She Is Alive ~ V | d.m.

10. Trying To Destroy

Moving slightly, I opened my eyes as something was tossed beside me.

When I looked I saw the Horcrux and backed away slightly before I noticed Harry dancing with Granger.

I wrapped my hand around the chain and silently apparated away from the tent, not wanting to stop them. Sighing, I landed on the rocky ground outside. I placed the Horcrux down on the ground and pulled out my wand.

"Let's see. To destroy a Horcrux the object must be destroyed beyond magical repair," I read a line from my uncle's journal before putting it away and thinking for a moment.

"Bombardo." I shot a spell followed by more.

"Reducto. Diffindo. Finite Incantatem. Incendio." Nothing happened, I was starting to grow annoyed, "Why is nothing working? Fien-"

"Scar, what are you doing?"

I turned my head to see Draco, only he was transparent, "Draco? How-"

"That doesn't matter, so I learned a few new spells. I wanted to see you. So, what are you doing?"

"Trying to destroy this thing. How are things back there? Did Esmeree get to school safely, and did Pansy go?"

He chuckled and tilted his head taking a step towards me, "Even when you're risking your life, you still care about those two. But yeah, yhey did get there safely. Both of them. Except, the train was stopped and they were searching for Potter, but they took Luna Lovegood when they couldn't find him."

I picked up the Horcrux and turned to him, "They what?"

"They took Luna, Scarlett. The Dark Lord has snatchers everywhere. They're searching for them, they have no clue you're even out, they still think you're unconscious. So just be careful."

I walked up to him and nodded as he lifted his hand to caress my cheek but all I felt was cold air blow past me, causing me to shiver.

"Don't worry about me."

"Scar, you should probably know, Bella is still with my aunt. She hasn't hurt her, but your cousin really wants an explanation."

"I almost forgot. I'll come up with something. Leave it to me just make sure no harm comes to her."

"Of course, I'd do anything for you. I love you, Scar."

I smiled and met his eyes, "That's a horrible decision, really." He laughed and rolled his eyes as I smirked, "Of course, I love you. I hope you know that."

"Always," he held out his hand and I held my hand to his hand, interlocking our fingers only to feel nothing. He smiled as he slowly disappeared, leaving me alone.

Shaking my head, I let out a sigh and soon headed back to the tent, finding sleep again.

~

Yawning and stretching upon waking up once again.

I turned onto my side and saw Harry laying in his bed as he kissed the golden snitch he was given. I let out a quiet laugh but he rolled his eyes before they widened, "Wait."

He got up from the bed but I only turned back onto my side trying to fall asleep again. Except all I could hear was their conversation.

"Hermione? You were right. Snitches have flesh memories..."

I rolled my eyes, "I could've told you that," I whispered before I continued to listen.

"... but I didn't catch the first snitch with my hand, I almost swallowed it."

"I open at the close," Granger's voice sounded through the linen walls as I laid on my back.

"What do you think that means?"

"I don't know. But I found something as well. At first, I thought it was an eye, but now I don't think it is. It isn't a rune, and it isn't anywhere in Spellman's Syllabary. Somebody inked it in. It isn't part of the book, somebody drew it."

"Wait, Luna's dad was wearing that at Bill and Gen's wedding. Krum said it was the symbol of Grindelwald, he said he'd seen it all over Durmstrang. I asked Scarlett once but she said she'd never seen it."

"Whatever the case may be, I don't understand why someone would draw it in a children's book."

"Hermione, I've been thinking. I want to go to Godric's Hollow. It's where I was born, it's where my parents died."

"That's exactly where he'd expect you to go because it means something to you."

"But it means something to him too, Hermione. You-Know-Who almost died there. I mean, isn't that exactly the type of place he'd likely hide a Horcrux?"

"It's dangerous, Harry. But even I have to admit, recently I've been thinking we'll have to go there. I think it's possible something else is hidden there."

"What?"

"The sword. I mean, if Dumbledore wanted you to find it, but didn't want it in the Ministry's hands, where better to hide it than the birthplace of the founder of Gryffindor."

"Hermione..."

I got up and started packing my bag as I knew we were going to be on the move again.

"Don't ever let me cut your hair again."

I chuckled as Granger entered the tent in search of my attention, "We have to-"

"Go. Yeah, I know. You both know that this tent is made of cloth, right?"

Chuckling, she shook her head but soon enough we found ourselves standing in Godric's Hollow.