Before I start this chapter, I wanna know what you guys thought. Please leave comments. It helps me as a writer and helps me with ideas...

Also, I'm sorry about how long it took for me to complete this chapter. Having a bad memory can be a bitch at the best of times.

A loud thunderous roar could be heard as it perched before all they heard was Thump, thump, thump as it began flying in an unknown direction…

The Quartet flew for who knew how long. Ron had sworn out loud since leaving London's skyline and they'd entered the countryside. At one point, Anna slid off the dragon's back and spread her wings, flapping rapidly to get back to their current height and flown alongside the dragon, smiling at the Trio when she appeared just above the leather like appendage, looking streamlined and elegant.

"We did it, we got the goblet!" Hermione kept repeating herself as Anna circled high above them and lowered herself on the other side of the massive wingspan as they all watched the angel fly and the clouds whizz by them. The adrenaline seemed to stay with them as they left the city skylines and entered the beginning of the countryside; farms and meadows becoming a beautiful green blur, shiny rivers of water resembling veins that fed life into the country itself.

"But we lost the sword." Harry told her solemnly after what seemed to be the hundredth time, patting Hermione's hand around his waist. "We got the goblet but we lost the sword."

This news had them all wondering how they were going to destroy this Horcrux as the dragon circled above what appeared to be a large looking lake, Hermione threw her bag to the angel beside them, and Anna soared higher until she suddenly dove down and landed on the shore to set up their camp.

"I say we jump into the lake." Harry shouted, looking down below. He could just see the dragon's underbelly, "As soon as we're low enough, we jump."

"Harry, you're crazy!"

"Didn't Anna say this dragon had a humanoid form?" Hermione shouted over the wind, the dragon huffing slightly as they got lower and lower, the back of Harry's head bobbing up and down as he nodded, "Maybe it wants to turn human and rest it's wings, Ron."

They steadily got lower until they could see their faces in the water below, Harry shouting that this was probably a good height to jump from as he swung his leg over the dragon's neck and slid off, Hermione's scream reaching him as he plummeted and landed in the water with an almighty splash, two other splashes accompanying him soon after told him that Ron and Hermione had joined him as he kicked up and surfaced, pain searing through his scar as his vision blurred and he was suddenly stood in front of a group of kneeling Gringotts workers and Goblins.

"And you are sure that it was Bellatrix Lestrange, with Harry Potter." He spoke, pacing back and forth in front of the lit fireplace. The beaten, bloodied figure that was the real Bellatrix, looked down when the cold, cold eyes of Voldemort looked at her before he was fingering the wand of Lucius Malfoy and stopping.

"My Lord, I can promise, I was here." Bellatrix stammered, looking down at the floor as she felt the piercing stare down from her Commander. A flick of the wand and her snivelling was silenced as Voldemort looked back to the Gringotts employees and hissed, "And what was taken from the vault?"

The Gringotts employees all looked to one another, scared before one shuffled forward and muttered, "Hufflepuffs Goblet and a Blade, My Lord."

Bellatrix looked shocked while Voldemort looked dangerously close to using the wand. The employee was soon engulfed in a bright green light as, causing them all to run, the Gringotts people getting their lives snatched away too soon while Bellatrix and the other Death Eaters ran for the door, the Lestrange woman pushing anyone out of the way in her hurry.

The door slammed shut, leaving The Dark Lord paced amongst the dead and lost within his own thoughts. Kicking the body of a Goblin, he thought of the times he had felt uncomfortable and looked to his snake, Nagini and the image of a diadem flashed within his head, the outline of Hogwarts Castle and then a room that Harry recognised as the boy wizard felt arms wrap around his torso and drag him to land, helping him come to and shake his head to get the water away from his eyes and began coughing as if water had gotten into his lungs.

The water felt like it was calling to him as Anna's voice asked him to stop struggling and to get to the shore. Harry stilled as he recognised the urgency in her voice and swam with her as best he could until they reached the beach and waded out of the water to a waiting dragon, Hermione and Ron. Harry couldn't help but fall to all fours as he coughed up water and thumped his chest, gasping, "Anna, there's something in the water. It... It feels familiar."

"We can deal with that later, Harry. Right now, let me heal your burns." Anna told them, looking at all the humans and the injuries inflicted by the hot metal. Harry stopped coughing and looked at them all while the dragon huffed and seemed to curl as Anna put a hand on Ron's forehead, healing his wounds immediately before moving to Hermione and then Harry, the feeling of all their wounds being healed like a rush of power they had never experienced before until that moment when it went away along with the pain.

Hermione was going straight over to Harry after his healing as he straightened up and shivered slightly and looking into his eyes. She stared at him for what felt the longest time before, "What did you see, Harry?"

"He knows. He knows we're going after Horcruxes." Harry told her before he was ducking into and pulling off his top, Hermione quickly diving into her silver beaded bag and getting a change of clothes out for her friends and passing them over as the rest came over to change, even Anna who was looking serious about something.

"But how?" Ron had to ask as he too began to undress and change, Harry quickly shrugging.

"I think I know." Anna spoke up, the three teenagers looking at her quickly, "Horcruxes are fragmented souls stashed into containers, right?" The three nodded before she continued, "Every time a soul is repaired, it causes the human… or wizard in this case to experience discomfort for a time when a fragment is restored to the larger part. Tom Riddle will definitely know he is becoming mortal the more Horcruxes we find and destroy. He's becoming more visible to Death and his Reapers."

This news had them all staring at the angel as she flicked a wing out and winced as a muscle spasmed with a burn before she was adding, "Now get dressed and Harry can tell us more about what he saw."

They did just that before they were pulling out and erecting the tent, Ron erecting temporary wards around the campsite and dragon, who now seemed to be asleep and snoring lightly. Ron had to feel sorry for the Ukrainian Ironbelly. It had endured a hard life underground with no space to move or even spread its wings so he wouldn't blame it if it decided to leave. The eye facing him opened as he wondered what would happen and it seemed to turn thankful before the lid closed again and the dragon turned their head into the leg again. A smile crept onto Ron's face as he went into the tent where they seemed to be discussing how to dispose of their newest Horcrux and looked to them all, asking, "What'll happen to the dragon?"

The other teens looked to Ron as Anna frowned softly and in thought before Hermione had to shrug and respond, "I don't know, Ron? We can't…"

"Dragons have a human form, Hermione." Anna interrupted as she fiddled with her wings as if preening, "Even if we wanted to, they can transform at will and are ten times stronger than the average human. You do not want to mess with a dragon when they're pissed off."

"Or when they're nesting mothers." Harry muttered, bringing out the goblet and setting it on the table where the three had made so many plans before. The fire seemed to give the metal life as Ron joined them all and watched it, mesmerised before Anna cleared her throat and covered the Horcrux with a dishcloth.

"I think we should stay here a couple of days while we figure out how to destroy this one." Anna spoke up, "And Harry, come outside a minute, please."

Hermione and Ron watched as Anna walked outside, Harry following more slowly and the tent flapped closed before they were looking at each other curiously. Ron frowned before he was getting up and going to the entrance and put his ear near the cloth… to hear slightly muffled voices.

"(It) felt comfortable… and familiar." Harry's voice was telling the angel as sloshing of water was heard. A silence followed as a slight splash had Ron wanting to open the tent and see what was happening. A sigh came from near the lake's water edge as if someone had sat down in the water.

"How familiar, Harry?"

"Kinda like I'm missing a piece of me. I… I can't explain it, Anna." Harry could be heard going further from the tent and then outside of the wards.

"You don't need to. I know the feeling, Harry. I think this should do it." Anna said, water splashing more as if she were walking out of the lake, a noise from the teenage boy telling the others to look out. Harry was shaking his head as he walked forward and replying, "Anna, your wings are still showing. Griphook might have been an arsehole back there, but he was a Gringotts goblin, he knows their secrets and if he said you needed to wash, then you need to stay in the water a bit longer than five seconds."

"Harry's right, Anna." She told the angel, startling them both as she and Ron came out to join them, adding, "We can plan while you soak the Thief's Downfall and hide your wings again."

"Who decided you three were like Michael?" Anna muttered, but she sat again at the glares from the three Wizards before Hermione turned to Harry, "Your vision, Harry. Did you see anything else?"

Harry nodded and sat down by the water's edge, "I know what the other Horcruxes are. And where one of them is…"

They all looked intrigued as Harry began to relay the vision and to his friends horror, revealed the location… Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; causing the other two members of the Golden Trio to swear and protest loudly.

Well, hello there… (Feel free to kill me, it's been too long)

Erm… I was going to have Anna fight a Death Eater in the first few drafts but how would they have found the Golden Trio? It just didn't seem to fit.

I have plans for the lake but if anyone remembers what the feeling Harry was experiencing, yayyy, you're already farther ahead than I am.

On another note, I've finished Supernatural and have started it from the beginning again (Lol!) and was disappointed with how they killed Dean but he's only human so not pissed off.

About my other stories, I am trying to think of ways to redo them. Trust me, this is hard shit but I have been SO BUSY with work and Christmas period and my Sims game doesn't seem to wanna work so I'm gonna be on the hunt for a new laptop in the New Year. Wish me luck please cause I also have to save for something else. Not saying what that is. Sorry.

On a sadder note, Please pray for Ukraine. I know the war has been going on for a while but I wanna say please spare a thought for every civilian and soldier who's either died or living and stuck in this horrible, horrible situation.

With all that said and Lorde playing in my ear, I'm gonna sign off.

Peace and love, guys,

Hermione.