Harry, Amy, Susan, and Hannah were sitting at the Yellow Quartet's table in the Eating and Meeting Hall having just finished a delicious lunch of juicy grilled chicken sandwiches with lettuce and pickles, crinkle fries, and Budweiser to wash it down with when Heather approached them.

"Harry, Amy, Susan, and Hannah, " said Heather clearly, "Please follow me up to the Headmistress's office."

"Yes, Heather," replied Harry, Amy, and Susan while Hannah replied, "Yes, mom."

Harry, Amy, Susan, and Hannah followed Heather into the Headmistress's office and she said quickly, "Let's get to it. This morning I received an owl from Steven Secret explaining that he had successfully destroyed the Ring Horcrux, the last remaining Horcrux, with the use of the exploding fluid from an erumpent horn. "

Harry, Amy, Susan, and Hannah remained silent for a minute and a nanosecond as their brains processed what Heather had just told them.

"So," piped up Harry slowly, "That means that, like Darling Clementine, Lord Voldemort is lost and gone forever."

"Voldemort, " said Heather thoughtfully, "Is more lost and gone forever than anyone, anywhere, or anything ever has been."

A few more minutes and a few more nanoseconds of silence ensued.

It was Amy who broke the quiet by shouting, "OOH!"

"What have you realized Amy?" asked Harry curiously.

"Voldemort didn't have a body when the last Horcrux was destroyed, " said Amy breathlessly, "Voldemort doesn't even have a dead body. He is literally nothing now."

"Fitting," said Harry in a satisfied voice, "The man who tried to defeat death literally ended as nothing."

"That was really wise of Steven to think to try the exploding fluid of an erumpent horn," said Susan admiringly.

"It was bloody brilliant, " piped up Hannah glowingly.

"What comes next?" asked Susan.

"Steven in currently in the process of deciding the most appropriate time to inform the Wizarding World's public of Lord Voldemort's downfall. He feels it best to let some time pass to be absolutely sure Voldemort is lost and gone forever and can never come back, though he's very confident right now. He also wants to take some time to determine and craft the explanation of Voldemort's end. Most witches and wizards don't know that Voldemort made Horcruxes, or even that Horcruxes exist. Steven does not wish to teach more people about Horcruxes as he doesn't want young witches and wizards to be tempted into making them themselves. Steven is in the process of trying to come up with a way of reasonably explaining how and why Voldemort was vanquished without educating people about Horcruxes."

"That's going to be a tall task, but Steven will be up to it," said Hannah confidently, "I take it you will not be telling the rest of the school about Voldemort's demise until Steven has declassified the information."

"Right you are, Hannah," smiled Heather, "I have informed you four of Voldemort's end because the four of you knew the whole story of how the process of getting rid of Voldemort went down. The four you already knew what Horcruxes were, that Voldemort had made them, and when each of the previous Horcruxes had been destroyed. I brought you in here so the whole school wouldn't overhear our discussion."

"I trust Steven to make the proper judgement, " said Harry finally.

"So do I," agreed Heather, "Now, I know I can trust you four not to talk about Voldemort or his fate to the rest of Skyward School of Practical Sorcery until such time as the information is declassified. I won't insult your integrity by asking for Unbreakable Vows, but I wish the four of you to give me your word that you won't discuss Lord Voldemort or his final fate to rest of Skyward School of Practical Sorcery until the information is declassified."

"We promise," chroused Harry, Amy, Susan, and Hannah.

"Good, " said Heather calmly, "You may go."

Harry, Amy, Susan, and Hannah went outside and sat down on the Yellow Quartet's bench. They sat silently until their next lesson taking in and processing what Heather had told them.

They were glad that Voldemort was gone and didn't have to worry about his potential return anymore.

They could now focus on their lives and education.

A big obstacle was now out of their way.

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