't know than you can never ask, but if you do, you need only ask." She told him before she floated away.

"The room of requirement." He suddenly realized.

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Harry and Ginny stood outside the room of requirement and watched as the door slowly appeared in front of them. "How are we going to find it? It could be anywhere in here." Ginny said as they entered the room hand in hand before Harry withdrew his wand.

"Accio horcrux." He said but nothing happened before Harry collapsed on the ground and let out a great shriek of pain.

"Harry!" Ginny yelled as Harry felt his scar continue to throb.

"Give me Harry Snape!" the voice hissed. "Or I will kill every last man, woman, and child who tries to conceal him from me!" Harry continued to scream in pain and shake with fright as his heart pounded against his chest and he looked up at the ceiling.

"Help me," he pleaded. "please help me." He said when suddenly a bright light shone in through the window and hit a shiny object that sat on top of a cardboard box. Ginny spotted it and scrunched up her face with confusion and bewilderment before racing over towards it and realized that it was a crown of some sort.

"Harry, I think this is it." She told him. "I think this is the next horcrux." She said before she quickly ran back over to him. He was still sitting on the floor and continuing to shake before he glanced up at her.

"Do it. Take my sword and destroy it." He told her as she just simply looked at him for a few moments. "I'll be alright, just take it." He told her as she nodded and then bent down to remove the sword out of his belt loop and grabbed the handle firmly inside her hands before she took a deep breath and raced towards it. The moment she struck the crown Harry started having another vision. This time it was between his father and Voldemort.

"Please, leave my son alone." His father pleaded.

"I'm telling you Severus that before the night is up he will come to me!" Voldemort yelled back as Harry saw a vision of a slithering serpent before realizing that the two of them were no longer alone.