ARRANGED TO BE LOVED ꩜ draco malfoy.

Xenophilius Lovegood

Harry lies in his bunk while Ron sits cross-legged, warming his hands over a bowl of flames.

"I've always liked it. These flames Hermione makes." Ron said. Harry peers at the bowl, then beyond the tent flap, sees Y/N and Hermione sitting just outside, keeping watch.

"How long you reckon she'll stay mad at me?" Ron asked

"Keep talking 'bout that little ball of light touching your heart -- she'll come round." Harry said.

"It was true. Every word. You're going to think I'm mental,

but I think that's why Dumbledore left it to me -- the Deluminator. I think he knew that at some point I'd... need to find my way back. And she'd lead me." Harry eyes Ron, pondering this. Then suddenly, Ron jumps up, grabs his own rucksack and begins to fish through it.

"Bloody hell. I just realized. You need a wand, right?" Ron asked

"Yeah..." Harry asked

"Well, I've got one. Here. It's Blackthorn, ten inches, nothing special, but I reckon it'll do. I took it off a Snatcher a few weeks back." Ron said handing Harry the wand

"Don't tell Hermione, but they're a bit dim, Snatchers. This one was definitely part Troll. The smell off him..." Ron whispered. Harry points the wand at the flames.

"Engorgio." The flames flare massively and Ron leaps back.

"Woah."

"Reducio!" As the flames subside, Ron pats down a small flare-up on the canvas.

"What's going on in there?" Y/n asked both the boys

"Nothing." Both of them answer in unison

"Maybe a bit more practice, eh?" Ron whispered to Harry

"We need to talk."Ron wheels, sees Hermione standing in the mouth of the

tent, Life and Lies in hand, looking at Harry.

"All right." Ron said

Hermione ignored him, "We want to go and see Xenophilius Lovegood." She said holding Y/n's hand.

"Sorry?" Harry asked confused.

"See this? It's a letter Dumbledore wrote to Grindelwald. Look at the signature. It's the

mark again." Y/n turns the book in Harry's direction. Dumbledore replaced the "A" in Albus with the triangular eye.

"It keeps cropping up. Here. In Beedle the Bard. In the graveyard in Godric's Hollow - what?" Y/n looks at Harry, who is staring hard at the book.

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Moving through the village streets again, PAST the cloaked figures, turning down the narrowing alleyway that leads toward Gregorovitch's wand shop and... HOLDING on

the TRIANGULAR SYMBOL scratched crudely into the wall...

Harry blinks.

"Jesus. It was there too." Harry said

"Where?" Y/n asked

"Outside Gregorovitch's wand shop. on the alley wall..." Harry answered

"But what does it mean?" Ron asked

They all look down at the symbol etched in Dumbledore's fine hand in the book.

"Harry, you don't have a clue where the next Horcrux is. And neither

do we. But this, this means something. I'm sure of it." Hermione said

"I think Hermione's right. I think we ought to go and see Lovegood. What say we vote on it? Those in favor..." Ron's hand flies into the air. Harry eyes him knowingly. Y/n bites her lip holding in a laugh whilst raising her hand. Hermione rolls her eyes, then lifts her hand as well.